[Goodbye, Michael]

I still cannot believe that he is actually gone and while I hope that he is in a better place, I wish he was still here with us. Watching his memorial 3 times didn't actually help either. Bawled out my eyes every single time. I will scour the internet for the complete memorial and somehow will try and download it. I will also try to find out if he will have an Islamic burial and for now I am praying that he will. Goodbye, Michael or Mikaeel. May God forgive all your sins. We miss you and we love you more. We never got to say that too you and we're sorry.


Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer Lyrics
Artist(Band):Stevie Wonder

I never dreamed you'd leave in summer
I thought you would go then come back home
I thought the cold would leave by summer
But my quiet nights will be spent alone

You said there would be warm love in springtime
That is when you started to be cold
I never dreamed you'd leave in summer
But now I find myself all alone

You said then you'd be the life in autumn
Said you'd be the one to see the way
No, I never dreamed you'd leave in summer
But now I find my love has gone away

Michael, Why didn't you stay?

Anyways, here's a great article I found.

Updated: 26/06/2009

Michael Jackson, An American Original

How do you put into words the way you feel when the headline is flashed around the world: "Michael J...

Michael Jackson, An American Original

How do you put into words the way you feel when the headline is flashed around the world: "Michael Jackson Is Dead?"

For many it was too shocking to absorb.

You tell yourself it's a mistake. Then the confirmation of his death spread across the Internet, and people around the world shared their grief at his passing.

Michael Jackson was my friend, but millions who never met him felt the same void in their lives that I did.

How do you define his life and career?

Some of the memories that were flashing through my mind:

Michael and that other superstar Michael (as in, Jordan) on the basketball court in Chicago shooting hoops for the "Jam" video. The tiny King of Pop and the towering King of Hoops were a hoot together. And that moment reminded me of that little-kid side of Jackson that made you doubt he'd ever grow up. He was having too much fun. I'll leave it to more serious observers to analyze the Peter Pan in him. To me, it was a reflection of the joy he found in being an adult who was discovering the childhood he never had.

Michael in the studio, determined to get it right. A daunting perfectionist who burst into tears when the song he was recording finally sounded just as he imagined it. This was a man who cared about his music.

Michael on location in the hot and dusty southern California desert looking a bit thin and vulnerable under the merciless sun. Then the strains of "In the Closet" from his album "Dangerous" drifted across the set and he was rolling on the ground with Naomi Campbell in a sensual embrace that was wild enough to have the crew applauding when the director yelled, "Cut." His energy was amazing.

Michael whipping fans, dozens of rows behind mine, into a frenzy. Beyond their screams and sobs was something magical. Even in the cheap seats, he was connecting with them in a way that seemed almost magical.

I've talked with some of the most famous pop stars in the world who bowed to the musical genius that had influenced them. Just as fans dressed like Michael and did the moonwalk or that sexy crotch grab, a legion of musicians have tried to follow in his footsteps.

Let the imitators beware. Michael Jackson was an American original. A complicated superstar who sometimes wore his heart on his sleeve, but often kept his innermost self hidden. Was he sometimes Wacko Jacko? Was he sometimes playing us with his eccentricity? Did he lose his looks and his fortune? Who cares? The legacy is music that has defined moments in our lives and leaves us telling our Michael Jackson stories and laughing as kids on the playground try the moonwalk in their sneakers. And missing him a lot. Too young to die -- but maybe if you're Peter Pan that's the best way to go.