Playing my parents' vinyl copy of the Jackson 5's Greatest Hits on the console stereo...
Doing the Hustle to "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" in fifth grade music class...
Hearing "Beat It" for the first time at my first junior high dance...
Watching the "Thriller" video with my brother in our wood-panelled basement...
Listening to "Bad" in a convenience store during a late-night college munchie run...
Dancing to "Billie Jean" in a disco in Mexico...
Hearing the news of MJ's death on the radio while riding in a car with Adverb on the way to a play on a hot summer night.
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