This poster hung in my room for most of my sixth grade year. I would have been 11 or 12. I think Michael Jackson was the first rockstar that I loved in thatway. The evidence could be seen by the slightly-greasy pink-stained spot on the poster right where Michael’s lips were. Yes, I would often kiss the poster. I was practicing for the real thing. I was pretty sure that Michael and I would end up married and have parties with Webster and Brooke Shields. It would have been fabulous.
Of course, some 22 years later, I realize that Michael is a warped freakshow of a person. But back then he was IT. And, since today is his birthday, I am letting the 11-year-old Jodi revel in all the Michael Jacksoness that Kathleen Turner Overdrive has to offer.
And to indulge in my High-Fidelity fetish, I present to you a Michael Jackson Birthday Tribute list:
• The Girl is Mine (Michael fighting with another man for my love. what’s not to love? I still know this song by heart and have to actually consciously restrain myself from singing/talking it aloud here at work)
• Ben (I have known and loved too many Bens not to adore this song with a passion. The fact that it’s about a rat just seems like a beautiful, beautiful irony)
• ABC (come on! I just saw Clerks 2, this was unavoidable)
• One More Chance (this song reminds me of a young, drunk Sister #2 and her friend Burgerboy)
• Billie Jean (of course)
Human Nature was the best song on Thriller.
Just so’s you know.
29 Aug 06 at 11:54 am #Clerks II had the best dance number in the world to ABC!
29 Aug 06 at 12:05 pm #You freak me out. I thought I was the only one who celebrated Michael’s birthday by listening to him on my iPod all day.
29 Aug 06 at 1:32 pm #My top three are P.Y.T., Ben, and Billie Jean.
eeeeeheeee!
OK, its sad at my age, but I did watch the Billie Jean vid.
30 Aug 06 at 10:43 am #PLEASE take that baby bumper’s pic down; I want to puke every time I look at it.
30 Aug 06 at 4:15 pm #