Remembering Michael Jackson: You will be loved beyond now and forever

[Guest pandoras0nymph]

I saw that, it was insane.

Travis Payne stopped by NYC and talked about it, he said MJ's music actually creates peace between the dangerous inmates.

yes, they got known by dancing mj's thriller... he's just amazing.. his music tranformed the lives of the inmates.

[LucasBunny]

Did anyone watch the grammys???

TBH I only watched the part for the MJ tribute which was very heartfelt and beautiful.

But Prince and Paris stole the show, very smart and beautiful kids....omg Prince talks just like Michael

Now haters can shut the john tesh up.

[LucasBunny]

Bump!!!

Lol he's so cute

Jheri Curl/Mullet FTW!!

his babies

[LucasBunny]

Bump!!

More sexiness

what a face

I miss u!!!!

[scribbles*]

Okay, honestly, I'm still so confused about what happened with Uri Gellar and Bashir (who I hate) exactly and whether or not he was a 'real friend' to MJ or not (which everybody speculates on all of MJ's friends anyway), and I don't know enough about him to know if he was a fake person/reporter, but I just felt like posting this article he wrote because I happened to come across it while being online + bummed out, and the talk about Michael and how he cared so much about his fans and their gifts made me <3 Even though so many people are using MJ right now to write heartwarming articles to gain light for themselves, I believe that the things they write that MJ did as a sweet person (even if theyre using em for their articles benefits) were all true anyway. Cus I can totally just imagine him hugging his gifts and wanting to build a museum for all the gifs he receieved. (lol, you'll understand if you read on)

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My friend Michael Jackson - Uri Geller

2009-07-04 3:45

When the news came through that Michael Jackson had died, I simply did not believe it — even though I have been warning for years that the appalling crises that rocked his life were causing him unimaginable stress.

He was a gentle, vulnerable man, who shied away from every confrontation and was prey to a succession of bullies and manipulators who cared nothing for the man or his music, only for his millions. It was inevitable that he would be driven into debt: as a businessman, he was unable to tell the dolphins from the sharks.

They say that when a shark strikes, you can lose a limb without feeling a twinge. All the predators that circled Michael down the years took a bite from him, and I knew he could not endure it forever.

After the financial maelstrom and the global frenzy surrounding his court case, Michael’s decision to stage a comeback was the right one — but he should never have contemplated doing so many shows.

One would have been enough. Instead, he allowed himself to be persuaded into an extravaganza that even Elton John or Madonna would struggle to pull off. For Michael, with his health in tatters, and after so many years away from live performance, it must have been a terrifying, nightmare prospect.

His sanity had been buffeted. There were rumours of skin cancer and drug dependency. But in the end it was his heart that gave out. I should not have been shocked — but I was, so appalled at the news that I slammed the phone down on the first journalist after calling him a hoaxer.

The succession of calls that followed left me in no doubt. As all the news agencies, Fleet Street papers and TV stations started to demand instant quotes and tributes, all three of our house phones and the mobile were ringing simultaneously.

All through the night, I felt numb. It wasn’t until the morning, when I had already gone more than 24 hours without sleep, that the real grief kicked in. As I talked to Carla Romano on GMTV by live satellite link, I was on the verge of breaking down in tears.

What I remembered most vividly was Michael’s devotion to his fans. He drew on their love for strength, and his gratitude for their overwhelming affection was bottomless.

I remember watching him in a New York hotel room, searching through every drawer and cupboard before he checked out. “Have you lost your passport?” I joked.

“I don’t want to leave any gifts behind,” he told me earnestly. He took a soft toy from a paper bag that a fan had decorated with hearts, and clutched it to his chest in a gesture that had become familiar to me — Michael hugged every gift he was given, as though he wanted to absorb the loving energies into his heart.

“Everything I was ever given, I’ve kept it,” he said. “I treasure them all. It’s the truth — I have packets of M&Ms from 30 years ago, when I was a kid. Some day, I’ll build a museum for it all.”

For such a loving man, one of the biggest strains of all was being separated from his children. When he flew to England to visit Exeter football club with me and David Blaine, I knew he desperately wanted to bring his children, Prince, Paris and Blanket. And he could not: he knew the paparazzi would have rioted to get pictures of him with his sons and daughter.

I believe Michael envied what John Lennon did when Sean was born — he wanted to drop out of the showbiz firmament and become a fulltime Dad. But Michael was a bigger star even than the Beatles, and it was impossible for him to become ordinary, even for a day.

That caused him agonies of frustration. The loss of his own childhood wounded him deeply, but even more painful was to be ensnared in court cases and health battles when all he wanted to do was share their most precious years.

As the calls kept flooding in, and I gradually became hoarse from all the interviews, I was astounded at the reaction of the media. Many journalists seemed devastated to realise that such a symbol of our times had gone. Every music-loving reporter in London was hoping to cheer Michael on his comeback — now none of us will ever see him perform again.

For a decade, I have been accustomed to the hostility of the press, who have attacked Michael mercilessly for his eccentrities, his appearance and his friendships with adolescents.

Now, the controversy is ebbing away. Less than a day after his death, his legend is being redefined, in a positive light. It is his music which shines.

We will remember Michael Jackson for his heart-lifting songs, for his breath-taking dance moves, for his achingly poignant lyrics, for his magnetic, mesmeric charisma.

We will remember how he could draw love from millions of fans and turn that into pure music energy. We will remember him as an icon, an idol and a unique phenomenon. Most of all we will remember him as the greatest Prince of Pop the planet has ever seen.

Michael Jackson had a probing mind, and many times we talked about life after death. Once we discussed Albert Einstein and his theory of relativity, which states that energy cannot be destroyed. My friend has died but he is a pure energy source now, and that will live forever.

I believe he is shining as brilliantly as ever, in another life, with Lennon, and Presley, and Sinatra, and a twinkling of other supernovas. He burned brighter than any of them.

original link with pictures: http://site.uri-geller.com/my_friend_michael_jackson_

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Miss you, MJ. <3

[LucasBunny]

^Hi Susie I'm glad you stopped by <3

*hugs*

I believe that Michael did those things <3 <3 because he really did appreciate his fans and people who were kind to him.

As for Uri Gellar, I have very very mixed feelings and I don't know what to think of him.

[scribbles*]

Okay so of course Kim Yuna winning gold medal made me on a Yuna high (congrats to Mao and Joannie who both did fantastically as well!) and while searching for her videos, I found MJ + Yuna On Ice! and had to spazz and post.

I don't konw if you guys saw these, but I just thought they were magnificent...as both MJ and Yuna are, and apparently Kim Yuna loves his music (as she and everybody who ever lived during + after his time should) and so my love for her went up an automatic like, infinity XD

Sigh, but in the end, I simply couldn't help but just miss him more.

2009 Ice All Stars (In Seoul, Korea) Part 2 Opening - Michael Jackson REMIX on ICE!

(ft. Kim Yuna, Adam Rippon, Michelle Kwan, and more!)

And another one

Young Kim Yuna at the 2005 Jr. World Ex skating to Michael Jackson's Ben

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QuzUDyhqWw

Hope you enjoyed! MJ <3

[LucasBunny]

:( :(

Today is March 5th.....the day he announced the "This Is It" tour you guys

....I still cannot believe he is gone :( :(

[Night Star]

^Dont worry ...put your heart at ease, he's ok. trust me. =)

btw , i've been meaning to ask , have you guys heard about the whole "Michael Jackson's band tribute and uknow" thing?

gosh ..am i the only one bothered by this?

[LucasBunny]

^Dont worry ...put your heart at ease, he's ok. trust me. =)

btw , i've been meaning to ask , have you guys heard about the whole "Michael Jackson's band tribute and uknow" thing?

gosh ..am i the only one bothered by this?

It's false information....well it's not approved by his estate

I'd advise Yunho to stay away from that mess.

[Night Star]

apparently is not ...there's even tv spots and all.

it just seems like another lame attempt to squizz money out Michael's name!

i mean , we already have "this is it" , honeslty i think is enough ,

cuz that even wasnt for commercial porpuses , the taping of the reherseals , was for Michael's private library

that whole band tribute , for some reason , seems low ....not honest

...i dont know ..i dont want to sound mean towards anyone but i feel like that....is like , the whole 25th WATW thing...ew.

[clockwatcher]

Well, now there's the $250million deal. A year ago, Sony wouldn't have signed that (I don't think Michael would have signed it either, though. Since he said he was retiring). How sad I feel for him. But I guess such is life.

[clockwatcher]

My dears, it's almost a year. 

[LucasBunny]

My dears, it's almost a year. 

Only a few more days

I am trying to block that day from my memory you have no idea because it was so bad.

I have not been active because the sadness started all over again.

[Guest angelixers]

Almost a year. Sigh. * clears throat* I wanna be, I wanna be, oooohh!! Na, na, yeah, yeah.

[Guest crashandburn]

Wow its going to be a year tomorrow and yet I can clearly remember where I was when I heard the news.

Michael, you were taken from us way too soon.

[TVBuddy]

one more day.............;(

[LucasBunny]

It's 12:05 am here in NYC

.........i wish this didnt have to be such a sad day

OMG Michael......

[Guest Crablyn]

I swear it doesn't feel like a year at all. More like a month.

[Guest Char27]

I Miss you Michael,

where ever you are.. i want you to know that we love you and miss you so very much

Love

Char27