Drew Litton: Michael Jackson – Poetry in Motion
The Real MJ
Baryshnikov. Fred Astaire. Sammy Davis Jr. Michael Jackson.
Each the epitome of Poetry in Motion. Each athletes capable of footwork that Gale Sayers and Barry Sanders could only dream about. Despite the complexity that was the life of Michael Jackson there is no denying his athletic ability on the stage. Unmatched. Original. Artistic. Breathtaking.
His passing brings about a question for us all. In the world of entertainment, whether on the screen, on the stage, on the field or on the court, we elevate and idolize our superstars to a place no mortal man is designed to inhabit. From Marilyn Monroe to Elvis Presley from Mickey Mantle to David Thompson we continue to force these talented people into a place of lonely and isolated existence. Paparazzi hunt them. Hangers on become human leeches leaving them with few to trust and little recourse but to withdraw into their own protective cocoons, often times consisting of unhealthy and destructive escape mechanisms of alcohol and prescription medications. Though I doubt there will ever be a change in our society allowing those among us who live their lives in the limelight the simple decency of being able to do so in relative normalcy, it is, regardless, a thought for us all worth pondering.
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ENOUGH ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON ALREADY! YOU’D THINK JACKSON WAS SOME SORT OF DIETY THE WAY THE DAMN MEDIA AND HIS FOOLISH, DIM-BULB FANS OF HIS ARE REACTING TO ALL OF THIS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! JACKSON WAS JUST AN ENTERTAINER AND NOT A VERY GOOD ONE IN MY ESTIMATION. LET’S HEAR SOME RECOGNITION ABOUT TRUE HEROS WHO DIE EVERYDAY DOING GOOD DEEDS FOR MANKIND, NOT SOME PERVERTED GUY WHO DANCES BACKWARDS WHILE GRABBING HIS CROTCH SINGING IN FALSETTO. WHAT SOME PEOPLE REGARD AS TALENT NOWADAYS………………………………………………………..
whatever u dumbass bitch who gives a shit what u think and he was recongnized all over the fucking world for his talent . he isnt just the king of pop but the king of entertainment.shut ur stupid face cus he had more talent in his terds din in all ur flippin dickbag u call ur body
Drew,
The way you writ his name in water,
you would think David Thompson was no longer with us.