He was so sad and weepy the whole first hour on the show last night. I was like dang Jackie, give ME a break. You are breaking my heart. They were speaking so soft I had to turn my volume up almost full blast.
It was interesting to see that they can go virtually anywhere without being mobbed. A few paps and a few fans asking for autographs. But generally, they are free to go as they please. It must've been hard for Michael to be with them and know that his presence changed all of that. He couldn't even go across the street, let alone to a restaurant or a cd store. He must have felt like an outsider even with his own family. How lonely can one get? That could explain his reason for backing away from the family, so that they could be free and be at peace, not because he was a super star, but out of consideration for them. He never put himself first. Sometimes, I wish he would.
