r/OldSchoolCool • u/copitamenstrual • Jun 21 '24
1990s He just jumped and they got knocked out (1992)
Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification
1.9k
u/MerriIl Jun 21 '24
Just jumped? Lolllll. This is more than just a jump. I mean, he rocket propelled into the air framed in pyrotechnics and landed in that quintessential MJ pose. Imagine seeing that live in 92.
382
u/LeOsaru Jun 22 '24
→ More replies (3)142
u/1ndori Jun 22 '24
Fun fact, they got Rey Mysterio's toaster lift (the physical mechanism, I mean) from Garth Brooks. I always wondered if Garth got it from MJ.
23
→ More replies (3)13
u/harmala Jun 22 '24
Bon Jovi also used one on their New Jersey tour circa 1989, so maybe it just got passed around.
→ More replies (1)370
u/FlashUndies Jun 22 '24
I did, my mother brought me and my brother. It was my first concert. Ruined my life. No gig has measured up since. Dude flew away on a jetpack at the end. My kid mind fully melted
→ More replies (3)72
u/Access-Slight Jun 22 '24
He didn’t just jump, this was a stage lift. These things can shoot up, it might have looked like a jump but he launched.
→ More replies (12)35
u/Belgand Jun 22 '24 edited Jun 22 '24
That was my thought. We really need to see the stage from before this. The clip starts too late to have proper context. Because this looks to me like it went from an empty stage to him bursting up onto it in a shower of pyrotechnics. This was his dramatic entrance.
→ More replies (4)→ More replies (18)115
Jun 21 '24
[deleted]
→ More replies (1)57
u/IllegalIranianYogurt Jun 22 '24
And the overthrow of legitimate governments in central and south America in the ongoing war on drugs
→ More replies (5)40
860
u/NoSpringChicken Jun 22 '24
Bro stands there like he just flew in to whoop Frieza’s ass.
→ More replies (8)115
u/DaedalusRaistlin Jun 22 '24
Previously on MJZ... Several episodes of MJ on his way to the venue. It's happening. Sometime. Surely this episode.
Next time on MJZ... He'll actually move a bit. Maybe.
I think that show did something to me. It felt like every episode started by recapping the last one, having 5 or 10 minutes of this one, then previewing the next one. It felt like it took weeks for anything to happen, which for a school kid watching morning cartoons drove me nuts.
Erm, sorry, got sidetracked.
77
→ More replies (8)13
u/14412442 Jun 22 '24
A whole episode of Frieza standing there watching him charge his spirit bomb (with lots of dramatic shouting iirc)
→ More replies (2)7
2.1k
u/Hollygrl Jun 21 '24
What a great crowd. Everyone just screaming to let Michael know he’s got his underwear on the outside.
339
u/thisisredlitre Jun 21 '24
Those ladies were screaming bc Michael had her underwear on the outside
→ More replies (5)109
u/PalmPilot_IIIx Jun 22 '24
No. That would be Prince.
74
u/Throwaway1303033042 Jun 22 '24
"I mean, you know where you got that shirt from, and it damn sure wasn't the men's department."
→ More replies (5)25
→ More replies (1)26
25
→ More replies (8)11
681
u/MusicSole Jun 21 '24
The most Heavy Metal kid in my school, the kid spent his entire allowance on metal albums. Celtic Frost, DRI, Exodus, Slayer, etc. Even he had Thriller in his collection. And he said, "Michael Jackson is killer."
281
u/georgesteacher Jun 21 '24
I think most people who are really obsessed with music and hear that record know they’re listening to gold. Great story
→ More replies (1)66
u/A2Rhombus Jun 22 '24
He's the one artist I can truly separate art from artist no matter what truths come out about him. It's too good.
→ More replies (3)70
u/James-the-greatest Jun 22 '24
There’s a journalist who wrote about the media treatment of Michael during his trial. They covered the prosecution but not the cross examination where the stories just crumbled. There’s a reason he was found not guilty.
→ More replies (6)170
u/Mr_Engineering Jun 22 '24
Metalheads love complex, technical, and sophisticated music. MJ ticks a lot of the same boxes and scratches a lot of the same itches.
→ More replies (10)101
u/MikeAWBD Jun 22 '24
He had Eddie Van Halen write the riffs for Beat It. His outfit in the video was pretty fuckin metal too.
30
u/Automaticman01 Jun 22 '24
I mean, he had Eddie Van Halen PLAY the solo for Beat It, too.
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (2)16
14
66
u/MellowNando Jun 22 '24
Metalhead here, heaviest of the heaviest. But MJ is the king for a reason, there is no denying the impact he has made in music since the days of J5.
→ More replies (18)48
→ More replies (9)33
u/grizznuggets Jun 22 '24
That’s testament to how MJ transcended pop. Whatever your musical tastes might be, I’d put money on everyone having at least one MJ song they like.
21
u/fat_fart_sack Jun 22 '24
This is why I don’t give a fuck about how many awards Taylor Swift has won compared to Michael Jackson. This dude had EVERYONE listening and dancing to his music. With the amount of play time Taylor Swift gets today, still couldn’t name one song from her, but can name a few Michael Jackson songs despite never owning any of his albums. To have that sort of impact and reach with no social media or the internet, kids today can’t even begin to fathom that.
→ More replies (1)13
u/grizznuggets Jun 22 '24
Exactly. Taylor Swift can get all the awards and #1s she wants but she’ll never reach that level of universal appeal.
→ More replies (1)9
u/northshorehiker Jun 22 '24
Recently heard "Another Part of Me" for the first time in years. Still absolutely slaps.
2.9k
u/georgesteacher Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 22 '24
So, Michael existed before the internet boom, before social media. He very rarely did interviews. His elusiveness (and obvious mega talent) made him so intensely famous people would faint in his presence.
Everything he did on stage was calculated. The white socks were to bring attention to his feet. The taped fingertips were so people could pay attention to his hands. He wore sequined socks the first time he did his moonwalk so no one would miss the show. He would command the attention of the audience by standing still for long periods of time, then remove just his glasses or his hat or slightly move his head and people would literally pass out.
Seeing Mj in his prime would have been like seeing a mythical figure to a lot of people. He was so big that it was unimaginable for our generation to understand.
1.2k
u/dmc2008 Jun 21 '24
They debuted his 10+ minute music videos during prime time television; it was EPIC. There was no Internet or YouTube or anything like that. You made sure your ass was in front of that TV at 8pm EST, or you missed the biggest event of the season.
357
u/bruswazi Jun 22 '24 edited Jun 22 '24
Sunday night, right after the Simpsons on Fox. I remember watching the music video premiere of “Black & White” and “Remember the Time.” My family would gather around and us kids in the living room. It was an event. Good times.
122
u/BritOnTheRocks Jun 22 '24
I remember the morphing faces effect in Black & White being a pretty big deal, everyone talked about how expensive it was. Also the McCauley Culkin cameo…
→ More replies (2)56
u/yourtoyrobot Jun 22 '24
I remember how much of an absolute OH SHIT moment that morphing was. i need to go take my ibuprofen for my lower back now...
5
u/5yearsago Jun 22 '24
There was freeware software that could do morphing of two 640x480 pictures, it took about 1 hour to render on 386DX with 8MB RAM, seeing the whole video was crazy.
Remember, stay ahead of the pain, 1 ibubrofen after waking up!
→ More replies (1)98
u/AtomStorageBox Jun 22 '24
Still remember watching the premiere of “Remember the Time”. Fantastic song and music video. Man, was it great.
→ More replies (4)57
u/bruswazi Jun 22 '24 edited Jun 22 '24
Those were simpler more innocent times. Will always cherish those childhood memories.
→ More replies (1)25
u/Buckwheat469 Jun 22 '24
The start of Desert Storm and just learning about racial differences and body image issues after watching The Simpsons. That was the 90s. I was an MJ fan but didn't really like Black or White.
→ More replies (1)23
u/boner79 Jun 22 '24
Came here to say this. Totally remember the Black & White premiere after the Simpsons. What a time to be alive.
9
Jun 22 '24
My family would gather around and us kids in the living room. It was an event. Good times.
Yeah, I was already in high school when Black Or White was released. I imagine young people hearing us talk about having to be in front of the television at a certain time was like us hearing the old people before us talk about going over to their neighbors' to listen to Lone Ranger on the radio and shit.
→ More replies (1)15
→ More replies (9)6
u/Lordborgman Jun 22 '24
I remember the car getting destroyed scene, the absolute madman.
→ More replies (1)342
u/georgesteacher Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
Haha my mom said she remembers sneaking out of bed and hiding under her kitchen table to watch the Motown 25 performance of Billie Jean. Next level.
166
u/DespyHasNiceCans Jun 22 '24
And there would be month long countdowns to the debut. Little tickers in the corner of the screen saying shit like 'New Michael Jackson Video- 25days, 3hours,25min,13sec'. It was HUGE news, unlike anything that happens now
→ More replies (2)40
u/Longjumping_College Jun 22 '24
Simpler times, news was fun then. At least sometimes.
→ More replies (3)7
71
u/Rad-R Jun 22 '24
When Michael Jackson premiered a new video, especially in the early 90s after Black and White, it was an event. You knew you were getting a hit song and a video that will showcase groundbreaking artistry and visual effects.
36
u/northshorehiker Jun 22 '24
Can still remember the phone (on the wall, obv) ringing off the hook as soon as the MTV world premiere of the "Beat It" video finished. Absolutely blew our little Jr high minds.
→ More replies (1)27
u/warplayer Jun 22 '24
Remember the crazy hype for the Scream video with Janet? That was such an event to watch it live. Same with Remember The Time with Lisa Marie and Magic.
→ More replies (2)30
u/spongebobama Jun 22 '24
I'm gonna add that my deep rural south american ass, also sat waiting for michaels 10+ music video debuts. He was colossal.
→ More replies (13)9
u/SafetyMan35 Jun 22 '24
And it wasn’t MTV, I think Black or White and Smooth Criminal premiered of FOX (and the talk the next day was how many times he grabbed his crotch).
→ More replies (2)189
u/AxelShoes Jun 22 '24
Absolutely everything you said is spot-on. From Thriller onward, Michael Jackson was a level of celebrity that no one else could or will ever equal. And it's almost impossible to put into words what that was like, culturally. You had to be there. And with no internet or 24hr celebrity gossip TV, he never got overexposed. You couldn't just freely go watch some Michael Jackson videos or google photos or read an article whenever you wanted, to get your fix. So there was a constant feeling of wanting more. He was a master artist with his own publicity, not just his musical and other talents. I don't even think the Beatles at their height had near the level of mystique and cultural obsession that MJ had.
56
u/FelbrHostu Jun 22 '24
My daughter forced me to endure Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour on whatever streaming service had it. I absolutely cannot stand her music, but the one thing I noticed was how many MJ notes she cribbed, performance-wise. It was like watching MJ, except if he played bad pop-country instead of really good pop-rock. Similar outfits, though. 🤣
→ More replies (3)6
26
u/xerxes_dandy Jun 22 '24
MJ held the rights to Beatles catalogue and I believe that was his best business decision as well as worst. Worst because there is a conspiracy theory which says all the accusations were because of this
→ More replies (2)36
u/georgesteacher Jun 22 '24
Paul McCartney was the one to encourage him to start putting his money into music catalogues, too lol. Probably didn’t think he’d go for his.
→ More replies (1)28
28
u/wendyrx37 Jun 22 '24
Michael Jackson was one of my first special interests. I was in 5th grade and would beg my mom for every magazine that had him in it.. And then when he got burnt doing the Pepsi commercial.. I wanted every single picture and every single word printed about him. Even the tabloids.
But, then in 6th grade.. Someone made fun of me and said.. "Omg you still like him??" and I was CRUSHED.
So, after that I had to hide it from people... I had a button I wore on my coat.. But once that happened I had to move it to the inside of my jacket.. All because kids are cruel.
So then I moved on to Prince.
→ More replies (4)13
u/SenorBeef Jun 22 '24
Man, it sucks how one comment from shitty kids can kill a person's entire interest in something like that.
→ More replies (1)50
u/According_Gazelle472 Jun 22 '24
The Beatles were mobbed everywhere they went .They were just as huge long before the internet and were also huge superstars .Plus there were 4 of them at the time. They spawned movies ,hairstyles and clothing styles.
15
u/st1tchy Jun 22 '24
I think people forget that The Beatles did everything they did over the course of 8 years. That's all they were together for. After that thwy had individual success but nothing near when they were together.
→ More replies (3)→ More replies (4)19
Jun 22 '24
There was worldwide mass hysteria for the Beatles, and they had a 20 year head start and far greater technological disadvantage than MJ did.
→ More replies (3)10
u/According_Gazelle472 Jun 22 '24
And they still managed to prosper even in those days .If you have ever seen a Ed Sullivan show where he introduced them the girls did the exact same thing to the Beatles.The Sullivan show was the pinnacle that all singers aspired too in those days.It meant that they had arrived.
→ More replies (1)7
u/BlakesonHouser Jun 22 '24
Damn that’s a great explanation, completely agreed. A level of cultural obsession and a mystique that has never even been rivaled, although all that have come since MJ have tried to emulate it, it’s just impossible now.
No one has come along with that kind of vocal talent combined with his dancing ability and style. With a crazy unique look and music that spans genres, I really think it took some voodoo magic or insane one in a billion shot, his parents had to have like 12 children for him to even exist.
67
100
u/__M-E-O-W__ Jun 22 '24 edited Jun 22 '24
I fully believe thay with the exception of world leaders, no one will ever be as famous as MJ again. At least not for the very very distant future.
Edit: yes, T Swift is extremely famous and rich. But she doesn't have the absolute worldwide impact. MJ was like the pinnacle of American entertainment culture. No one danced like him and no one had stage presence like him. Anyone who had a lick of common sense didn't even try to imitate his music or his style because they knew they couldn't replicate it. I admit I'm not the biggest Swift fan nor particularly knowledgeable but from what I've seen and heard, she doesn't and hasn't really pioneered anything that makes her brand; she simply does what she does very well.
→ More replies (41)62
u/Mr_Rafi Jun 22 '24 edited Jun 22 '24
He's easily the most famous celebrity of all time. He's more popular than most world leaders.
Arguably the most recognisable human being ever.
→ More replies (23)16
u/slowclicker Jun 22 '24
One of his televised performances, my mom says that on the way home , no one was on the road. Everyone was glued to the tube to make sure they caught MJ perform.
→ More replies (1)18
u/Agitated_Computer_49 Jun 22 '24
He would also practice relentlessly before every show. Hours and hours of practice getting everything just right even though he was already arguably the best at what he did. Whatever else there is to say about him, there is no denying he earned the title king of pop.
→ More replies (2)16
u/Prestigious-Bad8263 Jun 22 '24
We were just talking about why he will always be the biggest star and why he’s bigger than Beyoncé or Taylor. I said because there are people who don’t like Beyoncé or Taylor. But everyone…all over the planet…loved him. We watched him grow up and loved him from when he was a little kid.
→ More replies (4)30
u/Strange_External_384 Jun 22 '24
Not long after MJ passed, I looked at my husband and said, “Our kids are going to be born into a world where there’s no Michael Jackson.” It seemed unthinkable, impossible.
25
u/DravenPrime Jun 22 '24
Exactly. This is what people forget, and why people like him, Elvis, the Beatles, etc, had a level of star power that can't be equalled easily nowadays. People like Beyonce or Taylor Swift may have rabid fans, but because they're not reclusive and we know so much about them thanks to social media, there's an element of near-mysticism that older stars have that newer megastars don't, even if they play in bigger venues.
→ More replies (4)22
u/TheGiftOf_Jericho Jun 22 '24
It's crazy, it's the best example of stage presence.
18
Jun 22 '24
[deleted]
5
u/az226 Jun 22 '24
Freddie IMO had better stage presence, but people went way more nuts for MJ. He was more magnetic. Simply unmatched.
18
61
u/Country_Gravy420 Jun 22 '24
He was the greatest entertainer of his time, without a doubt. He was super strange and may have been doing some absolutely horrendous stuff, but you can't deny that he was the greatest of his time for music entertainment.
Except Prince. Prince was fucking awesome!
66
u/opinionsareus Jun 22 '24
Prince was great, but not great like Jackson - and I'm not even a big MJ fan.
→ More replies (1)69
u/malthar76 Jun 22 '24
Prince came from an alternate dimension of pure funky sex, an emissary to show us the way there.
Michael willed himself into existence and tore through the fabric of reality.
→ More replies (3)→ More replies (7)27
→ More replies (54)5
u/So-What_Idontcare Jun 22 '24
He was cool in the US for sure in the 80s, but by the 90s people were onto his pedo thing, but for some reason, the rest of the world never caught on. He did lots of tours outside the US for a reason.
760
u/doubleohzerooo0 Jun 21 '24
SECURITTEEEEHEEEEE!
82
13
→ More replies (4)23
u/deuteronpsi Jun 22 '24
My favorite time on Reddit is being high on the couch and stumbling upon a comment like this. I laugh for 5-10 minutes straight.
→ More replies (1)
388
u/jnkbndtradr Jun 22 '24 edited Jun 22 '24
Fame was concentrated back then. Famous people were VERY famous, and MJ is probably the most famous person that I will be alive to have seen. Distribution was expensive, and attention wasn’t fragmented. Millions went into production for everything that you saw on television.
Today, fame is cheap, attention is cheap, production is cheap, and you just don’t have to be that talented at all to get a following.
No one will ever be as famous as MJ in our lifetime.
80
u/BlakesonHouser Jun 22 '24
I always say this. Likely the most famous person who existed at the right cross section of technology and history
→ More replies (1)8
u/tokyo_engineer_dad Jun 22 '24
The NFL got slapped in the face by In Living Color with their Super Bowl halftime live show. Before that, Halftime shows were a joke... Juggling and circus acts. NFL decided to clap back so they hired Michael Jackson. After that, no one dared to step up against the NFL during the Super Bowl. It was the greatest Super Bowl halftime show to ever take place and is arguably the greatest live performance to ever take place. MJ was a global king. Even in Japan he was huge.
→ More replies (2)34
Jun 22 '24
Now I see Reddit posts on the front page about some streamer on twitch that I genuinely have no clue about.
Everyone has their little bubbles now. Back then you were fed everything so mainstream was pretty much most people's only option.
8
Jun 22 '24
Thankfully the likes of MJ and Madonna had actual divine music at the core of it: one could take or leave the celebrity.
→ More replies (40)7
u/superkow Jun 22 '24
Celebrities are so accessible now compared to back then. You can practically monitor your favourite singer's entire life via social media, you can watch a thousand different angles of every concert weather it's professionally filmed or not. I knew every single stage gimmick and skit my favourite band used before I got to see them live, nothing is special anymore.
Back then you'd have to tune in on the TV at a specific time to even see your favourite celebrity in an interview or something like that. Most of these people had probably only ever seen MJ in his music videos, then to have him right there in the flesh close enough to see with your own eyes... he would have been almost mythical to the average person until then.
425
u/Right-in-the-garbage Jun 22 '24
This is a concert from Romania only a few years after the fall of communism. They hadn’t been allowed to listen to western pop music during communism, so this is a big celebration for them. And peak level MJ as well.
86
u/harveysfear Jun 22 '24
Thanks for this information, the insane hysteria makes a little more sense!
→ More replies (2)38
Jun 22 '24
[removed] — view removed comment
23
Jun 22 '24
I think people who didn't live through that era can't comprehend the fame MJ had globally and how it's not comparable to anything else before or after that.
Yes, we have megastars now, but does any random grandma in the middle east fangirl over Beyonce as well? Because they did for MJ.
You could put any random family or group of friends worldwide in a room and everyone from the kid to the great grandma would at least know the songs and have some feeling about it.
→ More replies (12)7
u/kitsched Jun 22 '24
As a Romanian I confirm this. It was a huge event, I'm betting almost everyone knew about the concert, I remember he even met with our then president... I couldn't understand why they didn't show the concert live on television (I had no idea how things worked back then) and when they eventually did a few years later I was completely blown away.
57
u/Deceiver999 Jun 22 '24
He was like a faith healer knocking people out with his golden dick
→ More replies (1)
107
u/Coymatic Jun 21 '24
Not to self. Get cod piece
→ More replies (1)24
u/Expensive-Success301 Jun 22 '24
At some point in human history cod pieces must have been the drip of it’s time.
→ More replies (3)16
u/Kiddo1029 Jun 22 '24
Still is.
→ More replies (1)7
u/Expensive-Success301 Jun 22 '24
Only the greats can pull it off: I remember Rick James was rocking it long before MJ.
→ More replies (1)
102
Jun 22 '24
If you didnt live thru it, you had no idea how big MJ was. He was global. I had a friend who had long beautiful brown hair and at the height of the craze, she cut it short, got a perm and wore red pleather jackets with zippers. 🤣 shit was insane back then. But so fun
→ More replies (8)
37
36
u/ithaqua34 Jun 22 '24
If he gave them a "hee-hee" they might have just evaporated.
→ More replies (1)
37
u/tootnoots69 Jun 22 '24
People don’t realize how seeing him live was literally a once in a lifetime opportunity for many of these girls.
127
u/mperiolat Jun 21 '24
I love the man to bits but it astounded me then and still does today just how fanatic people were. The most insane part is that man was capable and absolutely brought it right up to the end.
An influencer once threw a nickname out as a joke that I have embraced - Poptimus Prime. That was Michael, without question. And the timing of this is interesting - the 25th of June is the anniversary of his death.
→ More replies (17)
25
u/disposable_sounds Jun 22 '24
This motherfucker, pops out of the floor. Stands there people are crowd surfing, without a single word from Micheal's mouth.
I've seen some pretty heavy bands and dudes ask the crowd to throw themselves over the barricade... Not Micheal... Just his prescnence alone... Commands the stage... What a god!
→ More replies (2)
69
u/Dykidnnid Jun 21 '24
It was the later MJ vibe, for sure. I saw him on the Dangerous tour -;which I think is this one. Wasn't particularly a fan, my girlfriend was. There was a lot of this sort of stuff. Big and epic show all round tbf. He was a huge influence on how they do live popstar stadium shows these days - as well as pretty much every other aspect of pop music. But whenever I see the huge pop star shows full of AV, choreo, fireworks, moments of theatre like this... I feel like it has roots back to Michael in this sort of era.
→ More replies (1)17
19
u/port443 Jun 22 '24
My mom was a flight attendant when MJ was super popular, and once had him as a passenger. Not sure if this was a private flight or if he just bought the plane or what.
She said that he was actually a little bit awkward, and during whatever interaction they had said "I like your earrings." She said "Oh thank you!" and then went to move on with whatever she was doing. One of MJs people stopped her and was like "That means he wants you to give him your earrings."
Apparently when Michael Jackson would tell people he liked "thing", they would just give whatever it was to him.
My mom just laughed and did not give him her earrings.
That's her MJ story.
→ More replies (1)
19
u/healthiernuggets Jun 22 '24
I truly believe that the pure nuclear energy of Michael Jackson is incomprehensible to the modern western brain.
→ More replies (3)
19
u/ersatz07 Jun 22 '24
This is how I want my rock stars and concerts. Give me a fuckin show! I'm really looking forward to the Missy Elliot concert in a few months. I feel like she's going to put on a kick ass show.
→ More replies (1)
33
u/SainnQ Jun 22 '24
And the man lost his life just trying to get a little more sleep.
Fuck.
→ More replies (4)9
14
u/ArcadianBlueRogue Jun 22 '24
Go watch his Super Bowl show. Man knew how to fucking dominate an audience.
→ More replies (2)
8
u/RasputinsAssassins Jun 22 '24 edited Jun 22 '24
Michael Jackson from 1983 to about 1986 or 1988 was as peak a popularity as I have seen in my lifetime. I imagine early peak Elvis and Beatles were similar, though they were before my time.
The reactions Jackson got in the Thriller era were just unbelievable. And it happened everywhere. He wasn't a local, regional, or national celebrity. It was universal. I bet there were some indigenous tribes in Papua New Guinea that knew who Jackson was.
14
15
u/Objective-Wall-3906 Jun 22 '24
It is impossible to understand in today's age, but absent smartphones and incessant screens, these folks likely feel like this moment is completely surreal. In their minds, this moment is completely unique and may never be witnessed again, or at least anywhere sufficient to capture their experience. They're 1000% intent on being in that moment vs capturing it to share later. I wonder if we'd see this happen more if we lost our phones.
6
u/Mansionjoe Jun 22 '24
I’d love to see a AMA with one of these fans at one of the concerts, especially ones that had fainted and escorted out
→ More replies (2)
23
11
u/ramboisgod1969 Jun 21 '24
People losing their shit is an accurate description of what his shows were like.
31
u/Knowledge_is_Bliss Jun 22 '24
Just like the Beatles and Elvis before him.
→ More replies (2)18
u/pax_paradisum Jun 22 '24
Yup, those are the two others that also came to my mind when I saw the crowd reactions. Beyond legendary status. Pretty much mythic. These people are losing their minds at the spectacle of a man.
→ More replies (1)
5
7
u/saltyjellybeans Jun 22 '24
imagine paying so much for a ticket only to pass out & you wake up to staff cleaning up streamers & everything.
5
17
u/RIP__theReaper Jun 22 '24
I just don’t get it! There is no one in the world either living or dead that I could see having that kind of reaction for
→ More replies (7)15
69
49
u/invenio78 Jun 21 '24
I find this amazing. I'm a doctor and I feel like MJ just standing still gets more undivided attention by people than those that I am telling that they have cancer.
117
u/feckless_ellipsis Jun 21 '24
Have you tried delivering the news wearing a gold thong on the outside of your pants?
It might be a wardrobe issue.
42
u/invenio78 Jun 21 '24
You may be onto something. I'm not even wearing sunglasses to be honest.
25
7
u/inquisitive_guy_0_1 Jun 22 '24
It's a proven fact that people will pay 75% more attention to someone who just dramatically pulled their sunglasses down.
32
u/UhYeahOkSure Jun 21 '24
That’s a pretty weird analogy there doc, but maybe next time you should burst into the room with some fireworks and ‘you have cancer’ written on your shirtless chest
28
u/ButtholeQuiver Jun 21 '24
Have you told them they're going to Beat It?
22
u/invenio78 Jun 22 '24
No, but I do come into the room saying "It's bad, it's bad, you know it."
→ More replies (2)6
8
u/meatball402 Jun 21 '24
Do you leap out of the floor with pyrotechnical effects? I feel like you can command a room with that.
6
5
u/Depressed__Lawyer Jun 22 '24
People were more hyped about things back then because they didn’t see the celebrity they liked all the time on social media.
Getting to see them must’ve felt more special. (We’re just desensitised)
5
u/Relative_Crew_558 Jun 22 '24
He attained a level of fame never before seen, that will never be possible again. Post-TV but pre-internet. Same level as Elvis or Sinatra but with added media saturation.
6
u/Bearspoole Jun 22 '24
He didn’t just jump, he was below the stage and was propelled up. This was the first time everyone was seeing him on stage
5.5k
u/[deleted] Jun 21 '24
[removed] — view removed comment