WRGO

Magazine

November 2015

Volume 2 - Issue #11

The Real Celebration

Expressions of Gratitude
Praise to God

To Our Men and Women

in the Military and Vets

Michaels Dangerous
Girls Association - Italy
Calendar Initiative to Benefit
11 Year Old Leonardo

Michael Jackson On The Wall

FANS MATTER
FRENCH FAN REMEMBERS THE EVENING SHE GOT
ON STAGE WITH MICHAEL JACKSON
~ In A World Filled With Hate - We Must Emulate L.O.V.E.~

WRGO MAGAZINE SECTIONS

Books

Fan Videos

Humanitarian Projects

Birthdays

Valencia Dantzler
Aka Mother Diva

Fan Art

Accomplishments

Snapshots

Advocacy/Vindication

Flowers for Michael

Music

Legacy Projects

Tributes

Events

Shout It Out

Childrens Projects

Spiritual

BLOGS

Poetry

Dispelling Myths

MJ Archives

Watchman

AdLLaw/Cadeflaw

Unchartered Waters

Forever In
Our Hearts
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REMOVING THE JUNK FROM THE COMMUNITY TRUNK

~In A World Filled With Hate - We must Emulate L.O.V.E.~
The purpose of this magazine is to provide the audience with specialized information from a unique
community; dedicated to and built upon the Love and Light of Michael Jackson as well as some others who
are making a difference.
We bring you this material by way of groups and projects inspired by Michael Jackson, other artists and
news sources.

This magazine will be dedicated to those projects with undertakings that build up the community; and actually possess the healing and light properties needed to
help change a world filled with darkness and a community that has become divided because of different
views.
We wish to provide the Community Trunk with information about new and delightful support projects.
There has been too much Junk in the old trunk and
it is time we start anew by peeling away the old and
rotted garbage and building a new community. Some
old things we should keep because they are precious
and should be preserved.
We hope you will be a part of the solution and not the
problem.
There should be no room for old junk in a new trunk. The things of no value has been thrown away to make
room for the new. We wish to be an avenue to the beautiful things and truth going forward by sharing those
things in this magazine when possible. We want to appeal to the rooted fans as well as the innovative.

Editors
All rights reserved
2014 Whats REALLY Going ON? Magazine

Whats REALLY Going ON

A magazine to promote MJ Global Events/Projects
And Other World News

Time for your Light to Shine

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Featured Content
FEATURED FAN ART/ARTIST
10

GODAIKING STUDIOS ARTIST

12

Artist Sneak Peek December Issue: Zaluski Art

13

Street Art All Over The World - Part 2

26

Dave Jeffryes: In The Shadow of Michael Jackson

FANS MATTER
35

French Fan Remembers the Evening She Got

On Stage With Michael Jackson

HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS
63

Open Door Skidrow Ministry: Geraldine Hughes

66

GoFundMe Projects: Family Loses Everything In

Storm; Rico-Jay for a better life

SHOUT IT OUT
81

SHOUT IT OUT
THE

BY

CORRINE MONTORFANI:

HUGE LEGAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIBEL, DEFAMA-

TION AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

LEGACY PROJECTS
86 MICHAELS DANGEROUS GIRLS ASSOCIATION - ITALY
CALENDAR INITIATIVE
LEONARDO

TO

BENEFIT 11

YEAR OLD

Inside Content
GLOBAL EVENTS
27 Michaels Dream Foundation
Geraldine Hughes: Open Door Skidrow Ministry
28 2015 FWMFA Butterfly Christmas Project
4LOVEproject: Mexican Christmas
29 Valencia Dantzler: Daley Plaza Holiday House Music/
EDM Lunch Workout Jam

MUSIC
40

Artist Spotlight: Ila Paliwalila

44

IS IT PAY

47

Unchartered Waters: Nicole & Scotty

FOR

PLAY

IN

THE MUSIC INDUSTRY?

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Gala Honors

Quincy Jones

CHILDREN/YOUTH/EDUCATION
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13 YEAR OLD CEO, MOZIAH BRIDGES BUILDS $200,000

BUISINESS

FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
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SUSANNE MJJ
DAVEA L. SMITH

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SECTION

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MJ ARCHIVES

OCTOBER 1982: PHARRELL W ILLIAMS, ANDY WARHOL, BOB

COLACELLO

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BOOKS

MICHAEL JACKSON: BEFORE HE W AS KING BY TODD GRAY

MJ: THE GENIUS OF MICHAEL JACKSON

49

DISPELLING MYTHS & RU-

6 MUSIC INDUSTRY MYTHS BY JOHNNY DWINELL

MORS

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VIDEOS

PAUL MCCARTNEY, PHIL COLLINS, EARTH WIND AND FIRE

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BIRTHDAYS

NOVEMBER 2015

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U.S. MILITARY

THANK YOU TO OUR MEN AND W OMEN IN

THE MILITARY AND VETS

65

THANKSGIVING

THE MEANING OF THANKSGIVING

67

SNAPSHOTS

RARE PHOTOS

71

FLOWERS FOR MICHAEL

MORE HALLOWEEN L.O.V.E.

76

SPIRITUAL DEVOTION

YOU W ERE THERE BY DIANA FOLEY

78

POETRY

TWO BIRDS BY MICHAEL JACKSON FROM DANCING THE DREAM

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CARTOONS

MJ CARTOONS

91

SPECIAL TRIBUTES

MICHAEL JACKSON - PEOPLE OF THE W ORLD

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BLOGS

ALLFORLOVE, MICHAEL AND THE TRUTH, MICHAEL JACKSON BEAT

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ADVOCACY

ADLLAW/CADEFLAW INITIATIVE

DISPELLING MYTHS & RU-

CHARLES THOMSON - CONJURING A CHORUS OF BOOS; THE

TRUTH ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON'S UK COMEBACK

MORS

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VINDICATION

VINDICATEMJ - COURT DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE 1993 CASE

AND MALICIOUS PROSECUTION OF MICHAEL JACKSON

CONTACT US PAGE

ORDERING/SHIPPING INFORMATION, LINKS TO PREVIOUS ISSUES

101 -102 NOTES FROM THE EDITORS

ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS/DISCLAIMERS

103 - 104 WRGO MAGAZINE

ADVERTISING PAGES

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ATTRIBUTIONS

WRGO Magazine Editorial

THE PROBLEM WITH PERFECTIONIST
Ive always had a problem with the words perfect
and perfectionist as it relates to the human race. I
hear people say or read something about this
person or that person being a perfectionist. I say to
myself how can this be? There cannot be such a
thing or such a
person of this world is not able to
reach such a high place. How did we get to this
point? This is what I found on Wikipedia. Yes, I
know a lot of you do not like Wikipedia but the
definition make a lot of sense to me.

My point is this: I was a good nurse but not a

perfect one or one without faults. Im just pleased to
report that I was the best nurse that I could possibly
be.
Perfectionists strain compulsively and unceasingly
toward unobtainable goals, and measure their
self-worth by productivity and accomplishment.
[4]
Pressuring oneself to achieve unrealistic goals
inevitably sets the person up for disappointment.
Perfectionists tend to be harsh critics of themselves
when they fail to meet their standards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfectionism_
(psychology

Perfectionism, in psychology, is a personality

trait characterized by a person's striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance
standards, accompanied by overly critical selfevaluations and concerns regarding others' evaluations.[1][2] It is best conceptualized as a multidimensional characteristic, as psychologists agree that
there are many positive and negative aspects.[3] In
its maladaptive form, perfectionism drives people to
attempt to achieve an unattainable ideal, and
their adaptive perfectionism can sometimes motivate
them to reach their goals. In the end, they derive
pleasure from doing so. When perfectionists do not
reach their goals, they often fall into depression.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfectionism_
(psychology)

We all have something that causes us to be weak or

inadequate. Paul suffered with a flaw that made him
very unhappy which led him to ask God at least
three times to remove it (Paul called this imperfection a thorn). This is the answer Paul received: "But
he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my
power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will
boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so
that Christ's power may rest on me." (2 Corinthians
12:9 NIV) So then we are only made to look perfect
through the power of Christ Jesus and not by any
means that we could think of or design.
Our flaws are Gods way of keeping us dependent
upon Him.

We can become masters at whatever it is we strive

to obtain if we put forth the effort. However, becoming a master at something we had to practice to become does not mean we are perfectionist. I believe I
was one of the best nurses in the world. Please understand what I just wrote. I said the world and I
sincerely believe that. Nevertheless, it is only my
belief and I know there has/had to be other nurses
who were much better than myself. As good of a
nurse as I believed myself to have been there had to
be something I left undone or perhaps something I
could have done
differently to make my patients
more comfortable; although, according to my patients, they all were very much satisfied with the
care I provided.

We are perfectly imperfect more or less damaged

goods. The word perfect should not be a part of the
dictionary as it pertains to human beings in my opinion.
http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/dark-sideperfectionism
THE DARK SIDE OF PERFECTIONISM
New report unmasks the dangers of perfectionist
thinking. It can lead to depression and worse.
The side effects of perfectionism are much more
dark and sinister than folding your socks, color7

coding your closet and compulsively cleaning up

your computer desktop. According to a new paper in
the Review of General Psychology (a journal of the
American Psychological Association), severe perfectionism can lead to crippling anxiety and depression,
and can amplify the risk of suicide.

The problem with the word perfectionist is it does not

exist except that which man has created in our own
minds. In the words of Salvador Dali: Have no fear
of
perfection
you'll
never
reach
it.
Salvador Dal

http://www.cedriccrawford.com/myth-busted-perfectpeople-dont-exist/

http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/treasury-ofdavid/psalms-51-5.html

DAVID SPEAKS OF HIS IMPERFECTIONS

Psalms 51:5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did
my mother conceive me.

Myth BUSTED! Perfect People Dont Exist

I may have mentioned this before but it bears repeating that flaws, fallacies and unfavorable failures exist
in all of us in some way, shape or form. In fact thats
really what makes us human.

EXPOSITION OF VERSE 5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity. He is thunderstruck
at the discovery of his inbred sin, and proceeds to
set it forth. This was not intended to justify himself,
but it rather meant to complete the confession. It is
as if he said, not only have I sinned this once, but I
am in my very nature a sinner. The fountain of my life
is polluted as well as its streams. My birth tendencies
are out of the square of equity; I naturally lean to
forbidden things. Mine is a constitutional disease,
rendering my very person obnoxious to thy wrath.
And in sin did my mother conceive me. He goes back
to the earliest moment of his being, not to traduce his
mother, but to acknowledge the deep tap roots of his
sin. It is a wicked wresting of Scripture to deny that
original sin and natural depravity are here taught.

My definition for a Perfectionist is someone who believes they are free from flaws. It is only the Creator
who is perfect and the creature is flawed born in sin
and shapen in iniquity. In fact we are taught to be
evil. Though babies are born into a sinful world they
are not born evil but are taught to be. The man who
believes himself/herself to be perfect has created this
in their own minds. Whatsoever a man thinketh so is
he. In a real world and the reality of who we are perfection is something that is unobtainable. No matter
what we do we can never be perfect. Therefore, we
can never become perfectionist. The attempt to do
so will only lead to despair.
The most the man can do is the best they know how
and with a clean heart. It is important for us to leave
it at that. In an imperfect world how can anyone be
called a perfectionist? To be perfect is to be free
from all fault or defects. I do not believe we have
anyone in this world who possess those characteristics.

Surely men who cavil at this doctrine have need to

be taught of the Holy Spirit what be the first
principles of the faith. David's mother was the Lord's
handmaid, he was born in chaste wedlock, of a good
father, and he was himself, "the man after God's own
heart;" and yet his nature was as fallen as that of any
other son of Adam, and there only needed the
occasion for the manifesting of that sad fact. In our
shaping we were put out of shape, and when we
were conceived our nature conceived sin. Alas, for
poor humanity! Those who will may cry it up, but he
is most blessed who in his own soul has learned to
lament his lost estate.

Most of us will ignore this and cling to the ideology

that there are Perfectionist. Let me encourage you
to reconsider that belief or way of thinking before it is
too late. Those who cheer you on will not be there
when you come to the full realization that you are
NOT perfect. As it has been in the past and is still a
known truth people will turn their backs on you once
they come to the realization that you are powerless
to give them what they hunger for.

None of us are perfect. We may seem supernaturally gifted

in some areas, but are still lacking in others

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Life-size bust of Michael Jackson from 1983 sculpted by Godaiking Studios. Bust is made of resin and painted
to match Michaels skin tone from 1983. Added real hair for the eyebrows and mustache and wig hair styled
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ARTIST SNEAK PEEK - DECEMBER 2015 ISSUE

Zaluski Art
Zaluski Art is a company formed by Kasia Zaluski a young creative artist.
Kasia is an artist who specialises with pencil drawings but isn't
limited to this medium.

More to
come in
December
issue.
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Michael Jackson On The Wall

Street Art All Over The World

'THE KING'
Michael
is
included in one of
the
musician
featured panels on
the shutters of
'Vinyl Bay 777'
record store in
Plainview,
Long
Island, New York.
The artwork was
completed
by
Andaluz the Artist.

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Michael is included in this 'Wall of Legends' for YConnect by renowned Kenyan street
artist 'Bankslave' a graffiti
artist and member of Spray Uzi
captured in Nairobi, Kenya.

Stencil work of Michael in

iconic pose from Milan -Italy.

Iconic pose of Michael features this colourful artwork

on a shop shutters in Bogot, Columbia
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Indoor MJ public - A huge painting of Michael graces the lounge area of

The Pearl Marrakesh Hotel & Spa, in Marrakesh, Morocco.
The Pearl is located at Rue du Temple, Marrakesh, Morocco. The striking modern
red circular building encased in metal fretwork is impressive. The hotel has 27
suites, 44 rooms all with balcony, four great restaurants, an immense spa, three
pools and a stunning rooftop, accessed by a glass elevator, and provides spectacular
views of the medina, Agdal Gardens and the Atlas Mountains. The opulent interior
was designed by Jacques Garcia.
Photo credit: http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk

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Michael stencil on a concrete stanchion captured

in Hamburg, Germany

Iconic stencil of Michael captured in

Amsterdam (Netherland)

MJ 'Thriller' stencil by Pier.Akn

captured in Yalboroo, Queensland,
Wall for Michael in Bogota, Columbia
Australia.
Tribute to MJ
won in a graffiti
contest
called
"Energy
of
dreams - 2009"
which took place
in Obruchevskiy
district Southwest, Moscow.
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Edward
Scissorhands
gives Michael a
hair cut in this
fun artwork at a
Fujinomiya
hairdressing
shop In
Fujinomiya,
Japan.
Post credit
~ https://
www.facebook.co
m/MichaelJackson-StreetArt592986770809998
/
Photo credits
https://
instagram.com/
p/1QYaGZBZjl/

Michael stencil captured in the village of Sham Tseng, Hong Kong.

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Michael artwork located on a wall in

Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia.
'Michael Jackson King of Pop Forever' is the
message that accompanies this artwork
captured on a wall at a park in Cronenburg,
Strasbourg.

Michael is featured in the centre of this

artwork captured on the Bird Road Art Walk
in Miami, US.
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Michael
iconic pose. Artwork is
featured on a floor level wall at a new
multi level shopping and entertainment
centre SEC Sky Heaven located in
Nizhny Movgorod, Russia.

Michael is featured in this

huge mural project located
on Verkhneportovaya Street
at the Fesco hall concert
complex
in
Vladivostok,
Russia. The mural titled
'Stars
and
Stargazers'
features
portraits
of
celebrities
among
a
background of stars with
'Stargazers' peering at the
'stars' The work was carried
out in 2011 and is still today
on the wall. To see more of
this wall 'stargazers' click the
linksbelow,
from
photographer Irina Chisa.
http://irinachisa.livejournal.com/254949.h
tml
Vladivostok is a city and the
administrative
center
of
Primorsky Krai, Russia,
located at the head of the
Golden Horn Bay, not far
from Russia's borders with
China and North Korea.

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MJ tribute located in G. Vitebsk, at 30 Moskovsky prospect. [Moscow Avenue] Russia

MJ Thriller by carpenter/artist Jeff

Sonksen, one of 500 celebrity paintings on
fences along the Seminole Wekiva County
Trail in Longwood, Florida-US

Michael most popular songs along with

great artwork for this large hand painted
mural by signwriters David Acosta in
Los Angeles, California, US.
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"I know who I am, inside and outside and I know what I want to do. And
I will always go with my dreams! A quote from Michael written on the
bottom step of a stairway that also features a silhouette of Michael. The
stairway leads from the Street to the 'Muse on LP Bar' in Sinsa-dong,
Seoul, Korea.

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Amazing artwork ~ "Au Revoir Michael" ~ This Beautiful 2010

artwork tribute to Michael from artist 'ARM' was painted at the
Skate park at La Plague Blieue in Valenton, France.

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Series of colourful Andy Warhol MJ paste up's captured in various locations

in Chinatown, New York US by Balance1947

Worn but a great tribute wall covering the various eras of Michael captured
recently in Ronda, in the Spanish province of Mlaga.
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'Bad' Michael stencil captured on a concrete

post/pot in Stuttgart, Germany 2015.
Great Michael wall tribute captured in
Madureira, Rio De Janeiro by Daniele
Pontes

This now weathered artwork

of was captured in Santa
Marta, Brazil and features a
scene from Michael's filming
They Don't Care About Us' in
the favella.
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Paste up ~ Michael on the run in El

Carmen in the city of Valencia, Spain.

Great artwork captured on the wall in Limeria, Brazil. The artwork was also
featured on the back of a truck

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Dave Jeffryes
CREATOR OF

IN THE SHADOW OF
MICHAEL JACKSON
FAN GROUP

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https://www.facebook.com/
events/674068816030880/

Friday, January 15, 2016

at 12:00am in PST
Event created by Kerry
Ward
MDF has reached a milestone in support, Let your
LIKE be counted as a supporting factor in building Michael's Dream of a Children's Hospital. Do not sit by
the wayside and miss out on being a part of the brick foundation. Support! Donate! and get involved. 55,000
LIKES makes a lot of noise. We need your contributions to make this happen.
Open Door Skidrow Ministry celebrated
its 7th Year Anniversary on November
20th, 2015 under the pastoral direction of
Minister Geraldine Hughes. The congregation enjoyed gospel music singers, praise
dancers, gospel rappers, choir and other
guest preachers. Ministry seeking tax-free
donations via paypal at: Open Door Skidrow
Ministries,
Inc.
https://
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cmd=_flow&SESSION=f6TcA0wpMMEqToVZdiKsqc
cnXcA2A7XRJYZnk2nv7snKc4JbcTql9YN2P8&dispat
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It goes without saying that when you support a missionary, you receive the blessings for the work that we do. I look forward to your support and love.

Facebook Community Page

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Another cold season has come upon our Butterfly Girls and we have
gotten our Butterfly Christmas Project underway!
We're asking fans and AdLLaw/Cadeflaw members to send gloves,
hats, scarves and socks to the children. We have about 400 students in our school, and we'd like to see each one of them get at least
a set.
If you are unable to go out and purchase things, but still would like to
send something to the girls, Vanessa Little would be happy to do the
shopping for you.
If you decide to purchase your own gifts and send them to the school
please take a snapshot of your items and post on the event
page. FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE https://www.facebook.com/
events/631944373575528/

The FWMGA Butterfly Team 2015

Frankie Woods McCullough Academy for Girls - Gary, IN

You may send your Butterfly 2015 Christmas donations using the
information/link on this page:

http://antidefamationlegacylawadvocates.org/donate-to-cadeflaw-projects/ OR this PayPal Link

PayPal email address is: info@cadeflaw.com OR You can send your gifts here:
Frankie Woods McCullough Academy for Girls,
3757 W.21st Avenue, Gary IN, 46404
c/o Mrs. Pearl Prince
Thank You!

Six years ago a star shines over the children,

enlighting the path for their dreams come
true, helping to heal their wounds. Today we
begin a new journey of love and solidarity, in
order to make our butterflies fly and visit any
little corner of the world; and inviting family,
friends, neighbors to see their point of view
and extend a helping hand. We have our
confirmation: for the second year, our magic
number: 29858

This year, the

lottery is
illustrated by
Alberto Ortiz,
10 year old,
from Mexico
City.

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MICHAEL JACKSON
BY: PHARRELL WILLIAMS, ANDY WARHOL, BOB COLACELLO
OCTOBER 1982
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In August of 1982, Interviews executive editor, Bob Colacello,

interviewed Michael Jackson, then 23, at the condominium in the
San Fernando Valley that the singer was renting with his family
while their house nearby was being redecorated. (Andy Warhol
called from New York midway through their conversation.) Jackson,
of course, was already famous for his work with his brothers in the
Jackson Five, but his first adult solo album, Off the Wall (1979),
released three years earlier, had made him a star in his own right.
When this interview took place, he was at work on a storybook
companion record for the Steven Spielberg film E.T.: The ExtraTerrestrial (1982)hence the E.T. referencesand was fielding an array of film-role offers. He was
also finishing up recording Thriller (1982), which would go on to become the best-selling album of all
time. The following is an excerpt from their interview as it originally appeared as the cover story of
the October 1982 issue.
BOB COLACELLO: Did you like performing as a child? Did you always
love it?
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always did. I always enjoyed the feeling of being
onstagethe magic that comes. When I hit the stage its like all of a sudden
a magic from somewhere just comes and the spirit just hits you and you just
lose control of yourself. I came onstage at Quincys [Jones] concert at the
Rose Bowl and I did not want to go onstage. I was ducking and hiding and
hoping he wouldnt see me hiding behind people when he called me on.
Then I went up there and I just went crazy. I started climbingup the scaffold,
the speakers, the light gear. The audience started getting into it and I started
dancing and singing and thats what happens.
COLACELLO: How do you compare acting to performing on the stage?
JACKSON: I love both. Acting is the cream of the crop. I love performing. Its a phenomenal getaway. If you
want to really let out everything you feel, thats the time to do it. With acting, its like becoming another person. I think
thats neat, especially when you totally forget. If you totally forget, which I love to do, thats when its magic. I love to
create magicto put something together thats so unusual, so unexpected that it blows peoples heads off. Something
ahead of the times. Five steps ahead of what people are thinking.
So people see it and say, Whoa I wasnt expecting that. I love
surprising people with a present or a gift or a stage performance
or anything. I love John Travolta, who came off that Kottershow.
Nobody knew he could dance or do all those things. He is like
boom. Before he knew it, he was the next big Brando or
something.
COLACELLO: He hasnt done much lately.
JACKSON: I know. I think hes choosing scripts and stuff. Its
always difficult for anyone trying to compete against their past
achievements . . .
COLACELLO: It seems that what really motivates you is your
desire to entertain people, to please people. What about fame and
money? Could you imagine not being famous or does being
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JACKSON: No, I care about what I wear onstage. You

famous bother you?

know what I love, though? I dont care about everyday

JACKSON: It never has bothered me except

clothes. I love putting on an outfit or a costume and just

sometimes when you want peace. Like you go to the

looking at myself in the mirror. Baggy pants or some real

theater and you say, Nobodys bothering me tonight, Im

funky shoes and a hat and just feeling the character of it.

wearing my hat and glasses and Im going to enjoy this

Thats fun to me.

film and thats all there is to it. You get in there and
everybodys watching and staring at you and at the climax

COLACELLO: You like to act a lot just in everyday

of the film somebody taps you on the shoulder for an

life?

autograph. You just feel like you cant get away .

JACKSON: I love it so much. Its escape. Its fun. Its

COLACELLO: Youre very close to your parents. Do

just neat to become another thing, another person.

they live out here in L.A.?

Especially when you really believe in it and its not like

youre acting. I always hated the word actingto say,Im

JACKSON: Yes. My mothers upstairs. My fathers at

an actor. It should be more than that. It should be more

the office.

like a believer.

COLACELLO: Whats your typical day like?

COLACELLO: But isnt that a little frightening when

JACKSON: Daydreaming most of the day. I get up

you believe it totally?

early and get ready for whatever Ive got to do,

JACKSON: No, thats what I really love about it. I just

songwriting or whatever it is. Planning the future and stuff.

like to really forget.

COLACELLO: Are you optimistic about the future?

COLACELLO: Why do you want to forget so much?

JACKSON: Yes. I always like to plan ahead of time

Do you think life is really hard?

and follow up . . .

JACKSON: No, maybe its because I just like jumping

COLACELLO: Do you care about fashion much?

in other peoples lives and exploring. Like Charlie Chaplin.

I just love him to death. The little tramp, the whole gear

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and everything, and his hearteverything he portrayed

knowswhen in doubt, go for the heart . . .

on the screen was a truism. It was his whole life. He was

[Andy Warhol calls from New York.]

born in London, and his father died an alcoholic when he

was six. He roamed the streets of England, begging,

ANDY WARHOL: Hello?

poor, hungry. All this reflects on the screen and thats

JACKSON: Hi.

what I like to do, to bring all of those truths out . . .

WARHOL: Gosh, this is exciting. You know, every

COLACELLO: Do you sometimes feel as though you

time I use my Walkman I play your cassette on it . . . How

missed out on childhood because youve always been

have you been?

performing in the adult world?

JACKSON: Ive been in the studio a lot, writing lyrics

JACKSON: Sometimes.

and working on songs and stuff.

COLACELLO: But you like people older than yourself,

WARHOL: I might go see an English rock group at the

experienced people.

Ritz tonight called Duran Duran. Do you know them?

JACKSON: I love experienced people. I love people

JACKSON: No.

who are phenomenally talented. I love people whove

WARHOL: I went to see Blondie at the Meadowlands

worked so hard and been so courageous and are the

last week.

leaders in their fields. For me to meet somebody like that

and learn from them and share words with themto me

JACKSON: How was Blondie?

thats magic. To work together. Im crazy about Steven

WARHOL: She was great. Shes so terrific. Do you

Spielberg. Another inspiration for me, and I dont know

know her?

where it came from, is children. If Im down, Ill take a

JACKSON: No, I never met her.

book with childrens pictures and look at it and it will just

lift me up. Being around children is magic . . .

WARHOL: Well, when you come to New York Ill

introduce her. Going on tour is about the hardest thing to

COLACELLO: Are you interested in art?

do in the world.

JACKSON: I love to drawpencil, ink penI love art.

JACKSON: Tour is somethingthe pacing. But being

When I go on tour and visit museums in Holland,

onstage is the most magic thing about it . . .

Germany or Englandyou know those huge paintings?

Im just amazed. You dont think a painter could do

WARHOL: Did you ever think youd grow up to be a

something like that. I can look at a piece of sculpture or a

singer?

painting and totally lose myself in it. Standing there

JACKSON: I dont ever remember not singing, so I

watching it and becoming part of the scene. It can draw

never dreamed of singing.

tears, it can touch you so much. See, thats where I think

the actor or performer should beto touch that truth

WARHOL: Do you go out a lot or stay home?

inside of the person. Touch that reality so much that they

JACKSON: I stay home.

become a part of what youre doing and you can take

WARHOL: Why do you stay home? Theres so much

them anywhere you want to. Youre happy, theyre happy.

fun out. When you come to New York well take you out.

Whatever the human emotions, theyre right there with

you. I love realism. I dont like plastics. Deep down inside

JACKSON: The only time I want to go out is when Im

were all the same. We all have the same emotions and

in New York.

thats why a film like E.T. touches everybody. Who

WARHOL: Do you go to the movies?

doesnt want to fly like Peter Pan? Who doesnt want to fly
with some magic creature from outer space and be

JACKSON: Oh, yes. Were going to be working on

friends with him? Steven went straight to the heart. He

the E.T. album. I had a picture session with E.T. and it

was so wonderful . . . Hes hugging me and everything.
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WARHOL: I like Tron. Its like playing the video games. Have you seen it?
JACKSON: Yes. It didnt move me.
WARHOL: Well, thanks a lot. See you soon.
JACKSON: I hope so . . .

Books
Michael Jackson: Before He Was King by Todd Gray
Photographer Todd Gray worked with Michael Jackson for several years before Jackson
requested that he become his personal photographer, a relationship that would
encompass the singer's performances with the Jacksons through the release of his
smash solo albums Off the Wall and Thriller. This collection of unseen, intimate, and joyful
pictures of Michael taken over a span of 10 years reveal him at home, with his family and fans, in
career-making live performances, and the on the "Beat It" video shoot. A young black man not
much older than Jackson at the time they met, Gray brings unique insights to his time with the
singer, contributing stories and context to the images, presenting a rare, intimate portrait of
Jackson at a creative peak as he grew from a brilliantly talented young man into a pop icon.

Jean and Black and White altered our national discussion of race and
equality, and Jacksons signature aesthetic, from the single white glove
to the moonwalk, defined a generation. Despite years of scandal and
controversy, Jacksons ultimate legacy will always be his music.

MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson

Hardcover October 6, 2015 By: Steve Knopper

The ultimate critical biography of the King of Pop:
a panoramic, vivid, and incisive portrait of Michael Jackson that explores and celebrates his
influence in music, dance, and popular culture,
drawing on 400 interviews.
From the moment in 1965 when he first stepped
on stage with his brothers at a local talent show
in Gary, Indiana, Michael Jackson was destined
to become the undisputed King of Pop. In a career spanning four decades, Jackson became a
global icon, selling over 400 million albums, earning thirteen Grammy awards, and spinning dance
moves that captivated the world. Songs like Billie

Rolling Stone contributing editor Steve Knopper delves deeply into Michael Jacksons music and talent. From the artists early days with the
Jackson 5, to his stratospheric success as a solo artist, to Beat It and
Thriller, Bad and The Man in the Mirror, to his volatile final years,
his attempted comeback, and untimely death, Knopper explores the
beguiling and often contradictory forces that fueled Michael Jacksons
genius. Drawing on an amazing 400 interviewsranging from Jacksons
relatives, friends, and key record executives to celebrities like will.i.am
and Weird Al Yankovicthis critical biography puts all the elements of
his career into perspective, and celebrates his triumph in art and music.
This is a rare and panoramic view into the genius and influence of an
incomparable talent. AMAZON

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A French fan remembers

the evening when she got
on stage with
Michael Jackson.
only 12 years old
and my parents
did not want to let
me go alone...5
years later, you
finally attend to a
concert and I
guess you did
not expect to live
what you have
experienced The idea of going on stage with
MJ never crossed my mind, it was unthinkable.
Actually that was my first concert so it was
already great to have had two places for the
dates in Paris on 27 and 29 June 1997 ...

Have you ever dreamed of being one of

those girls?

Celia, a young
French woman
of 28, had that
chance
when
the King of Pop
was in concert in
Paris in 1997.
She agreed to
share
his
memories of this
exceptional concerts at the Parc des Princes,
and when she was chosen to join Michael
Jackson during "You Are Not Alone".
You can read her testimony here :Clia has
been Michael Jackson fan since 17 years. In
June 1997 in Paris, she realized one of her
dream of her life: to be on stage next to her idol
during the song "You Are Not Alone". She
agreed to share with us the memory of that
memorable moment...

How did you learn that he would give

concerts in France? At that time, I followed
all information about MJ, especially for his
HIStory tour and particularly for the French
venues! I listened to all music radio stations
broadcasting the commercials on TV and of
course on the magazines ... It was obvious to
me that I could not miss such opportunity to see
MJ on stage "live!!! My parents had no
problems to give me their approval because the
school holidays had already started. I use to
lived in Marne-la-Valle, a small village close to
Disneyland Paris, therefore easily reachable by
transportation It required a specific organization
because I went to the concert with friend fans
as well , and one of them had an apartment in
Paris, it was the perfect opportunity to be close
to the Parc des Princes. We left on Thursday

Hello Celia, how did you discover Michael

Jackson? I became a fan in 1992. At the
time, my parents were just back from a trip to
the USA, in Los Angeles and gifted me the
audio cassette of the album Dangerous ... it
was a huge crash for me and since then I
havent stopped loving him ...
In 1992, Michael Jackson was in a World
Tour. Did you go to see him? Unfortunately I
did not have the pleasure of going to see him
performing during the Dangerous Tour. I was
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afternoon in order to "camp out" in front of the

Parc des Princes and be the first places for the
show of Friday, June 27, 1997...
Buying concert tickets for This Is It looked
like a jungle for many fans! At that time,
sales did not pass through the internet. It
was quieter? Were you able to easily buy
your tickets? Actually it was my uncle who
purchases the ticket because he was working in
Paris, and he quickly made on site before
opening the VIRGIN MEGASTORE ticket place
in the Champs-Elyses. For what I remember,
he had taken a day in order to be on top). My
two tickets concert places were in "the pit" and
each entry ticket cost me 225 francs (NDW:
about 35 Euros).

I remember that during the long night of waiting

in front at the entrance gates, concerts sponsor,
"MYSTERY," distribute cans of this drink, we
were all very proud of this product. After a
sleepless night, we stood up and an extremely
long queue slowly was formed at the time all
the fans arrived.
What memories do you have of Michael?The
beginning of the concert had been the longest
moment of my life! Waiting MJ arriving on the
scene in his rocket I felt the countdown would
never end!!! Then it happened as I have always
imagined
and
even
better
of
my
expectations ...!!!! The wait was very long, but it
was worth it, if I had to do everything again, I
would do the same! I shouted his name, happy
that my long-awaited moment after all these
years finally had arrived
In which moment did you realize you were
going to join Michael Jackson on stage?
How did they announce to you?
I never been told I was going to join MJ on
stage! Simply, I was at the 1st line in the pit and
the security guard looked insistently on our side
but I drown in the concert, admiring MJ and his
performance of "Smooth Criminal" ...

How was before the concert?

We arrived the night before. To my surprise,
there were already about 12 fans, sitting on the
sidewalks just outside the entrance of the Parc
des Princes. The atmosphere was already
crazy; we were all excited to see our idol on
stage!!! We formed a small group and we spent
the NIGHT, all together talking, singing,
dancing ... No way to try to sleep! We were so
happy to be there!!! We were like idiots, trying to
look through the bars in hope we could see MJ
and suddenly the stadium began to "growl".
Actually there were the musicians rehearsing
and we were even more excited! Rehearsals put
us in the mood for the show.

then few notes of the beginning of "You Are Not

Alone" sounded in the stadium, I turned my
head and Anthony, the security guard, picked
me up from the crowd ... The first few seconds I
did not realize what was going on

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curtsied but there it was me who made the

curtsy ... then in turn he knelt and took his

Do you think you

were
chosen
randomly or for
special reasons?
I do not know the
criteria
used
to
choose who would
have go up on stage
with MJ and I think I
will never know it, but
deep down, I assume
there was one. Ensuite, jai emprunt la
passerelle et je me
suis jete dans les bras de MJ ! Je pense que
je devais tre dans un tat second, il y a mme
des moments o jai des flash-back mais cest
tout, je ne me souviens plus de tout ce qui sest
droul car javais limpression dtre dans une
bulle avec lui et je nentendais rien autour de
nous
So thanks to Anthony, you are found on the
other side of the fence...

hands in my hands ... Then I remember that we

danced slow and I clutched him in my arms
with all my soul!!! And I said "I love you" in his
ear!!! Looking back, it made me smile, but that
day, it was My chance to tell him what I thought
before this frenzied crowd at Parc des
Princes !!! I have some memories and some
details that come back, like the smell of his
skin, a fruity scent ... he had just finished
"Smooth Criminal" and he was sweating a lot
and my T-shirt wet with his sweat ... I also
remember that on top of his shoes, there was a
small silver buckle ... I also remember MJ
greeted the audience with me at his side ...
then his bodyguard Wayne picked me in his
arms because I was unable to walk and go
down the stairs of the stage ... There is not
enough
words
to
describe
what
I
experienced
that
Sunday,
June
29th,
1997 ...

When he "chosen" me, I had to run to the

bridge to join the scene and MJ!!! But I couldnt,
I had the impression of going in slow motion!!!
My legs were "marshmallow" and I what was
happening!!! I just remember that I passed the
bridge and I threw myself into MJ arms! I think I
had to be in a daze, there are even times when
I flashbacks but that's all, I do not remember
everything that occurred to me as I had the like
in a bubble with him and I heard nothing I
remember the public and lights of the stage, I
always told myself that if I ever met MJ, I would
have done something different to prove my
respect and admiration for him. So, overcome
with emotion, I collapsed before him, I knelt
before him and I stretched out my hands to his.
I think he was surprised because normally,
when the girl go on stage, MJ does a little
masquerade and dance with her and often

Many
fans
are
wondering:
what
happened when you
find yourself behind
the scenes?
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Once I found myself behind the scenes, MJ

bodyguard who carried me asked if I was okay
and he accompanied me to the site of the Red
Cross present during the entire concert. They
were very nice! Then lied down few moments,
still wondering what happened ... I did not know
where I was ... It was the Red Cross staff who
took over and cared about me, they gave me a
drink, and kept me there few minutes to make
sure I was okay, then they asked me if I wanted
to return to the pit. What a question! Yes of
course!!! And I went back

When you told your parents and friends

what happened to you, how did they react?
At the time, I was 16 and when I told the story
to my parents and friends, of course nobody
believed me ... Since everyone knew I was
crazy for Michael Jackson, nobody would have
thought, I would go to see him his concert and
be chosen from thousands of girls in the
crowd...
12 years later, what memories do you have
of that evening?

How did the fans react around you at that

time?
My return over there was very impressive, the
fans were all nice, they kept touching my hands,
caressing my head and telling me, "You
touched MJ" "You danced with him" "How was it
" ... and I could not speak ... no words can and
still cannot even today explain what I felt, it was
like daze ... I continued watching the concert,
my head in the stars

This was a unique experience, never in my life I

will feel again what I experienced during those
few minutes of happiness with MJ on stage ...
Still today, I get emotional when I tell my
adventure and it will be forever recorded in my
mind and in my heart ... It happens today, at 28
years old, when I tell my memory to "non-fans"
they have the same reaction. They all say:
"After 10 years, you still feel so much emotion
in telling your story ..." Get out the
handkerchiefs

Did you obtaine some pictures of your

passage on stage?
I never received photos or videos of my time on
stage that day, to my great regret ... Except by
chance, because I had a friend who was a fan
and she received at that time a German leaflet
selling pictures of the HIStory Tour concerts by
correspondence and in this pamphlet (which I
still have), the company was selling a picture of
a girl who was on stage with MJ. It was me ...
So followed months she bought this famous
photo and offered it to me for my birthday ... It's
been 12 years since I search for other photos,
even
amateur, or
a video of
my time on
stage with
MJ.

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And your memories of Michael on stage?

The memories I have of MJ on stage are many, but the most striking is that, being positioned in 1st
place during the two concerts at the Parc des Princes, I could realize that he really danced well!
Indescribable, no faking as some would have said! MJ live, cannot be explained, you must see at
least once in your life in order to understand it !!! Everything was perfect !!!!! But my best memory
will remain my time on stage in his arms ...
How did you learn his death?
I learned of his death during my vacation ... I was in Marrakech from 24 June to 1 July 2009, and I
heard the news watching an American channels in the hotel room. I thought it was a bad joke but
when I turned on my laptop and I read text messages that my family and my friends had sent me ...
"Our condolences to Michael ..." There, I understood that they were not joking ...
If you could send him a message ...
"Thank you for everything you have given me, over and over again! I will never forget the unique
moment when I was up on stage with you ... it will remain etched in my heart forever! I simply love
you "

Interview conducted in July and August 2009

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MUSIC

Artist Spotlight

Ila Paliwalila
classically trained Indian vocalist,
songwriter and producer
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Ila Paliwal, classically trained Indian vocalist, songwriter and

producer based in New York
Ila Paliwal is a classically trained Indian vocalist, based in
New York and Greenwich CT USA. She was born in a literary
family where music, art and literature were deeply ingrained.
Her father Late Dr. Padma Singh Sharma Kamlesh was a nationally renowned poet and Hindi and Gujrati scholar, and her
mother, Dr. Sushila Sharma Kamlesh, is an English and Sanskrit scholar.
Ila started her vocal training with Late Pandit Sitaram
Vyavhare of Gwalior Gharana at the age of 12. Over the years
Ila has had a great fortune to learn from the Indian classical
music stalwarts of Jaipur Gharana: Mrs. Padma Talwalkar,
Mrs. Arati Ankalikar and Pandit Raghunandan Panshikar. Ila
travels to India frequently to further her musical quest with her
gurus. She has performed all over the world including India,
USA, China, Switzerland and Dubai.
She received her BA in English, Economics, Music and Fine Arts from Dayalbagh University, Agra and was
awarded Directors highest medal. She received MA in Fine Arts from Agra University. She also received her
MA (Sangeet Praveen) with distinction in Hindustani classical vocal music from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad. She received a BA in Mandarin (Chinese) from Language and Culture Institute, Beijing, China and
worked as cross cultural consultant in Beijing China.
In last 25 years, Ila has lived in six countries on four continents and during this time, she has chaired many
cultural committees and served on international school boards. Ila supports several philanthropic organizations in the US and India. She works with local organizations to promote Indian classical music in the US and
regularly hosts visiting artists.
She currently lives with her husband, Dinesh Paliwal, in Greenwich, CT and New York City. Together, they
have raised two accomplished children, who live and work in New York City.

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Website: http://ilapaliwal.com
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Navaratna (a Sanskrit word for nine precious

gems) is conceptualized and sung by me to
showcase and salute the secular and festive
spirit of India. It is executive produced by multi-Grammy and Academy Award winner A. R.
Rahman. The music is produced by Ranjit Barot.
I launched the album on February
27th, 2015 at the Carnegie Hall in New
York at a sold out concert and in the presence of Mr A. R. Rahman himself along with many dignitaries from the music and media
world. Navaratna was released worldwide on iTunes, Amazon and
many other channels on March 5th, 2015 on another Indian festival
day: Holi. I also launched a video for the Holi song on March 5th which
has gone viral on Sony Music's Youtube channel with 130,000 views !
Within the first week of its release Navaratna was number one bestseller on Amazon.com in the Asian subcontinent. It's gaining ground in
the U.S. and around the world as we speak and I am humbled by the
love and outpouring of support I have received from the far corners of
the world. My sincere hope is that Navaratna will continue to connect
with people around the globe and will continue to inspire me to carry on
my work in the world of music.
Navaratna: Nine Musical Gems Each Celebrating an Indian Festival

Ilas
YouTube
Channel

Hindustani Classical Vocalist Ila Paliwal

Releases Debut Album Navaratna, in
Collaboration with A.R. Rahman
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collaboration-with-a-r-rahman-299023/
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Ila Music
Lin and Jirsa Photography with Quincy Jones.

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Quincy Jones on Ila
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MUSIC: Is It Pay for Play in The Music Industry?

In WRGO Magazines October issue we shared
an article by Michael Simon about the basics of
Mechanical Licensing as it pertains to songs.

the Billboard 200 chart, selling 21,000 copies in

its first week. It remained on the chart for 12
weeks and produced two singles, "Second
Chance" and "Lay with You". Upon its release, Second Chance received acclaim from
music critics, who complimented its material
and praised DeBarge's singing. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album,
set to be presented at the 54th Grammy
Awards in 2012.[1]

This month I thought Id share information on

why music lovers may not be hearing their favorite artists songs on the radio.
El DeBarge, one of my favorite artist, last album
Second Chance was released in 2010, his
first album after sixteen years. The songs on the
album are simply beautiful. Read an Editorial
Review for the Second Chance album:

This album is the bomb and certainly a Must

Have for El DeBarge fans. So why have I only
heard one song from the album on the radio
ONLY ONE TIME? I finally heard Lay With You
- featuring Faith Evans last month. I have even
posted comments on the radio stations Facebook page and sent a tweet asking about the
album to one of the radio station DJs. No one
responded on the Facebook page nor to the
tweet. Why not?

Deluxe two CD edition includes bonus disc containing three Christmas songs. 2010 release
from the R&B veteran, his first in 16 years. Soulful, sleek and deeply romantic, Second Chance
features the first single, "Lay With You" featuring Faith Evans. Second Chance tells El's story
of redemption, which followed a period of personal turmoil for the immensely talented singer
and songwriter. Co-executive produced by Ron
Fair and Pete Farmer, Second Chance features
collaborations with 50 Cent ("Format"), and Fabolous ("5 Seconds"). It also unites El DeBarge
with some of music's most notable hitmakers,
including co-writing and co-production by Babyface, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Mike City, Michael Angelo, Mischke, and the Avila Brothers.

Whats the problem? There should be no problem. El DeBarge is a well loved Motown R&B/
Pop veteran recording artist. He has experienced some personal problems in the past but
so have many other artist. I seriously doubt if
those problems have anything to do with the radio stations playing or not playing his new
music. What I do hear, every now and then, are
a couple of songs from the group, DeBarge but
none of Els solo music.

From Wikipedia
Second Chance is the fifth studio album by
American R&B recording artist El DeBarge, released on November 30, 2010, by Geffen Records and Interscope Records. It is his first studio
album in 16 years and the follow-up to Heart,
Mind and Soul (1994). Production for the album
took place at various recording studios and was
handled by DeBarge and several other record
producers,
including
Ron
Fair,
Mike
City, Michael Angelo, and Jimmy Jam & Terry
Lewis.
The

album

debuted

at

number

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Why? Maybe the radio stations arent getting

any pay to play his music. Id like to share what
Matthew Harrison had to say about this which
sounds to be a major problem for him and maybe other artist in the music industry, even artist
such as El DeBarge. I found this article on
abcnews.go.com website. I could not find the
date it was published but can you believe this

on
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story has not been shared not once. Why?

"In those days, you could learn to love a record

that had a $100 bill on it," says Del Coliano. "If it
had a $200 bill on it, the disc jockey says, 'So
nice, I'll play it twice.' "

Matthew Harrison, who wants to get his music

played on the radio, says he can't because of
the radio industry's dirty little secret.

Since it's now illegal for radio stations to take

money directly from record companies in exchange for airplay, they have found a loophole in
the law by using middlemen. Record companies
say they're being forced to pay independent promoters, so-called indies. The indies then pay the
radio stations, buying access to get the songs
heard. And it's all legal.

Harrison's CD, recorded for a small label, got

good reviews from several local critics and on
the Internet; but he and his producer, Jeff Robinson, have been unable to translate that success
into play over the airwaves.
"People think Matthew Harrison sends his CD to
all these radio stations and they say, 'Yeah, this
sounds good. I'm going to play it,' says Harrison. It doesn't work that way."

"You look at the radio and they got the same 30

records circulating. These 30 records are paid
for, and the minute you stop hearing a record,
that means that records not paid for anymore,"
says Chuck D, a rapper with Public Enemy. "It's
a different type of payola."

The way it does work, they say, is that those with

big bankrolls are the ones who get most stations
just to listen to their music.
"It seems like now, [for] corporate-owned radio
stations, it's not about the music so much as
what compensation they are getting for playing
the records," says Robinson.

Getting the Party Started

According to documents obtained by 20/20,
Work Records, a now-defunct division of Sony
Music, paid indies more than $400,000 in one
year after Fiona Apple's song "Criminal" got nationwide airplay.

Industry critics call it pay for play, and they say

it's happening throughout the music business.
And the industry itself is apparently responding
to the criticism. A coalition representing everyone from singers to record labels and consumers
is expected to release a statement Friday acknowledging the problem, and asking the Federal Communications Commission to ban compensation in exchange for the playing of certain records.

The price tag for Jamiroquai's CD? More than a

quarter-million dollars in fees paid to indies for
weekly retainers and in bonuses for getting airplay, according to documents.
Even for a monster hit that would seem to need
no help getting played like Pink's "Get This
Party Started" the record label still gets a
hefty bill from indies, according to Hilary Rosen,
president and CEO of the Recording Industry
Association of America.

Read the "Joint Statement on Current Issues in

Radio" here. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/
pdf/radioissuesstatement.pdf
"The system is crooked," says Jerry Del Coliano,
who publishes Inside Radio. "You pay for access
to radio stations and it's basically legalized payola."

"There's this sort of implied fear that if you don't

play the game with them, you're not going to be
able to be at the table," she says. "Maybe the
next time you've got a record you want the stations to consider, they won't."

"Payola" was outlawed in 1960, after a number

of disc jockeys were charged with taking bribes
from record companies to play their songs

Artists like Harrison and Robinson say that since

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they don't have a seat at the table, radio stations

aren't even considering playing their CD.

supposed to belong to the people. That's a damn

shame."

"They're not even listening to it because we're

not going through an independent radio promoter," says Robinson.

Record company representatives say they have

no choice but to keep paying the ever-increasing
price to get a song played.

'Purchasing a Relationship'

But critics say the industry is shooting itself in

the foot, because it results in boring, sound-alike
music that drives listeners away.

Several of the indies who have become major

players in the radio business by buying access
declined to speak with 20/20. Most radio stations
wouldn't speak about it either.

"What does the next generation say? 'Radio

sucks,' " says Del Coliano. "The younger listeners are saying, 'I don't need radio.' And they
don't."

But the executives of Radio One, which owns 65

stations across the country, had no problem admitting that they're taking money an amount
reported to be millions of dollars a year from
indies.

But commercial radio remains the best

musicians to get their songs heard. If
waves are virtually closed to people
deep pockets, it's next to impossible for
sell their music.

"It's legal," says Mary Katherine Snead, Radio

One's chief operating officer. "It's also another
revenue stream. And so are we going to be the
only major broadcasting group out there not taking advantage of that?"

way for
the airwithout
them to

"I can't even get played on the radio in Vegas,

my hometown," says Harrison.
This
article
was
copied
from
the
abcnews.go.com site. Unfortunately I have not
been able to find proof that Radio Ones CEO,
Alfred Liggins made the statement about the
indies offering a valuable service by working as
middlemen.

Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins says the Indies

offer a valuable service by working as middlemen. "The phone rings too much. There's too
many other people calling and you can't talk to
everybody."
He says the indie pays for the right to consult
with stations' program directors about which
songs are chosen to be played. But Liggins
insists that the Indies do not dictate which records get on the air.

I do believe the days of the indies is NOT in the

past but still exist today. I listen to the radio everyday and I pay close attention to the rotation of
the music. Some artist songs get played more
than others. I am happy to report that Majic
102.1 FM in Houston, Texas, and this includes
ALL the DJs, play Michael Jacksons music everyday without fail. This is a good thing but what
about artist like El DeBarge. Is his music not being played because the label refuses to or can
not pay the indie fees?

Driving Away Listeners?

Whether or not a song gets played, and how
long it stays on the radio, Liggins says, depends
on how good it is. While an indie gives some artists an advantage, record companies don't
necessarily have to go through one in order to
get their songs played.

I pray this isnt the case, and if not why arent the
DJs playing his songs as well as the songs of
other artist. READ ABC NEWS ARTICLE HERE

But many artists disagree: "Who's going to give

the grass-roots person a chance?" asks Chuck
D. "They can't get on the airwaves, which is
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Hey Fellow Travelers! Happy Saturday! Hope ya'll are having the best weekend and enjoying the
wonderfully chilly weather! (It's sweater season, yass!) We had one of the best, most exciting shows
ever Thursday night. Apparently a lot of folks heard that we were playing at this one particular venue
that we usually frequent that night, and the place was PACKED. The best part of it all was that there
was a group of absolutely adorable younger kids who'd heard we were going to be there, and one of
their dads told me that they'd come just to see us. We were speechless. What an honor. The energy
was AMAZING that night, and we just riffed away. We had SUCH a blast! We played some of our
favorite new songs, and the one posted below, I'm absolutely obsessed with at the moment. There's
this incredible artist, kind of new on the scene, her name is Elle King and she's other worldly. Her
music is infectious and invigorating, and her album is #1 on my Christmas list. In many ways, her
style reminds me of Lisa Presley's. Here is our rendition of her hit song, "Ex's & Oh's", my favorite
song ever at the moment. The sass and attitude is so utterly perfect. And now I'm raving senselessly, lol! Anywho! We truly hope ya'll enjoy our rendition, let us know what you think! Love you guys
tons and tons!
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Dispelling Myths & Rumors

6 Music Industry Myths
A guest post by Johnny Dwinell of Daredevil Production
Musicclout.com
I was reading a Bob Lefsetz blog post called Myths the other day
and it got me thinking (btw, you should subscribe and be reading
Lefsetz tooBobs a little negative sometimes but there is good, ACCURATE information in there. Its free, we can never have enough
education).

Then it takes on a life of its own when corporate money comes in.
Myth #3
If you make a
demo of your
music then shop
it to the labels
you might get a
record deal.

Here are 6 additional myths I thought I would add to the mix with specific regards to the music industry
Myth #1
Good music will find its
own audience. This is
categorically untrue.

THEN they will respond to you.

Step 1: make good music!

This procedure
was once the
normal protocol but that process died 15-20 years ago, seriously.
Anybody telling you this is the way to go is out of touch by a decade
or two.

Step 2: you have to expose that good music to

TONS of people and

Of course there are VERY rare exceptions to the rule, but again, if
you are basing your future on these exceptions you are betting your
entire future on winning the lottery. I mean, it COULD happen, right?

In other words YOU have to find your audience.

Record labels dont really develop talent like they used to because
they cant afford it anymore.

There is a flashpoint somewhere after a massive amount of people

are exposed to good music and it takes on a life of its own.

EXAMPLE: In 1978 when Tom Petty released Damn the Torpedoes

it cost $8.00, thats the same as $27.14 today.

It doesnt happen magically on the merits of the music alone, sorry

Multiply $27.14 times 500,000, then 1 million, then 10 million. Get it?
You are going to have to figure out how to create real momentum on
your own.

Myth #2
Your music video
will possibly go viral
on YouTube.

You are going to have to be at least a regional success with a profitable business model before you get your major label deal.
FYI, by that time, you probably wont need the majors anyway. LOL.

Again, 99.9999% of
the time the viral
videos are from artists (like Karmin [90 million views now]
and Noah [21 million views]) that built up a solid foundation of subscribers through consistent WORK and content before their big video
went viral.

Myth #4
Once You get a
record deal life
will be easier;
youve made it,
youre finally
getting paid. This
is so wrong!

There are always exceptions to the rule, but if your business model is
founded on the success of these very rare occurrences youre nave;
youre setting yourself up for needless disappointment.

With the current

business model of every record label, once you are signed you now
enter into a club where only 10% of the artists make money and succeed. The remaining 90% reside in the artist protection program;
meaning they dont make money and often cant get out of their deal.

FYI, the algorithms change, ranking you higher on YouTube, when a

large amount of people view a video within hours of it being posted.
The better ranking can post you on the front page of YouTube thus
creating a ton of organic traffic.
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The work STARTS once you get your deal and by that time you better
have your team-building, business savvy, and communication skill sets
at a very high level or you will be forgotten and put aside; there are
just too many people who know how to play the game better than you,
that are waiting to take your place.

Do you have that kind of resolve about your music?

Myth #6
Writing a hit song happens magically.
Look sometimes this
does happen but not until
the writers understand
and honor the fact that
songwriting is a craft.

Myth #5
Artists like Taylor Swift
and Trent Reznor made it
because they were rich so if
you had their money you
would make it too. FALSE!

They KNOW how to toil over the lyrics, melodies, chord changes and
work their butts off to do it right.

Yes, they were rich.

Once you get this concept and put in some serious time, the Gods just
might throw a 5-minute hit song in your lap. Yes that song wrote itself
but it takes a lifetime of work to make it that easy.

Taylors father invested

GREATLY in her career and Trent is a descendant of the Reznor Air
Conditioning Company.

Johnny Dwinell of Daredevil Production

Yes, money doesnt hurt your chances but it isnt everything.

Consider thisthere is no shortage of money.

https://www.musicclout.com/contents/article-448-6-musicindustry-myths.aspx

If it were just about cash everyone with money who wanted to be a

star would be one.
It takes WAY more than just money; you have to be the right person in
the right place at the right time. (that line is stolen from former Taylor
Swift manager Rick Barker)

Created in 2011, Daredevil Productions is the

joint vision of veteran Nashville Engineer/
Producer/Performer Kelly Schoenfeld and
veteran
Los
Angeles
Artist/Producer/
Businessman Johnny Dwinell. DDP is a full
service music production team housed in Ragtop Recording studios on Nashvilles world
famous Music Row. We offer a broad selection
of music services including music production
from song demos to major label records, artist
development, song arrangements, music
programming, song promotion, and artist
guidance. Whether you are a platinum recording artist or if this is the first step on musical
journey, Daredevil Productions can guide you
all the way.

I cant tell you how many times I have seen someone throw PANTLOADS of money at a career and nothing happens.
Ive seen parents spend over $100,000 on a record for their children
with the best producers and nothing happened with it.
Ive seen a father spend $500k to get his daughter on a major tour
with a country legend and nothing happened.
Ive seen an artist get an investor with $850K, blow the marketing
money on a tour bus (yes, thats right, a depreciating asset with no
tour to use it on because no demand was created, so no revenue
stream was produced) and then get an additional $1,000,000.00 and a
major label dealyouve never heard of this artistprobably never
will.
I promise you that Trent Reznor and Taylor Swift have outworked all of
you.
Trent got a job at a recording studio in Cleveland in the mid-80s to
gain access to the recording equipment late at night where he created
the first Nine Inch Nails recordwhen did he sleep?
Taylor had TENS OF THOUSANDS of MySpace fans long before she
ever recorded her first song for a record label. She constantly asked
the fans what they wanted her to write about; THIS is how she found
her audience and connected with them.
Think about all work these artists did with little or no immediate return
on the time invested.
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continue to love life and never stop dreaming.
May beauty and happiness surround you, not only
on your special day, but always. Happy Birthday.

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THELONIUS MONK INSTITUTE

OF
JAZZ GALA HONORS

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QUINCY JONES

Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz gala honors

Quincy Jones
whO SPANS STYLES ACROSS THE DECADES
he seemed genuinely overwhelmed by the
recognition for his humanitarian work, Jones,
82, turned exasperated as he
what he views as a lack of

lamented
appreciation

among young people for the foundations of

American music.
Visiting his former high school in Seattle
recently, he'd been dismayed to find that
students were only dimly aware of icons like
Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane, he said.
His suggested remedy? The
a U.S. minister of

appointment of

culture, something he

urged the audience to help him realize - or

else risk the loss of still more understanding.
Jones' passion was easy to admire in an artist
at his level of achievement and comfort.
http://lasentinel.net/wp-content/uploads/
sites/5/2015/11/HerbieHancockQuincyJones713x1024.jpg

(Indeed, at another point in his appealingly

Along with his thanks, Quincy Jones had

tists told him could extend his life by 30

words of warning when he accepted an

years.)

accolade from the Thelonious Monk

But his worries about young people may be

discursive acceptance speech, he discussed

advancements in nanotechnology that scien-

Insti-

tute of Jazz.

unfounded. At the Dolby the three singers vyproduc-

ing for the prestigious Monk Institute title -

er - whose six-decade career took him "from

each in his or her mid-20s - were remarkable

bebop to hip-hop," as his friend Herbie Han-

talents with clear knowledge of jazz history

cock put it - was onstage Sunday night at the

and provocative ideas about where the form

Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles as the guest of

can go.

honor at the institute's annual jazz competi-

This year's winner of the competition, which

tion and all-star tribute concert. And though

focuses on a different instrument each year,

The veteran musician, arranger and

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was Jazzmeia Horn of Dallas, who earned a

That's why Seth MacFarlane was there, snap-

standing ovation with her assured perfor-

ping his fingers as he sang a peppy "Come Fly

mances of two standards: "Moanin'," rich with

with Me," and why George Benson turned up

gospel overtones, and "Detour Ahead," which

to growl his way through "Moody's Mood for

she did as a kind of ghostly incantation.

Love" with Austin as comic foil.

Selected by a panel of judges that included

The R&B singer Ledisi belted Jones' ballad

Patti Austin, Al Jarreau and Luciana Souza,

"Everything Must Change"; Hancock played

Horn will receive a $25,000

"Tell Me a Bedtime Story," the pianist's soul-

music scholar-

ship, a recording contract with the Concord

funk composition that Jones later covered.

Music Group and - as Concord's John Burk

Freddy Cole was a delight singing "Let the

speculated in his presentation of the prize -

Good Times Roll," which Jones famously ar-

perhaps the opportunity to work in the studio

ranged for "The Genius of Ray Charles." And

with Jones, who would almost certainly find

Wayne Shorter on saxophone brought a star-

cause to rethink his position.

tling intensity to an otherwise soupy take on

The second- and third-place singers were

Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" that also

nearly as impressive.

featured Jarreau, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and singer Gretchen Parlato, a winner

Veronica Swift, from Charlottesville, Va.,

of the Monk Institute Competition in 2004.

brought the room to a hush with a haunting

chamber-folk rendition of "This Bitter Earth,"

"Whoa," Hancock said after that song. "Wayne

made popular by Dinah Washington. And to

was ripping it, right?"

personalize "Life Begins When You're in

Sunday's show again evoked the memory of

Love," Vuyolwethu Sotashe appended a bit of

Jackson, Jones' highest-profile collaborator,

what he called a wedding song from his native

for the finale, an all-hands rendition of "We

South Africa.

Are the World," which the late pop superstar

Each promises to live up to the high creative

co-wrote. But if the performance itself was a

standard set by the competition's previous vo-

bit of a mess, you had to relish the irony of

cal winner, Cecile McLorin Salvant, who since

one image: 84-year-old Cole, obviously unfa-

2010 has been heralded as one of jazz's most

miliar with the tune, attempting to pass off his

thoughtful new stars.

microphone to Billy Dee Williams, who gamely took a stab at the chorus.

As good as they were, of course, these up-andcomers weren't the primary lure for deeppocketed audience members, some of whom

Maybe that culture minister can help out with

old-timers too.
Source

paid upward of $1,000 to attend Sunday's

BY MIKAEL WOOD

benefit for the Monk Institute's jazz-education

Los Angeles Times

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/entertainment/
music-news-reviews/article45320349.html

programs.
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CHILDREN
EDUCATION

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13-YEAR-OLD CEO MOZIAH BRIDGES

BUILDS $200,000 BUSINESS

The young
entrepreneur's mentor
is Shark Tank investor
Daymond John.

By Moriba Cummings
www.bet.com
Source
Young entrepreneur Moziah Bridges appeared on the hit
ABC investment television series Shark Tank last September and now, thanks largely to his investor and mentor Daymond John, his bow tie business has skyrocketed. In a feature piece on Entrepreneur.com, it is highlighted that Mo's Bows has now shown at New York City's
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

mined to make something of this early formed passion, he

asked her to teach him how to sew, and eventually developed the talent of creating bow ties. He sold them online
to several stores in the South.
By the time he taped his Shark Tank segment during the
show's fifth season in 2013, he had sold 2,000 bow ties
and brought in $55,000 in revenue. Both Bridges and his
mother appeared on the show together pitching the company and seeking $50,000 in exchange for 20 percent
equity in the company.

John flew the then 12-year-old to the Big Apple for the
event and introduced him to power players in the fashion
and business industries. After he accompanied the young
mogul on a morning taping of CNBC'sSquawk Box, he
received a call from Karen Katz, CEO and president of
the Neiman Marcus Group who showed interest in
Bridges's work.

John, who is the founder and CEO of FUBU, said that he

was inspired by Bridges's story after seeing him there with
his mother, who raised him as a single parent. He related
to this on a personal level as he had a similar upbringing.

"I've never been in Neiman Marcus with any of my

brands, and it takes the 12-year-old child to get to Neiman
Marcus to call me!" he said. "So that's the student teaching the teacher, you know?"

Their mentor/mentee relationship seems to be flourishing

well. Bridges tells Business Insider that his business saavy has significantly improved with the help of John's input.
He said that John advised him to continue to turn down
investments as he steadily builds his company and brand.

A year later, Moziah Bridges is riding high on his successful business venture with the help of his mother Tramica
Morris. He has since sold $200,000 worth of his handmade bow ties and various other men's fashion accessories and has seven employees, including his mother and
grandmother.

In an even greater feat, the young boss revealed that

John also inspired him to take his brand partnerships and
licensing deals to the next level. Mo's Bows just secured
its first one late last year with Cole Haan. To date, it has
also solidified its deal with Neiman Marcus.

Though he is, technically, his mom's boss, she still wears

the pants in the grander scheme of things: "Mo is the
CEO of the company, but I'm the CEO of Mo," she said.

Mo's Bows can be purchased at Neiman Marcus's online

shop and in a limited brick-and-mortar release. They can
also be purchased at the company's official website www.mosbowsmemphis.com.

The teenager had the initial idea for Mo's Bows when he
was just nine after his grandmother, a retired seamstress,
stressed to him the importance of "dressing sharp." Deter60

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Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.
~John Hoeven~
Thank You To Our Men and Women in the Military and Vets.

Taverious Lee
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Founded in November 2008 by

Evangelist Geraldine Hughes and Minister Marvin Mosley

Open Door Skidrow Ministry is a sidewalk church that ministers God's

love three days a week in the heart of Skidrow, and provide a hot homecooked meal, clothes, blankets, shoes, sleeping bags, coats & hygiene
(when available).
We are purchasing our first House of Hope for the Homeless to get men
and women off skidrow that are no longer struggling with their addictions
and need to get out of a negative environment.
Asking churches for a donation of $10,000; groups for a donation of
$1,000 and individuals for a donation of $100. Please send your donation
to:
Open Door Skidrow Ministry, 38713 Tierra Subida Ave #200, Palmdale, CA 93551.
Open Door Skidrow Ministry, a sidewalk church without walls in the heart of Skidrow, is fundraising
for its first Homeless House of Hope.
Help us help the homeless come off of Skidrow. If you cannot come and minister, please send your
financial donation. This is the apple of God's heart and your offering/donation will be blessed for the
work that we are doing.
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Meaning of Thanksgiving
ences as well as a time of healing. In sharing our
victories as well as our struggles, we find
Strength and hope.
To teach the young In stories retold, each generation brings purpose and significance to the
richness of their heritage. Faded pictures, senti
mental knick-knacks, even the prayer of
Thanksgiving before the meal all form a Thanks
giving family legacy.
To prepare the heart In gratitude, we humbly
reflect upon all the gifts (family, friends, health)
that saturate our lives. By giving-thanks we
choose to extend ourselves and give to others
less fortunate. Out of the abundance of our
hearts, we are able to offer our resources to
help others.

Meaning of Thanksgiving - The Real Celebration

For many of us, the meaning of Thanksgiving
usually includes feasting, four-day weekends, football games, floats, family reunions, or a forerunner to
Christmas festivities. The first Thanksgiving, however, was neither a feast nor a holiday, but a simple
gathering. Following the Mayflowers arrival at
Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620, the Pilgrims
suffered the lost of 46 of their original 102 colonists.
With the help of 91 Indians, the remaining Pilgrims
survived the bitter winter and yielded a bountiful
harvest in 1621. In celebration, a traditional English
harvest festival, lasting three days brought the
Pilgrims and natives to unite in a thanksgiving
observance.
This thanksgiving meal would not be celebrated
again until June of 1676. On June 29 the community
of Charlestown, Massachusetts proclaimed a day of
thanksgiving for their good fortune. Ironically, this
celebration excluded the Indians, as the colonists
recognized their recent victory over the heathen
natives. One hundred years later, in October of
1777, all 13 colonies participated in a onetime
thanksgiving celebration which commemorated
the patriotic victory over the British at Saratoga. It
would take a span of over 150 more years to
establish Thanksgiving as we celebrate it George
Washington proclaimed it a National holiday in 1789,
Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November in
1863, and Congress sanctioned it as a legal holiday
in 1941.

Meaning of Thanksgiving Praise to God

In the Bible, the meaning of thanksgiving reflected
adoration, sacrifice, praise, or an offering. Thanksgiving was a grateful language to God as an act of
worship. Rarely, if ever, was thanksgiving extended
to any person or thing, except God. These things I
remember as I pour out my soul how I used to go
with the multitude, leading the procession to the
house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving
among the festive throng (Psalm 42:4). Long before
the colonists celebrated their successes, Nehemiah
assembled two great choirs to give thanks for Gods
faithfulness in rebuilding the wall. . . . The Levites
were sought out from where they lived and were
brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully and dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music
of cymbals, harps, and lyres (Nehemiah 12:27).

Meaning of Thanksgiving Expressions of Gratitude

The meaning of Thanksgiving has undergone

numerous transitions -- an expression of gratitude
for survival, a councils recognition of its flourishing
community, submission of the local natives, the
defeat over the British, resulting in a collection of our
nations traditions and values. Over the centuries,
families added their customs to the Thanksgiving
celebration, preserving that which they held most
precious.
To gather in unity It is refreshing and invigorating when people come together, in celebration of
a common purpose. It is a reconciliation of differ

The true meaning of Thanksgiving focuses upon

relationship. Thanksgiving is a relationship between
God and man. Upon their arrival at New Plymouth,
the Pilgrims composed The Mayflower Compact,
which honored God. Thanksgiving begins with
acknowledging God as faithful, earnestly giving Him
thanks, in advance, for His abundant blessings. . . .
In everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God (Philippians
4:6). Thanksgiving is an attitude of the heart that
reinforces an intimate relationship with God.
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Created October 31, 2015

Marcus Torres

My name is Marcus Torres. I live in Bartonsville, Pa. On 10/30/15 my mother and brother
and his family lost their home and all their possessions due to severe flash flooding and
storms in Austin, TX. I'm trying to raise money to help them start over with the basic
things they need. Things like clothing, food, even a place to stay until their situation is
straightened out. Any donation would be greatly appreciated.

Rico-Jay for a better life

Created October 28, 2015

Reinette de Boer

https://www.gofundme.com/vm792x7j

Rico -Jay has a dolicho-megacolon and ileostomy. Despite the ileostomy the complaints of intermittent
abdominal pain in combination with swollen abdomen persisted as well as that he's always tired and gets
high fever from nothing. He would love to be helped by Children's Hospital Boston , because the doctors in
Holland think he's too complicated inside.
Rico is the 30th patient in 20 years, with an ileostomy has been due to a dolichocolon which is still in his
body. He also has the metabolic disease Alpha - 1 antitrypsin deficiency which makes getting fatter despite
his diet. Rico -Jay just wants to be a normal child of his age and may finally get rid of his abdominal pain and
prefers to get rid of his ileostomy.
Rico Jay asks every day if there is enough money for Boston , every time as he ended up in the hospital, no
one is doing anything to help him because they simply do not
know. He is too young to have the life of a sick old man despite
being the clown of the family.
Rico-Jay and his family ( 2 brothers & 1 sister) don't have the
money to pay the first estimate and there will be needed
more for final treatment so please, make a difference and give
Rico-Jay a better life! He, and his family, will be a lifelong grateful
for your donation!
Look at his Facebook 'Rico-Jay's dagboek' or the foundation site Stichting Rico-Jay To America
Rico-Jay tells about his disease and why he wants to go to Boston (*Eng.subtitles) in the YouTubefilm his sister made. Please visit ;
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Mike Tyson and Godaiking

Michael Jackson and Snoopy at Knott's Berry

Farm, April 1984
There are no known copyright restrictions on
this image. All future uses of this photo should
include the courtesy line, "Photo courtesy
Orange County Archives."
Photo from the Knott's Berry Farm Collection.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/
ocarchives/5487470482/

Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson
and
Nile Rodgers

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Michael and the Cascio Family

Link to photo

Janet, Michael, La Toya,

Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones and Katherine Jackson

Kamp-Lintfort, Kloster Kamp in Germany

Photo Credit: Carschten

Janet Jackson makes rare

appearance and looks great.

Eddie Murphy, Michael Jackson,

Iman and director John Singleton
on the set of MJ's "Remember
the Time" music video

Image Credit: theurbandaily.com

Pinterest

SEE PHOTO HERE

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Original photo found on

wayblackwhen.tumbler.com

LaToya, Michael and Joan Collins

http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/11700000/Rare-MJ-michael-jackson-11765822-1254-967.jpg

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SPIRITUAL DEVOTIONS

YOU WERE THERE

Call for Love
~Diana Foley~
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Call for Love November 22, 2015 - You Were There

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour. (I Tim. 5:17)
I had an awesome English Lit professor. As one of my first courses upon returning to
college, the material was very intimidating to me. But this professor made me love
Shakespeare. We went through Henry IV part 1 line by line, but it was not until
recently that I was able to actually see that play performed. Afterwards, I tracked
down that professor... and told him how he had changed my life by teaching me to
love Shakespeare.

Few things mean more to me, than receiving a message from a student, saying that
they really enjoyed and benefitted from my class, that I had somehow made their life
different.
When Michael sang You were there for Sammy Davis, Jr., he was not only honoring
Sammy. He was role modeling for all of us that we must honor those who came before
us and who fought the fights so that we dont have to. He was showing us that it is important to thank those who paved the way for us, so that the path we travel is smooth
and with fewer roadblocks than it was before. The best teachers dont want us to be
as good as them, they want us to be even better, and they work hard to make that
happen; to bring out the very best in us; and to make us be the very best we can be.
Sammy lived only a few months after this performance, a sad reminder to all of us to
say Thank You while we still can.
So today I say Thank You to all of the wonderful teachers, both professional and otherwise, who have helped to make me who I am.

~ Diana Foley ~
Michael Jackson - You Were There
Uploaded on Jul 14, 2006 by worstfilms
Michael Jackson performed this song only once. The
occasion was the Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary
TV Special. The song was written especially for the
broadcast. Videotaped at the Shrine Auditorium in
Los Angeles. Air Date: February 4, 1990.

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Poetry

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Two Birds
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Trish Mackenzi

Michael the Thinker

MJ CARTOONS By
Cynthia Jourdain

Michael Jackson Cartoons

Trish Mackenzi
Fulaleo
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FULALEO

SHOUT IT OUT: CORRINE MONTORFANI

THE HUGE LEGAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIBEL,

DEFAMATION AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
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Its now official: I have serious doubts on too many

bloggers at this point and for the first time Im not
addressing it to a particular fan-faction! The mania and lack
of discernment hovers anywhere and at too many levels.
Bloggers related to MJ matters do write anymore threads
to show the 'truth' of how wonderful Michael Jackson soul
was, there s a methodical research of the best topic, one
that makes you have more audience and receive "like" and
thanks. Congratulations MJFAM! MEDIA taught you well!
The Michael Jackson Estate committed incommensurable
failures, regarding the fans and the correct legacy
preservation. This is no news and we still have to deal and
be vocal on these subjects.
But give audience to Robson supporters, in order have a
good occasion to talk against Branca & Co, mean we really
touched the bottom of the stupidity. Congratulation! After
six years these auto-proclaimed bloggers MJ legacy
specialists, choose to promote a bunch of morons (politely
called haters) that put online a series of t-shirts to support
their foolish purpose. This is a minor and substantially an
invisible event and stir up other fans souls, evidencing it its
silly itself. If added to the fact that in this case the Estate
cannot have a word on it, its becoming an incitement to
ignorance and harmful disinformation.
Did it ever occur to anyone that maybe the issue is, YES
disgusting and openly defaming, but also a dj vu? Just
for the way these products were conceived? You do not
have to be a genius or a patent lawyer to look at them and
notice that are NOT legally prosecutable! The T-shirts are
not directly related to MJ. There is not his image on it,
either a sentence of one of his songs or name ...nothing...
"The legacy of MJ" its not a registered trademark They
were just very clever to just use MJ instead of the full
name. .

Michael's death. In part, the letter from John Branca and

John McClain asks Channel 5 to show good taste and
common decency by canceling Tuesdays planned airing
of Autopsy: Michael Jacksons Last Hours. The letter also
states: "Despite Channel 5s cynical and disingenuous
promotions claiming Autopsy 'separates fact from fiction,' it

.. Do you remember what happened with the autopsy

documentary?
Message from The Estate of Michael Jackson: Although it
is not possible for the Estate to bring legal action to stop
the broadcast of the program about the autopsy performed
on Michael, the Executors want Michael's fans to know that
letters have been sent to the broadcaster and station owner
expressing the Estate's disgust at those who heartlessly
work to profit from the most banal, salacious details of
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is nothing more than another sleazy tabloid program

exploiting Michaels tragic and untimely death....Separating
'fact from fiction,' the Michael Jackson his friends and
family knew was a loving father, a global entertainment
icon and humanitarian devoted to making the world better.
His children do not deserve to see their fathers death
callously exploited out of greed because a new TV series
desperately wants to attract viewers." The Executors share
the fans hope that Channel 5 show the good judgment to
cancel the broadcast of this distasteful program.

And why they could not bring legal action and

stop the program?

Because the Estate control the rights on Michael original

music, image and intellectual property, and in making the
documentary the producers did not made any infringement
of the above items. No MJ music, image and or
Intellectual Properties. The documentary grounded on
what surfaced during the trial, through the media articles,
through testimonies of the well known sources that do not
want to be mention. Michael is a public figure and these
are opinions and innuendos...dirty and defamatory but still
not legally prosecutable. Sadly there is not copyright
infringement for gossip and US has no law protecting the
dead to be defamed, so there is no legal ground for the
Estate to stop these kinds of actions.
In fact, as I expected, the fans who wrote to the Estate and
reported the issue, received the following answer:
Several people have brought this shirt to the Estate's
attention. While we agree with you that it is abhorrent
and distasteful, general initials are not protectable by
trademark. Only specific fonts and designs of the
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initials can be protected, and the people behind this

t-shirt are not using the fonts or designs that Michael
used.
Unfortunately, there is nothing that the Estate can do.
Respectfully,
Alicia
MJOnline
The Official Online Team of the Michael Jackson Estate
The Estate spends a lot of money and efforts in order to
protect Michael Jacksons intellectual property. One of the
last was related to a Chinese enterprise which broke the
law when it registered the "Michael Jackson" trademark in
China.

methodologies which could be employed to develop an

acceptable overall estimate. This $200 billion figure does
not include counterfeit and pirated products that are
produced and consumed domestically, nor does it include
the significant volume of pirated digital products distributed
via the Internet.
The OECD draft report also explains that the scope of
products being counterfeited and pirated is expanding,
making a shift from luxury goods to common
products. Given the notoriously low quality of counterfeit
products there is a growing health and safety risk
associated with substandard counterfeit products.

As you can read in the article that even if Triumph

International, Inc., which is the wholly-owned merchandise
licensing company of the Estate and relevant
official holder of the trademark, their claim was rejected
in first instance due to different regulations in China. And
we are talking about a Chinese company which produced
and sold several products including cleansing foam using
Michael images and likeness in their promotions.

This fact should give you a clear idea of how copyright law
is not an opinion but a very complicated matter to be
managed worldwide. Companies in order to protect their
brands need representative legal firms in each country to
deal with an infringements.
The regulations are articulates and different not only
country by country but even by county and town and we
do not have a worldwide trademark registration. So if your
product has a registered trademark in US, do not prevent
that someone in France go and register the same
trademark to their local copyright office. Once you become
aware that someone is using your property, you have the
right to sue him.

The IACC claims:

Counterfeiting costs U.S. businesses $200 billion to $250
billion annually.
Counterfeit merchandise is directly responsible for the loss
of more than 750,000 American jobs.
Since 1982, the global trade in illegitimate goods has
increased from $5.5 billion to approximately $600 billion
annually.
Approximately 5%-7% of the world trade is in counterfeit
goods.

Generally American businesses counterfeiting costs are

estimated $200 billion a year as per the economic
indicator of the New York Time.

U.S. companies suffer $9 billion in trade losses due to

international copyright piracy.

As explained by the Organization for Economic CoOperation and Development in a draft report: The overall
degree to which products are being counterfeited and
pirated is unknown and there do not appear to be any

I do understand very well the community feeling because I

feel the same: the T-shirts are advertised on sites and
blogs accusing Michael of being a child molester but still

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Counterfeiting poses a threat to global health and safety.

its defamation and in US there are not laws that allow suing
people defaming the dead. If there was a law like the one
Cadeflaw try to propose I do believe the Estate would have
apply to it and these T-shirts would not even touch the
market.

avoiding to waste time & energy in something that is not

possible to achieve. Honestly I'm really tired to lose my
time in lost causes and also tired to see bloggers stir up
bad mood & misery between fans. Many people ignore how
legal stuffs work and feed them with these kinds of posts,
highlighting disgusting and offensive initiatives that cannot
be stopped; it's a sort of misleading the whole situation. In
my opinion the only real force we have as fans, is
concerning the quality of MJ legacy products. All the rest
are speculations, as well as the media do. Sending around
posts with no legal basis does not help the community.

But it seem that theres

something fans do not
get, maybe its just
more easy to put a
like and a short post
to agree with it, to think
your conscience is
cleartoo much effort
to read what Cadeflaw
is about and put a
signature on the

I really hope,
just for a
change, to see
fans ignoring
this issue and
totally avoid
the copy/paste/
share ritual.
Fans should go
back to be fans
and criticize
the Estate for the low quality of their products or the bad
choices on licensing MJ music for ex. (Bad as soundtrack
of the angry bird for ex)

petition.
Writing posts as The Estates fully aware of this and they
do NOTHING to stop it. Or Because if they are able to deionized MJ, the MJ image is less valuable and so they can
pay less tax it does not help anybody and its a shame as
its evidencing the lack of IQ.
I do understand that seeing MJ tainted all around and
slandered hurt but being and acting ignorant will not clear
Michael's name. Thus, any opinions about the issue of
intellectual property and any generalizations about this
supposed category are almost surely foolish. If you think all
those laws are one issue, you will tend to choose your
opinions from a selection of sweeping overgeneralizations,
none of which is any good.

However I think that after this, nothing's going to

surprise me anymore in the MJ world.

MJs legacy is going very

well because MJ himself
cared during all his life and
fans love contribute to
celebrate him; but anyone
who thinks that we are the
savior of his
legacy is a
delusional
l i v i n g
outside from
that
of
objective
reality. After six years we should be use to
duly separate what is our feeling and
opinion, from what actually can be done,
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Michaels Dangerous Girls Association - Italy

Calendar Initiative to Benefit 11 year old Leonardo
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Another calendar that speaks of MJ as humanitarian is the initiative

of the Michael Dangerous Girl Association to help Leonardo, 11 years
old, fighting since April 9, 2015 a brave battle against a disease
known as with Ewing's sarcoma.
Ewing's sarcoma is a cancerous (malignant) tumor that usually begins growing in a bone. It
occurs primarily in children and young adults, often appearing during the teen years.Although
Ewing's sarcoma can develop in any bone, it usually affects the long bones, such as the
thighbone (femur), shinbone (tibia), and upper arm bone (humerus). The bones of the pelvis
are also often affected. Occasionally, the tumor begins in the muscles and soft tissues (this is
called extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma).Ewing's sarcoma can spread (metastasize) to other

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marrow, and other soft tissues. When
compared with other cancers, malignant
bone tumors like Ewing's sarcoma are rare.
Of these rare tumors, Ewing's sarcoma is
the second most common in children and
young adults. According to data on children
younger than 15 years old, approximately
1.7 children out of a million develop the
disease. Recently, doctors have defined the
disease to include four types of cancer,
referred to as the Ewing's Family of Tumor
(EFT). This includes the Ewing's sarcoma
of bone, the Ewing's sarcoma of soft tissue,
primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)
which may occur in both bone and soft
tissue, and Askin's tumor, a PNET that
occurs in the bones of the chest. The
treatments are long and painful for the
young patients and families, which often
have to leave their jobs to take care of their
children, as has happened to the parents of
little Leo.

Every child should have the right to be happy,

carefree and spend their free time playing and
for this reason we wish a fully recovery to Leo
and come back soon and happy with his friends
to play and have fun.

There have been several

initiatives to help this
family and The Michael
Dangerous girls as
association, together
with you, wish to bring
solidarity.
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The calendar shows us a Rock version of Michael. It contains Michael Jackson collaborations
with some musicians who have made music history, combining their magical talents to the
magic of the music .
"ROCKING WITH MICHAEL" is the 2016 calendar that the association Michael's Dangerous
Girls will bring into our homes spreading so much energy and determination. Actually it
would be like if the calendar pictures were as notes of a unifying melody, uniting all of us to
pursue a single purpose: give to those that are the less fortunate!
Even if not able to sing like him the Michael Dangerous girls are very aware of his soul, all
toward solidarity and they act as HIM!

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Anything beautiful life gives us is a huge gift, life itself

is a gift to be defended and first of all (especially when
thinking of the ones who suffer) children life. This is the
reason why all the proceeds of the calendar, will go the
little Leonardo and his family.
Link di riferimento:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1498976200392985/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/151335894995522/
http://michaeldanggirls.wix.com/michaeldanggirls

Rockng the night with Michael, and event

supporting Leonardo andhis family will be held in
Roma at Locanda ATLANTIDE on December 7, The
proceeds of the evening after expenses, will be
donated to the family of Leonardo Di Ceglie, a 11
year old boy suffering from a rare form of bone
cancer known as Ewing's sarcoma.
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Special Tributes

Michael Jackson - People Of The World

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Michael Jackson - People Of The World

June 25th 2015 Tribute

Video Credit: Al Vent

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Psalm 34:18

(ESV).The Lord is near to the

brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

DaVea L. Smith'

Susanne Mjj
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MAY YOU ALL REST IN GODS HOLY PEACE

I stopped by Susanne Mjjs page on November 8th to wish her a happy birthday. Her birthday was actually on
Saturday, November 7th. I was saddened to find a couple of posts informing us that she had passed away
sometimes in late 2014. It saddens me even moreso that many of us did not know she had passed (there are
not many posts offering condolences). Perhaps it would have been a comfort to her family to know that she was loved in
the MJ Community. I offer my heartfelt condolence and apologies for not giving this sad occasion the attention it so
rightfully deserved.
Thank you TeeCee for dedicating this video in memory of Susanne. May she rest in
Gods eternal peace.
TeeCee popping in Spain

One of her other MJ friends, Suparna

Goswami, left this post on Susannes Facebook page on January 7th of
this year.
Dear MJ family, I have been advised by Susanne Mjj's daughter that
Susanne is no more. Hurt that I am by this sad and sudden news, I offer
my heart felt condolences to her family. Will miss you dear Susanne
Mjj. May God bless your soul. With Love. R.I.P

DaVea L. Smith'
Photo of DaVea L. Smith, 3, was killed Tuesday in Gary. (Courtes of Diana
Hobbs)

Three year old DaVea L. Smith' from Gary, IN

was killed after running into traffic on Tuesday,
November 3rd. DaVea was a student at the Bethune Early Childhood Development Center in Gary.
A memorial sits on the north side of Gary's 5th Avenue where 3-year-old
DaVea Smith was struck and killed after she darted into traffic Tuesday.
(Carole Carlson / Post-Tribune

WRGO magazine offer our condolences to the family of little DaVea. We

know that she will be missed but will forever remain in their hearts.
Article can be read in its entirety here.

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AllForLove Blog
DEATH OF ARNOLD KLEIN LEAVES YET ANOTHER
GAPING HOLE IN THE MJ SAGA
http://www.allforloveblog.com/?p=10211

Michael and the Truth

Next Generation Jacksons/Browns Part 4
http://michaelandthetruth.blogspot.com/2015/11/next-generationjacksonsbrowns-part-4.html

Michael Jackson Beat

About The Blogger
http://www.michaeljacksonbeat.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html

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ADVOCACY
VINDICATION
DISPELLING MYTHS & RUMORS
Adllaw/Cadeflaw Initiative

Petitioning the U.S. Senate to author a bill that would make

it unlawful to defame a person who is deceased. Slander and
libel are not protected under the First Amendment while a person is
living. The same protection should be extended to a person after
they are deceased. The loved ones of someone who has passed on
should not have to live with the continued defamatory stories and
false accusations that can so easily be paraded as fact.

Petition

Dispelling Myths & Rumors

Charles Thomson
Conjuring a Chorus of Boos; The Truth About
Michael Jackson's UK Comeback

Advocacy/Vindication
COURT DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE 1993 CASE AND
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION OF
MICHAEL JACKSON

https://vindicatemj.wordpress.com/
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WRGO MAGAZINE WATCHMAN

Untimely or Perfectly Timed
Im writing two days before Halloween, which means you cant swing a black cat without hearing or
seeing the Thriller video. My favorite spooky Michael Jackson video is Ghost. Its my favorite video for
so many reasons, many of which we talked about in Watchman column Dancing with the Past. While
watching it again last week, I had a revelation: Michael Jackson knew he was going to die, knew he
would die soon and he wanted us to know that he knew. This brings up the big pink elephant question
among superfans: was Michael Jacksons death untimely or perfectly timed?
Ask one hundred people and youll likely get a hundred theories about what happened that fateful day
in June. Some believe he was murdered by the Powers That Be in the music industry. Some believe it
was the medical ineptitude of Dr. Conrad Murray. Others say Michael Jackson himself administered
the fatal dose of Propofol.
In the Ghost video, the leader of the lynch mob (played by Michael Jackson) pressures the creepy,
castle-dwelling Michael Jackson to leave their nice neighborhood. Michael Jackson asks the rest of
the indecisive mob, Do you want to see me go? Subjugating himself to the will of the people,
Michael Jackson bangs his head against the floor until his head cracks open. With every bang, a little
more of his face falls off until he shatters completely, eventually turning to dust and blowing away. As
life imitates art, he did leave us, but not before putting on the greatest show on Earth.
I believe that, in the end, Michael Jackson had grown tired. Despite seeming to be a man clinging to
eternal childhood, he was a 50 year old divorced father of three saddled with mounting debts and a
crippling addiction. Although appearing to exist in a Peter Pan world of tree houses and mannequin
companions, he was no fool. Music had moved on and Michael Jackson was fast becoming a relic.
As for the signs, they were there; we just chose to ignore them. For crying out loud, the Blood on the
Dance Floor album had a song called Morphine on it. In hindsight, Morphine was neither a perfectly
crafted pop song nor a socially conscious anthem. That song was like superficial cuts on the wrist of a
teenage girl-a cry for help.
I also think that sadness masked anger. He bowed out gracefully, but not before showing us a bit of
ourselves. There was much conversation and questions about the change in his appearance and
whether he actually fathered his children, but didnt those things keep his name on everybody's lips?
In fact, one point in the video, the mob leader turned into a grotesque monster and Michael Jackson
literally held the mirror up to him and asked Whos the freak now?
Michael Jackson was never meant to live forever and we might never know if his life was deliberately
shortened. What we do know is that we were given fifty good years and countless hours of incredible
music.
That, my friends, isnt untimely. Its timeless.

~The Watchman~

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