The music of my childhood and the music of my teen years totally collided after seeing this video. Last night New Kids on the Block performed in Detroit and upon hearing the news about Michael Jackson not long before taking the stage, they set up an impromptu tribute with photos of Michael while the crowd sang the words to “Man in the Mirror”. Then they went way back to a time when Joe used to sing “I’ll Be There” and even though they were out of practice, it didn’t matter because the sentiment was there and that was all that mattered.

George and I watched a MuchMoreMusic special today with some of Michael Jackson’s best videos. I’m glad so many people are playing his music today.

(This is why I love Twitter. I never would have even known about this if it wasn’t for the fact that I follow Donnie Wahlberg over there.)