http://www.nypost.com/sev...103188.htm

Just found this article, don't have time to read it so please let your comments

There's no excuse for that. None.

Even if they made mistakes early on, by now they should understand this stuff.

They're no different than average folk that want to live way above their means or who refuse to do one simple responsible thing with their money.

Dance said:

I don't believe the whole story, simply because Marlon is now an estate agent and the thing about him moving into a motel happened years ago, so I don't know why they are treating that as a new story. Secondly, Michael NEVER signed any of his brothers to his record label, he signed his nephews, 3T but not his brothers.

Having said that I can't understand why a person like Jermaine is still relying on Michael to tour with him before he makes money. Jermaine once had a relatively successful, solo career of his own compared to the other brothers yet he is the one alway going on about reunion tours.

My uncle owns a moped dealership.
I can put in a good word for Tito or Jermaine if such an action is necessitated.

Really, I don't mind.

Also,
Rebbie can stay with me for awhile.
I have one of those old Centipede video-game arcade-sized units in my basement. On it, I have the top 3 high scores listed, with my nephew's scores immediately following & my brother in-law's coming in at a distant fifth ( he sux ).
I'm sure she'd get a kick out of it.

After all the music that this clan has provided the world,
I'd be more than happy to do it.
I'd considered it as a way of giving back to the Jacko community.

Check check it.

The only person really relying on Michael is Jermaine. The other brothers are far more independent and I'm sure Randy's dealing with Mike ain't that shitty. LOL

Alot of that story is untrue. Marlon co-owned MBC which is now the Black Family Channel and is also a real estate agent.
Randy and the other brothers have done okay as studio musicians also. Tito ain't doing so bad for himself since homeboy is touring the country and is riding around in a Rolls Royce.

Jermaine doesn't have money because the brotha has spent the past 20 years acquiring baby mamas And it's annoying that people act like Mike straight up doomed his family. He paid for his neices and nephews education and got them anything they needed.

Yea, the Jackson family is dysfunctional, but this story is nowhere near accurate

Oh yeah, the source for the story is Stacy Brown, so it's NOT credible

Oh jesus. Stacey's still trying to make money off the Jacksons? His book project didn't go too well... LMAO. what a load of shit. And yes, it's pretty much all a load of crap.
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They need to get on the road and TOUR! I guess nobody told them that touring is a way for artists to make money.

SoulAlive said:

Because without Michael, there is no tour. I don't see Michael Jackson touring AT ALL on a normal touring schedule. Let alone some nostalgia tour with his brothers.

If Mike doesn't wanna do it, there's no use of even TRYING to tour. No one's gonna pay to see the Jackson's WITHOUT Michael!!!

What would everyone be touring for? (except Michael and Janet) Nostalgia. None of the rest of them have made new music since the 90's have they?

Paris9748430 said:

I wanna see Tito

Paris9748430 said:

True.They need to convince Michael that he should participate.No doubt,he could use the money too!

this would be MJ's low point. As a former world star and probably the richest and most successful to do a tour with his brothers (i.e. and old Motown act, in teh end) to tour like the remaining Four Top members...
okay, the Jacksons tour would be placed not in hotels but anyway...

Who knows how much of that is true. However, the various claims regarding properties and bankruptcies should be verifiable with public records, if someone wanted to go out and research it all.

CandaceS said:

who cares? they not paying my rent- now when I get put on payroll and my check don't come on Friday that's when i'll do the investigating

Paris9748430 said:

Yeah, but even Jermaine's greasy behind could tour solo on the r&b oldies circuit if he wanted to. He had good hits that the r&b audience loved in the 80's and could do gigs from Tom Joyner (who always gives mad love to old school acts) if he really wanted to. Hell, if the Time, Lakeside, Freddie Jackson, and glossy-lipped Johnny Gill can sing their hearts out on these soul cruises and radio "family reunion" tours then I don't see why he can't too.

Ottensen said:

Exactly! There is no reason why Jermaine can't get out there and tour.He's had numerous hits.Howard Hewitt tours constantly.Jeffrey Osborne tours constantly.Freddie Jackson tours constantly.It's how these people make a living.The Jackson guys don't wanna work.They would rather come up with silly money-making "schemes".

Exactly.
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SoulAlive said:

You're absolutely right . This is exactly the "niche" market I was talking about! That would be the perfect scenario for Jermaine to perform. But clearly he doesn't want to, otherwise he'd have his butt right up there on the summer stage of one of these "superfest" type of shows singing "You Like Me, Don't You" and "Why-don't-you-do-whatcha-do-when-ya-did-whatcha-did to Me"

Ottensen said:

He needs to stop being so lazy and get out there and WORK!

Jermaine's a lazy motherfucka.

Is NY Post a real paper or tabloid?

Stymie said:

These days, it's hard to tell They've lost credibility over the years

Stymie said:

A weird mixture of the 2 but it's more on the tabloid side. Maybe that's why I buy it every morning

marnifrances said:

The Police haven't released an album since 1983 and their reunion tour was a mega succes.

Stymie said:

doesn't matter if it's a real paper or not. The writer is Stacy Brown and I guess fans know he pretty much hates MJ, and has tried to publish all sorts of shit about him. I wouldn't believe a single word this "writer" says.
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marnifrances said:

Stacy Brown is a guy

I know that- typo and a bit of confusion. lol

From recent pictures, all of the siblings and their kids are doing pretty well and have done various things behind the scenes of the music industry