VoicesCarry said:

So do I. I wish I could give Janet a hug after that speech.

VoicesCarry said:

Damn right!

well all in all the BET awards was a disgrace this show should have been structured with more class. We lost one of the most important artist in history
There is a time and place for everything and most of what was shown was WAY OUT OF ORDER.

Lammastide said:

As dysfunctional as they have been for many years, The Jacksons are always full of surprises. We should NEVER expect anything less (especially from Joseph).
[Edited 6/28/09 21:53pm]

utopia7 said:

Even though it wasn't put together so well (they only had a coupla days) I am happy for the parts that were good. Neyo was good and he was sincere. Jamie and Neyo did a good job the end. The whole O'jay segment was on point. BBD woke the crowd up and Maxwell added warmth/inspiration to the energy of it. He was refreshing. I didn't watch lil wayne and bird. I expected it to be garbage. The parts that were good were really good. I really felt for Janet.

utopia7 said:

Jamie should have changed the entire tone of the show... It was in his hands and he failed.

heybaby said:

these were the highlights ..but all of the cussing hood skits had me confused lol

The only two good parts were The O'Jay's and Maxwell.

And Janet at the end. Her face told a story we'll never truly know. She summed it up the best. "To you, he's an icon. But to us, he's our brother. He's family."

bellanoche said:

Only you.

i believe janet saved someones life by showing her face.
call me crazy but i just feel like her presence comforted a multitude.
i know she comforted me.
we still have the jacksons.
michael's memory lives within us
and within that family.
we need to support them.

Thank u much Janet ...I don't wanna waste 2 many words on Joe though

VoicesCarry said:

I think he was closer to his mother.

I don't think Joe was cold, but moreso blatant.
The whole damn show was a MESS!

OHDOCTHAH79 goes off on the hot mess of an award show:

SUPRMAN said:

i don't know how old you are, but when janet was a child in the 70s, she and mj were like glue. we 'old folks' remember that!

of course, he loved his mother, but janet was also his heart and he hers.

i agree with all those who find it odd (more like shameful) that joe, the patriarch of the family, had his ass sitting right there, yet the baby of the family is sent out to make the statement. i know she's famous in her own right and most peeps know her as well, but couldn't he have at least gotten on stage with her?

I watched from the pre show. I was bored out of my mind and waiting for some talent...any talent. At least Jeremih could play and sing at the same time.

I loved Keith Sweat, The O'Jays, Maxwell, and BBD. New Edition? WTH was that? What happened to Ralph's voice? They should have let Johnny Gill jump in. I was sad. Lil' Wayne and all the bleeping should have been totally deleted.

Everytime they showed Joe's face laughing, I wanted to smack him. I held it together better than I thought, until I saw Janet walk out. I lost it then.

Poor baby...

kibbles said:

Exactly. Janet was Tinkerbell to Michael's Peter Pan.

heybaby said:

LMAO!! he kept it really real didn't he.....

Timmy84 said:

I'll surf through it but only b/c a friend is directly involved in the show...

I missed the opener. ....but this was probably the best one that I've seen so far. I guess it's because of the MJ tributes. Queen Latifah was right.....the mood there did seem more genuine than previous awards shows. I thought they thought pretty quick on their feet with changing the show plans. Considering the lack of time, they did better than when the Grammys paid tribute to James Brown. They still should've canceled Lil Wayne & Soulja Boy. They kinda killed the MJ themed tributes they had going.



LOL @ them getting on Don Cornelius for taking forever.

I'm sorry, but WHY can't this li'girl pull it together?? Must she always look like she's been hit in the face w/ flour & told to pose or die???

CalhounSq said:

Girl?!? I thought THAT was a dude in drag!

Lammastide said:

utopia7 said:

Well, I have a reaction... Stupid cow looked like she was in a circus. I know why I can't stand her...phony clown.

CalhounSq said:

who is she? She looks like one of those aliens in a Billy Ocean video.

wow....Joe is an ass

figures

TonyVanDam said:

He's 100% right. B.E.T is reinforcing Sterotypes!

TonyVanDam said:

I told y'all it's Tracy McGrady! He's in disguise.

kibbles said:

Yes.

1600 said:

Yes this is a major part of his failure ! I am sure if he was at the Oscars he wouldn't be as brazen. His attempt at a celebratory atmosphere yet it went terribly wrong.