Which Michael Jackson song was Michael Jackson?!?!?!?

I admit that I was shocked when I heard that Michael Jackson had died. I thought it was a joke actually since Farrah had just died, but as soon as his death was confirmed - the dead jokes started - the confirmation that death of a celebrity has occurred....sad, but a true sign of the times and yet - I laughed at a couple.

So let's review the years of Michael Jackson - oh wait - we have been exposed to the non-stop Michael Jackson infomercial since late on Thursday - and you would have thought that Pope John Paul II had died. I'm just saying....ok back to Jackson.....I am old-school Jackson up through the 1984 - where is was just beginning to change to a white man. Beyond that - he was just a freak of nature and yet when you hear his friends talk about him - they say he was genuine friend. My husband thinks that he just needed someone normal in his life to tell him to "Snap the h*ll out of it!!!" Even his music turned freaky - in my opinion - when the mask appeared - his music disappeared.

I still have my Thriller cassette (which still works in my car - hey it is paid for), but what I really wish is that I still had my 45 of ABC.....now that would be worth some cash.

The funny thing is that my kids never knew Michael was anything, but a crazy white man who slept with little boys and I never think of him other than a black man - I could see beyond the dimpled chin, cartoon nose, and bleached skin.

My son wrote on his face book that he was confused how a proud African American man could die as a frail Asian woman?!?!?! You know what - a good point to ponder.

So what song would he be??? It's obvious - "Black and White." This is probably to safest bet since it spans the old school fans like me (black Jackson) and the younger fans who favor his recent music (white Jackson).

Okay I am done with the whole Michael Jackson thing because now Papa Joe Jackson has appeared all dapper with the media - now it has turned into a circus....I'm just saying.