Category: Michael Jackson
July 7, 2009
By Michelle DiPoala on Jul 7, 2009 | In Michael Jackson, Melancholy
I was struggling to get through a particularly gnarly workday, but when my co-worker ventured out into the rain and brought me back a tuna sub (thanks Jeff!) I tried to shut out all the frustrations and take an actual break.
One hand on the sandwich, the other on my mouse, I tried to take my mind off work for ten minutes. Facebook tipped me off that E News online was streaming the Michael Jackson service. I came in during the latter half, and I couldn't watch it all (a "break" at my work is, well, not so much) but I caught bits of it.
And you know what? All you haters can kiss the back of my butt.
Too High To Get Over, Too Low To Get Under
By Michelle DiPoala on Jun 29, 2009 | In Michael Jackson
Well, it's been a few days since we lost Michael Jackson. I find that I'm not able to let it go. His death marks a cultural milestone of some kind that I can't quite get past. I know, I know, people die all the time, but losing Michael is like coming to terms with my own aging, my own generation's march towards irrelevance. I grew up on the Jackson 5 and Motown. I was a baby when they were on Soul Train (which my parents watched every single week without fail) and I was a tot when they had their cartoon. We LOVED the Jackson 5 cartoon. I was 13 when we excitedly gathered around the TV for Motown 25. We taped it...VHS doncha know...and watched it a hundred times.
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