Michael Jackson: My Thoughts

Pretty sure that everyone in the world know about the passing of Michael Jackson. I decided not to post anything regarding his death because it seems as though you couldn't escape all of the news coverage. This past Saturday (August 29) was his birthday, and his if finally buried (?), I think I will share my thoughts and feelings.

I have been a long time fan of Michael Jackson, which feels like it has been all of my life. I remember watching the Motown 25 performance as a kid, and watching the premiers of the "Bad" and "Black or White" videos with my family. I was completely obsessed with Michael during the releases of his albums Bad and Dangerous. Watched every special, and taped every show that had him featured in it. At one point I wanted to look like Michael Jackson, that I put a clothes pin on my nose to emulate his ... which has left my nose with some permanent scars.

My fondest Michael Jackson related memory had to do with purchasing his "HIStory" album back in 1995. I bought it from Best Buy at the Carousel Mall in Syracuse, NY. I rode the bus an hour roundtrip to get to the mall for my CD and it was worth it. I remember putting the CD in my stereo and listening to the entire album three times with my headphones on while reading the CD booklet. I listened to the same CD I bought nearly 15 years ago, and it sounded different ... somehow.

His death has been ruled a homicide, and a movie using footage from his concert rehersal will be released in October ... so he will not be out of the headlines for quite some time. His is going to be like Elvis Presley, where be worth more in death than life.

Over time I hope he leaves a good legacy for his children.

RIP

This was my YouTube tribute to him:

Project Runway All-Stars or: How The Whole Thing Was Rigged

Korto, I feel you pain. Not only was your collection well made, it was bold and looked great. So why didn't you win?

Well, I will tell you ... they always wanted to have Daniel Vosovic win. Here why I saw this:

- Daniel wrote a book "Fashion Inside Out" which Tim Gunn wrote the foreward, and contained an interview with guest judge, Diane von Furstenberg.

- Judge Michael Kors, offered Daniel a job after he came and second place but ended up not working with him.

- Most importantly ... his clothes were ugly.

I have been reading a lot of forums, and not believes that Daniel should have won the show with the work he presented. They wanted him to win Project Runway season 2, but he final collection didn't warrant a win, so this was their was of making it up to him.

Sidenotes:

- Chris March needs to get himself checked out because he was sleeping way too much. He may have sleep apnea.

- Uli Herzner had an amazing collection, but didn't make the top 4. They talked about how everyone evolved in their designs, except for Uli. During her season, she used a lot of prints and Tim Gunn even mentioned she was the "master of prints." To show how she evolved she decided to used no prints but more detail to construction. At the judging panel all they the judges wanted to know why she didn't use bold colors and prints. WTF? Basically they wanted to pigeonhole her design aesthetic with no ability to grow or change.

I hope they never do another All-Star version of Project Runway. Very disappointing.

Busy Busy Busy

Where is the time going? I blink and two weeks go by. It's already August and summer is winding down and I am on the verge of a personal milestone. Truthfully, I've been on Facebook more than my blog since I am trying to reconnect with some old school chums.

Anyway ...

I have to finish up my road trip story and some other things I have been on my mind.

Life needs to slow down.

Lose/Lose

I am currently in a situation where no matter what decision I make
everyone involved would be affected neagtively. I would be effected
for only a short term (I think), but I can't say that for the others
involved. My happiness is paramount, so the collateral damage may be
worth it in the long run.

Need some time to decide.