Michael Jackson dies at 50

[remykyes]

I cannot begin to describe the feelings I have towards Joe Jackson. (#SSHOLE, $ON OF A &ITCH, etc.) Trying to make money off of his son's DEATH! WTF?! This man has no place in my heart anymore. When Michael died, I was so sorry for the whole family. I still am, actually, just not for JOE! Now he's trying to make money off of Jackson's KIDS?! LEAVE THEM THE F*** ALONE! THEIR FATHER IS DEAD AND THEY DO NOT NEED TO BECOME MEDIA SUPERSTARS JUST YET! THEY ARE ONLY KIDS! GIVE THEM THE CHILDHOOD MICHAEL NEVER HAD! So, all those in favor of having Janet take care of the kids, say AYE!

[Black Kitten]

it's been 27 days ago since The King passed away and he hasn't been buried yet. what's taking them so long to bury him? FBI? CSI? Edited July 22, 2009 at 09:15 AM by Dhena

[Davey84]

who says he aint burried yet? If i were his family, I'd burry him in a secret location...

[Black Kitten]

Here's my humble Michael Jackson album and video collection.

 

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/631/dhenaaa001.jpg

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i've been collecting his albums and videos since 2005 and it's really sad i only completed it (well it's still incomplete but well...) when he passed away. *sighs*

[C.D._LoVer]

I can't believe it's been a whole month... I am a huge fan of his music and not his personal life... I miss him.

[paulisia1984]

I never relized I was such a big fan of Michael Jackson, but recently I discovered that I know most of his songs by heart. I feel very strange with that. There hasn't been a day I wouldn't think about him since he died. I am very deeply upset and send my prayers to Michaels family especially his children.

 

I just wish people would let him rest in peace now, because he didn't get much of it when he was alive.

 

I love you more Michael RIP

[Raevaz]

it's been 27 days ago since The King passed away and he hasn't been buried yet. what's taking them so long to bury him? FBI? CSI?

 

Well, there are still lot's of investigations that are going on... They are still waiting for toxicology results I think, and this is a serious investigation, because they don't know what could have caused the cardiac arrest...

[kathyc25]

I can`t believe its been a month already I still miss him so much...I`ve bought every magazine and newspaper I can get my hands on

[Black Kitten]

so the custody "finally" goes to her mom Katherine... isn't she too old to take care of MJ's children?

[rta]

Hello my fellow Celine fans!

 

Today I come to you as not just a Celine fan, but a Michael Jackson fan too.

I was Michael's fan long before Celine ever came along.

 

The board here placed a very lovely message of condolences on our MJFC boards and we are immesensly grateful for that.

 

In honor of Michael there is a painting being made. But in order for that to happen the artist needs 250.000 dots to start with.

It's a small thing you can do to remember Michael.

Just follow the link and instruction and get your dot on the canvas that will become Michael Jackson.

 

http://www.supportjacksonportrait.com/?subject=ChrisfromB

 

Thanks you all so much. God bless you and Celine.

 

rta

[disadiva]

I will Support this and add a dot to MJ.

 

I was also a big MJ fan long before Celine.

 

I became fan in 1979 and i was 5 Years old back then.

[Black Kitten]

i'll participate on that. thanks for the link.

 

MJ will always be one of my inspirations. i miss him terribly. *sighs*

[RLAAMJR.]

i am a fan of the two but i'm kinda tired now. maybe next time.

[Davey84]

ancient Egyptian woman or Michael Jackson?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48105445@N00/1927847605/

 

uncanny!!! if it's not Michael, then it could be Latoya!

[LuisMa]

Davey

 

OMG

[Black Kitten]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/Cyberspacebabe/MJEgyptian.jpg

 

Busted: Statue's a Dead Ringer for Jacko

Jackson-like bust gets attention at Field Museum

By ANDREW GREINER

Updated 7:10 PM CDT, Wed, Aug 5, 2009

 

John Weinstein, The Field Museum The Pharaoh of Pop doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as King of Pop, but visitors to Chicago’s Field Museum could swear that’s Jacko’s face on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian bust.

 

 

The spitting image limestone sculpture has been on display at the museum since 1988, but recently started drawing attention because of its likeness to Jacko --- complete with disfigured nose.

 

Unfortunately the bust, which was carved sometime between 1550 B.C. and 1050 B.C., is of a woman and MJ likely never had the chance to see the statuette.

 

“I have no idea whether Jackson ever visited the museum,” a Field spokesperson said to the Sun-Times' Michael Sneed. “But the similarity between the limestone statue of a woman – which is about 3,000 years old --- and Jackson is astounding.”

 

Interestingly, Jackson cast himself as an interloper in ancient Egypt in his video for “Remember the Time,” so maybe he sensed some Egyptian roots.

[Boy]

I'm a fan of both of them...

[CelineRox]

OMD that's really werid!

 

 

 

 

Are they still doing a tribute concert at the O2 in London? I thought they were planning it for what would have been his birthday?

[ladylindsey]

Will do- thanks for the info! <3 Michael

[BLM]

By WILLIAM J. KOLE, Associated Press Writer William J. Kole, Associated Press Writer – 24 mins ago

 

VIENNA – Next month's tribute to Michael Jackson on the grounds of a 17th century palace in Vienna will feature a three-hour, star-studded show to be televised live to a global audience of 1 billion people, the event promoter said Tuesday.

 

Georg Kindel of World Awards Media GmbH said negotiations are ongoing with networks over rights to broadcast what's being billed as Jackson's main global tribute, and the pop legend's brother Jermaine is assembling the lineup of about 10 "of the biggest artists of our time."

 

"Jermaine thinks maybe 1 billion people will watch the television show," Kindel said in an interview with The Associated Press. "It will be a very special evening for the millions of fans around the globe."

 

Austrian media reported that Madonna, U2, Lionel Richie and Whitney Houston might be among the artists performing 15-20 Jackson hits on a crown-shaped outdoor stage in front of Schoenbrunn Palace. But Kindel said the lineup is still in the works.

 

"I don't even know myself" who will take the stage, he said.

 

The event will be held in the second half of September, he said. Organizers have pledged to announce the date and lineup soon. Tickets go on sale Aug. 20.

 

Kindel said the show — conceived amid a flurry of events honoring Jackson since his death June 25 in Los Angeles — also will feature family members and unidentified Hollywood stars reminiscing as images and video clips of Jackson are screened.

 

"It will be about Michael Jackson the man and the humanitarian," he said, adding that a "significant portion" of the proceeds will benefit several charities, including the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, which helps patients who can't afford heart surgery.

 

Kindel said the tribute originally was planned for London's Wembley Stadium on Aug. 29, which would have been Jackson's 51st birthday, but that Jermaine Jackson decided instead on Vienna. The singer had been rehearsing for a series of London concerts at the time of his death.

 

Kindel said the switch took him by surprise: "Everyone was expecting it would be staged maybe in London or New York or Los Angeles," he said.

 

Explaining Vienna as a venue, Jermaine Jackson told "Larry King Live" on Friday that his brother loved the city and "loved castles."

 

After Kindel organized a Jackson remembrance held last month outside a mothballed nuclear power plant west of Vienna, Jermaine Jackson spent a few hours touring Schoenbrunn, which his brother also had visited.

 

"He was really fascinated and said, 'This is a really royal and ideal place for such a tribute to Michael,'" Kindel told the AP.

 

The majestic yellow palace and its sprawling, sculpted gardens are nothing like Los Angeles' Staples Center, where a big Jackson memorial was held last month, Kindel said.

 

"You can't compare it with a real historic palace which was built hundreds of years ago," he said in his downtown Vienna office.

 

"This is not Disneyland," Kindel said. But he added: "There's a zoo, there are parks ... I think (Michael Jackson) would like the site. It's a little bit like Neverland, but much bigger."

Edited August 11, 2009 at 05:32 PM by Bubba

[Black Kitten]

Michael Jackson to be buried on birthday, King of Pop's father says

Monday, August 17th 2009, 4:00 AM

 

The King of Pop will finally be laid to rest. Or so says his dad.

 

Michael Jackson will be buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. on Aug. 29 on what would have been the King of Pop's 51st birthday, Joe Jackson told Steve Friess, the Daily News' man in Las Vegas.

 

The elder Jackson indicated that the burial plans had been made final just in the past few days. He discussed the burial over ribs and jalapeño corn bread at the poolside Simon at Palms Place at the Palms hotel and casino.

 

With him was the stunningly beautiful Crystal Marven, a singer he has signed to his new record label, and her mother.

 

The elder Jackson says he will return to Vegas after his son is buried that Saturday to receive a celebrity star in the singer's honor at the Brenden Theatres, a cinema at the Palms that Michael Jackson and his children frequented. The Brenden will also screen the 1988 film "Moonwalker" that day.

 

Papa Jackson said he is supportive of the Los Angeles Police Department probe into his son's June 25 death so far - but also said that cops may be making Dr. Conrad Murray "the fall guy for a whole lot of people."

 

He did not elaborate. Murray was Michael Jackson's personal doctor and with him the day he died. Murray's lawyer has confirmed the Vegas-based doc is being investigated for administering the anesthetic Propofol and possibly other drugs. He denies wrongdoing.

 

A Vegas pharmacy was searched Aug. 11 for evidence Murray sought Propofol there.

 

Meanwhile, Joe Jackson, who lives separately from the singer's mom, Katherine, says she's taken Michael's death particularly hard, and frequently bursts out in tears.

 

Jackson said he had tried to see his son in the months before his death, but "the security guards wouldn't let me get to him."

 

He also dismissed talk that the Neverland mansion would be moved to Las Vegas as his daughter, La Toya Jackson, told reporters last week.

 

"How would they do that?" Jackson asked.

 

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what the??? why on his birthday!!!

[kathyc25]

I agree! What a wierd day to bury him...I mean...he would have been 51 Spike Lee is throwing a big party in Brooklyn on that day, I`m thinking of going.

[Koolan]

The tribute concert is postponed to June 2010. Celine could very well be there.

[smw]

Go to youtube - and type in "Michael Jackson I Love to Tour" - and watch the video. It shows a funny, real side to him.

[Selina286]

i can't wait for This Is It to come out on sep 27 in theathers!!!!

and i just can't believe he died

[Black Kitten]

New Michael Jackson Album and Song

 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

UNRELEASED MICHAEL JACKSON SONG "THIS IS IT" TO BE UNVEILED OCTOBER 12TH

 

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE TWO DISC ALBUM WITH MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE SONY PICTURES FILM MICHAEL JACKSON"S THIS IS IT ON OCTOBER 26TH/27TH

 

On October 12th, the first new Michael Jackson song to emerge since the world mourned the loss of this musical icon will be released – a brand new single entitled "This Is It." Soon after, Sony Music Entertainment's Columbia/Epic Label Group will release the two-disc album This Is It featuring the music that inspired Sony Pictures' forthcoming film MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT. This two-disc album will be available internationally on October 26th and North America on October 27th to coincide with the worldwide release of the motion picture which arrives in theaters on October 28th and runs for a limited two-week engagement.

 

"This song only defines, once again, what the world already knows - that Michael is one of God's greatest gifts," comments John McClain, co-producer of the album.

 

Disc one will feature the original album masters of some of Michael's biggest hits arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film. The disc ends with two versions of the never-released "This Is It." This song is featured in the film's closing sequence and includes backing vocals by Michael's brothers, the Jacksons.

 

Disc two offers previously unreleased versions of some of the artist's classic tracks. This disc also features a touching spoken word poem from Michael Jackson entitled "Planet Earth" that has never been heard before.

 

The two-disc This is It is a stand-alone companion to the motion picture and includes a 36-page, commemorative booklet featuring exclusive photos of Michael from his last rehearsal.

 

The motion picture MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London's O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June, 2009, the film is produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Audiences will be given a chance to discover the man they never knew through this privileged and private look at Jackson. In raw and candid detail, MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT captures the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius and great artist at work as he creates and perfects his final show.

 

Kenny Ortega, who was both Michael Jackson's creative partner and the director of the stage show is also directing the film, which is being produced by Randy Phillips, Kenny Ortega and Paul Gongaware. Executive producers are John Branca and John McClain. The film will be distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing.

 

Tickets for the limited two-week engagement of the film go on sale beginning September 27. For more information about the motion picture, please visit the website www.thisisit-movie.com.

 

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Unreleased Michael Jackson Song to be Revealed

 

The first new Michael Jackson song since his tragic death is set to be unveiled -- and ET has the single's release date.

 

On October 12, Jackson's brand new song "This Is It" will be revealed followed by a two-disc album to come at a later date. The album, also titled This Is It, will be released internationally on Oct. 26 and in North America on Oct. 27. The two-disc set features music inspired from the documentary of the same name.

 

The first disc will include original masters of some of Jackson's biggest songs arranged as they would be in the film, while the second disc will be comprised of unreleased versions of some of the King of Pop's classic songs.

 

John McClain, co-producer of the album, said of the new single, "This song only defines, once again, what the world already knows -- that Michael is one of God's greatest gifts."

 

:clap:

[Bellamy]

I totally knew SONY would release tons of unreleased songs.

[whineupemily]

I totally knew SONY would release tons of unreleased songs.

 

I know right

[Black Kitten]

but IMO this is something to really look forward too. this is a collector item. i can't wait to get my hands on a new MJ cd!

[C.D._LoVer]

Anyone going to see This Is It?? I am...

 

 

I miss michael so much. I can't even describe it. Seeing his movie is gonna hit a nerve, but its the final curtain call. I have to go.