Nostalgia…Nostalgia is what builds inside of you when you hear, see or do something that triggers fond memory. On this day that memory was Michael Jackson! The out pour of love and support was nothing short of amazing by his hometown fans. There was a feel of true excitement in the hearts of every person there. As every song played throughout the day you can see person after person singing along and dancing to the music, and why not? That’s the epitome of the joy and happiness Michael Jackson brought to us with each and every song, album and video. To truly feel this joy you have to go back in time to the first time you ever heard a MJ song and you got up. I have truly come a long way from the small town kid in my Aunt’s beat it jacket dancing in front of her fireplace, however I’m never too old to relive that feeling that was in my heart when a Michael Jackson song came on. So with that said, here is video of the Michael Jackson Memorial exclusively in Gary Indiana.

Here are some pictures from the event

Ps. Janet did you borrow MJs costume from The Wiz for this performance? Just curious. . .

I’m still not understanding how Eminem was nominated for Artist of the year when he had no hits? Seriously and you know how I know you had no hits cause you closed your performance with a calaboration song. The fact you didn’t bring Drake out erks me, yet 50 cent was right there. uuugh

As much as I adore Alicia Keys this wasn’t her best performance. I think she needs to understand that every song doesn’t need choreography. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart came late in the year but I think this is my favorite R&B song of 2009!

Jennifer Lopez apparently wants you to know that she can still bring out Jenny from the block or JLo as she was best known as. The problem is Jenny, honey you are now in your 40s with two kids. I think you need to leave these young girl songs alone . . .

They kept saying and the return of Rihanna like her performance was going to be off the chain and that she was the performance we didn’t need to miss of the night. Fail! Its no secret that I’m not the biggest Rihanna fan but this was just ok at best. I can deal with Rihanna on record but performance wise, not so much. We all know Janet, JLo, Britney can’t sing but at least they can perform. Rihanna step it up honey.

Alicia and Jay z hit the stage of course to let us know how much they love New York. Jay looked pretty dapper in his suit once you got past the camel face. Just glad lil Mama didn’t pop up on stage.

Lady GaGa is so weird but for some reason I like her. I just make sure I always pray after she gets off the stage. Jan 14th should be interesting to say the least!

Adam Lambert is a . . . . . you fill in the blank. I will say how do you open the show with Janet and close it with this dude named Adam?????