Post by Bret Walker on Mar 18, 2004 22:08:05 GMT -5
J.J. Jackson, original MTV VJ, dies
This is really sad for me. I happened to be home sick from school, on the day MTV went on the air. I remember how much MTV permeated my life through high school (I was 12 when it first aired). JJ Jackson was like a distant uncle to me, as were Mark Goodman and Mina Blackwood (OK, aunt), and Martha Quinn was like that cool older cousin. There were personalities on that channel, people you could relate to, people you could touch.
JJ Jackson dying like this, I feel like a family member has died. I'll never forget him.
This is really sad for me. I happened to be home sick from school, on the day MTV went on the air. I remember how much MTV permeated my life through high school (I was 12 when it first aired). JJ Jackson was like a distant uncle to me, as were Mark Goodman and Mina Blackwood (OK, aunt), and Martha Quinn was like that cool older cousin. There were personalities on that channel, people you could relate to, people you could touch.
JJ Jackson dying like this, I feel like a family member has died. I'll never forget him.
