Michael Jackson RIP Part 10

Please continue your respectful discussion of Michael and all he meant to you here. Thank you.

This is a continuation of these threads:

PART ONE: http://prince.org/msg/8/312176?&pg=1

PART TWO: http://prince.org/msg/8/312273

PART THREE: http://prince.org/msg/8/312547?&pg=1

PART FOUR: http://prince.org/msg/8/312814

PART FIVE: http://prince.org/msg/8/313062

PART SIX: http://prince.org/msg/8/313129

PART SEVEN: http://prince.org/msg/8/313283

PART EIGHT: http://prince.org/msg/8/313721

PART NINE: http://prince.org/msg/8/314201

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1st!

I'm still expecting to see new photos of him, shopping or going to the doctor

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lilgish said:

I'm still expecting to see new photos of him, shopping or going to the doctor

lilgish said:

I'm still expecting to see new photos of him, shopping or going to the doctor

i was surprised with todays revelations about how much dope he was takin just to sleep ... damn ... if u need that much medication just to tranquilise oneself ... there is a problem ...

its a wonder he could do any of that video footage ...

Personal Chef Recalls Dramatic Details of Michael Jackson's Death
By Michael Park
July 29, 2009


Michael Jackson's personal chef says Dr. Conrad Murray was a fixture at the household of Michael Jackson – so much so that when his routine changed the day of Jackson's death, she knew something was wrong.

"I thought maybe Mr. Jackson was sleeping late," Kai Chase, hired by Jackson to cook the family meals, told the Associated Press of the morning of June 25, when she noticed that the singer's doctor had not come down Jackson's bedroom carrying a pair of oxygen tanks, as he did every morning.

The truth quickly became apparent when Murray ran down the stairs yelling out for Jackson's oldest child, Prince Michael. "'Go get Prince!' He's screaming very loud," Chase tells the Associated Press. "I run into the den where the kids are playing. Prince runs to meet Dr. Murray and from that point on you could feel the energy in the house change. I walked into the hall and I saw the children there. The daughter was crying. I saw paramedics running up the stairs."

Chase says she joined the children, their nanny, and the housekeeper in praying for Jackson's health, but it was too late – the pop icon was dead.

The celebrity chef, 37, hired by Jackson in March, says the Jacksons' was a happy home, with a focus on healthy living.

Jackson, preparing for a series of comeback concerts in London, had fruit drinks and granola for breakfast every morning, and ate healthy foods like chicken and spinach salad for lunch with the kids.

Dinners might include a seared tuna steak, and Dr. Murray was often a guest at the table. Jackson's daughter, Paris, 11, started each meal by saying grace, Chase says.

As for Chase, who expected to go to London with the family, she plans on publishing a cookbook – an idea that Jackson encouraged. The book will focus on her time with the family.

"He was an inspiration to me," she says.


http://www.people.com/peo...46,00.html
[Edited 7/29/09 8:45am]

ColAngus said:

i was surprised with todays revelations about how much dope he was takin just to sleep ... damn ... if u need that much medication just to tranquilise oneself ... there is a problem ...

its a wonder he could do any of that video footage ...

Marrk said:

lilgish said:

I'm still expecting to see new photos of him, shopping or going to the doctor

I know what you mean. I still feel everyday when i wake up that he's still here. It's like i'm in an alternate universe or something.

Still finding it hard to accept he's gone.

Even if MJ survived, there are chances he would have had brain damage

I was listening to CNN yesterday they said Paramedics say the first 5 minutes of finding the person not breathing is the most crucial point, and after that brain damage starts occurring.

suga10 said:

Even if MJ survived, there are chances he would have had brain damage

I was listening to CNN yesterday they said Paramedics say the first 5 minutes of finding the person not breathing is the most crucial point, and after that brain damage starts occurring.

dag said:

- The footage of Michael at the last press conference was very interesting to me; the way he was walking was very different; I've never seen Michael walk w/ swag like that and w/ his elbows bent

Reportedly, two of the side effects of patients emerging from Propofol anesthesia include mild euphoria & hallucinations. Take from that what you will.
[Edited 7/29/09 10:09am]

Mstrustme said:

- The footage of Michael at the last press conference was very interesting to me; the way he was walking was very different; I've never seen Michael walk w/ swag like that and w/ his elbows bent

2010
...May the fierce be with you...

matthewgrant said:

Mstrustme said:

- The footage of Michael at the last press conference was very interesting to me; the way he was walking was very different; I've never seen Michael walk w/ swag like that and w/ his elbows bent

the swag was strange

Mstrustme said:

matthewgrant said:

the swag was strange

- Call me a whacko but I've wondered if that was really him...

I have been critical of MJ for many years, often poking fun at him. And truth be told, although I think he's more talented than most of the singer/performers you see today, I'm not really what you would call a fan.

However, it was Micheal Jackson that got me into music. Back in the early 80s, pop music was like a dead, catchy, rehash of 70's disco, but with short guitar solos or heavy reliance on synthesizers. That's not to say there weren't really great acts bubbling up in the music scene--but what MTV and the radio stations were throwing our way was relatively homogenized music that fit into safe little categories. All the songs had little guitar solos, and seldom went over 3 1/2 minutes in length.

What was black was black, and what was white was white in pop music. Sure, Prince's 1999 was a great blend of genres and traditional R&B, funk, married to 'white' rock elements. But 1999 (and Prince) weren't really a part of the national pyche.

It was Micheal Jackson's Thriller that blew me away when it was released. The video for Beat It was everything music videos on MTV was lacking. MJ took elements from classic musical/dance movies like West Side Story and made them gritty, modern, and downright awe-inspiring. Even today when I see the video for Beat It or Thriller, I'm still impressed.

There was nothing like it before Jackson. Nothing.
What was most unique about the situation (if any of you can still recall) was that the music industry was in a lull just prior to the release of Thriller.
Michael Jackson got people excited about buying music. I mean, prior to MJ, a few kids owned Rick Springfield, Bryan Adams, or Olivia Newton John tapes, but after MJ, EVERYBODY was rushingout to buy music.
The entire music industry--not just MJ fans benefited from his success. It was a phenomenon.

Although within a year from the album's released, I discovered and fell in love with Prince, and MJ became like an embarrassing old girlfriend I'd rather just forget about, looking back I realized it was MJ--not Prince--that set me on my musical journeys in youth and to some extent today. It was MJ that made me see music is more than just catchy songs you listened to while playing with your friends.


So, yeah. Even in my cynical old age, not being an MJ fan in the slightest, he still left a mark on my life.

THERE IS NOTHING BUT THE VOID

ehuffnsd said:

The Chef told the whole story..

Showed that Michael raised his kids with God...

They knew to form a prayer circle and Paris says grace before every meal.

Mstrustme said:

matthewgrant said:

the swag was strange

- Call me a whacko but I've wondered if that was really him...

Mstrustme said:

ehuffnsd said:

he was probably i dunno HIGH

2010
...May the fierce be with you...

jamgirl said:

2010
...May the fierce be with you...

Mstrustme said:

2010
...May the fierce be with you...

suga10 said:

I hate this Dr. Tohme


Look how drugged up MJ looks here.

I wouldn't be surprised if Tohme was drugging him up during his London visit.

matthewgrant said:

no need for that. I would actually agree.

matthewgrant said: