The world lost something special.
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The Kraken — 1 year ago(June 19, 2024 12:34 PM)
I was coming home from work. I didn't have a car back then so I was riding the city bus. A passenger turned to me and said
"Michael Jackson died."
Just like that. I don't even know why that person spoke to me. He was a complete stranger. He was black though so perhaps he wanted to let other black people know that Michael Jackson died.
I was in disbelief. I had to get home and turn on the tv to see for myself.
For the rest of the night, I was glued to the tv set.
I was glued to the trial of the asshole that killed Michael.
And I cried to all the music that the radio station played the entire next day in remembrance of Michael Jackson.
I definitely mourned his death. The only celebrity that I mourned.
Prince's death saddened me but not on the level of the way Michael Jackson's death saddened me.