During the mid-1980s, L.B. Brown, owner of Brooklyn-based Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing Gallery,
experienced a brief encounter with Michael Jackson at LaGuardia Airport
in New York City. She recalls her experience on their new blog site: http://clintonhillframe.blogspot.com.
Once his death was announced, she immediately wanted to help
his fans preserve his image, legacy, and memory. As Michael Jackson's
birthday approaches, L. B. Brown is extending an special offer
exclusively to his admirers.
They want you to visit their blog site, read about her encounter and share your Michael
Jackson experience, and save on sharing his
memory with us.
Full disclosure: For any bloggers who post their Michael Jackson memory on their new
blog, they will receive a special offer of $10 off any art and framing
services.
Photo of Michael Jackson sidewalk art by Tom Martinez. Prints available.
to receive your special Michael Jackson discount — blogger's discount
ends October 31, 2009. The gallery walk-in special offer ends August
30, 2009.
Please be one of the first people to read our new blog and one of
the first to share your fond Michael Jackson memories or experiences
with other bloggers. A special offer is waiting for you, compliments
of L.B. Brown."
We have to give the man his due: Michael Jackson was – beyond a shadow of a doubt – a great artist whose recorded legacy will endure for decades, maybe even a century or more. But an examination of his life is riddled with questions of all that might have been; all that should have been. It is more than likely that this was a severely mentally ill human being who never sought the treatment he so desperately needed; surrounded by fawning sycophants who enabled his sickness by constantly reassuring him that he could do no wrong. As John Lennon once said in the same context about Elvis Presley, another victim of the excesses of fame: “It’s always the courtiers that kill the king”.
The sad, inescapable truth is that for reasons we will probably never be able to fully understand, his talent and his career were ultimately wasted. Like Charlie Parker, Montgomery Clift, Judy Garland and Lenny Bruce before him, his brilliance as an artist would be overshadowed by severe, psychological torment and an unexplainable desire for self-destruction. Therein lies the real, unspeakable tragedy of Michael Jackson.
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Tom Degan
Goshen, NY