Photos from Michael Jackson’s final rehearsal Tuesday night have emerged HERE and HERE. Those who were there said he seemed in good shape and in good spirits. The LA coroner’s office returned toJackson’s rented home today. Ew. OK Magazine.
And, there is video:
Michael Jackson’s last rehearsal at the Staples Center on Wednesday, the eve of his death, was recorded in multi-camera, high-definition video and multi-track audio, and could be released as the performer’s last album, according to several people close to the now-defunct concert tour.
The recordings were made as part of concert promotion company AEG Live’s deal with Jackson, which included a plan to produce both an album and DVD of what Jackson had billed his ‘final performance’ tour, titled ‘This Is It.’
The recordings also could be used to produce both a DVD or Blu-ray disc of the entertainer’s last performance — the entertainer singing his greatest hits.
One AEG official boasted to a colleague this weekend, ”We have a live album in the can.’
UPDATE: The AP reports on “The Dome Project” HERE.
Two weeks before he died, Michael Jackson wrapped up work on an elaborate production dubbed the “Dome Project” that could be the final finished video piece overseen by the King of Pop, The Associated Press has learned.Details on the project are scarce. Two people with knowledge of the project confirmed its existence Monday to the AP on condition they not be identified because they signed confidentiality agreements.
They said it was a five-week project filmed at Culver Studios, which 70 years ago was the set for the classic film “Gone With the Wind.” Four sets were constructed for Jackson’s production, including a cemetery recalling his 1983 “Thriller” video.
There are so many rumors and contradictory reports about his health that I’m not sure what to believe anymore. Some reports suggest he was more than ready for the tour and that he’d have given the younger dancers a run for their money. Other reports say he was looking frail, had lost his voice etc. I tend to believe he still had it. We all know him as a perfectionist. I can’t imagine him risking taking centre stage again and not being 100% prepared for every single nuance of the tour (dancing, singing, showmanship). I don’t doubt that the comeback tour would have challenged the success of his previous tour. The guy never did anything half assed.
I’m really curious to know now who Michael really was. David Gest said in a recent interview that Michael didn’t speak in the child-like voice we’ve all come to know – that he had a strong, deep voice among family and friends. This man had so many layers. I’m sure the private Michael was so different fom the public persona. He’s a complete mystery to me and so many. It makes me want to know more….which is exactly what he intended.
I want him to have peace now. He never had it in life. I hope he gets it in death.
I agree 100%.
I think Jackson had been lipsyching some of his performances for years. Even someone in prime physical condition can sing through an hour and a half of dance routines.
In a way, he had painted himself into a corner on his stage shows, with a style of performing that was simply not suitable for an older man in his state of declining health.
Not necessarily. I can see the bones in Michael’s hand and his wrist in another picture. But I can see the bones in my own hand and wrist, and I’m by no means emaciated. Some people just have boney wrists, I guess. *shrug*
Having said that, I think Michael looks terrible – physically. I looks like he’s wearing clothes that carefully camoflage his very thin frame. His face in the pic above looks like it’s melting or pitted or something. I think he looks frail.
On the other hand, he also looks to be in good spirits in some of the pics, and obviously whatever his physical state, he seemed happy to be performing.