Speachless

I feel so weird right now. I feel as if I have lost a childhood friend. Is that bizarre? I used to go over to my aunt's house and lip sync to Thriller when I was just five years old. I would declare that Michael Jackson and I were going to get married. I used to think the lyrics to Billie Jean were "the chair is not my son." MJ has been a part of my life since day one. I remember when we got Thriller on vinyl. God I think that was when I fell in love with music. Just like everyone else, MJ's music has timelessly stayed with me throughout my life. I remember being in a tiny shop in London with Jen and Jill back in 2003. I think we were shoe shopping. Speachless came on the radio. For some reason we thought it said "Pizza land," (I think we were hungry at the time). For some reason I always love hearing that song now; it takes me back to London every time. I don't really know how to react right now. I feel so foolish feeling this way about someone I never met but in a strange way I feel like I've known him all my life. Of course, he changed. He became a different person. It's been a long time since we've seen this man pictured above. But that is how I will always remember him: young, bronzed skin, suit and bow tie, a terrific dancer, and of course that voice...Today is truly a crazy day. I will forever remember him.