Today was the memorial for the incomparable, irreplaceable, one of a kind Michael Joseph Jackson. It's amazing how many lives were touched by this musical genius I first heard his music in 1983 and I remember thinking how amazing and unique it was and how it drew you in. You couldn't help but tapping your finger, bobbing your head or foot to it...and it still has that effect today. His music will always be relevant, and most if not all today's artists...christian and secular...owe him a lot for the ways he revolutionized the music industry. It's too bad that a lot of Christians out there are taking this time to criticize and still throw stones. The man had his flaws...just like you have yours and I have mine. Nobody's perfect, sure; but his accomplishments far outweigh his shortcomings and all the good things he did can never be erased by the critics and the naysayers.
The memorial service was awesome...all the celebrities who sang, the poems, the speeches...really good. I think the highlight of the event was 13yr old Shaheen Jafargholi's rendition of "Who's Loving You"; simply amazing. I loved the fact that the family, including Michael's children came out and were seen. It would've made it better to have an open casket but it's understandable that the family wants us to remember him the way he was.
His legend will never die, and as I said before I will always be a fan...my iPod now has most if not all his songs, including some very amazing unreleased songs and instrumentals that he created. I am looking forward to more of his unreleased music being made available to us his fans.
He was a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Often imitated but never duplicated. His music broke walls of culture, language and race. He sought to unite and make us see that we are all different but still one single race and we should treat each other as brothers. He saw the world in a way that the rest of us were too blind to see. To me he is, was and always will be a legend, musical genius, humanitarian. The greatest entertainer in the world to ever live....ever.
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