AEG just released a snip of tape from Michael Jackson’s last rehearsal on Tuesday. I just watched it on CNN. He looked his typical freaky self, but he certainly doesn’t look close to death. I’ll post a link as soon as I have it, which will be soon, I’m sure.
In other MJ news:
According to Roger Friedman of the Hollywood Reporter (yes, he found another job), the Michael Jackson funeral is scheduled for 10 am on Tuesday July 7 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. AEG, who owns the arena (they were mounting Jackson’s concerts in London) will put gigantic screens outside the facilities for the thousands of people who will gather outside. (via THR)
The US Drug Enforcement Agency has now joined the investigation into Jackson’s death due to possible drug use (via Billboard)
Jackson’s brother, Jermaine speaks. He says he’d be hurt if it turns out Michael’s death is due to drug abuse. (via US) Jermain would like to see Michael buried at Neverland Ranch (via FOX)
The Jackson family has not yet spoken to Michael’s ex-wife, and mother to Paris and Prince, Debbie Rowe. (via US)
Debbie Rowe tells NBC LA that she will seek custody of her children. I wonder if this has something to do with being cut out of the will? (via MSNBC)
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I’m curious how much footage of that tour rehearsal there is. I love what I’m seeing in this short clip.
In the home movies he talks about how he writes songs and he saw a boy at a hospital who was sick. He needed a liver or he would die. Michael had his organization look all over for a liver for this boy because he didn’t want him to die! They found a liver for him!!!!!!
I have a feeling there are many more stories like this. Sadly, the media seems to want to continue talking about the charges filed against him eventhough he was found not guilty.
I’ll always appreciate the incredible talent of MJ. That’s what I’ll remember about him. It’s a crime that MJ didn’t get to show the world he could still light up the stage so that he could go out on a high note. Obviously, by the looks of this clip, he still had it. I do take some comfort in the fact that people are appreciating his music all over again.
I have a feeling there are many more stories like this. Sadly, the media seems to want to continue talking about the charges filed against him eventhough he was found not guilty.
Yeah they like showing the negative and not the positive. When Michael died (was it channel 13?) showed the Martin Bashere (sp) Michael story again. Now why couldn’t they show Michael’s private home movies?!?!?! That would have been so much better! Something warm and positive!! *sigh*
If the doctor was an enabler and contributed to the death, he should be prosecuted. Just like ANS’s enablers.
At the same time, neither ANS or MJ were victims. They were drug addicts (seems pretty clear now that MJ was for years) and when you are rich and famous you can always find enablers. Enablers get my scorn and disgust, but the addict is ultimately responsible for their choices. With mj’s money, he could have afforded the best therapy and recovery help, the kind that other people couldn’t afford. Addiction is a sad thing and early death is sad but I don’t think it’s right to portray the doctor as the killer and Michael as the innocent victim, when he no doubt actively sought out doctors and nurses who would give him the drugs he needed and wanted. This particular iv drug sounds horrendous though and I’m surprised the police said the doctor was not a suspect. We don’t know he was actually using that iv on Michael but if he was, definitely it is a crime in my mind.
Make no mistake about it, Debbie Rowe is seeking revenge, not custody. She’s dispicable and I hope she gets nowhere near those kids after coldly and blatantly saying she wanted nothing to do with them many times before.
As for Michael, it’s a week later and still tough to take in that he’s gone. He looked and sounded great in the clip released by CNN. If this was him at rehearsal, I can’t imagine what he would have been like giving his all during the actual concert. He still had it. There’s really no one I can think of that even comes close to his level of talent and entertainment. It’s the end of an era, for sure. I hope he’s finally found some peace in death.
If you haven’t caught the home movies, you should watch them. They’re heart breaking and I think show the real person behind the star.
Yes!! I have watched it! I just got done watching it yesterday! I love the part where he saved that sick little boy by getting him a liver!!! God bless you Michael!!! I wish I knew about this and other good things a long time ago!
The biggest problem with addiction is there becomes a point when you dont realize you are addicted…ask any alcoholic. Our minds and our bodies don’t always mesh and play in sync with each other. For the few sane ones amongst us they just can’t understand why you don’t stop…and for those that “have a problem” they know that they should stop but they can’t. The mind says stop and the body says no way.
Most everyone has some kind of addiction…it may be as simple as being a shopaholic, or a hoarder, or smoking or drinking or gambling, or over eating, or exercising too much, or watching too much TV or playing video games for hours, or following a TV show or contestant on the internet for hours at a time.
I’m not condoning what Michael did but I can understand. Once the cycle is rolling along it becomes more difficult to stop until the addiction is in control. I’m glad my addictions are minor and that I can still, at times, push myself away…but the desire is pretty much always there, I just work really hard at controlling it. Michael just lost control!
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Very true Tess… and what made it even worse is that some (who are supposed to protect life) were willing to help him stay addicted in order to be close to a celebrity or for the money or both.
Lexus and sonyab – I haven’t checked out the home movies yet but I’ll definitley check them out some time this weekend.
I’m still trying to wrap my head around this whole thing. Honestly, once I watched that rehearsal vid I was even more stunned that he died. What a waste.
Lexus and sonyab – I haven’t checked out the home movies yet but I’ll definitley check them out some time this weekend.
Yes!! Check it out! There are a lot of funny moments and heart warming moments. They had a Joseph Jackson day. I can understand Michael forgiving his father because he loves him but Joseph Jackson day? I don’t think he deserves that. Michael just had a warm heart. Micheal’s home movies should be on TV now!
I’m still trying to wrap my head around this whole thing. Honestly, once I watched that rehearsal vid I was even more stunned that he died. What a waste.
Yeah his poor family. Michael couldn’t get peace in life but he is now! So thank God for that.
Phillips said he released the clip because he was tired of seeing the singer negatively portrayed in the media since his death.
“I said let’s grab one piece where we can show people where he was headed,” he said. “He was developing getting his moves together.”
The rehearsal footage, shot in high definition, includes Jackson performing his hits “Thriller” and “Beat It.” Other footage shows production meetings and auditions.
“We have enough audio to make two live albums, and he’s never done a live album,” Phillips said. “This is really the last great work of a 21st century genius.”
The production budget for the 50 London shows, which were set to begin July 13, swelled to more than $25 million, he said.
Part of those costs included 3D technology used to produce what Phillips called “mini-movies” involving “Thriller” and “Earth Song.”
“That’s what’s so compelling,” he said. “Just `Thriller’ is nine minutes of 3D visual insanity.”
Another possibility is a tribute show at The O2 arena in London that would be broadcast worldwide and then sold as a DVD, the promoter said.
Did anybody watch the insider today? They had home movies of Micheal’s children singing. They were singing I love my daddy. Please don’t take him away. :glurps_tb: It made me cry.
Here’s the direct link to the Staples Center for free tickets to MJ’s memorial…Please note that there is NO guarantee that you will obtain tickets upon registering.
Here’s the direct link to the Staples Center for free tickets to MJ’s memorial…Please note that there is NO guarantee that you will obtain tickets upon registering.
I have to say I have forgotten just how really really good very young Michael was a singer, hearing all the really old stuff, which I grew up with because I am just a little younger than him. Didn’t they have a cartoon like the Beatles used to. If you remember this you are a Boomer because I think the cartoon show started with A-B-C. My dad would tease us every time we were glued to the set watching the Jackson Five on some live appearance. He didn’t get the style of dance shall we say?
I’m curious how much footage of that tour rehearsal there is. I love what I’m seeing in this short clip.
I have a feeling there are many more stories like this. Sadly, the media seems to want to continue talking about the charges filed against him eventhough he was found not guilty.
I’ll always appreciate the incredible talent of MJ. That’s what I’ll remember about him. It’s a crime that MJ didn’t get to show the world he could still light up the stage so that he could go out on a high note. Obviously, by the looks of this clip, he still had it. I do take some comfort in the fact that people are appreciating his music all over again.
It must have been!! I guess a sleeping pill didn’t work? *shrug*
Yeah they like showing the negative and not the positive. When Michael died (was it channel 13?) showed the Martin Bashere (sp) Michael story again. Now why couldn’t they show Michael’s private home movies?!?!?! That would have been so much better! Something warm and positive!! *sigh*
If the doctor was an enabler and contributed to the death, he should be prosecuted. Just like ANS’s enablers.
At the same time, neither ANS or MJ were victims. They were drug addicts (seems pretty clear now that MJ was for years) and when you are rich and famous you can always find enablers. Enablers get my scorn and disgust, but the addict is ultimately responsible for their choices. With mj’s money, he could have afforded the best therapy and recovery help, the kind that other people couldn’t afford. Addiction is a sad thing and early death is sad but I don’t think it’s right to portray the doctor as the killer and Michael as the innocent victim, when he no doubt actively sought out doctors and nurses who would give him the drugs he needed and wanted. This particular iv drug sounds horrendous though and I’m surprised the police said the doctor was not a suspect. We don’t know he was actually using that iv on Michael but if he was, definitely it is a crime in my mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKBLxh3u0tM&feature=related
Remembering MJ…
Thank you!!!!! Michael Jackson always had the moves!! He knew how to work it!
Make no mistake about it, Debbie Rowe is seeking revenge, not custody. She’s dispicable and I hope she gets nowhere near those kids after coldly and blatantly saying she wanted nothing to do with them many times before.
As for Michael, it’s a week later and still tough to take in that he’s gone. He looked and sounded great in the clip released by CNN. If this was him at rehearsal, I can’t imagine what he would have been like giving his all during the actual concert. He still had it. There’s really no one I can think of that even comes close to his level of talent and entertainment. It’s the end of an era, for sure. I hope he’s finally found some peace in death.
If you haven’t caught the home movies, you should watch them. They’re heart breaking and I think show the real person behind the star.
Part 1 of 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6IzRz1pD6M
Yes!! I have watched it! I just got done watching it yesterday! I love the part where he saved that sick little boy by getting him a liver!!! God bless you Michael!!! I wish I knew about this and other good things a long time ago!
The biggest problem with addiction is there becomes a point when you dont realize you are addicted…ask any alcoholic. Our minds and our bodies don’t always mesh and play in sync with each other. For the few sane ones amongst us they just can’t understand why you don’t stop…and for those that “have a problem” they know that they should stop but they can’t. The mind says stop and the body says no way.
Most everyone has some kind of addiction…it may be as simple as being a shopaholic, or a hoarder, or smoking or drinking or gambling, or over eating, or exercising too much, or watching too much TV or playing video games for hours, or following a TV show or contestant on the internet for hours at a time.
I’m not condoning what Michael did but I can understand. Once the cycle is rolling along it becomes more difficult to stop until the addiction is in control. I’m glad my addictions are minor and that I can still, at times, push myself away…but the desire is pretty much always there, I just work really hard at controlling it. Michael just lost control!
^^
Very true Tess… and what made it even worse is that some (who are supposed to protect life) were willing to help him stay addicted in order to be close to a celebrity or for the money or both.
Lexus and sonyab – I haven’t checked out the home movies yet but I’ll definitley check them out some time this weekend.
I’m still trying to wrap my head around this whole thing. Honestly, once I watched that rehearsal vid I was even more stunned that he died. What a waste.
Yes!! Check it out! There are a lot of funny moments and heart warming moments.
They had a Joseph Jackson day. I can understand Michael forgiving his father because he loves him but Joseph Jackson day? I don’t think he deserves that. Michael just had a warm heart. Micheal’s home movies should be on TV now!
Yeah his poor family.
Michael couldn’t get peace in life but he is now! So thank God for that.
More info about the AEG rehearsal footage – lots of footage and I’m certain it will become available to the public in one form or another.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_en_ce/us_michael_jackson_aeg
SINCE his death? He has been negatively portrayed for years not since his death.
I think Phillips was referring to the rumors about MJ being in poor health.
Did anybody watch the insider today? They had home movies of Micheal’s children singing. They were singing I love my daddy. Please don’t take him away. :glurps_tb: It made me cry.
Oh.
Here’s the direct link to the Staples Center for free tickets to MJ’s memorial…Please note that there is NO guarantee that you will obtain tickets upon registering.
http://www.staplescenter.com/memorial.php
Oh so the tickets are free so it isn’t true that people have to pay! Unless it was true and they changed their mind.
I have to say I have forgotten just how really really good very young Michael was a singer, hearing all the really old stuff, which I grew up with because I am just a little younger than him. Didn’t they have a cartoon like the Beatles used to. If you remember this you are a Boomer because I think the cartoon show started with A-B-C. My dad would tease us every time we were glued to the set watching the Jackson Five on some live appearance. He didn’t get the style of dance shall we say?
Well of course Phillips want to foster an image that MJ was in great health – he has an HUGE insurance policy riding on it.