The sudden and shocking death of Michael Jackson on Thursday sparked different reactions in my house.
Yes, both I and husband were shocked, we both felt sad. But then we differed.
I grew up with Michael Jackson’s music. I had a poster of him in my bedroom. I used to listen to his early stuff over and over again. The ballads that he sang so well, with all his heart. “Ben.” “Got To Be There.” And of course, his chart-topping “Thriller” album.
My heart ached for him, for how he died so young, for his tragic-in-some-ways life.
Husband, on the other hand, said, yes, he was incredibly talented, but, you, know, he was also a … peda-
I held my hand out like a stop signal – Stop! Do not talk bad about the dead. Not today at least.
I want to remember the good stuff. His talent. His music.
10. Too much time taking stupid Facebook quizzes. I must stop this nonsense.
9. Cleaning 5 bathrooms because I am all out of police tape.
8. Running to D.C. for a weekend to see the Clapton/Winwood concert. Husband asked me to blog about this, I said it would be quick – “It didn’t suck.”
7. I have been taking this awesome Visual Writing class taught by Max.
If you are a screenwriter you must take this class.
6. I have this day job….
5. Total fascination with this Adam Lambert thing, sigh.
4. An anniversary and a birthday in the same week.
3. Planning for a stealth recliner delivery for my father for father’s day. I told the sales guy that this could go all wrong. It goes down tomorrow…
2. Running to the Berkshires for a Bat Mitzvah weekend extravaganza followed by a few days in New England with no internet access for almost all that time.
1. Rewriting and polishing the script for these screenplay contests I entered. Running to post offices and UPS. I feel really good about this script now.
Sorry, Oygirl readers [if you are out there anymore?]
<——– That is a real scary horror story written on there. About a goblin that lives in the bathroom. And is after – you.
10. Too much time taking stupid Facebook quizzes. I must stop this nonsense.
9. Cleaning 5 bathrooms because I am all out of police tape.
5. Total fascination with this Adam Lambert thing, sigh.
1. Rewriting and polishing the script for these screenplay contests I entered. Running to post offices and UPS. I feel really good about this script now.
The card?
