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I think that Mark Geragos was correct about people wanting their 15 minutes of fame and everyone wanting now to take credit for trying to save Michael Jackson. At this point, many are of low credibility. But, as far as these concerts:
1. I think that Michael did want to do the concerts. Remember that the initial contract was for 10; he would have had to accept the other 40; why would he not have been able to say he would only do 20 or 30? No one has yet to produce a contract that obligated him to do whatever number was set by AEG. Also, remember that AEG was itching for a world tour commitment that Michael had yet to officially give commitment to. If AEG was calling all the shots we would probably have been heard about the world tour.
2. Others with no connection in terms of finance or career have spoken about Michael's excitement about the upcoming tours. These included Mark Lester, Lionel Richie, and Lou Ferrigno (sp?). Would they have been "paid" off to make such comments? Why would Michael have shown excitement to them if he wasn't actually excited?
3. Remember Michael's disposition and attitude with Sony during the Invincible release? Remember Michael's fight for the auction to be called off? No matter how much the media attempts to say it, when Michael feels pushed or slighted or wronged, he fights back. Has any of those saying that he was unhappy about the shows offered proof of his fighting against so many?
4. If Rowe was trying to reduce the number of shows per week, what exactly was he going to reduce them to? How many shows was he doing per week? As someone said, if he couldn't do 2 to 3, then he probably couldn't do one. And is there any record of Rowe being at any of the rehearsals to actually witness his not being ready or unable to perform?
5. By nature Michael goes all out for his concerts or any projects. Based on what we have heard, he was involved in everything. I don't think this was by force, but by choice. That is simply Michael Jackson who by all accounts puts more pressure on himself than anyone else ever does. Does that mean he wasn't too stretched? No. But, again, we would have had to actually be there to know what he refused to give up or allow others to do or not to do. Does it mean that he would not have admitted to others that he was to stretched for the undertaking. We don't know.
6. Has anyone stated that they went to AEG representatives and said that they were trying to put together a major concert project with a man with a serious addiction problem?
7. If Michael could convince them to hire Murray for his personal physician based on the fact that he was the foundation of any of this hugely profitable undertaking, then he could convince them to organize the dates however he wanted. Now, there are a lot of questions concerning Murray and how he ended up so close to Michael. But, right now we can only go by what has been known. And so far, no credible source has said that they never saw Murray until the day Michael died. But, we also don't have all the info. that the police has. If there is any shadiness around him, he will be ready to save himself and tell of any other important connections.
8. What may have to be accepted is that Michael shared some things with some people and other things with other people and others things he just kept to himself. I say this because some say they were aware of a sleeping problem while others weren't; some were aware of his taking all these medications, while others weren't; some were aware of this and others weren't. Too many contradictions by people who all claimed to have been close to him. And if even some of the siblings were planning an intervention, wouldn't the others have at least known about it? And how many attempts at interventions and how frequent?
9. And how would Michael benefit AEG more in death than in life? With the exception of rehearsal footage and maybe some merchandising stuff, where would the profits come in comparison to the concert dates and possible world tour?
10. As for all these interventions, I would rather withhold judgment for now until I hear from Janet or his mother. They are always at the center of these intervention stories and I would love to hear the truth from their mouths, if they ever choose to address such.
I just hate to see the concerts taken away from Michael after all the work that he put into them and the pride that he apparently had in that work. That did show in the little video footage that we have of him. He was there engaged instead of barely showing up as had been rumored. He was making plans for upcoming projects. This show was coming together because of his efforts and creativity. At this point, while they try so hard to take everything else away from him, I'm not ready to say this should also be taken away--not without hard proof that his heart and soul was not in it. Otherwise it needs to stay a part of his legacy that he was still the creative genius that so many tried to deny.
1. I think that Michael did want to do the concerts. Remember that the initial contract was for 10; he would have had to accept the other 40; why would he not have been able to say he would only do 20 or 30? No one has yet to produce a contract that obligated him to do whatever number was set by AEG. Also, remember that AEG was itching for a world tour commitment that Michael had yet to officially give commitment to. If AEG was calling all the shots we would probably have been heard about the world tour.
2. Others with no connection in terms of finance or career have spoken about Michael's excitement about the upcoming tours. These included Mark Lester, Lionel Richie, and Lou Ferrigno (sp?). Would they have been "paid" off to make such comments? Why would Michael have shown excitement to them if he wasn't actually excited?
3. Remember Michael's disposition and attitude with Sony during the Invincible release? Remember Michael's fight for the auction to be called off? No matter how much the media attempts to say it, when Michael feels pushed or slighted or wronged, he fights back. Has any of those saying that he was unhappy about the shows offered proof of his fighting against so many?
4. If Rowe was trying to reduce the number of shows per week, what exactly was he going to reduce them to? How many shows was he doing per week? As someone said, if he couldn't do 2 to 3, then he probably couldn't do one. And is there any record of Rowe being at any of the rehearsals to actually witness his not being ready or unable to perform?
5. By nature Michael goes all out for his concerts or any projects. Based on what we have heard, he was involved in everything. I don't think this was by force, but by choice. That is simply Michael Jackson who by all accounts puts more pressure on himself than anyone else ever does. Does that mean he wasn't too stretched? No. But, again, we would have had to actually be there to know what he refused to give up or allow others to do or not to do. Does it mean that he would not have admitted to others that he was to stretched for the undertaking. We don't know.
6. Has anyone stated that they went to AEG representatives and said that they were trying to put together a major concert project with a man with a serious addiction problem?
7. If Michael could convince them to hire Murray for his personal physician based on the fact that he was the foundation of any of this hugely profitable undertaking, then he could convince them to organize the dates however he wanted. Now, there are a lot of questions concerning Murray and how he ended up so close to Michael. But, right now we can only go by what has been known. And so far, no credible source has said that they never saw Murray until the day Michael died. But, we also don't have all the info. that the police has. If there is any shadiness around him, he will be ready to save himself and tell of any other important connections.
8. What may have to be accepted is that Michael shared some things with some people and other things with other people and others things he just kept to himself. I say this because some say they were aware of a sleeping problem while others weren't; some were aware of his taking all these medications, while others weren't; some were aware of this and others weren't. Too many contradictions by people who all claimed to have been close to him. And if even some of the siblings were planning an intervention, wouldn't the others have at least known about it? And how many attempts at interventions and how frequent?
9. And how would Michael benefit AEG more in death than in life? With the exception of rehearsal footage and maybe some merchandising stuff, where would the profits come in comparison to the concert dates and possible world tour?
10. As for all these interventions, I would rather withhold judgment for now until I hear from Janet or his mother. They are always at the center of these intervention stories and I would love to hear the truth from their mouths, if they ever choose to address such.
I just hate to see the concerts taken away from Michael after all the work that he put into them and the pride that he apparently had in that work. That did show in the little video footage that we have of him. He was there engaged instead of barely showing up as had been rumored. He was making plans for upcoming projects. This show was coming together because of his efforts and creativity. At this point, while they try so hard to take everything else away from him, I'm not ready to say this should also be taken away--not without hard proof that his heart and soul was not in it. Otherwise it needs to stay a part of his legacy that he was still the creative genius that so many tried to deny.
