It must be my old age because I did not have a dry eye during the entire 2:15 minute celebration of life for the World's Greatest Entertainer Michael Jackson.
I guess my eyes welled during the wait for the start of the program. When the gold casket was rolled in the flow began. Trying to watch the service with no emotion and staying strong was not going to happen with me. My hat is off to all the folks who held their cool.
Man, This was It. Michael is gone. God took him back from this mess and God doesn't make mistakes. The world will miss Michael and the world showed it on Tuesday. The Internet was jammed, folks were glued to the TV, and radios were tuned to the service. This was a massive show of Love. And it took God to do what he did to show the world the gift that he gave to us. Some folk should be holding their heads down in shame.
Everything during the memorial was magnificent, dignified, and professional. No one can imagine or feel the hole that is left in the Jackson family. Pray for them. In a few days the toxic sludge and media viruses will attempt to weaken the legacy of Michael Jackson. Marlon said it best "Maybe now they will leave him alone." Unfortunately, that is not going to happen.
Soon after Michael expired the media was repeating, Michael Jackson is in financial trouble with over a 400 million dollar debt. Michael was such a shrewd and intelligent businessman that his estate is worth billions even with the debt. The media stopped the debt mess after realizing that in death Michael was outselling all the current artists. Then oddly more mess is occurring with cries from folk saying the media has been paying to much attention to Michael Jackson.
Well Fox News continued with their reporting/distorting during the memorial. So as the late Clara Peller said "Where's the Beef?" Like I posted earlier, Mr Jackson made a lot of people rich and people will still be getting rich after his death. And according to the values of the celebrity media culture that we have in America. Michael deserved the attention and more. Barry Gordy said the label King of Pop was not big enough for Michael. He became the Greatest Entertainer of All Time.
I stood up for Reverend Al Sharpton because he kept it real. He said Thank You Michael. Although others in the media called his words "controversial." Reverend Al preached to the family like a "minister" should have.
What I hope that doesn't get lost about Michael Jackson is the fact that he "studied" the greats. He was always asking questions. He wanted to know everything about his craft. He became the best because he studied all the best and was willing to work hard to attain it. And most of all he kept loving even when many people turned their back on him.
The Prime Minister
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