Michael Jackson died this afternoon ( you will have to pause my music player down on the right side to hear the video.)

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In 1985 this guy was my idol, I have to admit this. I remember going down to my friend Melanie Jenkins house and watching the thriller video @9pm everynight on MTV.
We had a block on MTV at my house. In sixth grade along with my friend in grade school we would put on the Thriller RECORD and dance to the songs on snowy or rainy days when there was only inside recess. I had so many dreams about him when I was a kid. I would dream that I knew him and that he would escort me to school and that everyone would be going crazy over him and boy was I popular. I did love his songs and I still do. Some of my favorites are "the way you make me feel", "PYT", "remember the time", "thriller(of course)", and I even remember watching captain EO in Disneyland as a kid. I loved those songs too. I wonder if there is a copy of that somewhere. I would love to own it. There are so many of his songs I still have memorized and I remember arguing with friends growing up about who had the lyrics right, especially "Billie Jean", theres a part that says "theres a chance he's not my son", and boy did we go the rounds with that. I know he got weird and kooky over time but he was such a huge Icon for me growing up in the 80's I will never forget. Boy did he get a surprise though when he died....I wish I could have seen the look on his white face.