Ladies, I have a request that I think could be kind of fun:
So my best friend knows I'm crazy about Michael, but we live far apart and haven't spent much time together in person this year. The other day I was texting her about wanting to write that book on Michael's sex appeal and how to his fans, he is basically the ultimate sex symbol. She was very supportive of me, but she said she absolutely has never seen him as a sex symbol (which I understand because as far as I know she knows nothing about Michael except the bad stuff and I've hardly educated her on him since we don't see each other much, and she hasn't shown a lot of interest). But now...
I mean. I am committed to this goal, you all. I am committed to getting every woman I know to see Michael for what he truly is to all of us lol. I don't know why, but this is my major mission of 2022. She told me she thinks he is cute in the Thriller era (in fairness, I think the only eras she knows are Thriller and like the 2000s, so she doesn't realize all she is missing out on in between!). But like, who doesn't think he was cute in the Thriller era?! He was the perfect dream boyfriend in the Thriller era. He was the coolest human being to exist. He laughed and smiled while eating popcorn and ruined my life forever!! What's not to love?!
Anyway.
I feel like I didn't see Michael as drop dead sexy until I started watching him perform live.
So I am wondering if maybe you'd all be interested in sharing the performances that first made you see Michael as sexy! When did it hit you and what made it so apparent to you?? Also, it could be literally any performance you think he is sexy in too. That's fine. But really, just any performances that stand out to you as hyper sexy are what I'm looking for!!
PS: It should go without saying that Michael was sexy constantly, so choosing is incredibly challenging. If it were up to me, I would just slot all of 1987-1990 into her vision and let the rest be history. But such is not a possibility so...
I will start!! For me, the first time I think the words "God, he is sexy..." entered my brain was during the '93 AMA performance of Dangerous and during Smooth Criminal in Munich during HWT. Both of these performances are just exceptionally, insanely cool, and for me coolness is directly in line with sexiness. I still shiver when I watch these. I still want to scream out and cry and pray to God and well, you know the rest...