The world said goodbye to Michael Jackson on Tuesday. I stayed up til 3 A.M. Bangkok time to watch CNN cover it live. All lights were turned off in my nook. I dealt with my emotions in the dark. As fans at the Staples shouted, "We love you, Michael!," I mentally croaked, "How about resurrect Michael" The two-hour memorial was filled with stirring tributes: all worth the vigil and the zombie state I was in the morning after. Here are 13 snippets I (like to) remember:
1. "He came to us from the Creator, trailing creativity in abundance...we do know we had him and we are the world" ~ Queen Latifah reciting Maya Angelou's We Had Him
2. "It's good to be thought of as a person, not as a personality" - MJ
3. "He's got a Guinness record for most charity given by a pop star" ~ Kobe Bryant on MJ
4. "You eat Kentucky fried chicken?" ~ Magic Johnson to MJ
5. "There's nothing strange about your Dad. It was strange your Dad had to deal with" ~ Al Sharpton about MJ to Paris, Prince Michael and Blanket
6. "We laughed"
7. "Michael's favorite song is 'Smile though your heart is aching'"
8. "What's with the glove?" ~ Brooke Shields
9. "At the end of the day, it is only God's love that will anchor you" ~ The Kings, Bernice and Martin Luther III
10. "People are innocent until proven otherwise" ~ Rep. Sara Jackson Lee
11. "Maybe now they will leave you alone" ~ Marlon Jackson to MJ
12. "Let us stop judging people by the color of their skin and the accent of their voice" ~ from the closing prayer of Rev. Lucious Smith
13. (gently and sweetly) "Speak up, Sweetheart" ~ Janet Jackson to Paris Jackson
and when Paris spoke, I had my pillow for a giant Kleenex.
Happy Thursday, everyone!
17 comments:
i cried too when I heard Paris Jackson speak about her dad. He loves him so much. I can almost feel the loss.
I love to read your list. I wasn't able to hear what those people said of MJ kasi I was doing something else. Multi-tasking ba?! :) Thanks for sharing!
Hi Beth, multi-tasking sa kakaiyak para akong loka-loka lol
It was a very stirring tribute.
Seeing & hearing little Paris was heartbreaking.
He is my favorite and will always be. Many more stars will come and go, but nobody can replace him.
great post.. the memorial was a good one in my opinion.. and of course, paris made it real special..
I feel someday people will say you know while I was talking pervert and reading the demented media, I missed a very special ambassador of worldly love. His greatness was so much more than an entertainer but the small minds missed it !!
in his honor this is great!
absolutely!
13 Breath-taking Moments
I missed the farewell to Michael J. so I'm happy to read your replay of the best moments. Thanks.
I didn't see all.......
(It started 19.00 our in the evening Dutch time)
LIVE on TV :)
The memorial was good !!
He has make great music,
I have many music from him :)
(Brooke Shields she looks great for her age
(I think she had many botox, facelifts ..... LOL)
Lol, Anya! I was probably my son's age in his photo on my sidebar and Brooke was already Brooke. The wonders of botox and facelift if she had any. I'm afraid I'm getting some soon myself lol!
Even my husband cried a little when Paris spoke.
Happy TT!
i saw it 9;00 am sa channel v...very touching moment nga..
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Of all the speakers, none moved me to tears like Brooke Shields did. And when I saw Shaheen Jafargholi, whom I had rooted for on Britain's Got Talent, I gave up and cried out loud.
Great list! Happy T13.
I think Paris got everyone choked up but I did love Brooke Shields speech.
Missed it all myself but thanks for the recap. I hope his family finds some peace after the circus.
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