Review: Making Michael Inside The Career of Michael Jackson

These days, there are books about Michael that talk about all kinds of things about him: his personal life, his money, his impact, the false allegations, his music. However, there are a few books that focused on what made Michael the legend that he became and at times, those books are not widely used when describing Michael's impact. Making Michael Inside the Career of Michael Jackson by Mike Smallcombe is a rare book that not only focuses on the music but his impact, the promotion, his mindset and his genius. However, as I continue to read the book, I started to realize that this book was like so many books on Michael: a disappointment. The book, towards the later parts of his life, starts to become tabloid and facts about what Michael was really going through with Sony Music, AEG and his finances was not something the author wanted to discuss. 

Great cover but the book not so much. 

The AEG Trial: The Good, The Bad and The Uncalled For Verdict

When the Jacksons vs. AEG Wrongful Death Trial began in early April, I was ready to follow the trial and the updates in regards to the trial. During the jury selection process, the judge presiding the case, Judge Yvette Palazuelos, made the decision not to televised the trial. In order for anyone to know the updates of the trial, they would have to follow certain members of the media on facebook and twitter who were reporting the trial or read court transcripts. As the trial went on to its course, I started to know what Michael really went through at the hands of AEG. Then, on October 3rd, 2013, a verdict was reached and AEG won. This blog post will get into my feelings about the trial and why I decided to stop following the trial. 

Michael at the age of 12. Awww. 

Random Thoughts Part 1

I am starting a new feature on this blog called "Random Thoughts" where I comment about things that do not have a specific topic. For example, I will discuss about a certain gossip columnist even though there is no topic or post that I am doing on gossip columnists. The thoughts are random because there is no common ground into what I am talking about. In other words, the topics that I am commenting on do not relate to one specific theme. I will be doing this feature from time to time. 

The Jacksons Fight Back Part 3

The family drama continues to unwind. It seems like every day there is a new story and more drama in the family. Everyone has an opinion about the latest issue in the Jackson family. 

http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20615235,00.html

There are people who feel that the Jacksons are in it for the money and others, like myself, believe that this more about what was stated in the letter and less about the Jacksons wanting money. There is no evidence that proves that any of the living Jackson siblings want Michael's money. The media and the Michael Jackson Estate are spinning the story to make it look as though that is the case and using Michael's children, Prince and Paris, to "prove" their "point" that the Jacksons want Michael's stake in the invalid will. This entry will break down the situation and why I feel it is never a good idea to believe anything coming from the corrupt, evil and manipulative media. 

The Truth About Scott Thorson, a Liar

Nearly two weeks ago, the tabloid show Entertainment Tonight did a interview with a man name Scott Thorson. This fool told the show that he had a “gay” affair with Michael. Scott Thorson is the former lover of the entertainer, Liberace. He wrote a book about his time with Liberace that is now a movie that will air on either HBO or Showtime sometime this year. Thorson is a ridiculous person and twisted human being. In 2004, this man went to the tabloid the National Enquirer telling them the same story. A former promotional man, who I mentioned on this blog before (read the Jermaine book review here) came forward to heavily deny Thorson’s claims. There are people who have denied the claims from Thorson, but I am going to post the exact denial the promotional guy stated towards the end of this entry. 

The Friends, Hanger Ons and the Ones Undecided

Since Michael’s murder in 2009, a lot of people who knew him were coming forward talking about their memories with Michael and offer some insight into the mind of this great human being. However, what comes with the death of a world legend is the reality of people coming forward stating claims about Michael that are not true. Most of these people that knew Michael, whether it be for 20 minutes or over 30 years, were his friends. There were some friends of Michael that honored him correctly and respectfully. Even though these friends have other things to do, when they are asked about Michael, it is always about the man and the friendship they had with the man. Other “friends” of his who have come forward to talk about Michael have decided to trash, make false claims of paternity, question his manhood, was vocal on his state of mind and the rumors of drug use. There were friends of his that cared about him but often did or stated things about him that were inappropriate, wrong and downright disrespectful.

This entry will explore what these people, some who have called themselves “friends” of Michael, have done to tell the world about their time with Michael. There will be three categories of this entry: Friends, Hanger Ons and Undecided. I did not include all of his friends because some will be mentioned in an upcoming entry. Let me break it down what I mean by each category:

Friends: are people that were good to Michael throughout his life. Instead of judging him because of his choices, they helped him. Instead of making fun of him, they felt the need to feel compassion for him. Instead of going to the media and making a “fool” out of him, they state what they have to state and moved on.

Hanger Ons: are people who claimed to be friends with Michael but never really shown evidence that they actually cared about him. These people go on social networking sites like facebook and twitter and tell fables about him. These people are paid by the tabloids to create lies about him. These people put Michael into crazy situations just so Michael can state things that do more harm than good. Even after Michael has passed away, these people are still making a “name” for themselves because of their association with Michael.

Undecided: are people who are probably friends with Michael but I am not sure about their loyalty. These people stated things about him after his death that would make me question their mindset when they stated those things. 

You Are Not Alone Michael: Through A Brother’s Eyes (Review)

Disclaimer: The opinions from this review are strictly my opinions and does not represent the opinions of the Michael Jackson fan community, the Jackson family, the Michael Jackson Estate or anyone that ever knew Michael Jackson.

When I first heard that Jermaine Jackson, the brother of the late, great Michael Jackson, was going to (seriously) do a book, I was excited. I thought that his book would be about his life and how certain things in his life happened to him. When I read the press release for the book, I was disappointed. I was wondering why Jermaine would want to write a book on his brother. What could he possibly tell the public what we already know? At that time, I was an MJ fan who was sympathetic with the Jackson family so I tend to defend, in a way, their every move.

The cover of Jermaine's book. 

Revelations and Realizations

This week, I was told that two blogs on my blogroll were Sony supported blogs. I am not going to get into the details on how I was told and who told me. That is not important. What is important is that I do not want my blog to be associated with anything that is pro-Sony and pro- MJ Estate. I am not going to mention what blogs that are in question, I am just going to delete the blogs this weekend. I want people to read my blog and know that it is coming from a true fan and not a paid Sony plant that is told to blog about certain things just to distract the fans from the bigger picture.