My mum called and told me she'd
found a box of my belongings that she thought I'd want
to see. I went home, opened the box and found letters, poems, newspaper
cuttings, concert tickets and these pictures that I lovingly drew of my childhood idol Michael Jackson...
My love of MJ started when I was 8 years old and my mum took me to see the Bad tour at Wembley Stadium in 1987. My mum knew the head of security there so we bypassed everyone who'd been camping outside the entrance and got in an hour before the doors opened. Being in the front row ahead of 80,000 people was a pretty big deal for me back then.
I loved MJ a lot. I had posters all over my bedroom and used to practice his dance moves and everything. One Christmas, I think it was just after his Dangerous tour, my mum gave me and my brothers an envelope with a card inside that had numbers and letters on it. My older brother thought that he'd been given a car and the card was the license plate number. But no, it was a flight number to go to California. Amazing.
When we were there I made my family drive 6.5 hours through desert so that I could go to Michael's Neverland ranch in Santa Barbara. When we got there I stood at the gate and wrote Michael a poem which I posted through the mailbox. My parents actually left me there for an hour while they went to get lunch. There I was, just me - leaning longingly against the gates - and the Neverland security guard. I was sent a cup of tea. I didn't like tea at the time, but it was from Michael so I drank every last drop.
CLAIRE BARTOLOMEO
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AMAZING.
This girl should've been an artist.
Posted by: | 29/09/2008 at 10:24
AMAZING. This girl perfectly captures every lank, greasy strand of Michael Jackson's disgusting artificial hair. She should've been an artist who only sketches people who have irreparably fucked up their appearance.
Posted by: Cooler King | 29/09/2008 at 12:00
God only knows what you look like... hater.
Posted by: to Cooler King | 29/09/2008 at 14:30
this article brought back a flood of memories.
my parents bought a MICHAEL album and they said that i'd dance in front of the speakers like a crazed person.
the 80s were good to my memories and Michael certainly made an impression on my childhood soul.
Posted by: 80s mikey fan | 29/09/2008 at 16:54
I love this artical. I can't tell if she's being sarcastic at times or seriously still devoted.
Posted by: Jody Nolan | 02/10/2008 at 16:57
I can confirm the above, my younger sister was obsessed with Jacko. I can remember taking the piss out of her for drawing these pictures, which 16 years later has made me chuckle once again. SHAMONE!
Posted by: The 'Artists' older brother | 02/10/2008 at 20:54
these pictures are badass. i still love michael even with his dodgy past. he is a hero and made fantastic music. do you remember the time...
Posted by: peter carr | 04/10/2008 at 13:04
im a desperate huge fan
what people say about him is horrible
they talk about his death like it's a game
they say stuff they don't even know if it's true
and sometimes they know it's not and won't admit it
but why?
can't they just leave hime alone, appreciate is music which is the best and just shut up
i'm really sad about it
and i don't know what to do cause it hurts me so much..i love him more than i should but i was raised listening to him his music is tatooed in my soul
i don't know what to do..
Posted by: aissata | 26/02/2009 at 06:49
these look a lot like pictures i drew of him just today! so sad he died... =[ i love him!
Posted by: haley | 27/07/2009 at 02:37
for REAL!!!
Only Claire's mum would know the head of security at Wembley for an MJ concert back in the 80's.
Posted by: larry | 01/11/2009 at 19:39
like many of the fans who admired the work and in life show that MJ gave me more than I consider a large following and many felt much like death, or blog.
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