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June 26, 2009 at 2:43 am
psychobabbler
Thank you for posting an early pic – the way I choose to remember him.
June 26, 2009 at 6:29 am
more cowbell
That was my thought too, about the early pic.
I found out on a bus ride home from a field trip during our week long annual Freedom School when the message started coming in to the kids’ cell phones. (Technology!) The kids’ reactions were something else. These were students from abotu 14 – 23, and the reactions were more intense than I would’ve expected with this young generation. They were all so sad and shocked.
June 26, 2009 at 11:59 am
Restructure!
@cowbell: I’m glad that he was known for his music in the younger generation too.
June 26, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Michael Jackson RIP | racismreview.com
[...] as a musical and choreographical genius, as well as a troubled and lonely soul (image here from Resist Racism). What many people will not remember is that Jackson also spoke out against racism (opens long [...]
July 15, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Herculano Fecteau
I teach pre-school music in the Boston Public Schools, and my five-and-six-year-old students were coming up to me the day after Michael’s sad and early passing: “Mr. Fecteau, did you hear that Michael Jackson died?” One little girl tried to moonwalk for me. I taught junior high music 6-13 years ago, and the phenomenon was the same among that age group (those kids are now 19-26 years old.) It’s amazing, the cross-generational appeal and recognition this talented, kind, generous and gentle artist/entertainer was able to achieve. I’m 58 years old, so I’ve enjoyed him since the earliest days of the Jackson 5. He will be greatly missed.