The First Two Music Videos I Saw

The other say when talking about Michael Jackson’s Thriller video, I tried to think of the first music video I’d ever seen. My parents would tape episodes of Alf and The Hogan Family and these two videos were on those tapes.

Tears For Fears – Shout

Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love

Do you remember your first music video?

News Sites’ Homepage Designs Covering Michael Jackson Death

Check out the Flickr set for Michael Jackson’s death

Previously, I collected a series of homepage designs covering Obama’s win. This time around, when I heard Michael Jackson was on the verge of death by cardiac arrest, I started taking some screenshots of major news outlets’ websites. The coverage area on each layout was not as vast it had been for Obama, and I was expecting more space dedicated to the story.

ABC News

CNN

MTV

See more like Reuters, New York Times, LA Times, etc on Flickr

Michael Jackson

I remember the moment in 2005. It was lunchtime and I jumped up from my desk at work, put my phone on pause, and headed to the break room where there was a small TV. As I made it over, my supervisor walked out disgusted, and at that moment I knew. Michael Jackson was found innocent by the jury.

I went back to my desk, unpaused my phone, and fielded 411 calls. Relieved. I loved Michael Jackson.

Ten years earlier, I heard my sister cry while listening to “You Are Not Alone“. It was the first time I saw the effects of one person’s existence towards someone else. And Michael’s voice helped bring that feeling out. It’s to this day one of my favorite songs.

Michael Jackson’s music brings me back to simpler times. His message gives me hope. His smile made me feel like there were good people in this world.

I’m really going to miss Michael Jackson.