TinnyandOdd
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^^"Squalid conditions"? Are they talking about that gorgeous mansion on Carrollwood? Another trash book-hope nobody buys it.
Thanks for the 33 pages.
83 seconds. That's how long I scanned before exiting. (Actually, I think it was a lot less than that, but who's counting)
The Genius of Michael Jackson By Steve Knopper - Rolling Stone uke: Enough said
The Genius of Michael Jackson By Steve Knopper - Rolling Stone uke: Enough said
The Genius of Michael Jackson By Steve Knopper - Rolling Stone uke: Enough said
Kerry Anderson - He said his parents are getting older and he didn't realize how much work it would require, so those personal issues have taken priority. He does want to get the book out, but as his original plan was to have it out on Vindication Day, I wouldn't expect it for awhile.
Rumour has it that TMezz is writing a book - TMez confirmed he's working on a book and (I believe) said it was almost complete but that it won't likely come out for either a year or 2 (though I'm pretty sure he said 2?)
Both Kerry and Tom were on King Jordan for the MJ Birthday Bash and talked briefly about their books along with some other great info. if anyone wants to check it out. Jordan is difficult to listen to, but there's always some new info. that pops up when he has guests such as Tom and Kerry as they're on fairly often. Mark Garcia, Geraldine Hughes, and Ola Ray were also on, though, listening to Ola Ray was ... :doh:
Nope. It was pretty painful to listen to. She sort of touched on their "relationship", why she's been away for 20 years (...), premiered a song (because she's a singer now and putting out music), and of course, the Thriller heyday soundbites. To be kind, it was not ... my cup of tea ... For example, when Jordan asked her if she could say one thing to MJ now that he's gone, her answer was, "so when we hooking up *giggle giggle*" :doh:
TinnyandOdd;4108339 said:Well no effin' kidding. You know who else found him guilty? A court of law! SMH. This is exactly what is wrong with the world today. This should not be a "thrilling, page-turning account of the events." Someone died. They died! And they left 3 children behind? Do people not understand that? And God forbid someone puts out a book based on facts about Michael Jackson. Let the clouds part and sing hallelujah. Ugh. You know, as much as I don't want anything to do with this book, reading this review has given me a lot more respect for the authors because it seems like they are at least trying to tell a factual timeline of events to people who perhaps only followed the tabloids.
I got what you were saying, because I had the same exact reaction. I watched the entire trial, and the commentary and also unfortunately followed the tabloid versions before the trial-just trying to get at what happened. But I obviously didn't take any of the tabloid versions as gospel-mostly unnamed sources and "hearsay" was all they had.In my other statement I was referring to the reviewer's opinion that because the book was based on facts it made it boring and would have been a more interesting read had it been written with a bit more ... pizzaz (if you catch my drift.) I meant God forbid someone put a book out based solely on facts (especially this case as the media did run rampant with it) about Jackson because most of the books we do have are based on rumour and hearsay, and because this book wasn't, it received a semi negative (IMO) review.