When my kids were growing up we did not have cable. We didn’t have MTV and I never saw many of the Jackson collection of videos. I did however see him on TV, in particular the Motown 25th Anniversary show. I remember being so completely amazed at his dancing, his style, his incredible presence. That is what I am talking about today. We all have our demons, our ‘bads’ and our evils. He had his and no excuses need be given for them. But he could dance and he could sing and he could entertain. Nothing wrong with celebrating that.

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