http://mommymommyland.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/a-legend-has-passed/ giving it our all, here on the farm. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:49:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://mommymommyland.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/a-legend-has-passed/#comment-1543 Muse Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:45:21 +0000 http://mommymommyland.wordpress.com/?p=1011#comment-1543 I grew up in middle class suburbia... Men mowed their 1/4 acre patches of grass like it was a Saturday morning sporting event. We had a live-in nanny/housekeeper until my Dad re-married and were treated to a whole new school wardrobe every fall. My Mother lived in a gated condominium complex that had a team of gardeners and pool men. We listened to Michael Jackson- if he was on the radio. And I even went to a concert from Madonna's Boy-Toy Tour. But really, I think the fashion of Michael hit the suburbs more. Kids went to school in parachute pants with zippers all over them, and a few even tried the *one glove* thing for awhile, but I think it was more the year-long sunshine to blame for that fad to be short lived. While I completely agree that Michael Jackson helped to shape the music world, I honestly remember other music of the time more. I danced away to show tunes for my latest after-school production, and my brothers sang along to *The Eye of the Tiger* and *Take These Broken Wings* on the way to soccer practice and Hebrew school. I grew up in middle class suburbia… Men mowed their 1/4 acre patches of grass like it was a Saturday morning sporting event. We had a live-in nanny/housekeeper until my Dad re-married and were treated to a whole new school wardrobe every fall. My Mother lived in a gated condominium complex that had a team of gardeners and pool men. We listened to Michael Jackson- if he was on the radio. And I even went to a concert from Madonna’s Boy-Toy Tour. But really, I think the fashion of Michael hit the suburbs more. Kids went to school in parachute pants with zippers all over them, and a few even tried the *one glove* thing for awhile, but I think it was more the year-long sunshine to blame for that fad to be short lived. While I completely agree that Michael Jackson helped to shape the music world, I honestly remember other music of the time more. I danced away to show tunes for my latest after-school production, and my brothers sang along to *The Eye of the Tiger* and *Take These Broken Wings* on the way to soccer practice and Hebrew school.

]]> http://mommymommyland.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/a-legend-has-passed/#comment-1542 Mrs. F Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:57:02 +0000 http://mommymommyland.wordpress.com/?p=1011#comment-1542 I remember being freaked out by Thriller, too... I remember being freaked out by Thriller, too…

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