Comments on: Missing the 80s

By: Patrika

Patrika — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:01:12 +0000

What absolute genius, Regina, to tell your true story, then follow that with quotes from Playgirl. I’m not sure which rings with more truth!
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By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:41:11 +0000

My how you’ve grown. What we don’t realize about our friends. You’re an amazing wonderful surprise Regina. So glad we’re friends. See you soon.

By: Joanna D'Angelo

Joanna D'Angelo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:31:56 +0000

Great post! Wow! It’s hard for me to contemplate people not knowing about pop culture – because it’s everywhere – but you give a fascinating perspective! Imagine not knowing anything about Michael Jackson – never having seen a video – I grew up loving MJ – I adored his music – especially his music videos. And here we are – brought together by one of pop culture’s most wonderful inventions – social media! thank you twitter!

By: admin

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:11:53 +0000

Thanks to all for your comments. Obviously, Michael Jackson strikes a nerve. I’m not sure to what Valarie was referring when she stated, “Google Deepok Chapra,” Jo. The next sentences refer back to MJ, not Chapra. I did google Chapra, who was a close personal friend of Jackson’s. He laments Michael’s delicate psychological state and substantiates his abuse of prescription drugs. But he also points out that Michael was a loving, protective father. Chapra trusted his own son with Jackson. The son speaks highly of Jackson with affection.
When Martin Bashir interviewed Michael Jackson in 2003, he asked him if he was the biological father of his children and if he had sex with Debbie Rowe. In my opinion, MJ’s body language revealed he was lying when he said, “Yes.” But when questioned about the child molestation, his answers are genuine and sincere, looking Bashir straight in the eyes. Admittedly, he had deranged ideas about interaction with children, but my opinion is he did not sexually molest any of them. It’s an antithesis to everything Michael Jackson believed. I believe he truly loved children and was desperately attempting to return to his lost childhood. Something impossible to do, which was the intent of my post.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:15:26 +0000

Deepak Chopra is alive and active in La Jolla today. I know nothing of his financial matters but all of his written and recorded material is top selling. I have read most of his work, but I will admit that he’s gone “pop”.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:00:54 +0000

Michael Jackson represented a RAT to me when in Jr. High. It was the song “BEN” and the movie “Willard”. Having an abnormal fear of RATS is haunting. That’s a whole other topic. When “Thriller” came out, I was not relating to him in the least. Fast forward 30 years. In the last 10 years, I’ve been a huge MJ fan. I keep a running list of who I’d love to have at a dinner party. Diane Sawyer, Martina Navratilova, Michael Jackson, etc. People would always say, “so much talent, wasted”, or simply, “he’s such a sick pervert”. If you spent time watching his videos and that Superbowl half time show, listening to the lyrics of “Heal the World”, “We Are the World”, “Black or White”, and the other songs you mentioned, you cannot help but be moved by the genius. Most of today’s top dancers are using his moves. The lyrics seemed to be generations ahead of their time. If I could ask one question, it would be “What makes your heart happy?” “What makes you have a huge belly laugh?” Just imagine being at a long dinner table of say 14 people, and we all talk about what really makes us happy. Now imagine Michael Jackson being there and telling you. Sadly, I doubt Michael Jackson has ever been to a dinner party in the fashion we know of. As Ghandi says, “you must be the change you wish to see in the world…..”