bigwhereitcounts!: R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON

Whoa. I woke up today feeling kinda weird. Then, I found out the news about the death of one of the greatest legends to ever exist. Michael Jackson passed away today. Reportedly, of a heart attack. I'm not here to write a news article. You can turn on the TV and check out the reports. Seems like every channel is reporting on it. It makes all this even more depressing. As I sit here typing this at my Grandmother's house, I have faint memories of my days in the 1-bedroom "house" that I grew up in just down the street from here. Every Saturday & Sunday morning, I'd wake up, grab a vinyl from the album crate, and bother my mom 'til she woke up. She already knew what I wanted when she woke up. So, she'd wipe the mocos from here eyes (lol), walk into the living room, and put the vinyl on the turntable. As soon as the record began to play, my hips would start moving and my morning routine began as Baby Johnny would dance away to Michael Jackson's Bad. From then on, all jokes aside, this pop icon was gonna be part of my life's soundtrack no matter what.

Today, we mourn the life of a music god. It's sad that all this controversy surrounds him. It's a taint in the road of a Great. But there's people, BILLIONS of people, all over the WORLD that don't care. That put it aside because the guy is a part of the best songs to ever hit ears. It's a sad day. I've always been terrified of death and it impacts me greatly. Honestly, I've only had one major death in my family, but I am able to empathize very easily. Too easily. Because he was such a big part of my life and countless other lives, it actually affects me almost as much. I'm pretty depressed. Not gonna lie. It doesn't help that I can't get away from the news. Lol. And yet, I don't want to be away from it. I want to celebrate the life of a Legend. I want to be where all the people are. I want everyone to gather in one place and have the BIGGEST Michael Jackson dance party ever! Who's down?

Michael overshadows this day. Let us not forget about the others that died today, specifically the sexual icon Farrah Fawcett and t.v. icon Ed McMahon.