Category Archives: michael jackson

The ’Giving Flowers’ series (episode 1): Mudhoney (feat. Abby Denson)

Posted on April 12, 2023 by jamilah

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dw95x-13df622 (RECORDED ON APRIL 8, 2023) We aren’t getting any younger, and neither are some of the artists we love.  We wanted to present a way to appreciate folks while they are still here (even if they’re not currently producing … Continue reading →

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Going To Concerts With A Disability (or two), with E.T. Russian

Posted on April 10, 2023 by jamilah

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6huvx-13dc8cd (RECORDED ON MARCH 10, 2023) Many music lovers enjoy going out to see their favorite artists live.  Some of us music lovers have disabilities, making it not as easy to navigate this world.  In conversation with jamilah (who is … Continue reading →

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What And Who Is Stan (Culture)?

Posted on April 8, 2023 by jamilah

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cc6s8-13da5ed (RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2023)  This episode is finally up!  A lot of things have happened since then (in relation to some of the things we discussed here), but the primary subject (sadly in some ways) is perhaps timeless.  … Continue reading →

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Happy Michael Day!!!

Posted on August 30, 2018 by jamilah

By the time this gets posted it will be the 30th of August.  The 29th is Michael day (in which of course he would have been 60 had he still been on earth), and it was a simple day… i … Continue reading →

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Why i think Sam Smith disrespected Michael Jackson

Posted on August 14, 2018 by jamilah

There are a few more webisodes i should be posting before this one (you know, just to be a bit more organized with the thing), and other posts i’d love to be writing; but i made this video and wanted … Continue reading →

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Music and We (MJ webisode no. 1): What do you think would have happened after ‘This Is It?’

Posted on January 6, 2018 by jamilah

    (This is also another chapter in the evolution of the book i was writing- people have asked why i stopped writing it after his transition. Not only is there an evolution of sorts in how i view Michael, … Continue reading →

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More reflections on ‘Searching For Neverland’

Posted on May 31, 2017 by jamilah

i made the above video, documenting my initial feelings around the creation of this docu-drama based on teacher Michael’s life.  While my feelings have not changed (i still refuse to see it), after i made the video i began to … Continue reading →

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A strange peace came over me…

Posted on April 19, 2017 by jamilah

“There are people dying…” As i am in the middle of doing some seasonal cleaning, i turn up the volume of Heal The World– it’s a song i go to when i look for that peaceful space, musically.  It’s the … Continue reading →

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Rest Well, Rainbow Child: On Prince Rogers Nelson

Posted on June 14, 2016 by jamilah

(So many of our great Master Teachers are leaving this plane in recent years. This year in particular has been hard. I had begun writing this piece pretty soon after Prince’s transition, and as I was in the midst of … Continue reading →

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A teacher of the teacher: In Honor of Maurice White.

Posted on February 25, 2016 by jamilah

It has been a couple of years since i have posted anything on here (clearly).  i’ve had so much to say during that time, and there have been times i’ve questioned how to say it.  This blog also (clearly) deals … Continue reading →

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