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I am sorry I don't have a scanner but I will do my best to describe it.
On the cover there are 4 pictures on the top row, 4 on each side and 4 on the bottom row. Michael is in the top row with Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana and President John F.Kennedy. In the center of the cover it says:
LIFE
GONE
TOO SOON
Their Lives Were
Not Long
But Mattered
On the inside they cover the lives of about 70 people from history,hollywood, various artists, sports and muscians.
They start with King Tut and on the last page is our beloved Michael. It is a beautiful full length picture of Michael from what appears Thriller-Bad era? It really is beautiful. Here is what they say:
Michael Jackson
1958-2009 The King of country:
gone too soon. The
king of the blues:
gone too soon. The king of soul: gone too soon.
The king of rock 'n roll: gone too soon. And then,
in 2009, the king of pop (whether he was self proclaimed, or anointed by his friend Elizabeth Taylor): gone too soon.
In the beginning, it all seemed so sweet and innocent: These five talented kids from the Jackson family of Gary, Indiana, could dance and sing, and the little one up front, Michael, was really something else. The Jacksons had a bunch of Motown hits, guested on the Ed Sullivan Show and became everyone's darlings.
Post-Jackson 5, the teenage Michael had a nice solo career going with the occasional hit ballad, like the one about the rat. And then the 1980s arrived: a decade that he had been waiting for, a decade that was waiting for him. He was ready to stun - to thrill - and the music and dance and even fashion worlds were eager to be stunned. He released the biggest album of all time; he moonwalked; he yelped; he changed everything overnight.
Many people focus on "world records" when seeking to define Michael Jackson, but as we close our book, we don't want to focus on records or numbers. We ask the question: Why do we feel that he was gone too soon?
Because we loved him. And we lost him. And we knew that, when he left us, he had more to give and, just as important, he still wanted to give it.
This was so very true of Michael...and all of the many others who had come, and gone, before.
On the cover there are 4 pictures on the top row, 4 on each side and 4 on the bottom row. Michael is in the top row with Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana and President John F.Kennedy. In the center of the cover it says:
LIFE
GONE
TOO SOON
Their Lives Were
Not Long
But Mattered
On the inside they cover the lives of about 70 people from history,hollywood, various artists, sports and muscians.
They start with King Tut and on the last page is our beloved Michael. It is a beautiful full length picture of Michael from what appears Thriller-Bad era? It really is beautiful. Here is what they say:
Michael Jackson
1958-2009 The King of country:
gone too soon. The
king of the blues:
gone too soon. The king of soul: gone too soon.
The king of rock 'n roll: gone too soon. And then,
in 2009, the king of pop (whether he was self proclaimed, or anointed by his friend Elizabeth Taylor): gone too soon.
In the beginning, it all seemed so sweet and innocent: These five talented kids from the Jackson family of Gary, Indiana, could dance and sing, and the little one up front, Michael, was really something else. The Jacksons had a bunch of Motown hits, guested on the Ed Sullivan Show and became everyone's darlings.
Post-Jackson 5, the teenage Michael had a nice solo career going with the occasional hit ballad, like the one about the rat. And then the 1980s arrived: a decade that he had been waiting for, a decade that was waiting for him. He was ready to stun - to thrill - and the music and dance and even fashion worlds were eager to be stunned. He released the biggest album of all time; he moonwalked; he yelped; he changed everything overnight.
Many people focus on "world records" when seeking to define Michael Jackson, but as we close our book, we don't want to focus on records or numbers. We ask the question: Why do we feel that he was gone too soon?
Because we loved him. And we lost him. And we knew that, when he left us, he had more to give and, just as important, he still wanted to give it.
This was so very true of Michael...and all of the many others who had come, and gone, before.