Janet Jackson Appreciation Post #001

One of the first things anyone needs to know about me is that I am huge Janet Jackson fan. Ever since I can remember, she has been my favorite music artist. I was raised listening to her music, watching her music videos, and trying to imitate all of her choreography in my bedroom. When I was younger it was my dream to one day be one of her backup dancers on a world tour. I have since let that dream go, but lord, would that be amazing. I have always been drawn to her charisma, talent, and heart. If you need to know something about Janet Jackson, ask me - there's a 93% chance I'll know the answer.

Although I've been a fan of her my whole life, I have only seen her in concert 3x - and all within the last 2 years. I was supposed to see her live for the very first time in October 2015 in Los Angeles, but as fate would have it I ended up making my Broadway debut the same week. I chose Broadway over Janet. I think she would understand. When I was younger The Velvet Rope and All for You tours were both scheduled to play my hometown of Albany, New York. My mother stood on line early in the morning to buy tickets. Unfortunately, both shows were cancelled due to the stage not being large enough to accommodate the show. Fortunately, both of those tours were filmed and aired on HBO so I could still experience them. And then for a full circle moment, I took my mother to see Janet in July 2018 in my hometown, just before we sold our family home and all moved away for good.

I could write at length about her accomplishments and career, but I will save that and much more information for future posts. Below I've included some of my favorite pictures of Janet from various award shows throughout the years. Over the course of her career she has won 350 awards.