Michael had a profound effect on my life, at the age of 9 i found the self titled inxs tape at a local shop and picked it up, i was engulfed by his voice...it carried me away, into a place only he could take me.
for years i listened and obsessed, by the age of 13 my hair was much like michaels and i would practice dancing like him and copying his movements for horrible homeade music videos, i dreamt of meeting hiom and the band.
in 1993 inxs plaed a concert in West Palm Beach, Florida and this was going to be my chance to see them perform, and to be in the same room as Michael.
I squeezed and and got to the front row, and ended up positioned directly in front of Kirk. Weeks before i had gotten a tatoo to remind me of this upcoming momentous occasion (and it payed off) it was the small behind view drawing of Jon from the “What you need” video, i got it from the 7″ record cover i had, and had it placed between my shoulder blades.
as the concert was getting to an end the kind people around me brought it to Michaels attention (the tatoo) by picking me up and spinning me round so the lights would hit it. He saw it and gve me the hand signal of being hot (shaking his hand and smilinig at me) in my weakness of knees the only thing that could possibly come out was a very meaningful “i love you” and he replied with “i love you too, babe” and i will never forget it.
Tim ended up getting a good look at the tatoo and after asking if it was real proceeded to give me the gutair pick he was using, but it was secondary to the i love you.
Then years later, and with no mtv or radio i had a dream about Michael. We were sitting on the edge of the bed in the room i had when i first fell for the man, and he flopped back putting his hands over his face, i leaned back on my arms...“do you know the effect you have on so many people? Do you have any idea how important you are to some of us??” his only reply was a muffled,“ you have no idea how hard it is....”
the next evening i found out he passed the day before, and i wonder if that night he visited all of us in his own way to say thank you and to help us understand why...i never will.
for years i listened and obsessed, by the age of 13 my hair was much like michaels and i would practice dancing like him and copying his movements for horrible homeade music videos, i dreamt of meeting hiom and the band.
in 1993 inxs plaed a concert in West Palm Beach, Florida and this was going to be my chance to see them perform, and to be in the same room as Michael.
I squeezed and and got to the front row, and ended up positioned directly in front of Kirk. Weeks before i had gotten a tatoo to remind me of this upcoming momentous occasion (and it payed off) it was the small behind view drawing of Jon from the “What you need” video, i got it from the 7″ record cover i had, and had it placed between my shoulder blades.
as the concert was getting to an end the kind people around me brought it to Michaels attention (the tatoo) by picking me up and spinning me round so the lights would hit it. He saw it and gve me the hand signal of being hot (shaking his hand and smilinig at me) in my weakness of knees the only thing that could possibly come out was a very meaningful “i love you” and he replied with “i love you too, babe” and i will never forget it.
Tim ended up getting a good look at the tatoo and after asking if it was real proceeded to give me the gutair pick he was using, but it was secondary to the i love you.
Then years later, and with no mtv or radio i had a dream about Michael. We were sitting on the edge of the bed in the room i had when i first fell for the man, and he flopped back putting his hands over his face, i leaned back on my arms...“do you know the effect you have on so many people? Do you have any idea how important you are to some of us??” his only reply was a muffled,“ you have no idea how hard it is....”
the next evening i found out he passed the day before, and i wonder if that night he visited all of us in his own way to say thank you and to help us understand why...i never will.