I know this is ooooooooold news, but it’s not the first time I’ve dug some of my writing out of the crate to share it with you….months after the fact. Sorry about that and, at this late date, who cares about MJ? But anyway, this is how I felt during the Michael Jackson interview barrage and, as some of you know – not unlike food, I hate to throw away a perfectly decent piece of writing….even if it is six months old.

Land of The Brave: Home of The Free
America is the only country where…..
(find the answer at the end of this article)

The Michael Jackson documentary was a much welcome diversion from all the war and terrorist coverage. C’mon admit it - I know you watched it. Everybody did! Overall, I think the journalist did a poor job. (Of all the people in the world, who was that crackpot anyway???) And, Barbara Walter’s segments in between were clearly meant to denigrate. It was all good for Michael though. The media was all aflutter with his name the next day. Radio stations were digging way back in the crates as per listeners requests. The aftermath – not the documentaries themselves – made me remember how in love with Michael we all really are.

I might have done the interview much differently though. For instance: I could have done without the shopping spree. That was time well wasted. I would have asked him questions like: “What do you see when you look in the mirror? Are you happy with your appearance? Are you satisfied?” These are the things I wonder. I might have shown him the cover of Thriller (when he was at his best and before the plastic surgery went awry) and asked, “What were you thinking (about your looks) then?” Although, he claims to have not had any plastic surgery on his face (just two nose jobs, “I think”), I would ask if he had ever screamed in horror at the results from one of his operations. Hence, the need for so many, I believe.

Since he claims to have vitiligo, I might have asked more specific questions about the disease: “When and where did it start? How did it progress? Did you work with a dermatologist to progress it? C’mon, this might have actually been helpful information to a lot of people. After all, the general public knows little about vitiligo, and certainly, answering the questions would have made him more believable. If he, in fact, has vitiligo, then certainly he has a dermatologist, somewhere, with some pictures. “Could we see just one? A hand, a foot, something?!” Furthermore, I might have asked him specific race questions; questions about his blackness, his black male-ness. Does he in fact still see himself as black….and male? We don’t. “And why are all yo baby’s mommas white?! Is it for fear of giving birth to a black child…with an authentic Michael Jackson nose, perhaps?” Inquiring minds want to know.

Despite his eccentric nature, his frightfully pale skin, his bone-straight hair, and aaaaaaaaaall his plastic surgery, you must admit – You are still a fan! How could you not be? You once were a fan, and you always will be. If you aren’t a fan – or you don’t think you are – it’s only because you are so disgusted with him, with what he has become, that you don’t even recognize it. And, even that – all that disgust – is out of love…and sadness. If you were a fan of what he once was, then you’re still a fan. ‘Cause guess what – way deep, down in there, he’s still Michael. Therefore, you are still a fan.

The thing that amazes about Michael Jackson is that not only was he a child star (at a time when people weren’t consciously breeding them), but he was an exceptional, mesmerizing child star. What’s truly unique, however, is that he continued to be a remarkable presence throughout his childhood, adolescence, into adulthood, and even today. This is unprecedented. We all know that child stars generally fade into the woodwork by puberty. His child stardom was preceded only by Shirley Temple…and who knew who she was by the age of 10?

P.S.. - I happened to really like the Invincible album. And, I agree the record label dogged him out - although, not because of race discrimation, as Michael suggested (when he was running around with Al Sharpton). Anyway, if you don’t have it already, it’s worth adding to your collection. I thought it was classic MJ. Anybody who says they didn’t like it is simply hating.

America is the only country where…..

….a poor black boy can grow up to be a beautiful rich white woman.

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As for Kobe Bryant –

I don’t think he raped the crazy white girl…but he deserves this. When will these athletes learn. There are consequences for f#%?ing people….particularly people you don’t know from Adam. And, as an athlete/famous personality/icon, you have a lot more at stake. What are you, stupid?! Let this be a lesson for all….and the impetus towards keeping it in your pants.

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TWO TOUGH QUESTIONS revealed…
(your answer from the top)

Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt
Candidate B is Winston Churchill
Candidate C is Adolph Hitler

Oh, by the way, the answer to the abortion question - If you said yes,
you just killed Beethoven.

Pretty interesting isn't it. Makes a person think before judging.
someone.

Thanx, as always, for hanging around!

As usual, I am interested in your thoughts so, good, bad, or ugly –
bring it on!!! I have to acknowledge all the people who sent email
that ended up in this issue. Of course, it is often hard to trace the origin of a message, but off the top of my head, I’m sure I owe thanx to Myra Ashera, Florence Tate, Phaedra from Soho Shoe (www.sohoshoe.com), Dean Bowman, Scott Stewart, and to Thom Pride for the jokes – keep it comin’ ya’ll.(After all, nothing at this point is truly original. All original things are but a unique configuration of that which already is.) Jake Benedict did a wonderful job selecting and inserting the photographs, and creating the MJ time line.
So BIG UP to him!

Thanx to all the people from around the world who got in touch!!!

With a little luck (some new software and a lot of help!),
I’ll get another issue out to you before The New Year-
That’s the plan anyway.

:-) :-) :-)
Til next time…

Omo Misha
info@omomisha.com
www.omomisha.com
212.969.0106

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