CHRISTMAS AND THE WREATHS AT CAROLWOOD

March 20th, 2009

Tom Gregory
Actor, radio personality, and Tony nominated producer

Professionally, Michael Jackson has achieved
more than most of us can even dream. His music
has lifted each one of us out of more than a funk
or two, while his videos and dance beckon millions
of fans to strive toward perfection. Like The Beatles
and Elvis, Jackson is one of the few timeless and
resonate voices of our generation.

Michael Jackson never targets for the middle.

There is something undefined within us that seeks
to provoke our heroes until they lie before us broken
and beaten. Perhaps mediocrity just wants to prove
that aiming for perfection exacts too high a price.

The magnifying glass under which Michael Jackson
has lived his entire life has exacted an obvious price.
Still as we berate him we can't stop watching him --
no matter how often we think we've seen it all.
My sense is he'd never want the anonymity of a life
out of the limelight. His latest concert announcement
is a testament that he still has inspiration to share
with his fans.

It's only with that sense of respect and awe --
and my own warped desire for Warhol's immortal
fifteen minutes that I am reporting on his Christmas
decorations. Jackson is one of a kind.

I'm glad he's in my neighborhood and in the world.

NOTE: IN THE SPRING 09 THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN

A NEIGHBOR OF MICHAEL JACKSONS CAME TO THE PROPERTY CONCERNED OVER THE EARLY ADORNING OF CHRISTMAS WREATHS HUNG ON THE FRONT GATES AT CAROLWOOD.

FOR MICHAEL CHRISTMAS WAS ALL YEAR ROUND.

MERRY CHRISTMAS ...SPREAD THE JOY

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