I keep meaning to post this but every time I remember I'm not near a computer.
I went to LA a few weeks ago and made a stop at the MJ star on the walk of fame. I had planned to take something long before I even boarded the plane. When I went to Strawberry Fields a few years ago I regretted not taking something to leave there, just because.
Anyway, I took this little bear and a notecard on which I wrote "Thanks for the thrill." I surprised my family with it and gave them a Sharpie to sign the card as well, and they did:
Once we left the bear people started to crowd around the star and take photos. Slackers! Should have brought something!
Later that night when we drove by the star again it was completely surrounded by at least 100 people. We could even tell where the star was, there were so many people.
On the back of the note I wrote "Please donate this bear" knowing full well that someone would take it anyway. It was just a final ditch effort to be nice.
I didn't get to pass by the star again until Friday in the morning. I woke up extra early to do some souvenir shopping but everything was closed. The walk was eerily empty for a 7:30 am stroll:
Up ahead in the distance I saw a little figure on the sidewalk. A father and his daughter were taking photos of a star. When I got closer I realized that my bear was still there, four whole days after putting it down.
My jaw dropped. I couldn't believe it was still there. The note was gone, but not the black ribbon that I tied it to. I was really happy to be there alone and witnessing this. I just stood there for a few minutes taking it in. Never in a thousand years would I imagine that the thousands of people that were there that week would actually let a little bear sit relatively untouched (the Ty tag was still on it!!).
MJ
Los Angeles
Even more remarkable is that I managed to lose half the photos of my vacation, but that morning I decided against taking my camera and just taking my phone. Because of this I have the proof of this story.
And as if I needed more of a reason to creep me out, "Human Nature" just came on my shuffle.