Patterns, they surround me. I wrote two blogs last night and wasn’t sure which to put up first…the beach day or the whole Michael Jackson thing. I was wondering about it this AM when I get a comment from, yet another stranger (who like so many of the others so far may turn into a spammer) asking if I was going to comment on Jackson’s death and the ‘mystery’ surrounding it. Of course, he included a link. I will err on the side of caution and only nod at your link…but everyone else should know I let him on but cannot vouch for the link. And on that note…fate seemed to vote for this blog today.
So I’m driving the long drive back from the beach and before I give up on the radio and switch to a CD I run through my 12 (yeah…baby…twelve channels all programmed, although I only really like 3 of them.) stations to see if any have a song I’d like to listen to.
And it’s, ehw, Michael Jackson. I’m pushing buttons, going…”No, no, no, Jesus what is it Michael Jackson day!” It was playing on almost every, station. Even my hip hop! So I give it up and pop the disk button and listen to some Killers and after 2 songs I pop the FM back on.
And again, it’s all Michael Jackson. “More Michael Jackson!” I exclaim and the boys…who are totally bored (but quiet…do I have them trained or what!) start asking “What, Mom, what’s going on.”
I explain he’s a singer from a while back and I’m laughing and pushing buttons, “See, a Michael Jackson song, and here’s another, and another. Oh, well this station’s not…wait…that IS a Michael Jackson song.”
My little pea brain says…wow, it’s like he died. And I get that feeling, you know. Logic says NO ONE plays this much Michael Jackson IN ONE DAY, and sure enough I hear the news he’s died. Well, that pretty much wrapped up my day of channel surfing, because I’m not a big fan of his songs, at least not now. It’s the problem with being a real popular musician…I’ve heard all your stuff too much. Although I’ll still sing to a Jackson 5 tune (hey…I remember watching the Jackson 5 cartoon on television. And the Osmund Family. Lordy kid t.v. sucked back then.) I liked him in The Wiz and Thriller was genius for its time…but then he just got unusual as a person and completely lost my interest in his music. (Did he ever play an instrument? Are you a musician if you don’t play or write your own songs but sing real good and hire great choreographers?)
Anyway so for the rest of the trip its my Alternative Rock stations, K-Rock and 98.7 and my CD’s. Then just before we got home I’m listening to K-Rock and they play a song. I don’t know who it is but the lyrics seem familiar. Then it hits me, Oh my God! It’s a Michael Jackson song! A slow, rocker ballad of Billie Jean! Crack me up!
Yes, patterns and patterns. They are there if you notice them. There is a high number of instances where celebrities die in threes. Usually in a space of a week. This week’s triumvirate…Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Will anyone remember Farah’s struggle after Micheal’s demise? Personally I thought Ed McMahon was already dead, oh well…it still counts.