http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_482_Thriller.mp3 Rashod Ollison remembers Thriller fondly because it helped him through a hard time and helped propel his career as a music critic. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_482_Thriller.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_482_Thriller.mp3 <h4>Thriller!</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/a10aab70b4269cedb63299110f99ab20" alt="Rashod Ollison" height="100" width="100" />Rashod Ollison </p><p>Michael Jackson's <i>Thriller </i>is 25 years old - an anniversary that's inspiring fond memories all across the globe. Rashod Ollison was 6 years old when <i>Thriller </i>came out. He'll never forget the day his mom brought the album home. He and his sisters played it on a special record player that sprayed rainbow lights across the walls and brought joy into their house. <br /></p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/2c3e9348ea84cf8287b4b752f40a57c0" alt="Thriller 2" height="100" width="100" />Michael Jackson on the cover</p><p>Rashod tells Aaron Henkin how Michael Jackson's album helped him get over his sadness about his parents' divorce and turned him, temporarily, into a star at school. Today, Rashod is a music critic.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/bal-columnist-ollison,0,2800254.columnist" target="_self">Read</a> Rashod's music column</li><li><a href="http://www.michaeljackson.com/" target="_self">Learn</a> more about what's being done to remember <i>Thriller</i></li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /><h4>Searching for Home - with my Peeps</h4><br /><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/abc5bafa663c79805743e527bd8245bb" alt="Libbie Stellas" height="100" width="100" />Libbie Stellas and her daughter - <a title="Libbie and Rachel Stellas" href="resolveuid/a1154d396cee3e18165e096494dea5fc" target="_self">larger&gt;&gt;</a> <br /></p><p>When Libbie Stellas' daughter left for college, Libbie found herself feeling the empty nest acutely. So Libbie decided to take an ambitious, extended trip. Before she left, a friend gave her a box of candy Peeps. Libbie took photos of herself, and of the candies, as they traveled the United States.  By the end of her trip, long after the first box of Peeps had melted, Libbie figured out what was really important to her. <br /></p><ul><li>See a <a title="Libbie Ok Corral" href="resolveuid/488052a44728eb5fca9366c1e2fd096b" target="_self">photo</a> of Libbie and the Peeps© at the OK Corral</li><li><a href="http://libbiestellas.blogspot.com/" target="_self">Check out</a> Libbie's blog</li><li><a href="http://web.mac.com/estellas/iWeb/Site/Peeps%20Pilgrimage%20I.html" target="_self">See</a> more photos</li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:00:00