the death of the greatest pop star that ever lived

June 25, 2009 marks one of the darkest days in pop culture history with the death of the one and only Michael Jackson. When I first heard about this I was in utter shock and could not believe the artist I grew up listening to is gone. I remember the first time I saw one of his concerts on TV. It was when PPV first became popular so my older brother and I decided to watch it. It was by far one of the most epic concerts I have ever seen to date with incredible light shows, exotic animals and even some magic going on. I taped it and watched it many times over until the tape itself finally wore out. Then came Moonwalker which still ranks to be one of my favorite movies. Sure it was kinda cheezy and all but when you have your idol transforming into a car and into some kind of robot/plane thing. Its freaking awesome. He didn't even need weapons but used his powerful scream to shatter everything around him. It was disappointing to see his life fall apart with all of the molestation scandals, ridiculous plastic surgery, and never ending excuses he gave for wanting to be white. Aside from all that, his career paved a way very few and possibly no one can follow. As a child, the Jackson 5 stormed the charts and were icons all over the world. Most artists who try break away from their group band beginnings don't always do as well they once did. But Michael proved everyone wrong and now olds and probably forever will hold the record for the most records sold for one album which is Thriller. There are dozens of copy cats today who want to mirror his success but there are still none to do so. Maybe the only person to come remotely close is Justin Timberlake but we have not heard much from him in quite a while. You will be missed.