Cool story. I heard once that David Pack lost his hearing or something and he was a gifted producer of other artists making it so much the more painful for him. Anyway, I once chanced to meet Rod Templeton or whatever his name is who wrote Thriller and other songs for Michael Jackson. It was outside a convenience store in LA. I was with a group from church after a Christian concert in the Shrine Auditorium and this limo pulls up and a large black man gets out having a backstage pass on his lapel that says "The Jacksons access all areas". We asked him about it and he told us that he was attending a party for Michael and that he writes for him. We told him that Jesus loves Michael and he agreed and said that he was a Christian himself and that he witnesses to Michael. It was really cool.
This may have been 1984-5.
 
Barry

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