Welcome to I Miss Michael
Hello and welcome. I’ve launched this site as a way to help us all remember the amazing beer and spirits writer, Michael Jackson. His influence is undeniable. He helped strengthen the microbrewery revolution here in the US by exposing beer lovers to the beer styles of the world through his writing and speaking. He helped most of us, directly or through his influence on others, learn more about the beer we drink. Because of this far-reaching, but I think somewhat unknown , influence, I started this site as a repository of information, memories, and media about the Beer Hunter.
Initially I will be posting videos (also available as a podcast) of interviews with industry people about the influence of Michael Jackson in the beer and spirits industries. I’ll also be soliciting input from you, the readers, on what you remember of Michael. Feel free to contact me with any suggestions you might have by adding a comment to this post.
Cheers,
Jeff
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Hello Jeff,
congratulations !! My name is Leo Oliveira and i have a bar with a lot of special beers here in Rio de Janeiro / Brazil. We have many books of MJ and your influence will be always well coming !! Success and Cheers!!!
Leo Oliveira
BEERTASTE – Respect Styles
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I remember the afternoon @ Astoria Studios, Queens, NY when my daughter @ lunch time, sat in the dressing room, shared a veggie plate with Michael in between shooting the Wiz…I remember laughing to myself as she told him, he needed to eat more, he was “skinny like her brother” They both laughed, he said “sure”. It was at that momement that I saw just a kid…a normal young man…just for a fleeting moment… The production assistant came in, told my daughter she was needed on set…They hugged, said see ya’ and I never saw that particular young man again…But watched the growth of the the most gentle, kind, giving, sensitive extremely talented young man evolve into manhood…in age and physicality….His childlike essence was the signature by which he lived his life…Just imagine…Heaven’s talent pool has just added another soul…
As we ‘pay tribute’ to this beloved artist, let us not forget, he was a son, a brother and a father. We must not falter in our grief so as to fail to express our gratitude to the physical creators who brought him into our world and shared his talents with us. We must recognise that though we may not be able to feel the “sorrow’ of losing a child, we must extend our respect and utmost condolencs.
So, to you Mr. & Mrs. Jackson, to you his siblings, to you his children, nieces, nephews, cousins….I pray that God give you comfort, peace and strength, that your sorrow be sweetened by the knowledge that your loved one rests in the arms of one greater than you or I. Know that he is safe and at peace…