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Who Stole The Pockets?!
Sherman, set the Wayback machine to 1983, to a time when MTV ruled television. You’re captured by the endless stream of music videos, falling into each one like that woman at the diner falling into the comic in the “Take On Me” video. In this case, though, it’s Michael Jackson that takes you away. Imagine stepping into the gritty ambiance of a looming conflict between two rival gangs in Michael Jackson’s iconic “Beat It” music video. It’s Romeo’s Montagues and Juliet’s Capulets. It’s the Jets and the Sharks.
As the two camps prepare for war, Michael rises from his bed and starts to wander, and dance, on his way to intercept the factions. The focus sharpens not just on Michael Jackson’s energetic dance moves, but on something peculiar when he enters the pool hall. It’s the pool tables; they have no pockets. No, seriously. Big old pool tables without pockets! What gives?
If you already know all about this, feel free to move on. To those who remain, watch the video below if you don’t believe me.
See, big green tables with no pockets! Now that you’ve seen it with your own eyes, you believe me!
