This is the day almost everyone on this planet will at one time or another think of Michael Jackson.
Today is the day of his funeral, a small private service in a place where many famous people have been laid to rest. Today is the day when the Staples Center in Los Angeles will be filled with friends and family and ticket-holders to an event that will celebrate Michael Jackson's life. "It will be one of the most-watched sendoffs in American entertainment history," so said USA Today.
It is a time when so much of the news coverage of his death focused on the negative and the family wants to shift the focus. And they want his children to remember him in a positive and loving way.
In our library we have the following three books: Michael Jackson by Stewart Regan (B Jackson), The Michael Jackson Story by Nelson George (YB Jackson), and Michael! by Mark Bego (YB Jackson).
In our reading area, the newspapers - Albany Herald, Moultrie Observer, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal - all carry stories about him.
We've seen the video on television of his last rehearsal. We've seen Dateline and 20/20 and Good Morning America show hundreds of clips of his childhood, his music-making , and his family.
There are grieving fans not only in America, the land of his birth, but in Kuala Lumpur, Moscow, and Japan. In fact, all over the world.
And yet today as his funeral is held and people celebrate his life, we all realize this person, who was considered "electric," will no longer dazzle us with his presence. There will be many heartbroken fans, huge losses for promoters, and many missed opportunities to remind the world of Michael Jackson's talent.
Even if you weren't a big fan of his, you will remember his music forever and forever. The King of Pop, who died at 50, will live on through his music, just like Elvis and all the other greats of the music world.
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