The Establishment™ Bar

January 1, 1997 (2 years and 11 months before The Video) Michelle sat at the wooden desk inside her bedroom, furiously typing away on her Apple computer. This was not a holiday for her. She had work to do, and lots of it. So much work, in fact she didn’t visit her parents in Atlanta for Christmas break. Carl flew to New Orleans to see his family, leaving the apartment to Michelle. “You have mail”, announced the iconic AOL voice from her computer speakers. Michelle sighed and snatched her glasses off her face as she aimed the mouse cursor to the envelope icon and double clicked. A new email from Letitia Sanderson, her friend from Chicago, appeared at the top. FROM: Letitia Sanderson SUBJECT: THE ARTIST IS COMING TO NEW YORK CITY!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!! Michelle had been so busy working on her thesis she didn’t even hear the advertisements about the show. The ticket office was closed. She’d have to wait until tomorrow. She checked the Roseland Ballroom website. There were still tickets, ...