It has taken me a few days to write something about the passing of Michael Jackson. I was in complete shock when I heard that he had died, and I’m still trying to grasp that he is really gone.
When I was a kid I was a HUGE fan. No one could touch Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller (video and song). Michael Jackson was the man back in the day! I didn’t even realize that he was such a trailblazer and innovator until I got older.
I will admit that I as I got older, I wasn’t such a big fan as I was when I was younger, but I do realize how much he has contributed to music and culture on a universal level. Who else can make an event of debuting a music video? You know you are big when it is on the news that your video will be premiering on MTV, MuchMusic etc.
My favourite Michael Jackson moment: Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, and Forever. This is where Michael Jackson moonwalked for the very first time. Let me tell y’all, it was electrifying! Everyone was on their feet with mouths wide open. I knew I was witnessing something powerful. I think I talked about that performance forever. I became a huge fan after that.
Say what you want about Michael, you cannot deny that all he wanted to make his fans happy. He was the consummate entertainer.
Thanks for the music Michael, and thanks for the memories that will live on with all of us!
-Michelle
When I was younger I really wanted a tattoo. It wasn’t that I was a rebellious child and wanted to show my distaste for authority by getting inked; I just thought that tattoos were kinda cool. OK, I will admit it, I was a huge goody goody, and I guess I kinda wanted to shed my good girl image with a harmless tat.
I toyed with the idea of getting a bull (my astrological sign) on my shoulder, a ring tattoo on my finger, and something written in Japanese on any part of my body. But when it came time to get one, I chickened out. Instead, I bought a bunch of temporary tattoos and pasted them all over my body.
That was over 10 years ago.
I have—believe it or not—grown up and matured and my fascination with tattoos has practically dwindled. I don’t hate them, but being the fickle woman that I am, I could not possible come up with one solitary thing that I would like to brand myself with for the rest of my life. A guy that I casually dated practically begged me to tattoo his nickname on my body. Suffice it to say, that relationship didn’t work out and thankfully, I wasn’t left with a crappy reminder of him!
Now that the weather is getting warmer and everyone is showing some skin, I’m noticing that everyone has a tattoo! No, I’m not thinking of getting one again (okay, that’s a lie. I’m kinda digging Rihanna’s star tattoos). It’s just that since there’s such a proliferation of tattooed people out there, I started to wonder....are tattoos still sexy?
Gone are the days when tattoos were proudly displayed on forearms, shoulders, legs, and lower backs. Tattoos have travelled everywhere on the body. Some people have ink on their face, neck, ears and in places I could not imagine a needle going!
To be honest, I think tattoos can be a little sexy if it’s not overly done. A tattoo on man’s arm that shows off his bulging biceps is quite sexy. But a man covered in head-to-toe tats is just plain frightening!
My biggest gripe is the with face tattoo. Why would anyone go through the trouble of getting something permanently branded to their face? It’s not attractive and it’s quite odd. It’s safe to assume that it’s impossible to name anyone with a face tattoo that looks good. Even that girl in Belgium is suing the tattoo artist for over tattooing her face.
For those considering a face tattoo......just don’t do it!
Michelle
