So Why the Fascination?

By Dave Buhler

(Guest blogger Dave Buhler has a long history in Utah politics. He worked for Gov. Bangerter, served as a state senator and on the SL City Council, and in top positions in higher education.) 

In case you didn't hear, Michael Jackson is dead.  If you haven't heard-not only that but countless details of his life-the good, the bad, and the absolutely bizarre-you must have missed the conversion from analog to digital or been on a hike on the Appalachian trail.

So why the fascination?

Michael was a super talent.  (And yes, even I have a couple of his albums -- I mean those large black vinyl disks that my kids use as evidence of my own antiquity.)  I'm sure millions remember fondly his music and incredible talent.  Somewhere along the way he became someone both sad and creepy.