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By: Top Ten Posts on Left Coast Cowboys From Jul 2009 | Left Coast Cowboys

Top Ten Posts on Left Coast Cowboys From Jul 2009 | Left Coast Cowboys — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:00:32 +0000

[...] Michael Jackson is…Michael Jackson Ain’t Posted on Monday, July 6th, 2009 in Arts & Culture – Comments: (18) As California braces for a Michael Jackson funeral concert that they are saying will cost the indebted City of Los Angeles over $2 million dollars, I find myself in an equally ambivalent position. Here I am, who thought I wasn’t a fan, writing my third Michael Jackson post in a week. First I reclaimed him for Generation Jones, then I came to terms with the surprising fact that he did have some relevance to my life. [...]

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:58:27 +0000

Thanks Syd for the info.

One of my favorite bloggers, Nordette at Who’s Shoes Are These Anyway? pointed out about the patent on the shoes. (Find her in my blogroll.)

By: Syd Henderson

Syd Henderson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:44:06 +0000

Marcel Marceau used to do this as part of his mime routine.

Jackson did add something, though, the so-called antigravity lean in at least one of his videos. The other dancers couldn’t do that because Michael designed a special pair of shoes and held the patent.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:34:18 +0000

Great blog post.

By: nordette aka verite

nordette aka verite — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:07:33 +0000

People forget history. I think when Michael Jackson first started doing the moonwalk he credited the old entertainers. He was a fan of old movies and that’s something some people choose to forget.

Humans have a tendency to go overboard eulogizing people. I know I have people in my family who’ve talked very badly about some people when they were alive but suddenly upon the person’s death, they only recall the good and would argue with you if you mention anything negative.

Great clips.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:06:53 +0000

Hey, thanks for the blog post. I have to agree with you about how many other dancers were never given as much recognition as they were given Michael. Yeah I agree it was a different era but I’m surprised how slow some news reporters are. In forgetting other talented entertainers (like the Nicholas Brothers and Earl “Snake Hips” Tucker and Bill Bailey), they’re actually doing a disservice to Jackson’s legacy as a dancer so you get kudos from me.

By: SusanA

SusanA — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:06:17 +0000

Absolutely wonderful clips!! I love to watch classic dancing. Those artists had such grace and style. I noticed there wasn’t a bit of crotch-grabbing in any of the segments. I would have enjoyed watching these even out of the MJ context. Thanks for another well-written and insightful piece.

By: Mel Ball

Mel Ball — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:52:12 +0000

Paris Jackson summed it all up for me and blew apart all the pedophile shock jocks out there.

Mel

By: al varady

al varady — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:42:10 +0000

Amazing – I’m glad we can trace back some (many, most) of MJ’s moves to roots and not Paula Abdul. He hasn’t been relevant to me since about 1983. Elvis revisited, though the way he said “hooo” and “djah” were gold and now gone.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:52:24 +0000

Now, that’s some dancing, those videos were great! I loved Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Gregory Hines. These men were all perfectionist, true dancers that worked endlessly and making their dance look easy and smooth, that is what a great dancer does, they make it look effortless.

Anyways, I feel for you guys in California, really , out in the Mid-West all I have to do is change the channel or put in a DVR and it all goes away But you guys can’t escape it and for it to hit your ‘pocket’ well is just wrong!