Yesterday, June 25, 2009, was quite a day in the entertainment world... many have compared it to August 16,1977, the day that Elvis Presley... the "King of Rock and Roll", a dynamic trend-setter in the music world and a heartthrob worldwide, passed away. Time will tell if 6/25/09 is indeed as important as 8/16/77... 20 years from now, will your kids ask you, "Where were you when you heard that Michael Jackson died?" Twenty years ago, there was no one in the world that was more popular that the "King of Pop" but allegations regarding his personal life, which I don't need to remind anyone of what those are... tarnished, for some, the memories of "Thriller", "Billie Jean", and so many other hits that made fans young and old idolize him world-wide and literally faint in his presence. I am just a FEW (not many) years too young to truly appreciate what Michael Jackson did for music, so I asked a few people today who would know better than I would... and they, without a moments hesitation agreed with each other that today is every bit as big as that day in 1977.The former Jackson 5 star was 18 years old and had almost a decade of music experience under his belt when the "King of Rock and Roll" died in 1977... Almost 22 years later, it seems almost ironic that both "Kings" suffered mightily from drug addictions and struggles in their personal lives. History has forgotten all the negatives surrounding the end of Elvis' life... and although they were not near as outlandish or astonishing as those that surrounded Michael Jackson in the final years of his life... I, for one, hope that history will be just as kind to the "King of Pop" and that 20 years from now, people will have moved on from the bad and remember the talent that so many people adored for so many years.
