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December 26 - 28, 2008: From LeslieMJHU site Shaffel's case dismissed and other news

Michael Jackson Mentionings for December 27, 2008:

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...12250318/1324?Title=Quick_hits__Music_of_note

2008 marked the 25th anniversary of many momentous events: The recording of Michael Jackson's "Thriller


http://www.tribune.com.ng/27122008/Personality.html


What led you to acting?
It was Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra I watched when I was six years old at the casino cinema with my father. He usually took me to the cinema and when he wasn’t free, the driver took me and my brothers there. While watching the movie, I told my daddy that I wanted to be like Liz Taylor. When I was in high school, I started doing school plays. I wasn’t in high school wondering what I wanted to do, I had known right from when I was six years old what I wanted to be and I was also inspired by Michael Jackson.

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_11319201
In the realm of hard-rocking cover bands providing a soundtrack for awkward dancing, the Berkshire bar scene offers some options as well. Local band Static brings its enormous repertoire of danceable cover tunes (from Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" to Ozzy Osborne's "I Don't Wanna Stop") to The Station Depot in Dalton. Meanwhile, locals Uncensored will rock it at Key West Lounge in North Adams. The jazzy combo Blue Root plays at Mission Bar and Tapas in Pittsfield.


http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.u...illers-pay/article-572244-detail/article.html

Musical superstars including the Rolling Stones, Tina Turner and Michael Jackson have all played the South Yorkshire venue. However, this particular attraction will not live long in the memory as a headline act.
 
tbh i dont think its a good thing that the schaffel case was dismissed, i maybe wrong but from reading presvious posts by leslie, it was mj that filed briefs about keeping it going.i think they were asking for some sort of real trial on certain posts of the case. i presume its those bits that have been dismissed. so it maybe the case now where mj will have to pay up. might be totally wrong though
 
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elusive moonwalker said:
tbh i dont think its a good thing that the schaffel case was dismissed, i maybe wrong but from reading presvious posts by leslie, it was mj that filing briefs about keeping it going.i think they were asking for some sort of real trial on certain posts of the case. i presume its those bits that have been dismissed. so it maybe the case now where mj will have to pay up. might be totally wrong though
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I was thinking pretty much the same thing too.....it was MJ's camp that had filed some briefs, so if any dismissal went down, I would think it pertains to MJ's side.
 
elusive moonwalker said:
tbh i dont think its a good thing that the schaffel case was dismissed, i maybe wrong but from reading presvious posts by leslie, it was mj that filing briefs about keeping it going.i think they were asking for some sort of real trial on certain posts of the case. i presume its those bits that have been dismissed. so it maybe the case now where mj will have to pay up. might be totally wrong though
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I didn't wanna say anything about that initially but yeah I thought the same.
 
And reassuring is that I feel relatively mature and stable compared to the one-time King of Pop.
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And unlike Michael, you are a nobody. Mike is no where near unstable and will never be the one time KOP. What is unstable is a nobody trashing someone for no damn reason and nobody cares if you are 50. So? You are just another nobody talking about a bunch of nothings.

Thanks for the news thread. Glad to see to see that the Marc Scahfell situation is closed.
 
Dorothy_Marie said:
From LeslieMJHU site Shaffel's case dismissed and other news:


http://lesliemjhu.blogspot.com/2008/12/schaffel-case-closed.html

2008. december 25.

Schaffel Case Closed


A dismissal order has been filed in the Schaffel vs. Jackson case on December 23, 2008.

One more case has gone.


http://lesliemjhu.blogspot.com/2008/12/michael-jacksons-licensing-issues.html
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Is there any more information released on this case? What lead to it being dismissed?
I can't really even remember what it was all about. :D
 
there was a hearing on this around the 23rd december. i presume mjs team didnt get what they wanted so either the judge dismissed their filings or they asked for it to be dismissed as it wasnt gonna get anywhere
 
i was gone for a few days and i think i missed a lot! :unsure:

what is this Shaffle case all about? what happened? Who sued who?
 
very old case long story. schaffel sued mj over money owed for work on i think the home movies and what more can i give mj counter sued schaffel as he had been writing himself cheques etc. do a search ther will bel oads of info on the site
 
rockstar said:
there is news about MJ looking for new home :yes: but i don't i should post it or not i just like to help out that's who i'm :yes: :)
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Umm isnt he already in a house?
That what some rumors been saying
 
Michael Jackson Mentionings for December 28, 2008:


http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=27920

This exhibition brings together a wide variety of works depicting pop music royalty, including Elvis Presley, the Velvet Underground, Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, Liza Minnelli, Grace Jones, Deborah Harry of Blondie, and Michael Jackson. Major Warhol silkscreen paintings, films and sound recordings, album covers, illustrations, and photographs inspired by music and the performing arts will provide a visual and aural score to Warhol’s extraordinary work and life. In addition, Warhol Live recreates some of the high points of the relationship between art and music, such as:

http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=98879&section=homepage


Michael Jackson, who gets a nickel every time somebody plays “Yesterday” or “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” will no doubt be amused to read “John Lennon: The Life.” It’s even possible that Lennon would, too; had he survived a deranged fan’s bullet in 1980, he’d be 68 and perhaps past the age of artifice



http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/lifestyles/leisure/article/S-FACE28_20081224-172509/161790/


CHRIS BROWN


R&B singer/dancer/actorwho is a native of Tappahannock,and currently lives in Montpelier
WHY YOU KNOW HIM: His smooth voice and elastic dance moves have led many to compare him to a young Michael Jackson.
WHAT'S NEW: Brown has just been crowned Artist of the Year by Billboard magazine. The prestigious title was bestowed on Brown after tallying album sales, digital downloads, radio airplay and Internet streams.
The 19-year-old triple threat had a trio of songs hit the top five on the Billboard charts this year -- "With You," "Forever" and "No Air," his duet with "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks that is also nominated for a Grammy Award. His current album, "Exclusive," has sold almost 2 million copies since its October 2007 release


http://www.sohood.com/crib/2008/12/28/singers-who-cant-sing-like-kanye-to-name-a-few/

CHRIS BROWN-There was a time when a certain type of entertainer was called a “song-and-dance man.” The description assumed that the entertainer actually knew how to sing and how to dance. Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Jackie Wilson, James Brown? All song-and-dance men. I’ll even give you Justin Timberlake. Chris Brown? Dance man. Definitely a dance man. Keep dancing, Chris.


http://www.pjstar.com/entertainment/x1864863724/A-thrilling-year

'Thriller' at the courthouse
Thirteen teens from the Peoria Ballet dressed up in ghoulish garb to do their own take on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on Halloween day on the Peoria Courthouse square. Two hundred people gathered to watch. Some willingly - others only with prodding from the dancers - joined in.
The Peoria Ballet's artistic director Erich Yetter was on hand, appropriately dressed in a black cape.
"It was kind of a turning point in culture as far as dancing," Yetter said of the 1983 hit. "A big dance number like that really caught people's imagination - young people's imagination. Dancing in a production with choreography with set steps to a beat was not only entertaining but fun to actually do and watch."


http://uk.popsugar.com/2617150

As well as celebrating the big milestone birthdays of the likes of Madonna and Michael Jackson, I also set you quizzes on lots of other celebrities on their big days. From Cheryl Cole's 25th to her band mates' and Britney's 27th birthdays, take your pick of my celebrity birthday quizzes and find out how well you know your celebrities!



Michael Jackson HIStory for December 28, 2008:

2003 - CBS aired an interview with Michael Jackson. The interview was with Ed Bradley of "60 Minutes" on December 25. The topic of the interview was the child molestataion charges that Jackson was currently be charged with.
 
Thanks.

can't believe it's already 5 years since the 60 minutes interview!
 
JT is a song and dance man, but CB isn't? Chris out-dances and out-sings Justin any day.
 
thanks to bonnie at kop board

This is from the book "Freddie Mercury" by Peter Freestone (Freddie's Personal assistant)

I really liked this little tidbit because it showed how normal Michael is instead of the stories that go out of the way to make him seem weird or whatever. But there's some great tidbits you may never have heard so I decided to type it up. My whole family are Freddie and Michael fans so we enjoyed this story, I hope you do too.
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Michael invited Freddie over to his house in Encino on Hayvenhurst Avenua. Freddie just couldn't believe what he saw. It was a brand new Tudor mansion! Security was tight. There was a towaer at the entrance in which a burly guard or two sat menacingly. We had arrived in a hired limo. Just the two of us. Each window casement of the house was framed with a string of fairylights. This house was the predecessor of Nerverland and housed Michael's mini-zoo. He soon took us on a guided tour after he'd met us outside the house.

Michael was accompanied be the man who engineered at the recording studio attached to the house. Michael was very proud of the place and it was really quite fun having him as the tour guide. Although this was at the time when Michael's father was persona non grata, we were introduced to Michael's mother and his two sisters, Lanet and Latoya. Michael's brothers of course all lived away from home with their own families.

We then had a tour of the house and en route visited the bedroom, where there was an enormous fish tank which contained a large snake. Freddie, who did not like snakes in the slightest, noticed with relief that the lid was secured tightly and was also weighed down by numberous bricks. While Michael adored his snake, he obviously preferred to be safe than sorry.

Freddie couldn't help noticing that Michael's bed was only a mattress and was on the floor.

"Why do you sleep on the floor!?" Freddie exclaimed. "You can afford a bed, can't you?"

"I prefer to be closer to earth." Michael replied in his soft, sing-song voice.

"But you're on the first floor!" Freddie retorted in amazement.

One thing that impressed Freddie was the way in which Michael had his triple platinum disc award for thriller just leaning up against the wall in the bedroom. Freddie thought it showed great style. As Freddie himself was never one to show off, he used his own gold and platinum awards rather as wall coverings as opposed to the trophies which some people's awards become.

Included in the tour was the video library which from what I could see contained just about everything which had ever been released on video including recent music work. THere was a room which had a large TV monitor specifically for screening these tapes. There was also a vast room that contained numerous arcade video games. You have to remember that these were the days when "Moonbuggy" was the latest craze. Michael and I played against each other on one of these machines, a primitive version of tennis. There was a black paddle and a white paddle and these were manoeuvered to hit a white spot, the ball, back and forth. Unintentionally, Michael assumed the white paddle and I took the black paddle and he remarked profoundly that we'd done a race reversal. I thought that was very touching.

Passing through the kitchen, Freddie finally plucked up the courage and asked Michael, "Would you mind if I have a cigarette?"

I was surprised that it had taken Freddie so lon to ask. At the time, he was smoking something in the region of forty vigarettes a day. I could tell from this that Michael was obviously someone of whom Freddie was in awe because I'd never known him to be so reticent before. This only happened once more to my knowledge but all that is to come...

"Yeah, sure," Michael said but looked a little perplexed, the reason being that he did not own an ashtray. Help was at hand in the shape of Michael's mother who produced the lid of an empty preserve jar which Freddie could carry around with him.

One are of the house which Michael was very proud of was the cinema which doubled as a chapel for church on Sunday morningd. Rather than Michael go to church, church came to Michael. I thought it was commendable that Michael had retained his faith to such an extent. It certainly was a very luxurious church with very comfortable seats set out in auditorium style.

The tour then took us outside into the grounds. Freddie was not prepared for what was to come. It was summer in LA and so Freddie was wearing a pair of clean white jeans. But they weren't to remain clean for long. We were taken trough an extremely muddy enclosure where the llamas were kept. Freddie knew to be way of them spitting at him but while avoiding their heads, he couldn't help but walk through the mud. So, the clean white jeans and sparkling boots soon became very brown indeed as he picked his way as daintily as he could on tiptoe, shrieking at the horror of the mudbath. Michael, in plain jeans and T-shirt, was obviously used to it. In another part of this beautifully landscaped garden, swans were swimming in a large pond.

Eventually we got roung to the purpose of our visit and ended up in Michael's studio. State-of-the-art everything. Except....Given that Freddie and Michael were the only people in the studio, there was alimited amount of musical instruments which could be used. Freddie of course was on the piano and for want of another musician, I ended up playing the toilet door!

This came about when Michael wanted to do some work on a track that he had in mind that ultimately became "Victory". As there was no drummer around-or drums come to that-and Michael was not happy with the sounds that the drum machine gave, he decided that the noice produced by the toilet door slamming was much more suited to his requirements. I therefore spent five minutes slamming this door in the necessary rhythm. I also know for a fact that somewhere in the world, there is a tape of Freddie Mercury peeing in Michael Jackson's toilet. Live! When I wasn't banging studio doors, I went and watched videos with Janet and Latoya. Food was sent out for from a local deli at about two in the afternoon even with all the facilities of that huge kitchen. Cold cuts for Freddie and I while Michael had melon. About ten different varieties of melon which, in America, is always a delicious selection.

They worked on three tracks that afternoon. One, as I said, became "Victory". I'm unsure as to the second which I think was called "State of Shock" but the third was a track of Freddie's song "There Must Be More to Life Than This" which Freddie later included on "Mr. Bad Guy". Freddie only played the piano on the track while Michael sang, composing his own lyrics as he went along. In essence, they were both trying eachother out, dare I say, for size. They worked for about five or six hours that day and we left about six in the evening. Freddie was already committed to a heavy schedule and it was left as a "Let's get in touch soon" job.

In the car on the way home, the post mortem began. Can you blame us if we dished a little?

Freddie was impressed with the studio session and Michael's attitude to work but thought his taste in houses left a little to be desired!

"All that money and no taste, dear. What a waste."

So that was our day at Encino.
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Michael is mentioned sporadically throughout the book, they were friends and Freddie considered him a friend. He actually was known to call Michael "Little Brother" which I thought was cute. But anyway, this book was published in 1998 and there is an update on all the people mentioned in the book at the end and Michael's is as follows.

Michael Jackson: Still touring. Taken to fatherhood like a duck to water
 
elusive moonwalker said:
theres a post on youtube of what someone is claiming is a instrumental from new music. just saw it when flicking through.whether it is who knows.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6io062DfAQ&feature=rec-HM-r2
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It sounds nice and is ALWAYS a possibility, but we'll never know until the album hits. Besides, although it sounds nice, it doesn't sound like the rumors we have been hearing. It is supposed to be a more innovative urban sound with roots taking us back to the happy Off the Wall sound. This sound doesn't sound like any of that. It reminds me more of a Dangerous/HIStory mix. I hope he is a little more groundbreaking than that…
 
elusive moonwalker said:
thanks to bonnie at kop board

This is from the book "Freddie Mercury" by Peter Freestone (Freddie's Personal assistant)

I really liked this little tidbit because it showed how normal Michael is instead of the stories that go out of the way to make him seem weird or whatever. But there's some great tidbits you may never have heard so I decided to type it up. My whole family are Freddie and Michael fans so we enjoyed this story, I hope you do too.
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Michael invited Freddie over to his house in Encino on Hayvenhurst Avenua. Freddie just couldn't believe what he saw. It was a brand new Tudor mansion! Security was tight. There was a towaer at the entrance in which a burly guard or two sat menacingly. We had arrived in a hired limo. Just the two of us. Each window casement of the house was framed with a string of fairylights. This house was the predecessor of Nerverland and housed Michael's mini-zoo. He soon took us on a guided tour after he'd met us outside the house.

Michael was accompanied be the man who engineered at the recording studio attached to the house. Michael was very proud of the place and it was really quite fun having him as the tour guide. Although this was at the time when Michael's father was persona non grata, we were introduced to Michael's mother and his two sisters, Lanet and Latoya. Michael's brothers of course all lived away from home with their own families.

We then had a tour of the house and en route visited the bedroom, where there was an enormous fish tank which contained a large snake. Freddie, who did not like snakes in the slightest, noticed with relief that the lid was secured tightly and was also weighed down by numberous bricks. While Michael adored his snake, he obviously preferred to be safe than sorry.

Freddie couldn't help noticing that Michael's bed was only a mattress and was on the floor.

"Why do you sleep on the floor!?" Freddie exclaimed. "You can afford a bed, can't you?"

"I prefer to be closer to earth." Michael replied in his soft, sing-song voice.

"But you're on the first floor!" Freddie retorted in amazement.

One thing that impressed Freddie was the way in which Michael had his triple platinum disc award for thriller just leaning up against the wall in the bedroom. Freddie thought it showed great style. As Freddie himself was never one to show off, he used his own gold and platinum awards rather as wall coverings as opposed to the trophies which some people's awards become.

Included in the tour was the video library which from what I could see contained just about everything which had ever been released on video including recent music work. THere was a room which had a large TV monitor specifically for screening these tapes. There was also a vast room that contained numerous arcade video games. You have to remember that these were the days when "Moonbuggy" was the latest craze. Michael and I played against each other on one of these machines, a primitive version of tennis. There was a black paddle and a white paddle and these were manoeuvered to hit a white spot, the ball, back and forth. Unintentionally, Michael assumed the white paddle and I took the black paddle and he remarked profoundly that we'd done a race reversal. I thought that was very touching.

Passing through the kitchen, Freddie finally plucked up the courage and asked Michael, "Would you mind if I have a cigarette?"

I was surprised that it had taken Freddie so lon to ask. At the time, he was smoking something in the region of forty vigarettes a day. I could tell from this that Michael was obviously someone of whom Freddie was in awe because I'd never known him to be so reticent before. This only happened once more to my knowledge but all that is to come...

"Yeah, sure," Michael said but looked a little perplexed, the reason being that he did not own an ashtray. Help was at hand in the shape of Michael's mother who produced the lid of an empty preserve jar which Freddie could carry around with him.

One are of the house which Michael was very proud of was the cinema which doubled as a chapel for church on Sunday morningd. Rather than Michael go to church, church came to Michael. I thought it was commendable that Michael had retained his faith to such an extent. It certainly was a very luxurious church with very comfortable seats set out in auditorium style.

The tour then took us outside into the grounds. Freddie was not prepared for what was to come. It was summer in LA and so Freddie was wearing a pair of clean white jeans. But they weren't to remain clean for long. We were taken trough an extremely muddy enclosure where the llamas were kept. Freddie knew to be way of them spitting at him but while avoiding their heads, he couldn't help but walk through the mud. So, the clean white jeans and sparkling boots soon became very brown indeed as he picked his way as daintily as he could on tiptoe, shrieking at the horror of the mudbath. Michael, in plain jeans and T-shirt, was obviously used to it. In another part of this beautifully landscaped garden, swans were swimming in a large pond.

Eventually we got roung to the purpose of our visit and ended up in Michael's studio. State-of-the-art everything. Except....Given that Freddie and Michael were the only people in the studio, there was alimited amount of musical instruments which could be used. Freddie of course was on the piano and for want of another musician, I ended up playing the toilet door!

This came about when Michael wanted to do some work on a track that he had in mind that ultimately became "Victory". As there was no drummer around-or drums come to that-and Michael was not happy with the sounds that the drum machine gave, he decided that the noice produced by the toilet door slamming was much more suited to his requirements. I therefore spent five minutes slamming this door in the necessary rhythm. I also know for a fact that somewhere in the world, there is a tape of Freddie Mercury peeing in Michael Jackson's toilet. Live! When I wasn't banging studio doors, I went and watched videos with Janet and Latoya. Food was sent out for from a local deli at about two in the afternoon even with all the facilities of that huge kitchen. Cold cuts for Freddie and I while Michael had melon. About ten different varieties of melon which, in America, is always a delicious selection.

They worked on three tracks that afternoon. One, as I said, became "Victory". I'm unsure as to the second which I think was called "State of Shock" but the third was a track of Freddie's song "There Must Be More to Life Than This" which Freddie later included on "Mr. Bad Guy". Freddie only played the piano on the track while Michael sang, composing his own lyrics as he went along. In essence, they were both trying eachother out, dare I say, for size. They worked for about five or six hours that day and we left about six in the evening. Freddie was already committed to a heavy schedule and it was left as a "Let's get in touch soon" job.

In the car on the way home, the post mortem began. Can you blame us if we dished a little?

Freddie was impressed with the studio session and Michael's attitude to work but thought his taste in houses left a little to be desired!

"All that money and no taste, dear. What a waste."

So that was our day at Encino.
________________________________________

Michael is mentioned sporadically throughout the book, they were friends and Freddie considered him a friend. He actually was known to call Michael "Little Brother" which I thought was cute. But anyway, this book was published in 1998 and there is an update on all the people mentioned in the book at the end and Michael's is as follows.

Michael Jackson: Still touring. Taken to fatherhood like a duck to water
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That was really sweet. Thanks for posting.
 
elusive moonwalker said:
thanks to bonnie at kop board

This is from the book "Freddie Mercury" by Peter Freestone (Freddie's Personal assistant)

I really liked this little tidbit because it showed how normal Michael is instead of the stories that go out of the way to make him seem weird or whatever. But there's some great tidbits you may never have heard so I decided to type it up. My whole family are Freddie and Michael fans so we enjoyed this story, I hope you do too.
__________________________________________

Michael invited Freddie over to his house in Encino on Hayvenhurst Avenua. Freddie just couldn't believe what he saw. It was a brand new Tudor mansion! Security was tight. There was a towaer at the entrance in which a burly guard or two sat menacingly. We had arrived in a hired limo. Just the two of us. Each window casement of the house was framed with a string of fairylights. This house was the predecessor of Nerverland and housed Michael's mini-zoo. He soon took us on a guided tour after he'd met us outside the house.

Michael was accompanied be the man who engineered at the recording studio attached to the house. Michael was very proud of the place and it was really quite fun having him as the tour guide. Although this was at the time when Michael's father was persona non grata, we were introduced to Michael's mother and his two sisters, Lanet and Latoya. Michael's brothers of course all lived away from home with their own families.

We then had a tour of the house and en route visited the bedroom, where there was an enormous fish tank which contained a large snake. Freddie, who did not like snakes in the slightest, noticed with relief that the lid was secured tightly and was also weighed down by numberous bricks. While Michael adored his snake, he obviously preferred to be safe than sorry.

Freddie couldn't help noticing that Michael's bed was only a mattress and was on the floor.

"Why do you sleep on the floor!?" Freddie exclaimed. "You can afford a bed, can't you?"

"I prefer to be closer to earth." Michael replied in his soft, sing-song voice.

"But you're on the first floor!" Freddie retorted in amazement.

One thing that impressed Freddie was the way in which Michael had his triple platinum disc award for thriller just leaning up against the wall in the bedroom. Freddie thought it showed great style. As Freddie himself was never one to show off, he used his own gold and platinum awards rather as wall coverings as opposed to the trophies which some people's awards become.

Included in the tour was the video library which from what I could see contained just about everything which had ever been released on video including recent music work. THere was a room which had a large TV monitor specifically for screening these tapes. There was also a vast room that contained numerous arcade video games. You have to remember that these were the days when "Moonbuggy" was the latest craze. Michael and I played against each other on one of these machines, a primitive version of tennis. There was a black paddle and a white paddle and these were manoeuvered to hit a white spot, the ball, back and forth. Unintentionally, Michael assumed the white paddle and I took the black paddle and he remarked profoundly that we'd done a race reversal. I thought that was very touching.

Passing through the kitchen, Freddie finally plucked up the courage and asked Michael, "Would you mind if I have a cigarette?"

I was surprised that it had taken Freddie so lon to ask. At the time, he was smoking something in the region of forty vigarettes a day. I could tell from this that Michael was obviously someone of whom Freddie was in awe because I'd never known him to be so reticent before. This only happened once more to my knowledge but all that is to come...

"Yeah, sure," Michael said but looked a little perplexed, the reason being that he did not own an ashtray. Help was at hand in the shape of Michael's mother who produced the lid of an empty preserve jar which Freddie could carry around with him.

One are of the house which Michael was very proud of was the cinema which doubled as a chapel for church on Sunday morningd. Rather than Michael go to church, church came to Michael. I thought it was commendable that Michael had retained his faith to such an extent. It certainly was a very luxurious church with very comfortable seats set out in auditorium style.

The tour then took us outside into the grounds. Freddie was not prepared for what was to come. It was summer in LA and so Freddie was wearing a pair of clean white jeans. But they weren't to remain clean for long. We were taken trough an extremely muddy enclosure where the llamas were kept. Freddie knew to be way of them spitting at him but while avoiding their heads, he couldn't help but walk through the mud. So, the clean white jeans and sparkling boots soon became very brown indeed as he picked his way as daintily as he could on tiptoe, shrieking at the horror of the mudbath. Michael, in plain jeans and T-shirt, was obviously used to it. In another part of this beautifully landscaped garden, swans were swimming in a large pond.

Eventually we got roung to the purpose of our visit and ended up in Michael's studio. State-of-the-art everything. Except....Given that Freddie and Michael were the only people in the studio, there was alimited amount of musical instruments which could be used. Freddie of course was on the piano and for want of another musician, I ended up playing the toilet door!

This came about when Michael wanted to do some work on a track that he had in mind that ultimately became "Victory". As there was no drummer around-or drums come to that-and Michael was not happy with the sounds that the drum machine gave, he decided that the noice produced by the toilet door slamming was much more suited to his requirements. I therefore spent five minutes slamming this door in the necessary rhythm. I also know for a fact that somewhere in the world, there is a tape of Freddie Mercury peeing in Michael Jackson's toilet. Live! When I wasn't banging studio doors, I went and watched videos with Janet and Latoya. Food was sent out for from a local deli at about two in the afternoon even with all the facilities of that huge kitchen. Cold cuts for Freddie and I while Michael had melon. About ten different varieties of melon which, in America, is always a delicious selection.

They worked on three tracks that afternoon. One, as I said, became "Victory". I'm unsure as to the second which I think was called "State of Shock" but the third was a track of Freddie's song "There Must Be More to Life Than This" which Freddie later included on "Mr. Bad Guy". Freddie only played the piano on the track while Michael sang, composing his own lyrics as he went along. In essence, they were both trying eachother out, dare I say, for size. They worked for about five or six hours that day and we left about six in the evening. Freddie was already committed to a heavy schedule and it was left as a "Let's get in touch soon" job.

In the car on the way home, the post mortem began. Can you blame us if we dished a little?

Freddie was impressed with the studio session and Michael's attitude to work but thought his taste in houses left a little to be desired!

"All that money and no taste, dear. What a waste."

So that was our day at Encino.
________________________________________

Michael is mentioned sporadically throughout the book, they were friends and Freddie considered him a friend. He actually was known to call Michael "Little Brother" which I thought was cute. But anyway, this book was published in 1998 and there is an update on all the people mentioned in the book at the end and Michael's is as follows.

Michael Jackson: Still touring. Taken to fatherhood like a duck to water
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That is so sweet, and "taken to fatherhood like a duck to water" sums it all up, thanks for the find.
 
What's great about that, beyond the fact that it does show that Michael isn't weird at all, is how respectful it is towards Michael too. You don't see that nearly often enough.
 
elusive moonwalker said:
thanks to bonnie at kop board

This is from the book "Freddie Mercury" by Peter Freestone (Freddie's Personal assistant)

I really liked this little tidbit because it showed how normal Michael is instead of the stories that go out of the way to make him seem weird or whatever. But there's some great tidbits you may never have heard so I decided to type it up. My whole family are Freddie and Michael fans so we enjoyed this story, I hope you do too.
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Thanks so much for posting :yes: that was a very cool story, and my favorite kind of stories!!! I'm surprised I havent read it before!
 
elusive moonwalker said:
thanks to bonnie at kop board

This is from the book "Freddie Mercury" by Peter Freestone (Freddie's Personal assistant)

I really liked this little tidbit because it showed how normal Michael is instead of the stories that go out of the way to make him seem weird or whatever. But there's some great tidbits you may never have heard so I decided to type it up. My whole family are Freddie and Michael fans so we enjoyed this story, I hope you do too.
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Michael invited Freddie over to his house in Encino on Hayvenhurst Avenua. Freddie just couldn't believe what he saw. It was a brand new Tudor mansion! Security was tight. There was a towaer at the entrance in which a burly guard or two sat menacingly. We had arrived in a hired limo. Just the two of us. Each window casement of the house was framed with a string of fairylights. This house was the predecessor of Nerverland and housed Michael's mini-zoo. He soon took us on a guided tour after he'd met us outside the house.

Michael was accompanied be the man who engineered at the recording studio attached to the house. Michael was very proud of the place and it was really quite fun having him as the tour guide. Although this was at the time when Michael's father was persona non grata, we were introduced to Michael's mother and his two sisters, Lanet and Latoya. Michael's brothers of course all lived away from home with their own families.

We then had a tour of the house and en route visited the bedroom, where there was an enormous fish tank which contained a large snake. Freddie, who did not like snakes in the slightest, noticed with relief that the lid was secured tightly and was also weighed down by numberous bricks. While Michael adored his snake, he obviously preferred to be safe than sorry.

Freddie couldn't help noticing that Michael's bed was only a mattress and was on the floor.

"Why do you sleep on the floor!?" Freddie exclaimed. "You can afford a bed, can't you?"

"I prefer to be closer to earth." Michael replied in his soft, sing-song voice.

"But you're on the first floor!" Freddie retorted in amazement.

One thing that impressed Freddie was the way in which Michael had his triple platinum disc award for thriller just leaning up against the wall in the bedroom. Freddie thought it showed great style. As Freddie himself was never one to show off, he used his own gold and platinum awards rather as wall coverings as opposed to the trophies which some people's awards become.

Included in the tour was the video library which from what I could see contained just about everything which had ever been released on video including recent music work. THere was a room which had a large TV monitor specifically for screening these tapes. There was also a vast room that contained numerous arcade video games. You have to remember that these were the days when "Moonbuggy" was the latest craze. Michael and I played against each other on one of these machines, a primitive version of tennis. There was a black paddle and a white paddle and these were manoeuvered to hit a white spot, the ball, back and forth. Unintentionally, Michael assumed the white paddle and I took the black paddle and he remarked profoundly that we'd done a race reversal. I thought that was very touching.

Passing through the kitchen, Freddie finally plucked up the courage and asked Michael, "Would you mind if I have a cigarette?"

I was surprised that it had taken Freddie so lon to ask. At the time, he was smoking something in the region of forty vigarettes a day. I could tell from this that Michael was obviously someone of whom Freddie was in awe because I'd never known him to be so reticent before. This only happened once more to my knowledge but all that is to come...

"Yeah, sure," Michael said but looked a little perplexed, the reason being that he did not own an ashtray. Help was at hand in the shape of Michael's mother who produced the lid of an empty preserve jar which Freddie could carry around with him.

One are of the house which Michael was very proud of was the cinema which doubled as a chapel for church on Sunday morningd. Rather than Michael go to church, church came to Michael. I thought it was commendable that Michael had retained his faith to such an extent. It certainly was a very luxurious church with very comfortable seats set out in auditorium style.

The tour then took us outside into the grounds. Freddie was not prepared for what was to come. It was summer in LA and so Freddie was wearing a pair of clean white jeans. But they weren't to remain clean for long. We were taken trough an extremely muddy enclosure where the llamas were kept. Freddie knew to be way of them spitting at him but while avoiding their heads, he couldn't help but walk through the mud. So, the clean white jeans and sparkling boots soon became very brown indeed as he picked his way as daintily as he could on tiptoe, shrieking at the horror of the mudbath. Michael, in plain jeans and T-shirt, was obviously used to it. In another part of this beautifully landscaped garden, swans were swimming in a large pond.

Eventually we got roung to the purpose of our visit and ended up in Michael's studio. State-of-the-art everything. Except....Given that Freddie and Michael were the only people in the studio, there was alimited amount of musical instruments which could be used. Freddie of course was on the piano and for want of another musician, I ended up playing the toilet door!

This came about when Michael wanted to do some work on a track that he had in mind that ultimately became "Victory". As there was no drummer around-or drums come to that-and Michael was not happy with the sounds that the drum machine gave, he decided that the noice produced by the toilet door slamming was much more suited to his requirements. I therefore spent five minutes slamming this door in the necessary rhythm. I also know for a fact that somewhere in the world, there is a tape of Freddie Mercury peeing in Michael Jackson's toilet. Live! When I wasn't banging studio doors, I went and watched videos with Janet and Latoya. Food was sent out for from a local deli at about two in the afternoon even with all the facilities of that huge kitchen. Cold cuts for Freddie and I while Michael had melon. About ten different varieties of melon which, in America, is always a delicious selection.

They worked on three tracks that afternoon. One, as I said, became "Victory". I'm unsure as to the second which I think was called "State of Shock" but the third was a track of Freddie's song "There Must Be More to Life Than This" which Freddie later included on "Mr. Bad Guy". Freddie only played the piano on the track while Michael sang, composing his own lyrics as he went along. In essence, they were both trying eachother out, dare I say, for size. They worked for about five or six hours that day and we left about six in the evening. Freddie was already committed to a heavy schedule and it was left as a "Let's get in touch soon" job.

In the car on the way home, the post mortem began. Can you blame us if we dished a little?

Freddie was impressed with the studio session and Michael's attitude to work but thought his taste in houses left a little to be desired!

"All that money and no taste, dear. What a waste."

So that was our day at Encino.
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Michael is mentioned sporadically throughout the book, they were friends and Freddie considered him a friend. He actually was known to call Michael "Little Brother" which I thought was cute. But anyway, this book was published in 1998 and there is an update on all the people mentioned in the book at the end and Michael's is as follows.

Michael Jackson: Still touring. Taken to fatherhood like a duck to water
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Aww This one of the most touching stories that i have heard bout michael yet :)
thanks for posting it! :)
 
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omg is chris brown song's owned by the sont/atv as well?
didnt know that :0
 
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