So yesterday was one of those "Where were you when ..." kind of days.

As I was celebrating my 27th birthday with my parents enjoying a nice bottle of red wine the news broke that Michael Jackson had been rushed into hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. I was once a huge Jackson fan, the Bad album was one of my first album purchases and is still today the only vinyl album I own.

It is true, that like most Jackson fans, my interest waned as the years went on and the whole Jackson circus grew and morphed into Wacco Jacco territory. The music was always great, it's just a pity that it became an entrée to everything else that surrounded the troubled music legend.

My interest had something of a resurgence recently with my numerous unsuccessful attempts to get tickets to see Michael Jackson at the O2 Arena. Seeing a superstar the likes of Jackson perform is something that only happens once or twice in a lifetime, it is just a pity that generations of Jackson fans never got to see him perform.

RIP Michael Jackson 1958 - 2009

To celebrate my Birthday I have produced 9 individual top 3s in various categories.

(All personal opinion)

Top 3 -

1. Michael Jackson songs

1. Dirty Diana

2. Billie Jean
3. Man in the mirror

2. Albums purchased

1. The Strokes - Is this it

2. Queens of the Stoneage - Songs for the deaf
3. Oasis - Definitely Maybe

3. Regrettable films seen in cinema

1. Alien vs. Predator 2 (Just how cool does the Japanese poster look, pity the film isn't half this cool)

2. Across the universe
3. The Hangover

4. Films seen in the cinema

1. Nightmare before Christmas

2. Bambi
3. Casino Royal

5. Films ever seen

1. Fight Club

2. A L I E N S
3. Wall E

6. Games consoles owned

1. PS2
2. Mega Drive
3. Xbox 360

7. Games owned

1. Half Life - PC
2. Sensible Soccer - Aminga
3. Resident Evil 2 - PS2

8. Regrettable games purchased

1. Alien Hominid HD - XBLA
2. Sensible Soccer - PS1
3. Championship Manager 4 - PC

9. Sporting event attended

1. Wales 2 - Italy 1 ( 2002 )

2. Swansea City 0 - Liverpool 0 ( 1989 )
3. Swansea City 2 - Portsmouth 0 ( 2008 )