Pics of rare 1979/80 interview

[mj_brainiac]

These are pictures I took with my brother's phone. I've had this clip for about 5 years now and I'm in the process of putting it on DVD from VHS

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s278/jay8wonder/082308220721-1.jpg

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s278/jay8wonder/082308220625-3.jpg


UPDATE: It's now uploaded to youtube

[wannabestartinsomthin21]

Really? That's awesome. Can you say how long it is? I'd love to see it.

[mj_brainiac]

It's about 6 minutes. He talks about how education is important, Africa, his mother wanting to be a nurse when she was younger, and how he dislikes hospitals

[wannabestartinsomthin21]

Wow, that's cool. I've never seen it. Are you planning on uploading it at all?

[mj_brainiac]

yes I am, I have to put it on DVD first and then do it from there.

[Glanni]

wow thanx a lot, cant wait!!

[mj_brainiac]

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s278/jay8wonder/082308220648-1.jpg

[benscarr]

WOW VERY RARE !!! ............ I can't wait to see this interview. Even the two stills look awesome.

[xrisx]

I've never seen this,that's so cool that you have this :)

[wannabestartinsomthin21]

Wow, thank you so much mj_braniac. It's really appreciated. Can't wait to see it.

[MJFanForeverAndEver]

I've never seen this interview.:clapping:

[lilsusie]

OMMGGG.. I can't wait to see it!! that's rare! thank you. :)

[Ágnes]

wow thx, interesting:)
Is Michael wearing yellow shirt in the video?

[lilsusie]

People often refer to Michael as childlike. I disagree. He is, however, unusually in touch with the child inside him, full of wonderment and a positive outlook on life... What I’m trying to say is that Michael’s perspective is unusually pure, which leads others to misinterpret some of the things he does… Michael becomes emotional over any form of human suffering. The sight of a starving African child on TV moves him to tears...

hi wannabestartinsomethin21,
Where was this quote from?

[TialovesMJ]

Thanks...can't wait to see it!!:D

[wannabestartinsomthin21]

hi wannabestartinsomethin21,
Where was this quote from?

It's from La Toya's book.

[summer]

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s278/jay8wonder/082308220648-1.jpg


And they say he has completely changed himself and has had so much plastic surgery.....LOOK at the picture above...and take a GOOD look!! Add straight hair and 30 years in age. Is the change really THAT big? Because I can't see it....He looks just as beautiful now as he was before...and I just DO NOT GET IT why people can't see that and keep calling him names! :banghead:

[MJsPYT1]

OOOOOOOOOOOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How exciting! Thanks sooo much in advance! You're great! I really want to see this given the fact that he did so little interviews around this time!!!!!

*EXCITED*

[WritergirlAD]

ooh, I can't wait to see it! thanks so much for taking the time to upload it

[lilsusie]

It's from La Toya's book.
i c.
thanks :)

[mjtributepage]

i cant wait to see this i have lot of ol dinterviews this isn t the one for his 21 th bday is it????

[Cinnamon234]

Sounds good, can't wait to see it! Thx for posting

[SIDEWALK]

Finally, something interesting in the MJ World!

thank you!

[Datsymay]

And they say he has completely changed himself and has had so much plastic surgery.....LOOK at the picture above...and take a GOOD look!! Add straight hair and 30 years in age. Is the change really THAT big? Because I can't see it....He looks just as beautiful now as he was before...and I just DO NOT GET IT why people can't see that and keep calling him names! :banghead:

:clapping::clapping::clapping:...

[SHOCK]

Yes indeed, that one's really rare.

[mjroxworld]

That interview took place the same day as AllForMJ's meeting with Michael. She was there...

[xrisx]

I hope the video is still gonna be uploaded :)

[benscarr]

I've been waiting for months for this video to be uploaded.

[sophia_louise]

wooww i cant waiiittt to see it!!!!!!!!! thanks alot man!

[StarTrader]

Come on jaybrainiac!

[mj_brainiac]

Come on jaybrainiac!
BJ at KOP is gonna do it for me:dancin:

I have the tape packaged and ready to send

We'll hopefully have it on Youtube by the the second week of February:cheers:

[SuperMJFan]

we all waiting to see that , thanks for the photoes

[Girlygirl]

BJ at KOP is gonna do it for me:dancin:

I have the tape packaged and ready to send

We'll hopefully have it on Youtube by the the second week of February:cheers:

Thanks, mj_brainiac! I can't wait to see it! :wild:

:clapping:

[AllForMJ]

mj_brainiac aka jay8wonder, I am soooo looking forward to seeing your video on Youtube! This is off the hook! It's really exciting to see that you have this! As mjroxworld mentioned on the previous page, I actually met MJ the day he did this interview. What you have on tape is from 1979 when he was in the Oakland, California promoting "Off The Wall."

Because of you sharing your hidden treasure, everyone gets to see some of what he did that day! I saw him go to three places back to back, but I had no idea he also went to Soulbeat to do a television interview until you posted your pictures over at the KOP board.

Wow!! Mike was really making his rounds! He is like the energizer bunny when he's working on his checklist! LOL

Seeing him promoting his groundbreaking solo album was the highlight of my teen years.

Wishing you much success uploading your video. :flowers:

[mj_brainiac]

mj_brainiac aka jay8wonder, I am soooo looking forward to seeing your video on Youtube! This is off the hook! It's really exciting to see that you have this! As mjroxworld mentioned on the previous page, I actually met MJ the day he did this interview. What you have on tape is from 1979 when he was in the Oakland, California promoting "Off The Wall."

Because of you sharing your hidden treasure, everyone gets to see some of what he did that day! I saw him go to three places back to back, but I had no idea he also went to Soulbeat to do a television interview until you posted your pictures over at the KOP board.

Wow!! Mike was really making his rounds! He is like the energizer bunny when he's working on his checklist! LOL

Seeing him promoting his groundbreaking solo album was the highlight of my teen years.

Wishing you much success uploading your video. :flowers:
Where did Michael go that day. there's was a special from 1984 that showed Michael in a club singing in front of alot of people, but I don't think I have it anymore (it's at my old high school and I'm going over there to see if it's still located there this week)

I was smart enough to copy the Soulbeat interview on another tape and that's the one I'm going to upload

Do you have any footage from that time? I constantly looking on Craigslist for someone from the Bay Area who are selling old MJ tapes because someone else may have it

I wonder if the owners of Soulbeat still have the footage...

[MJsPYT1]

As mjroxworld mentioned on the previous page, I actually met MJ the day he did this interview. What you have on tape is from 1979 when he was in the Oakland, California promoting "Off The Wall."

:flowers:


:bugeyed How LUCKY!!!!!!!!!

[Janey]

And they say he has completely changed himself and has had so much plastic surgery.....LOOK at the picture above...and take a GOOD look!! Add straight hair and 30 years in age. Is the change really THAT big? Because I can't see it....He looks just as beautiful now as he was before...and I just DO NOT GET IT why people can't see that and keep calling him names! :banghead:

:clapping::clapping:I know exactly what your saying, I can't see it either and I just don't get it.

Thanks for the pics, and looking forward to the You Tube link

[AllForMJ]

Where did Michael go that day. there's was a special from 1984 that showed Michael in a club singing in front of alot of people, but I don't think I have it anymore (it's at my old high school and I'm going over there to see if it's still located there this week)

I was smart enough to copy the Soulbeat interview on another tape and that's the one I'm going to upload

Do you have any footage from that time? I constantly looking on Craigslist for someone from the Bay Area who are selling old MJ tapes because someone else may have it

I wonder if the owners of Soulbeat still have the footage...
The record store where he did the autograph signing was in Berkeley. It was a very popular one. You could find almost any kind of music in there. It had an upstairs and downstairs section. They had MJ signing upstairs near the main entrance.

The teen club that he went to in downtown Oakland was the most popular teen club in town. It was packed every single weekend. It had a very large dance floor and a cool sound system!

The radio station that he went to was one of the favorites. It played all the latest music. It stayed up on everything that was out!

And because you've posted pictures showing him at Soulbeat, I'm now seeing that he went there too! Soulbeat was the station that everyone tuned in to, to watch music videos back in the day. It was the only station that was doing that at the time. We kept our televisions on Soulbeat!

Mike went to ALL the right places. :D

We didn't have a camcorder with us, so I don't have footage. Sorry. My cousin had her camera and took pictures, but that girl is not going to let go of them for me or anyone else! She is hoarding those photos! LOL

It seems like Soulbeat would still have the footage. It should be a major keepsake.

It is such a small world. Thank you so much for posting your pictures online!

Hey, mj_brainiac, can I ask you a favor? Would you mind looking at your tape of the interview to see if you can figure out if he did the interview early in the morning or later in the afternoon? Also, when you looked at the tape of him singing in the club, was he wearing the same clothes? I'm wondering if it's the performance that he did that day.

[mj_brainiac]

Yeah, he's wearing the same clothes. At the very end of the clip, you briefly see him at the club signing autographs. I had another tape from CBS Evening News from 1984 where they show him getting off the plane at Oakland Airport and singing at the club. I think I recorded it on another tape so I'll be looking around tomorrow too see. The original tape I had had the Soulbeat interview AND the CBS segment.

If I recall, I had recorded it on another tape just in case :lol: so I gotta look at my old MJ VHS tapes to make sure. If I didn't, I'll have to email my old HS teacher because I left the tape at my high school and he could look around for me

[mjsgirl4eva]

cool pics

[Michaelismagic]

thanx alot for pix do u have the interview for downloading?

[AllForMJ]

Yeah, he's wearing the same clothes. At the very end of the clip, you briefly see him at the club signing autographs. I had another tape from CBS Evening News from 1984 where they show him getting off the plane at Oakland Airport and singing at the club. I think I recorded it on another tape so I'll be looking around tomorrow too see. The original tape I had had the Soulbeat interview AND the CBS segment.

If I recall, I had recorded it on another tape just in case :lol: so I gotta look at my old MJ VHS tapes to make sure. If I didn't, I'll have to email my old HS teacher because I left the tape at my high school and he could look around for me
Cool! Yep, you've lucked out, mj_brainiac! That's the day MJ came to the Bay Area to promote "Off The Wall." That club that he did his performance in was called "The New Age" and it was located in downtown Oakland. You have footage of a day that he was out promoting his first major solo album!

You go, mj_brainiac!

*HIGH FIVE*

:D :flowers:

[mj_brainiac]

Cool! Yep, sounds like you've luck out, mj_brainiac! That's the day MJ came to the Bay Area to promote "Off The Wall." That club that he is sining in was called "The New Age" and it was located in Oakland. You have footage of when he was out promoting his first major solo album!

You go, mj_brainiac!

*HIGH FIVE*

:D :flowers:
I'm sure Soulbeat has it and more footage in their archives. Do you think I should try and contact them?

This is the email address to the programming manager.
programming@soulbeattv.com (programming@soulbeattv.com)

I'm terrible at inquiries so maybe you could help me out, AllForMJ:cheeky:

[AllForMJ]

I'm sure Soulbeat has it and more footage in their archives. Do you think I should try and contact them?

This is the email address to the programming manager.
programming@soulbeattv.com (programming@soulbeattv.com)

I'm terrible at inquiries so maybe you could help me out, AllForMJ:cheeky:
There's a good chance that they do have footage if the interview was kept at their studio and not at the owner's house. The person that started SoulBeat was Chuck Johnson. He used to live in the Oakland Hills and was living there the day that the huge wild fire swept through and destroyed over 3,000 homes in 1991. I think his home was one of the homes that was destroyed. If he stored the footage of the interview at his home for safe keeping and was unable to get it out in time, it may be gone. Also, FYI, Chucked passed away from bad health years after the fire, so someone else will have to look for the footage.

If Soulbeat's copy of the interview is gone, they may want to see your copy and if so, it's best to not give them your original. It's probably best to show them a copy of a copy. If many of their new people do not know that MJ visited them back in '79 they may get very excited and want to keep it.

[mj_brainiac]

There's a good chance that they do have footage if the interview was kept at their studio and not at the owner's house. The person that started SoulBeat was Chuck Johnson. He used to live in the Oakland Hills and was living there the day that the huge wild fire swept through and destroyed over 3,000 homes in 1991. I think his home was one of the homes that was destroyed. If he stored the footage of the interview at his home for safe keeping and was unable to get it out in time, it may be gone. Also, FYI, Chucked passed away from bad health years after the fire, so someone else will have to look for the footage.

If Soulbeat's copy of the interview is gone, they may want to see your copy and if so, it's best to not give them your original. It's probably best to show them a copy of a copy. If many of their new people do not know that MJ visited them back in '79 they may get very excited and want to keep it.
You're absolutely right. I thought Chuck passed away in 2003, right? The fire must've resulted in alot of damage to his health

I really don't know what to say in the email so I have to kinda recite what I'm going to say :lol:

[mj_brainiac]

I'll be uploading it really soon! I sent it to my friend and he'll send me the file

[StephluvsMJ]

^ awesome! can't wait :wild:

[Girlygirl]

I'll be uploading it really soon! I sent it to my friend and he'll send me the file

That's great...looking forward to it :clapping:

[mj_brainiac]

Here it is!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB1gOyvGfJk</EMBED>

[MJsJelly]

thanks so cool

[Girlygirl]

Here it is!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB1gOyvGfJk

OMG thank you so much!! :woohoo:

[raisa]

thanks a lot!!!!!

This is so rare!

[xrisx]

Thank you soo much! That was definitly worth the wait :)

[StephluvsMJ]

Thanks so much mj_braniac!

[mj_brainiac]

I may add a watermark to it

[beccalovesmj]

Thank you!! Thank you thank you thank yoooooo THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its awesome :D

[mj_brainiac]

I'm talking to some people who may have more footage from this visit

[Seeress]

I commented on YouTube, but I'll comment here on too - thanks so for much posting! It's wonderful to find rare footage of MJ =).

[AllForMJ]

I'm talking to some people who may have more footage from this visit
Congrats, mj_brainiac!! And thank you SO much!!

This is SO COOL!!!! OMG!! :wild: And you got footage of him standing up and showing him from the back!!! See?!! The back of his vest is SATIN!!! I saw it when he walked to the limo!! OMG!!! LOL

Before that, each time I saw him, he was sitting down and I was in front of him. I got the color of his pants mixed up with the vest, but I got the color brown in there!! Oh my GOODNESS!! lol Not too bad for a woman in her forties looking back to when she was sixteen and scoping out Michael Jackson, huh?!! LOL :) Mike just has that type of affect on ya! Once you meet him, that moment in time stays with you.
:wub:

Hey brainiac, guess what?!!!! I called my friend that also met MJ that day!! She's the one that kissed him during the autograph signing. She is also the one that he had someone come back to Oakland to find for him. He had the guy bring her to Havenhurst!!!

I emailed her the link to your video so she could go and look at it!! She is sooooo excited, mj_brainiac!!! THIS IS SO COOL!!!

Thank you SO MUCH!! OMG!! lol Be still my heart!!! :lol:

I caught my friend just when she was about to go to sleep, but she was AMPED once I told her!! LOL

Thank God for the human mind and that beautiful thing called memory!!
:lol:


One last thing, remember I described to you guys what he was wearing that day? I told you he was wearing black pants, a black pull-over turtle neck shirt, black boots that came to his ankles that zipped up, and a brown vest that was satin in the back and tapestry in the front. He had just gotten his jeri curl that year.
22-01-2008, 06:57 PM #548


Yep!! He was out promoting "Off The Wall!"

[mj_brainiac]

Congrats, mj_brainiac!! And thank you SO much!!

This is SO COOL!!!! OMG!! :wild: And you got footage of him standing up and showing him from the back!!! See?!! The back of his vest is SATIN!!! I saw it when he walked to the limo!! OMG!!! LOL

Before that, each time I saw him, he was sitting down and I was in front of him. I got the color of his pants mixed up with the vest, but I got the color brown in there!! Oh my GOODNESS!! lol Not too bad for a woman in her forties looking back to when she was sixteen and scoping out Michael Jackson, huh?!! LOL :) Mike just has that type of affect on ya! Once you meet him, that moment in time stays with you.
:wub:

Hey brainiac, guess what?!!!! I called my friend that also met MJ that day!! She's the one that kissed him during the autograph signing. She is also the one that he had someone come back to Oakland to find for him. He had the guy bring her to Havenhurst!!!

I emailed her the link to your video so she could go and look at it!! She is sooooo excited, mj_brainiac!!! THIS IS SO COOL!!!

Thank you SO MUCH!! OMG!! lol Be still my heart!!! :lol:

I caught my friend just when she was about to go to sleep, but she was AMPED once I told her!! LOL

Thank God for the human mind and that beautiful thing called memory!!
:lol:


22-01-2008, 06:57 PM #548


Yep!! He was out promoting "Off The Wall!"
WOW! What was your friend's experience at Hayvenhurst like? How long did she stay?

[SIDEWALK]

This is so old skool!! :)

thanks

[AllForMJ]

WOW! What was your friend's experience at Hayvenhurst like? How long did she stay?
Well, when you've been invited to the home of the Jacksons, it's GOT to be off the hook!! lol It seems like she was there for a while! She's even spent time hanging out with LaToya who she said is really nice!

Some years later, my friend became a music exec. Although the Jacksons were not directly involved in her joining the music industry, she did say that she was inspired by what they do.

She's done some pretty major things too! Her work has touched the world!
:yes:

Thanks again, brainiac! You're a gem! This was REALLY fun!! Thanks for the trip back in time and for letting me see MJ!! It's like I can see him walking passed and sitting in front of me all over again! *Hugs*

Hey, you wanna hear something funny? MJ had an up close and personal encounter with two different girls, at two different times, in two different ways, within the same day and it juuuuust happens that the two girls knew each other! Now, we're both grown women and we're still acting giddy!! LOL

[benscarr]

Thanks for uploading this amazing footage of Michael !

[mj_brainiac]

Well, when you've been invited to the home of the Jacksons, it's GOT to be off the hook!! lol It seems like she was there for a while! She's even spent time hanging out with LaToya who she said is really nice!

Some years later, my friend became a music exec. Although the Jacksons were not directly involved in her joining the music industry, she did say that she was inspired by what they do.

She's done some pretty major things too! Her work has touched the world!
:yes:

Thanks again, brainiac! You're a gem! This was REALLY fun!! Thanks for the trip back in time and for letting me see MJ!! It's like I can see him walking passed and sitting in front of me all over again! *Hugs*

Hey, you wanna hear something funny? MJ had an up close and personal encounter with two different girls, at two different times, in two different ways, within the same day and it juuuuust happens that the two girls knew each other! Now, we're both grown women and we're still acting giddy!! LOL

WOW!:D

what was her encounter with Michael at the house like?

sorry for all the questions but I'm really interested :lol:

[AllForMJ]

WOW!:D

what was her encounter with Michael at the house like?

sorry for all the questions but I'm really interested :lol:
I don't get all up in the women's business like that!! LOL

PLUS, if she did have anything to tell, she wasn't going to! You know Mike's ladies don't break the code of silence!!
:lol:

Shoot, the different people that are currently working on his new album with him won't even break the code of silence!!
:lol:

[mj_brainiac]

I don't get all up in the women's business like that!! LOL

PLUS, if she did have anything to tell, she wasn't going to! You know Mike's ladies don't break the code of silence!!
:lol:

Shoot, the different people that are currently working on his new album with him won't even break the code of silence!!
:lol:
true:rofl:

AllForMJ, It seems other people have more footage of this visit, at least 3 people have told me on Youtube that they have more

[AllForMJ]

Really?!! Cool!!

[AllForMJ]

true:rofl:

AllForMJ, It seems other people have more footage of this visit, at least 3 people have told me on Youtube that they have more
Hi mj_brainiac. My friend had a chance to watch your video. She said it is great and fun to watch!

:flowers:

[bowen9999]

Thanks for uploading this.

[mj_brainiac]

I'm on the search to find more footage from this period

AllForMJ, let your friend know I'm nosy and I want to know all about her trip! :lol:

[danny_yo18]

This is so amazing!!

Is the DVD still going on?? Could you share it with us?

Thank you