Embedding has been disabled on almost all of his music videos on YouTube, but here’s an awesome Pepsi commercial from the eighties that wasn’t blocked:
You shouldn’t be online anyway. Shut down your computer, turn off your TV, throw “Thriller” into your CD player, and reminisce about your childhood.
Don’t stop ’til you get enough,
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June 25, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Julie
I remember when I was young my parents let me stay up late to watch the “Black or White” video premiere on TV. I don’t even remember how old I was but I was quite young. I remember afterward when he morphed from a panther and did a crazy dance.
It didn’t seem that long ago, but I think it was like 1991-92.. Crazy..
June 26, 2009 at 2:25 am
paulyspooner
Didn’t like him…
June 26, 2009 at 11:09 am
decker
Thriller is a damn good record. I remember the world premier of the Thriller video and watching it over and over again. Zombies can boogie! His personal life did a good deal of damage to his career but he was a very talented dude. It’s wierd to see icons pass because you tend to take them for granted as always being around.
It is a bit shocking that he died, but not a shock to me personally as was the case with Johnny Cash. I kinda lost my shit with that one.
June 26, 2009 at 11:46 am
jshady
Yeah, but I kind of expected it with Cash. Especially with the whole “Hurt” cover. That was like a big goodbye.
You know, I never once believed that Jackson fucked around with kids. He was insane, clearly, but I think he was just completely asexual. I just think his kid brain never matured past that 8-year-old state, making him more interested in hanging out with kids than adults. Kids don’t care about or want your fucking money. Their parents, however, clearly do.
June 26, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Josh Peters
I remember that commercial. That’s Carlton from Fresh Prince in the Beat It jacket, if you care.
I was infatuated with Michael Jackson in 1984-85. Thriller was spun daily on my Fisher Price record player. I recall sitting in front of pre-Hills MTV waiting for Michael Jackson, “Weird” Al Yankovic or Van Halen to come on in that order. I was terrified of Thriller’s video until I was a teenager, but obsessed with the song. I coveted the jackets of the kids I went to school with that had them. The gloves, too. I wrote him a letter when his hair caught on fire during a Pepsi shoot. I thought I’d never make it in a world without him. Now the day is here and I’m OK with it.
Mostly because I’m with Shady on the maturing thing. I hope he was just goofed. I hope he never touched or betrayed a child’s trust like that. But considering most of them are grown now, you’d think they’d speak out at some point if it were true.
I was always more angry at him for the crap he was doing to himself. All the plastic surgery and whatnots.
Love the new header, JS. Now THERE’S a guy I still miss…
June 26, 2009 at 3:32 pm
paulyspooner
Lou Reed is my idol – I absolutely love his music, have since I was 15, and I know every word and note of every last song…
The thing is, I know that in real life he is a right twat, but I still love him.
June 26, 2009 at 7:30 pm
jshady
I have Lou Reed’s email address!
I’ve never heard that he’s a douche, but I guess I can see that. Having all that money and being so influential for so long, that shit can’t help but affect a guy.
And thanks, Josh! Glad you dig the new header. Marla said it makes her both happy and sad. Me, too.
June 27, 2009 at 2:26 am
paulyspooner
You do not!
To be fair to him, I think he keeps most of his venom for journalists and music critics…but he is notoriously had to please.
But, I have never met him, so what do I know!
Doesn’t matter though: he could go around punching old ladies in the thorax all day and I would still love him…
June 27, 2009 at 12:33 pm
jshady
Actually… I DO have his email address.
We have a friend in common, and every once in awhile an email blast goes out where they forget to use BCC. I also have him on my IM and see him pop up every once in awhile.
MWA-HA-HA!
I’d never do anything with it though. Don’t want to betray trust and all that.
June 27, 2009 at 2:38 pm
paulyspooner
Damn…
That’s fine, because I have Stephen Hawking’s email…
IN YOUR FACE SHADEY!
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