thank you, mj

Thriller was released on november 30, 1982, when i was 1 year and 2 months old, exactly. and, according to what i can track down on the internets, the video was first aired on MTV on friday, december 2, 1983.

well, i know it's probably crazy, but i remember when it aired. i was just over 2 years old. my parents were out and i was home with a babysitter whose name i can no longer remember.

all i remember about that video is being completely terrified! my parents will even back me up on this -- i was traumatized for weeks. and apparently they fired the babysitter.

then, when it was the 10 year anniversary of thriller, i remember that i was babysitting. i don't think i'd seen the video since it first aired, and i remember watching it during the day and being scared! how crazy is that? i guess those childhood emotions got stuck.

now, more than 20 years after Thriller first aired, i watch the video and feel gratitude and respect for this man, who in many ways was always a child, a sick person no doubt, but someone who i believe really wanted to just be loved, the way we all do.

so, thank you, michael. i hope that you can now find peace.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyJbIOZjS8