I haven't done an RIP post yet...I mean what can I say that others have not...this man was a legend and possibly the greatest entertainer we've ever seen...but that isn't why I was so enamored with him...Mike embodied so much more than that to me...the hysteria this man created is probably one of the biggest memories from my childhood...everything from how afraid I was of the video for "Thriller" to how "Billie Jean" is probably the first video I ever remember seeing (I wanted to light shit up when I touched it just like that nigga man)...this man provided some highly enjoyable bonding moments with my Mom too...we were reminiscing the other day about how we used to sit in her Pinto and sing "Workin Day and Night" and "Wanna Be Startin Somethin" and I knew ALL the words as a 4 or 5 year old...crazy...I remember my Mom bought the Bad album on cassette and played it so much that it stopped working...just shit like that made his death really shocking and saddening...yeah the wheels fell off towards the end of his life...his messed up childhood leading to his altered mental state...coupled with drug abuse...his illness (yes he was ill...he did not bleach his skin people come on)...and all the sexual abuse accusations...but that's not what I'm going to remember...I hope that's not what other people remember either
a few of my favorites....
dope tribute even though I usually find Mayer annoying:
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