You couldn't help but be captivated by the unbelievably cute



kid with the amazingly controlled falsetto voice and

electric dance moves. He was only 10 years old, when he

exploded onto the music scene, along with his brothers as

the lead singer of the Jackson 5, but he had the stage

presence of a twenty year veteran. Before or since, I

haven't seen a child that talented, that aware, that

dynamic, that charismatic!

I'm talking about Michael Jackson, of course. And if you

didn't have the privilege of seeing him perform as a child--

live or on television, you missed out on the most gifted

child performer in the history of music.

Do yourself a favor and see if you can find a videotape of

some of the Jackson 5's old television appearances, and

you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. They were truly

magical--especially Michael!

The whole world fell in love with the Jackson 5! In the

early seventies, the Jackson 5 were the hottest recording

act on the planet!

They had number one record after number one record, after

number one record. They sold out concerts worldwide. They

were everywhere--television commercials, cereal boxes,

school bookcovers, and on every teeny-bopper magazine. They

even had their very own Saturday morning cartoon! The

Jackson 5 were truly a phenomenom!

The Jackson 5 were all talented in their own right, but it

was little Michael who was the special one--the prodigy--the

genius!

In fact, if Michael hadn't grown up and weirded out on us,

there's little question, he'd be considered the greatest

entertainer of all time. As an adult, he still had the magic

that so captivated us when he was a child.

Actually, despite his current trials and tribulations,

arguably, he's still considered the greatest, if you judge

him strictly on talent and record sales.

Remember, this man holds the Guinness World Record for

having the biggest selling album of all time--"Thriller!" In

addition, in 2000, at the World Music Awards, Jackson was

honored with the Best Selling Male Pop Artist of the

Millennium award. In other words, he was voted the best

selling pop artist of the last thousand years!

Yes, I know he looks like a freak now--or worse, but you

should have seen this kid before the allegations of child

molestations, before the weirdness, before the plastic

surgery. When he was performing on stage, you literally

couldn't take your eyes off of him.

How ironic that is, because now, we can barely stand to look

at him!