Timmy84 said:

You said the key word "promoting". Two things killed Jermaine's career, promotion and lack of talent on the writing and producing side. Yes I know all about his work with Switch, but he was never a great songwriter and producer, he was just a performer, not even that, he was a singer.

Promotion wise, I always blame the industry for not promoting Jermaine well. I can't fault Jermaine for that, he was doing his job working and making appearances, he was unknown in the States, but he still worked overseas and that's better than nothing for which his other brothers wasn't, including Michael in the last decade. People have a short memory, because I can vividly remember people dogging Michael because he wasn't doing anything.

I'm a huge MJ fan, but I refuse to talk that bullshit about Jermaine stealing MJ's shine now that he's gone, or he was always jealous of his brother's fame, I don't buy that. I think he was frustrated, but with the industry, not his own family. Because I can imagine Jermaine being snubbed by executives in the industry because "he wasn't Michael".

this song is an unknown classic

The #WeWantTheVictoryTour twitter campaign is coming along nicely

mimi07 said:

I love how they have Jermaine and Jackie mixed up. LOL

ViintageJunkiie said:

Will success spoil the Jackson Five?

Jackie got mad at them thinking he was Jermain on Jacksons A Family Dynasty.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Well it wouldnt make much of a difference...if you get my drift...lol

bboy87 said:

okay, is THAT Bubbles? or is the OTHER chimp on his shoulders in that 1984 Bubbles?

ViintageJunkiie said:

Nah, that's not Bubbles. Bubbles was huge by then (I think that picture is from 1989 or 1990)

So did the brothers actually finish any of the three tracks they started on the series. The first one from the first episode (can't remember the name), "Jacksons Family Dynasty" and "Saturday Girl"

bboy87 said:

DUH! I totally didnt even bother looking at MJ to tell what year it was. I forgot Bubbles was huge in the Leave Me Alone video.

So this is Bubbles right?



Then this must be some random chimp right?

ViintageJunkiie said:

yep

Nah, that's Bubs in that picture too

Bubbles grew hella big in the short time span

the farm picture was in mid '84 and the black and white one was late '86.

Remember he threw Michael down the stairs back in '88 or '89

bboy87 said:

Now wait a damn minute! That 84 picture has to be a different chimp because his face is too damn dark. The chimp in the 86 picture has a lighter face. Oh hell, I give up!

WAIT! LMFAO! WHO threw MJ down the stairs?! Bubbles?!

ViintageJunkiie said:

That's just the lighting

Yep, Bubbles threw Michael down the stairs. I think he may have punched him too

bboy87 said:

Or vitiligo

wait! stfu! lmfaooo! im over here dyin! when did MJ say he was tossed down the stairs?! rotf lmfaooo!

I remember someone asking MJ wheres Bubbles and he said he had to be sent away because Bubbles was getting older and he wanted to start "challenging the parent"
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ViintageJunkiie said:

I think I have the original picture. Bubbles was pretty small compared to how he got by 1987

I read it in the Magic And The Madness and some other book. Bubbles start getting really strong

Michael got 2 other chimps in '91 called Max and AJ (the one you saw playing with Joe in Private Home Movies)

bboy87 said:

I remember the chimp Joe was playing with in the PHM show. I still can't believe Bubbles did that to MJ. Im so mad because now I'm laughing at the thought of it happening.

Bubbles: *walking towards MJ*
Michael: You do it and ya dead! *MJ's voice from Moonwalker*
Bubbles: *screaming chimp noise*

*THUMP!*

This is a family that keeps moving and changing with the times.
They made a name for themselves way before MJ's release of Off The Wall.




They keep changing and reinventing themselves.



The Jacksons in the day:











The Jacksons today:

ViintageJunkiie said:

i didn't even notice, jackie hates that

TheVoid said:

fixed it for ya

bboy87 said:

haha! #FATALITY!

TheVoid said:

Your attempt at being funny has failed.

TheVoid said:

MOL said:

and to think I'd thought YOU go off about that.....

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Who knows

babybugz said:

I'm sure they finished it. No way will that show go off without giving us new music. They're probably working on an album right now. I doubt those 3 songs will make the final cut, but im sure they'll make nice b-sides/bonus tracks

ViintageJunkiie said:

I guess....lol

ViintageJunkiie said:

i think they're working on new music also

thank goodness they changed this song

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ePODbGThfg