Question for the hardcore fans:

What is the best concert MJ did where is was at his peak, singing live, dancing his ass off? I seem to remember months ago someone saying a Bad Concert? Maybe in Japan.

What is the one? I want to get his best one. What is the one?

is there a chance they can verify/falsify Vitiligo and Lupus?

This is one of the big myths in MJs life.

Graycap23 said:

it's LL Cool J in 10 years

graecophilos said:

ad.


Let it go. He's dead. Let the man rest.

Evvy said:

lol.....I hope not.

BaileyWalker said:

Others might know more about the tours, but I think this performance kicks ass left and right. There are plenty of videos to find on youtube.

LondonStyle said:

How in the hell is that bullshit? they said he would be dead in 6 months, and almost exactly 6 months later, he was dead. seems pretty spot on to me.

BaileyWalker said:

The 2 mega concerts that were filmed were Bad '88 in Tokyo and Dangerous '92 in Bucharest. Both concerts are monumental!

TheBlackCat said:

The Tokyo gig is from 1987.

Ottensen said:

garbage. Just because he's dead doesn't mean we have to stop being critical.

With preliminary estimates putting the global television audience at more than a billion people, it rivals the inauguration of Barack Obama as US president but could fall short of the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer which attracted 2.5 billion.

Internet traffic was up by as much as 33 per cent as fans around the world posted live messages online as the spectacular event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles unfolded.

pwkmb6 said:

MJ WASN'T the 7th child, he was the 8th. Number 7 was Brandon, Marlon's younger twin brother. I guess those 7 theories apply to him?

duggalolly said:

Yes Randy is the one with the shaved head. Rebbie wore a hat and La Toya also wore a hat. La Toya was the one with the bigger hat. All siblings were on stage during Jermaine's, Marlon's and Paris speech. Rebbie adjusted the michrophone for Paris at one point.
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LondonStyle said:

2.5 billion for Princess Di's wedding? I could understand if it was her funeral, but who, other than the english speaking countries, were really into english royals?

CalhounSq said:

MJ apparently knew the Karkashian girls very well and they visited Neverland many times over the years when they were younger. How he knew them, I have no idea, but Kim's said she's known MJ for many years. Of course, this also applies to Nicole Ritchie. Perhaps he knew the Kardashian girls thru her.

Don't forget Usher. John Mayer may be worth a watch if for nothing than to see him doing his Eric Clapton imitation!
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Thoughts:

Very Touching Memorial! Not over the top, perfectly pitched!

- Paris has "it". I have a feeling and its only a feeling that like Joe Jackson when you hear him rank his talented kids he puts Janet behind all the guys I have a feeling MJ probably thought The oldest Prince was going to be the one. NOPE! Paris has that "it factor" you can just see it. Even in the Bashir Interview she wanted to be close to her dad. If she goes down that route of being a performer, she will be the one. Just a feeling.

- Stevie was amazing! I love that song from Poetic Justice!

- Usher amazing! Very touching and a nice job! Something I notice he ignored Joe Jackson, it seemed like most did.

- Jermaine shocking, sang live and did a great amazing job! Shocked the hell out of me.

- John Mayer was off some of it was ok, pretty good - but at the end it sounded like shit. I got a feeling IF Prince would have been there he would have taken this spot. Even though I think he should have done "The Ladder" soundcheck 1988 style

- Jennifer Hudson - I just laughed that this girl didnt even win that dumb show! But she wins and oscar and is singing at the Michael Jackson Memorial Wasn't she in the year where that gray haired douche won?? Does he even have a contract still or didnt they drop him? Great Job by Jennifer

Now..

- Mariah Carey! OMG ok first she sang live which shocked me. But she SUCKED ASS! Enough with the hand going up and down. You suck! You are "barely" in key, your forcing yourself to be in key and you sound liked like dog shit! Jennifer Hudson blew you away... if you go on her Twitter she is making excuses left & right. She was broken up, blah blah blah! Usher & Jermaine cried and knew him allot better, well Jermaine did and they were amazing! Excuses for this former talent who now is raising the hand up and down like we should be amazing

- Al Sharpton - Make sure your waving your hands BEFORE you look up to see if the camera is on you. Ok can someone tell Al - MJ has allot of things to praise him musically in history but being the first black artist on MTV isn't true. Doesn't he know black history? He wants to come off like that. Why add in crap that wasn't true... I agree with him on MJ being the "first Obama". Thats allot bigger then being the first black music video on a cable station?

- Paris & Brooke Shields made him human, get a feeling for the guy off stage which was very touching! All the musicans are just the same people you have heard a million times and well kinda boring. But his daughter was really the moment everyone will remember. I'm telling you IF she wants to go that route, she has that in her, the other sons really aren't going to do anything. IF one of his kids has "it" and maybe they don't, if I had to pick one clearly its Paris Jackson.


Very Good Show.

Arnotts said:

That wedding showed everywhere and practically everybody watched it. Both Diana and Charles were extremely popular. I was made to get up and see it when I was 7 and had no idea of who they were, so I'm sure many folks who weren't into the RF saw that wedding. It was very historical and their romace hyped big time.

Of course, that was pre internet by a long stretch, so I think the numbers are far bigger here when you add up people watching via the net. This probably compares more to Di's funeral than her wedding.

ElectricBlue said:

You didn't know Jermaine could blow?! That guy has always had a wonderful voice and he used it so well yesterday.

Mariah...oh boy, she was off key and out of tune. Trey Lorenz saved her butt. My aunt said Mariah was broken up hence her bad singing, but I don't know what went wrong there. The PA wasn't so great at 1st, but that's no explanation for her singing.

John Mayer was on some strange EC kick yesterday and I couldn't understand why he didn't play and sing. Prince Rogers Nelson....ahh, I guess you can dream!

brooksie said:

John was on Larry King last night and said heshocked that he was invited to perform by the family because he never met any of them and he only [layed the guitar because he feels that he has a limited vocal range

EmeraldSkies said:

I'm sure that some people grabbed extra programs to post on ebay. I want one, but refuse to pay that much.

suga10 said:

I'm sure they had one. They did this public one for the world and fans.

errant said:

Exactly you could see she was asking to say something.

Mariah Carey's live vocals have sucked for quite a few years, folks. It shouldn't be a surprise by now.

utopia7 said:

Thank you! Sounds like you read the same post I did.

I kind of feel sorry for Joe with the way some people were reacting to him at the memorial. I know people feel he was one of the biggest reasons Michael was so damaged, but its still his son and he obviously loved him. And I know most people will hate what I'm going to say but I actually think Katherine had just as much a negative effect on Michael as Joe did. I think the religion in which she insisted on raising him in helped elevate so many of his emotional problems. The lack of celebration and 'normal' events, the supressing of his sexuality, and the keeping quiet on abuse was what I felt were his main problems.

graecophilos said:

Yes, we should not be critical of MJ at this point. It's one thing to criticize his work, it's another thing to criticize MJ the man.

graecophilos said:

I don't think they were myths, the Lupus I don't know about.

You can see his Vitiligo in these pics:

http://th.interia.pl/40,g...734832.jpg

http://inrepair.files.wor..._tdcau.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ropped.jpg

and this is the effect of Vitiligo on a girl on a site about the disease:
http://atozbeauty.files.w...gilo22.jpg - that one says some use a product that evens out the skin like bleaching - I know, I know Michael denied that etc... but why does he have to explain it - I think most of us with this disease would want to even it out so it didn't stand out - let alone a guy whose image is everywhere bless him.

I don't think and have never thought that Michael lied about stuff like that. Also if he did lie about any of his health, it is exactly that 'his health' and for most of us that is a private matter - just because he is a famous singer doesn't mean we should know EVERYTHING about him... why do we need too? This society is so messed up these days... I'm not saying I'm not either, we all ask for too much, analyse too much, are not happy with what we have...

Arnotts said:

Katherine is, if anything, more of a militant homophobe than Joe. She instilled that anti-gay message into Michael all his life. That would have done way more damage than any of Joe's beatings.

ElectricBlue said:

Jennifer was one of the early picks to win AI. However, she got kicked off early. Instead, Fantasia won. To me, that was a talented bunch the year Jennifer was on.

I like what Rev.Farrakhan said about MJ...