Comments on: African Vibes Magazine Fans remember the King of Pop http://africanvibes.com/wordpressnew/2009/06/26/african-vibes-magazine-fans-remember-the-king-of-pop/ Where The World Meets Africa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bisi http://africanvibes.com/wordpressnew/2009/06/26/african-vibes-magazine-fans-remember-the-king-of-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Bisi Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:11:25 +0000 http://africanvibes.com/wordpressnew/?p=1859#comment-287 Michael Joseph Jackson was deemed by himself as the "King of Pop"; a well deserving title. MJJ was a role model, an International icon and a naturally gifted artist/entertainer. Michael J. Jackson was a trailblazer who paved the way for countless artists and individuals to achieve and to live their dreams. MJ was recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records for raising and donating millions of dollars, within a short time frame, to over 37 charitable organizations, including UNICEF and for HIV/AIDS and cancer research etc ... He was a compassionate, caring and loving father, brother and son.There is no other like MJ; he is irreplaceable, was well loved and will be dearly missed. May his soul rest in peace ... RIP Michael Joseph Jackson was deemed by himself as the “King of Pop”; a well deserving title. MJJ was a role model, an International icon and a naturally gifted artist/entertainer.
Michael J. Jackson was a trailblazer who paved the way for countless artists and individuals to achieve and to live their dreams.
MJ was recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records for raising and donating millions of dollars, within a short time frame, to over 37 charitable organizations, including UNICEF and for HIV/AIDS and cancer research etc … He was a compassionate, caring and loving father, brother and son.There is no other like MJ; he is irreplaceable, was well loved and will be dearly missed. May his soul rest in peace … RIP

]]> By: michael ajakwe jr. http://africanvibes.com/wordpressnew/2009/06/26/african-vibes-magazine-fans-remember-the-king-of-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-285 michael ajakwe jr. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:54:47 +0000 http://africanvibes.com/wordpressnew/?p=1859#comment-285 The Jackson 5 hit the music scene when I was 4 years old so I have been hearing the name MIchael Jackson literally my entire life. It's like he was a distant cousin or something. As I have grown from a child to a teen to a man, I have watched Michael do the same. So many of us have. Millions of us have. I believe that is why millions upon millions are mourning his untimely and suspicious death. I remember when Elvis Presley died - I was 12 shovelling dog shit in my backyard when my sister opened my parents bedroom window at 9am in the morning and yelled out that "Elvis is dead!" I remember where I was when Marvin Gaye died. I was in college, a freshman and one of my dormmaetes knocked on my door on the way to his room and announced that (ironically) Michael Jackson had died. I froze and then immediately called him a liar (After all, it was April Fools Day). My dormmate then came clean and said that it was Marvin Gaye who had actually died. Now, I recall where I was when I got the news that Michael Jackson had died -- in my office, reading a screenplay when I received a text from a longtime close friend that only said "Michael Jackson died". I could not believe what I was reading and immediately turned on the tv in the room and it only said he was hospitalized. An hour later, they confirmed what the text had said -- that the King of Pop is dead. I live less than 2 miles from Michael Jackson's family home. Yesterday, one day after The King's death, I joined hundreds of fans in front of the home to pay my respects and take pictures in front of the huge memorial his many fans have made right in front of the Jackson Family compound. I want to be able to say that I was there the day after The King died; that i mourned him like the rest of his fans in front of the home where he grew from a boy into a man. Few human beings in the history of this planet have been as famous and beloved as Michael Jackson. Even at the tender age of 50, knowing that is not a bad way to go. The Jackson 5 hit the music scene when I was 4 years old so I have been hearing the name MIchael Jackson literally my entire life. It’s like he was a distant
cousin or something. As I have grown from a child to a teen to a man, I have watched Michael do the same. So many of us have. Millions of us have. I believe that is why millions upon millions are mourning his untimely and suspicious death. I remember when Elvis Presley died – I was 12 shovelling dog shit in my backyard when my sister opened my parents bedroom window at 9am in the morning and yelled out that “Elvis is dead!” I remember where I was when Marvin Gaye died. I was in college, a freshman and one of my dormmaetes knocked on my door on the way to his room and announced that (ironically) Michael Jackson had died. I froze and then immediately called him a liar (After all, it was April Fools Day). My dormmate then came clean and said that it was Marvin Gaye who had actually died. Now, I recall where I was when I got the news that Michael Jackson had died — in my office, reading a screenplay when I received a text from a longtime close friend that only said “Michael Jackson died”. I could not believe what I was reading and immediately turned on the tv in the room and it only said he was hospitalized. An hour later, they confirmed what the text had said — that the King of Pop is dead.

I live less than 2 miles from Michael Jackson’s family home. Yesterday, one day after The King’s death, I joined hundreds of fans in front of the home to pay my respects and take pictures in front of the huge memorial his many fans have made right in front of the Jackson Family compound. I want to be able to say that I was there the day after The King died; that i mourned him like the rest of his fans in front of the home where he grew from a boy into a man.

Few human beings in the history of this planet have been as famous and beloved as Michael Jackson. Even at the tender age of 50, knowing that is not a bad way to go.

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