heat induced epiphany: the phantom-MJ connection

this past week has been wicked HOT.  because I live in Boston and am used to having one hot day a year (somewhere in August) I do not have air conditioning or a swamp cooler.  all I've got is a fan and a top floor apartment that traps heat like the devil in Georgia.

During the peak of the heat it got so bad I couldn't sleep for two nights and just kind of wandered around the apartment towing my futon mattress and trying to find a sweet spot. without my permission my mind decided to seek solace by singing "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson, over and over and over.
and over. You'd think that sleep deprivedly laying in your sweat in the middle of the kitchen floor singing "all night!" would eventually make you lose your mind, but instead somewhere around 4:20 a.m.
I had an EPIPHANY.  
Who is weird and sometimes a little bit creepy, but also endearing because of his undeniable talent and desire to please?  Michael Jackson.  Who has a face that can be disturbing to look at in good lighting?  Michael Jackson.  Who wants to rock with you, all night?  Who wants you to give in and ride the boogie with him? who owns a monkey? you got it.  MJ.
and you know who else....?   THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.  Please consult the evidence:

phantom:
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before!
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar!
And you'll live as you've never lived before ...

Softly, deftly, music shall surround you ...
Feel it, hear it, closing in around you ...
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind,
in this darkness which you know you cannot fight -
the darkness of the music of the night.

Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world!
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before!
Let your soul
Take you where you long to be!
Only then can you belong to me ... 

michael:

Girl, Close Your Eyes
Let That Rhythm Get Into You
Don't Try To Fight It
There Ain't Nothin' That You Can Do
Relax Your Mind
Lay Back And Groove With Mine
You Got To Feel That Heat
And We Can Ride The Boogie
Share That Beat Of Love

I Wanna Rock With You (All Night)
Dance You Into Day (Sunlight)
I Wanna Rock With You (All Night)
We're Gonna Rock The Night Away

Out On The Floor
There Ain't Nobody There But Us
Girl, When You Dance
There's A Magic That Must Be Love
Just Take It Slow
'Cause We Got So Far To Go
When You Feel That Heat
And We're Gonna Ride The Boogie
Share That Beat Of Love

And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone (Yeah)
You Know That Love Survives
So We Can Rock Forever

I'm not sure yet what all of this means.  Perhaps another couple of sleepless nights and I'll have more to go on.  For now I do know at least two people capable of mixing these songs and I really think one of them SHOULD. could be the next gray album, serious.
-e

                 -MJ and the phantom--a trick with mirrors?? maybe