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Post by respect77 on Jan 22, 2023 21:34:41 GMT
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Jan 22, 2023 23:20:17 GMT
Turns out Elvis is a great great grandpa and Lisa Marie is a grandmother. her oldest daughter had a baby and it's a girl.
Congratulations! πππππππππ
i feel sorry for the baby as someone lost two of my great great great grandmothers when i was born i understand how that feel. i never got to meet them and they wanted to see me so much before i was born.
My prayers go out to the baby and Presley family. πππππππππππ
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Jan 22, 2023 23:47:17 GMT
It's so funny when i was watching the memorial i didn't realize that. i just thought it was her husband just planning their future. πππ
once again Congratulations!
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Post by invincible527 on Jan 23, 2023 0:32:27 GMT
Yeah I also thought Riley's husband was talking about the future when he mentioned Riley being a mom. Everyone keeps saying that she is no longer here because of a broken heart. I wondering if she committed suicide? Or maybe it was an overdose. She was overmedicating to numb the pain??
Either way it's so sad. It was a lovely service though.
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Jan 23, 2023 1:59:54 GMT
Yeah I also thought Riley's husband was talking about the future when he mentioned Riley being a mom. Everyone keeps saying that she is no longer here because of a broken heart. I wondering if she committed suicide? Or maybe it was an overdose. She was overmedicating to numb the pain?? Either way it's so sad. It was a lovely service though. πππ They're not sure as of yet. from what they are saying it was an overdose. i mean i believe she died from a broken heart as well because of Elvis passing from drugs and she was young. then she started doing drugs. all her marriage failed. her son die from suicide in 2020 from drug addiction. she also had money spending REALLY bad drugs use problems. She did try to get help. it didn't help so much.
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Post by respect77 on Jan 23, 2023 3:36:48 GMT
Yeah I also thought Riley's husband was talking about the future when he mentioned Riley being a mom. Everyone keeps saying that she is no longer here because of a broken heart. I wondering if she committed suicide? Or maybe it was an overdose. She was overmedicating to numb the pain?? Either way it's so sad. It was a lovely service though. Let's wait for the autopsy.
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Jan 23, 2023 4:24:22 GMT
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Post by respect77 on Jan 23, 2023 18:23:52 GMT
Evan Ross (Diana Ross's son) and Austin Brown (MJ's nephew, Rebbie's son) were there too. You can see Baz Luhrman hugging Evan at 0:23 and next to them on the right that's Austin (although you can't see him well from that man standing there).
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Post by invincible527 on Jan 23, 2023 18:50:43 GMT
Evan Ross (Diana Ross's son) and Austin Brown (MJ's nephew, Rebbie's son) were there too. You can see Baz Luhrman hugging Evan at 0:23 and next to them on the right that's Austin (although you can't see him well from that man standing there).
I thought I saw Austin's head while watching the service yesterday. I'm glad that they were there. I just saw a video clip where Austin was interviewing Evan. They were talking about how they were best friends and about how hard it was on them when both their dad's died. I knew they were close, but didn't realize that they were best friends.
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Jan 24, 2023 7:39:38 GMT
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Jan 24, 2023 8:24:31 GMT
As you get a bit older it's sometimes hard to pin specific events to specific years, but 1994 is not that way with me.
Starting in January of 1994 I spent approximately 16 months flying back and forth between LA and New York, as we were doing primary production of Michael Jackson's HIStory album at the Hit Factory in New York following the tragic Northridge Earthquake. That's why we moved the project to New York.
Early in the project there was a new face in the studio: Lisa Marie Presley.
This was notable for a couple reasons.
First of all, most album projects I had worked on to that point were very male dominated, so when a female was in the room it was... noticed.
Next, when that female happens to be Elvis Presley's daughter, it does take a moment or two for your brain to process it all, but then it's back to work.
There are unwritten "Studio Etiquette" rules that are well-known by people who routinely work on high budget projects, so having both Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley in the room together needs to fade into the background of your mind.
Thankfully selfies, Instagram and social media didn't exist yet, so there was no pressure to prove to the world that you were in a really cool spot with some really interesting people, rather it was just another day in the studio.
The day turned into weeks and the weeks turned into months, and Lisa Marie just became Lisa, a part-time member of our little MJ Studio Family.
I think she loved being in the studio.
Being in a world-class studio like Hit Factory makes one feel very special. Our sessions were welcoming, well-orchestrated and fun. The studios were impeccably clean and there was a trust that was evident almost immediately. These were seasoned pros working on a major project who were more interested in getting great drum sounds than watching her and Michael snuggle on the sofa. She was in a very safe place.
She was a bit like a little girl, yet at the same exuded great confidence.
She would sit right next to Michael - or sometimes in his lap.
They would laugh and whisper and call each other silly names, almost like a pair of seventh-graders.
"Doo-doo head, what do you want for dinner?"
They were cute, funny and very comfortable with each other. It was all very real.
She would eat with us, laugh with us, joke with us.
They might disappear into Michael's lounge for a while, but it was none of our business - we were there to help him create his album.
I was chatting with my buddy Brian Vibberts (who was one of the staff engineers at Hit Factory during that project) about his memories of having Lisa in the studio. He reminded me how Michael and Lisa often held hands.
It's a little thing, but when you see a couple walking together holding hands down the hallway it sends a very sweet message. They weren't on a red carpet or leaving a restaurant with the press watching - the studio was their little cocoon where they could be themselves.
And they often held hands.
They were safe.
In late May 1994 I boarded my flight from LA to NY and was given a USA Today newspaper. The headline became almost a catch-phrase in the media: "King Of Pop Marries The Queen Of Rock". Michael and Lisa had flown to the Dominican Republic and "secretly" wed on May 26th.
I arrived at Hit Factory and walked into Studio 4 with the newspaper under my arm. There was Michael, sitting on the sofa. He had a silly grin on his face and walked up to him, rolled up the newspaper and hit him on the head with it. He laughed and covered his head, and said, "What did I do??" I opened the paper and held it up for the team to see. I said, "It might be nice if you're going to get married to tell your friends! Or maybe invite us to the wedding!"
He laughed and was clearly a bit embarrassed, but I gave him a hug and said how happy we were for him - for them!
No one in the studio knew up until then - he hadn't said a word to anyone.
Lisa continued visiting us in the studio from time to time, and it was always a pleasure seeing her.
The press claimed it was all a publicity stunt, but not only do I disagree, I whole-heartedly disagree.
They were two young people who came from remarkably different and difficult childhoods, and they found each other.
Whether it would last a week or a year or a lifetime doesn't change what I saw: Two people in love. It was no stunt.
We were all happy to see Michael and Lisa happy.
My friend Judi Brisse was on staff at Neverland during that time and she tells a story of Lisa bringing her children Riley and Benjamin to the ranch. Judi was part of the housekeeping staff and one of the beds needed to be made up for them. She brought in sheets and blankets, and there was Michael, Lisa and the kids.
The kids were tired, so Lisa cared for them while Michael helped Judi make the bed. Judi was startled that Michael Jackson would want to help her make a bed, but Michael did it with a smile - hospital corners and all!
He truly loved Lisa and her little family. The whole scene was innocent, safe and loving.
Michael and Lisa were each pulled in 27 directions every day, and the press was relentless. I don't pretend to know all of the details over that next year, but their marriage came to an end in early 1996.
When I read the news of her passing yesterday I immediately thought of her kids (she lost Benjamin just a few years ago), and her mom. Clearly she was lost for much of her adult life, but the Lisa I knew back in the mid-90's was a kind, sweet and gentle person.
I consider myself fortunate having known her, hearing her laugh, seeing her happy and watching she and Michael hold hands.
It was a moment in time, and one where I think she could feel safe with him, and he with her.
Rest In Peace Young Lisa.
Rest In Peace.
β by Brad Sundberg, a sound systems professional who worked with Michael Jackson for over 10 years.
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Jan 26, 2023 9:42:46 GMT
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Post by respect77 on Jan 27, 2023 17:59:37 GMT
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Post by respect77 on Jan 27, 2023 20:20:42 GMT
So it begins. So freaking familiar. Sigh...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2023 21:50:07 GMT
I was watching some music channel earlier and it was playing #1's of the '90's. Never loved the YANA video, but it's now a really gorgeous little tribute almost. I'm glad he shot it now.
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