Michael's sense of humor shone constantly. Once, we went
to a party where Mike knew two or three people, but by the time we left
the party, he had an audience of about 20 people standing at the front
door as he told joke after joke. It was snowing heavily that night so we
wanted to get home early, but we stayed because Mike loved to tell jokes
and funny stories. The other rooms in the house emptied of people as the
word spread that he was the funniest guy at the party, was about to leave,
but was entertaining everyone at the front door. I took a seat and let
Mike tell his jokes. He loved to make people laugh and it made him happy
to know that he had made even one person laugh.
When Michael had a passion for something, there was nothing
that could hold him back. From the age of 13 he had what I call a passion
for everything about Elvis Presley. When I met Mike he had already been
to Graceland once and made a second trip four months after we met. I think
I realized what a true fan Michael was when on his 30th birthday his best
buddy planned a surprise Elvis theme birthday party for him and presented
him with a ceramic bust of Elvis.
After Mike was sure I knew him really well, he casually
told me about the eloquently sequined, made-to-order replica of an Elvis
jumpsuit he sold after his first Elvis impersonation contest. I have the
photographs to prove he actually squeezed into it. I heard the screams
of the people mixed with the applause after each Elvis signature song Mike
sang at karaoke bars. My personal favorite, "Can't Help Falling In
Love," brought tears to many eyes when he sang it at our wedding.
Mike's dream was to have a room that he could stand in and be surrounded
by Elvis memorabilia. A small scale of that dream came true when we decorated
our den with some tasteful mementos of the King. We even called it the
Elvis room.
Another of Michael's passions was biking; however, I believe
his most treasured passion was his daughter, Emily. I will never forget
his words shortly after our daughter was born. She was only minutes old
when the nurse took Emily and put her down in a bassinet and she cried.
Mike picked her up for the first time and she stopped crying. He looked
so proud as he said to me, "She was crying and as soon as I picked
her up, she stopped. She knows me." Shortly before Michael died, he
was alone with Emily in our car. Her proud father recounted this story
to me. Again she was crying, so he reached into the back seat where she
was buckled into her car seat and he put his little finger in her mouth.
She stopped crying and that made him laugh, but it made him happy to be
a father.
This introduction is just a glimpse of the "author"
but you will learn more about Michael as you read on. I do not have scientific
proof that these messages are from my husband; however, I do know that
his gregarious personality, his sense of humor, his caring nature and of
course, his love of singing and performing shine through in these messages.
Mike was a lovable guy and the type of guy with whom so many can relate.
Michael has so much to tell me in his stories and accounts of what goes
on where he is and these messages are comforting to me and his family.
I know that many others will find comfort in reading these messages knowing
that loved ones go on after death.
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Foreword by Richard D. Wright |
Introduction by Robert Murray |
Entertainers and the Afterlife (Robert Murray) |
Message: Michael, June 9, 1997 |
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