LondonStyle said:

Thanks for posting this about The Sun as a source. It's true they gave MJ thw whole "Wacko Jacko" name.

Added to the warning about The Sun as a source for anything, The Daily Mail is possibly even worse. Avoid at all costs. So if you guys see anything from either source consider it all lies pulled outta somebody's ass cuz it's like a 90% chance it's completely false.

purplecam said:

Well I wish whoever is in charge of putting out the new magazines in this town would get their butts in gear so I can get them.

Thanks for letting me know!

The show sounded very promising, the Dirty Diana concept sounds great! I liked the bit about Dangerous acapella. It's hard not to be excited about this, despite what's happened. I hope that this is released at somepoint.

Did you already see that?

http://www.mtv.com/news/a...hael.jhtml

According to this report, MJ's rehearsel, just one day before his untimely death, was professionaly recorded...it seems like AEG is planning to put out a DVD of this rehearsel and several other recordings...I say, bring it on!

K the house had NO phone service??? According to CNN
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Doalwa said:

Michael always recorded his rehearsals and concerts. They can release a DVD of every tour he did from 1977 to 1997 right now if they wanted

redpumps said:

~beautiful~ Request
In remembering a Man ~ the world knows His name..... sings his fame.
A father, brother, friend a child growning into a man.
Growing up so fast, as a child.....trying to live as a man.

In his (manhood) just wanted his childhood agin.

4theluvofLife~ Mike~

I will always remember, waves his spirit = his music has sent, never will the world 4get~
Truly in a Grand way A man that created.

( A true Global Warming).


Make the world a better place 4 U and me and the entire (race)




http://prince.org/msg/8/312271

" 4 the luv of You "

ah global sound warm
and pure.

4 the love of you, this is
how i feel, it feels this way
in heaven's arm now reveal'd

Aangel spread ur wings and fly.
So ooooo High,
climb a tree go on ahead an play( ah child)
in the father's house U can be, it's ok!
Smile, an Ride a rainbow
express urself, what u couldn't do.
here on earth little michael
Fly like and eagle ~~~~~
above and beyound heaven's sky!

no worries no lies
what a day 2 be free
free is your mind, angel fly !!!
high above the sky.

dreams come true
for u and I (worlds)
unknown, to the human eye
tell me when u can,
how GREAT IT IS

4 the love of,U angel fly.
The world chants ure chants ur name.
can u hear the love that 4ever
ure word's and music carrys on!
they chanting ure name by and bye.

Now u never have to worry, U never have to fear
or fret! life is in God's hands
it's the best neverland yet!

Dreams come true!
U can do what ah child
does, that U didn't get to do.





4 the love of you tried and true.all dreams came true
blessed and renewed.

For the love of you here
we stand ~~~ (world hand in hand)
4 the love of you an angel
Yet a (global) man
4 the love of you tried and true.

4ever Angel Michael, we'll miss U.
As the world chant ure, ure name can U hear? smile
ure dreams come true,
4ever, 4 the love of U.

He, was tried and true ~

My song " 4 the luv of U" in honor of Michael jackson

Never once had a bad word to say.

CLR said:

Yes some of the folks still live back in Gary. Michael said that Blanket's mother is Black and he said so in the "Living W/ MJ" special he did w/ Bashir. He said she was a surrogate. He also said both Paris and Prince are his bio kids (from Debbie), as is Blanket. I think Janet was involved w/ some of the nieces/nephews financially, but not physically taking care of them. Those kids (Jermaine's IIRC) all having living mothers, so she gives financial assistance. MJ was 5'11 (ie 1.78 m)...it said so when he got arrested on his booking papers. I recall being surprised that he was so tall, but I don't recall his weight. All I know is that he was quite small for a man of nearly 6'ft (ie 1.80 m).

The 300ft statue was done back in the HIStory days which would have been the mid 90s. I forget the circumstances.

As for Lisa Marie's blog, I think it IS actually her. When the press was hounding her about her pregnancy, it most certainly sounded like a very upset pregnant lady, not some flunkie. Other celebs I may be skeptical about, but not her. She's not like a "celeb" watching every word and worrying about fans but a real person...she's VERY blunt and straight forward.

Michael told both Oprah and Bashir that his father abused him. I don't recall him saying anything about his brothers.
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In listening to my daily media snippets, you know who I found refreshingly restrained was Wendy Williams of all people . She sent very kind condolences to Miss Katherine, and is in telephone contact with someone staying inside the Jackson compound with the family who will occasionally speak to her on air. On the opposite side of the pendulum would be Jimmy Kimmel; his monologue less than 12 hours after someone's death was tactless. Jackson's body was just getting settled at the coroner by then...I can tolerate all sorts of humor, but I really feel that there has to be a grievance period to show respect to the dead, I don't care if it's Michael Jackson or the deli man at your favorite supermarket. Save the digs for later.

vainandy said:

And lets not forget that Joseph was NEVER a Prince-fan neither.

Remember what Joseph once told Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis (concerning Janet)?: Both of you want to produce Janet's next album. Both of you worked for Prince. Well, I don't want my daughter sounding like Prince!

THIS^ is vintage Joseph Jackson at his best!

I don't think any father would have liked his 19 year old daughter sounding like Prince back then considering his lyrical content.

LondonStyle said:

It's interesting and telling that MJ hired back both Branca and Frank Dileo very recently. These dudes ran his career back in it's hottest days of 83-87 and his life ran smoothly. Hopefully this team can pull it off again for his kids.

Ellie said:

That is true.

But put it in context in terms of 80's music popularity. Many music fans & critics alike were hyping the Michael VS. Prince situation around this time because of the success of Thriller & Purple Rain respectfully. And Joseph never overlook this fact for a second. He always look at Prince THE same way he once looked at The Osmonds: A threat that isn't good like The Jacksons OR Michael.

This might be the wrong thread for this, but is that really true? So there are Bad concerts from the second leg professionally filmed? I wonder how much of this stuff will come out, unreleased songs, shows etc.

First target of Michael Jackson's obsession with boys says: 'What he did was wrong.. but I forgive him'


Terry George leapt up excitedly as the phone rang. It was 9pm and he knew exactly who it would be… the most unlikely best friend a 13-year-old boy could have.

It was none other than his pop idol Michael Jackson, who had been calling his Leeds home like clockwork for the past five months after striking up a bizarre relationship.

But this time the besotted young fan’s excitement soon turned to shock and embarrassment as Jacko’s voice crackled down the line.

“He’d ring at 9pm on the dot three times a week and we became like best friends,” Terry recalled. “But on this night he sounded different. The line went quiet and I asked if he was still there.

“Then, suddenly out of nowhere, he asked me if I masturbated and that if I did, did I use cream? I was puzzled

and said no. I said I didn’t know what he meant.

“When I paused he said, ‘Would you believe that I am doing it right now?’ and I could hear down the line he was making strange noises. It made me feel confused and uncomfortable.”

Yesterday Terry – now 42 and a multi-millionaire businessman – said: “Michael was a musical legend and genius. But what he did when I was a teenager was wrong.”

He was the first victim of the star’s obsession with children which would ultimately cripple his career.

Jacko, accused of abusing several young boys, was never convicted of any crime. But multi-million-dollar pay-offs to families and a warped insistence that it was OK to share his bed with boys has left a permanent stain on his legacy.

It was in 1993 that young Jordan Chandler claimed in a police statement he was abused at the singer’s Neverland ranch.

Yet more disturbing allegations followed. Jacko’s obsession with children started when he befriended Terry in 1979.

They met when the youngster turned up at his hotel and asked his idol, then 21, for an interview.

“He invited me into his hotel room and we got on brilliantly,” Terry said. “As I went to leave he invited me to hang out with him the next day at the hotel.

“We would sit and giggle and laugh together. It was clear he was happier to be around children than adults and enjoyed their company.”

Before Jacko flew out he asked Terry for his telephone number so they could keep in touch.

“It made me feel special. I got a buzz knowing I had a direct line to a celebrity so I agreed and he promised he would ring me.”

Just a week later came the first of Jacko’s regular calls from America. Terry recalled: “He’d often ask if my parents were in. And when I explained that they had gone out to play bingo he would relax.

“We would chat for hours about silly stuff.He’d sing songs to me down the phone and we’d talk nonsense. We became like best friends.”

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Then, only months into their friendship, Jacko abused his trust with the call encouraging Terry to pleasure himself.

“He knew that I wasn’t happy with what he had done and that I felt uncomfortable about it.”

However, they stayed in touch, taking turns to call. That ended when Terry rang up a massive bill and his parents’ line got cut off. In 1981 they met face-to-face again in the UK – but this time Jacko was frosty. “I’ve no idea why his attitude towards me had changed,” Terry said.

They lost contact soon after. Then, suddenly in 1993, Terry got a call from LA detectives on the Chandler case.

Terry said: “The police told me that they felt Michael’s behaviour started with his friendship with me.

“Although I knew what he did was wrong I believed him to be a very confused person rather than a paedophile.”

Yet the investigation which followed suggested a very different story. Dozens of children and former staff, including cancer survivor Gavin Arvizo, came forward claiming he’d abused kids.

He was accused of forcing kids to drink “Jesus Juice” – wine in Coke cans – and watch porn in a hidden room off his bedroom.

His alleged victims claimed the King of Pop pleasured himself in front of them – and insisted on “teaching” them how to do it.

At a trial that followed, Jacko was found not guilty of all the charges.

Yet friends say the claims sent him retreating into his own secluded world.

Earlier this year in a shock call to Terry, Jacko laid bare his misery.

Terry said: “He phoned me out of the blue and we both made our peace about what had happened in the past. I’ve forgiven him for what happened.

“He told me he had been under a lot of pressure recently. I think he was a very confused man who never grew up and lived a tormented life.”

He went on: “He said that people were forced to say things that they later regret.

“But he insisted his love for children was entirely innocent.”

Terry also revealed that Jacko had taken a strong interest in the website he’d founded, Gonetoo soon.org – where users post tributes to people who die young.

“He had been on the site and said he was touched to see some of the messages,” he said. “It had left him very sad and emotional.

“It’s unbelievable that three months on he is dead. After all the strain and torment he has lived through I thought he would live forever. And I am sad that he is gone.”

nick.owens@sundaymirror.co.uk

Omar222 said:

yeah, it's true. Michael's production team and Nocturne Productions has every show from 1984 to 1998 filmed and stored in the vaults

I've never seen this before.

TonyVanDam said:

Don't forget that Prince was sniffing around LaToya for a while back then too though!

X17 XCLUSIVE - Michael's Family Prepares For His Funeral

This afternoon, X17 photographers spotted what is believed to be the white carriage that will be used during Michael Jackson's funeral, which should take place sometime this week.

At a press conference earlier today, Joe Jackson would not confirm when the services would be held, but we can't imagine the family would want to wait much longer to lay the beloved music icon to rest. And doesn't a white horse drawn carriage seem totally befitting for the king of pop?






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LMMFAO!!!

For everybody listening to the media that's reporting that MJ was broke...dig this here! As of 8:00 PM...EST...Thursday, June 25, 2009!

Michael Jackson became...the MOST selling ARTIST...OF ALL TIME...ALL BY HIMSELF!!!

Because EVERYBODY, from one end of the globe...that we call Earth...to the next...was buying up...ALL THINGS...Michael Jackson!!! YA HEARD!!!
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EmeraldSkies said:

Released on major newsstands today. Warning: only 8 pages are about Michael.

WetDream said:[quote]

suga10 said:

He looks frail and sickly in these photos to me...

EmeraldSkies said:

You have to visit a newsstand to find it. The regular outlets (bookstores, etc) will likely receive copies later this week.
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Seeing those pics for his upcoming funeral has made me feel sick all over again. I was hoping they would put off the burial as long as possible because a funeral will be so final. I am going to lose it when it's time for his funeral. The thought of MJ lying in a box kills me.

Oh Lawd Jesus, on the MJJC site they are giving out suicide hotline information to the fans. If fan's are suicidal then they were NOT mentally stable to begin with!!!!

Ellie said:

Prince's rude boy persona aside, could we really blame him for fancying Latoya?!? She was fine as hell & mostly natural looking back in the days!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

In other words, Madonna no longer outsells Michael.

lazycrockett said:

I saw that. I call bullshit. The interview with the lawyer left a lot to be desired.

Chic35 said:

Of course.

But also, there is a small percentage of Michael-fans that look up to him as a religion in itself. Those are the people that are taking his death THE hardest (including the 8 fans that had already taken their own lives).