First of all, please forgive me if I cannot answer all the mails, comments and pms I get individually. But I will try to answer most of them in my blogs – I hope! So keep contacting me, please! I read everything I get and you have already given me a lot of things to think about!
You’ve also shown me by your comments which aspects I have not made completely clear in my blogs. I was surprised to see that many of you still don’t seem to understand what the purpose of this project is! So one more time: I want the old Michael back! The one who followed ideals, communicated, did charity, interacted with his fans, brimmed over with enthusiasm and new ideas, did it his way! I want structure and reliable contact persons. I want a united fan community which stands behind Michael!
Those of you who cannot see the changes don’t seem to have known the Michael Jackson I know! And I’m not sure if the people who work for Michael right now know him… Let me explain by using the latest news from Las Vegas – the whole article can be found HERE.
(And to get this straight first: I don’t want to accuse Colony of doing bad work or trying to hurt MJ, I actually enjoyed parts of the article!)
A private-equity group is hoping to do for Michael Jackson something a long parade of music-industry veterans, lawyers and billionaire friends have failed to accomplish: Revive the pop star’s dormant career after a 2005 child-molestation trial and a financial meltdown.
Shouldn’t it be Michael, who has his own visions and convinces the investors to realize his dreams? Now he seems to be in a position where he has to realize the dreams of the investors… Let us show them who Michael Jackson is and encourage Michael to make HIS visions a condition!
Michael Amir, a spokesman for Mr. Jackson, confirms that the singer is in talks with Colony: “We’re moving forward and looking to do some positive things in the future.”
Who’s this guy? Never heard of him… Again, no clear structures! Let us demand them! Due to the chaos there is so much confusion in the fan world, we have to unite again! Let us ask Michael to end the confusion! The statements of those spokespersons have been the same since 2005 but nothing really has happened – and if it has, it had little to do with former “King of Pop”-style-results. With our help, I’m sure Michael cannot only do “some positive things” but some amazing, wonderful, awe-inspiring things! We hear spokes persons, family members, friends, investors…but we don’t hear Michael! We always had a very special way to communicate and interact with Michael and we always were sure that we understand him! He was thankful for our support, he loved the presents of his friends and fans, he told stories with his hands and feet and colored them golden, we played little games at the hotel…let us show him that we miss his communication and that we still understand HIM!
The biggest of Mr. Jackson’s loans is backed by his share of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a joint venture he owns with the Japanese media and electronics giant. Mr. Jackson’s stake is likely worth $500 million or more. But the partnership agreement is set to expire in two years, at which point provisions kick in allowing one side to buy out the other.
Michael has saved his part of the catalogue before – with the help of many friends and fans! Sony would have loved to see Michael fall with the boycott of “Invincible”. Then we had the trial, which several people saw in connection with Sony as well! The catalogue still is HIS! Let us help him that it stays that way! Let us give him the support he had back then when fans around the world organized demonstrations! It took quite some time for many fans to realize that what a small group of people were saying was right: that Sony boycotted the album! Only after the fans started to make their voices heard and started to fight for Michael, he himself found the courage to publicly state what was happening! He became a part of the demonstrations and with the pressure of the public, we even managed to bring down one of the leading men of Sony Music! This shows: Michael is not a person who will ask his fans for help! He tries to do it alone! But some things cannot be done alone, you need your pressure group! Remember how back then we wondered what was up with Michael? It all seemed strange! We got our explanation after we voiced our concerns and Michael was thankful for our help! Now we’re having a similar situation – let us find out what’s up! What happened that we are now sitting back to watch? I won’t claim anything but who knows why there has not been the much talked about Katrina Single (remember what happened to “What more can I give”?)? Why there is only old (Sony) music but no new stuff? Maybe he lost the strength to work against obstacles as big as this… The catalogue is still there, it’s still in the news, it’s still at stake, it’s still big money!
Colony in recent weeks has presented Mr. Jackson with a range of possible Las Vegas comeback scenarios.
Does he really want these Vegas shows? “Up to 180 nights a year”? Michael Jackson as a Las Vegas entertainment facility? A little diversion between roller coaster rides and casinos? I don’t know… but if that’s what he wants, fine, I’ll be there to rock this damn hotel! But only if I know that this is his way, only if I see a proud Michael Jackson – not a broken entertainer who had to prostitute himself! His brothers talk about a reunion, his investors talk about Las Vegas shows…I wanna know what MICHAEL wants!
The first step in that plan is to distance the singer from Neverland, which, as a focal point for the trial, is indelibly linked with those charges in the eyes of the public. Mr. Jackson has vowed never to live at the ranch again, given its associations. But he nonetheless has entertained visions of turning it into a family-oriented theme park, with rides for children. Colony executives consider the residence completely toxic to Mr. Jackson’s image, and are urging him to restore the property’s original name, Sycamore Canyon Ranch, and to sell it as quickly as possible.
I can’t hear Michael! Did he say it’s toxic? Neverland? Did I miss something? Could anybody please tell these people to watch the Private Home Movies? Is it that difficult to understand when he says: “Neverland represents the totality of who I am. I will never sell Neverland. Neverland is me.” I know, a lot of things happened since then, but how can you read a change from “Neverland is me” to “Neverland is toxic” and not be concerned? What happens to Peter Pan if he has to leave Neverland and if he will never get a chance to get back? I wish I could ask J.M.Barry…
Everyone who has ever been to Neverland will agree with me that Michael and Neverland belong together! It was a step into his wonderful world and he was happy to invite anybody in to enjoy this wonderment with him! He opened his doors and his heart! It was his dream to see children having fun at Neverland, terminally ill children who forgot their sorrows while riding the rides and playing in the little Indian village! Do you REALLY think that’s not important to him anymore? Do you really want to sit there and see him loose Neverland and loose himself? – no matter if it is because of unpaid loans or because of people who try to talk him out of his ideals! I won’t! And I know that with enough people we are loud enough to give Michael the strength to keep on fighting for Neverland and maybe even take a step back into this charitable world which has always been so close to his heart! Today this world seems to scare him. He’s scared of the consequences which resulted from it. With the jury verdict he got back the right to continue with his ideals but he’s scared because the price he had to pay was cruel, embittering and painful. Lets tell him that the world misses his helping hands! Lets tell him to believe in his destiny again and live his mission! Let us be louder and clearer in his ears than any investor or his fears!
If all goes according to plan — a long shot, to be sure — in three to five years, Colony would like to develop a Thriller Casino with Mr. Jackson. That is something Mr. Jackson has kicked around for more than 10 years.
Michael Jackson is not only “Thriller”! And he seems to have forgotten that himself! He always stood for innovation, for always moving on and discovering new stuff – now he stands for constantly relying on old stuff, releasing greatest hits over and over again. I hear there’s a new one coming out on his 50th b-day. This makes it the how maniest? I lost track…
I don’t know how to make myself any clearer! I’m sure that whoever wants to understand me and my mission, will have gotten the point! And I’m happy about each and every one who cares about Michael and is ready to say: I’m here and I miss you!
Do YouTube videos and I will add them to my account. Write comments. Keep sending me emails and ideas for topics for new blogs. Link this mission and post banners. Write to people you know. Ask for a reliable contact person. Be there when he’s out in public and challenge him. Tell him the world misses him!
If you don’t want to join me on my way, that’s ok. Everyone needs to do what he or she thinks is right! I think THIS is right so please respect that!
Thank you!
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You are so right. Me too, I hope Michael will be able to be the visionary and dreamer again, that we loved and adored. That is the big difference between 1994 and 2005. In 1994 everything Michael did was like saying: Now more than ever! He was unbroken.
Oh God, how did I adore his courage and his strength. With every breath he was saying: I did nothing wrong, I’m not guilty and I am not conscious of guilt. AND I’m not broken. I’m unbreakable.
I don’t blame him for being deeply bruised. And I don’t blame him for being scared. It is only too comprehensible and he is only human - what do we expect :-(.
But, you are right! The least thing we, who miss him, can do is: Let him know that HE is mist! Yes! I miss Michael Jackson, whom I knew!
Michael, I’m here and I miss you!
I´m here and I miss you, too!!!
[quote]Lets tell him that the world misses his helping hands! Lets tell him to believe in his destiny again and live his mission! Let us be louder and clearer in his ears than any investor or his fears! [/quote]
And how do we do that, oh clever one? lol Got any soild plans…….I’m assuming you don’t. So much for screaming “THIS IS OUR MISSION AND WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO BRING MIKEY BAAAAAACKKKKK!!!!!!!!”
Btw I do love Michael and I miss him just as much as you guys do. I just think all this crying, outrageous obessive behaviour and everything this blog represents is pointless and unnecessary.
Hi Andrea, maybe the plan is to become loud, then louder and then even louder. Being loud and becoming more who are loud. Time will tell…
Who knows maybe you will be surprised one day, that there indeed IS a point in screaming.