seeingvoices12 said:

thank you

I just read this on another site



During his 'Purple Rain' performance in Montreux last Saturday Prince went a bit teary eyed
& added the line : 'Michael did u know how much I loved u?' 2 the song.


it was quite surreal.


Did anyone pick up on that at this site or over at the prince section? From what I can see this happened in July

That would be an out-of-character statement from Prince, and thus I ain't buying a single word of it. It's not his style to publicly mourn the passing of a celebrity.

Neverland Rides Deliver Thrills in a New Setting
At county fairs across California and as far away as Coney Island, the amusement park rides that once entertained pop star Michael Jackson offer his fans a uniquely fun way to say goodbye.
September 29


Michael Jackson was never a fixture on the county fair circuit, but his Neverland rides now are on a never-ending tour.

The attractions he set up in his estate's private amusement park have been auctioned off and are being trucked from carnival to carnival, pitched as a chance to take a spin on a piece of history.

At the far end of the midway at the Tulare County Fair in the Central Valley this month, signs announced: "Michael ride here! This is one of Michael Jackson's rides from Neverland Ranch!"

Like children of privilege who suddenly have to work for a living, the Spider, the Wave Swinger and the Zipper -- once reserved for charity events and the pop star's solo amusement -- were waiting for paying customers.

"It was a blast!" said Benny Vasquez, a Visalia, Calif., welder who was regaining his bearings after a dizzying turn on the Spider, an arachnid-shaped contraption with blazing green bulbs lining its black legs. "It's exciting for people to be able to sit on something that he owned."

Over the years, Jackson acquired about 18 rides for his 2,600-acre ranch in Santa Barbara County. Some gradually were swapped out for newer models and hit the carnival circuit without fanfare. But most stayed in place even after Jackson, acquitted on child molestation charges in 2005, left Neverland for good.

Several big amusement companies purchased what remained in 2008, repainting and sprucing up rides run down by weather and lack of use.

At the California State Fair in Sacramento several weeks ago, Jackson impersonators roamed the midway, Jackson tunes thumped from speakers, and, on a couple of days, the first 5,000 fair-goers were handed free coupons for Neverland rides.

On the Internet, there were predictably snarky comments about an accused child molester and kiddie rides. But on the midway, the reviews were glowing, said Erica Manuel, assistant general manager of the Cal Expo fairgrounds.

"Based on the feedback we got, it was a positive, nice experience," she said. "For some, it was a way to say goodbye."

At the sweltering fairgrounds in Tulare, fair-goers traipsed past the usual enticements -- a glimpse of a 1,000-pound pig, an exhibit called "A Day in the Life of a Market Lamb," a booth selling the "World's Largest Funnel Cakes" and try-your-luck games that required all the luck in the world. There were plenty of rides, but the attractions from Neverland were the only ones touched by cel- ebrity.

Take the Wave Swinger -- an over-the-top pink wedding cake of a ride, decorated with cameo paintings of bouquets, alpine cabins and Victorian women. It must have been a natural fit at Neverland, whose 25-room Tudor mansion featured a room devoted to Shirley Temple and a painting of the "Last Supper" with Jackson's face imposed over Jesus'.

"It's awesome that some part of Michael lives on," Stacey Lowe, a 16-year-old student from Lindsay, Calif., said as Jackson's "Beat It" blared and riders screamed from the Wave Swinger's flying swings.

"It's the absolute best," she said.

Corey Oakley, a manager with Helm & Sons Amusement, the Colton company that owns and operates the rides that were at the Tulare fair, has heard that a lot.

"It's a big deal for people," he said. "They've heard so much about Neverland: They want to touch it, to see it, to feel it, to ride it."

Oakley's boss, David Helm, acquired rides for Jackson and bought used rides from him. Oakley would not disclose how much the company has spent on its Neverland purchases but said a new Wave Swinger would go for at least $1.5 million and a new Zipper -- a vertical thrill ride with spinning, free-swinging gondolas -- would cost at least $600,000.

"We always had a confidentiality agreement with Jackson," Oakley said. But that changed, he said, after Jackson's death, when other amusement companies and fair managers trying to boost attendance started Neverland promotions.

Butler Amusements, of Fairfield, Calif., bought six of the rides.

"It didn't dawn on us to mention they were from Neverland until after his passing," said company spokeswoman Andrea Owen. "We were at the Alameda County Fair when the news came out. The owner mentioned our Neverland connection to the fair people and they got really excited."

Some of the Neverland rides are now as far away as New York's Coney Island. His Ferris wheel, owned by a Missouri company, has been touring fairs in Arkansas. His Sea Dragon, a Viking ship that swings through the air, resides at the Beech Bend amusement park in Bowling Green, Ky. In tribute to Jackson, the park offered mourning fans free Sea Dragon rides for a few days after his death.

Though busloads of sick and underprivileged children would occasionally visit Neverland, Jackson sometimes hopped on rides alone, chugging through sleepless nights on his steam train, tooting a whistle heard on ranches for miles around.

But mostly the rides were unused, a silent amusement park with no cotton candy, no flashing lights, no stomach-churning exhilaration.

"These rides are built to move people every day," said Oakley. "But at Neverland they just sat and sat."

Look at the details of his autopsy.
http://www.cbsnews.com/st...8197.shtml

Says he was 136 pounds, in pretty good overall health.

Yes, the autopsy report refuted the wild claims made by tabloid journalism masquerading as real news (thanks for nothing Randi Kaye of CNN ).


This topic was covered on page 17 of this thread.

oh, ok missed it, so many phony articles i've gotten in the habit of skipping them.

Arnotts said:

really...

mimi07 said:

The boot recording of this performance was analyzed in the main forum when this first happened, and I remember the conclusion was that he did not say this. I haven't had any interest since it was released to listen to my copy, so I can't say if I heard him say that or not. But I doubted that report immediately.

Arnotts said:

Here's the thread I was referring to: http://prince.org/msg/7/314124?&pg=8
He said: "Thank you so much. I love you Montreux."

Copycat said:

Not necessarily. He has done it for others.

Others like whom?

Issue 37 - Michael Jackson/Jackson 5
Though far from an all-encompassing Michael Jackson tribute issue, we still had to show how much MJ meant to us.

We go back to Indiana and explore his hometown, talk to the Mizells about the Corporation, and chat with songwriters that MJ paired with through the years.

Also Includes:

Re:Discovery
Jermaine Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, the Finger 5, the Jacksons, Charlie Chaplin

The Mackrosoft
Ceremonies of sound from jazz-funk shaman

The Phenomenal Handclap Band
Brooklyn DJs-turned-producers forge rock-dance hybrid

Mayer Hawthorne
Soul's new breed kicks old-school Detroit harmonies

Illa J
Detroit's baby brother steps to the mic with help from another

Shawn Lee
Prolific producer trades instrumentals for fundamentals

Lee Fields
Soul veteran scores masterpiece with the help of Brooklyn's sophisticated funk

The Emperor Machine
Andy Meecham brings synth sophistication to the dance floor

Record Rundown
DJ Frane basks in a garden of vinyl delights

Goin' Back to Indiana
The sun set on a former steel town as the first family of soul rose to fame

Well-Oiled Machine
The Jacksons churned out hits with Motown's Corporation

Going for Self
With the help of hit-maker songwriters and producers, MJ charted his own destiny

The Transformation
Filmmaker John Landis created a monster with Michael Jackson's Thriller

Funky Vocab
Wah Wah Watson spoke a new language with the rhythm guitar

Incorruptible Message
Producer Bertram Brown kept righteous reggae alive in Greenwich Farm

In the Gallery
New York DJ Nicky Siano made an art of mixing records

Analog Out
Roland D-50: distinctive synth of MJ's Bad

CENTRIC - ch 89 for me INSIDE THE MICHAEL JACKSON MANSION - Never Can Say Goodbye

is giving a tour inside of the property where he passed away.... not sure why but
it's on right now...

Has the world ever seen a sweeter man?

there's an MJ sticky thread now... people let this thread die.....
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Someone watch this and tell me you think Michael is a riot too.

I watched this behind the scenes of Ghost thing, and seeing Michael
ad-lib as the mayor for the documentary is funny. I think this is a
small glimpse to that funny/jokester side of him, his family and friends
would always talk about.

Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

RIP MJ

Post here on the sticky folks http://prince.org/msg/8/320317