Swa said:

I remember looking through the auction collection posted, and I had a feeling that he wasn't going to auction most of it because many of the items looked too sentimental for him to sell. I liked the jewelry, and only God knows how much that was going for.

Mike gettin' pissed at the band @ Rotterdam during "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" during one of the first "Dangerous" shows:

Timmy84 said:

Timmy, have you watched the Dangerous Diary mini series from 1992?

bboy87 said:

I think so. Not too sure, I know they show some footage and I remember "Keep the Faith" was playing during one monologue but I don't know if that's the same.

Timmy84 said:

yeah, it's on MJJC and each episode was like 15 minutes. They showed footage from most of the first shows, talked with the dancers and the band (Greg Philliganes was like the co-host), they showed the inner workings of the shows, the tourbuses, the soundboards, the catering....

bboy87 said:

Oh OK, I must have seen it then, lol. It's been a while.

LOL that footage is AWESOME! As "lost in the music" as Mike may seem on stage, he's always so aware of what's going on around him. Awesome to see him keepin' his shit together.

marnifrances said:

That remind me of some shit James Brown would've done back in the day. I remember Maceo say that James would be sliding over to the horn section or drum section or guitar/bass section and would flash his fingers, that was actually James doing that to tell people how much they would be fined for any mishap that occurred. Fans acted like it was part of the act. Only here, Michael is openly PISSED about what's going on, lol.

Timmy84 said:

It definitely wasn't the first time, remember that performance of Jam when it was raining?

bboy87 said:

Oh yeah I forgot about that, lol.

bboy87 said:

yeah, he's been pissed before and some bad tour concerts he's saying "louder" or "more" or something (maybe osaka?). There's a dangerous diary clip where he's motioning for the mic to be turned up a couple of times too.

Don't blame the band - blame the sound guy.

And yeah James Brown use to fine his band if they missed a beat or note, lol.

Swa

OK, fans, can someone explain why Michael seems more excited during this performance of "Billie Jean" than in the others:

bboy87 said:

The look on his face when she started to speak Spanish

I'm trying to go to the THIS IS IT tour!

Mara said:

Trying? You ain't got your ticket?

Timmy84 said:

Nope. I'm headed to London this summer for personal reasons, but I want to coordinate seeing this tour around the time I'm there. Either around the time of Wireless Festival in Hyde Park (early July) or around the time of Global Gathering late July. Once I get this together I can tackle getting some tix.

Mara said:

Oh I see...

Timmy84 said:

just a good day at the office



Swa

Timmy84 said:

haha he is very animated- but this was the Gothenburg concert right? he was pretty happy that whole concert.

And this video kinda makes me excited I am seeing him in July

Lay Back In My Tenderness
Let's Make This A Night We Won't Forget
Girl, I Need Your Sweet Caress

(8)

Oh Michael, PLEASE perform The Lady In My Life this summer. Please.

Dangerous Tour Diary 1

http://www.imeem.com/peop...sic-video/

bboy87 said:

I friend of mine thinks the This Is It tour should start with a retrospective and Music and Me blasting through the stadium before the show begins - would be a fitting way to hype up the crowd and remind that who we are about to see.

Swa

Swa said:

That would be GREAT! I wonder why I hadn't thought of that

angel345 said:

That was hilarious. First time I´ve seen him hold a guitar. Thanks for posting.

Swa said:

It be even more fitting to make "I Wanna Be Where You Are" as the intro.

http://www.contactmusic.c...%20michael


BROOKE SHIELDS wanted to give former boyfriend MICHAEL JACKSON the perfect present for his birthday when they dated in the 1980s - a life-sized mannequin modelled on her.

The actress, then 19, begged her mother TERI to contact London company ADEL ROOTSTEIN to create her likeness for the THRILLER star.

But her dreams were dashed when she was told she would need to take three weeks out of her busy schedule for the figure to be made.

Managing director MICHAEL SOUTHGATE recalls, "I presumed it was because Brooke was launching jeans.

"But Teri just wanted one as Michael Jackson's birthday present."

But the gift would have been welcomed by Jackson, who previously said, "I like to talk to them. I surround myself with people I want to be my friends. And I can do that with mannequins."