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 "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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EmeraldSkies said: It's been 26 yrs,and NOW they want their money. If it's due to them then that's fair,they should get their money,but why wait so long before trying to get it? John Landis, the co-writer & director behind the Thriller video, initially launched a lawsuit against Michael this past January claiming he hadn't been paid royalties on Thriller for at least four years. | |
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dag said: Priceless pictures posted at the KOP board.
Oh, and i thought he didn't drive  | |
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dag said: MyMyMy said: Stevie performed "The Way You Make Me Feel" yesterday. He's still hurting.
NEW YORK – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors music's most treasured acts, but this time it was the hall's turn to be feted. Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder and more celebrated the hall's 25th birthday with a concert that included all-star collaborations, spellbinding guitars, plenty of high notes — and even tears. Thursday's extravaganza at Madison Square Garden, the first of two concerts, ran more than five hours, and was a reunion of past inductees: Among the performers were Simon & Garfunkel (1990), Crosby, Stills and Nash (1997), Jeff Beck (2009), James Taylor (2000), Bonnie Raitt (2000) and Sting (with the Police, 2003). "It's been incredible being in a room with musicians ... who put music in your head," Springsteen said during his rollicking set, which ran nearly two hours and featured the Boss collaborating with the Piano Man, singing Joel hits like "New York State of Mind" and "Only the Good Die Young." The night's emotional highlight came courtesy of Wonder, who sang Michael Jackson's upbeat "The Way You Make Me Feel," in tribute to the fallen King of Pop. During one part in the chorus, Wonder stopped singing, bent his head and started to sob, but he quickly gathered his composure to finish the song, ending it joyously by leading the crowd with chants of "We Love Michael Jackson" and "Long Live Michael Jackson." Soul crooner John Legend shared the stage with Wonder during the song. He said while backstage that Wonder's emotion for Jackson "is very heartfelt, and you can see it, you can feel it." "I was just honored to be with him to celebrate Michael's legacy," Legend said. It wasn't the night's only bittersweet moment. Earlier, during Paul Simon's performance, he performed the Beatles "Here Comes the Sun" for the late George Harrison, whom he called "a man who I truly loved and admired greatly." But the mood of the night was hardly somber. Instead, it was an endless jam session of rock gods playing some of the most cherished songs in pop music's catalog. Performers like Wonder and Springsteen didn't just use their sets to sing their own songs, but to give homage to their influences and celebrate the newer generation's music stars. Simon brought out Dion and also Little Anthony and the Imperials, and Springsteen showcased inductee Sam Moore and John Fogerty, as well as veteran Darlene Love and guitarist Tom Morello, whom he called a "future member of the Hall of Fame." Wonder performed hits he made famous, like "Living for the City" and "Superstitious," but also gave the spotlight to blues legend B.B. King, who performed "The Thrill Is Gone," while Smokey Robinson sang the Miracles classic "The Tracks of My Tears." Soul crooner Legend also performed, and Jeff Beck electrified Wonder's "Superstitious" with his guitar. Raitt performed the songs "Love Has No Pride" and "Midnight Rider" with Crosby, Stills & Nash — she and Love were the only two female acts featured on the male-dominated bill. The capacity crowd was on its feet most of the night, giving one of its biggest ovations at the sight of Art Garfunkel with Simon; the crowd sustained a roar after the two gave a poignant rendition of "Bridge Over Troubled Water." But Springsteen was clearly the night's biggest draw, and even though he went on close to midnight, there weren't many empty seats as he went through a set that included songs like "Born to Run," the Clash's "London Calling," Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" and "The Ghost of Tom Joad." He used that song as a bellwether of today's troubled times: "High times on Wall Street and hard times on Main Street," Springsteen told the crowd. The evening closed with Springsteen and his guest stars performing a spirited rendition of Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" — ending on a musical high note. Friday's concert promised to provide even more, with a lineup including U2, Aretha Franklin and Metallica. http://news.yahoo.com/s/a...5nc3RlZW53 That was beautiful. Thank you Stevie. Only the greatest understand great .....Thanks Stevie ... !  Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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funkycat00 said: dag said: Priceless pictures posted at the KOP board.
Oh, and i thought he didn't drive He did, but from what I´ve heard, he was a very bad driver.
Another cute one. 
Good morning, beautiful. [Edited 10/31/09 10:00am] "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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one of the cutest pics ever!
 [Edited 10/31/09 10:21am] "we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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dag said: i love this"we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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An article by this lady:
October 16, 2009 RUSKA BERGMAN:The Last DinnerWith Michael Jackson Michael Jackson's stylist - in her own words The orginal article was written is in Croatian/Serbian and someone was kind enough to translate them. The last dinner with Michael Jackson Famous New York stylist who was born in Takov, the woman who enchanted Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman and Hilary Clinton, for two and a half years she was inseparable with the tragic King of Pop, who said a month before he left this world’s stage that he will forever be with her. Written by: Zaneta Apostolovski Photos: Private Albums Michael Jackson was never selfish, he shared his love with the whole world, but that he’s the King of Pop – no one truly admitted that till he died. Michael wasn’t a freak, even though so many ugly things and lies were written about him. People simply didn’t understand him just like they didn’t understand Beethoven and Mozart but time has proven that they were musical geniuses as well. Jackson was an amazing artist. He lived in his own world with his music. I’m happy/lucky because I got to be his friend and that he chose me out of all people to be his stylist – says Ruska Bergman, the personal stylist of the late pop icon. She’s only worked for a few years in New York but she’s already worked with Hilary Clinton, Bjork, Cindy Crawford , Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow and many other stars. She’s convinced that Michael Jackson was the most noble and sophisticated person that she worked with. “I work for the Italian ‘L’Uomo Vogue’, I styled lots of directors, athletes, actors and when we had to pick out a music icon for our photoshoot, I suggested Michael Jackson, so I sent him a letter. I was at the theatre when after three weeks I got a phonecall from his lawyer who said he was calling on behalf of Michael Jackson.” – I was completely caught off guard. I got scared that I did something wrong in the way I contacted him …so I started apologizing. When the lawyer told me that Michael agreed to do the photoshoot, I asked him to repeat that sentence again before I pass out …I called the editor of the magazine right away and told her that Michael Jackson agreed to do the photoshoot.” According to Ruska, the preparations for this photoshoot were the most intense preparations on the planet. “I got thousands of girls assisting us but by the end of it we decided on six. Completely impressed with what he saw, Michael simply shouted, “Girls, you are divine!” – but in order for Ruska to hear that sentence she worked very hard for five months. Even though he was a megastar, Michael never acted like one on the set. He was very professional, he knew that he was working with the best stylists, make-up artists and photographers and he never saw their work as something beneath him. There were hundreds of people on set. We played his Thriller album, he immediately stood in front of the camera and started dancing and a few moments later everyone was in tears. He had so much energy that I then, and many times later, thought that he must be from a different planet. Michael Jackson thought the same about Ruska though. He was amazed how much love she put into her work . Because of similar sensibilities, they continued to work together and their professional association quickly turned into friendship. He loved her character and honesty. He appreciated the fact that she was always honest about what she could and couldn’t do as far as her work goes. The change in Jackson’s style over the last couple of years was very noticeable and noticed by the world media…on the internet blogs, everyone was asking who was behind the new look of this 20th century pop icon; His secret weapon was of course RUSKA BERGMAN! “He trusted my taste a lot and he used to always tell me to never stop because I’m the most interesting person he’s ever met! When we became friends, he told me when I first showed up on his door in Vegas he could smell the Mediterranean sea on me” Ruska and Michael were working intensely with one another over the last two years. They saw eachother often and stayed in touch regularly. “My phone rang on New Years. I picked up the phone and heard someone singing opera. I was completely baffled. I asked who it was and Michael responded, “Who do you think it is?” – He was very shy and I can’t even describe how gentle he was. But his talent, voice, music and charisma can’t be surpassed.” From the first time they met, Ruska was convinced he was a genius. After that meeting in Vegas, her whole world changed. She walked down the street and suddenly compared to Michael, all the people seemed so ordinary. “The more I watched him, the more I loved him'', He was simply magic. He was the most noble person in the world. No man on Earth can compare to his inner and outer beauty. I met so many stars, talked to them, worked with them, but no one was even close to Michael’s charisma. He was simply always ahead of everyone else and I can’t believe that my dear friend died How can I believe it when we actively worked so much together lately? I was getting the styling ideas ready for the tour, which unfortunately he will never get to do now – and it would’ve been a true spectacle.
According to Forbes magazine, Jackson would’ve earned 2.5 billion dollars from that tour, But he wasn’t too concerned about that. He had over 30 people who took care of everything and he had eleven lawyers, he lived in complete isolation but he was able to see who his true friends are. The moment Ruska came to LA, Michael would call her and sometimes he himself would pick her up at the Beverly Hills Hotel. “The window of the limo would go down and Michael – guarded by six bodyguards in there – would wave at me and call me over. We loved and respected eachother. He loved everything that I wore, and he always wanted to wear it. He always asked me where I was hiding so long. A man like that will never come by again, but I’m convinced that his music will live for hundreds of years. Everyone copies him, but only when Michael himself showed up would people actually faint.” The woman who works in the biggest fashion house and gives advice to Tom Ford, Givenchy and many others, she fascinated the King of Pop when it came to how humble she was and her general view when it came to money. When we had dinner just a month ago, Michael asked me, “Do you know why I love working with you? You never asked me for money. And we never talked about some agreements. You trusted me as I trusted you. I changed six managers in two years. You’re the only person who stuck with me. Everyone else came and went, and you, my dear, will be with me forever.'' The last time she saw him was two weeks before his death. She was at his house five days in a row. “He was truly beautiful. He didn’t seem depressed or sad at all. He even danced a bit. Didn’t seem to have a care in the world. As always, he was the gentlest person on the planet. It seemed almost as if he was ‘ours’ . I never felt that about anyone aside from ~Steven Spielberg. But Michael was so unusual, his warmth and love completely got me. Everything was just fine. I can’t believe that he’s gone all of a sudden.” She heard the news about his death while she was in the studio. The moment she heard it she thought she would fall off the chair. The only thing she could possibly say was that it was simply impossible, it can’t be. She couldn’t stop crying for days. All the material and the photographs and data that she has, she’s keeping for the movie, This is It, that’s coming out. “I know I was very privileged because I had the chance to be so close to him, to see him as a real person. We perfectly understood eachother. I feel sad that the media was so unfair and cruel to him. He didn’t have cancer, his nose wasn’t falling off, all those things are just fabrications, stupidities and lies. The pop icon is among angels right now, but his music will live forever.” http://www.mj-upbeat.com/...ackson.htm They look real "close". Karen must have been sooooo jealous. [Edited 10/31/09 13:09pm] "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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Was that the new "glove" for TII? MJ Fan 1992-Forever
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Vanilli said: Was that the new "glove" for TII?
I don´t know. And is Mike naked under the jacket in the first picture? "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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A nice cover version of Billie Jean plus Butterflies by Floetry. | |
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I think this is a demo or something.
"When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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dag said: funkycat00 said: Oh, and i thought he didn't drive He did, but from what I´ve heard, he was a very bad driver.
Another cute one.
Good morning, beautiful.
[Edited 10/31/09 10:00am] why are his palms liter than the rest of his skin? Vitiligo? | |
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graecophilos said: dag said: He did, but from what I´ve heard, he was a very bad driver.
Another cute one.
Good morning, beautiful.
[Edited 10/31/09 10:00am] why are his palms liter than the rest of his skin? Vitiligo? Nah...most black folk have palms lighter than our skin color | |
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dag said: I think this is a demo or something.
Most def the demo version of "Give In To Me" with the infamous "love is a donut!" line | |
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ViintageJunkiie said: graecophilos said: why are his palms liter than the rest of his skin? Vitiligo? Nah...most black folk have palms lighter than our skin color I can't believe such a question was asked  obviously from someone who has never really seen a black person in real life. | |
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graecophilos said: dag said: He did, but from what I´ve heard, he was a very bad driver.
Another cute one.
Good morning, beautiful.
[Edited 10/31/09 10:00am] why are his palms liter than the rest of his skin? Vitiligo? Vitiligo ain't got nothing to do with our palms... smh | |
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bboy87 said: Something's going on, 4 unreleased songs were registered at BMI
Men In Black Pressure Seven Digits Verdict Good news. PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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whatsgoingon said: ViintageJunkiie said: Nah...most black folk have palms lighter than our skin color I can't believe such a question was asked obviously from someone who has never really seen a black person in real life.I know! And the funny thing is it's not just black folks, every human, damn all the apes have lighter palms compared to the rest of their bodies | |
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LightOfArt said: whatsgoingon said: I can't believe such a question was asked obviously from someone who has never really seen a black person in real life.I know! And the funny thing is it's not just black folks, every human, damn all the apes have lighter palms compared to the rest of their bodies Exactly.  | |
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You can now hear a clip of "Buttercup" on iTunes... impressive! This is a great album... can't wait.
http://itunes.apple.com/W...5&s=143441 | |
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ViintageJunkiie said: graecophilos said: why are his palms liter than the rest of his skin? Vitiligo? Nah...most black folk have palms lighter than our skin color [Edited 10/31/09 21:43pm] "we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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Round 2!
Choose the top 15 Jackson 5/MJ songs from 1972 to 1976 May 17, 1972- Lookin’ Through The Windows 1. Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing 2. Lookin’ Through The Windows 3. Don’t Let You Baby Catch You 4. To Know 5. Doctor My Eyes 6. Little Bitty Pretty One 7. E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe (The Choice Is Yours To Pull) 8. If I Have To Move A Mountain 9. Don’t Want To See Tomorrow 10. Children Of The Light 11. I Can Only Give You Love August 4, 1972- Ben 1. Ben 2. Greatest Show On Earth 3. People Make The World Go ‘Round 4. We’ve Got A Good Thing Going 5. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool 6. My Girl 7. What Goes Around Come Around 9. Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Da Day 10. You Can Cry On My Shoulder March 29, 1973- Skywriter 1. Skywriter 2. Hallelujah Day 3. The Boogie Man 4. Touch 5. Corner Of The Sky 6. I Can’t Quit Your Love 7. Uppermost 8. World Of Sunshine 9. Ooh, I’d Love To Be With You 10. You Made Me What I Am April 13, 1973- Music And Me 1. With A Child’s Heart 2. Up Again 3. All The Things You Are 4. Happy (Love Theme From Lady Sings The Blues) 5. Too Young 6. Doggin’ Around 7. Euphoria 8. Morning Glow 9. Johnny Raven 10. Music And Me July 1973- In Japan! (Originally Issued in Japan only) 1. Introduction/ We’re Gonna Have A Good Time 4. Superstition 7. Papa Was A Rolling Stone 9. Never Can Say Goodbye 10. Ain’t That Peculiar December 12, 1973- Get It Together 1. Get It Together 2. Don’t Say Goodbye Again 3. Reflections 4. Hum Along And Dance 5. Mama I Got A Brand New Thing 6. It’s Too Late To Change The Time 7. You Need Love Like I Do Don’t You 8. Dancing Machine September 5, 1974- Dancing Machine 1. I Am Love 2. Whatever You Got, I Want 3. She’s A Rhythm Child 5. The Life Of The Party 6. What You Don’t Know 7. If I Don’t Love You This Way 8. It All Begins And Ends With Love 9. The Mirror Of My Mind January 16, 1975- Forever, Michael 1. We’re Almost There 2. Take Me Back 3. One Day In Your Life 4. Cinderella Stay Awhile 5. We’ve Got Forever 6 Just A Little Bit of You 7. You Are There 8. Dapper Dan 9. Dear Michael 10. I’ll Come Home To You June 15, 1975- Moving Violation 1. Forever Came Today 2. Moving Violation 3. (You Were Made) Especially For Me 4. Honey Love 5. Body Language (Do The Love Dance) 6. All I Do Is Think Of You 7. Breezy 8. Call Of The Wild 9. Time Explosion October 26, 1976- Joyful Jukebox Music 1. Joyful Jukebox Music 2. Window Shopping 3. You’re My Best Friend, My Love 4. Love Is The Thing You Need 5. The Eternal Light 6. Pride and Joy 7. Through Thick And Thin 8. We’re Here To Entertain You 9. Make Tonight All Mine 10. We’re Gonna Change Our Style "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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Superstition said: You can now hear a clip of "Buttercup" on iTunes... impressive! This is a great album... can't wait.
http://itunes.apple.com/W...5&s=143441 thanks! "we make our heroes in America only to destroy them" | |
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whatsgoingon said: ViintageJunkiie said: Nah...most black folk have palms lighter than our skin color I can't believe such a question was asked Well! Leave it to graecophilos to ask stupid questions!  | |
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Superstition said: You can now hear a clip of "Buttercup" on iTunes... impressive! This is a great album... can't wait.
http://itunes.apple.com/W...5&s=143441  | |
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Superstition said: You can now hear a clip of "Buttercup" on iTunes... impressive! This is a great album... can't wait.
http://itunes.apple.com/W...5&s=143441 I just listened to it  "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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bboy87 said: Superstition said: You can now hear a clip of "Buttercup" on iTunes... impressive! This is a great album... can't wait.
http://itunes.apple.com/W...5&s=143441 I just listened to it They really need to release that whole album he did with Stevie. For me that is the most sought after thing in the MJ vault. | |
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P2daP said: bboy87 said: I just listened to it They really need to release that whole album he did with Stevie. For me that is the most sought after thing in the MJ vault. No doubt, If Motown release a new MJ album, it needs to be of all the material they did together. MJ said in an interview back in the 80's he thinks they should have released it. So soulful and rhythmic... damn! I am loving this! | |
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Superstition said: P2daP said: They really need to release that whole album he did with Stevie. For me that is the most sought after thing in the MJ vault. No doubt, If Motown release a new MJ album, it needs to be of all the material they did together. MJ said in an interview back in the 80's he thinks they should have released it. So soulful and rhythmic... damn! I am loving this! Someone on another music board to get the Deluxe edition because I'll be in for a surprise "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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