KCOOLMUZIQ said:

lowkey said:

she obviously is not embarrassed to play smaller venues or else she wouldnt be doing it. this tour was unexpected, there is no new music so i assume she really wanted to get out there and perform.im sure janet could be chillin with her dude or making tyler perry movies but she wanna tour, so im happy bout thatt.

Those are key words. Janet didn't decide to do this tour until late last year. With little preparation. Most artist when there first starting a tour is a lil rusty. People on this site are so judgemental and quick to bury an artist in the grave so quickly. It makes me sick. Especially from people that are not well known proven successful artist in there own right, So quick to judge and criticize an artist. This is an intimate setting with no gimmicks. Janet is allowed to do that without being called washed up or a has been...Give her a break.

[Edited 2/5/11 22:25pm]

Hmm, I'm sure you know some folks are more saner than say some of the fans on Janet's sites... there's only like ten fans of Janet here.

purplethunder3121 said:

x 1,000!!!!!!!!!!!!

is 8th row center pretty close????

anyways... i just don't want her cancelling... i will just be so angry... i will stalk her.. seriously...

That letter is immature and embarrassing. I hope Janet finds out about this

midiscover said:

That letter is immature and embarrassing. I hope Janet finds out about this

Oh I'm sure Janet knows lol

trueiopian said:

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! That's what I'm talking about!

I dont' think that was very impressive. She wasn't dancing as much as she used to for these types of songs. The energy was lacking too...

MyLuv229 said:

trueiopian said:

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! That's what I'm talking about!

I dont' think that was very impressive. She wasn't dancing as much as she used to for these types of songs. The energy was lacking too...

I agree but I was excited to see her actually do more dancing than she did during the opener.

Are you still going?

trueiopian said:

She did SCREAM dljfldskjflkj omfggg

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS SHOW!!!

trueiopian said:

MyLuv229 said:

I dont' think that was very impressive. She wasn't dancing as much as she used to for these types of songs. The energy was lacking too...

I agree but I was excited to see her actually do more dancing than she did during the opener.

Are you still going?

HECK YES, I'M STILL GOING! I'm hoping by the time she comes to NYC, the tour will build up its energy and all the kinks will be out of the way. I'll just pretend the first few dates are just feelers.

MyLuv229 said:

trueiopian said:

I agree but I was excited to see her actually do more dancing than she did during the opener.

Are you still going?

HECK YES, I'M STILL GOING! I'm hoping by the time she comes to NYC, the tour will build up its energy and all the kinks will be out of the way. I'll just pretend the first few dates are just feelers.

TBH, I don't expect her energy to go up from here. Janet has been performing like this for a few years now. I'm just glad to see that there are exciting parts of the show like "Scream" and "Pleasure Principle" when she walks through the audience.

trueiopian said:

MyLuv229 said:

HECK YES, I'M STILL GOING! I'm hoping by the time she comes to NYC, the tour will build up its energy and all the kinks will be out of the way. I'll just pretend the first few dates are just feelers.

TBH, I don't expect her energy to go up from here. Janet has been performing like this for a few years now. I'm just glad to see that there are exciting parts of the show like "Scream" and "Pleasure Principle" when she walks through the audience.

That's true, for the most part. And those few exciting moments are what I'm looking forward to. But still... even Michael had more energy at the age of 50 when doing rehearsals for This Is It.

MyLuv229 said:

trueiopian said:

TBH, I don't expect her energy to go up from here. Janet has been performing like this for a few years now. I'm just glad to see that there are exciting parts of the show like "Scream" and "Pleasure Principle" when she walks through the audience.

That's true, for the most part. And those few exciting moments are what I'm looking forward to. But still... even Michael had more energy at the age of 50 when doing rehearsals for This Is It.

True and he was medicated during the time too. I can't think of any excuse for Janet to be this slow and to be pulling a Britney by pacing the stage and lipping every damn thing.

TotalAlisa said:

is 8th row center pretty close????

anyways... i just don't want her cancelling... i will just be so angry... i will stalk her.. seriously...

Her bodyguard will back hand you

midiscover said:

TotalAlisa said:

is 8th row center pretty close????

anyways... i just don't want her cancelling... i will just be so angry... i will stalk her.. seriously...

Her bodyguard will back hand you

Fuck that, he'd tackle her to the ground.

Timmy84 said:

midiscover said:

Her bodyguard will back hand you

Fuck that, he'd tackle her to the ground.

i know you guys aren't talking about Joey... cause im not scared of him...

I promised myself I wouldnt watch any clips because I wanted to be surprised when I go in April, but I couldn't help this one

er: Fergie Ferg Throws Shade At Janet Jackson

Here goes Fergie bringing up old sh*t.

Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s most infamous moment is so far behind us that the NFL has allowed Black folks Urban Music and women to come back to the Super Bowl.

But being part of the group to bring it back wasn’t enough to stop Fergie from throwing shade at the greatness that is Miss Jackson.

Fergie will be the first woman to appear on the Super Bowl half-time stage since JANET JACKSON’s infamous boob-revealing performance in 2004 and she’s determined to keep it clean.

The Black Eyed Peas star will hit the stage during the big game with her bandmates, Usher and Slash – and she doesn’t want a repeat of the fall-out following Jackson’s controversial wardrobe malfunction, when co-performer Justin Timberlake ripped open the singer’s top to reveal a sparkly breast.

Fergie says, “We wanna keep it clean fun. A little bit of sexual appeal is fine, just nothing that’s inappropriate… I’ve worn some pretty revealing costumes and things in videos, but it’ll be no good at the Super Bowl, fun for the whole family.”

Bandmate will.i.am insists, “We’ve never been known for that.”

That performance better be the BUSINESS. SMH.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

er: Fergie Ferg Throws Shade At Janet Jackson

Posted on February 6th, 2011 -

Here goes Fergie bringing up old sh*t.

Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s most infamous moment is so far behind us that the NFL has allowed Black folks Urban Music and women to come back to the Super Bowl.

But being part of the group to bring it back wasn’t enough to stop Fergie from throwing shade at the greatness that is Miss Jackson.

Fergie will be the first woman to appear on the Super Bowl half-time stage since JANET JACKSON’s infamous boob-revealing performance in 2004 and she’s determined to keep it clean.

The Black Eyed Peas star will hit the stage during the big game with her bandmates, Usher and Slash – and she doesn’t want a repeat of the fall-out following Jackson’s controversial wardrobe malfunction, when co-performer Justin Timberlake ripped open the singer’s top to reveal a sparkly breast.

Fergie says, “We wanna keep it clean fun. A little bit of sexual appeal is fine, just nothing that’s inappropriate… I’ve worn some pretty revealing costumes and things in videos, but it’ll be no good at the Super Bowl, fun for the whole family.”

Bandmate will.i.am insists, “We’ve never been known for that.”

That performance better be the BUSINESS. SMH.

Well some saw what happened with that.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

er: Fergie Ferg Throws Shade At Janet Jackson

Posted on February 6th, 2011 -

Man, this outfit...this whole look...wow.

ViintageJunkiie said:

I promised myself I wouldnt watch any clips because I wanted to be surprised when I go in April, but I couldn't help this one

Now this is hott! Is this her new stage?

^^WOW! Perhaps with every new city there will be a new set design?

^ that would be awesome

janet looks cute in that fergie pic

Loves it! That footage is from a private show she did in Singapore. So no, that's not her new stage. Though I wish it was.

Ok, I totally take back co-signing about MJ being more energetic on TII [img:$uid]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t40/gremish/hysterical.gif[/img:$uid]

The Singapore clips are nice

NEW YORK – February 7, 2011 -- In a network television exclusive, Meredith Vieira sits down with Janet Jackson to discuss her revealing new book, "True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself," which will be released Feb. 15 by Karen Hunter Publishing/Gallery Books.

The interview will air Friday, Feb. 11 and Monday, Feb. 14 on "Today" and Sunday, Feb. 13 on "Dateline NBC" 7 p.m. ET.

In the revealing interview, Jackson opens up about her complex childhood and longstanding issues with self esteem, her career highs and lows, her struggles with weight, and her relationship with her family. She tells Vieira, "I never ever felt attractive."

JACKSON ON BODY IMAGE:
MEREDITH VIEIRA: Back in your 20s, your album "Rhythm Nation" topping the charts, you were in a good place presumably. But you wrote in the book that you were so unrelentingly self-critical, that quote, "I hated what I saw in the mirror. I would literally bang my head against the wall because I felt so ugly." You really did that?
JANET JACKSON: I would literally bang my head up against the wall because I didn't feel attractive... There was a lot of pain in my life. But I did. I felt very unattractive.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: Where did that come from?
JANET JACKSON: It stems from my childhood. I remember being a kid, and I talk about it in the book even...
MEREDITH VIEIRA: You're talking about your sister, Rebbie...
JANET JACKSON: Yes, that is exactly where I'm going. There was this picture of my sister, Rebbie. And I would always look at her picture and I thought, "Oh Gosh, she's so beautiful. If I could only look like that when I get older. God, how gorgeous is she?" And I never ever felt attractive. And I still have issues with it. I don't bang my head up against the wall, but I still have those moments. And I think it'll probably continue but at least I know how to deal with it now. And I'm in a much better space.

JACKSON ON BEING TEASED AS A CHILD:
MEREDITH VIEIRA: Some of the teasing came from your family? From your brothers?
JANET JACKSON: Yes.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: Michael in particular would tease you about your butt?
JANET JACKSON: Yes, yes, yeah.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: And you write in the book that you thought it was probably affectionate, not meant to be cruel. But you internalized it.
JANET JACKSON: Yes, yes, yeah. He never meant for it to be cruel. He didn't realize what the effect that it was having on me...And it really effected me
MEREDITH VIEIRA: Why do you think you never said anything to Michael, because you're so close?
JANET JACKSON: Just the kind of kid that I was. I don't know, I never did. Never, ever did. Never said, "You know, that really hurts me when you say that." I got called a lot of names, a lot of names. I would laugh about it—
MEREDITH VIEIRA: What kinds of names?
JANET JACKSON: Horse, pig, cow, slaughter-hog—
MEREDITH VIEIRA: This is by your brothers?
JANET JACKSON: Yeah. (LAUGH) It makes you laugh, it really does. It makes you laugh. I guess some people could say, "Oh that's, you know, brothers and sisters joking, it's all affection, it's all, you know, it's in a loving way." But not everybody can brush it off, and I was one of those.


JACKSON ON HER FATHER:
MEREDITH VIEIRA: I think you open up about your dad a lot in this book.
JANET JACKSON: My father and I, we've gone through our moments, we've had a different kind of relationship... My father was never there the way I really wanted a father to be...I would see my friends interact with their dad and I would say to myself, "That's what I want to do. I want to be able to sit on his lap. I want to be able to call him, 'Dad'."
MEREDITH VIEIRA: You called him Joseph, right?
JANET JACKSON: Yeah, he said, "That my name to you. You call me Joseph. You don't call me Da—" I tried it once.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: To call him dad?
JANET JACKSON: Yeah.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: And what happened?
JANET JACKSON: He said, "I'm Joseph to you. You do not call me dad." See, you're gonna start me to going here. That affects you as a kid... I know my father loves me. He just has a very, very different way of showing it.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: You give your dad credit for activating your career. You're also blunt, Janet, you — and Michael said this too, that you were scared —
JANET JACKSON: Of course.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: — of your dad and there was a time when you were, I guess, in the bath and he struck you with a belt when you came out?
JANET JACKSON: That was the only time my father ever whupped me.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: How old were you then?
JANET JACKSON: I was very young, very young. And I can't even remember what I did, but I remember it happening. And I don't think I deserved it. I don't think it should have ever happened. A lot of times I felt that my father would take things out on us because of — I don't know, issues outside of the home. But we were, we were afraid of my father, growing up.

JACKSON ON MICHAEL:
MEREDITH VIEIRA: Your brother, Michael. You've dedicated your book to Mike. And, there's a great picture in here that I just fell in love with. You say, "Mike named me Dunk, and we shared every dream, every confidence. I was his little sister. He always knew that I had his back." What do you mean, "You always had his back?"
JANET JACKSON: We had each other's back. But, later on in life, certain things that he was going through — I tried to be there for him as much as I could. And, even well, Scream, the song, the video...all the allegations at the time... I'm his little sister there, supporting him, and— and that's what the song is about.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: And, the last time you saw Michael was around your birthday.
JANET JACKSON: Two days before my birthday.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: Did you tell him you loved him?
JANET JACKSON: Yeah. The last thing we said to one another.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: It was.
JANET JACKSON: Yeah. I said, "I love you." He says, "I love you too, Dunk."
...
MEREDITH VIEIRA: You wrote, "I can't describe our pain in losing a brother, or the pain of his children in losing their father, or the pain of my parents in losing their son. I still have not seen the film, 'This Is It.' I still can't watch any of his videos, listen to his music. I'm certain that one day I'll again be able to enjoy the miraculous sound of his voice, and the marvelous sight of his dancing. But, that day has not yet arrived. The mourning continues." Where are you in that process, Janet, at this point?
JANET JACKSON: I finally was able to — I was in Paris. And, it was one of those — one of those moments. At some point you have to — you have to move on. And, trying to do that, and it being really difficult. And, there's still not a day that goes by where I don't think about him. Not one day. Not one day. And — kind of pushing myself, forcing myself, to a certain degree, to get over this because it's— it's not the healthiest.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: It can be debilitating —
JANET JACKSON: Yes, very much so. And, I just spent the night just watching all his videos, listening to his music. And, there was moments when I — I felt the cry, and moments that made me laugh. And, it was good for me. I needed it. Out of everyone in my family, I never had that moment to cry about his death.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: Why didn't you have that moment?
JANET JACKSON: I don't know if it was trying to shield the pain, or just trying to hold it all together because I saw that everyone else around me was falling apart. And, never — never taking that moment to really grieve. Really grieve, even at the service.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: That night in Paris, did you really grieve?
JANET JACKSON: There's more to come. I know there's more to come.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: It's almost, in its own way, a bit on a different level, reminiscent of you as a kid, holding everything in, and, eventually —
JANET JACKSON: Eventually releasing it.

Preview:

^^I can't wait to see this!

ViintageJunkiie said:

I promised myself I wouldnt watch any clips because I wanted to be surprised when I go in April, but I couldn't help this one

That was hot!