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July 25-27; *Updated for July 27, 2008 on post # 53*

Of course there are times like that (laughs) and that was the worst. I do what producers do though; we are great communicators and it is almost like finding out what a baby likes and doesn’t like and there are times when you have to feed them anyway and well that is what I have been doing with most of these singers.
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Not before feeding his own ego, I'm sure...
 
This is one the funniest things I've seen. lol. I think people are gearing up for the new alum. Did anyone read the Ne-Yo headline?
 
"They have either hit 50 or are about to, but the likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince show no signs of getting “old”, in fact they have shaken up the notions of ageing.

Once, 50 was the start of old age. Now, it''s just another birthday for a generation that refuses to conform to stereotype.

Prince celebrated his 50th in June, while Madonna and Jackson are set to crack open the champagne and blow out their candles on August 16 and August 29, respectively.

Creatively, they are all one-offs. There is nobody to compare them to and no one else quite like them.

"Fifty is no longer what it once was,''' the Daily Telegraph quoted demographer Bernard Salt, as saying.

"A 50-year-old male a generation ago would have had a comb-over and a pot belly from eating meat and potatoes. Life expectancy was in your 70s, whereas today it is well into the 80s.

"There is no point in being old at 50 because you have another 30 odd years to go: You are too far from the finish line to pack it in so people start presenting themselves as being much younger,” Salt added.

Other notable identities to have celebrated a 50th birthday over the past year include Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, musician Nick Cave, actresses Rachel Ward, Melanie Griffith and Sharon Stone, as well as talk show host Ellen DeGeneres "

this article is just great!
 
Of course there are times like that (laughs) and that was the worst. I do what producers do though; we are great communicators and it is almost like finding out what a baby likes and doesn’t like and there are times when you have to feed them anyway and well that is what I have been doing with most of these singers.
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Blah. I am gonna be honest with you, T. Riley is slowly starting to get on my nerves. He didn't get a phone call from MJ to work on his CD. He needs to get over it. Seriously. He can take the high road and not try to indirectly trash people that he worked with, by calling them "babies". He needs to move on and let it go. Damn..
 
Re: July 25-27 News and mentionings all weekend through (NKOTB deny working with MJ)

wannabestartinsomthin21 said:
Hahaaa. Try and tell me Michael isn't the most popular still. Man, he wasn't even there and he drew a crowd of over a hundred people, lol. They were all so excited. See, just the prospect of Michael being somewhere gets people in to a tizzy. If they actually saw him or had any proof he was there, I bet he would draw a crowd twice that size or more even.
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was it any different at the 2006 wma's? no. and he wasn't even in san diego. if there were more room there would be more people.

and as for the media who tries to convince people that he is not popular..it's funny how the media got in on the frenzy themselves at Christian's party.

it's been this way for MJ since the day he was born. and it has never let up. it's hard not to say he is the most successful person of all time.

i don't think he knows what it's like for people not to react to him this way..

even when he is rumored to be somewhere and he is not actually there.
 
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:yes: i agree on that vncwillam

other people need to stop it and leave him alone :yes: it making me sick and angry about all the lies and all the mean things they say about MJ makes me :cry:
 
here i found some other news is this o.k

here is it:

Study raises questions about flu vaccine's effectiveness
Researchers found that getting the shot failed to significantly reduce the incidence of pneumonia, a common flu complication, among
CARLY WEEKS

From Friday's Globe and Mail

August 1, 2008 at 4:16 AM EDT

Some seniors who get flu shots may not be much better protected against the virus or related illnesses than those who go without, according to a new study that is creating fresh controversy over the effectiveness of immunization.

New questions are being raised after researchers in Seattle discovered vaccinated seniors were just as likely to develop pneumonia, a common and sometimes deadly complication of the flu, as other elderly people who didn't get shots.

"Basically, it's been taken for granted for a decade that this vaccine is effective in all seniors," said Michael Jackson, lead author of the study, published today in The Lancet, and former postdoctoral fellow at Seattle's Group Health Center for Health Studies. "We're starting to find out maybe that's not the case."

Researchers studied more than 3,500 seniors between 65 and 94 over the course of three flu seasons to determine whether flu vaccines offer a significant layer of protection against illness.

They determined that vaccination failed to significantly reduce the incidence of pneumonia, suggesting the benefit of flu shots among some groups of seniors may be more limited than previously believed.

"It does suggest we're not achieving the public health benefit of the influenza vaccine that has been suggested by prior studies," said Lisa Jackson, a senior investigator at the Group Health Center for Health Studies. "It certainly suggests there's room for improvement."

Since it's difficult to conduct a complete and accurate analysis based only using seniors who had the flu, as many cases are never reported, researchers looked at the incidence of pneumonia, a common illness that often results from flu complications, among seniors during flu season.

Previous studies have found that flu vaccines are associated with a 20- to 30-per-cent decrease in the incidence of pneumonia among seniors during flu season.

But Michael Jackson, now an epidemiologist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said those findings could have been exaggerated or biased as the result of flaws in the way the studies were designed.

In this study, researchers controlled for potential variables that could skew results, such as smoking history or frailty. None of the individuals involved lived in a nursing home or had a compromised immune system.

Dr. Jackson cautioned against interpreting the study as a sign that immunizations don't work. Rather, the findings highlight the need to explore potential alternatives for some seniors who may not benefit from the flu shot. For instance, it may benefit some seniors to use a higher dose vaccine or try a different formulation in order to improve its odds of working, he said.

But it's also important to keep in mind there is no vaccine that provides a fail-safe guarantee against illness or disease, said Ian Gemmill, former chair of the Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness and Promotion and medical officer of health for Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health.

While it may be time to explore how the flu shot can be improved to better help senior citizens, the vaccines serve an important purpose despite their shortcomings, he said.

"I wish it were a perfect vaccine, but it isn't," Dr. Gemmill said. "It's the best we've got now."

here is other kind of news:

Jul 31 2008 8:00 AM EDT

Akon Says He Can Retire Now That He's Worked With Michael Jackson -- But He Won't'I got to Mike 10 years earlier than I expected,' says 'Kon, who also collaborated with Whitney Houston on upcoming LP.

NEW YORK — Akon could quit music right now. He's already accomplished his top objective: working with Michael Jackson.

"That was a dream come true," 'Kon said Tuesday. "You know how you come into a career and set your goals as to where you wanna start and where you wanna end? I had a wish list of all the collaborations I ever wanted to do. Mike was at the top. I was saying, 'Well, if ever I get to Mike, then that'll be the sign I can retire.' But I got to Mike 10 years earlier than I expected. So I decided not to make retirement goals anymore.

"I think at the end of the day, it was one of those situations that caught me off guard," he added. "I didn't realize I was working so hard to actually capture his attention. That really showed me. That's the day I realized I made it."

The song MJ and Akon put together is called "Hold My Hand" and it's one of the first records we've heard Mike on in years. The two go back and forth on the verses.

"It's a worldwide smash. It's gonna be huge," Akon promised. "The concept is to bring all the people together as one person linking as one world. At the state of where the world is now, with all these wars and conflict all over the place, I think a record like that is needed. That's the best time when a voice needs to be heard. I felt like, 'What better voice between me and Mike to be able to say something like that at the time we in?' Outside of trying to do a club record or a record we expect to get thousand of [spins], it was more so, 'Let's do a record that fits all formats but also has some meaning to it.' But, of course, for the future, we'll be finishing up the rest of the record."

Which leads to another question: Will we see Michael Jackson wearing a Konvict Music chain to match his sparkling glove? "When the record comes out, read the label," 'Kon hinted.

Akon also said Jackson would be appearing in the video for "Hold My Hand," which is the lead cut from 'Kon's next LP, Acquitted. "He's fully committed," Akon said about MJ being in the video. "We're gonna set up a whole tour around it. It's a big play."

Besides Nelly and Ashanti on "Body on Me" and DJ Khaled on "Out Here Grindin'," Akon's other big guest appearance is Whitney Houston on "Like I Never Left." "I really enjoyed working with Whitney," Akon said. "She was mad cool. Down to earth, yet conservative, polite. She felt like a high school friend. She felt mad approachable, cool as hell. We had a great time working. The chemistry was right on point. The record shows it, because we came up with a smash."

The duo sing about losing love and trying to rekindle a flame like the good old days.

"I want you to hold on," Houston sings on the chorus.

Akon chimes in: "Like I never left."

"I realize I been foolish, I never should have turned my back," Houston sings. " 'Cause it's a cold world when you're out there all alone/ So many times I wanted to pick up the phone and tell you, 'Ooh baby, baby, I miss your loving so.' "

"Do you think we can pick up where we left off before the day/ That I told you it was over, packed my things and moved away?" Akon asks later. "Without you, my world is just an empty place."

"She's not singing about nobody," Akon insisted, knocking down any thoughts that Houston might be singing about her ex Bobby Brown or her rumored current man, Ray J. "She really ain't. Actually, we switched some words around so people don't think she was singing about Bobby. This record is more of a record that anyone going through that situation would be able to relate to. It's just the fact that she got out of a situation is what made it more relevant. I'm doing two records for her album."

Akon's Acquitted comes out in October. He says he's about two songs away from recording and is in the process of whittling down his collaborations. The record with Michael Jackson will definitely be included in the set, though.

"Mike is on the album," 'Kon laughed. "He's already got the prime slot."

Akon Has No Desire To Retire After Michael Jackson Collaboration

Akon has reached his ultimate goal in collaborating with Michael Jackson, although he has no desire to retire just yet.

After the pair collaborated on new track 'Hold My Hand', which will appear on Akon's next album 'Acquitted', he told MTV it was a dream come true working with his idol.

"I had a wish list of all the collaborations I ever wanted to do. Mike was at the top. I was saying, 'Well, if ever I get to Mike, then that'll be the sign I can retire'."

"But I got to Mike 10 years earlier than I expected," says Akon, "so I decided not to make retirement goals anymore."

As well as working together on the song itself, Jackson is due to appear in the video for the single.
 
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