“And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.” –Khalil Gibran
How many of us can say that our childhood soundtrack had a track or two from Michael Jackson? For all his faults and failings, I am sad for the man’s passing.
June 25, 2009
June 26, 2009 at 7:58 am
Hummed his songs way before i spoke a word of English. I perfected some of his moves growing up except the Moon walk.
Marvin Gaye
James Brown
Ray Charles
a blues member
Tupac Shakur
Miriam Makeba
Michael Jackson
..and artists such Snoop dog, and his likes are here to stay!! Cajab!.
June 28, 2009 at 12:33 pm
M. Haji, my brother was so devastated, he offered God Beyonce and JayZ (and threw in Justin Timberlake) if he would bring MJ back
June 29, 2009 at 12:37 am
Aya, inanta ii dhaaf hadaba, JayZ se iska qaado. he is burden any ways.
there is not a one, in my city, that did not know this him ka waran. almost everyone!. It’s pretty amazing, young children screaming around MJ has dead. must seen their parents moonwalkin Cajiib. (Bawaabka xataa waa ku weydiinaaya ka waran!)one of a kind. indeed he’ll be missed.
How have you been sis? you are not traveling this year, are you? am afraid am gonna turn the girls on you by remembering them that you promised to visit em in the summer!.
you know London is a good place to spend summer, specially if u are coming from the states!! too bad MJ is not performing in there. NOT anymore! but you can always shop and have picnic in greenwich park, or instead you can do marathon ;’)
July 4, 2009 at 12:14 am
Everyone knew him, M. I don’t understand why I felt like I had lost someone I knew. Funny this business of childhood memories. Michael Jackson crisscrosses through so many important ones.
I’m okay, walaal, how have you been?! The summer is almost half done with little travel plans although the fall is looking pretty good.
How is life treating?
July 25, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Yup. I use to the moonwalk as a kid. My favourite song being ‘Wanna be starting something’ introduced to me in 1987 by my cool uncle (may Allah rest his soul). I was just a kid and my youthful uncle would put on a show in the whole cinema complex before the normal shows start and play MJ songs back to back. Lol. I guess I was a spoilt kid back then.
Since then MJ was on top of the list for me.
Aya how are you dear?
July 25, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Oh I forgot about Khaliil Gibran’s quote, read ‘The Wisdom of Fools’. I remember reading it in my sec. schl days and one line stuck with me: this village…’they tied down their stones and let loose their dogs’
Lol. That was a story about a fellow who was chased by dogs who tried to collect a stone to throw at them but caught only a frost stone. Thus the line. Very humouruous man he was.
July 27, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Isseh, ‘wanna be startin’ something’ is my favourite song too!! Man, I still listen to it 2 or 3 times a week. Three generations of my family loved MJ, LOL, including my dead grandma (bless her soul). My mother played Billie Jean till the tape ripped.
I am doing very well, walaal, how are you?! How is the book going?