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At the 2009 BET Awards last night Michael's father Joe Jackson let out, in an live interview with CNN, what we've all been saying: "I wish the world would have recognized him when he were living. Because you know, but right now he's bigger than ever now, but I wished he were here to see all of this, to hear all of this, yes."

But the focus was on Michael's "outrageous" private life instead. A lot of things can be argued, yes, but again, what would you expect from a person like him? The last case of inhumanly and bloodthirsty behavior concerns the resent tabloids about Michael's former nanny Grace Rwaramba who's been working for Michael for 17 years. Mallika Chopra (a good friend of Grace's), daughter of Deepak Chopra who was a good friend of Michael's, writes in an article that Grace's been deceived by someone she thought of as a friend and who exploited her when she was in a very vulnerable situation. Daphne Barak is the name of a woman who doesn't seem to have any barriers when it comes to making a good juicy salary on other people's expense. Daphne claims to be a friend of the Jackson family and that's where it's been said she met with Grace several years back. Just a couple of weeks before Michael's death Daphne reached out to Grace in support because she had once again been let go by Michael (evidently this was a common pattern in Michael's life, bringing people back and forth). The day after Mike's death was announced Mallika found out that Grace were staying in a hotel in London. She then rushed to the hotel to see her friend, where she found that Daphne was there with her. Before leaving the hotel for the airport to go to LA, Daphne told Ms Rwaramba she thought it would be a good idea if she talked to a lawyer first because she was afraid the Jackson family was going to blame Grace partly for Michael's death. Daphne had then actually arranged for her to see a fake lawyer so that she would let out everything there is about Michael. Grace didn't speak to the "lawyer", the two women just left.

Mallika says in her article: "Unfortunately, the story with Daphne and Grace seems to be one that echoes the vultures that took advantage of Michael throughout his life." She also says: "In the 17 years that Grace has worked with Michael, she has never spoken to the press. She loves Michael and his children at her core."

Now back to the interview with Mike's father. I have to say, even though I knew about the severe physical abuse that Joe put on Michael and his cold heart towards him at many times, I was deeply saddened and most surprised over his even colder appearance while talking about his son's death. It was like nothing had ever happened. If I were to see it and not knowing Michael had passed away, I wouldn't suspect anything. He was just unemotional and callous. I'm not sure if I got this right or not, it just seemed too inhuman to do such a thing, but I think Joe Jackson advertised himself while talking about the loss of his son. I feel more sorry for Michael than ever.

Update:

Now I know it wasn't just me, Joe Jackson DID use the situation of his son's death, live on CNN, to talk about his new up-coming career move.

As he said: "I wanna make a real good statement", he brought up an unidentified man who I understand is a business partner, and then he continued: "Marshall and I have -- we own a record company. Talking about Blu-ray technology. That's the next step."

People around the world are raged. I am sad for the situation. Not even when his son's in the grave, he can't stop eating off of him.

Yesterday I thought about the shock Michael's death has caused a lot of us, at least me, and I caught myself thinking he was immortal. The thought of Michael dying had never occurred to me before, ever. It was natural for me to picture him in the same age as his father.

Never has anyone been recognized the way Michael Jackson has, and never have we seen news spread as fast as the death of the worlds King of Pop. That is a huge declaration of his greatness.

Even though Michael was very shy and insecure at many times, he still managed to sweep a whole world by their feet with his unprecedented music which has moved not only peoples feet, but their hearts. It was something he did with his music that no man had ever heard before. The mixture of jazz, rock, soul and r&b turned out to be the bestselling music mix the world had ever seen. Elizabeth Taylor soon appointed him to be "The King of Pop", and no one could have set the words better.

It's a disgrace that people and the media start talking about Michael as "The King of Pop" and "a music genius", now that he is dead. What's been said the last 10 years? I sure haven't heard such appreciative and good words in very long, I'm not sure I have heard it very much at all during the time I can remember. So, now that he is dead, it's all of a sudden time to give him the recognition he should have got when he was still alive, nibbling on pills because of the horrendous pain he must have been carrying for the last 16 years.

Michael got what he wished for, fame. But it wasn't the exact fame he was hoping for I guess. I think no one wishes to go through what he went through. Michael was born a star, he was made as an entertainer. He loved what he did and he got to do it while the world was watching. Unfortunately, a couple of pranks turned out to destroy his life by the media.

Trust me on this one; I will carry on his story and his music throughout my life, to further generations and I'll make sure he'll get the recognition he should have. We have never seen such an entertainer as Michael Jackson and I don't think we'll see that again. If we do, I'll be grateful. But I'm very, very grateful that I got to be a part of the biggest music history that we've ever seen, and I'm grateful for the music he created with his genius. Michael Joseph Jackson was the first person to really mix black and white, and for that we can all be thankful. He contributed to the world by making the world a better place with charity and as an inspirational and goodhearted person. That's what he fought for, a better world, and that's what we all should do too. To honor Michael, we should all do whatever we can to make this world a better place to live.

As a friend told me: "Michael's up there with God now, doing the Moonwalk"

Michael Jackson, The King of Pop, is dead. He was taken in to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest and was then in a coma. It is with great sorrow that I now have understood that it has truly happened. If I were to describe the grief inside of me, in this very moment, I'd compare it with the loss of my father, 14 years ago. After my father's death, some of you know he became a light in my life then; he inspired me to live my life again, as a happy child. The music kept me busy thinking about all the steps I had to learn for the different dance routines, his kindness thought me to be a good person and most of all, he made my everyday life fun. He replaced the grief I had for my father with joy for his music and dancing. That way, he became a very big and important figure in my life. And now that he's dead, it's like he took a big part of my childhood, down with him into the grave. I've lost something. I've lost a fellow companion on this earth, who I never got to meet, but who still made such a huge impact on me and the ways I choose to act and be as a human being.

People around the world are crying rivers of tears; I'm seeing it right now. I can't stop crying.

We will always remember the sad and tragic story of this man who only wanted good for the world. I'm sure he had his flaws, but what do you expect from a child who grew up in fear all his life and who always had high expectations on him. The spotlight on this little kid, throughout life. I feel so sorry for him that he didn't get the appreciation he deserved, for the things he's done on this earth, in this life. If we had more people like him, we'd probably have more love within, because it's contagious.

The one thing I hope the most, is that he didn't die feeling he was alone. A whole world stood by his side all through his career, and today, the day he died.

ALL my thoughts and ALL my love goes out to Michaels three little kids, his parents and his siblings, all his friends and everyone else who loves him and who will forever miss him.

He sure saved my life in a way, and I know for sure that he saved a lot of others too. Every time I heard one of your songs playing, I felt a bit happier. When I think of the happiest and most joyful times in my childhood, I think of you. The part when I knew all you songs, even though all the words probably wasn't right since I wasn't as good in English at the age of eight. The times when I watched you on stage on TV, performing as a true entertainer, like no one else. And the times when I wished I could come to Neverland and just play games all day. But most of all, I'll remember all the birthdays when I wished for you to come in the door and surprise me with "Happy Birthday". The letter I wrote to you will never be read by you. But I will keep it with me throughout life, and I'll think of you and the things you did that affected a whole world.

I look back at you and you were such a happy child. I get sad when I read things like people saying that you had yourself to blame for all of the things that happened and went wrong in your life. I try to see to the best in every person, and I know that growing up the way you did, you really can't expect a person to be "like everyone else".  I think you wanted the acknowledgement and liking from your father, that's why you were always chasing the attention and success. It's psychological, everyone understands that. I wish people weren't so ignorant. We live in the 21 century and we should be able to analyze and think beyond actions that he did. We should have tried to be more understanding instead of judging. What importance does it make that he changed his face? If you really wanted to pick on him, you should have looked at the facts first. We all know that when we don't feel good with ourselves, we want to change it. Michael grew up being teased for his big nose and then having superficial people all around him all his life AND having the whole world looking at him. No wonder you want to change yourself, and he had the money to do it, many times.

I read somewhere that "when you're on top of the world, there's nowhere to go but down". I guess it's true. Just look at all of our big stars throughout time, they all lived luxurious lives with everything a man can wish for, but they all died a tragic death.

Michael was a special person; he was sensitive and very emotional. He loved fairytales and magical things. He smiled as often as he could and he did good things for this world. He loved kids and he loved acting like a kid. The man never had a childhood, hell I'd miss it too. I believe he truly was special. Some people are set on this earth to make a change, and he sure did.  He sure did in me, and I'll carry on his message throughout my life.

All my life I wished nothing more than to just be able to tell Michael my appreciation for him and his work. I never got to do that and I'll regret it for all my life. But I'll do one thing:

From this day on, I'll live for a world in peace. Your life, your work and your strength will never be forgotten. It stays within me, and within billions of people, throughout history.

You're a legend my friend. You'll always be my friend. Feel loneliness no more, only peace.





August 29, 1958

♥
June 25, 2009

Back in the days when the kids were very young, especially Michael since he hasn't got any recollection of this, Joseph had his own band with his brother Luther and three other guys and they were called "The Falcons". They used to play in bars and small clubs to get some extra income, hoping for a big breakthrough. It never came, but Joseph never stopped believing.

Joseph stacked his guitar in the closet in his and Katherine's bedroom where he hoped it'd stay safe and untouched by others since it was the only thing he had left from his crashed dreams of one day becoming famous. Michael remembers calling it "a sacred place". While Joseph were at work all day Katherine was home with the kids, and on some occasions she used to take down the guitar and play for the kids and they would all sing together.

Even before the brothers became a group they weren't allowed to associate with the other kids because Joseph and Katherine thought their neighborhood was a dangerous place to live and they were always afraid their children would be hurt. The brothers, as everyone else, really wanted to join a group, but since they couldn't they started to sing together at home. Sometimes they used to sneak into the bedroom and get Joseph's guitar and Tito would play it. Their mother knew about it but she'd let them play. One day a string broke and they all knew they were in trouble. They put the guitar back in the closet hoping for him not to notice. Joseph did notice it though and Tito got beaten real badly. When Joseph finally calmed down, Tito said: "You know, I can play that thing. I really can." Joseph looked at him and said: "Okay, lemme see what you can do, smart guy." And so he played it and Jermaine sang a bit, and Joseph lit up. This was what they had kept as a secret from their father for a long time. And when he discovered the true talent in his sons he decided that he was going to do everything in his power to make his sons stars!

When Jackie, Tito and Jermaine practiced, Mike and Marlon used to sit on the side and watch. Later on Marlon also joined the group, not really supplying with anything, but Katherine insisted on having him in it anyways. One day when they were rehearsing as usual, Katherine was watching Michael while he was imitating the other boys, especially Jermaine when he was doing James Brown. Katherine was so surprised when she heard the voice of that little boy she knew that they had found a new lead singer, Michael was perfect for it.

Ever since Michael had to sell his beloved Neverland Ranch four years ago, when his debts forced him to sell it, he's been missing it a lot. He's having the whole mansion refurbished and transformed into a "mini-Neverland" with a, just to mention some of the things, funfair in the grounds and a bowling alley. The master bedroom alone, and I mean MASTER, is 1,800 feet.

The Foxbury is right next to Chislehurst Caves with its 22 miles of underground passageways where it's been said that countless mysterious reports of ghost sighting and poltergeist activity which has been featured at BBC's Most Haunted. Michael can feel safe though because of his fully installed camera system all around the house, both in and out. You'll need a password for the main gate and another one to get through the front door.

Neither fanatic fans nor ghosts will be able to bother Michael now, I'm sure.




Source: dailymail.co.uk and thaindian.com

I'm sitting having my breakfast, listening to Vinyl 107.1, a radio station playing songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's. The radio speaker lets out:  ..music from the 60's "Hi! We're The Supremes"..70's "Hi, this is Elton John" and the 80's "This is Michael Jackson". And it hits me that just the sound of his voice brings up emotions of joy in me, and I try to think of why, and it hits me again. The part of my life when I was young and my whole universe was spinning around Michael, that was really one of the happiest times in my life. So when I think of Michael, I associate to happiness and only good times. Obviously that's not the only reason why I dig him so much, after all he is one of the biggest stars in our history, if not THE biggest one, so how couldn't I?

I was out walking this morning for a long time. I was standing in the entrance to my house before I went out, deciding which music to put on for the long walk. I made a new playlist with entirely Michael's songs. It was a given choice since he raises my mood and that puts my motivation on top! It feels like it's me against the world and I'm walking there you know thinking "I wish you all could feel the way I feel right now". I really wish everyone that happiness. If you all new the love I have for this man's music and the way he's affected my childhood in such an enormous way that it even sticks with me throughout this day, you'd want to have a piece of it too I'm sure. And I'm sure it'll keep on enriching my life for as long as I live because as long as I have my memories, I'll have my joy.

You know, even on the greyest and most depressing day, I can escape that for a while. All I have to do is put on one of my favorite songs of Michael and it all gets a little bit sunnier, in my life. I'm so glad and I'm so grateful that we live in times when it's ok to listen to whatever music you like, at least where I live. I'm truly sorry for the ppl who might not have that opportunity to do that, I really am. A big part of the joy in my life comes from listening to the music I love.

So the next time you're having a depressing day, put on "Just a Little Bit of You". I promise you it'll make you feel a bit better, at least for a while :)

Michael apparently has bigger plans then just his up-coming London tour "This Is It" and Thriller themed Las Vegas Casino. It's been told that he's working on several films and a museum to house historical items from his career. But that's not it, the word is that there's being a second tour planned for Michael, a three-year WORLD TOUR. Sources close to Michael have said he's up to any business proposals that can refill his old time fortune and pay off his millions in debt.

The bad news though is that Michael reportedly had to go through a surgery last month to remove possible fatal growth in his nose and arm. He might also have to undergo a radiotherapy treatment that could threaten his ability to perform this summer, it'll probably leave him unable to sing they say.

Source: exposay.com

During the press conference not so long ago Randy Phillips, chief executive of AEG Live, announced that there is nothing wrong with Michael's health and that the tour is postponed only because of lack of time for the preparations. Now, sources say that Michael's only showed up at two out of forty-five rehearsals.

Ever since the last trial of child abuse, Michael's state has been said to be very fragile and that he's been spotted in a wheel chair on and off the last five years. Now weather that is true or not can be discusses, he has as a matter of fact cheated all of us in thinking he was in bad shape when he at one particular time, many years ago, performed in a wheel chair, although nothing was wrong with him. It was all a prank.

It's also been said that Michael hasn't really conquered the addictions he's been suffering from since the first trial. Apparently 50 year old Michael is taking pain killers for back pain that's troubling him.

Personally, I have a hard time believing that would be true. Why would anyone agree to a tour with 50 dates if people doubted his physical condition, and his mental condition too for that matter?

'I would trade my body for his tomorrow. He's in fantastic shape,' said his promoter Mr. Phillips during the last press conference.

Some people have said right from the beginning, and they still do, that Michael's never meant for this to really happen. They believe that this whole thing isn't going to happen, at all. Michael has cancelled shows before and he recently cancelled a lavish auction (which was a good thing though).

So what if the whole thing would to be cancelled? Let's try to imagine what that would be like. Now each concert is estimated to hold about 20 000 fans. Multiply that by 50, that'll give you 1 million hopeful and ecstatic fans. Let's say every third person has already bought a plane tickets and booked a hotel + her/his concert ticket (and let's hope that one will be refundable at least). Imagine how much wasted money we're talking about if this scenario would take place. And just think about the rage and the disappointment all of his fans will feel, even the ones who haven't got a ticket. People say Michael's career ended long ago, but just think about what this would do to him. It would definitely be the end, period.

Michael's been sued many times during his career, by advisors, accountants, friends - just to mention a few. And don't forget the two trials he's been through, it hasn't been cheep. It seems like everyone wants a piece of Michael's fortune and that has evidently left its trace in his economy. He's also known as a big spender, even when he hasn't got the money for it. Apparently that's the reason for the upcoming 50 concerts this summer. Michael himself claims that he really wants to follow through with these concerts, to remind people of the true entertainer that he is. He also wants to show his children what he's known for.

I'm sure that people will remember Michael as the star he is after his performances. Somewhere along the way things started to get out of hand and it was after all 12 years since his last tour, people do forget.

Let's hope the guys on AEG and Michael's staff knows what they're doing. It's going to be a hell of I show I've heard, a shame to miss out on such an historical event. "