6.26.2011

Michael Jackson's Death: 2 Year Anniversary



Yep, it's been 2 years! I personally can't believe it's been that long since Michael Jackson passed away. I was discussing it with a friend the other night and were thinking it was only a year ago, but wow does time fly. It's one of the biggest tragedies in recent years. We lost the King of Pop out of nowhere, but that just goes to show how things can change in a heartbeat. I personally have varying opinions about M.J. the human being, but as a professional and a musician, he was praised the world over. I remember I was about to take a shower...turned on the radio to a local rock music station here in Los Angeles, and they mentioned that TMZ (the 1st to report it) had just broke a story that Michael Jackson had died, but there were no other details. I was like "Ok...yeah right." When I went over to my TV a couple mins later, turn on CNN, and there was the helicopter flying over the UCLA Medical Center where M.J was only "hospitalized" after cardiac arrest. It actually took a while before all the newspapers and television stations would finally confirm he was dead, after TMZ had already stated it 30 mins prior.  Where were you when the news broke? What were your initial reactions? Let me know what you think in the comments below.