How many people here are going to stop working the whole two months Murray's trial is going on? How many of you are going to stop your schooling and just focus on the trial? How many of you are not going to go to the movies during the time the trial is on? How many os you won't go out to eat and spend time with your friends and laugh during the time the trial is going on? How many people are not going to read books, watch TV sitcoms, go to the random thoughts section of this board, look at pictures of MJ and say hw sexy he is? How many are not going to talk about video games, talk on Facebook to friends about things other than the trial, and still preoccupy yourselves with random thigs?
For any who are, does that mean we love MJ any less? Does that mean that because we need, at times, a distraction from what is going on that we love him less and do not want to see Murray go to jail? Does this mean that because we are aware of other endeavors, goals, aspects of our life, that we don't care?
You're going to still go to work. Performing is the work of these musicians. Most would be doing something anyway but are willing to use their job as a means of honoring MJ. So why is everyone downing them for this. Many of these performers constantly praise MJ for the influence they had in his life and want to express this together with others who feel similarly. But they can't even do this without people taking every opportunity to down them for the many things they have accomplished. It is no wonder anyone agreed to this at all. The way Craig David was dismissed on twitter because he wants to celebrate MJ, it is no wonder he didn't drop out immediately. MJ fans want everything. It is always something wrong in your eyes. The situation will never be perfect. You may find yourself in a situation where when you would like someone to perform they won't want to be bothered and then you'll say, "Why is no one doing a tribute to MJ?"
That concert is one day, on a weekend. The trial is two months long and during the week. I am really sorry if some people are not able to multi-task but that is not the case with everyone. Most people will be listening to testimony and trying to decipher what occured. If later on you want to come on stage and sing Human Nature, how does this mean you do not care about the trial? Most of you will come here and get updates and then go back to your everyday lives.
I don't agree with the ticketing situation. I also don't agree with the family going behind The Estate's back. But I am also very fatigued at people constantly belittling other people because you don't think they are good enough when your real beef is with the family. Some of you have to find every little thing wrong to justify your anger even if it means tearing apart well meaning individuals. "This star is not big enough." "They are going to sing an MJ song, so they don't care about him or the trial". "They are not international enough". Stop being so judgemental. If you don't like them, fine. But why do people see the need to cut off fellow fans at the knees just to make themselves feel better is beyond me.
Oh please, the Jackson's job is
NOT to use and capitalize on MJ, the Jackson's job is
NOT to throw him down the bus time after time, their job is
NOT to muddy his memory and legacy with this half assed ''tribute'' which only serves their own selfish and self-righteous purpose.
If this had been well thought out, and planned a year or more, in advance with respected big performers, who could actually DRAW the masses, I don't think people would have such an issue. The point here is that this is another ''Vienna'' in making, and it's damaging, yes even severely damaging to Michael's memory and legacy. And in my honest opinion even a bit disrespectful to do it during the trial (probably was done to ensure the interest in MJ), despite knowing when it was going to start.
And it's especially disrespectful because his own mother is involved, who is behind this. Relationships with siblings most of the time aren't what they used to be during the childhood, but Katherine out of everyone should know better than
NOT to organize a tribute during her son's killer's trial.
Whose name will be reported when this turns out as some kind of Z listed tribute it appears to be? The Jackson's? Katherine's? Latoya's? Jackie's? Marlon's? Tito's? Rebbie's? 3T's? Genevieve's? Austin's, Joe's?
NO, it's gonna be
MICHAEL's name that gonna be associated with this mess. It's gonna be
MICHAEL who's gonna take the blame for this failure
NOT any of them.
In your post you make it seem as if
this is the Jackson's job, which is
not true! Heck, the Jackson's aren't even actively involved in the music business anymore leave alone active singers. They used to be that, but haven't been active for some
twenty odd years.
If the Jackson's had jobs ''real jobs'' or 'regular jobs' I HIGHLY doubt people would want them to stop doing whatever they do during the course of this trial.
What people, here or at least I, myself, expect from them during the trial is
NOT use and abuse Michael's name for personal gain,
at least during the trial.
All they have done for the past 26 months is to use Michael for their personal gain and agenda. They should at least have the decency to let it be DURING the 2 months of the Murray trial.
Their greed has already pushed some of them state they were feeling sorry for/sympathizing with/ Michael's KILLER. They should at least behave like common sensed people during the two months of the trial. I don't think it's too much to ask off of them, considering how they have basically done nothing else but used Michael, his children and his soul for personal gain since the day after he died. Enough is enough. And quiet frankly I don't think it's too much to ask for.
Michael deserves a great once in a lifetime tribute with A- Lister's and the world's biggest performers. He does NOT deserve BS like this, just because some of his family members are trying to make a quick buck. Michael and his legacy shouldn't be thrown under the bus for their personal gain yet again.
NO, NO, NO.
The Lady Di, tribute back in 2008, was great. Why? because it wasn't rushed and most importantly it was organized with love by her sons, who imo had no ulterior motive but to honor their mother. Similarly Michael's tribute should be left for his kids to organize when they're 17/18 or older , or by people who're in the position to get it right, people who have enough strength to get the big names of today's industry.
It just can't be done by the Jackson's. The Jackson's simply lack the position, know-how and status to get something as big right. And I truly believe that the right tribute is going to happen in due time, whether it's gonna be his kids organizing it or the Estate.
Michael's passed two years, yet his killer is still roaming around free. I don't think
this of all times, is the right time to celebrate Michael's genius and what Michael was all about. I'd rather wait for the perfect or near perfect tribute organized by either his kids or the estate another 5/10 years rather than have a half assed tribute with a whole lot of D-lister's.
Now bless Christina and Leona and the British group for wanting to honor Michael, but sadly their names alone are not able to pull the masses, to turn this concert into some unparalleled tribute fitting Michael and his genius.
