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Post by aazzaabb on Jul 14, 2023 14:28:54 GMT
HIStory on Film Vol ll Part One
HIStory on Film Vol ll Part Two
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Post by Russg on Jul 14, 2023 16:33:14 GMT
Actually, when I went in to HMV to buy BOTDF one of the choreographers from my old dance company was in there listening to it on a listening post! Out come all the skeletons from the closet.
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Post by MattyJam on Jul 14, 2023 16:58:13 GMT
I'd say it was in November 2006. WMAs at Earls Court, London. Although tarnished by the false press reports in the aftermath ("MJ was booed off the stage", lol), it really felt special to have been there. And since it's the only time I saw him in person, it makes it an especially great memory to me (WMAs at Earls Court and afterward at the Hempel Hotel). To this day it still grinds my gears, how unfair the press reported on this. The audience cheered massively for MJ throughout the evening (it was taped, not a live broadcast). Every 15 minutes there was a short break to set up the stage for the next performer etc. During every break the crowd celebrated Michael. Mexican waves went through the packed-19,000-seats venue, "Michael, Michael!" chantings, and flags from all over the world waving. I was also there, and what struck me as quite funny was, nobody cared for any of the other artists there, and they had some pretty big stars, Beyonce, Rhianna, Chris Brown etc. Poor Rhianna even got booed and looked tearful, simply because she came on near the end, the lights went down and everybody was expecting it to be MJ and out she came. The entire time the audience were milling about, sitting down, the place looked half empty, then within seconds of MJ coming onto stage it was packed and you literally couldn't move. It was night and day compared to the other performers that night.
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Post by TonyR on Jul 14, 2023 17:04:53 GMT
Actually, when I went in to HMV to buy BOTDF one of the choreographers from my old dance company was in there listening to it on a listening post! Remember those! She was loving it! Guess what her name is? Billie Jean! I kid you not. She turned 50 a few weeks ago apparently. Happy Birthday Billie Jean if you ever happen to see this by chance. ๐๐คฉ Oh my God, that's my Mum. Honestly! That's what she used to do. Only kidding.....Billie Jean is not my Mother.
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Post by pg13 on Jul 14, 2023 17:08:43 GMT
I'd say the This Is It announcement for me. I never thought I'd experience that hype again. I remember being at college when it happened at the O2. Beforehand, leading up to it, I agree. But didn't you find it oddly deflating when it actually took place? I remember talking to my friends about it and we all felt something was off, like he didn't really seem to want to do it. Have to say that subsided for a moment when tickets went on sale a few days later. Managing to secure those was probably the last time I felt that hyped about anything regarding MJ.ย I came home on my lunch break for that press conference. Less than a minute into it, my wife and I looked at each other like "something isn't right here". So, that announcement wasn't a great memory either. The lead up to it with the fans in the crowd was normal. What followed that wasn't. Also the TII ticket sakes. Went mad snapping up tickets to four shows and the fifth show was opening night in the first or second row via our then contacts at Sony. We had major plans for our members to tie in with the concerts - a blog series was one idea I recall which no other fan forum was doing. We had other ideas too. Alas. But I never actually booked travel and accommodation as we had this niggling feeling Michael wasn't going to make it on stage. In 2008, I had a thread on psychoanalysing MJ where I stated I didn't think he'd make it past 50 - one or two here might remember it. So, we'd had that feeling for a while so even the tickets couldn't be a high point memory in the end. It's really been a long time since fans have had some truly great moments. HIStory was really the last one.
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Post by MattyJam on Jul 14, 2023 17:13:25 GMT
It's really been a long time since fans have had some truly great moments. HIStory was really the last one. Yeah and it's quite depressing that the estate haven't released one product worthy of discussion in this thread. I know things will never be the same with him gone etc, but it's piss poor that in 14 years they haven't truly released anything worthy of his name and united the fanbase in praise and celebration for him.
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Post by pg13 on Jul 14, 2023 17:15:20 GMT
1999 when I went to Munich for the MJ and Friends concert, and also went to the hotel where he was staying and saw him arrive and wave to us from the window. It was magical I believe PG13 was at that concert also. I learned about a lot of stuff from around 1999 after the fact. I remember buying Adrian Grantโs The Visual Documentary book in the early 2000โs and being surprised by how much Iโd been unaware of and how out of the loop Iโd been for a few years.ย Indeed I was! Well remembered. Remember the disappointment of the fans when MJ and Pavarotti didn't premiere WMCIG in the end. IIRC, Mj was explaining the situation to the crowd but you couldn't hear him over the screaming. I guess you could count MJ calling into the fan event at Barnstaple, Devon which we'd helped promote. Organised by Matt Fiddes and Xscape2003 aka George. My team gave a speech, we met Tito, TJ and Taj. After that, Michael's phone call with Tito snd the lads was put on loudspeaker to us all. That was great! Unfortunately, no-one could make out a thing as some ridiculous girls were screaming. One was sitting next to me, unfortunately. You could hear Michael but not decipher him. I don't understand that kind of nonsense to this day - a phone call from MJ! Just listen and then maybe do that afterwards! That was June 2008.
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Post by MattyJam on Jul 14, 2023 17:17:03 GMT
I guess you could count MJ calling into the fan event at Barnstaple, Devon which we'd helped promote. Organised by Matt Fiddes and Xscape2003 aka George. That was a fake, no?
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Post by pg13 on Jul 14, 2023 17:29:34 GMT
I guess you could count MJ calling into the fan event at Barnstaple, Devon which we'd helped promote. Organised by Matt Fiddes and Xscape2003 aka George. That was a fake, no? No. Tito, TJ and Taj told us shortly before they were going to take a call from MJ. A few minutes later, we heard them on loudspeaker. Then all that ridiculous screaming drowned it out.
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Post by pg13 on Jul 14, 2023 17:31:17 GMT
I guess you could count MJ calling into the fan event at Barnstaple, Devon which we'd helped promote. Organised by Matt Fiddes and Xscape2003 aka George. That was a fake, no? You must be confusing this with the impersonator performance at Barnstaple. An unrelated event. Despite his denial at the time, it WAS actually Navi.
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Post by MattyJam on Jul 14, 2023 17:31:51 GMT
No. Tito, TJ and Taj told us shortly before they were going to take a call from MJ. A few minutes later, we heard them on loudspeaker. Then all that ridiculous screaming drowned it out. Are we talking about the same thing? The rumoured performance from 1999 in that small theatre in Barnstable? I thought the overall consensus was that this was a giant hoax.
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Post by pg13 on Jul 14, 2023 17:33:06 GMT
HIStory on Film Vol ll Part OneHIStory on Film Vol ll Part Two Now, THAT was a release! Got that on VHS in 1998 and the DVD later when it came out in 2000. Unfortunately, the last great VHS/DVD release of his career.
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Post by pg13 on Jul 14, 2023 17:35:16 GMT
No. Tito, TJ and Taj told us shortly before they were going to take a call from MJ. A few minutes later, we heard them on loudspeaker. Then all that ridiculous screaming drowned it out. Are we talking about the same thing? The rumoured performance from 1999 in that small theatre in Barnstable? I thought the overall consensus was that this was a giant hoax. The phonecall I'm talking about was 2008. So, nope! That was real. Navi's 1999 "performance" was obviously not MJ. Never understood why a fair number of people were apparently fooled by him.....if that was MJ, then it would have been his shittiest solo performance of all time! ๐คฃ๐
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Post by aazzaabb on Jul 14, 2023 20:33:08 GMT
Actually, when I went in to HMV to buy BOTDF one of the choreographers from my old dance company was in there listening to it on a listening post! Out come all the skeletons from the closet. Actually Iโve always been trysexual! Iโll try anything once! And yes, that does include dancing!
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Post by aazzaabb on Jul 14, 2023 20:35:13 GMT
Actually, when I went in to HMV to buy BOTDF one of the choreographers from my old dance company was in there listening to it on a listening post! Remember those! She was loving it! Guess what her name is? Billie Jean! I kid you not. She turned 50 a few weeks ago apparently. Happy Birthday Billie Jean if you ever happen to see this by chance. ๐๐คฉ Oh my God, that's my Mum. Honestly! That's what she used to do. Only kidding.....Billie Jean is not my Mother. Would be weird if your mum was slightly younger than you. ๐ค
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