1959-2009
After weeks of mourning the tragic death of Michael Jackson, it appears the hype has arguably died down already (pun not intended). The King of Pop may be long gone but his music, however, continues to reverberate in our hearts.
And ears.
Especially during OT hours.
We won’t name names but don’t think we haven’t noticed some of you getting sentimental and endlessly playing MJ songs all night. And printing the Time commemorative issue and pasting it near your desks. And switching your wallpapers to Jacko’s face. In fact, we’re a bit surprised that a certain AE (who shall remain nameless except for his initials N.R.) hasn’t been wearing his fedora hats in MJ’s honor.
Juice Water Tinapay went around the office and asked the fans for their fondest Michael Jackson memories. Here’s what they have to say:
"In all the dance groups I've been in, from grade school to college, I’ve never failed to perform to an MJ song and have his signature cap and gloves. I have so many I can have an MJ cap and gloves ukay!" – Jakeena
"Our band was recently selected to play sa Michael Jackson night in Saguijo sa August 12, so yung banda namin listened to a bunch of MJ songs together. We realized ang gaganda pala ng songs niya. It took us over a week just to decide which one to cover (as in may arguments). Mahirap siyang i-cover, awesome ang discography niya, e!" - Griffey
"My sister and I argued about and fought over a lot of things when we were younger, except for one thing: Michael Jackson. I remember staying up really late one time so we could record Oprah's MJ interview at Neverland and we'd tape over and over for as long as our Betamax player could take it. I guess you can say MJ helped narrow the gap between me and my sister." - Maan
"It's when I saw the video of "The Way You Make Me Feel". He was so hot there. I seriously had a crush on him during that time. He danced so well and I super loved that song." - Janlo
“My favorite quote from Michael Jackson: ‘If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.’” – Icel
“We sang Heal the World when I was part of Little Mr. and Ms. Jollibee back in Grade 2.” – Javey
My fondest MJ memory is Thriller. I was about 5 years old. Even if it terrified me and gave me nightmares, my brother and I would force ourselves to watch it. We loved it that much. – Danni
The first time MJ revealed to the world the Moonwalk (during Motown's 20th Anniversary) just blew me away! - Carl
I loved it when he did the 45 degree angle thing- live. It was great in the video, but when he did it live--astig! - Bob
Long live the King of Pop! And now, we invite you to submit your moonwalking videos (paging Carl Urgino) at this tribute website below:
