I went. I saw. And, while I think it’s a cute meme and I adore Tense in all ways, that particular meme is just too much work for me. It did, however, inspire me in another way as it brought to mind my favorite spookiness of all time, Michael Jackson’s Thriller Movie/Video.

I recall when this first hit the airwaves. I had the album already and loved the song. Yes, kiddies, the actual vinyl album.

I know some of you out there know exactly what I am talking about. To my children, vinyl was only for sliding across my carpets on like a surf board. Oh yea, you betcha mom about blew a gasket when I saw that shit going on! Uh-hu. Anyhow, when this movie/video hit MTV (back when MTV actually played music videos, remember that?) I was in awe. Total and utter awe. I recall my girlfriends and I playing the video over and over and over and memorizing every move to the zombie dance so that we could do it move for move.

I know that I am going to regret even admitting this, but back then, in the days that Michael Jackson portrayed a semblance of normalcy, I even thought he was cute. Shaddup. I wanted to dance like Michael Jackson. I watched every video and I repeated every single dance move. The moonwalk became one of my signature moves on my own. I got really good at it. My children used to ask me to do it all of the time when we would dance around the house while I was cleaning and listening to my music. They appreciate Michael Jackson’s talent as a musician too, I am glad to say.  I am not speaking of his personal life, or the caricature of himself that he became as time went on. I am speaking of him in his heyday, I am speaking of his musical genius and the way he moved. He was spell binding to watch, still is, and always will be. Seriously, I always enjoyed Captain EO at Disneyland every time we went.  Yeah, ok, call me a nerd. Just keep in mind that I got my official nerd card revoked a couple of years ago so apparently my nerd status isn’t as high as you would think.  

So, in honor of All Hallows Eve, aka Halloween, please enjoy Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Have a safe and happy holiday all.

p.s.
The “hide & seek” part came in bcuz this damned video was so freakin’ hard to find! Omg. Srsly. Why not just let the people enjoy things?! Why must EVERYTHING come down to bullshit. Whatev. Discussions for another day.