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    Писане by smile Сря Юли 07, 2010 4:55 am

    The Day I Met Michael Jackson

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    The day I met Michael Jackson was when I went to a Lucasfilm Picnic during the summer of "86 or 87" at The Skywalker Ranch in Marin County. He was walking around with his bodyguard and a beautiful German Shepherd dog, (as seen in the photo) He was wearing his surgical mask, until I held up my camera to snap a photo of him and then he took it off for a few minutes to smile for the camera. When he sat down at a picnic table I asked his bodyguard if I could say hello and get an autograph and he said ask Michael, so I sat down and scooted in right next to him and we both locked eyes, smiled at each other and said Hi! in a very shy way to one another, I told him I really loved his music and asked if he would mind signing the Lucasfilm yearbook for me and he graciously did right next to George Lucas's signature. A little later I was walking down the dirt road at Skywalker Ranch and I saw a Fire Engine coming down the road and it's bells were ringing and it's horn was blowing, so I moved over closer to the ditch, thinking they needed more room to pass by, since it was a narrow road, and to my surprise, they blew the horn again and when I turned to look back at them I saw Michael hanging out the passenger side of the truck and waving excitedly, so I looked behind me thinking he was waving to someone else, but no one was there, so it suddenly dawned on me that he was waving to me. So I smiled and waved back, and he seemed to be as excited as a kid would be riding in a Fire Truck for the first time. I will cherish that memory forever...

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    В деня, когато се запознава с Майкъл Джексън беше, когато отидох на Lucasfilm пикник през лятото на "86 или 87" на Скайуокър Ranch в окръг Марин. Той се разхождаше наоколо с телохранителите си и красива немски Шепърд кучетата, (както се вижда на снимката) Той носеше хирургическа маска, докато аз държах ми фотоапарат да щракам снимка на него и след това той е излетял за няколко минути да се усмихва на камерата. Когато той седна на един пикник маса Попитах си охрана, ако мога да кажа здрасти и да получите автограф и каза той поиска Майкъл, така че аз седнах и scooted в непосредствена близост до него и двамата заключена очи, усмихна се един към друг и рече: Здравейте! по много срамежлив начин помежду си, аз му казах, че наистина обича музиката му и ме попита дали той би имал нищо против подписването на годишника Lucasfilm за мен и той любезно е в непосредствена близост до подписване на Джордж Лукас. Малко по-късно бях пеша надолу по черен път в Скайуокър Ranch и видях една противопожарна кола слиза на пътя и това е камбани са звънене и това е рог духаше, така че аз преместени по-близо до канавката, мислейки, че е необходимо повече място да мине от, тъй като бе тесен път, и за моя изненада, те взривиха рог отново и когато се обърнах да погледна назад към тях видях Майкъл окачен страната на пътника на камиона и къдрене развълнуван, така че погледнах зад мен си мисли, махаше на някой друг, но никой не беше там, така че внезапно изгря върху мен, че той махаше с мен. Така че аз се усмихна и махна обратно и той изглеждаше толкова развълнуван като дете ще бъде езда в огън камион за първи път. Аз ще се грижиш за този спомен завинаги ...

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    Писане by smile Сря Юли 07, 2010 4:57 am

    Michael Jackson and his friendship with Taiwanese couple and their twins

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    A Taiwanese fan Mrs Ma not only met Michael with her family, but also she became a close friends of Michael for many years. Mrs Ma had always kept a low profile about their 17 years family friendship with Michael Jackson. It was until Michael's sudden passing last June, did Mrs. Ma have spoken out for the first time about this in the media about her friendship with the King of Pop. She pays tribute on how kind, loving and approachable the King of Pop was. She shared her memories of an extraordinary friend and how she felt that Michael was misunderstood by many.

    It was a fax message that leads to the friendship between Michael and the Ma Family. During the Dangerous Tour in Taiwan in Sept 1993, Mrs Ma and her husband had trouble of getting tickets for their nine month old twin daughters for the concert, as ticket will not be allowed to be sold to their 9 month old babies for safety concern. Ma wouldn't settle for it, as it was going to be the last day of Michael's concert in Taiwan. She decided to give it a try and send a fax message to the hotel that Michael was staying in. She directly address the fax message to ask him asking him to allow her twins to go to the concert. She didn't really expect that Michael would see it, next thing she knew was that Michael did read it and responded to it. He immediately sent down VIP passes for the family to be able to come to the concert and to meet him personally in his hotel room after the concert.

    When the family arrived at his Presidential Suite, Michael was already in his pajamas, ready to go to bed. They find the superstar very kind and approachable, Ma recalled that he was so fascinated by the twins, he wanted to know everything about bringing up babies. The twin babies were crawling around in his room, at one point, one of the twins grabbed his CD player and started to bite it, Michael immediately went to pick up the baby and softly he said to her "Don't bite it, It'll hurt you." Ma recalled that Michael was not yet a parent during that time but was very protective of children.

    When they said goodbye, Michael personally escorted them off to the elevator and promised to invite them to come and visit him when he returned to America in his home Neverland. Ma family never took his words seriously, but Michael meant it! During the 17 years friendship Michael had with the Ma Family, the family had been able to visit 6 times as guests at his Neverland home, and even travels with him to other parts of world. Every time they said goodbye, he would cuddle them with words like "I'll always love you". He would seemed just simply wanted to be loved.

    Michael adored the twins, when he returned to Taiwan for the History tour in 1996, he invited the twins for an appearance to " Heal the world " Song with him on stage. He even invited the family to follow History tour with him. The twins was also featured in "Heal the world" in Durban, South Africa and it was said to be his last concert ever.

    Michael had confided to Mrs. Ma things like his iconic sequins glove, was first used to hide his skin problem vitiligo that first appeared on his hand, and the glove had surprisingly become his signature trademark. Michael even referred himself as Chinese, as according to Michael, his mother Katherine was of a quarter Chinese descent. Michael did often expressed his strong desire to perform in China.

    According to the the Taiwanese concert organizer Mr. Yu, during both his Dangerous and History Tour in Taiwan in the 90's, Michael asked for his help to perform in China, though Yu did his best, During that time China was not yet ready to open up to Western pop performers.

    Ma had seen the very sincere side of Michael, pure and innocent, like a big kid, love surprises, magic, very compassionate, very trusting and very caring. She hoped that by sharing her story, the world would know the true nature of Michael. The world not only loose a musical genius but a beautiful soul.

    Below is the link of the video that apparently was sent by Michael to the Ma family after the History tour, featuring the Ma twins with Michael singing "Heal the World" in Kaohsiung, South Taiwan. Towards the end of the song, MJ made an effort to say "I love you" in Mandarin to the audience.
    YouTube - Michael Jackson HistoryTour Twins in Kaohsiung, Taiwan



    Note: Originally written in Mandarin
    (Credits: @mjmultiset for sharing. Much love for giving us the link to this beautiful story)
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    Писане by smile Сря Юли 07, 2010 5:02 am

    Майкъл Джексън и неговото приятелство с тайванско семейство и техните близначки.

    Фенка от Тайван, мисис Ма не само срещна Майкъл с нейното семейство, но също и стана близка приятелка с Майкъл за много години напред. Мисис Ма никога не е привличала вниманието към 17-годишното приятелство между семейството й и Майкъл Джексън. Докато Майкъл внезапно си отиде през късния юли, мисис Ма за първи път говори открито пред медията относно нейното приятелство с Краля на попа. Тя отдава почит като разкрива колко мил, любящ и достъпен бе Краля на попа. Тя споделя нейните спомени за един изключителен приятел и как тя е усещала, че Майкъл е неразбран от много.

    Това, което роди приятелството между семейството на Ма и Майкъл беше едно факс съобщение. По време на турнето Dangerous в Тайван през септември, 1993 г. мисис Ма и нейния съпруг имали проблеми при вземането на билети за концерта за техните дъщери - 9-месечни близначета, като не е било позволено билетите да бъдат продадени за 9 месечни бебета от съображения за сигурност. Ма не се е примирила с това, след като това е бил последния ден от концерта на Майкъл в Тайван. Тя решила да опита да изпрати факс съобщение в хотела, в който е настанен Майкъл. Тя направо адресирала факс съобщението, за да го помоли за позволение нейните близначки да отидат на концерта. Тя наистина не очаквала Майкъл да го види, но следващото нещо, което научила бе, че Майкъл го е прочел и й отговорил. Той веднага изпратил ВИП-пропуски за семейството, за да могат да отидат на концерта и лично да се запознаят с него в хотелската му стая след концерта.

    Когато семейството пристигнало в неговия Президентски апартамент, Майкъл вече бил по пижама, готов за лягане. Те намерили суперзвездата за много мил и достъпен. Ма си припомня, че той е бил толкова очарован от близначките, искал е да узнае всичко за отглеждането на бебета. Близначетата пълзели наоколо в стаята му, в един момент едно от тях грабнало неговия СД-плеър и започнало да го хапе, Майкъл веднага отишъл и вдигнал бебето и нежно й казал: „Не го хапи, ще се нараниш”. Ма си спомнила, че Майкъл не е бил родител все още, но е бил много защитнически настроен към децата.

    Когато се сбогували, Майкъл лично ги изпратил до асансьора и обещал да ги покани да посетят неговия дом Невърленд, когато се върне в Америка. Семейството на Ма никога не взели на сериозно думите му, но Майкъл наистина го е имал в предвид. По време на 17-годишното приятелство, което Майкъл е имал със семейството на Ма, семейството е посещавало Невърленд като гости 6 пъти и дори е пътувало с него по други места на света. Всеки път, когато се сбогували, той ги е гушвал с думите „Винаги ще те обичам”. Изглеждаше, че той просто искаше да бъде обичан.

    Майкъл обожаваше близначките, когато се върнал в Тайван за неговия концерт History през 1996г., той поканил близначетата за изпълнението на песента “Heal the world” заедно с него на сцената. Той дори поканил семейството да обиколи с него турнето History. Близначките също участвали в „Heal the world” и в Дурбан, Северна Африка, който бе неговия последен концерт изобщо.

    Майкъл поверил на мисис Ма неща като неговата типична ръкавица с пайети, която първо бе предназначена да скрива неговия кожен проблем витилиго, който първоначално се появи на ръката му и ръкавицата изненадващо стана негова запазена марка. Майкъл дори се определи и като китаец, тъй като според Майкъл неговата майка Катрин е една четвърт от китайски произход. Майкъл често показваше своето силно желание да изпълнява в Китай.

    Според организатора на концерта в Тайван, г-н Ю, по времето на двете турнета Dangerous и HIStory в Тайван през 90те, Майкъл го е помолил за помощ, за да изпълнява в Китай и въпреки че Ю е дал всичко от себе си, по онова време Китай не е бил готов все още да „отвори вратите си” за западните поп-изпълнители.

    Ма е виждала много искрената страна на Майкъл, чист и невинен, като голямо дете, обичащо изненадите, магията, много състрадателен, много доверчив и много грижовен. Тя се надява, че чрез разказването на нейната история света ще узнае истинската природа на Майкъл. Света не загуби само музикален гений, но и една красива душа.

    По-долу е видеото, коeто явно Майкъл е изпратил на семейството на Ма след турнето HIStory, в което участваха близначките на Ма с Майкъл, пеейки „Heal the world” в Kaohsiung, Северен Тайван. Близко в края на песента MJ полага усилия да каже „Обичам ви” на публиката на китайски език.

    YouTube - Michael Jackson HistoryTour Twins in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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    Писане by smile Сря Юли 07, 2010 5:03 am

    Tes написа:Майкъл Джексън и неговото приятелство с тайванско семейство и техните близначки.

    Всеки път, когато се сбогували, той ги е гушвал с думите „Винаги ще те обичам”. Изглеждаше, че той просто искаше да бъде обичан.


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    April 2004 -Michael Jackson and the Walters Family. Story by Del Walters

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    In April 2004, Jackson was to receive an award from the African Ambassadors’ Spouses Association for his humanitarian work. But few of the journalists seeking credentials for the event cared about his work in Africa—they wanted to ask him about what had happened at Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. So a routine trip to Washington became anything but routine. Jackson needed a place to stay, and those closest to him were finding that there was no acceptable room in a Washington hotel. The real-estate agent assigned to locate lodgings for him was running out of options. Stopping for a bite to eat, she saw the April 2004 Washingtonian. It featured a “Great Places to Live” article with me, my wife, and our two children on the cover. The story talked about how we had designed a house near Leesburg with no walls and plenty of open space. The agent knew us well enough to pick up the phone and ask whether we’d consider allowing Michael Jackson and his children to stay in our home. What would you have done if a friend had called out of the blue and suggested that Michael Jackson might be interested in staying at your home? We first assumed she was joking. But she was serious.On the previous Sunday, the sermon delivered by our minister, Reverend Dr. Norman A. Tate, had been about the Good Samaritan. Reverend Tate was the first person we consulted. Should we offer Michael Jackson safe haven? That night, following a lengthy family discussion and vote, we ironed out the details and began preparing for the Jackson family’s arrival.

    Michael Jackson traveled with an entourage of 14. There were two cooks, three nannies, three children, personal assistants, tutors, security men, and Jackson himself. He moves in, you move out. (We stayed at a hotel.) Those who surrounded him called him the Client or the Principal. Rarely was he referred to by name. There were stretch Hummers and Suburbans that suggested a visit by a head of state—which is what our neighbors suspected.Before he moved in, the house had to be prepared. His entourage covered all glass windows and doors. He was to have white bed linens and towels only. His favorite scent, a mountain fragrance, was sprayed everywhere and lingered for weeks after his departure. Then, under the cover of darkness, he arrived. His private jet flew in and out of the Leesburg airport. That evening as he moved in, we dined at a local restaurant, courtesy of the entertainer, and wondered whether he was enjoying our house as much as we did. We wondered whether he admired the views of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the deck and whether he took a stroll and noted the seven species of birds that call our acres home. Did he play the baby grand piano? Did his children frolic in the small dance studio? Would he enjoy the pool and hot tub and five acres, or would he just hole up and hide?

    The next morning brought invitations for us to attend several events, including a BET reception and the African ambassadors’ reception. Before Jackson’s arrival at the BET affair, a who’s who of Washington’s African-Amercan elite waited patiently. There were plenty of nasty remarks; some couples talked about how they wouldn’t let their children anywhere near Jackson. Then he arrived and the stampede began. Those who had ridiculed him the most were first in line.

    His assistant ushered us to the front of the receiving line. We were told Jackson wanted to meet us first to thank us for allowing him and his children to use our home. He talked about the family pictures on the walls and how comfortable the place felt. It was all very pleasant, but you could tell there was something unsettled about him. You could tell what he coveted most: He’d grown up without a childhood, and our house is filled with the kind of childhood memories money can’t buy—baptisms, first-birthday parties, family adventures. To keep his stay at our house secret, we arrived there in the morning in time for the school bus to pick up one of our two daughters. We were always met by one of Jackson’s bodyguards dressed in all black. I finally told him that if he wanted Jackson’s presence to remain secret, he shouldn’t meet us every morning looking like Mr. T. Reporters were in high gear searching for Jackson. We feared a media circus in our neighborhood. Our daughters, then 13 and 15, went to school each day wondering if their world would unravel.

    On day eight, we were surprised Jackson wasn’t ready to leave, as the agreement had called for. That night, he arranged for a private wine-and-cheese reception at our own house so our children could meet his. He was more than gracious. While I worked, my wife and daughters were greeted by Jackson and his three kids. They spoke of childhood and normality. His children were very talkative; he was soft-spoken but playful. My wife described him as a gentle soul who obviously loved his children and they him. He also was willing to discipline his kids. He posed for pictures and agreed to autograph many things, including CDs. By day nine, Jackson and his children were gone.

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    As word of Michael Jackson’s death on June 25 spread, my family mourned the man we’d met not as the King of Pop but as a person trapped inside a world that was and was not of his own creation, a man who came to us through his representatives in need of a place to stay. As I sat on our deck and looked west toward the Blue Ridge Mountains, I hoped he now was seeing what I see each and every night—a perfect sunset.Снимки с история Crying
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    photos by Alan Light

    I met and photographed Michael Jackson in Hawaii in February, 1988. He happened to be staying at the same hotel I was staying at, the Kahala Hilton Hotel, on Oahu.

    My friends and I saw him seven times over a 3-day period, all over the hotel. I got my best photographs one night after dark when he and the young boy he was travelling with, Jimmy Safechuck (who had appeared in a Pepsi commercial with Michael), were out by themselves by the pool area looking at the dolphins and penguins that the hotel had on display.

    I asked Michael if I could take a picture and he said sure, but wanted to move away from the main part of the hotel so that it did not attract attention. He said "I snuck out on my bodyguards; they don't know I'm out here." He posed for a picture with my friends Jack and Don, then posed for a photo with me. After the flash went off I thanked Michael, and he said "Let's do it again, I had my eyes closed." So we took a second picture.

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    When I later got the film developed, sure enough, he had his eyes closed in the first picture. It was nice of him to tell me that. (My friends and I had the photographs made into postcards which we sent home to our friends from Hawaii.)

    My friend Don asked Michael to autograph a dollar bill and Michael refused, saying he would get in trouble for defacing money. So Don went into the hotel briefly and got a piece of paper that Michael signed. I have a photograph of Michael handing the autograph to Don, and I have also attached a scan of the in-person autograph to this message.

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    Michael had just signed an autograph for my friend Don and is handing it back to him along with the pen. Don later gave me the autograph, which I still have. The young girl at left, who was from England (her father can be seen at right), also got an autograph from Michael. You can see her holding it. I am not sure if her autograph has been signed already or is about to be signed. I don't remember the order in which the two autographs were signed. I was concentrating on focusing the 35MM camera in very low lighting conditions.

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    This is the autograph Michael Jackson is seen signing in the accompanying photo; I still have it. He signed it on the palm of his hand and the mark to the left of the signature is where the pen's pressure initially poked the tip through the paper to his hand when he first started signing it. Since the pen poked through the paper, he had to start again with lighter pressure.

    Don dashed inside the hotel and got a piece of blank hotel stationery. He tore the piece of paper in half when the young girl from England (who is also seen in some other photos with her family) said she wanted an autograph, too. This autograph was signed on the other side of the top half of that piece of hotel stationery. If you turn it over it has "The Kahala Hilton" (the hotels name) and address at the top.

    Don handed me the autograph after he got it from Michael, as a gift. Don passed away in 2008 of cancer.

    NOTE: Beware of people on ebay "selling" this autograph. They don't have it, and it is not for sale. Also beware of people forging copies of this signature on to Michael Jackson photographs and other items. Autograph fraud is rampant.
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    1984 - Brazilian Chef Remi Vila Real and Michael Jackson. Chef Remi shares her memories of Michael:

    I met Quincy once at a dinner I cooked for some other musician. He loved my food and asked me if he could come and do something very important. He told me that he wanted to be Michael Jackson's producer but every time he invited Michael to his house, Michael would never eat. He asked me if he could get Michael to eat some of my food. He said that Michael was a vegetarian and very picky about what he ate. I said I would try.

    I went to Quincy's house and there I met Michael for the first time. I took him aside and told him, "let me make you something very special. I know how to cook very healthy food from Brazil. All natural, all vegetarian. You will like it." He agreed. I made him some black beans, collard greens, farofa and some other things and he ate four plates full!

    Quincy was kissing me all night long and from that time, he has called me many times to cook for him.

    I was living in West Los Angeles in a small apartment when I got a phone call. The person on the phone asked me to look outside. He said: "See the limousine? Get in it, now!" I told him I could not because I was taking care of a person off the street and could not leave him. They said that they would send someone to look after the person right away and for me to get into the car. I told them I had to change my clothes because I all dirty from cleaning. They didn't care. Finally I agreed when the man arrived to take care of my guest and I was taken to a big building in Beverly Hills and up to the very top penthouse. It was very luxurious.

    The man on the other side of the desk handed me a ticket and said "you are going to the airport right now. Here is your ticket." I asked him why. He explained to me that Michael Jackson was having stomach aches and specifically requested me to be his "nutritionist" on the "Victory" tour. He was feeling sick to his stomach and refused to go on stage until they sent me to be his private cook. They were all very nervous. They said they were losing millions of dollars in canceled shows and I had to go right then.

    I told them I could not and could only go in the morning. After a lot of arguing, the agreed to let me go home and they picked me up early in the morning and I was off to Birmingham Alabama.

    I spent 8 weeks with Michael and his family on the road during the tour. It was an incredible trip I will never forget.

    Michael and I became friends and I saw him number of times after that. I visited him in the hospital when his hair caught on fire and I saw him once in a while at an award's show or party. I even cooked cooked for Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor alone in Michael's house. That was very special.
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    1987 (Disneyland Anaheim) - When Robin Randol exited the "Captain EO" attraction at Disneyland, she saw a man wearing a fur-lined coat and a top hat. The King Of Pop starred in the film. Her dad insisted it was Michael Jackson. "No one was around him but my dad insisted it was Michael Jackson," Randol said. "I remember not believing it was him as it seemed too
    coincidental to run into him just after watching the show." She said her father walked past Jackson, who wasn't surrounded by security at the time, and snapped this photograph. Randol said that when her father took the picture, "Michael said 'hi' in his famous soft voice."

    "It was a moment I will never forget," Randol said.
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    Michael Jackson was not only one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived - he was also my friend.

    We were introduced to each other in 1972 by our mutual friend Molly Meldrum. Michael had asked Molly to introduce us after seeing me perform on the Johnny Carson show when I was in America touring with Mr Showmanship Liberace, and when we met we immediately hit it off and became instant friends.

    I have wonderful memories of the fun and laughter we shared, and of having the great honour of hearing Michaels amazing hit song Ben, before it was released to the world.

    The jury is still out as to the cause of Michaels untimely death, but at present all indications point to a heart attack induced by an overdose of prescription painkillers allegedly administered to him by his personal physician Dr Conrad Robert Murray.

    Michael had been busy rehearsing and preparing for a series of sold out concert performances, which we now learn were meant to include a number of performances in Australia.

    I had heard about the possibility of this via the very hush hush show business grapevine and was looking forward to making contact with my friend while he was in Australia, with a view to challenging him to another relaxing game of ten pin bowling - something we had tremendous fun doing together when we were kids. Unfortunately, this of course wasn't meant to be.

    People have asked me many times throughout the years whether I believed Michael was guilty or innocent of the terrible charges leveled against him in the past 10 years or so, and my answer has always been the same.

    Michael was my friend and had insisted that he was totally innocent - so, until someone could prove otherwise, just like any other friend, he deserved my full support. That's what friendship is all about, and I have never believed in being just a fairweather friend to anyone.

    Do I agree that Michael's behaviour was at times not in keeping with socially accepted norms?

    Yes, of course I do - but, just because I wouldn't behave that way myself, it didn't mean that Michael's actions were necessarily malicious or unlawful; that type of thing must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law, and no one was ever able to do that conclusively.

    Though clearly socially unacceptable, Michael's actions were never proven to be anything more than the eccentric behaviour of an obviously troubled soul, and history has shown us time and time again that unscrupulous predators are ever on the lookout for the money making opportunities such troubled souls provide - especially when it includes the notoriety they may receive when the target has such a high public profile.

    I hope my friend Michael Jackson is remembered for the absolutely stunning musical legacy he left to the world he said he wanted so much to heal - and not for eccentric behaviour which was never proven to be anything more.

    With the three biggest selling albums of all time, including Thriller as epitaphs to his unparalleled talent and career, I'm sure the healing will continue for generations to come.

    R.I.P Michael, and thank you for both the music, and the friendship.

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    (June 28th, 2009)
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    In his illustrious career as a top portrait artist, Ralph Cowan has painted his share of world leaders and stars.

    The list reads like a Who’s Who on the World Stage: Elvis. Elizabeth Taylor. Princess Grace. John F. Kennedy. Frank Sinatra.

    The Sultan of Brunei.

    One name, however, stands out.

    Michael Jackson.

    Cowan, a 77-year-old West Palm Beach resident, painted the King of Pop four times in the early ’90s, and visited Jackson’s Neverland ranch. This 80×40 oil canvas Cowan painted in 1993 was one of Jackson’s favorites. The late singer paid $30,000 for the portrait and hung it next to his baby grand piano at Neverland. He also was interviewed in front of the painting by Oprah Winfrey.


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    Originally, Cowan painted two German shepherds in the lower left-hand corner. But that’s not what Jackson wanted.
    “He calls me in this very sweet voice and says, ‘I don’t really like dogs, I like monkeys. Could you paint me a monkey?’” Cowan recalls. “He wasn’t demanding. He was so sweet and nice asking about it.”

    Cowan remembers Jackson as very shy and great to work with.

    “He was absolutely wonderful,” Cowan says. “It was very exciting hearing your own name said by one of these famous voices.”

    Why painting Jackson was like working with a king:

    “He lived in this fantasy world and if he didn’t like something, you felt as if he could behead you. But the way he does it is by not calling you again. And somewhere along the line he stopped calling me and I thought I had been beheaded.”

    What it was like at Neverland:

    “I asked him about composing music and he took me to this tree where he would write a lot of his songs. I rode around on the train and I loved all the children. The child in me could totally accept that. I have twin sons so I love to be around little kids, too.”

    What struck him most about Jackson:

    “He looked really good. He had gone lighter, but he wasn’t pure white. He had his nose done, but it was a marvelous-looking nose.”

    His reaction to Jackson’s death:

    “It was the best thing for him. All of these bad things were going on around him. I don’t think he was capable of a comeback and people are cruel now. If he had gone on and done those shows, and he didn’t dance like he was 21 years old, he would’ve been torn to bits. It was the proper time for him to go. Now everybody will remember him and think of him in his 30s forever.”


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    ON THE WALL:
    Ralph Cowan discusses the symbols in his Jackson portrait
    1. The writing: ‘It says, “I’m a multidimensional creature going thru the Earth experience to learn in slow-motion the consequence of thought.” I was learning to meditate at the time and was reading different spiritual books.’
    2. The suit of armor: ‘Michael was very, very sensitive and he got upset when people said bad things about him. If he wore armor, he would’ve been protected.’
    3. The red cape: ‘It means royalty. He was a king. The King of Pop.”
    4. The monkeys: ‘It’s not supposed to be Bubbles (Jackson’s pet chimp). I had two dogs in the original portrait, but Michael said he didn’t like dogs. He liked monkeys.’
    5. The silver urn: ‘It represents all the awards he has.’
    6. The parrot: ‘It represents the many imitators of his voice and movement.’
    7. The young Chinese girl: ‘He saw children as angels until they grew up, and he didn’t want to be around them (then) because they had egos.”
    8. The space shuttle: ‘When he goes to dance and perform, he goes into outer space.’
    9. Jesus: ‘Michael was a Jehovah’s Witness, but he liked to talk about Christ and how great Christ had been to him.’
    10. The woman in the white dress: ‘He told me he was seeing this nurse about something and that something magic was going to happen. What was happening was she (Debbie Rowe) was carrying the babies or they were making the deal to do it, so I painted a nurse that looks like an angel.’


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    Jeffrey Daniel

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    Dancer and singer Jeffrey Daniel was a member of the R&B
    group Shalamar and pioneered the dance move the backslide — which,
    after he taught it to Michael Jackson, became known as the moonwalk.
    He
    would religiously work on dances every Sunday. And it was over a period
    of, I don't know, a few weeks because you're doing it just once a week
    for a couple of hours or so. It wasn't so regimented, like, O.K.,
    here's this step and this step. It was like some of it was having fun,
    some of it was acting goofy, moving around like Charlie Chaplin and
    poking faces at each other. Some of it was, we were just gelling, you
    know, with the dances. And some of it was concentrating on a particular
    move, but a lot of it was two guys just having fun and showing dances.
    And then watching Fred Astaire films, watching Gene Kelly, watching the
    Nicholas Brothers, watching Sammy Davis Jr., getting inspiration. He
    could eat popcorn like nobody I knew, 'cause I could eat some popcorn.
    And we're sitting watching movies together and you can hear him
    scraping the bottom, and I'm just cracking up laughing. And he breaks
    out singing along with the movie. I was like, My God, he's just like
    anybody else you know. We first worked with him in 1980, but he did not
    do the moonwalk publicly until 1983 [on Motown's 25th-anniversary TV
    special]. And after he did it, he asked, "How was it?" And I said, "Why
    did you wait so long?" He said, "Well, it still didn't come out right."
    I'm like, Huh? This is the performance that totally blew everyone away
    — and he said something didn't come out right. Whatever was going on in
    his mind, we would never know it. We all know that it was a
    mind-blowing performance, and it just took him to another level
    Read more: http://205.188.238.181/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1907409_1907413_1907560,00.html#ixzz0qqdKP77l
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    another one I found and the picture is wonderful
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    The Michael Jackson I Knew...
    Darlene Donloe with Michael Jackson... Notes on the King of Pop from the memory of a one-time tour publicist.

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    I have never written about the brief relationship I had with Michael Jackson.

    But, upon learning of his untimely death last week, I felt compelled to offer a different perspective on the Jackson I knew. I don't need to tell you he was a genius. I don't need to tell you the impact he had on the music industry or that he was loved throughout the world. In the spirit of full disclosure, I have nothing bad to say about Jackson. In fact, it's just the opposite. He gave me some of the most unforgettable moments of my life. And, for that, I will be forever grateful.

    It was the summer of 1996 when my friend, Bob Jones (now deceased), who happened to be Jackson's publicist at Motown and then later with MJJ Productions, called me and asked what I was doing for the next six months.

    He said: "How would you like to go out on tour with Michael? He needs a tour publicist." I held the phone in disbelief as Bob continued his spiel. What did he expect me to say? "Well, Bob, I'll have to look at my schedule. Let me get back to you." Why would I want to fly around first class on a private plane for a Michael Jackson tour, visit exotic places, meet officials, eat great food and stay in five star hotels? I said yes. Duh!

    About three weeks later, I was on a plane that landed in Prague, Czech Republic, the first stop on MJ's worldwide HIStory Tour. It was a week into the tour before I officially met Jackson. Although I had accompanied him on many of his outings, no one had bothered to formally introduce us. His handlers had warned me not to speak to the King of Pop unless he first spoke to me. Were they kidding? I played along — for about a week. I decided the next time I accompanied him to either a hospital, orphanage or record store, I would make my ninja move. I figured the worse that could happen would be that I would get sent home.

    As he perused the compact discs in the R&B section of a local record store, I started to walk toward him. The handlers were aghast. It was as if the air had quickly been sucked out of the room. Undeterred, I walked up to him and said, "Mr. Jackson, I'm Darlene. I'm your publicist on the tour."
    He turned and looked me straight in the eyes. "Oh, OK," he said. "Are you going to do the whole tour?"
    "Yes," I replied. "Unless you know something I don't."
    "OK," he laughed and returned to looking through the CDs.
    "Well," I thought, "that was uneventful." However, secretly, it was completely fulfilling.

    I found out later he knew exactly who I was because he had asked, "who is the black girl?" Of course, as time went on he became more comfortable with my close proximity to him. When fans asked the King of Pop whether they could get an autograph or take a picture with him, he'd occasionally say, "If it's OK with her," pointing to me. It was always OK with me. Who was I to break a fan's heart?

    When news broke about MJ's passing, all of the memories of the tour came flooding back. There was the night he married Debbie Rowe and I got no sleep for two days, due to endless media calls. I stuck to the party-line answer: "I have no comment on Mr. Jackson's personal life."

    Being a part of Jackson's entourage was fascinating and eye-opening. I got to see the inner workings of a superstar's multifaceted, precision-like machine. I was always on call and had to be ready to accompany MJ at a moment's notice — or I'd be left behind. That wouldn't sit well.
    It became clear, early on, that while he was sometimes soft-spoken, he was strong-willed and very direct when he wanted to make a point or have something done.
    On concert nights, I'd watch as MJ walked from his car to a spot underneath the stage where a platform would eventually elevate him into position to make a powerful entrance.

    The favorite part of my job was standing in the wings night after night, watching him hit every mark with precision and thinking how blessed I was to observe a master craftsman at work.
    Because he had such a commanding presence, I think people forgot he was a man. He's been elevated to superstar status for so long, it's hard for some to look at him as a human being who puts his pants on one leg at a time.

    I saw him in those pensive, quiet moments before going on stage. I witnessed him, sans television cameras, sitting, comforting and talking to a child in a hospital who was fighting a serious disease. This is the guy who, on Thanksgiving in Australia, thought it was important enough to come share a meal and celebrate with his staff and crew.

    When it comes to Jackson, I can only speak my own truth. The Jackson I came to know was friendly and respectful to me. And, on those occasions when I caught his eye, he would give me that shy, childlike smile.

    The following quote from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" was read recently at a friend's memorial. I think it's more than appropriate for Jackson.

    "And, when he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of Heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun."

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    Another photo with the story:
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    My Dinner With Michael Jackson, By Tim Kash
    The MTV News correspondent recalls his 2006 encounter with the King of Pop in Bahrain
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    The first album I ever borrowed (stole!) from my dad was Michael Jackson's Off the Wall. It was a cassette tape with that great picture of a young Michael Jackson dressed in a black tux, with big hair and an even bigger smile, leaning up against the brick wall.

    In 1988, my first concert was when Michael Jackson at London's Wembley Stadium during his Bad tour. It was immense. He was in his prime and a spectacular performer in every sense of the word.

    But the first time I actually met Michael Jackson was in 2006. I was invited to Bahrain to take part in one of the preliminary car races for the Formula One Grand Prix. Our gracious host was Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, who was also playing host to another member of royalty, King of Pop Michael Jackson.

    Towards the end of an amazing week of some R&R (racing and relaxing), I was invited along with John Legend, Tyson Beckford, DJ Whoo Kid, Simon Webbe and a few others to dinner at his palace. (Whoo Kid gave us his account of the dinner back in 2006.) Like kids visiting Disneyland, Whoo Kid and I were the first to get off the trucks when we arrived. A line of people, starting with the crown prince and his wife, was assembled to welcome us. It was then that I turned to Whoo Kid and whispered, "Yo, that guy looks a lot like Michael Jackson, no?" You see, we had no idea MJ was going to be there, my initial reaction was to think it was someone that looked like him and not actually him.

    He had shoulder-length black hair and was wearing a shiny black tuxedo with aviators tucked into his open white shirt. He knew how to dress. As I walked up to Michael, he extended his hand and said, "Hi, Tim." That was weird, but I guessed he had been briefed prior to our arrival. Then I figured I'd try to break the ice, so I said, "Hi ... and you are?" The prince and everyone within earshot looked at me with disbelief, but the King of Pop simply replied "Michael" with no sense of ego whatsoever. I smiled, "I know," and we laughed. To the relief of everyone listening, Michael had a sense of humor.

    Before dinner, everyone sat down in the living room and made conversation with each other. Michael didn't say anything at first. He just sat back and played the observer, listening to the conversation, laughing at times and paying close attention at others.Later, Michael, who had not initially planned to stay for dinner, casually announced that he'd be sticking around. He did — for four hours.

    Instead of moving to a grand dining room, the prince had decided to eat dinner in the living room and keep it on a casual vibe. The palace staff appeared and laid tables down and brought out an incredible buffet spread. MTV was actually playing on the TV, and my old MTV News show (which aired around Europe and the Middle East) came on during dinner. I slunk back in embarrassment as everyone's attention, including MJ's, turned to the TV.

    A few things surprised me about the legend in real life: His voice was quiet but not as high-pitched as you might have heard him in interviews. Maybe that was part of his character. He wasn't wearing his signature aviators, but I remember seeing him sweep his hair in front of his face a few times, almost as if to hide his eyes. He was shorter than I thought he would be, but despite being skinny, he was solid and well-built (yes, we bro-hugged).

    Dinner conversation was as diverse as the characters sitting around the tables. The topic of his big comeback came up early, and Whoo Kid started telling him he should "get hip-hop with it" — cut the hair short, go for a new look and get some bling. Ha. When I told Whoo Kid to show him his big, diamond-encrusted watch, MJ joked, "What is that?" We couldn't stop laughing.

    The jokes didn't stop there. I remember Tyson Beckford standing up and challenging Michael to a dance-off. Michael hit back with, "Let's see what you got." Tyson gave it his best with an MJ impression and a moonwalk. Michael laughed, "That's OK, but that's easy. Can you do the backwards and sideways moonwalk?"

    Right in front of us all, he effortlessly broke out a few dance moves (and totally wiped the floor with Tyson). There was a rapturous applause all round. MJ took a small bow. Tyson sat on the floor in submission. It struck me that Jackson was at his most comfortable when performing; and for an obviously shy man, there was a part of him that loved the attention. It was getting late when Jackson said his goodbyes. He said he was going to spend some time with his kids, who were staying next door, and then read a little.

    The Michael Jackson I met was someone who liked to laugh and joke, but he also seemed happy to forget that he was one of the most famous people in the world and appreciated normality in his life. But that wasn't just a normal dinner for me; it's something I'll be telling my kids about one day.
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    Писане by andeli Пет Юли 09, 2010 6:07 pm

    smile написа: The Day I Met Michael Jackson


    The day I met Michael Jackson was when I went to a Lucasfilm Picnic during the summer of "86 or 87" at The Skywalker Ranch in Marin County. He was walking around with his bodyguard and a beautiful German Shepherd dog, (as seen in the photo) He was wearing his surgical mask, until I held up my camera to snap a photo of him and then he took it off for a few minutes to smile for the camera. When he sat down at a picnic table I asked his bodyguard if I could say hello and get an autograph and he said ask Michael, so I sat down and scooted in right next to him and we both locked eyes, smiled at each other and said Hi! in a very shy way to one another, I told him I really loved his music and asked if he would mind signing the Lucasfilm yearbook for me and he graciously did right next to George Lucas's signature. A little later I was walking down the dirt road at Skywalker Ranch and I saw a Fire Engine coming down the road and it's bells were ringing and it's horn was blowing, so I moved over closer to the ditch, thinking they needed more room to pass by, since it was a narrow road, and to my surprise, they blew the horn again and when I turned to look back at them I saw Michael hanging out the passenger side of the truck and waving excitedly, so I looked behind me thinking he was waving to someone else, but no one was there, so it suddenly dawned on me that he was waving to me. So I smiled and waved back, and he seemed to be as excited as a kid would be riding in a Fire Truck for the first time. I will cherish that memory forever...

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    В деня, когато се запознава с Майкъл Джексън беше, когато отидох на Lucasfilm пикник през лятото на "86 или 87" на Скайуокър Ranch в окръг Марин. Той се разхождаше наоколо с телохранителите си и красива немски Шепърд кучетата, (както се вижда на снимката) Той носеше хирургическа маска, докато аз държах ми фотоапарат да щракам снимка на него и след това той е излетял за няколко минути да се усмихва на камерата. Когато той седна на един пикник маса Попитах си охрана, ако мога да кажа здрасти и да получите автограф и каза той поиска Майкъл, така че аз седнах и scooted в непосредствена близост до него и двамата заключена очи, усмихна се един към друг и рече: Здравейте! по много срамежлив начин помежду си, аз му казах, че наистина обича музиката му и ме попита дали той би имал нищо против подписването на годишника Lucasfilm за мен и той любезно е в непосредствена близост до подписване на Джордж Лукас. Малко по-късно бях пеша надолу по черен път в Скайуокър Ranch и видях една противопожарна кола слиза на пътя и това е камбани са звънене и това е рог духаше, така че аз преместени по-близо до канавката, мислейки, че е необходимо повече място да мине от, тъй като бе тесен път, и за моя изненада, те взривиха рог отново и когато се обърнах да погледна назад към тях видях Майкъл окачен страната на пътника на камиона и къдрене развълнуван, така че погледнах зад мен си мисли, махаше на някой друг, но никой не беше там, така че внезапно изгря върху мен, че той махаше с мен. Така че аз се усмихна и махна обратно и той изглеждаше толкова развълнуван като дете ще бъде езда в огън камион за първи път. Аз ще се грижиш за този спомен завинаги ...

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    Денят, в който се запознах с Майкъл Джаксън беше, когато отидох в Lucasfilm Piknic през лятото на "86 или 87" в The Skywalker Ranch окръг Мартин. Той се разхождаше с неговите телохранители и красива немска овчарка (която виждате на снимката). Носеше хирургическата си маска, а когато аз реших да го снимам я свали за няколко минути, за да се усмихне на камерата. Когато той седна на една пикник маса аз попитах охраната му, дали мога да кажа "Здравей" и да получа автограф, а той ми отговори да поптам Майкъл. Така че, аз седнах в непосредствена близост до него и двамата се погледнахме в очите, усмихнахме се един на друг и си казахме: "Здравейте!" по много срамежлив начин. Аз му казах, че наистина обичам музиката му и го попитах дали би имал нещо против да подпише годишника на Lucasfilm за мен и той любезно го направи, като сложи подписа си точно до този на Джордж Лукас.
    Малко по-късно аз вървях по един черен път в Skywalker Ranch и видях една противопожарна кола да се задава по пътя. Нейните камбани звъняха, клаксона й беше надут, така че аз преместеих по-близо до канавката, мислейки, че е необходимо повече място, за да мине, тъй като пътят бе тесен. За моя изненада, те надуха отново клаксона и когато се обърнах да погледна назад към тях, видях Майкъл наведен от страната на пътника на камиона, махайки развълнуван, погледнах зад мен мислейки си, че той маха на някой друг, но наоколо нямаше никого и на мен ми стана ясно, че той маха на мен. Така че, аз се усмихнах и махнах също в отговор. Той изглеждаше развълнуван като дете, което се вози на камион за първи път. Аз ще пазя грижливо този спомен завинаги...
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    Писане by smile Съб Юли 10, 2010 8:24 pm

    Michael Jackson held my hand.

    by Doug Lewis

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    I should have come forward with this years ago…it’s been my little secret for too long but now I’m breaking my silence and going public with the fact that Michael Jackson held my hand, too…

    The incident took place at Universal Studios during the filming of the music video, Scream, featuring Michael and his sister, Janet. Not too long before this I had met Michael while working on the stage production and rehearsals for the Dangerous tour.

    Both Mark Romanek, the director of Scream, and Tom Foden, the Production Designer, are uncompromising perfectionists. It’s been a real pleasure to work with both of them on numerous projects. In the film business, working with people who maintain a vision is significantly better than working for those who lack the big picture. On this particular job I was working with the art department headed by Tom Foden. Other members of the art department included Dana Garman, Richard Berg, Jamie Vickers, Paulie Pietsch, Mark Brooks, to name a few.

    The Scream video may be the most expensive music video ever made, I believe the total production/post production budget was somewhere near 8.3 million dollars. And I can tell you the art department budget took a good chunk of that, maybe half. The sets took up three full sized stages at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, with over a dozen sets placed on these three stages. Once shooting began, my role was the ‘on-set dresser’, basically the ‘art department representative’ who remains on set at all times as the ‘face’ of the art department. By the very nature of the position, the on-set dresser has close interaction with the talent while on the set.

    This was a crazy big job, no doubt about it. Three stages, over a dozen sets, twenty shoot days.

    On the first day of shooting we had a 7am call, except Michael was detained until mid-afternoon. Then hair and make-up, get him to the set and it’s 4:30 pm before we roll. It became clear that we would be shooting nights for the next twenty or so days. It was also clear that Michael liked it this way…working at night, that is.

    Finally, we get down to business. Michael makes his entrance and is met by Mark who explains the shot. The first footage we shoot with Michael is of him dancing on one of the many white floors seen throughout the video. Michael finds his position, about six feet from camera, does a couple of takes, then mentions how the floor (white vinyl linoleum) was feeling slick. I move in with my tools, a fine grade steel wool, rag and a spray bottle with the ‘special sauce’ and scruff up the floor a bit with the wool then step back. Mark comes out from behind the camera, looks at my handiwork then calls out for Tom before asking me if we lost the ‘gloss’. I say no, give it a quick spray with the special sauce and it dries to a sparkle. When I get up from my kneeling position Michael is smiling at me and says, “I remember you from the tour rehearsal”. I say, “That’s right”, and he asks me how my kids are doing, I say, “great, amazing.” And then everything is back to normal, Michal does his bit and we’re off to a good start.

    As predicted, crew call switched from 7am to 4pm, and we worked throughout each night until 4-6am.

    In the final hours of the last night of shooting, we had moved to the ‘zen’ set. This was it, last day, last set, last series of shots. The art department had prepped the set with final touches before Michael was brought in to take his place on the zen podium in the center of the set. Michael surveyed the scene and commented on how beautiful the set looked. He was very relaxed and it was obvious he enjoyed sitting in the middle of this temporary temple.

    When Mark called out for a piece of the ceiling to be trimmed, I grabbed a 12-step (ladder), scrambled to the top and began sawing. In an unfortunate moment the portable saw kicked back and amputated a third of my left ring finger. Without word, I reached in my back pocket for my rag, wrapped my finger with it and stepped down off the ladder and exited the set. I passed Tom on the way out and showed him what happened. Tom escorted me to the edge of the stage and I laid down on the concrete. It wasn’t long before an entire film crew of towering bodies was in a half circle looking down at me. Union guys chewing gum. 3am. Right?

    Suddenly the crowd parts and Michael appears and stands there for a moment, leaning over me, looking down. He looks at my left hand held in the air then he looks at me. Then just like that he is on his knees by my right side and he picks up my right hand and holds it in his. He looks me straight in the eye and tells me how sorry he was, he kept repeating how sorry he was, and then he had tears in his eyes and he held my hand until the ambulance came and took me away.

    That next week, recovering at home, the gifts began arriving from Michael and Janet, tasteful and cool things like great soaps, a bathrobe, incense, a card. Anyway, that’s my story. Michael Jackson held my hand, too. Michael, if you read this, thanks for caring.

    Photos by Richard Berg.

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    Писане by smile Пон Юли 12, 2010 8:16 pm

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    Мола/я Ви да ми го преведете това!...Pleasеее

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    Писане by Tes Вто Юли 13, 2010 12:05 am

    "Майкъл носи моите сребърни бижута и пръстени. Той не искаше наистина да носи тези неща, но един от неговите любими директори, Vince Patterson, го накара да го направи заради ролята. MJJ се смееше."

    -Майкъл Лий Буш, костюмен дизайнер на Майкъл от почти тридесет години.



    Нещо от сорта трябва да е, Smile. Smile





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    Писане by smile Вто Юли 13, 2010 12:14 am

    Благодаря ти Тес! Снимки с история 59510 Снимки с история 411623

    п.п. Хеем носел -хем не искал?!?
    Това ме обърква...но ти не си виновна, че там (на снимката) така пише....



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    Писане by Tes Вто Юли 13, 2010 12:26 am

    Ами според мен Майкъл не е обичал много да носи бижута и т.н, но понякога, предполагам, се е налагало, защото 'стилистите' така казват, както в този случай. Smile
    Сигурно е трябвало да ги носи заради ... фотосесии, участия, снимки.. Smile не е обяснено на снимката, единственото, което подсказва защо ги е носил е думата 'part', което има разл. значения, но може да значи роля, участие, а това е най-логично в случая :Д
    Както и да е, аз за първи път виждам снимката. Smile и доста дърдоря Very Happy
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    Писане by L.O.V.E. MJ Вто Юли 13, 2010 1:47 am

    На тази снимка, както и в целия клип на песента Blood on the dance floor Майкъл е доста накичен, което прави впечатление. Но явно така е изисквал замисъла на клипа...И пак против волята му, но пък това са рисковете да бъдеш артист и човек на изкуството - влизаш във всякакви роли и визии...
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    Писане by andeli Вто Юли 13, 2010 2:43 am

    От това което чета става съвсем ясно, че Майкъл е носил гривните и пръстените Lee Bush за снимките на "Blood On The Dance Floor". Не е искал да го направи, но режисьорът на клипа V. Patterson го е убедил, че това ще е ок за снимките, нещо, за което се оказва абсолютно прав както виждите в клипа. С тях Майкъл изглежда още по- секси и някак... секси Very Happy
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    Писане by smile Вто Юли 13, 2010 11:19 am

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