*MakeThatChange*
Proud Member
It took me a few days to be able to sign up as a member, I kept getting redirected to the wrong page. So since friday I've only been able to sit and read and not contribute to any discussions, and as I finally have the option - I'd like to say something to all who've posted since Michael's passing.
I have never, ever felt so much connected love and community spirit in one place than what you guys have displayed here - the support you continually give eachother, now and from the very beginning, the undying kindship from having a pure mutual appreciation for the greatest showman to ever grace the planet. I've been a fan for as long as I can remember - we grew up a poor family, my birthday present one year was a second hand cassette recorder and a bootleg copy of 'Thriller' on tape. I'd listen religiously, every beat, every pause. I'd watch the 'Thriller' video every morning before school (and if I got up early enough, 'The making of..' too, I'd wince every time he had those contact lenses put in!), and as a really quite lonely child, full of social awkwardness and a bundle of nerves, I'd practice dance moves in my bedroom that I always knew nobody else would ever see. As with so many of you, when Michael went I felt like that portion of my childhood forever went with him. But to be here with you all, sharing the pain and the heartache - but above all the love, the LOVE for a man that continually gave, and continues to give.
I'm not so good with the words, but I really hope you understand what I mean. As long as we continue to appreciate and understand the power of his music and legacy, and we continue to love and support eachother, I believe that we can at least in part start to heal.
It's a pleasure to meet you all, truly
James
(I have Birchey's Nostalgia Mix of 'Music and me' on loop - it's phenomenal!)
I have never, ever felt so much connected love and community spirit in one place than what you guys have displayed here - the support you continually give eachother, now and from the very beginning, the undying kindship from having a pure mutual appreciation for the greatest showman to ever grace the planet. I've been a fan for as long as I can remember - we grew up a poor family, my birthday present one year was a second hand cassette recorder and a bootleg copy of 'Thriller' on tape. I'd listen religiously, every beat, every pause. I'd watch the 'Thriller' video every morning before school (and if I got up early enough, 'The making of..' too, I'd wince every time he had those contact lenses put in!), and as a really quite lonely child, full of social awkwardness and a bundle of nerves, I'd practice dance moves in my bedroom that I always knew nobody else would ever see. As with so many of you, when Michael went I felt like that portion of my childhood forever went with him. But to be here with you all, sharing the pain and the heartache - but above all the love, the LOVE for a man that continually gave, and continues to give.
I'm not so good with the words, but I really hope you understand what I mean. As long as we continue to appreciate and understand the power of his music and legacy, and we continue to love and support eachother, I believe that we can at least in part start to heal.
It's a pleasure to meet you all, truly
James
(I have Birchey's Nostalgia Mix of 'Music and me' on loop - it's phenomenal!)
