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March 29, 2007
Michael Jackson wants Vegas robot. No, seriously.
Michael Jackson wants Vegas robot. That's the headline from this Yahoo! Music news article. And I think it says a lot about me and our culture that my first reaction to this news was, "Well, of course he does."
The idea of the Prince of Pop having a fifty-foot tall robot "wandering the desert" actually appeals to me. It feels right. Why shouldn't there be giant robots roaming the American SouthWest? And why not giant Michael Jackson robots? You can't tell me that you wouldn't appreciate having a giant Michael Jackson break free of its tethers. In much the same way that Pink Floyd's pig balloon did in 1976 during the photoshoot for the "Animals" cover, the Michael Jackson robot could move harmlessly over the country-side, becoming an oddity like so many other oddities in Vegas. People will go there to be married between his ankles. He will shoot lasers at the sky in the newlyweds honor. He will grab his crotch and release a mechanical scream which validates their love.
All of this got me to thinking: what would I be surprised to read about Michael Jackson. I couldn't think of anything, so instead I came up with a list of headlines that wouldn't surprise me:
"Michael Jackson to raise cabbages on the moon."
"Michael Jackson to cure disease using human tears."
"Michael Jackson wants to fly, but only while happy."
"Michael Jackson eats his own soul."
"Michael Jackson claims 'There is no Michael Jackson, only Zuul.'"
Posted by sferrell at March 29, 2007 8:29 AM
