Timmy84 said:

Pre-op Bria?

Timmy84 said:

In an odd way it reminds me of Jerry Lewis.

I think here on one of the threads it said Joe used to stay on Marlon about "Do it like Michael" so maybe that's why he would do the same move right after Michael. Even on the Victory Tour he didn't want Joe to come out there with that belt.




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dag said:

mike looks great never seen that footage before.

dag said:

beautiful, thanks for sharing

Was Michael's High-Pitched Tone Real?
September 18

One of Michael Jackson's closest friends, concert promoter David Gest, claims the late King of Pop's real voice was husky and deep, very unlike the high-pitched, whiny way he talked in public.

Michael Jackson might have actually had a semi-normal voice somewhere under all the whining. David said: I’m showing an interview I did with Michael that shows him talking in his real voice, like, ‘C’mon David, let’s get it done now.’ ” Mimicking Michael’s famous high-pitched tone, he added: “You know - he doesn’t talk like, ‘Hi, how are you?’ He talks very, very tough. I’m telling you the truth.”

Fans were shocked earlier this year when Michael announced his "This Is It" London residency in an unusually deep voice, which prompted speculation as to whether an impersonator had appeared in his place.

David, 56, is making a documentary called My Best Friend Michael which he promises will show this real side of the "Thriller" singer.

Since his untimely passing in June, David has been in regular contact with the Jackson family, and revealed Michael’s mother Katherine is struggling with the loss of her son. Appearing on British TV show Live From Studio Five, David, who had Michael as his best man when he married Liza Minnelli in 2002, said:

"I went to the funeral about two months ago and I speak to his mother about every week. It’s very hard on Mrs. Jackson, to bury a son when a son’s supposed to bury a mother. She’s trying to cope, but she’s a very strong woman, she helped raise me when I was a kid. "



http://www.zimbio.com/Mic...Like+Mouse

Copycat said:

his voice was soft and high-pitched from day one, and even if his voice was deep , who cares?
David needs to shut his mouth already, he told us that thing a million times, we know already and shut up..pfffff...

Copycat said:

Marvin and Smokey also had high and deep-voiced tones, David, big deal.

man im not buying it. sometimes my voice is high and soft especailly when im meeting new people por if im nervous. but normally its very VERY deep. it just jchanges.

are websites promoting this is it dvds yet? like amazon or something? i havent seen anything in my country yet

dag said:

I'm not shocked just the jacksons are funny to me

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Nvncible1 said:

That's why it's called vocal registers, nobody has one type of speaking voice anyway, lol

Poor Jackie:



He was calling from California to fans in Holland, it's hard to make up what he said but he mainly said he's heartbroken over MJ's death, the family's in mourning and he's thanking the fans for everything. The fans shouted "WE LOVE YOU" back at him.

@ Jackie...

Timmy84 said:

dag said:

Co-sign

I'm gonna try a short story here like freestyle...

There Was a Lonely Boy at the Stage

Once upon a time about 45 years ago, there was a little boy, about five, that had begged to get onstage. From the time he was born, he had wanted to entertain. He even told his teacher his three main wishes: that he wanted to be an entertainer, to be on top of the world and have a mansion. He had begged his father, who was sternly managing his older brothers into a singing group, he had even begged his mother to get his father to go along with it. Finally, the teacher allowed the boy to get on the stage and with it marked the beginning of his life. Holding the microphone and singing a ballad, he thrilled onlookers as his voice seem to register higher than his little frame could manage. Then it all became a blur. The boy found himself lonely in front of thousands performing for his supper, then it grew to performing to keep up a facade of being happy 24/7, of keeping an image that seemed real yet reality tried to creep up its crevice. Then in one instance, his life as he knew it had become a free-for-all. Photographers taking away portions of his skin, shedding away layers that many label ugly, weird, bizarre, creepy, etc. The media making names as if he was this punching bag even as he kept making records, selling millions and gaining fans from Detroit to Iraq. In an industry as disillusioned as music, the boy tried to put a stop to it and once he left the stage to have a life, things were calm, yet people kept screaming, begging for this charming entertainer to return, then when he finally agreed to set his foot on the stage, the same demons that had forced him out finally did him in but not before setting the world on fire one more time. Then the little lonely boy on the stage woke up and realized it was all a dream, he was still five, he was still dreaming and yet to the boy it felt like a nightmare, as he left the stage, he whispered "I think God knows who I am now." And left, the light dimmed and so did the dream.

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Like I said, it's fresh and I may not even like it when I read it back but what you think...

Timmy84 said:

i think its beautifull, no one could have predicted his crazy life with the biggest highs and the biggest lows. its sad but true , beautifull but painfull at the same time

murph said:

Yo bruh, I don't want you thinking I'm one of those fans who thinks Quincy didn't do anything on the albums , I see some things a certain way when it comes to the partnership, but I know Quincy definitely played a big part in Off The Wall, Thriller, and Bad.
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motownlover said:

Sony has not yet announced a date for release of a DVD or Blu-ray version of the movie.

bboy87 said:

Quincy did some interesting things during those albums. Read the Peggy Lipton and Walter Yetnikoff bios.

carlcranshaw said:

Where can I find Peggy's book?


Can you give me a summary? From what I gathered when I did my Off The Wall essay, Quincy's thing was quality control, cutting down extra instrumentation and runs and getting particular people in the production.

He knew about balance and editing the album to fit the particular direction it was going
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Mike, you were just supercute. Gotta love him...this jacket...


and this butt...

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Authorities taking their time in Jackson case

-It's been almost three months since Michael Jackson's shocking death, and while Los Angeles police are close to wrapping up their investigation, the decision on whether to bring criminal charges is at least weeks and perhaps months away, legal experts say.
Last month the Los Angeles County coroner ruled Jackson's June 25 death a homicide caused primarily by the powerful anesthetic propofol in combination with the sedative lorazepam. Both were administered in Jackson's mansion by his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray.
Murray is the target of what police term a manslaughter investigation but the probe is far broader, encompassing a half-dozen doctors who treated Jackson over the years. Police and federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents are trying to reconstruct Jackson's extensive drug history, a task made more difficult because the pop star used pseudonyms to obtain medications.
Tracking down where Jackson got drugs, who provided them, how much his prior drug use contributed to his death and lining up experts to distill complex medical information into layman's terms for a jury is time-consuming.
"There's no reason for anyone to jump the gun on this," said Greg D. Lee, a retired supervising DEA agent. "Time is on their side. There's no imminent danger to the public from Dr. Murray."
The decision on criminal charges will come from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. Spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said a request for charges comes after a police investigation is completed and prosecutors examine the evidence themselves. "We haven't been presented with anything," she said.
Except for a brief video posted to YouTube, Murray has not spoken publicly since Jackson's death. In the video, he said: "I told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail."
Murray's attorney, Edward Chernoff, did not return a message seeking comment but previously has said nothing Murray gave Jackson "should have" killed him.

Murray has been interviewed twice by police. According to court records, he told investigators that over about six hours he injected Jackson with two doses each of lorazepam and midazolam. Finally, around 10:40 a.m. on June 25, Murray said he succumbed to Jackson's demands and administered propofol, a drug Murray said he had given Jackson every night for six weeks to allow him to sleep.

Propofol commonly is used to render patients unconscious for surgery. It's only supposed to be administered by anesthesia professionals in medical settings and, because of its potency, requires the patient be closely monitored at all

times. Using propofol strictly as a sleep agent violates medical guidelines.
The coroner's finding of homicide, or death at the hands of another, does not automatically mean a crime was committed. To bring a manslaughter charge, prosecutors must show there was a reckless action that created a risk of death or great bodily injury. If a doctor is aware of the risk, there might also be an issue of whether the patient knows that risk and decided to take it.

Dr. Jayson Hymes, an anesthesiologist and specialist in pain medication and addiction, said authorities are confronted with a central question: "It's not illegal to be a bad doctor but when does it go from bad medicine to so unbelievably stupid it's criminal negligence?"
He said investigators may be questioning Murray's claim that he was trying to "wean" Jackson off the powerful anesthetic by giving him decreasing doses.

"It makes no sense," said Hymes. "You don't wean people off propofol. People don't go around craving propofol. What he needed to be weaned off of were all the other drugs."
As for Jackson's demand for propofol, he said, "He didn't understand that anesthesia is not sleep. If he wanted restorative sleep, he was going in the wrong direction."
Los Angeles attorney Harland Braun, a celebrity defense attorney who also has represented doctors in court, suggested prosecutors may take the case to a grand jury and let it investigate the evidence and recommend action.
Loyola University Law School professor Laurie Levenson said history hangs over prosecutors as they build the case. The district attorney's office is shadowed by memories of the O.J. Simpson and Robert Blake murder acquittals and the Phil Spector case that took two trials to win a second-degree murder conviction.
Prosecutors will want to make sure they have a very strong case before proceeding.
"There's no question that a bad thing happened," she said of Jackson's death. "But you need to prove to 12 jurors beyond a reasonable doubt that it is manslaughter. That's a very high threshold."
Vesna Maras, a former Los Angeles deputy district attorney who spent 12 years trying medical and pharmacological cases for the office, noted it is not illegal to simply administer propofol.

"If he didn't research the drug that would be conscious disregard of the risk to human life, which is second-degree murder," she said. "If he did research it, was aware of the risks and didn't exercise due caution and circumspection before administering it, that is involuntary manslaughter."
Criminal defense attorney Steve Cron cited the fact other agencies including the DEA have simultaneous probes involving other doctors who prescribed medications to Jackson and pharmacies that filled the prescriptions. If all investigations must be completed before charges are filed, it could take considerable time.

In the Anna Nicole Smith drug case, it took authorities 2 1/2 years to bring charges against her doctors and boyfriend. And the counts were less serious — supplying drugs to an addict.
Lee noted once charges are filed, "the clock starts ticking" on statutory time limits for prosecution. So, "what's the rush?" he said. "I don't see any urgency on the part of the government."

http://www.popeater.com/a...9478?flv=1

dag said:

yep a cutie pie

I just saw the tailor for This Is It on tv!

authorities can take their time as long as they make a strong case and get this doctor's dumb@ss














Jackson movie to get mass worldwide premiere

LOS ANGELES, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" -- based on footage from concert rehearsals before his death in June -- will have simultaneous premieres in more than 15 cities around the world next month, the studio behind the film said on Monday.

"This Is It" opens to the general public on Oct. 28 for a limited two-week run. While Hollywood movies often have several premieres around the world, they rarely happen at the same time.

But for "This Is It," more than 15 cities, including New York, Rio de Janeiro, London, Berlin and Seoul will host simultaneously premieres with a red carpet event in Los Angeles on Oct. 27, said Sony Pictures, which paid $60 million for rights to the rehearsal footage. Names of the other premiere-night cities were not released.

The opening events will feature satellite transmissions of Hollywood stars arriving at the premiere in Los Angeles. London's premiere will happen after midnight local time on Oct. 28, while Seoul's event is scheduled for the morning of that day.

In all, more than 25 cities worldwide will have premieres for the movie but not all will take place at the same time.

In the days before he died of an overdose of prescription drugs on June 25, Jackson was rehearsing for a comeback with 50 sold-out shows in London.

The $60 million movie deal was made between Jackson's estate and concert promoter AEG Live and Sony Pictures.

Based on proceeds from the movie, business deals and album sales that have arisen since Jackson's death, administrators of his estate expect to generate more than $200 million in revenue before the end of the year.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5900847/

Did they ever follow up on this?

from another topic

whatsgoingon said:

You mean the private funeral ?


"...Q: You've said that you don't attend funerals anymore because you've lost so many friends. Do you plan to attend Michael Jackson's funeral?
A: No, not at all, not at all. Because it's going to be, like, 9 million people there, and it's not what I want to see.

Q: You're not going to be there?
A: No. I can't be there, anyway. I'm going to Wales the day after tomorrow, I go to Montreux, I go to Marbella, I go to the south of France. My condolences and love I've already sent to the family. But being there with 10 million people is not my idea of a tribute to somebody you were so close to-who's got a part of your soul. Our souls were joined, you know. And a piece of it goes with him..."

http://prince.org/msg/8/312814
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