Is This REALLY It?

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It's still difficult to believe Michael Jackson is gone.  However, as with Elvis, Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, etc., they will never really be gone as long as someone thinks they can make money from the artist's image and music.  That's certainly the case with Michael Jackson and the "movie" THIS IS IT, which opens this Wednesday, October 28.

THIS IS IT is basically a film about his last days during rehearsals for his big tour he was getting ready to embark on, before his untimely death.  Oh, there's also an album to compliment the "movie", which will drop this Monday, October 26.

I keep putting the word "movie" in quotations our of respect for Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson.  She says she's not going to see THIS IS IT because "it's not a movie, there's no acting."  How sweet.  And she's right, but that's not keeping tens of thousands of fans from purchasing their tickets in advance.  Everyone wants one final glimpse of Michael Jackson in all of his magical wonder, dancing across the stage...and I'm no different than anyone else.  Have I purchased an advanced ticket?  No.  But I do plan on seeing THIS IS IT, because I too want once last glimpse of one of the greatest entertainers of my generation!  Michael Jackson will be missed.  Thank goodness for music videos and DVD's!

So, is this it?  Probably not.