lavender1983 said:

Timmy84 said:

I mean I don't think it's something I can even imagine. Can you just imagine Katherine getting mad at either of them and calling all of the brothers out by their names?

[i]"SIGMUND ESCO, TORIANO ADARYLL, JERMAINE LU JUANE, MARLON DAVID, MICHAEL JOSEPH AND STEVEN RANDALL JACKSON, GET YOUR BLACK BUTTS OUT HERE RAT NOW!!!!!"[/i]

And if she got mad at Rebbie: "MAUREEN REILETTE!!!!!" :lol:

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I just envisioned that scenario.. ..What baby book did she get these names from?..damn

Well at least she didn't name them Moon Unit or Dweezil.

SEANMAN said:

Damita Jo DeBlanc is Katherine's favorite singer, and that's why she gave Janet that middle name. I know that RnB singer Toya said her mother named her that because Latoya Jackson was always her favorite Jackson

Really? I thought she was just named after her father. Joe, Damita Jo.

Kinda like Bobby, Bobbi Kristina.

Timmy84 said:

phunkdaddy said:

I mean I don't think it's something I can even imagine. Can you just imagine Katherine getting mad at either of them and calling all of the brothers out by their names?

"SIGMUND ESCO, TORIANO ADARYLL, JERMAINE LU JUANE, MARLON DAVID, MICHAEL JOSEPH AND STEVEN RANDALL JACKSON, GET YOUR BLACK BUTTS OUT HERE RAT NOW!!!!!"

And if she got mad at Rebbie: "MAUREEN REILETTE!!!!!"

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YES.

BUT WHERE THE HELL DID THEY GET ADARYLL FROM IT SOUNDS LIKE A DAMN PRESCRIPTION MED - LIKE BENADRYL.

"HI MAM, I'M LOOKING FOR SOME ADARYLL"

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MickyDolenz said:

lavender1983 said:

I just envisioned that scenario.. ..What baby book did she get these names from?..damn

Well at least she didn't name them Moon Unit or Dweezil.

Sigmund Esco, Toriano, Adaryll, Moon Unit, Dweezil...All equally absurd

Barbara's a bitch. She asks the most profoundly rude questions that need only be responded to with "Why do you ask?" or "That's not up for public discussion." Can't STAND her! You are SO right.

trueiopian said:

Barbara is so disrespectful.

Love her joint, "Reaction!" Momma throws DOWN on THAT ONE!

MickyDolenz said:

phunkdaddy said:

I believe the cats from Surface produced the Plaything album.

That's correct, but the album is called R U Tuff Enuff. The Surface guys also produced a song called Reaction on another one of her other albums and they worked with Jermaine too. One of them died awhile back, but don't remember which one it was.

LOL! They shop at K-Mart. Buncha slobs. And it's not like u can even hear or pay attention to just ONE conversation happening on that fuckin' couch. It's like a freakin' CACKLE-fest! Buncha old hens! Barbara, though...she's the one with the balls who asks all the jarringly uncomfortable questions (to her guests) and it's amazing to me that no one's ever put her in check yet.

babynoz said:

Even if I were a c-list celeb I think I would refuse to appear on the view...they irk the hell outta me.

Off topic...do they even have a wardrobe budget? It sure doesn't look like it.

lavender1983 said:

MickyDolenz said:

Well at least she didn't name them Moon Unit or Dweezil.

Sigmund Esco, Toriano, Adaryll, Moon Unit, Dweezil...All equally absurd

What's wrong with Toriano? It's a Hispanic name. It's not like the average ghetto name today like LaQuisha. Freud's name is Sigmund. All of them are better than Jermajesty.

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"Play Thing" is kinda like Jody's "Lookin' For A New Love" And "Fork in the Road" is beautiful.

phunkdaddy said:

I knew about Plaything. That was my favorite cut from her.

She also had another minor hit from the Centipede album

Fork In The Road, a Smokey Robinson & The Miracles remake.

I believe the cats from Surface produced the Plaything album.

She's REALLY cute. She reminds me of what Janet will look like when she's 60-ish.

lavender1983 said:

Timmy84 said:

Playing devil's advocate, Barbara's getting real senile and I doubt she knew Rebbie from Andrew Jackson anyways.

Oh my God stop it.

I must admit I knew she existed but didn't know what she actually looked like for a very long time. And i'm a Jackson fan

Amen, sista.

MsGlamSlam said:

I kinda feel sorry for Rebbie .
She initially thought she was going to be on The View to promote her tour and her foundraising work. It's like the more I see interviews with members of the Jackson family, the more it becomes apparent that the media outlets are only trying to milk information (about Michael) out of them. Barbara has done everything she could do to exploit and tarnish Michael's image, and all of a sudden she loves him? As for Rebbie, I really wish her the best. She's the only sane Jackson sibling other than Marlon and Janet.

whitechocolatebrotha said:

She's REALLY cute. She reminds me of what Janet will look like when she's 60-ish.

lavender1983 said:

Oh my God stop it.

I must admit I knew she existed but didn't know what she actually looked like for a very long time. And i'm a Jackson fan

Janet and Rebbie... it's interesting how they look the most alike.

MickyDolenz said:

lavender1983 said:

Sigmund Esco, Toriano, Adaryll, Moon Unit, Dweezil...All equally absurd

What's wrong with Toriano? It's a Hispanic name. It's not like the average ghetto name today like LaQuisha. Freud's name is Sigmund. All of them are better than Jermajesty.

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Since when are the Jackson's hispanic? ..

Yea I give you that one...@ the Oprah interview she's like so "Do I bow to you now" I wonder how many times he hears that in a day......

The name just begs "Make fun of me please"

Do folks not realize that a name stays with you for a good portion of your formative years ?...Yes if he really hates it he could change it as an adult..but I'm sure he's being tormented now. Kids are mean. Tabloids are even meaner.

lavender1983 said:

MickyDolenz said:

What's wrong with Toriano? It's a Hispanic name. It's not like the average ghetto name today like LaQuisha. Freud's name is Sigmund. All of them are better than Jermajesty.

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Since when are the Jackson's hispanic? ..

What about Alfonso Ribeiro or Ricardo "Ricky" Bell? Cree Summer is black but has an Native American name. If you wanna be technical about it, Michael, Marlon, Janet, Joseph, etc. aren't names native to Africa. They're European names.

MickyDolenz said:

lavender1983 said:

Since when are the Jackson's hispanic? ..

What about Alfonso Ribeiro or Ricardo "Ricky" Bell? Cree Summer is black but has an Native American name. If you wanna be technical about it, Michael, Marlon, Janet, Joseph, etc. aren't names native to Africa. They're European names.

I don't care where it came from, I just find the names Sigmund and Toriano very funny.

Ottensen said:

NewPowerSista said:

It IS Barbara Walters responsibility to know how to pronounce the guests' names correctly, but you've got to admit that Rebbie looks like it ought to be pronounced REB-bie and her name SHOULD be spelled Reebie. Come on, how many people who weren't really familiar with the Jackson siblings would look at "Rebbie" and, off the top of their heads, pronounce it REEbie?

One thing I want to point out though I never said it wasn't her responsibility: I said that she's old as the Tenessee Mountains, has health issues, and should be allowed a f**k up once in a while which is starting to happen to her on air for the past two years. She's aging. If I were her age I'm not sure that I wouldn't make the occasional mistake myself. So in my view, I figure that since she's not the hard news journalist that she was over the last 50 years, she's not interviewing a Head of State or talking to the power players in the Middle East, just maybe, juuuuuust maaaaybe, we can cut Grandma some slack this once. It's funny to see people get their panties in a twist because she flubbed the name of Michael Jackson's sister; you would think she snubbed a world leader that has nuclear codes or something. Mistakes happen.

As for the spelling of Rebbie's name, I agree that if I hadn't grown up knowing all about the Jacksons, I would have just assumed this obscure sibling's name is pronoounced Reb-bie with a soft e.

Bottom line for me is that I think fans project to many of their expectations onto others as if they have a vested interest in a particular celebrities, when frankly, there are much more biting issues taking place in the world. It makes for entertaining discussion at least...and in any event, it was nice to see Ms. Rebbie out and about.

I wasn't as much concerned about Walter's responsibility as to the fact that anyone who didn't know the Jackson family from way back wouldn't think to pronounce Rebbie as REEbie, as you pointed out. I think we agree on that. And that really WAS my only issue.

MickyDolenz said:

lavender1983 said:

Since when are the Jackson's hispanic? ..

What about Alfonso Ribeiro or Ricardo "Ricky" Bell? Cree Summer is black but has an Native American name. If you wanna be technical about it, Michael, Marlon, Janet, Joseph, etc. aren't names native to Africa. They're European names.

Yea I know :lol..Like that kid from "The Game"..Hose Sanchez...AA's with hispanic names that are not actually Black Hispanics...they just confuse me sometimes.... I dont know.... ..but hey some hispanic names are very beautiful and exotic... maybe some parents just want their kids to have exotic names or something . Idk..I dont wanna get technical...To each his own.....The ones you mentioned are beautiful...If you wanna pick exotic names at least pick names that wont have people scratching their heads...

I'm with Timmy...the names are funny....and envisioning Katherine yelling the full length names was even funnier

Timmy84 said:

MickyDolenz said:

What about Alfonso Ribeiro or Ricardo "Ricky" Bell? Cree Summer is black but has an Native American name. If you wanna be technical about it, Michael, Marlon, Janet, Joseph, etc. aren't names native to Africa. They're European names.

I don't care where it came from, I just find the names Sigmund and Toriano very funny.

I already laughed my ass off at Sigmund. Now Toriano.

whitechocolatebrotha said:

Barbara's a bitch. She asks the most profoundly rude questions that need only be responded to with "Why do you ask?" or "That's not up for public discussion." Can't STAND her! You are SO right.

trueiopian said:

Barbara is so disrespectful.

Russell Brand put her in her place..... ....this is so funny....those women did not know what to do...

Dreamer2 said:

whitechocolatebrotha said:

Barbara's a bitch. She asks the most profoundly rude questions that need only be responded to with "Why do you ask?" or "That's not up for public discussion." Can't STAND her! You are SO right.

Russell Brand put her in her place..... ....this is so funny....those women did not know what to do...

Russell Brand was HILARIOUS!! He took some getting used to for me, but now he just cracks me up!! Thanks for that---and now I'll go to bed.......

NewPowerSista said:

Ottensen said:

One thing I want to point out though I never said it wasn't her responsibility: I said that she's old as the Tenessee Mountains, has health issues, and should be allowed a f**k up once in a while which is starting to happen to her on air for the past two years. She's aging. If I were her age I'm not sure that I wouldn't make the occasional mistake myself. So in my view, I figure that since she's not the hard news journalist that she was over the last 50 years, she's not interviewing a Head of State or talking to the power players in the Middle East, just maybe, juuuuuust maaaaybe, we can cut Grandma some slack this once. It's funny to see people get their panties in a twist because she flubbed the name of Michael Jackson's sister; you would think she snubbed a world leader that has nuclear codes or something. Mistakes happen.

As for the spelling of Rebbie's name, I agree that if I hadn't grown up knowing all about the Jacksons, I would have just assumed this obscure sibling's name is pronoounced Reb-bie with a soft e.

Bottom line for me is that I think fans project to many of their expectations onto others as if they have a vested interest in a particular celebrities, when frankly, there are much more biting issues taking place in the world. It makes for entertaining discussion at least...and in any event, it was nice to see Ms. Rebbie out and about.

I wasn't as much concerned about Walter's responsibility as to the fact that anyone who didn't know the Jackson family from way back wouldn't think to pronounce Rebbie as REEbie, as you pointed out. I think we agree on that. And that really WAS my only issue.

I heard you loud and clear I know my post doesn't read like it, but I was actually referring to other people on the thread who really appear to bent out of shape over Grandma Moses, I mean, er, um, Barbara Walters

Ms Jackson is looking.......GOOOOD.