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Michael Jackson 1958-2009..................... Memorial Set for July 7th at Staples Center
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Originally Posted by flight23air
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I believe that avy was something that Ben Baller's homie made for him... I'm not sure it's made into a shirt...
Hope that helped out a little
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MTV owns there entire existence on Michael Jackson
I;m glad they are paying him this respect!
I;m glad they are paying him this respect!
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itunes album sales!!!
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I never onced looked at Mike as a weird dude, nor any way the media portrayed him to be.
This man had a powerful impact on mine and my families lives...
Rest In Peace. King of Pop.
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Originally Posted by Da Doc03
itunes album sales!!!
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R.I.P, always thought he was the most popular dude in the world
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music videos and singles are on lock as well:
maybe these young kids age 5-12 will get exposed to his music and carry it on
maybe these young kids age 5-12 will get exposed to his music and carry it on
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my reaction exactly. he's the best to ever do anything in music and dance.Originally Posted by PleaseSayTheBaby23
i never got how michael did that smooth criminal lean?
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upsetting
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To all of you with the race jokes, it is obvious he was suffering from his skin diseases from a young age...
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imma be extra sad when Quincy Jones died....that soundtrack to thriller is golden to da ears....even 25 years later.
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annie are you ok? annie are you ok? are you ok annie
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50 Facts about MJ
- Jackson's Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.
- Jackson owned the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem South Carolina on My Mind, recorded by Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge.
- Jackson's waxwork features in five Madame Tussauds museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more Tussaud figures - they have sixeach.
- Jackson's total lifetime earnings from royalties, solo recordings and music videos, revenue from concerts and endorsements have been estimated at $500million.
- Jackson received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984 for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
- Michael Jackson was the seventh of nine children.
- Jackson fought fellow 50 year old Madonna on MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch - he lost.
- Three of Jackson's albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.
- Thriller remains the biggest-selling album since records began.
- Jackson has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
- Jackson wore his trademark black armband to remind fans of the suffering of children around the world.
- Jackson's favourite superhero was Morph from the X-Men.
- Jackson picked up his iconic moonwalk moves, which he debuted at the Motown 25th Anniversary show in 1983, from streetdancers he spotted performing outside ahotel.
- MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance-off. He was told to Beat It. Jackson reportedly responded, "I've seen your videos and every singledance move you use, you got off of me."
- Little Richard wanted Jackson to play him in a biopic.
- Bubbles the chimp and Ben the rat are two of Jackson's most famous pets, but he also befriended a ram called Mr Tibbs, a python called Crusher and Louiethe llama.
- An obsessed French Jackson superfan committed suicide in 1984 after his mother refused to allow him to undergo surgery to look like the star.
- In 1984, a U.S. library accused Jackson of owing it over $1 million in overdue book fines. Officials said they would scrap the fines if he returned the booksautographed.
- Jackson dedicated his 1997 Blood On The Dancefloor album to Sir Elton John.
- Jackson was a vegetarian.
- Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Jackson 5 on May 6, 1997. He was inducted as a solo artist on March 19, 2001.
- Jackson once dated Brooke Shields and Tatum O'Neal.
- Jackson had several media nicknames. They include The Gloved One, Wacko Jacko, Jacko, The King of Pop, and MJ. Close friends call him Smelly!
- Jackson's music video for Thriller was voted the greatest music video of all time in a recent Channel 4 (UK) poll.
- Jackson won an MTV Movie Award for Best Movie Song in 1994 for his song Will You Be There from the movie Free Willy.
- The Scream music video Jackson made with sister Janet is the most expensive promo ever made, costing more than $7 million.
- Jackson's double album HIStory is the biggest selling double album ever released in the U.S.
- Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor is the biggest selling re-mix album of all time.
- Jackson really was a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.
- Jackson's pre-concert ritual included drinking Ricola candy dissolved in hot water. He claims the beverage helps to keep his throat and his singing voiceclear.
- Jackson owned the patent for a stage shoe device that allows performers to lean forward and appear to defy gravity.
- Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana in 1958. The town is planning a tribute museum to the pop superstar.
- Movie star Macauley Culkin is godfather to Jackson's two eldest children, Paris and Prince Michael.
- Oliver! star Mark Lester is also godfather to Jackson's kids, and the pop superstar was godfather to the former child star's children.
- Macauley Culkin helped Jackson design the amusement park at his former Neverland Valley Ranch home in California.
- Lisa Marie Presley's former brother-in-law and his wife were the witnesses at her Dominican Republic wedding to Jackson in 1994.
- Jackson shares the record for the most Grammy Awards won in one year with Carlos Santana and Norah Jones - they each won eight.
- Jackson co-wrote charity anthem We Are The World with Lionel Richie.
- Jackson was godfather to Nicole Richie, Bee Gees star Barry Gibb's son Michael.
- Jackson and brother Tito were best men at Liza Minnelli and David Gest's wedding.
- Jackson's performance during the 1993 SuperBowl half-time show drew the largest TV audience in American history.
- The directors of Jackson's videos have included Martin Scorsese, John Singleton and John Landis.
- In 1999 Jackson paid $1.5 million for the 1939 Best Picture Oscar, which was presented to producer David O. Selznick for Gone With The Wind.
- Jackson appeared on a postage stamp in the Virgin Islands in the mid-1980s after locals voted him the superstar they'd most like to honor.
- An extensive 1997 survey declared Jackson was the Most Famous Person in the World.
- Jackson helped plan neighbor Gregory Peck's funeral.
- Jackson once described close friend Elizabeth Taylor as "a warm cuddly blanket that I love to snuggle up to and cover myself with".
- Jackson provided a voiceover on The Simpsons - but it remained a secret for 12 years. He voiced a character in a mental institution in the Stark Raving Dadepisode, which aired in 1991, but, because of a contractual problem, Jackson had to be credited as John Jay Smith. His contribution to the classic cartoonseries remained a rumor among fans until The Simpsons creator Matt Groening.confirmed it really was Jackson when the episode was released on DVD in 2003.
- Jackson shares the same birthday as U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Other celebrities who share Jackson's birthday includemoviemakers Sir Richard Attenborough and William Friedkin, and actresses Rebecca DeMornay and Carla Gugino.
- Jackson's comeback plans were scuppered by an online poll a year ago - before he announced plans to take over the 02 Arena in London for 50 shows - 71per cent of 59,000 people voting on website PopEater.com answered `Not a chance' to the question 'Can the King of Pop make a comeback?'
- Jackson's Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.
- Jackson owned the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem South Carolina on My Mind, recorded by Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge.
- Jackson's waxwork features in five Madame Tussauds museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more Tussaud figures - they have sixeach.
- Jackson's total lifetime earnings from royalties, solo recordings and music videos, revenue from concerts and endorsements have been estimated at $500million.
- Jackson received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984 for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
- Michael Jackson was the seventh of nine children.
- Jackson fought fellow 50 year old Madonna on MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch - he lost.
- Three of Jackson's albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.
- Thriller remains the biggest-selling album since records began.
- Jackson has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
- Jackson wore his trademark black armband to remind fans of the suffering of children around the world.
- Jackson's favourite superhero was Morph from the X-Men.
- Jackson picked up his iconic moonwalk moves, which he debuted at the Motown 25th Anniversary show in 1983, from streetdancers he spotted performing outside ahotel.
- MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance-off. He was told to Beat It. Jackson reportedly responded, "I've seen your videos and every singledance move you use, you got off of me."
- Little Richard wanted Jackson to play him in a biopic.
- Bubbles the chimp and Ben the rat are two of Jackson's most famous pets, but he also befriended a ram called Mr Tibbs, a python called Crusher and Louiethe llama.
- An obsessed French Jackson superfan committed suicide in 1984 after his mother refused to allow him to undergo surgery to look like the star.
- In 1984, a U.S. library accused Jackson of owing it over $1 million in overdue book fines. Officials said they would scrap the fines if he returned the booksautographed.
- Jackson dedicated his 1997 Blood On The Dancefloor album to Sir Elton John.
- Jackson was a vegetarian.
- Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Jackson 5 on May 6, 1997. He was inducted as a solo artist on March 19, 2001.
- Jackson once dated Brooke Shields and Tatum O'Neal.
- Jackson had several media nicknames. They include The Gloved One, Wacko Jacko, Jacko, The King of Pop, and MJ. Close friends call him Smelly!
- Jackson's music video for Thriller was voted the greatest music video of all time in a recent Channel 4 (UK) poll.
- Jackson won an MTV Movie Award for Best Movie Song in 1994 for his song Will You Be There from the movie Free Willy.
- The Scream music video Jackson made with sister Janet is the most expensive promo ever made, costing more than $7 million.
- Jackson's double album HIStory is the biggest selling double album ever released in the U.S.
- Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor is the biggest selling re-mix album of all time.
- Jackson really was a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.
- Jackson's pre-concert ritual included drinking Ricola candy dissolved in hot water. He claims the beverage helps to keep his throat and his singing voiceclear.
- Jackson owned the patent for a stage shoe device that allows performers to lean forward and appear to defy gravity.
- Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana in 1958. The town is planning a tribute museum to the pop superstar.
- Movie star Macauley Culkin is godfather to Jackson's two eldest children, Paris and Prince Michael.
- Oliver! star Mark Lester is also godfather to Jackson's kids, and the pop superstar was godfather to the former child star's children.
- Macauley Culkin helped Jackson design the amusement park at his former Neverland Valley Ranch home in California.
- Lisa Marie Presley's former brother-in-law and his wife were the witnesses at her Dominican Republic wedding to Jackson in 1994.
- Jackson shares the record for the most Grammy Awards won in one year with Carlos Santana and Norah Jones - they each won eight.
- Jackson co-wrote charity anthem We Are The World with Lionel Richie.
- Jackson was godfather to Nicole Richie, Bee Gees star Barry Gibb's son Michael.
- Jackson and brother Tito were best men at Liza Minnelli and David Gest's wedding.
- Jackson's performance during the 1993 SuperBowl half-time show drew the largest TV audience in American history.
- The directors of Jackson's videos have included Martin Scorsese, John Singleton and John Landis.
- In 1999 Jackson paid $1.5 million for the 1939 Best Picture Oscar, which was presented to producer David O. Selznick for Gone With The Wind.
- Jackson appeared on a postage stamp in the Virgin Islands in the mid-1980s after locals voted him the superstar they'd most like to honor.
- An extensive 1997 survey declared Jackson was the Most Famous Person in the World.
- Jackson helped plan neighbor Gregory Peck's funeral.
- Jackson once described close friend Elizabeth Taylor as "a warm cuddly blanket that I love to snuggle up to and cover myself with".
- Jackson provided a voiceover on The Simpsons - but it remained a secret for 12 years. He voiced a character in a mental institution in the Stark Raving Dadepisode, which aired in 1991, but, because of a contractual problem, Jackson had to be credited as John Jay Smith. His contribution to the classic cartoonseries remained a rumor among fans until The Simpsons creator Matt Groening.confirmed it really was Jackson when the episode was released on DVD in 2003.
- Jackson shares the same birthday as U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Other celebrities who share Jackson's birthday includemoviemakers Sir Richard Attenborough and William Friedkin, and actresses Rebecca DeMornay and Carla Gugino.
- Jackson's comeback plans were scuppered by an online poll a year ago - before he announced plans to take over the 02 Arena in London for 50 shows - 71per cent of 59,000 people voting on website PopEater.com answered `Not a chance' to the question 'Can the King of Pop make a comeback?'
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you do understand da quam people had though.....thriller and Bad were 3-4 years apart and son completely turned from a cool black dude to a whitedude...Originally Posted by PaidNHalf
To all of you with the race jokes, it is obvious he was suffering from his skin diseases from a young age...
i ain't question it back when i was lil too cuz his sista letoya was lookin exactly like him....
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MJ making $$$ today
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PaidNHalf - I admit, I bought the whole story that he did skin bleaching. But maybe I am believing now it could have been that he sufferedsuch a bad case of vitiligo, that he just reverted to bleaching his whole skin. His friend Deepak Chopra is saying on CNN that Michael also suffered fromLupus.
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You forget +!%% like this even happened:
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Originally Posted by spsfinest212
my reaction exactly. he's the best to ever do anything in music and dance.Originally Posted by PleaseSayTheBaby23
i never got how michael did that smooth criminal lean?
There were hooks on the floor and on his shoes. He would have the choreaography set so he would step precisely into the hooks and do the lean with his dancers,then go into another dance move pretty seemlessly. His shows were very detail-oriented.
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wow.... most NTers are too young to know who are in this video.... its serious!Originally Posted by nyzMaGiciAn
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At the Apollo right night! Harlem is going in!
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he used special shoes.. he actually filed a patent for them:Originally Posted by PleaseSayTheBaby23
i never got how michael did that smooth criminal lean?
