The King (Of Pop) and I----A tribute to MJ

My first brush with Michael Jackson was in 1984...I was definitely Desi and didn't know much about Pop Music. We had a professor who graciously introduced us to this strange thing called "Aerobics..." Being fat and not fit, I signed up and we moved our feet and flailed our arms to some really nice Music... And then in a few days we were moving our feet to some great rhythms and could sing along and say "Beat it" at all the right places. I bought an audio cassette in Mumbai and listened to it all through 1984-86.
My next dalliance was when I was in the US with my infant son. I woke upto MTV and the beats and found it quite entertaining to pick up my son and dance while holding him . Even though Thriller was not recent, it was played quite often. I also did some aerobic routines to home to a self compiled cassette which was mostly tracks from , what else but "Thriller"
Cut to Scene 3. My son is about 5 years old and has this plastic guitar. For no particular reason , he is a fan of this pop star who wore white sox, gloves and had the bestselling album of the century. He went to his fancy dress competition dressed in a black tight fitting pant and had gloves and a hat. He had white sox and black shoes and he belted his heart out and tried to moon walk. He was very happy even though he lost to a boring doctor on call .
Cut to my last encounter... I had become quite archaic and clutched onto my audio cassettes. This was the third "Thriller" Cassette I had. I however had to move on to a CD version. Dangerous, off the wall etc are familiar terms , but Thriller is what has always ruled my heart.
Michael Jackson was one of those icons who made me feel global. After all he managed to thrill the entire Globe.