A Final Prayer for MICHAEL

one of my first CDs, from 1991:

I completely did not expect

how affected I would be by

last night's memorial for

MICHAEL JACKSON.

I'm thinking the same can be

said for many other Pinoys

as well, from many different

generations, ages six to sixty.

All of us who loved the songs,

from Ben to Billie Jean to Bad...

I love the fact that the service

allowed all of us to recall the real Thriller,

the entertainer who amazed us for decades,

and not the Tabloid Fodder

that he was made out to be

these last sad years of his life.

Michael's Memorial

brought home a realization

that a massive part of my youth

had his vibrant music as its soundtrack,

and now that he's gone,

it's like saying farewell to a very

significant part of my younger days too.

We'll all truly miss Michael.

I'll pray that you have the childhood

your dad never had,

Prince, Paris, and Blanket.