Where were you and what were you doing when you found out that Michael Jackson was dead?

i had just woke up and my sister told me michael and farrah had both died. that wasn't the best news to wake up to.

I was at work and somebody just told me this news. so I logged on to the CNN web site to verify this. I was stunned!

My dad was reading the news on the internet and he said that Farrah Fawcett died then he saw that Michael Jackson had a heart attack. I said (in jest) "Why is everyone dying today?" and he pointed out that Micheal didn't die yet. Later that day I was playing a video game with my sister and Dad called from work to tell me the news. He'll be missed...

I was on Twitter, watching the news filtering through. I heard the rumours first, then gradually heard reports of news stations confirming it. Finally believed it when the BBC called it, which I heard through @MitchBenn
Twitter is truly amazing

I was in my cubicle. My husband texted me

I had just come home from work and checking entertainment news on Yahoo! and as I was trying to click on the article that said he'd been taken to the hospital when it was suddenly replaced by "Michael Jackson reportedly died". I thought it was a joke. I was a fan. Still am. His music will live on.

talking to my aunt donna she was watching cnn and told me. she started to cry and wanted to call her father. (she's a big fan she also cried when lady diana died)

my mom just woke me up for school and the first thing she said to me was "michael jackson's dead"

sleeping

I was watching the news, CNN to be specific. I switched it to E! and they reported he had died.

It was the first thing my mum said to me that morning as I was waking up in bed

I was just wondering why anyone would celebrate anything a ********* does. He was sick, but his "fans" are sicker.

I was taking a nap, I heard my phone ring several times, but did not know until I turned on the computer. My First thought was WHY???. It was not that I did not believe it, but just WHY????

I had been on vacation in a PA state park without any internet access or cell phone coverage (or twitter haha). Driving home on the friday that followed the day of MJ's death, I turned on the radio and heard "...and that was a tribute to Michael Jackson". I was like, "what? is it his birthday?"
Then I switched to another station and I heard a snippet of an interview where this guy was like, "...Michael Jackson was one of the best musicians I ever worked with. We're all going to miss him."
And then I was like " :( "
Then a Phil Collins song came on and I turned off the radio for the rest of the three hour trip home.

I was playing an line game at the time when I heard it on the news. Broke my heart. He was way too young. But it does seem that all the great ones go too young. I know I'm going to miss him and hearing about his new songs. I just love to watch him dance! He's in the eather now, doing the moonwalk for the crowds. Namaste.

Well it was night time where i'm from and i was in the pub and it came on sky news. Wouldnt say i'm devastated though. Shocked ya! But then again we all knew he had given up on life by the state he was in.

Just coming in from running errands and the news said Michael Jackson is gone. I was and still is very shocked. I am a huge fan and I will love him and deeply miss him.

i was at work making a latte when a friend of mine called to tell me

Next day, on wikipedia news

I just woke up and was watching the news and was I shocked to hear of this tradegy.