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Today in Michael Jackson History January 26th
HISTORICAL DATES
1979 - The Jacksons perform the second concert of the Destiny World Tour of three in Bremen, Germany.
1984 - Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell Gordy featuring Michael on the title track is released by Motown.
1989 - Michael Jackson performs the 4th of five BAD World Tour concerts at Memorial Stadium, Los Angeles CA.
1990 - Michael attends the unveiling of a painting of himself titled The Book painted by Australian artist Brett Livingstone Strong at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. 'The Book' at that time was sold to Hiromichi Saeki, Corp. for a record of $2.1 million. It is now owned by two toy inventors, Marty Abrams and John Gentilly, who received the painting in 1992 from a Japanese businessman to make good on a debt he owed the inventors. Abram's had it stored for over 17 yrs and brought it out for display shortly after Michael death in 2009. The portrait depicts Michael as a contemporary Renaissance man, dressed in red velvet holding a book in a fairy-tale-like setting, with a statue of Tinkerbelle and Michael being painted for the portrait, in the background. Mr. Strong says of his painting: "We called it, 'The Book.' What are you going to put in 'The Book' today, Michael? The backdrop is Neverland, with an image of Tinkerbell. The painting has touches of Vermeer, as that was one of Mr. Jackson's favorite painters."
1993 - Michael attends a press conference at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, to accept donations of $100,000 each from the NFL (National Football League) and Frito Lay, sponsor of the Super Bowl, and $500,000 from the BEST Foundation, for his Heal The World Foundation. Heal LA, a Los Angeles based children's initiative, is also launched at this event.
1994 - After 6 months of hard negotiations, the attorneys representing both sides in the Chandlers civil case against Michael finally reached agreement. An out of court settlement is reached for an undisclosed sum.
2001 - Fifteen year old Afro-Norwegian boy Benjamin "Benny" Hermansen was stabbed to death by a group of neo-Nazis in Oslo, Norway. Michael dedicated his 'Invincible' album to Benjamin who was a good friend of Omer Bhatti. On one of the sleeves in the album it reads: "Michael Jackson gives 'special thanks': This album is dedicated to Benjamin 'Benny'Hermansen. May we continue to remember not to judge man by the color of his skin, but the content of his Character. Benjamin... we love you... may you rest in peace."
2008 - Michael received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 NRJ Awards, in the year which he will mark the 25th Anniversary of ‘Thriller.
2009 - Michael Jackson with his advisor Dr Tohme Tohme by his side, meets with AEG's founder Philip Anschutz, , chief executive Tim Leiweke, Randy Phillips, and Paul Gongaware to finalise a deal for 31 concerts in London next summer and he also accepts to submit to a rigorous medical check-up.
2010 - Michael Jackson's "This Is It" was released on DVD and Blue-Ray.
2012 - Michael Jackson was immortalized by his children in a in a Hand and footprint ceremony at Hollywood’s legendary Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. Michael's Mother Katherine was also there as well as his older brothers Jackie and Tito. Many Fans stayed over night lined up early in the am, to ensure they did not miss this iconic event.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
The Book - See amazing details > http://thebookportrait.com/
SONG OF THE DAY
Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell Gordy featuring Michael Jackson
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http://youtu.be/dZmmohnlLJQ
VIDEOS OF THE DAY
Michael Jackson and Brett Livingstone Strong unveiling the painting of 'The Book' 1990
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Michael's speech at the Superbowl XXVII & Heal The World Press Conference 1993
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http://youtu.be/ea7cCb0l3oE
Michael's video acceptance speech from the NRJ Awards in France. 2008
http://youtu.be/ADCh7gxbDJA
Paris, Prince & Blanket Jackson at Grauman's Hand And Footprint Ceremony 2012
http://youtu.be/RpECOex2Ubg
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Success definitely brings on loneliness. People think you're lucky, that
you have everything. They think you can go anywhere and do anything,
but that's not the point. One hungers for the basic stuff."
~ Michael Jackson
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