The Drill la Sanremo

Se pare ca G cand a spus ca majoritatea celor implicati in This Is It, mai ales Travis Payne, Kenny Ortega, si dansatorii, ar binevoi sa participe, daca sunt invitati, la actiuni precum cea de mai jos, a avut foarte mare dreptate. Pe 14 februarie, la Michael Jackson Official European Convention din Milano, Travis Payne nu a putut participa, prin videocam, promitand sa se revanseze cat de curand. Se pare, ca nu a tras mata de coada sperand ca lumea sa uite de promisiune. Asa ca, pe 20 februarie, in timpul celei de-a 60 cea editie a Festivalului de Muzica Pop din Sanremo, Travis Payne si alti doi dansatori din This Is It (si cu Sony in coada) au facut un show formidabil. Bineinteles, ca cei care ne ofera stirea sunt cei de pe MJPortal.com, si iata ce au postat ei:

Yesterday, February 20, 2010, during the final evening of the 60th Sanremo Italian Pop Song Festival, Travis Payne, official MJ coreographer, as previously announced at the first ever Michael Jackson European Convention, and two of the dancers from the "This Is It" tour group, performed a live tribute to the King of Pop..
The day began with a two hour traffic back up on the Italian highway going into Sanremo but it was worth every minute of it because it brought back so many memories of waiting outside for several hours to get a glimpse of Michael.
After numerous e-mails and phone conversations with Travis and the representative of Sony Pictures USA who was accompanying him on his Italian trip, we were finally able to come to an agreement on the how and where of this long awaited meeting.
After our arrival at the barriers blocking the access to the Ariston Theater, Sam, Giovanna, Lara and yours truly asked the security guards information about Travis and if he had already arrived inside the theater. One of the security police said, "Are you Nick?" and I answered in a surprised voice, "Yeah. How do you know?" "Well,", he said, "the dancers asked for you as soon as they got out of the van.". Stunned, I said, "You've got to be kidding!". The policemand answered simply, "No sir."!
We couldn't believe it. The feeling that had been installed with Travis during this last year of long distance conversations had immediately gone above and beyond just a simple feeling... The simplicity and the magic of a person who had worked hand in hand with MJ during the last two decades was an actual reality.
Immediately after, we saw Travis coming out of the theater and walking towards us with a big smile. A strong embrace and the phrase "We did it!" was just the prelude to yesterday's beautiful day-long experience. A couple photographs together, a few words of presentation for the rest of the group and he excused himself because rehearsal for his segment on the live telecast was about to begin. "See you later.", he said as he was being called to return into the theater for the onstage dance rehearsal.. About half an hour later, Travis came out of the theater and returned to exchange a few words with us.
"The "This Is It" dancers are on a world tour. We are promoting the worldwide release of the film. Tomorrow we'll be in London, then Spain and then Australia, etc., etc. In short we'll be going around the world for the next month." He then explained to us how they all felt about Michael's death and the fact that these performances were giving him and the dancers the strength to go forward. "We are still grieving, but it's important that we deliver MJ's message to the world."
The conversation lasted about half an hour while the shouting from the people behind the barriers continued uninterrupted, more photographs and finally, another generous gift: a ticket to see the performance live, inside the theater. I was the lucky recipient. I ran back to the car to get my suit jacket used only for special occasions, stopped off and had a drink to charge up my battery (obviously a Negroni ), a walk down the red carpet into the Teatro Nazionale and finally... THE PERFORMANCE!
Between Antonella Clerici's obvious nervousness, the opening applause from the public and the orchestra inside the theater and my own personal contribution to the screaming and yelling (which is clearly audible on the video above everything else!!!), the "Drill" began accompanied by "They Don't Care About Us". The dancers were really fantastic and Travis was simply great! A memorable exhibition in the middle of a festival, such as this Sanremo (the Italian pop song contest originated in 1951) which has become nothing more than an evening of cabaret and certainly not a song festival worthy of being broadcast all over the world in "mondovision". Even if only for 10 minutes, Travis, Nicholas and Daniel brought us back to the great days of the Sanremo Pop Music Festival then considered an important international event.

Din fericire de data asta avem si video. Ura! Sa urmarim, dar pe site ca nu il putem lua aici...
Mai ramane sa fim atenti la ce se intampla in noaptea asta la Londra, maine poate avem rezultate!

They cage the animals at night

Una dintre cartile preferate ale lui Michael (desi mi se pare greu sa alegi o astfel de carte, si banuiesc ca Michael a avut mai mult), pare a fi They cage the animals at night, scrisa de Jennings Michael Burch. Informatiile de pe Wikipedia sunt foarte putine, dar aflam ca Jennings Michael Burch a avut o copilarie dureroasa, mama sa lasandu-l, din cauza greutatilor la casa de plasament, dar de-a lungul timpului acestea au devenit 32 la numar. Acesta s-a mutat de multe ori si a fost plasat multor familii adoptive, singurul prieten fiindu-i un catel din plus numit Doggie.

Michael a fost invitat la Neverland in, iar Michael Jackson i-a luat un mic interviu.

Se pare ca parte la aceasta intalnire a fost alt Michael adica si Bryan Stoller.
Un alt prieten al lui Michael; cel care a scris scenariul filmului Cast Away, in care apare si Michael, Miss Cast Away, si autorul cartii "Filmmaking for Dummies".

“Miss Castaway” Bryan's comedy feature film in the style of “Airplane” and “Scary Movie” stars Academy Nominee Eric Roberts and Pop-icon Michael Jackson as "Agent M.J., and is currently at Blockbuster Video and Netflix

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Lasand la o parte filmul si pe domnul Stoller, din pacate lucrurile bune sunt in bucatele mici, asa cum este si interviul de mai sus. Oricat de mult ai purica Google, in lung si-n lat nu gasesti mai mult de atat (iar daca mai exista o continuare a interviului, filmata, de ce a fost aceasta parte cu aceasta intrebare aleasa pentru publicare), iar asta ma face sa ma gandesc ca, discutia a fost mult mai mare, si totodata, si mai interesanta, asta se poate vedea si in secventa forte emotionanta de mai sus, dar cred ca nici unul dintre participanti nu a vrut camere in nas si fire agatate de haine, ci mai degraba o discutie deschisa intre doi oameni care au in comun o copilarie afectata de decizile parintilor, despre greutatile fiecarei copilarii si dorinta de a deveni ceva in viata. Si ambii au demonstrat ca se poate. Pacat, pentru noi, ca nu putem vedea discutia in intregime. Ori este inexistenta inregistrarea video, ori foarte bine ascunsa, si cum nu are nimic din chirurgie plastica, animale salbatice sau alta tema senzationala, nu prea a interesat pe nimeni. Poate daca stam cuminti, va aparea la un moment si alte parti ale interviului.

Revenind la Bryan Michael Stoller, dupa articolul Michael Jackson's Unrealized Dream: Career in the Film Industry, Michael ar fi dorit sa ecranizeze aceasta carte.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that three months before Jackson’s June 25th death, the singer had signed on to put up $8 million and co-direct an indie film about foster kids to be titled They Cage the Animals at Night that was based on a book by Jennings Michael Burch. Writer/director Bryan Michael Stoller tells the Reporter Jackson felt close to the story because his own childhood was tumultuous: “Michael told me often he felt like he grew up as an orphan, like a foster kid, because he never was in one home. To him every hotel was like a different foster home. He said he used to sit in the window and see kids playing outside and cry because he couldn’t be part of that.”
Though Jackson insiders deny the singer had an official agreement to work on the film, Stoller says Jackson brought author Burch to Neverland for an interview, which Stoller filmed and is looking to release now. The writer/director adds he and Jackson watched many movies together at Neverland, and To Kill a Mockingbird was the star’s favorite.

Filmuletul exista, intalnirea dintre cei trei Michael la fel, dar nu stim daca cei doi mai tineri erau asa de buni prieteni sau daca planuiau asa ceva impreuna. Dar, daca luam in considerare Miss Cast Away cine stie...

"I dream of belonging to someone. You know, have them to took me in bed and kiss me goodnight. It's dumb, I know, but I dream about it sometimes."
Jennings Michael Burch, "They cage the animals at night"

Interviu - "The Once and Future King"

Luat de TV Guide, in noiembrie 1999, pe care il gasim pe MJeol.com. Intrebarile sunt destul de pertinente, chiar pot sa zic mai bine puse decat de Oprah in '93 (no offense), iar raspunsurile sunt concise, scurt si la obiect, fara a pretinde mai mult decat poate, si poate, modest ca intotdeauna, exasperat de anumite intrebari care ii sunt puse over and over again, la care parca, fiecare jurnalist, se asteapta la un alt raspuns, poate poate zice ceva deplasat, si astfel sa fie aratat cu degetul. Daca citesti interviul, si nu, nu avem video (o sa avem un corespondent din acelasi an, mai jos), trebuie sa fi batut in cap sa nu iti dai seama ce fel de om era de fapt Miachael Jackson.

November 30, 1999

TV Guide: "Thriller" changed music videos forever. Where did you get the idea?
Michael Jackson: My brother Jackie came to my house and said, "Are you watching this show that's on TV? All they do is play music. It's MTV." I put it on and thought the concept was very interesting. What I didn't like were the videos that were a collage of images; I thought that if I were to do one, I would do something with a beginning, a middle and an ending, like a short film.

TVG: Did you ever imagine that Thriller and the videos from the album would catapult your career into the stratosphere?
MJ: I didn't really think about how the album would do; I just wanted to create what I would enjoy seeing. And my main goal for the video "Thriller" was to do something that would be scary, fun and exciting.

TVG: How do you look back on that whole era now?
MJ: I see it as a happy time and a sad time. And an exciting time. Because it made a lot of my dreams come true. The notoriety was wonderful.

TVG: You also said it was a sad time.
MJ: Yeah. If I don't get exactly what I'm looking for, I get very depressed.

TVG: You mean the album still didn't live up to what you had envisioned?
MJ: Not completely.

TVG: Which songs disappointed you?
MJ: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". Songwriting is a very frustrating art form. You have to get on tape exactly what's playing in your head. When I hear it up here [points to his head], it's wonderful. I have to transcribe that onto tape. "The Girl is Mine" wasn't completely what I wanted, but it's very nice. But "Billie Jean" is there. I worked so hard on that. I worked for three weeks on the bass lick alone.

TVG: The glove, the white socks, the red leather jacket –who came up with those things?
MJ: The glove was just –I thought one was cooler than two. I love to accent movement. The eye goes to where the white is –you know, the glove. And the feet, if you're dancing, you can put an exclamation point on your movement if it has a bit of light on it. So I wore the white socks. And for the design of the jacket, I would sit with the people who made the clothes and tell them where I wanted a button or a buckle or a design. But I don't wear that look anymore. It's sad to get caught up in the past. That's why I don't put awards in my house. No gold records, no Grammys. They are in storage. I don't like to be puffed up with pride, 'cause i'd feel like I don't have anymore things to reach for. And that's not true.

TVG: Do you feel like your most creative period is yet to come?
MJ: I think the best work is coming, but I would like to go into other areas, not keep doing album after pop album.

TVG: Are there artists that are doing interesting things musically?
MJ: There's some wonderful creative ideas, but I don't think anybody's being innovative. They're mostly grabbing the old and trying to integrate it with the new.

TVG: Is there anyone you'd like to work with?
MJ: There are a lot of artists I admire, but no.

TVG: What is your favorite music?
MJ: You would be shocked. This morning I was singing Rodgers and Hammerstein. That's the stuff I sing around the house –"My Favorite Things" from the "Sound of Music" and "Absent Minded Me" that Streisand song. I'm also a fan of the great old MGM musicals. I love show tunes. I'm a big fan of melody.

TVG: What's your favorite song to perform?
MJ: "Billie Jean" but only when I don't have to do it the same way. The audience wants a certain thing. I have to do the moonwalk in that spot. [laughs] I'd like to do a different version.

TVG: Who's your audience today?
MJ: I don't know. I just try to write wonderful music; and if they love it, they love it. I don't think about any demographic. The record company tries to get me to think that way, but I just do what I would enjoy hearing.

TVG: Is there a new Michael for the new millennium?
MJ: Yeah. I have a couple of things planned. I think it's going to be totally different than what I did before. There's a song on the new album called "I Have This Dream". It's a millennium song about the world and the environment that I co-wrote with Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster.

TVG: Do you think you will tour again?
MJ: I don't think so. It takes a lot out of me.

TVG: You rarely travel in public without a disguise. Why?
MJ: I don't see any other way. I have tried everything [laughs] Fat suits. Nuns. Clowns. Trick or treat is the best for me. And Mardi Gras.

TVG: Do you think you will ever be able to walk around freely just as yourself?
MJ: I do disguises for different reasons. I like to study people –be like the fly on the wall. Even if it's two old ladies sitting on a bench or some kids on a swing. Because I don't know what it's like to fit in an everyday life situation. One time I was in a record store, completely disguised, and these girls were pulling out my album, talking all about me. I was literally next to them. It was wonderful. I loved it. But if I go out as myself, I can't have fun. People always say, "Why don't we just go to a party?" Soon as I step in, the party's over –for me. It's a party for them, but they are all putting their cards on my face, saying, "Remember me? I met you four years ago at…" and I say, "I don't remember." So I can't enjoy the experience. They play all my songs. I didn't come to hear my music. And everybody starts chanting "Dance!" "Well, I want to see YOU dance for a change."

TVG: Do you think, given all the negative press that you have had, the people will judge you solely on your music?
MJ: I don't think so. 'cause the press has made me out to be this monster, this crazy person who's bizarre and weird. I'm nothing like that.

TVG: Is there anything you can do to change that impression?
MJ: Well, all I can do is be myself and create from my soul. But they take that and manipulate it.

TVG: But what will make you seem OK to people who think "He's weird, he has exotic animals in his house, or…
MJ: God created animals and they are loving, they are beautiful. I feel the way anthropologist Jane Goodall does, or any of those naturalists. I don't find my interest in animal weird or strange at all.

TVG: What about the plastic surgery?
MJ: All of Hollywood has plastic surgery! I don't know why they point me out. The press exagerated it. It's just to my nose. They want it to be everything. Just the nose isn't enough. Elvis had his nose done –Lisa Marie told me. They don't talk about that. They singled me out. It's not fair.

TVG: OK, well, now that you bring up Lisa Marie, I read that she said she regrets not having had your son and that she may still want to have a child with you. Is that true?
MJ: I remember that's how she felt at the time [laughs]. No matter what I say, I'm in trouble with this question. The next issue of TV Guide will probably say "Well, Lisa said she doesn't ever want to see him again!"

TVG: Are you two friends now?
MJ: Lisa's sweet. I like her very much and we are friends. And who knows what tomorrow brings? I have no idea how she feels today. I'll just say that. She comes to my house and sees the children, and we talk on the phone, that sort of thing.

TVG: Do you think you will marry again?
MJ: That would be nice.

TVG: What would make the third time the charm?
MJ: It just has to hit me. You have to see that person and go, "This is it. This is the one."

TVG: Did you feel that way with both of your marriages?
MJ: Yeah. Of course.

TVG: Do you wish you were still married?
MJ: Yeah. I do. But you have to do what's best. What happens happens. You have to respect that.

TVG: Who are your closest friends?
MJ: Elizabeth. We go to the movies every Thursdays.

TVG: You go to a regular movie theatre?
MJ: I want to go to the Warner Bros studio and she refuses. She says "No, I'm getting you out." So we go right into this area –which I can say- and walk right in. And it's usually empty, because most people are working at the time. The theatre employees go "Wow, come on in" and we never really pay. And we're the ones that can afford it. [laughs]

TVG: Let's talk about your kids. I have to ask about this business in the papers recently about you and Debbie not being the biological parents of your children, about her being implanted with another woman's egg and then impregnanted by artificial insemination.
MJ: That's total garbage. It's just trash and not true.

TVG: Do the kids live with you at Neverland?
MJ: They were at Neverland two weeks ago. I think they realized for the first time that it's their home. They used to always think it was some hotel resort. We stay in hotels everywhere. They didn't realize that the train and the train station is for them, and those rides are for them. Now they go "We want to go to Neverland!"

TVG: What are their personnalities like?
MJ: Prince tells me all day that he has to make movies. So I bought him this video camera. I say, "What are we doing this time?" He goes, "Star Wars." So we put some figures on the table, make them move. And Paris is just now starting to talk and walk. She's very sweet. And I'm surprised she loves dolls. My sister Janet didn't like that sort of thing. She was a tomboy. I thought she was going to be like that but she isn't.

TVG: And you're changing diapers and feeding them?
MJ: Yeah, I love it. It's a lot of work. I thought I was prepared 'cause I read everything about child rearing, but it's so much more exciting than I ever imagined it to be. The only regret I have is that I wish I had done it earlier.

TVG: Do you sing and dance for them?
MJ: That's how I keep them quiet if they're crying. If I just start dancing, they shut down.

TVG: Do you want to have more kids?
MJ: Definitely. I told my father I'm going to match his record. He had 10.

TVG: What is your relationship with your father like now? You were estranged from him for a while?
MJ: I have the best relationship now that I've ever had with him. I think with age and time, he is really mellowed out to become a nice person. He'll simply say to me "How are you doing? Are you eating? That's all I wanted to know." Not, "Did you sign that contract?" He just wants to know if I'm OK. I think that's really nice… And my mother is like the perfect Angel.

TVG: At 41, are you happy?
MJ: Well, I usually am happy. I don't let anything get me down, no matter what. I like to hear the sound of water and birds chirping and laughter, you know. I love all the real natural, innocent things. I would never go to a party or a club. I did that when I was a kid, and I don't care to do it anymore.

TVG: I found it jarring to read a recent quote in which you said that if it weren't for your desire to help the children of the world, you would throw in the towell and kill yourself. Do you really feel that way?
MJ: I always have, 'cause I would feel I have nothing to live for.

TVG: Not even for yourself and your own creativity?
MJ: I wouldn't care. Everything I create is inspired by that kind of innocence. And nature, it's eveything. It has to be. I mean, that's it.

Included in the article accompanying the interview is a quote from Michael about his forthcoming album which he describes as being "happy, dance music, relationship stuff." The interview was done this November in New York.

Din pacate, am capiat, cautand pe site-ul celor de la TV Guide interviul din '99 si ce spun un pic mai sus... Se pare ca nu au putut pune si altceva decat stirile de vara trecuta...
Avem din aceeasi perioada un interviu filmat, a MTV.

Weekend?! pai sa simtim ca e!

Daca tot e sambata dimineata, sa ne infruptam cu o portie de desene animate, ca sa fim voiosi si plini de energie (pozitiva, cum altfel!) tooooata ziua! Si ce desene mai bune decat ale Jacksonilor! Energie, bunavointa si cateva melodii de fredonat pe parcursul zilei!



Si pentru ca noi suntem mai tari avem parte de portie dubla, na!

For Colds in the Nose
Or a Lonesome Heart
Just take off my Lid
And Let me Start! The coolest and the cattiest cat!

Acesta din urma cu usurinta i-ar bate pe unii din industria cartoons-urilor la fundul gol (mai ales cei din zilele noastre). Foarte frumos! So, are fairy tails come true only in dreams? That's really up to you!

Ma intreb...

...daca Michael se enerva vreodata, si nu ma refer din cauza capetelor patrate cu care avea de-a face uneori, ci ma intreb daca se enerva vreodata pe cei pe care ii iubea? Familie, prieteni foarte buni... din cauze minore sau chiar tampite, gen unde imi este tricoul cu Mickey Mouse? sau de ce mazgalesti pe agenda/carnetul mea/meu, unde imi tin cu sfintenie notitele sau franturile de idei... sau era randul tau sa faci cutare lucru sau sa ma suni si ai uitat! Poate Michael nu s-a confruntat cu sarcinile astea, enervant de lumesti cateodata, dar, totusi cred ca, a dat macar odata peste una dintre ele, incat i-a venit sa tipe la frate-su (aleatoriu) si sa ii tranteasca usa in nas. Sau poate este exact asa cum il simtim in melodii, asa cum il vedem in interviuri, cand declara ca are atat de multa dragoste in suflet, ca este foarte iertator... si totusi, tot om. Poate mereu gasea in suflet resursele de a trece de toate mofturile acelor persoane, la care tii si te surprind cu rabufniri spontane, de nervii, sau de oboseala care mereu te fac sa spui lucruri "traznite"... de a ierta toate aceste "iesiri" necontrolate... si de a aborda calm lucrurile, fara a mai pune si tu paie pe foc si astfel, sa se lase cu adevarate usi trantite si tipete. Aici nu ma refer nici armata de servitori, oameni de afaceri, avocati, producatori, s.a.m.d. care erau coada dupa el, ci la persoanele cu care a avut o relatie care, implica emotii, sentimente, care iti zguduie inima in piept cand se comporta ca in cazurile de mai sus... oare a trantit o usa in fata lui Jermaine vreodata? Sa luam, oare, pantofii aruncati lui Joe in cap si zbughelile drept, cert ca, si el ajungea la astfel de reactii? sau asta e o alta poveste? Cu toate ca se stie, pe de o parte, cat de calm, calculat in miscari, si iubitor era, dar pe de alta parte stim cat de privat a fost de astfel de situatii, prietenii de la gradinita, serate, baluri liceene sau de facultate... si totusi ma intreb, atunci cand cei dragi ii mai "calcau" sentimentele in picioare, ca na! toti suntem oameni, oare el cum reactiona?

It's all for L.O.V.E.! ...right?

Dupa succesul pe care l-a avut Michael Jackson Official European Convention, mai ales datorita invitatilor, de pe site-ul cu pricina, adica MJPortal.com, aflam ca ca pana si Joe Jackson ar fi aflat (Brian Oxman fiind atat purtatorul de cuvant si avocatul familiei de peste 20 de ani) de aceasta intalnire si a fost foarte miscat de aceasta initiativa a fanilor.

When Brian spoke to Joe Jackson, he was exited to hear so many people were already on board to get the charges changed from involuntary manslaughter to Murder 2. It has given him an inner strength to carry on with his personal fight for justice for his son. He personally thanks you for your love and prayers for his family.

Se pare ca urmeaza o alta intalnire, de data asta la Londra, cu alt aspect, cu alta intentie, alti oameni, lansarea DVD-ului si a Blu-Rayului, si nu asa oricum:

WHAT: Midnight launch and signing session
WHERE: HMV London, 150 Oxford Street W1
WHEN: Sunday 21st February 2010 from 10pm

Calling all Michael Jackson fans! Get ready to experience the chance of a lifetime. To help celebrate the release of ‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ on DVD and Blu-ray™, HMV and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment launch a very special midnight signing event with guests, director Kenny Ortega and choreographer Travis Payne at HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store in London’s West End on Sunday 21st February 2010.

The event kicks off at 10 pm with dancers performing the routines from the ‘This Is It’ show. At 11pm-midnight Kenny Ortega, Travis Payne and the ‘This Is It’ dancers will meet fans and sign copies of the DVD and Blu-ray which are officially released on Monday 22nd February.

Frumos, mai ca iti vine sa zbori pana in Anglia... Sa speram, ca macar despre asta o sa avem si video... si pun pariu ca o sa avem. Asa ca noi, strambam un pic din nas, lasa-i pe ei sa se imbulzeasca! la semnat autografe cu Travis Payne si Kenny, dansuri si flashmob-uri... si stam cu ochii pe Youtube si pe data de 21 spre 22 februarie...

Michael Jackson Official European Convention

Se pare ca cei care administreaza site-ul MJPortal.com sunt mai responsabili decat probabil ma asteptam eu cel putin, am vazut ca deja au postat date despre Michael Jackson - Conventia Europeana de la Milano, deocamdata in italiana, urmeaza si in engleza. Evenimentul a fost bine primit, si chiar cu mai multi invitati decat ne-am fi asteptat, ceea ce a demonstrat o buna cooperare si lipsa oricarui moft de tip Hollywoodian, caci nu or fi cei de acolo (invitatii) staruri, dar se cam invart in aceste cercuri si din cate am mai vazut mofturile sunt molipsitoare. Am dat peste programul evenimentului, ora cu ora, dar pe alt site MJackson.com. Deschiderea a avut loc la ora 10:15 evenimentul durand pana la ora 18:00 poate un pic mai tarziu...deci destul.

15 February 2010

Ieri, Domenica 14 Febbraio 2010, ha avuto luogo la prima Convention Europea Ufficiale su Michael Jackson. Legend Music Awards ed MJPortal sono orgogliosi di aver organizzato questo importantissimo avvenimento che ha avuto una incredibile copertura mediatica ed un enorme interesse da parte di tutti i media, nazionali ed internazionali. Presenti all'avvenimento Rai, Ansa, Mediaset e diverse testate giornalistiche di tutto il mondo. Ospiti dell'attesissimo giorno di approfondimento Jacksoniano Brian Oxman, Kathryn Milfsky, il rabbino Shmuley Boteach, e Sony Pictures Italia.

Surpriza pe care au avut-o cei prezenti, pe langa Brian Oxman si Kathryn Milfsky, a fost Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Destul de curioasa participarea lui, dar dragut ca a acceptat invitatia. Si din cate se povesteste pe site, a vorbit despre carte The Michael Jackson Tapes...

10:30 – 12:30 pm -Presentation by the author, Shmuley Boteach, of the book "The Michael Jackson Tapes" edited by Newton Compton Editors followed by a question and answer period.

...despre omul Michael Jackson, despre relatia lui Michael cu copii si despre persoanele negativ din viata lui.

2:00 – 2:45 pm - Projection of the film produced and realized by Legend Music Awards for the support of two diverse but very important humanitarian projects created in memory of Michael Jackson for the San Raffaele Hospital Foundation of Milan, Italy and the Thiemping Senegal Association.

S-a vorbit si despre Conrad Murray, aici interventia i-a apartinut lui Oxman.

2:45 – 4:45 pm - Lawyer Brian Oxman will do a 2 hour audio visual presentation, and will give us his perspective on his unique and special relationship with Michael Jackson. He represented Michael in the 2005 trial. It was Brian who cracked the case, and got Janet Arvizo prosecuted for welfare fraud.

Prezenta Sony Pictures Entertainment Italia, Roberto Trojsi, a asigurat, la ora 17 cateva extrase de pe Blu Ray-ului This Is It Se pare ca si Travis Payne trebuia sa intre in legatura directa cu cei aflati acolo, dar se pare ca din motive personale nu a mai putut participa, cu promisiunea ca la urmatoarea intalnire va participa (tot prin video). Mai detaliat pe MJPortal.com, iar maine din cate am inteles, va fi postata si in limba engleza, poate ceva mai multe detalii.
Bineinteles ca avem si ceva poze...

audienta, sincer ma asteptam sa fie mai numeroasa, sau poate e sala mai mare si nu ne dam noi seama pentru ca se termina cam brusc, iar in partea dreapta pare a fi un poster in marime naturala...

Samantha Zolla, presedintele Legend Music Awards si director JAM

Rabinul Shmuley facand ce stie mai bine: predica

aici Kathryn Milfsky (in alb), Samantha Zolla (LMA & JAM), iar in dreapta Brian Oxman

ii avem iarasi pe cei doi americani, iar in mijloc Nick Bertovello, fondatorul si editorul MJPortal

Goin' back to Indiana Show

Astazi ramanem in familie, si ce familie mai buna decat cea a Jacksonilor. Mai invatam si noi cate ceva. Cum am mai specificat, mai jos, luna trecuta cred, Motown Label a detinut o perioada de timp Motown Productions, care s-a transformat in timp in de Passe Entertainment, deoarece doamna in cauza, Suzanne de Passe, a devenit patroana. In momentul in care cei cinci frati din Indiana se aruncau pe culmile muzicii, pentru o mai buna promovare, (si pentru ca ei asa sunt, show-business-ul american, se gandesc la toate, pentru a promova un artist), au au avut doua emisiuni realizate si promovate de Motown Productions. Asa cum Diana Ross avea Diana! sau Smokey Robinson The Smokey Robinson Show, pentru valorosii noi veniti au fost doua emisiuni Going back to Indiana si The Jackson 5 Show.

The Jackson 5 starred in two of their own television specials, Goin' Back to Indiana(aired September 16, 1971)The Jackson 5 Show (aired November 5, 1972).
Motown Productions' original focus was on the production of television specials for its star recording artists. These included TCB (1968) and G.I.T. on Broadway (1969), starring Diana Ross & the Supremes with The Temptations, The Temptations ShowThe Smokey Robinson Show (1970), Diana! (1971) starring Diana Ross, and Goin' Back to Indiana (also 1971) starring The Jackson 5. When Suzanne de Passe joined Motown in 1968, much of her work involved the production of these television specials. Motown's first television series was The Jackson 5ive (1971 - 1973), a Saturday morning cartoon by Rankin/Bass starring characters based upon Motown's popular teen act.

Bineinteles ca au avut si invitati, si nu pe oricine: Bill Cosby, unul dintre veteranii stand-up comedy, muzician, jazz mai ales, si printre multele emisiuni sau show-uri cum spun ei, a co- prezentat Copii spun lucruri traznite, Bobby Darin un artist care a dorit sa realizeze cat mai multe, deoarece avea o sanatate foarte fragila, si asta a si facut, pana la varsta de 37 da ani, cand a incetat din viata, din cauza unor complicatii ale inimii, la doi ani dupa aparitia in emisiunea Jacksonilor, si cum se putea sa lipseasca Miss Ross; lista continua dar lasam Wikipedia sa ne mai spuna cine a fost prezent.

The Goin' Back to Indiana television special featured comedians Bill Cosby and Tommy Smothers, singers Bobby Darin and Diana Ross, football players Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier, and Ben Davidson, and basketball stars Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, and Elvin Hayes. It also featured tracks recorded by the Jackson 5 during their May 29 "homecoming" concert in Gary, IndianaThird Album). The album went on to sell 2.6 million copies worldwide.

Pana anul trecut, cand tot mapamondul a primit un BAM! aceste inregistrari erau absolut de negasit. Acum o mare parte la gasim la un domn foarte iscusit Jackstill78, dar si la Strawberrymj si Bigstone3.

Lista foto a invitatilor:

Miss Diana Ross

Bill Cosby

Bobby Darin

Tommy Smothers - actor

Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier - jucator de fotbal

Ben Davidson - jucatorul cu cea mai mare mustata din NFL

Bill Russell - jucator de basket Boston Celtics

Elgin Baylor - basketball, Lakers

Elvin Hayes - tot jucator de basket de data asta in Houston

...si gazdele noastre dragi!

The Jackson 5ive vs. The Osmonds

Un an mai tarziu dupa ce au difuzat The Jackson 5ive Cartoon, aceeasi companie de productie a partii animate, Rankin/Bass au realizat The Osmonds Cartoon. Acestea au iesit la rampa pe 9 septembrie 1972, durand doar un singur an, pana pe 1 septembrie 1973. In mare, ideea este aceeasi ca a desenelor celor 5inci, acelasi tip de imagine, de editare, s.a.m.d. este si un canal pe youtube pentru cei interesati Classic Television Fan, ca doar nu o sa postam aici realizarile adversarilor, mai ales ca stim cate au patimit The Jackson 5 pentru ca nu erau ca The Osmonds: si adica albi, si asta nu din cauza trupei in cauza, ci din cauza capetelor patrate si a mentalitatilor din perioada respectiva. Asta nu inseamna ca incepem sa ii improscam aici, pentru ca saracii nu au nici o vina, dar nici nu ii promovam! Asa ca cine este interesat il poftim la cautat!
Putem fi rai sa remarcam ca nici informatii suculente nu se prea gasesc despre desenele animate ale adeversarilor (nici macar wiki). Noroc cu Youtube... Sau putem fi si mai rai sa spunem ca si mai mult noroc cu mogulul MGM, casa de productie a fratilor Osmond...
Si, ca sa vedem, cat de optuzi erau inca dupa destul de multa munca si succes international a lui MJ (plus Jackson 5), americanii astia, cand la niste premii probabil, apar atat Michael cat si Donny (Osmond) desigur, si se pare ca nu este destul spatiu pe ecran pentru amandoi (si ma indoiesc in totalitate ca ar fi fost vreo greseala masinareasca), avem aici dovada de la jackstill:

Si bineinteles cum din iunie anul trecut toata lumea isi da cu parerea, avem niste inregistrari cu Donny Osmond, care sustine sus si tare cat de bine se intelegea el cu Michael, datorita faptului ca traiau practic aceeasi viata, pe scena, se pare ca la fel ca Michael si Donny este tot al saptelea fiu, tot noua copii si ei, plus tatal la fel, s.a.m.d., avem si o demonstratie vocala in caz ca ne indoiam de calitatile sale vocale, dar apoi strica treaba de mare prietenie (am simtit o influenta Taraborrelliana, alt mare prieten!!!), si vorbeste despre vai! saracul MJ cat era de slab, ca vai incolo, vai incoace... stiam ca nu o sa reziste... asta e! Mare prieten! Mare caracter! Poate sunt eu paranoica, dar... ma indoiesc de tot ce spune omul asta aici.

Si la The Insider...pfff
Dar o surpriza, foarte placuta, este fratele amicului de mai sus... Jimmy Osmond (sper sa nu fie vreo coincidenta de nume, desi pare putin probabil), care se pare ca a fost parte din turneul Bad in Asia. Si felul in care vorbeste, aici se cunoaste cu adevarat o admiratie sau macar respect, modestie, este chiar foarte frumos ceea ce spune. Si fara sa se laude cat de prieten ii este!

Ca sa continuam cu saga The Jackson 5ive Cartoon, mai avem niste informatii culese tot de pe Wikipedia:

• vocea lui Michael a fost Donald Fullilove (dragut nume, dar ce sa mai spunem de coincidenta, tocmai la Michael), care a mai dat viata si altor personaje in filme cunoscute precum Mulan, Up, micute, dar sunt.
• vocea lui Jermaine este Joel Cooper
  
• vocea lui Marlon este Edmund Sylvers, cu un an mai mare decat Michael, si el a fost cantaretul principal intr-o trupa formata din familia sa The Sylvers, iar pe cand avea 18 ani au avut lansat Boogie Fever.
• Vocile lui Tito si a lui Jackie au fost Mike Martinez, respectiv Graig Grandy.

Because Michael Jackson owned many pets in real life, a few pets were added as extra characters to the cartoon. They included Michael's pet mice, Ray and Charles (alluding to singer Ray Charles), and his pet snake Rosie 'The Crusher'. Other than the mice chirping, the pets never spoke, but usually either attributed to assistance, mischief or joining the Jackson Brothers in performances on the show.

Azi continuam cu episoadele trei, patru si cinci. Le gasiti pe Jackson 5ive Cartoon, Youtube bineinteles. Dar le vom vedea si aici. Pe toate!

"Drafted"

The Jackson brothers are accidentally drafted into the United States Army, where they play various pranks to avoid kitchen patrol and having their Afros cut off by a recruit with a razor.

"Mistaken Identity"

The Jacksons, out west driving to a tour date in Las Vegas, get sidetracked in an Old West town where they are mistaken for five ornery bandit brothers.

"Bongo, Baby, Bongo"

Michael Jackson finds himself the unwitting and reluctant adopted son of a female gorilla whose bongo-playing offspring is pet-napped by a malevolent clown for his circus act. The remaining Jackson brothers are forced to find ways to rescue Michael from the lovesick animal.

Tu stiai ca...

• ... biletele la conventia de la Milano s-au epuizat! Da! Pacat ca nu se stie cate bilete au fost in curs... chiar si asa, se pare ca altii au ales sa mai faca si altceva, de mult prea comerciala zi de Sf. Valentin. Poate aflam cat de curand, adica luni, ce s-a discutat.

MJPortal - News Alert #453

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• ... se pare, azi-noapte la noi, pe seara la ei, a fost difuzata si lansata in lume noua versiune a We are the world, la Jocurile Olimpice de la Vancouver, sau cel putin asa sustin cei de pe Yahoo News, nu stiu cat s-a vazut la noi (am inteles ca a fost undeva pe la 6:30)

Fri Feb 12, 9:27 pm ET

LOS ANGELES – The revamped "We Are the World" made its world premiere Friday during NBC's coverage of the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, and a simultaneous worldwide screening of the full, seven-minute version of the music video is planned for Saturday.

The worldwide simulcast on 53 domestic and international channels is planned for 2 p.m. (1900 GMT) Eastern time.

A three-minute version of the video aired Friday. Filmed by Oscar winner Paul Haggis, the video shows images of devastation from the island nation after the January 12 earthquake that has claimed more than 200,000 lives.

It also shows some of the 85 artists who gathered in Los Angeles earlier this month to re-record the 1985 charity anthem.

Teen sensation Justin Bieber opens the song. Also featured are Jennifer Hudson and Nicole Scherzinger, Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles, Barbra Streisand, Celine DionJosh Groban, LL Cool J, Nick Jonas, Lil Wayne (and his auto-tune), Jeff Bridges, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus and Haitian-American singer Wyclef Jean also get screen time. and Fergie.

Michael Jackson, who co-wrote the original hit with Lionel Richie, is shown in a clip from the original music video. In the new version, Jackson, wearing his trademark 1980s pseudomilitary regalia, sings alongside his sister, Janet Jackson.

Richie and fellow producer Quincy Jones introduced the song Friday via video, saying money raised by its sales will provide food, shelter and medicine for the Haitian people.

Fans can download "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" online now. All proceeds will benefit earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti.

In orice caz, mai multe informatii despre inregistrarea cantecului, cati si cum au participat, aflam din PRAVALIE. Merita sa vedem videoclipul, care este foarte emotionant, atat din punct de vedere a ceea ce reprezinta in prezent, cat si din punctul de vedere a incarcaturii emotionale cu care vine din trecut...

Regele farselor?!

Cam da... Pai cum asa? Pai uite asa! Ca nu era doar omul dragut, si sensibil, si embarrassed si... ci si un om normal, caruia pe platourile de filmare, in timpul turneelor, concertelor ii placea sa se joace si sa mai si glumeasca... pe seama altora, in sensul cel mai pozitiv posibil. Stim ca si Elizabeth Taylor a sustinut ca era foarte inteligent si wit si shrew... asa ca uneori domnul Jackson devenea un adevarat rege al glumelor si farselor. Asta am vazut si in filmuletele personale ale lui Smelly. Avem si un filmulet...

Dar se mai pare ca orice nas isi are nasul si uite ce a primit Michael intr-o zi, pe platourile de filmare Moonwalker:

Aici o filmare din arhiva personala a lui Michael - Private Home Videos, impreuna cu Macaulay Culkin.

Ce ras sanatos, parca vine din calcaie, se vede cat de mult se distrau acolo. Si cine stie cate momente din astea au fost... Poate le vedem si noi intr-o zi!