tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post3459540882526282889..comments2023-11-10T09:41:51.291+01:00Comments on Kalu Ikeagwu: The BeaconKalu E. Ikeagwuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06128264583319373169noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-45169956328470977122009-07-28T07:46:26.828+01:002009-07-28T07:46:26.828+01:00What a beautifully written piece! I want to thank ...What a beautifully written piece! I want to thank you for writing this! Well done!! This was absolutely beautiful, Kalu. MJ was my most favorite performer of all time, all we've heard is negativity since his death- it made my heart happy to read this. <br />I pray that he rests in peace...Zulekhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-62411644715352941332009-07-05T21:05:44.155+01:002009-07-05T21:05:44.155+01:00Nice write up. I pray he finds the peace he craved...Nice write up. I pray he finds the peace he craved so much for!afolakemigoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-77502901985486496372009-07-03T22:04:34.336+01:002009-07-03T22:04:34.336+01:00stealth reader here
i feel a part of me will alway...stealth reader here<br />i feel a part of me will always be in shock, even though he looked so frail he somehow seemed invincible to me, i guess thats what happens when you put passion and uninhibition to your gift or talent you become superhuman. he is a realer superhero to me than Batman or wolverine is to me (lol am into super heroes...dats sayiin something). i have also lost an ally in our quest for eternal youth, i just wish his life cud have been happier and he cud have done without all d negativity but then MJ is a topic dat brings out a whole lot of emotions. but i just loved his ability to love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-34112195591327543192009-07-02T21:11:02.635+01:002009-07-02T21:11:02.635+01:00Michael was a good man. He didnt deserve all that ...Michael was a good man. He didnt deserve all that stress. I really hope he's resting somewhere..ladylikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530280663819231336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-15781457643972731132009-07-02T16:17:46.364+01:002009-07-02T16:17:46.364+01:00You were really a ring leader K’! Powder on the fl...You were really a ring leader K’! Powder on the floor…? wish I had tried that too with my sisters’powder, probably would have been dead meat too! But it’s good to know that u are among the billions who had such fond memories of him and did not allow the law suits against him to change that. <br /><br />…over a decade ago while re-writing my WAEC in the village, I was taking a break from reading and listening to the rave of the moment – “Tevin Campbel” when this young man dressed in boxers and t-shirt strolled into the family’s store where I had to work. He greeted me and sat down. He tapped his feet and nodded his head to the song for a few minutes and asked "that is Michael Jackson?" I said no. 'Is it his sister Janet Jackson?" i smiled and said no again. “Latoya?” I patiently said no. As I bent my head to go back to my books for want of something to do, he blurted out "is it the Jackson five?” I blinked at my books with surprise and said (in my mind "Hell No! Where is this guy from anyway?") No! He thought again for a while and proceeded to tell me about how MJ is the greatest musician that ever lived! I got home that evening and recounted what happened at the store. As I described his dressing, they started laughing and told me I had been charting with “Otistic” the MADMAN!<br /><br />I remember “Otistic” this period because he reminded me that MJ can be literarily called a ‘STAR’ seen by everyone who simply looks up at the sky; sane or insane. <br /><br />For most of us, MJ wasn’t about Pop, he was about a music and style that satisfied the soul! And that will forever be in our hearts!<br /><br />A very nice piece!Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-25423119367134076162009-07-02T15:39:17.443+01:002009-07-02T15:39:17.443+01:00Nice write up.
MJ will be missed forever.Nice write up.<br />MJ will be missed forever.princesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206405119446956019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-57390403719658538742009-07-02T15:38:28.261+01:002009-07-02T15:38:28.261+01:00Nice write up.Nice write up.princesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206405119446956019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-16004468365266893932009-07-02T08:38:35.769+01:002009-07-02T08:38:35.769+01:00Kalu, again i am amazed at your writing talents. N...Kalu, again i am amazed at your writing talents. Not only are you a brilliant actor, but also an excellent writer. Why dont you think about writing home videos or better still a soap. I have told you several times that 'Friends', the Nigerian version will be a hit. Mark my words. <br />Yours truely Dekunle CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-39041380430651491862009-07-02T03:09:58.066+01:002009-07-02T03:09:58.066+01:00Michael!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's all I can say!!!:-...Michael!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's all I can say!!!:-(No onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668318480015390342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-27003818302338581742009-06-30T14:31:35.464+01:002009-06-30T14:31:35.464+01:00I have to say this is one of the best (if not the ...I have to say this is one of the best (if not the best) MJ tribute I've read since his demise...totally love the way u wove this into ur own childhood story...weldone Kalu!Anoda Phasehttp://justdoyin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261118258502267084.post-2284532237562268792009-06-30T14:25:58.029+01:002009-06-30T14:25:58.029+01:00Kudos!!! And you thought you possibly couldn't...Kudos!!! And you thought you possibly couldn't come up with something befitting and here it is a very wonderful, heartfelt, eloquent, lucid expression of what MJ meant to you and his contribution to your youth as well as your perspective on his life. <br /><br />To me, Michael was courageous beyond believe because of the life he lived, a life that probed, prodded, bought, sold, ridiculed and placed under an eternal spot light. I don't think anyone of us could have lived under such pressure with an amazing grace, dignity, stoic resolve as well as passion. His life was one to be desired, admired but feared.<br /><br />In my own personal account, I had MJ posted on my wall, I too endeavored to do the moonwalk (backslide) to the consternation of my grandmother who didn't think such dances were befitting of a young lady besides I was yet to master the Ekombi (Efik traditional dance) and she thought that took precedence over any white man's dance (black or white if you were from overseas, you were a white man to my grandma), I was both mesmerized and scared of the thriller video but I wanted to be Ola Ray and have MJ save me hopefully from something less fearful as zombies, the only thing I refused to copy from MJ was the jheri curls:) As the years went by and he changed his looks I continued to love him even though I didn't understand why he would want to white wash (for a lack of a better word) his beautiful caramel complexion and straightened his nose. I was disappointed that the love we all had for him the way he was wasn't enough but hey to each his own, abi? He had to be happy with himself and if that fed his gifts then I was happy to oblige.<br /><br />I believe that for once in his life, Michael Joseph Jackson is now truly happy, truly at peace. The pain he tried to medicate has now been abated. I pray that he is resting comfortably in the bosom of our father Abraham...either that or he's conducting the heavenly choir and showing some cherubs the latest choreography on heaven's dance floor.<br /><br />Blessings<br />~E~Ebbenoreply@blogger.com