I was obsessed with Michael Jackson when I was a kid. I mean Obsessed with a capital O! I had the posters, cassettes, the t-shirts, and oh ... yes I had one white glove. I was a twelve-year-old that had LOST my mind! If it even had a picture of him on it, I had to have it! I would sit up all night long and watch MTV just waiting to see that “Beat It” video!
I am convinced that I learned just about everything I know from MJ! He taught me that if I had a chimpanzee, maybe I could be popular. He taught me that men that grab themselves are just a little bit sexy. He taught me that just because you lose one of your gloves, doesn’t mean you can’t wear the other one! Most important he taught me that adding sequins to an army jacket is a nice way to spruce-up any outfit! He moonwalked his way into my heart and taught me some pretty important lessons about life.
“Beat It”
Night after night of staring at MTV did not leave me with bad eyes, or terrible grades. It left me feeling like violence is never the answer. The Beat It video changed my life. Michael showed me that you can settle any problem you have by dancing! This has come in handy many times in my adult life. I remember that drunk girl I had a dance-off with at a kegger for the last beer in ’93. I break danced my way into a high paying promotion once. In fact just today Karla and I arrived at the copier at the same time, I looked at her and said, “No need to fight about this I will moonwalk you for it!”
“Billie Jean”
I am still mesmerized by this video. I can still see MJ walking down the street with lights glowing under his feet. Billie Jean is not my lover, she’s just a girl that thinks that I am the one. I felt guilty just listening to it! I thought when I grow-up I want a guy that can make my bed light-up and then turn invisible. Instead I got a horrible one night stand with tragic cigarette catch my hair on fire guy, which never called back. I learned videos are way more romantic then real life!
