Michael Jackson

I'm not really a fan of dance or R&B, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone that lived in the '80s who wasn't a Michael Jackson fan. What I find most interesting about his career is that he seemed pretty uncool, but because he followed his own convictions, he was super cool! You have to admire that in someone..as well as his obvious singing and dancing talents.

He also seemed to be a really gentle person, and as I heard someone say about him recently, "He was a delicate soul, in a cruel world." I've always been fairly sure he was guilty of molesting those kids, but now that he's passed on I am allowing myself to believe maybe he was innocent. He certainly showed very poor judgement, and left himself open to the allegations by having sleepovers with kids, but he seems like such an innocent guy, it's now hard for me to believe he could be capable of it. Having a sleepover with kids is inappropriate, and stupid, but it's a world away from molesting them.

And I don't like Al Shartpon, but he gave a great speech yesterday! Also, I think you're going to see Micael Jackson's daughter become a big star. Just the few words she spoke at the end of the memorial are enough to endear her to the worldwide audience watching. I am really impressed that she had the guts to say what she said. When my grandfather passed away a few years ago, they asked if anyone wanted to say a few words, but I didn't volunteer because I didn't think I could keep it together. It's definitely something I regret so I was really glad to see that she said what she wanted to say and honored her dad.