Today, at about 6:15 EST, Michael Jackson was confirmed dead. Cardiac arrest is the suspected reason.
I just got a text message, then went to a news site to confirm it.
I'm not one for celebrity, but MJ was a significant part of my culture growing up. First his music when I was in school, then his ridiculous behavior as I got older.
Am I alone in experiencing the oddest sense of loss ever? It's like someone tearing down your favorite old bar or something, I think. It's gone, it doesn't really matter, but you now have vivid memories that are tied to something that no longer exists.
I think I might actually miss him a little, at least in a very abstract way. Like a writer that misses his tuna fish sandwich.
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Today, at about 6:15 EST, Michael Jackson was confirmed dead. Cardiac arrest is the suspected reason.
I just got a text message, then went to a news site to confirm it.
I'm not one for celebrity, but MJ was a significant part of my culture growing up. First his music when I was in school, then his ridiculous behavior as I got older.
Am I alone in experiencing the oddest sense of loss ever? It's like someone tearing down your favorite old bar or something, I think. It's gone, it doesn't really matter, but you now have vivid memories that are tied to something that no longer exists.
I think I might actually miss him a little, at least in a very abstract way. Like a writer that misses his tuna fish sandwich.
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