The People Who Designed the Jackson Funeral Did Some Good After All

I was watching the Michael Jackson funeral today , and I thought everyone did a pretty good job. I was a little wary of Rev. Al Sharpton, but then he kept it cool and did well. I really liked the part where he mentioned (or was it that Democratic Representative from the House?) that people in South Africa and lots of other people in the world were also mourning. Specifically, they said from Birmingham, Alabama to Birmingham, England. I didn’t even know that there was a Birmingham, England.

I’m sure the folks designing business strategy in Birmingham were happy to hear that little mention! I’m sure all those people that work on search engine optimisation in Birmingham are going to get a few more hits for their businesses. And finally, I’m sure that lots of people were very happy with how all of it all turned out, and the incredible intimate look at a genius’ life. These were provided by Magic Johnson, Brooke Shield, the guy who founded Motown Records but most of all, from his young daughter, Paris.

I wonder why we villify throughout our history those gentle geniuses who seem so weird at the time but turn out to be major contributing figures in the end?