August 29, 1958- June 25, 2009
Disneyland 1987: Captain EO “Captain EO, a 3-D adventure starring Michael Jackson and directed by Francis Ford Coppola as well as executive-produced by George Lucas, opened in Disneyland’s Magical Eye Theater situated in Tomorrowland in September of 1986.” http://www.disneyorama.com/2009/06/remembering-captain-eo/
Click here and here to remember Captain EO 
I went to Disneyland for the first time in ’87 and it was sooooooo cool to see MJ in 3D!!!!! I will never forget walking into the theater and picking up the glasses and sitting back and getting ready for that show!
The Music:
- “Black or White” . . . . clearly for those that know me they know that I strive for this ideal in society and the idea that it “doesn’t matter if you are black or white” is something I live by personally. I hold the idea very near and dear to my heart because it is a concept that will forever affect my daily life and SHOULD affect everyone’s daily life. Black or white, will also most likely affect my future family as well as light or dark. Thank you Michael for putting the words out there. One day I pray that it won’t matter if you are black or white when it comes to education, healthcare, jobs, getting a cab etc.
- “The Way You Make Me Feel” . . . there are people that just make you feel that way
- “Man in the Mirror” . . . Gotta Make change for once in my life. . . REAL LIFE 2009!
- “Thriller”. . . I do a real nice move to this (a few of them). I also know a few people that tend to walk around like they are living in a Thriller video daily! lol!
- “Don’t Stop ’till you get enough”. . . this is the rule I live by when it comes to handing out condoms and telling people about how they can QUIT SMOKING (1 800 QUIT NOW)
- “Billie Jean”. . . my sorority sisters and I had a planned dance routine that we would perform at various functions! It was great!
- “ABC”. . . The Jackson 5- you just can’t get much better than this.
Michael you will be missed. Thank you for your music, your talent and your message.
Usher, Chris Brown, Boyz II Men, Diddy, The Game, and Mario Winans already rolled out this Tribute last night be one of the first to hear it “Better on the Other Side”
NWtoSE asks “Where were you when the news broke that Michael Jackson had died?”
I was just heading home from CVS getting some boxes to move out of my apartment when I got my typical CNN Breaking News alert. . . and then I walked into Ross Hall at GW where I saw some headline on the TV that said MJ had been taken to the hospital but at the time I thought it was for a pysch eval and I brushed it off because I was moving so fast thinking about moving out of my place. . . then I got a text from my girl Erika that said he died I turned on my TV and it was confirmed. Michael Jackson was gone.
Please stay tuned for more posts from reaction on the death of the King of pop from NWtoSE