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[the-rageaholic]

[seriouseffects]

Happy Holidays! ❤️

On December 18th 1995 Michael visits Disneyland Paris with his nephews and the Cascio Family to rest after his collapse that happened two weeks earlier during rehearsals for the "One Night Only" show in New York.

"All the fans are waiting in front of the hotel shouting 'Michael! Michael!' and he came out three times already to say Hello.

I think at the moment he really enjoys Space Mountain, which is our newest ride at the park. I also think he came here especially for Christmas because that's always the best and most beautiful time to be at Disneyland. "

- Maria Kondstatt, Disneyland ambassador

[richfamous]

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[dimp1]

[seriouseffects]

The House Dance

As his last song in the show, Michael sang "Heal the World,“ and each time he performed it, a bunch of kids joined him onstage in costumes from countries all around the world. My brother and I would dig up robes from other cultures and slip them over whatever we were wearing, and then go out onstage with the rest of the kids. We had a funny dance that we named "The House“ because it was inspired by Michael‘s gofer, Scott Schaffer, whose nickname was "House.“ We loved to mess with House. […]

After seeing House dance, we created a wholly original dance inspired by his technique. Before the show we‘d say, "House, we‘re going to do 'The House‘ for you onstage tonight.“ And soon enough there we would be, Michael, Eddie and I, doing "the House“ - which involved, well, it was pretty much rocking from one foot to the other in a uniquely dorky manner. Seeing a couple of kids dancing awkwardly onstage was one thing, but what I loved was that Michael, the greatest dancer in the world, was putting aside all his hours of choreography and practice to perform such a silly move onstage in front of a stadium packed with tens of thousands of people. All just to make one guy laugh.

- text excerpt from the book "My Friend Michael" by Frank Cascio

[richfamous]

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[zzkt]

We need a term for the sense of loss accompanying the realization that possible futures have been made impossible. Wisftul recollection of lost futures. Neostalgia, or Prostalgia, or something.

— Jamais Cascio (@cascio) September 14, 2020

(via http://twitter.com/cascio/status/1305578880544112641)

[zzkt]

Oblivion Paralysis. When each sector of analysis (e.g., the classic STEEP Social/Tech/Econ/Enviro/Politics model) shows signs of collapse in process, it’s very hard to imagine what to do or where to focus. Every action feels insufficient or pointless. 2020 here we come!

— Jamais Cascio (@cascio) December 4, 2019

(via http://twitter.com/cascio/status/1202020866994790400)