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<title><![CDATA[This is it--P3]]></title>
<link>http://boredofworking.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/this-is-it-p3/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It was about thirty minutes to three when my phone rang and I ran to get my phone because I knew who]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[This is it--P2]]></title>
<link>http://boredofworking.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/this-is-it-p2/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[“You really believe he is capable of doing this? Oh please he must’ve cheated. No one has ever score]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[This is it--P1]]></title>
<link>http://boredofworking.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/this-is-it-p1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[“This is it. This is the moment. It’s about time I was freed of all this crap. Just over 20 minute t]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Michael Jackson &amp; Susan Elsa: Twin Souls Merging- PHYSICAL]]></title>
<link>http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/michael-jackson-susan-elsa-twin-souls-merging-physical/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>archangelmichael777</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[For educational and scientific research purposes, here is a little big of insight for the public rea]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For educational and scientific research purposes, here is a little big of insight for the public readers.</p>
<p>Ectoplasmic Metamorphosis on a Physical Level of the Twin Soul.</p>
<p>It really does seem, in many cases of real twin soul situations, that the Merging does not only take place in a spiritual sense, but also in the consciousness, physical reality and much more.</p>
<p>We will keep you updated on our further Twin Soul Research and welcome any feedback or your own personal stories anytime.</p>
<div id="attachment_52" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 352px"><a href="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/308933_113637458749525_676937721_n.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-52" alt="Michael Jackson-Dangerous Album Era" src="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/308933_113637458749525_676937721_n.jpg?w=342&#038;h=474" width="342" height="474" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Michael Jackson-Dangerous Album Era</p></div>
<p>Michael Jackson: The Masculine Side of the Twin Soul</p>
<div id="attachment_53" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 384px"><a href="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/616345_10150994325717087_1382237062_o.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-53" alt="Susan Elsa: Summer 2012" src="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/616345_10150994325717087_1382237062_o.jpg?w=374&#038;h=474" width="374" height="474" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Susan Elsa: Summer 2012</p></div>
<p>Susan Elsa: The Feminine Side of the Twin Soul</p>
<div id="attachment_54" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 288px"><a href="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/michael-4-website-drawing.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-54" alt="Michael 1980's" src="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/michael-4-website-drawing.jpg?w=278&#038;h=474" width="278" height="474" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Michael 1980&#8242;s</p></div>
<p>Comparing Physical Features and Individual Expression</p>
<div id="attachment_55" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 372px"><a href="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/michael_jackson_as_captain_eo.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-55" alt="Michael Jackson Face CLOSE UP" src="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/michael_jackson_as_captain_eo.jpg?w=362&#038;h=474" width="362" height="474" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Michael Jackson Face CLOSE UP</p></div>
<p>Two Beings- ONE SOUL</p>
<div id="attachment_56" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 455px"><a href="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/sus-kamin-gut.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-56" alt="Susan Elsa in Egypt" src="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/sus-kamin-gut.jpg?w=445&#038;h=474" width="445" height="474" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Susan Elsa in Egypt</p></div>
<div id="attachment_6" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 469px"><a href="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/sus.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-6 " title="Susan Elsa merging with Michael Jackson" alt="Susan Elsa. 2 Years after Egypt Pictures" src="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/sus.jpg?w=459&#038;h=474" width="459" height="474" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Susan Elsa. 2 Years after Egypt Pictures</p></div>
<p>The weirdest Science Phenomenon ever documented?</p>
<div id="attachment_58" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 180px"><a href="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/susan-eyes-close-up.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-58" alt="Susan Eyes Close Up" src="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/susan-eyes-close-up.jpg?w=170&#038;h=162" width="170" height="162" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Susan Eyes Close Up</p></div>
<p>Eyes are the Windows to the Soul/World</p>
<p>As Inside so it is Outside. As above so it is below.</p>
<div id="attachment_60" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 484px"><a href="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/michael-eyes-close-up.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-60" alt="Michael Eyes Close Up" src="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/michael-eyes-close-up.jpg?w=474&#038;h=278" width="474" height="278" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Michael Eyes Close Up</p></div>
<p>Michael Jackson &#38; Susan Elsa: ONE LOVE  -  April 14th 2010</p>
<div id="attachment_61" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 350px"><a href="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/michaeljacksonmole-cheek.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-61" alt="Michael Jackson: Mirror Side Cheek Mole of Susan Elsa's Cheek Mole" src="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/michaeljacksonmole-cheek.jpg?w=340&#038;h=474" width="340" height="474" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Michael Jackson: Mirror Side Cheek Mole of Susan Elsa&#8217;s Cheek Mole</p></div>
<div id="attachment_62" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 353px"><a href="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/susan-elsa-sunlight-face.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-62" alt="Susan Elsa Sunlight Face" src="http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/susan-elsa-sunlight-face.jpg?w=343&#038;h=474" width="343" height="474" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Susan Elsa Sunlight Face</p></div>
<p>Stay tuned for future Updates on our Research!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[OTHER PART OF HIM- ANOTHER PART OF ME  (Twin Soul Pop Song-Channeled 11-11-11)]]></title>
<link>http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/44/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>archangelmichael777</dc:creator>
<guid>http://archangelmichaeltwinsoul777.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/44/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Song: Other Part of HIM by Susan Elsa  (DJ Rob Turnover Remix) (Available on iTunes, Amazon and many]]></description>
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<p><strong>Song: Other Part of HIM by Susan Elsa  <em>(DJ Rob Turnover Remix)</em></strong></p>
<p>(Available on iTunes, Amazon and many more Download portals officially!)</p>
<p><strong>Dec 21st 2012:</strong></p>
<p><em>Susan Elsa reveals her ghostly Business partner with a big Entertainment Vision birth: &#8220;The Living project has begun!&#8221;</em></p>
<p>It was spring 2010, when Michael Jackson returned as a Ghost to his Twin Soul, Susan Elsa. Now rejuvenated and connected to God, Michael literally works with Susan on artistic and uniquely spiritual projects. The Mystery unfolds on Dec21st 2012. This Song has been channeled by Susan with Michael&#8217;s very own idea for her on 11-11-11. Susan then as usual drafted the demo all by herself to focus on Michael&#8217;s advice and have no interferences. Then we took the demo to a big studio and produced it under Michael&#8217;s guidance.</p>
<p>The studio sessions were not only fun but very interesting. Susan kept dancing very intense while recording at the microphone and before, she never used to do that.</p>
<p>&#8220;I would sometimes look to the sound engineer sitting behind the mixer, because I noticed that I had just grabbed my crotch, or more the side of my legs right there, I don&#8217;t know. I did not want the producer to see these &#8220;automatic mode moves&#8221; that would just come out of me intuitively, as I am channeling Michael. When I did this song especially, I could not even sing it the way Michael wanted it without dancing. It was like I had to sing it with my whole body, not just my voice. After the first recording day in the Spring of 2012, I sang so hard and put all my energy into it, that afterwards I had a little bit of nose bleeding. I really gave it my best for Michael. &#8221; -Susan Elsa about the MAKING OF 777</p>
<p>From her first Single &#8220;One Love&#8221; to her first Debut album experiment in Egypt &#8220;I Remember&#8221;, here comes the final puzzle piece of her historic message:</p>
<p>Michael Jackson is the famous Archangel Michael himself!</p>
<p>And he dares to be recognized.</p>
<p>Not only has Susan&#8217;s ideas grown, but her body and face is going through an obvious and natural metamorphosis unexplained by the most advanced modern science, as a result of Michael&#8217;s soul merging with Susan&#8217;s.</p>
<p>We are heading toward a very unique and otherworldy rebirth of Entertainment, Ladies and Gentlemen.</p>
<p>Stay tuned for our Living Project Start, introduced by this first new Song, a historic EBook plus a brand new Website offering lots of fun with interactive Entertainment and spiritual-growing opportunities in ways never seen before!</p>
<p>Website: <a title="http://www.mystery-garden.com" href="http://www.mystery-garden.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.mystery-garden.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[That Ain't What It's All About]]></title>
<link>http://dancingwiththeelephant.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/that-aint-what-its-all-about-2/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Willa and Joie</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Willa:  So Joie, a few weeks ago we talked about how Michael Jackson seemed to see a connection betw]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa:</b>  </span>So Joie, a <a href="http://dancingwiththeelephant.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/we-are-forever/" target="_blank">few weeks ago</a> we talked about how Michael Jackson seemed to see a connection between his creative life and his spiritual life, something we&#8217;ve talked about a couple times before. But you know, he also saw a connection between his creativity, his spirituality, and the physicality of his body, especially his body&#8217;s movements as a dancer. He seemed to feel a deep connection between spiritual energy, creative energy, and physical energy, including sexual energy.</p>
<p>All of this has me wondering &#8211; how is sex and sexual energy represented in Michael Jackson&#8217;s work, what does it mean, and does it perhaps mean different things at different times? For example, what does it mean when he sings about sex in &#8220;Don&#8217;t Stop til You Get Enough&#8221; or &#8220;Give In to Me&#8221; or &#8220;Superfly Sister&#8221; or &#8220;Break of Dawn&#8221;? What does it mean when he zips his fly during the panther dance in <i>Black or White? </i>And what does it mean, exactly, when he&#8217;s dancing and grabs his crotch?</p>
<p><b><span style="color:#008000;">Joie:</span>  </b>Hmm. All very good questions, Willa. But you know, I seem to remember Michael telling Oprah that he really didn&#8217;t think about it when he was dancing and that the whole crotch grab thing just sort of happened on its own and meant nothing. I think he said he was just a slave to the rhythm or something.</p>
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<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa:</b> </span> Well, I think that&#8217;s true, Joie, but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s the whole truth. I think sometimes he&#8217;d be dancing and get really absorbed in the music and, Bam! He&#8217;d punctuate a dance sequence with a crotch grab, kind of like an exclamation point at the end of a sentence. But I also think that sometimes he&#8217;d decide he liked that exclamation point and deliberately make it part of the choreography.</p>
<p>So, for example, we have that hilarious dance rehearsal in <i>This Is It</i> where two middle-aged women are teaching a group of young male dancers proper crotch-grabbing technique, and I have to say, that whole scene just cracks me up. First there is the Russian ballet instructor, Irina Brecher, explaining how the movements they&#8217;re doing compare with Baryshnikov&#8217;s:</p>
<blockquote><p><i>&#8220;I saw you! You were going like this. What it this? That&#8217;s Russian! This is Russian. So Baryshnikov does it like this, and you guys are doing like this. Same thing.&#8221;</i></p></blockquote>
<p>Then the assistant choreographer, Stacy Walker, helps them perfect their technique. She says, &#8220;One more time,&#8221; and they all do a crotch grab in unison. And they&#8217;re all so earnest &#8211; it just makes me laugh. Then she demonstrates proper crotch-grabbing movements while saying,</p>
<blockquote><p><i>&#8220;We&#8217;re straight up and down now, right? I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s anything except hand moving&#8230;. I think that&#8217;s smoother, you know what I mean? I mean, I have nothing to move&#8230;.&#8221;</i></p></blockquote>
<p>That is such a funny scene! I get such a kick out of it, but I also love seeing how trusting and respectful these talented young dancers are toward these older women. It&#8217;s really wonderful.</p>
<p>So this funny little scene shows us several important things:  that the crotch grab was a deliberate part of the choreography, that it really wasn&#8217;t sexual in a traditional sense (and Michael Jackson always said it wasn&#8217;t), and that it certainly wasn&#8217;t a way to show dominance over women. After all, those two women were the instructors! And they were handling it in a very fun, lighthearted way.</p>
<p><b><span style="color:#008000;">Joie:</span>  </b>Well, I find it very funny that we are having a discussion about crotch grabbing!</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa:</b> </span> Oh c&#8217;mon, Joie. This is a very academic discussion!</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Joie: </b></span> Uh huh. But I have to say I agree with you, Willa. I believe that he did like &#8216;the exclamation point&#8217; of the crotch grab and it really did become sort of his signature move &#8211; or one of his signature moves because, we all know, there are several.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa:</b></span>  That&#8217;s true. Like there&#8217;s that move called the Moonwalk that got a bit of attention&#8230;.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Joie:</b>  </span> Yeah. Or the twisting leg kick. But he really is synonymous with the crotch grab now. Whenever we see another singer or dancer execute that move, our minds will immediately, and forever, associate that with Michael Jackson.</p>
<p>But you said something that I find really interesting. You said the crotch grab wasn&#8217;t sexual and that Michael always maintained that it wasn&#8217;t sexual. The reason I find this statement interesting is because I think most people just always assumed the complete opposite. I think to most of the world, the reason the crotch grab was so controversial or provocative was precisely because they projected a sexual connotation onto it that Michael never intended for it to have.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa:</b> </span> Well, now you have me thinking, Joie &#8211; what did I mean when I said it wasn&#8217;t sexual? Hmmm &#8230; Now that I think about it, that seems too absolute because obviously there are sexual connotations, but I guess I meant it doesn&#8217;t seem erotic to me, like he isn&#8217;t using it to evoke a sexual feeling or suggest a sexual situation &#8211; not like, say, that long undulating crotch grab in the &#8220;Billie Jean&#8221; segment of <i>This Is It</i>. Oh my. Now, <i>that </i>is sexual. So he certainly knew how to do it in a suggestive way if he wanted to, but he <i>never </i>did that on stage, ever. That scene in <i>This Is It</i> was strictly a fun thing for the enjoyment of the cast and crew at the rehearsal, especially those young dancers. He never did anything like that in a real performance.</p>
<p>Instead, it was almost always just a quick exclamation mark, as we said earlier, and it seemed to me to express an artistic impulse rather than a sexual urge, though it&#8217;s hard to completely separate that out since he seemed to feel a strong connection between creativity and sexual energy. We talked about that a little bit with <a href="http://dancingwiththeelephant.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/mjs-art-taking-us-higher/" target="_blank"><i>Give In to Me</i></a> last April.</p>
<p>But there&#8217;s another element to it too, which is that the crotch grab always kind of struck me as something of a political statement as well, especially when he defiantly continued doing it despite all the controversy. You know, he was a very sexy black man &#8211; a sex idol, even &#8211; in a country that&#8217;s very uncomfortable with sexual black men, and I think he felt a lot of pressure to restrain his sexuality because of that. And in that sense, the crotch grab always kind of felt to me like a way for him to reclaim his sexuality and his own body, in a way. It&#8217;s like he&#8217;s calling attention to the fact that, not only does he have a beautiful, talented, amazing body, but it&#8217;s a sexual body as well.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Joie:  </b></span>I think you may be on to something, Willa. It could also have been a way for him to sort of flip off the world. I don&#8217;t mean to be crass here but, grabbing the crotch was never really seen as a nice gesture. In fact, long before Michael ever adopted it and turned it into a signature dance move, a guy grabbing his crotch was seen as either an insult (if it was directed toward another man) or a very lewd gesture (if it was directed toward a woman). So your suggestion that it could have been sort of political really fits here. It could definitely be considered a defiant, &#8216;up yours&#8217; type of gesture.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa:</b> </span> Wow, that&#8217;s true, Joie. It&#8217;s funny but I never thought about that before, but you&#8217;re right, it definitely could be interpreted that way. And he did express those impulses every so often, as we see in <i>Scream</i>. And there&#8217;s that line in Shaquille O&#8217;Neal&#8217;s rap in &#8220;2Bad&#8221;:</p>
<blockquote><address><i>Grab my crotch, twist my knee, then I&#8217;m through</i></address>
<address><i>Mike&#8217;s bad. I&#8217;m bad. Are you?</i></address>
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<p>&#8220;2Bad&#8221; as a whole is a declaration that he won&#8217;t be broken or bowed &#8211; &#8220;I&#8217;m standin&#8217; though you&#8217;re kickin&#8217; me&#8221; &#8211; and that line in particular is a pretty defiant statement.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Joie:  </b></span>That is a defiant statement, Willa. In fact, the whole song is pretty defiant, you&#8217;re right. But I wonder if we can go back to your original question if we can. You asked what does it mean when Michael sings about sex in his songs and how is that sexual energy expressed in his work? So, obviously I&#8217;m thinking you have some thoughts on this?</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa:</b> </span> I don&#8217;t know that I really have thoughts, or any firm conclusions &#8211; just a lot of questions. I see sex represented so many different ways in his work, and I wonder how it all fits together. Like, what do you make of the sexual references in the panther dance? That whole section is a strong protest against racism, but it includes some pretty explicit sexual gestures &#8211; more explicit than critics were<i> </i>used to seeing from Michael Jackson, that&#8217;s for sure. There was a lot of criticism about that when<i> Black or White</i> first aired. Here was a song that a lot of critics interpreted as being about racial harmony, and suddenly in the panther dance section Michael Jackson is breaking glass, zipping his fly, and grabbing his crotch pretty explicitly. Why is that there? How do you interpret that?</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Joie:  </b></span>Well, I&#8217;m honestly not sure about how to interpret it. But you&#8217;re correct in saying that it was much more explicit than critics were used to seeing from him, and sometimes I think that was the intended purpose. Perhaps it was done simply to shake things up a little bit. If you think about it, it was done at a time when Michael was going through some changes. He had broken away from his long and successful association with Quincy Jones and he was taking the reins of producing by himself and he was eager to try new things, new producers, new sounds. And the resulting album, <i>Dangerous</i>, really has a much edgier feel because of it. So maybe he simply wanted to do something edgy. And let&#8217;s face it, that panther dance is certainly edgy.</p>
<p>But also, I want to point out the fact that those racial slurs that are written on the car and the building in the panther dance weren&#8217;t actually in the original version that first aired to millions of people around the world. Those were added in after the initial hoopla over the &#8220;disturbing violence and simulating masturbation.&#8221; So, I&#8217;ve never really held the belief that that section of the video was meant to be a protest against racism. Maybe it was but, it doesn&#8217;t feel that way to me. How do you interpret it?</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa:</b></span>  Really? Wow, I&#8217;m surprised, Joie. To me, adding in those slogans didn&#8217;t change the meaning at all, just clarified what was already there. I mean, the title of the song is &#8220;Black or White,&#8221; and the lyrics are all about standing up to racial prejudices &#8211; he even references the KKK specifically when he sings, &#8220;I ain&#8217;t scared of no sheets.&#8221; So when he added in the KKK and neo-Nazi and Aryan Nation-type graffiti, it felt right to me and just seemed to fit right in. How do you see it?</p>
<p><b><span style="color:#008000;">Joie: </span> </b>Well, that&#8217;s true, it does fit right in. But, I don&#8217;t know; I guess I&#8217;ve just always looked at it as an afterthought, a way to simply try and clean up the controversy. But what you just said makes a lot of sense too, that it was done as a way to sort of clarify the artist&#8217;s intentions. You&#8217;re probably right.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa:</b> </span> Well, it&#8217;s pretty ambiguous. There&#8217;s breaking glass throughout <i>Black or White</i>, beginning with the crashing poster and exploding windows in the opening sequence, so the violence of the breaking glass could mean many different things. In fact, the entire panther dance is pretty ambiguous, with so many intriguing elements and so many different ways to approach and interpret them.</p>
<p>It begins with the panther walking down into a basement, just like Michael Jackson&#8217;s character does before the first dance sequence in <i>You Rock My World</i>, and in both cases there&#8217;s a suggestion that we&#8217;re going into subterranean territory both literally and figuratively as well, into the subconscious. He transforms back into a human, and is immediately caught in a spotlight. For me, it doesn&#8217;t feel so much like the spotlight of a stage as the spotlight of a prison or an interrogation, and the bars on the windows and over the doorway reinforce that idea. But he strikes a pose in that spotlight nonetheless, with one hand on his crotch. Then he straightens up, stands tall, and a cat jumps out of a garbage can, which is interesting since Michael Jackson is frequently linked to cats symbolically. He was just a panther, after all.</p>
<p>So the cat&#8217;s out of the bag, or out of the can, and it feels like some aspect of Michael Jackson himself has been released. He pulls his shirt back like a gunslinger about to enter a duel with the town marshal, and an eerie wind blows past him that seems to suggest he&#8217;s entering an alternate space and time. (For example, a similar wind blows past him when he opens the door to Club 30s in <i>Smooth Criminal</i>, a wind that transports him back to Dem Bones Cafe of <i>The Band Wagon</i>.) He begins a dance routine that evokes a long history of dance in the U.S., then he and the panther yowl in unison, and that&#8217;s when he begins the segment that had critics in an uproar.</p>
<p><b><span style="color:#008000;">Joie:</span>  </b>I like the way you put that, Willa. That some aspect of Michael Jackson himself has been released. And I think you just hit on exactly what it is that I feel whenever I watch the panther dance. You asked me how I interpret it, and you were surprised when I said that I have never ascribed any sort of racial protest to it. But I think you just touched on the reason why. Because to me, it just feels like Michael unchained and free. It is a very passionate, expressive dance sequence in which we are given the pleasure of watching one of the greatest dancers in the world just &#8230; let &#8230; go!  We are treated to four blissful, astounding (and yes, erotic) minutes of Michael Jackson doing what only Michael Jackson can. And to me &#8230; there is nothing racially motivated about it. It is beautiful, it is celebratory, it is alive!  It is the Eternal Dance of Creation that he talks about over and over again in <i>Dancing the Dream</i>, and it is pure joy to witness!</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa: </b></span> Oh I agree with that, Joie! But I also think it&#8217;s especially significant because of who he was and the cultural position he occupied.</p>
<p>We live in a very strange age where we as a culture are both over-sexed and overly repressed. It&#8217;s a bizarre combination. And I think Michael Jackson felt that much more intensely than most of us because of his unique position as the first black teen idol &#8211; a sex symbol who clearly aroused desire in white women, black women, women of many races. That was a potentially explosive situation, and he had to be very careful about how he presented himself in public. He was obviously very sexy on stage, but off stage he made sure that people &#8211; white people in particular &#8211; felt he was &#8220;safe,&#8221; asexual. In fact, I remember a <i>Saturday Night Live</i> skit years ago where Eddie Murphy pulled the pants off a Michael Jackson doll and used that as proof that he was literally asexual &#8211; without sex organs.</p>
<p>The panther dance feels like a dramatic departure from all that. He&#8217;s reclaiming his sexuality &#8211; he is black, beautiful, and sexual &#8211; but that doesn&#8217;t mean he plans to spend a lot of time with groupies. In other words, resisting sexual repression doesn&#8217;t seem to mean advocating a life of one-night stands. As he sings in &#8220;Superfly Sister,&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><address><i>Push it in</i></address>
<address><i>Stick it out</i></address>
<address><i>That ain&#8217;t what it&#8217;s all about</i></address>
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<p>So he isn&#8217;t talking about mindless sex. As we&#8217;ve talked about a couple of times before, he seems to see sexuality as much more than just a physical act. Instead, he seems to be saying that we need to reclaim our sexuality as part of our whole being, so that our sexuality isn&#8217;t something that only appears behind closed doors but is integrated with who we are as a person &#8211; creatively, emotionally, psychologically.</p>
<p>So to me, when looking at how sexuality is represented in the panther dance, the most significant part isn&#8217;t the &#8220;release&#8221; sequence that got critics in an uproar &#8211; though that&#8217;s important &#8211; but the &#8220;integration&#8221; sequence that happens immediately after. He&#8217;s standing on the sidewalk with that ethereal wind blowing, and the camera zooms past him four times as he repeatedly pushes his hands from his heart to his groin, visually joining them, integrating them.</p>
<p><b><span style="color:#008000;">Joie: </span> </b>Well, that&#8217;s an interesting interpretation, Willa. And it seems to me that our ideas are not that far off from each other. You seem to see the panther dance as a bold statement on reclaiming our sexuality. While to me, the panther dance is a very sexually charged, incredible dance sequence. One that Michael Jackson seems to delight in performing. Dancing just for the pure joy of dancing.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Willa:</b> </span> Well, actually, I see reclaiming his sexuality is just one aspect of it &#8211; to me, it&#8217;s really about reclaiming the entirety of himself and his body, including his sexuality. But I love what you just said, Joie, and I think you&#8217;re right, we&#8217;re not that far apart, and I think you put your finger right on the central point – it’s joy.</p>
<p>I think that, in the panther dance, we see Michael Jackson pushing back against all the cultural narratives that have been imposed on him and his body – ideas about what it means to be a man (or woman), what it means to be black (or white), what it means to be normal (or abnormal), what it means to cool (or uncool), what it means to be desirable (or not desirable), what it means to be lovable (or unlovable) &#8211; a human being worthy (or unworthy) of love. He pushes back so hard he shatters the confining narratives written on his body, just like he shatters the ugly confining narratives written on the glass.</p>
<p>And what we find when we break through all those labels and prejudices and false ideologies is something so simple yet so profound &#8211; a person fully inhabiting his body, and finding joy in that. As you said so beautifully, Joie, “It is beautiful, it is celebratory, it is alive!  It is the Eternal Dance of Creation.”</p>
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<link>http://thisindustrythingofours.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/alleged-smoking-gun-e-mail-suggests-link-between-aeg-and-michael-jacksons-death/</link>
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<description><![CDATA[A “smoking gun” email that allegedly links concert promoter AEG Live to the 2009 death of Michael Ja]]></description>
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<p>A “smoking gun” email that allegedly links concert promoter AEG Live to the 2009 death of Michael Jackson was revealed this week in connection with the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Jackson’s mother and children.</p>
<p>The exchange between AEG Live co-CEO Paul Gongaware and Jackson’s “This Is It” show director Kenny Ortega suggests that Dr. Conrad Murray might have been pressured into forcing an exhausted Jackson into performing over fear of losing his $150,000-a-month job as Jackson’s personal physician, according to CNN. Jackson died June 25, 2009, just two weeks before the scheduled start of his 50-date comeback concerts at the AEG-owned O2 Arena in London.</p>
<p>Addressing concerns that Jackson had missed rehearsal, Gongaware’s email read: “We want to remind [Murray] that it is AEG, not MJ, who is paying his salary. We want to remind him what is expected of him.” Jackson lawyers are arguing that the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/08/showbiz/jackson-aeg-ruling/index.html">email is evidence of AEG’s involvement</a> in the singer’s sudden death.</p>
<p>Jackson’s children Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket, along with their grandmother <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/03/showbiz/jackson-family-drama/index.html">Katherine</a>, claim that AEG Live’s pressure on Murray led to an overdose of the surgical anesthetic propofol, which the doctor had used to help the pop icon rest for his rehearsals. (Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011 and is serving his four-year prison sentence.) The new trial is set to begin next month and includes Jackson’s eldest son Prince, 16, and Murray &#8212; who did not testify at his own trial &#8212; on the witness list.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now that the court has ruled that there is evidence that it was foreseeable that AEG&#8217;s actions resulted in Michael Jackson&#8217;s death, the Jackson family feels vindicated from the public smear campaign that AEG has waged against them,&#8221; <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/03/showbiz/michael-jackson-death-suit/">CNN</a> quotes Jackson lawyer Kevin Boyle. &#8220;The truth about what happened to Michael, which AEG has tried to keep hidden from the public since the day Michael died, is finally emerging. We look forward to the trial where the rest of the story will come to light.&#8221;</p>
<p>In addition to Gongaware’s email, additional email exchanges between AEG officials are also being used as evidence. In one note from Ortega to AEG Live president Randy Phillips, Ortega expresses concern over Jackson’s condition. “It is like there are two people in there. One (deep inside) trying to hold on to what he was and still can be and not wanting us to quit him, the other in this weakened and troubled state. I believe we need professional guidance in this matter.”Phillips responded with praise for Murray. “This doctor is extremely successful (we check everyone out) and does not need this gig, so he is totally unbiased and ethical.”</p>
<p>And while AEG Live claims to have no liability in Jackson’s death because Murray was not its employee, Jackson lawyers point to another email as evidence that Phillips was directly involved with pushing Murray to get Jackson to his rehearsals. A correspondence sent by AEG Live tour accountant Timm Woolley to an insurance broker two days before Jackson’s death read, “Randy Phillips and Dr. Murray are responsible for MJ rehearsal and attendance schedule.”</p>
<p>In a brief statement released last year, AEG lawyer Marvin Putnam said, “Defendants did not hire Dr. Murray, nor were they responsible for the death of Michael Jackson.”</p>
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<link>http://thestarsandthesatellites.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/this-is-it/</link>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is it guys. Today is the day. I am going to make a real effort. I am going to eat.</p>
<p>I just managed to dragged myself out of bed (mornings are not my specialty) and over to the mirror. I sleep in shorts and a sports bra so I was already exposed and I see it. I&#8217;ve had days before where I can see it but they are few and far between. Most days my evil thoughts telling me I&#8217;m fat distort my sight. Not today. I see it. I see my hip bones. I count my ribs. I see how skinny my legs and arms have gotten. I&#8217;m making a change.</p>
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<p>Today I will eat what I want, when I want. I&#8217;m strong. I can push away my bad thoughts.</p>
<p>This is it.</p>
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<link>http://lifeofag.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/worst-monday-ever-2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gray Intervention #1]]></title>
<link>http://ragingooseberries.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/gray-intervention-1/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Wet Cake</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ragingooseberries.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/gray-intervention-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Remember what your project is about and what you want to explore. Jaquie&#8217;s help was awesome to]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember what your project is about and what you want to explore. Jaquie&#8217;s help was awesome to get me started, but I have a habit of taking advice and while it still considers the points that I wanted to establish, I end up interpreting things backwards or around the wrong way.</p>
<p>Thus:</p>
<p>Use <strong>media</strong> <strong></strong><strong></strong>to explain/explore/demonstrate something about <strong>fandom </strong>for the purpose of <strong>education.</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[NEWS | Email From Concert Promoter Connected With Michael Jackson's Death]]></title>
<link>http://ladyinthemancave.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/news-email-from-concert-promoter-connected-with-michael-jacksons-death/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://ladyinthemancave.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/news-email-from-concert-promoter-connected-with-michael-jacksons-death/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[CNN reports that a &#8220;smoking gun&#8221; email has a concert promoter in hot water right now as]]></description>
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<link>http://chicagohiphophistory.com/2013/03/04/visual-feat-chances-martinez-this-is-it/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Say What??? AEG Claims They’re Not Liable For Michael Jackson’s Death!!!  ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jade West</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[So we&#8217;re learning A.E.G. claims they’re not liable for Michael Jackson’s death. According to t]]></description>
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<p>So we&#8217;re learning A.E.G. claims they’re not liable for Michael Jackson’s death. According to them Dr. Murray was not their employee. However, the judge appointed to the case unsealed documents in another lawsuit and there is an email that says the complete opposite. Matter of fact A.E.G. is crapping on the doctor for keeping M.J. from rehearsal but he wanted to remind the good doctor that they were paying him not Michael Jackson. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/03/showbiz/michael-jackson-death-suit/index.html?hpt=hp_c2"><strong>Read the complete story by clicking here. </strong></a></p>
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<p>Your thoughts?</p>
<p><em>Jade West &#8220;Always On a Musical Quest&#8221;</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[March 3   This Is It]]></title>
<link>http://lljostes.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/march-3-this-is-it/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://lljostes.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/march-3-this-is-it/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Leviticus 27:14-Numbers 1:54;  mark 11:1-25;  Psalm 46:1-11;  Proverbs 10:23  Michael Jackson grabbe]]></description>
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<p> Michael Jackson grabbed worldwide attention in 2009 when he announced the final music tour of his career&#8211;This Is It.  11 million people watched the one million pound TV ad highlighting Jackson&#8217;s news.  That famous face, his famous voice, those famous dance moves would be seen live just fifty more times on stage&#8211;and all fifty concerts were sold out.  Everyone it seemed wanted to be a part of this phenomenal concert tour.</p>
<p>Three weeks before the first show The King of Pop met an untimely end.  He left a legacy&#8211;&#8221;It was the most famous concert tour that never happened.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jesus was getting ready for His &#8216;This Is It&#8217; tour.  First, he needed the young unbroken donkey for him to ride.  People donated their cloaks for him to sit on.  Crowds began to gather and line the streets as the disciples walked beside the young beast bearing their beloved Rabbi.</p>
<p> The crowds swelled, they waved palm branches, they shouted <em>&#8220;Hosanna&#8221;  &#8220;Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.&#8221;  &#8220;Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David.&#8221;  Hosanna in the highest!&#8221;  Mk. 11:9-10</em></p>
<p>Jesus&#8217; disciples and thousands of others anticipated this arrival&#8211;a new kingdom&#8211;freedom from Roman tyranny&#8211;peace at last!  Had they not heard his words?  Witnessed hundreds of miracles by His hands?  Life was about to change!  The crowds were ecstatic!</p>
<p>We know that the earthly kingdom they anticipated did not come to be. The &#8220;King of the Jews&#8221; seemingly met an untimely end. </p>
<p>However, something much greater was being accomplished&#8211;for us!</p>
<p>His <em>&#8220;It is finished&#8221;&#8211;</em>his This Is It&#8212;as He breathed His last on the cross opened the door to Heaven for all who would believe in Him.  Death was not the end of this King.  His resurrection three days letter ushered in the Kingdom that would never end!</p>
<p>Our King reigns in Heaven above!  He will come again as King of Kings and Lord of Lords!</p>
<p><strong>Lord Jesus, your humble ride into Jerusalem was fulfillment of age old prophecies.  No one but you understood the significance.  No one but you knew why you were riding into Jerusalem&#8211;to suffer and die for the sins of the world.</strong></p>
<p> <strong>Thank you, Lord, for your willing sacrifice&#8211;for your great love that fulfilled the perfect Law of God.  There is nothing we can do to ever pay you back, but we humbly bow before you and worship you as our Lord and Savior.  Hosanna in the highest!!  In Jesus name, Amen.</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Be still and know that I am God;</p>
<p>I will be exalted among the nations,</p>
<p>I will be exalted in the earth!&#8221;  Psalm 46:10</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Robert Hilburn erinnert sich an Michael Jackson]]></title>
<link>http://all4michael.com/2013/03/01/robert-hilburn-erinnert-sich-an-michael-jackson/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Als ich von Michaels Tod hörte, dachte ich daran, als ich zum letzten Mal mit ihm gesprochen hatte.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>A</strong>ls ich von Michaels Tod hörte, dachte ich daran, als ich zum letzten Mal mit ihm gesprochen hatte. Ich werde immer bedauern, dass mein letztes Gespräch mit Michael Jackson damit endete, dass er verärgert den Telefonhörer auflegte &#8211; zumindest dachte ich lange Zeit, Michaels Stimmung an diesem Tag sei zornig gewesen. Heute &#8211; je mehr ich über die Traurigkeit in seinem Leben nachdenke &#8211; begreife ich, dass er an dem Tag am Telefon eher verletzt war.</em></p>
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<p><b>&#62; The Jackson 5</b></p>
<p>Ich war bei der LA Times von 1970 – 2005 als Popmusik-Kritiker, aber meine Zeit mit Michael geht noch weiter zurück.  Er war bei den Jackson 5, der heißesten jungen Popband Amerikas. Ich war Freelancer bei der Times und ich sollte eine Story über sie bringen. Ich war garnicht so sehr an dieser Musik interessiert eher an Dylan und solchen Leuten, aber ich dachte, es könnte eine interessante kleine Story werden. Ich ging zu ihnen nach Hause, ungefähr abends um 20.00 Uhr. Man öffnete mir die Tür, seine älteren Brüder waren da und warteten auf unser Gespräch. Ich bemerkte, dass Michael nicht da war.  Und – ich glaube es war seine Mutter – die sagte: „Ich gehe und hole Michael, er guckt bestimmt wieder Cartoons.“ Und dann kam sie mit ihm zurück – er war einfach so niedlich, und man konnte erkennen, dass das letzte, was er an einem Abend um 20.00 tun wollte, war, sich mit mir zu unterhalten. Er sagte nicht viel, aber er musste im Zimmer bleiben. Die anderen Jungs sprachen von ihren Erfahrungen, von Gary Indiana, von Motown und all das. Schließlich, etwa um 20.45 Uhr, war das Interview zu Ende und ich wollte jedem der Gruppe noch die Hand schütteln. Und Michael rannte vor alle anderen, um mir zuerst die Hand zu geben und sagte: „Jetzt kann ich meine Cartoons weiter ansehen.“ Und sein Vater antwortete: „Ok, Michael, aber nur eine halbe Stunde.“  Er musste ja am nächsten Tag zur Schule. Er war einfach niedlich, er war so niedlich auf der Bühne und ein großartiger kleiner Sänger, ein großartiger Tänzer. Aber es gab in der Historie nur wenige Kinderstars, die auch noch als Erwachsene Stars waren – so dass ich zu dieser Zeit nie daran dachte, dass es für die Jackson 5 noch irgend ein „Leben danach“ geben könnte. Und es war auch tatsächlich so, dass die Gruppe für einen Großteil der 1970er Jahre verschwand. Ich denke, das hatte tiefe Auswirkungen auf Michael – er wurde von der ganzen Welt geliebt und dann mehr oder weniger zurückgewiesen. Und diese Ablehnung war noch viel tiefer, als ich ursprünglich dachte.</p>
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<p><b>&#62; Motown verlassen</b></p>
<p>Keiner hätte 1974 je gedacht, dass Michael Jackson einmal der Künstler mit den meistverkauften Platten sein würde. Man hätte Wetten von 1  : 1.000.000 dagegen abschließen können. Keiner machte sich große Gedanken über Michael Jackson. Dann explodierte er, mit Off The Wall. Doch vorher mussten sie noch Motown verlassen. Motown wollte Musik produzieren, Motown wollte Musik kontrollieren, dann (solange) warst du gut. Michael wusste, dass er von Motown weg müsste und mit anderen Leuten zusammen arbeiten müsste. Er war wirklich ein cleverer (taffer) junger Mann, als er Motown verließ. Er traf Quincy Jones,  sie machten Off The Wall, es war ein riesiger Erfolg – 1981 gingen die Jacksons wieder auf Tour –und das war auch der Punkt, an dem ich wieder in ihr Leben trat. Ich flog nach St. Louis und fuhr mit ihnen im Tourbus nach Detroit. Die anderen Brüder waren so fröhlich – genau wie es 1970 in ihrem Haus war – sie sprachen über ihr Leben, aber Michael war nicht dabei.  Dieses Mal guckte er zwar keine Cartoons, sondern er saß hinten im Bus und war irgendwie nervös, ängstlich, verschüchtert…und ganz am Ende meines Interviews ging ich dann im Bus nach hinten und sprach auch mit ihm. Er war so anders als dieser 11 Jährige – jetzt war er 23 – er hatte sich so verändert. Wir alle verändern uns – aber es war so auffällig, dieser niedliche, glückliche Junge war so zurückgezogen/zurückhaltend, er sah beim Sprechen auf den Boden… Ich fragte ihn, warum er jetzt nicht in einer eigenen Wohnung lebe: „Du bist ein großer Star, warum wohnst du immer noch bei deinen Eltern“? Und er sagte etwas, an das ich mich immer erinnere:  „<em>Oh nein, ich glaube, dann würde ich sterben. Ich wäre so einsam. Sogar zuhause bin ich einsam. Ich sitze in meinem Zimmer, und manchmal weine ich. Es ist so schwer, Freunde zu finden, und mit deiner Familie kannst du nicht immer über alles sprechen. Manchmal laufe ich nachts draußen herum, nur in der Hoffnung, jemanden um reden zu finden. Aber schließlich gehe ich einfach wieder nach Hause.“</em></p>
<p>Das sagte er – ich verstand seine Einsamkeit nicht ganz – aber es war deutlich, dass er mit dieser Sache sehr zu kämpfen hatte.</p>
<p>&#62; <b>Der Moonwalk</b></p>
<p>Auch wenn ich Michael nach diesem Interview 3 oder 4 Jahre lang nicht getroffen hatte,  war ich auf vielen Events in dieser Zeit, die sicher zu den stolzesten Tagen in seinem Leben gehörten. Vor allem das Motown 25 Special, wo Michael auf die Bühne kam und zum ersten Mal den Moonwalk zeigte. Ich saß unter den Zuschauern, und jedem blieb einfach vor Staunen die Luft weg. Ich wusste nicht, ob es ein Trick war, ich schrieb meine Notizen – aber ich wusste nicht, wie ich den Moonwalk beschreiben könnte, ich hatte keine Vorstellung davon, was das war – es war einfach magisch. Das war auch Michaels Lieblingsausdruck „magisch“. Er wollte, dass alles magisch sein sollte. Ich rief also am nächsten Tag seinen Manager an und fragte ihn: „War es ein Fließband oder irgendetwas anderes auf dieser Bühne, was sich bewegte? Was war das?“ Er sagte: „Nein, das war ganz alleine er, der sich so bewegte.“ Ich konnte es nicht wirklich glauben und dachte es wäre ein Trick gewesen, aber ich schrieb darüber einen Artikel in der Zeitung.</p>
<p>&#62; <b>Der Thriller –Moment</b></p>
<p>In der Nacht, in der er die 8 Grammys gewann war ich auch im Publikum. Es war ein klarer Triumph, er hatte seine Unabhängigkeit von Motown deutlich bewiesen, er war am Gipfel der Welt. Aber an was ich mich am besten erinnere , das faszinierendste – als ich mit ihm am Abend nach der Grammy-Verleihung sprach – also, die meisten Leute würden sich doch ein paar Tage Auszeit nehmen, etwas relaxen…aber er war schon wieder im Studio und arbeitete an einer weiteren Platte – in genau der Nacht – ist das nicht erstaunlich? Das war diese Hingabe – er war so engagiert/ehrgeizig, wirklich ein Perfektionist. Er beschwerte sich oft darüber, dass die Leute um ihn herum nicht hart genug arbeiteten. Er war manchmal frustriert deswegen.</p>
<p><a href="http://all4michael.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/mj1_300-5cce4ef25d9836c10cdde70aa1b3fbd8d9082a09-s6-c10.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1053" alt=" 8 grammys michael Jackson" src="http://all4michael.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/mj1_300-5cce4ef25d9836c10cdde70aa1b3fbd8d9082a09-s6-c10.jpg?w=497&#038;h=372" width="497" height="372" /></a></p>
<p>&#62;  <b>Der Buch-Deal</b></p>
<p>Er liebte es, mit berühmten Leuten in Verbindung zu sein, er bekam dadurch das Gefühl, ein noch größerer Star zu sein. Und mit je mehr Leuten er Kontakt hatte, desto faszinierender wäre auch er für die Öffentlichkeit, denn er war immer daran interessiert, seinen Stardome auszubauen, er wollte der größte Star sein.</p>
<p>Die nächste Begegnung mit Michael war, als ich mit ihm auf der Victory Tour war, ich war mehrere Wochenenden mit ihm unterwegs. Das entstand dadurch, dass er einen Vertrag mit Doubleday unterzeichnet hatte, um seine Autobiografie zu schreiben. Und der Grund, warum er das unterzeichnet hatte war, dass Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dort Redakteurin war, was ihn beeindruckte. Aber er wollte eigentlich nicht wirklich eine Autobiografie schreiben. Ich war mit ihm unterwegs und fand heraus, dass er eigentlich einen Bildband machen wollte, er wollte viele Bilder zusammenstellen mit kurzen Texten dazu. Sie wollte ein Buch, was alles enthüllt, aber Michael dachte, dass, je weniger du über einen Mensch weißt, über einen Star, desto faszinierter ist man von ihm. Er sagte zu mir: „Elvis gab keine Interviews, Howard (?) gab keine Interviews…“ das war sein Konzept, er sah sich an, was die größten Stars getan hatten und studierte deren Leben. Wir verbrachten mehrere Wochenenden mit diesem Buch und die Frustration wurde immer grösser – er suchte die Bilder zusammen und er war so sehr dagegen irgendetwas über sich selbst preiszugeben. Ich erinnere mich daran, dass wir ein Bild heraussuchten, von einem älteren Mann, und ich fragte Michael, wer das sei. „Oh, das ist mein Großvater.“ Und ich fragte, was man dann zu dem Bild schreiben könne. „Mochtest du deinen Großvater?“  „Oh, ja, ich liebte ihn!“ „Ok, dann schreiben wir das dazu..“ „Oh nein, das ist viel zu persönlich…“ Es war wirklich sehr schwer. Letztlich kam es zum Showdown. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis kam nach Los Angeles, in sein Haus und diskutierte mit uns das Buch, weil es nicht richtig voranging. Aber er war zu nervös, er hatte Angst, er mochte solche Gespräche nicht. Er sagte „Robert, sprich du mit ihr“ und er verschwand noch oben und blieb in seinem Schlafzimmer. Ich sprach dann mit ihr und sie sagte man müsse sich Gedanken über verschiedene Wege für dieses Buch machen. Letztlich – nachdem sie abgereist war &#8211; bekam ich einen Anruf von Michaels Anwalt und ich war dann nicht mehr an dem Buch beteiligt, sie hatten sich für einen anderen Weg entschieden, ich denke Doubleday übernahm die Regie bei dem Buch, anstatt dass er das selbst tat.</p>
<p>&#62; <b>Eine Lektion über Ablehnung</b></p>
<p>Etwas auf das er sich immer wieder bezog war diese Ablehnung/Zurückweisung in diesen Jahren Mitte der 70er, als die Jackson 5 nicht mehr populär waren.  Er war zu der Zeit 16 oder 17 Jahre alt. Einmal hatten wir ein Bild von ihm in dem Alter herausgesucht, und er hatte Akne – es war ein privates Foto, wo nichts abgedeckt war. Er dachte, seine Nase sei zu groß und er sagte „Sieh dir das an, es ist hässlich.“ Er drehte das Bild um. Er schreckte fast davor zurück. Ich sprach mit ihm darüber und er sagte, dass es manchmal so schlimm war, dass Leute zu ihnen kamen, nach Michael Ausschau hielten, mit ihm sprachen, ihn ansahen und fragten „wo ist Michael?“ Und er bekam das Gefühl, dass sie den niedlichen, kleinen Michael suchten, und nicht wahr haben wollten, dass er älter geworden war. „Wer bist du? Du bist nicht „unser“ Michael. Du hast uns „unseren“ Michael weggenommen.“ Das war sehr verstörend und verletzend für ihn, und ich glaube, dass auch das für ihn ein Grund dafür war, der größte Star zu werden, so einzigartig, und  geschützt durch den Ruhm, so dass keiner ihn mehr zurückweisen könnte.</p>
<p><a href="http://all4michael.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/1975.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1054" alt="Michael ca 1975" src="http://all4michael.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/1975.jpg?w=497&#038;h=357" width="497" height="357" /></a></p>
<p><b>&#62; Auf dem Weg zu Nr. 1</b></p>
<p>Während dieser Zeit auf der Tour, sprachen wir über Thriller und den Erfolg davon. Und er sagte: „Robert, weißt du, von dem nächsten Album werde ich doppelt so viele verkaufen, wie von Thriller.“ Ich dachte, er macht nur Spaß, aber es war ihm sehr ernst damit. Und ich denke letztlich war dieser Drang, die Nr. 1 sein zu müssen, diese Bedeutung der Charts, die fast noch wichtiger als die Qualität der Musik war, das was ihn verletzte, weil die Musik deshalb etwas von ihrer Seele verlor, sie musste kalkulierbarer sein, er musste Dinge einbringen, die so waren, dass es im Radio gespielt werden würde. Michaels Unschuld ging bei dem Prozess verloren und das war eigentlich der Anfang davon, dass es bergab ging. Es war wieder so, dass er befürchtete, sein Ruhm könne verblassen und er wurde verzweifelt über diesen Aspekt seines Lebens.</p>
<p>&#62; <b>Die Comeback-Tour</b></p>
<p>Ich dachte nicht, dass er noch einmal auf Tour gehen würde. Ich dachte nicht, dass er noch einmal eine gute Platte machen würde. Deshalb war ich sehr überrascht über diese Shows in London, und noch mehr überraschte mich, dass es 50 Termine waren. Ich wusste nicht wie er körperlich und emotional 50 Shows überstehen sollte, wenn etwas schief gehen würde. Ich bin sicher, es gab ihm Auftrieb, zu hören, dass er 50 Shows ausverkauft hatte, er sah, dass die Menschen ihn immer noch liebten – aber trotzdem musste er jeden Tag während dieser Tour-Vorbereitungen auch daran denken „Was ist wenn es nicht funktioniert? Was ist, wenn ich nicht mehr so magisch bin, wie ich einmal war? Mit 50 bin ich nicht die gleiche Person, die ich mit 25 war.“ Ich denke, das muss eine schlimme Vorstellung in seinen Gedanken gewesen sein, das Comeback zu wollen und darüber nachzudenken, was ist, wenn es nicht funktionieren wird. Es wird dann nie wieder ein Comeback geben. Es stand alles am Spiel, dort in London. Und er kam dann nicht mal bis zu diesem „Spiel“.</p>
<p><a href="http://all4michael.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/this-is-it.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1055" alt="This Is It" src="http://all4michael.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/this-is-it.jpg?w=497&#038;h=542" width="497" height="542" /></a></p>
<p><b>&#62; Erwachsen und doch wie ein Kind</b></p>
<p>Er fühlte sich ganz sicher wohler, wenn er mit Kindern zusammen war, als mit den meisten Erwachsenen. Nach einem der Konzerte der Victory Tour in Los Angeles, gab es eine große Party in einem der großen Hotels. Es kamen viele berühmte Gäste, Brooke Shields z.B. Aber er verbrachte den ganzen Abend in seinem Schlafzimmer und spielte mit den Kindern dieser Stars, er kam nie raus  &#8211; Brooke Shields wartete die ganze Zeit und ging schließlich. Es war diese Unschuld, die er spürte, wenn er mit Kindern zusammen war. Sie urteilten nicht über ihn, sie wiesen ihn nicht zurück, er musste sich bei ihnen keine Sorgen machen.  Er war sehr smart, taff, wenn es ums Verhandeln ging, wenn es darum ging, zu entscheiden, was gut für seine Kariere war. Er war nicht diese unschuldige Person, die keine Entscheidungen treffen konnte. Gewisse Entscheidungen konnte er treffen. Aber gesellschaftliche Verbindungen zu Erwachsenen, besonders in dieser Zeit, in den 80ern, waren sehr schwer für ihn.</p>
<p>&#62; <b>Angespanntes Verhältnis zu einem Beatle</b></p>
<p>Paul hat sich sehr aufgeregt, dass Michael den Beatles Katalog kaufte. Denn Paul machte ihn mit den finanziellen Vorteilen des Besitzes von Songrechten vertraut. Als Michael dann diese Songs von McCartney kaufte, war Paul sehr verstimmt. Aber für Michael war es eine großartige geschäftliche Investition, und es war ein Stück Geschichte, denn die Beatles waren die größte Band, die es je gab. Und wenn er das besitzen könnte – mein Gott – er war wirklich ein Geschäftsmann und es war ein großartiger Kauf, ein riesiger Wert, denn dieser Katalog ist jetzt vielleicht. eine Billion $ wert. Und er kaufte ihn für 47Mio.$. Ich war dort im Haus, weil ich eine Story darüber machte, darüber, wie das alles zustande kam, und er war einfach so glücklich darüber. Das kam im Zuge der Victory Tour, im Zuge des Thriller Albums, er war einfach begeistert. So sollte sein Leben sein.  Aber leider war es einige Zeit danach nie mehr so wie damals, ich bezweifle zumindest, dass es je nochmal so war.</p>
<p>&#62; <b>Ich habe mir nicht ausgesucht, zu singen und zu tanzen</b></p>
<p>Wenn es eine Zeit gab, wo du garantieren konntest, dass Michael glücklich war, war es, wenn er auf der Bühne war. Das war sein Heiligtum. Keiner konnte dorthin vordringen. Er wollte nicht von Leuten angestarrt werden, wenn er nicht auf der Bühne war. Er hatte dann nicht dieses Make up, nicht den Handschuh, nicht seine Kostüme – er wollte immer magisch sein und ohne all diese Dinge konnte er nicht magisch sein. Wenn er einfach die Straße entlang geht, ist er nicht die gleiche Person (wie auf der Bühne). Deshalb lebte er eher zurückgezogen.  Ich befragte ihn einmal über die Bühne und er sagte zu mir &#8211; es war 1981 im Bus nach Detroit &#8211; er sagte: <em>„ Mein wirkliches  Ziel ist es, Gottes Bestimmung zu erfüllen. Ich habe mir nicht ausgesucht, zu singen oder zu tanzen, aber das ist meine Bestimmung und ich möchte sie besser erfüllen, wie jeder andere. Ich erinnere mich noch daran, als ich zum ersten Mal im Kindergarten sang. Ich sang Climb Every Mountain. Und alle waren so begeistert darüber. Es ist wunderschön bei diesen Shows, dass die Menschen zusammenkommen, es ist unsere eigene kleine Welt, für die eineinhalb Stunden, in denen wir versuchen zu vermitteln, dass es Hoffnung und das Gute gibt. Erst wenn du wieder aus dem Gebäude kommst, siehst du wieder all das Verrückte um dich herum.“</em></p>
<p>Und das traurige für Michael war, dass für ihn diese  eineinhalb Stunden auf der Bühne nicht ausreichend waren.</p>
<p><a href="http://all4michael.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/37092_229583620511305_810696968_n.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1056" alt="Michael Jackson on stage" src="http://all4michael.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/37092_229583620511305_810696968_n.jpg?w=497&#038;h=547" width="497" height="547" /></a></p>
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<p><b>&#62; Das letzte Telefongespräch mit Michael</b></p>
<p>Ich hatte einen Artikel über eine Abstimmung der Plattenindustrie geschrieben, sie sollten die 30 einflussreichsten Personen im Musik Business nennen, die populärtsten Personen. Michaels Name wurde dort nicht genannt. Also, er wurde schon genannt, aber nicht in positivem Zusammenhang. Sie sagten, dass seine Karriere seit 1995 vorbei sei. Sie sagten Dinge wie, dass es zu viel Hype gab und die Leute das Vertrauen in ihn verloren hätten. Die Plattenindustrie, die Käufer hätten das Vertrauen in ihn verloren. Ich druckte diese Wort in der Zeitung ab und Michael rief mich am nächsten Tag an – ich denke jetzt, dass er dadurch verletzt war – denn er war ein sehr empfindsamer junger Mann &#8211; ich denke immer noch an ihn, als junger Mann &#8211;  Er sagte: „Warum schreibst du solche Sachen in die Zeitung, warum schreibst du diese Lügen in die Zeitung?“ Und ich sagte: „Michael, ich glaube, einige von diesen Dingen, die dort gesagt wurden, sind die Wahrheit. Es könnte für dich wichtiger sein, eine großartige Platte zu machen, als eine die Nr.1 ist, weil du dann wieder mehr Herz/Seele in deine Musik legen kannst, weil du davon etwas verloren hattest.“ Er antwortete: „Nein, Robert, das tut weh, das verletzt mich.“  Ich versuchte ihm noch mehr dazu zu sagen, ich wollte ihm aufmunternde Worte sagen, weil ich mich dabei unwohl fühlte erreicht zu haben, dass er sich schlecht fühlte, aber ich konnte nur noch einen halben Satz sagen, da legte er auf. Und das war das letzte Mal, dass ich etwas von ihm hörte.</p>
<p>&#62; <b>Die liebevollste Erinnerung an Michael</b></p>
<p>Das, an was ich mich am liebsten bei Michael erinnere ist, dass er während der Victory -Tour, trotz all der Hektik und dem vollen Terminplan noch Zeit fand, um Kinder in Krankenhäusern zu besuchen, manchmal auch Nachts. Und er ging in die Zimmer mit den Kindern die unheilbare Krankheiten hatten und er versuchte mit ihnen zu sprechen und sie aufzumuntern. Es gab dort eine so liebevolle Begebenheit, und ich erinnere mich, dass sein Manager Frank DiLeo, der als harter Geschäftsmann bekannt ist, das Zimmer verlassen musste, weil er anfing zu weinen. Ich verstand sehr  gut, warum ihm die Tränen kamen.  Aber Michael blieb dort und sprach mit diesen Kindern für viele Minuten und das war für mich der Zeitpunkt wo ich dachte, dass er der stärkste Mensch ist – das war magisch.</p>
<p><a href="http://all4michael.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/421885_472716892784246_599172668_n.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1057" alt="Michael visits hospital" src="http://all4michael.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/421885_472716892784246_599172668_n.jpg?w=497&#038;h=646" width="497" height="646" /></a></p>
<p><b>&#62;  Von Michaels Tod erfahren</b></p>
<p>Ich hatte den Tag mit anderen Dingen verbracht und ich wollte nicht Radio hören weil an dem Abend eine NBA Entscheidung fiel – ich hörte deshalb an dem Tag kein Radio, bis meine Frau kam und mir sagte, dass Radiostationen und Zeitungen versuchten, mich zu erreichen. Ich fragte warum. Und sie sagten zu mir: „Hast du nicht gehört, wer gestorben ist?“</p>
<p>Ich stelle mir immer die Augenblicke vor, wo er in den Krankenhäusern war,  oder den Augenblick, als man ihm sagte, dass sein Ticketverkauf so gut läuft…die Zeiten… wo er mit dieser Unschuld verbunden war, die Unschuld des jungen Mannes, den ich 1970 kennengelernt hatte, als dieser Teil von ihm am deutlichsten zu erkennen war. Und ich wünsche nur, dass es in seinem Leben viele Tage und Wochen gab, wo er diese Freude empfinden konnte.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently I came across the face of a man whom I grew in love with. Sure, we met online on okcupid, but damn he was cute. His personality couldn&#8217;t be expressed in words that the website allowed one to use. Meeting him in person was the real charm. He was sweet, close to my age, funny, and did I mention he was sweet?</p>
<p>The boy took the immediate action, only speaking with him for a couple of hours, to invite me over to watch a movie and just chill. Sure I was sketched out, but what could go wrong? I ventured forth, after fixing my hair, applying delicious smelling lotion, and quickly putting on light make up, I rushed to his residence in my dad&#8217;s 2005 Kia Optima. As I approach the the building, the charmer stood there waiting.</p>
<p>He greeted me with a smile. That&#8217;s all I really needed to know he was a good guy. We hugged, shook hands, and proceeded into his residence. We talked a little bit about ourselves as we walked up the stairs to his room.  &#8221;You can drop your jacket and purse anywhere you&#8217;d like.&#8221; He said. I briskly did so and hopped on his bed to start the movie Insidious.</p>
<p>Now, for those of you who don&#8217;t know, Insidious is a horror film and my god was a terrifying. Luckily, I had this cute boy sitting right next to me in case things got frightening.</p>
<p>This was the start to the sweetest relationship I had been in. But there was only one problem. We primarily were hanging out as a quick hookup, friends with a beneficial exchange in a way. But that wasn&#8217;t the problem. What could go wrong? I grew attached immediately to his figure, smell, and personality. He was quite the charmer and very smart about the things he did with such passion you could see him suffer with every vigorous story he told as if he was in that moment every time he spoke it.</p>
<p>Getting attached isn&#8217;t bad, is it? Well, in this case it was. It didn&#8217;t take long for me to actually fall in love with him. He was everything I had ever wanted. He was also good in bed, too. He made me feel very safe in his arms. Despite all this, in the past week he grew busy with his scholarly efforts and his part-time job and was unable to hangout and spend time with me as often as he did before. It wasn&#8217;t so bad, at first, but seeing someone you love only once a week becomes saddening and makes the world grow ever so slightly bigger, and not in a good way.</p>
<p>The distance became too much. It was like holding an egg on a twenty foot long spoon. The leverage wasn&#8217;t there to help, but to hinder. It was much better to let the egg drop to the floor and shatter. The egg being the relationship of course. We talked about it last night, and we felt it was for the best. He was such a sweet heart in understanding and said very kind and genuine things about me. And after all this, we&#8217;re going to be friends still&#8230; well at least try to anyways.</p>
<p>Despite the hardships, and the immediate daunting loneliness, I&#8217;ve grown a lot in the world of love and will never forget this awesome experience that I had a chance to participate in. Although I hope that in the future he&#8217;ll have more time and maybe we could start dating again in the near future, but I&#8217;m not going to get my hopes up just yet. I&#8217;m going to give it time to cool down and get my emotions in check. I&#8217;m like a leaking water balloon, and I got squeezed just a little too hard. Welp, another day and another experience. Not sure when I&#8217;ll look for another boy, but if something happens when I&#8217;m not looking for it I might as well give it a shot, right?</p>
<p>Haha, well we&#8217;ll see.</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>visitnorway</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[By coraline345 on Instagram with #visitnorway http://instagr.am/p/V8qX1cIGMC/ This is it.]]></description>
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<div>By coraline345 on Instagram with #visitnorway <a href="http://instagr.am/p/V8qX1cIGMC/" rel="nofollow">http://instagr.am/p/V8qX1cIGMC/</a> This is it.</div>
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<title><![CDATA[This is it...!!!!]]></title>
<link>http://littlemissobsessivesanatomy.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/this-is-it/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>littlemissobsessivesanatomy</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This is it. The biggest battle of my life has started and last night I was hit by the first bullet.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is it. The biggest battle of my life has started and last night I was hit by the first bullet. </p>
<p>If I fight back I will get hurt and if I don&#8217;t I will get hurt. There is no win-win. Guess this is it and there is no escape.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[he Jacksons on Skavlan Show, February 15 - BREAKING NEWS]]></title>
<link>http://mjstrangerinmoscow.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/he-jacksons-on-skavlan-show-february-15-breaking-news/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mjstrangerinmoscow</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mjstrangerinmoscow.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/he-jacksons-on-skavlan-show-february-15-breaking-news/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; he Jacksons on Skavlan Show, February 15 &#8211; BREAKING NEWS.]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://mj.sim-strangerinmoscow.forumfree.it/?t=65026764#entry527238558">he Jacksons on Skavlan Show, February 15 &#8211; BREAKING NEWS</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[RUSKA BERGMAN:The Last Dinner With Michael Jackson ]]></title>
<link>http://vallieegirl67.com/2013/02/16/ruska-bergmanthe-last-dinner-with-michael-jackson/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>MJ WAS A CUTIE PIE</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Source: Vogue/MJ-Upbeat (Printed October 16, 2009) Michael Jackson&#8217;s stylist &#8211; in her ow]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Source: Vogue/MJ-Upbeat (Printed October 16, 2009) Michael Jackson&#8217;s stylist &#8211; in her ow]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Candoco dance company]]></title>
<link>http://fakeormistake.net/2013/02/16/candoco-dance-company/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>frdbvr</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Be Loved.]]></title>
<link>http://soperfectlyimperfect.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/2750/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kimunderwood</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Valentines Day and be such a bummer day for those of us who are &#8220;not attached&#8221; as Jane A]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Valentines Day and be such a bummer day for those of us who are &#8220;not attached&#8221; as Jane Austen would say. This year, I haven&#8217;t really given it much thought&#8230;until last night.</p>
<p>I was going through my mail and got the most wonderful valentine from a dear friend!</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://soperfectlyimperfect.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/184341_10152542118310717_1305792186_n.jpg"><img class=" wp-image aligncenter" id="i-2756" alt="Image" src="http://soperfectlyimperfect.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/184341_10152542118310717_1305792186_n.jpg?w=361&#038;h=361" width="361" height="361" /></a><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Chocolate Covered Strawberries</span></strong>&#8230;my fave. 2 Days in a row! Need I say more?</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://soperfectlyimperfect.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/308059_10152546842375717_902454527_n.jpg"><img class=" wp-image aligncenter" id="i-3839" alt="Image" src="http://soperfectlyimperfect.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/308059_10152546842375717_902454527_n.jpg?w=295&#038;h=295" width="295" height="295" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Then I got out to my car and these beauties were on my windshield&#8230;I have amazing friends!</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">The day is not over&#8230;but it certainly has been fun!</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Lavished.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#339966;text-decoration:underline;">fivegoodthings</span></span></strong></p>
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<li>Chocolate covered strawberries&#8230;do I really need to go on?? <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
<li>Mystery&#8217;s</li>
<li>Mystery&#8217;s solved</li>
<li>A great workout</li>
<li>Lights out at the end of the day</li>
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