Today I cried watching TV. Which if you know me very well there are two things very strange about that sentence. #1 - the fact I was even watching TV is strange (we rarely have it on!)
& #2 Me shedding a tear is very strange.
haha okay, maybe only #1 is true....BUT no matter how you look at it, I think its weird to cry in front of the TV!!! ahh but I did...
I'm not home in the mornings, but today the girls had other stuff going on, and I wasn't with them, so after practice, I was home. Around 10am I turned on the TV hoping to catch some news, and found, instead Michael Jackson's Memorial.
And I was hooked. I got totally sucked in.
He was an intriguing, enchanting man, who captured the world. He captured us in positive, negative, and maybe even confusing ways, but you can not deny, the man captured our attention over and over through the years. He had a way of stopping us in our tracks. Whether it was his looks, his dancing, his music, allegations against him, his lyrics, his family, we all stopped to watch, to listen, to see....him.
I watched the whole memorial service and it was respectful, touching, honest. We were all reminded of him as a singer, a dancer, a humanitarian. And I got espically sad watching his family, his kids, his friends, people who knew him well. It was refreshing to hear funny stories, of his life, stories of kindness, and good things. I couldn't help but look at his kids and his family, and just be sad for them.
My favorite line, one that certainly made me shed a tear was when the Rev. Al Sharpton said this to MJ's kids: " There wasn't nothing strange about your daddy, it was strange what your daddy had to deal with"
And I believe that.
MJ made music come to life.
Who can forget trying to moon walk like him? I mean c'mon we all tried.
Who can forget Heal the World, Man in the Mirror
Those lyrics can sure change the world.
I found myself oddly sad that he was dead, but glad the world was able to celebrate him in a positive way.
NOW, lets all let the man rest in peace, eh?! We'll see if that happens...
I think it just might have been the first time I shed a tear over a pop star!
Maybe I'm making a huge fool of myself admitting all this to blog land, but I tell you DownLoad those songs, be reminded of him, and don't get distracted by all the strange things about him....
The world did lose the King of Pop, and today, I felt a little sad about it.
& #2 Me shedding a tear is very strange.
haha okay, maybe only #1 is true....BUT no matter how you look at it, I think its weird to cry in front of the TV!!! ahh but I did...
I'm not home in the mornings, but today the girls had other stuff going on, and I wasn't with them, so after practice, I was home. Around 10am I turned on the TV hoping to catch some news, and found, instead Michael Jackson's Memorial.
And I was hooked. I got totally sucked in.
He was an intriguing, enchanting man, who captured the world. He captured us in positive, negative, and maybe even confusing ways, but you can not deny, the man captured our attention over and over through the years. He had a way of stopping us in our tracks. Whether it was his looks, his dancing, his music, allegations against him, his lyrics, his family, we all stopped to watch, to listen, to see....him.
I watched the whole memorial service and it was respectful, touching, honest. We were all reminded of him as a singer, a dancer, a humanitarian. And I got espically sad watching his family, his kids, his friends, people who knew him well. It was refreshing to hear funny stories, of his life, stories of kindness, and good things. I couldn't help but look at his kids and his family, and just be sad for them.
My favorite line, one that certainly made me shed a tear was when the Rev. Al Sharpton said this to MJ's kids: " There wasn't nothing strange about your daddy, it was strange what your daddy had to deal with"
And I believe that.
MJ made music come to life.
Who can forget trying to moon walk like him? I mean c'mon we all tried.
Who can forget Heal the World, Man in the Mirror
Those lyrics can sure change the world.
I found myself oddly sad that he was dead, but glad the world was able to celebrate him in a positive way.
NOW, lets all let the man rest in peace, eh?! We'll see if that happens...
I think it just might have been the first time I shed a tear over a pop star!
Maybe I'm making a huge fool of myself admitting all this to blog land, but I tell you DownLoad those songs, be reminded of him, and don't get distracted by all the strange things about him....
The world did lose the King of Pop, and today, I felt a little sad about it.
1 comment:
i felt really sad about it too:( and Sharpton's comment, directly to his three children, really struck a chord with me as well. to them, he was just their father. i think the service (take away all the hoopla about how much it cost to put on, etc) was very touching and a wonderful tribute to his life!
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