The Jacket


Since the passing of an icon, many people are writing about memories of Michael Jackson. I was a fan of Michael Jackson in the early years of his Thriller album. I was tuned into MTV to watch the premiere of his lengthy Thriller video. To this day, I think this the best music video ever made. Now in my 30's, I have to say I have not watched MTV in years.

At that time, Michael Jackson had a line of jackets. I so wanted one of these. I begged my parents to buy me one. I eventually owned one of these red jackets, complete with all of the zippers. I could not wait until I wore the jacket to school. A lot of my classmates told me that no one liked Michael Jackson at our school. I only wore the jacket a couple more times and never again because other students made fun of me.