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CORBLEU TELLS ABOUT MEETING MICHAEL
Corbin Bleu (Corbin Bleu Reivers), an US actor known for his roles in the 'High School Musical' series, appeared on the US tv show 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' and spoke about what it was like meeting Michael Jackson.
Jimmy Kimmel: When you were a kid did you have somebody that you idolized?? In the way that these kids go crazy for you and your coworkers.
Corbin Bleu: Yes. Michael Jackson! My mom is a huge eighties fan. And I pretty much grew up listening to Michael in the womb. She would pretty much put the headphones on.
I actually got the opportunity to meet him, once!
JK: Where did you meet him?
Corbin Bleu: Kenny Ortega, director of High School Musical, has done Michael's tour numerous times. He has worked on music videos.
He actually came to the 'High School Musical' concert in Los Angeles.
JK: Michael Jackson???
Corbin Bleu: Michael Jackson came to the 'High School Musical' concert. With his kids. His kids are huge fans.
And... he actually came to the backstage. And you know... of course all these huge bodyguards come in and they check the surrounding and make sure there's no cameras.
And then Michael walks in! He has got these big shades on. And, I mean - he is so cool. He is a guy... that's first of all. He is a dude... Most people - if you see him - a lot of people think of him as you know.... more of a frail kind of person. Dude walks in... he is a big guy... he has got a strong handshake.
JK: Really???
Corbin Bleu: Yeah. He is very much of a... you know, he is a dude.
The crazy part was that afterwards, we had to do the show...knowing that he is sitting right there. And we could see him. And my bit in the show is almost an entire homage to him. I mean, between the outfit I pop up on the stage... a lot of the moves. I am sitting up here going: "Michael Jackson's watching me dance right now!" I mean, it was just one of the most surreal moments of my life. But I grew up being so inspired by him, and loving him. I love his work.
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MICHAEL ISSUES STATEMENT ON J5 TOUR
Michael Jackson has issued a statement saying he will not participate in a Jackson 5 reunion in 2009.
"My brothers and sisters have my full love and support, and we’ve certainly shared many great experiences, but at this time I have no plans to record or tour with them.
I am now in the studio developing new and exciting projects that I look forward to sharing with my fans in concert soon."
The statement comes in response to his brother Jermaine Jackson's recent comments at a TV industry function in Sydney (Australia) this week, where the musician said the Jackson 5 has plans to reunite next year. Jermaine Jackson was in Australia to help launch a new "greatest hits" TV channel for Foxtel.
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A ‘THRILLER’ AT GURNEES’S SIX FLAGS
Six Flags Great America in Gurnee had vampires, werewolves and zombies among its guests on Saturday (25th October 2008), as the 300 plus crowd helped towards breaking the world record for the largest simultaneous dance of Michael Jacksons ‘Thriller’
Six Flags took second place in the ‘Thrill the World’ worldwide event, which covered 65 cities in 10 countries and included, USA, Australia, England, Ireland, Canada, Scotland and New Zealand. In first place was a team from Austin, Texas (USA) with 880 people taking part in the event. Gurnee took second place with 334 participants and Seattle, Washington (USA) came third with 195 participants.
Six Flags public relations manager Brooke Gabbert, said the park was buzzing with anticipation of the event.
"When we opened up the park at 10 a.m. people were already lining up to dance.
The crowd just kept growing," said Gabbert. "It was neat to see people get excited."
More than 4,000 people took part in this year's Thrill the World event, which was at least 2,200 more than last year, making it a world record.
Thrill the World creator Ines Markelievic said:
"We wanted to connect the world by sharing the joy of dance, the celebration of community and the passion for living. I believe we did just that."
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T-PAIN WORKED ON NEW MJ ALBUM
Singer and producer T-Pain has already collaborated with the biggest names in the music buiness, such as Ludacris, Ciara, Chris Brown, and Kanye West. Now he has reached the top of the mountain:
"I pretty much did it already. I did two pieces with Michael Jackson, so I'm pretty much done; my list is all checked off.
I just worked on his new album. He actually invited me to his house. So I went to his house and it was pretty much that day where we just hung out ..."
T-Pain admits that he never imagined he'd have a chance to collaborate with the King of Pop.
"I never thought Michael Jackson would ever work with me. He actually sent for me, so that was kind of weird and cool at the same time."
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KOP RUSSIAN EDITION
The fan-voted album King Of Pop will also be released in Russia.
Click on the link below for more details:-
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://50.ru.msn.com/
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MJ FAMILY CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN
On Wednesday (29th October 2008), Michael Jackson took his 3 costumed children out for some Halloween fun in Los Angeles (USA).
Once spotted, he was immediately bombarded by autograph seeking fans and paparazzi alike - with Michael greeting them all with smiles and enthusiasm. It was also reported that Michael bought a Halloween costume.
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‘THRILL THE WORLD’ AT SALEM
Cindy Taplin and Mary Donaledson, 66 and friends since they were children, went along to Salem State College gym on Saturday afternoon (25th October 2008) to join 128 other people. Why? To help set the Guiness world record for the most people dancing the zombie dance from Michael Jackson’s music video ‘Thriller’ at the same time.
The event which had Zombies coming from as far away as Miami and Sacramento was part of the International ‘Thrill the World’ campaign. Young and old came dressed in all kinds of goryness with a few adding their own variations such as pirates, Minnie Mouse and hippies. Just before 2 p.m. the dancers assumed their positions, sprawled dead-like on the floor, slowly coming to life with the beat of the music, as fog emerged from a steam machine and they got to grips with their inner Michael Jackson. At the end of the dance, everyone cheered.
Talking about ‘Thriller’ Jamie Saltmarsh (46) said:
"I absolutely loved that thing from the minute I saw it.
It's like fulfilling a dream to be able to learn the moves and to do it. It was very, very cool."
The director of the college's performing arts center , Kathleen McDonald Murphy, said the event will absolutely be annual. They may try and use Salem Common next year.
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NEW WORLD RECORD!
The numbers are in - stating that 4,179 zombies worlwide danced to Thriller as part of the Thrill The World event last weekend (25th and 26th October 2008) ! This means that a new record has been set!
An entry on the Record Holders Republic website there reads as follows:
‘Thriller Dance: Largest Simultaneous: 4,179 people: Ines Markeljevic. On Oct. 25, 2008, 4,179 people from 10 nations (Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America, and Wales) simultaneously performed The Thriller Dance as part of the Thrill The World event, organized by Ines Markeljevic of Canada.’
Thanks to everyone who participated and who made this new record come true!
Click on the link below for more details:-
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=htt...epublic.co.uk/recordholdersdetails.asp?id=683
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MJ COMMENTS ON THRILLER DANCE EVENT IN NY
As we reported earlier, a special Thriller Dance Event took place on 30th October 2008 at Madame Tussauds New York (USA) to break the Guinness World Record for the most people doing the Thriller dance at the same time. This was also an early celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Michael Jackson video (which debuted on MTV in December 1983).
In a statement to PEOPLE magazine, Michael Jackson commented on the event:
"I always thought Halloween and 'Thriller' fit each other like a glove."
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‘MAN IN THE MIRROR’ RE-ENTERS UK CHARTS
Diana Vickers’ (17) performance of 'Man In the Mirror' on the UK talent show X Factor (October 18, 2008) has seen the original song from the BAD album (1987) back into the charts. The original was released as a single in 1988 - three years before Diana was born.
The Westholme School pupil’s barefoot performance has led to a flurry of downloads on internet music sites and 'Man In The Mirror' has re-charted at 55 as a result.
Diana’s mother Ann, who works at Marks and Spencers, said:
“It’s fantastic news.
Diana is a Michael Jackson fan definitely, and I love all of his records.
I enjoyed her singing her own version of the song, I thought it was great.
She loves the Beatles as well as Michael Jackson.”
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THRILL THE WORLD IN LA
Of course LA (USA) was also part of 'Thrill The World'. Dressed as zombies, thousands of amateur dancers took over neighborhood parks, community centers and shopping malls in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest worldwide simultaneous performance of the dance sequence from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video.
The final numbers are still being tallied, but according to event organizer Ines Markeljevic, 4,179 people in 72 cities across 10 nations participated, easily breaking last year's record of 1,722 participants.
In Los Angeles, 114 people showed up at the Hollywood & Highland complex in full zombie garb. Led by dancer Adam Sevani, they followed the dance moves in the legendary music video. Meanwhile in Austin 881 dancers, including the city's mayor Will Wynn, took part in the worldwide event.
Markeljevic isn't resting on her laurels.
"My goal is a quarter million next year. I think that's completely possible. I'm going to focus on contacting every single school in North America so we can reach that number."
Los Angeles co-organizer Mahdroo McCaleb says he's been contacted by Michael Jackson's people who have requested a personal DVD for the pop star. And there even were rumors that Jackson may have been hovering over the event on Saturday (25th October 2008):
"We had a helicopter fly overhead shooting video of us," McCaleb says. "No one's claimed the helicopter and the footage hasn't appeared anywhere. We thought it might be Michael Jackson. Who else can afford a helicopter?"
Whether or not Michael Jackson was there in body, his spirit infused the event.
"I don't know how it all came together," McCaleb says, "but when we were out there doing the dance it just felt electric. We were spot on. It was everything I'd hoped it would be."
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ANOTHER ‘THRILL THE WORLD’ UPDATE
At 6 p.m. GMT on Saturday, October 25th, 2008, 4,179 people danced ‘Thriller’ at exactly the same time/ simultaneously in 72 cities in 10 nations - Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Scotland, USA & Wales.
‘Thrill The World’ 2009 will be on Saturday, October 24th and Sunday, October 25th, 2009 - (Time to be determined).
Michael Jackson’s rep requested DVD footage of our events for MJ to view!
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MJ THEME ON AUSTRALIAN IDOL
This Sunday, it will be Michael Jackson week on Australian Idol. The announcement on their website reads as follows:
‘Okey-dokey Australia, we’re bring out the big guns! The competition is heating up, and what better way to test your Idol’s performance smarts than seeing how they handle interpreting one of the most popular entertainers of all-time - the one-and-only Michael Jackson! That’s right, it’s King of Pop night next week on Idol! Which Number One hit will YOUR fave Idol choose? ‘
Michael Jackson exploded onstage at the tender age of 11 as a member of the sing-along faves, The Jackson 5. Now at the reputable age of 50, he has cemented his reputation as one of the world’s great entertainers. He’s been inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame twice, and the album Thriller still holds the record as the world’s best-selling album. To see your Idols channel their inner megastar (and to see even more of Wes’ sweet MJ moves), tune in next Sunday!
Click on the link below for more details:-
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.australianidol.com.au/the-show.html
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EFRON LEFT SPEECHLESS BY JACKSON
Actor Zac Efron ('High School Musical') was overwhelmed to find out Michael Jackson is a fan of his work - and was left "speechless" when the entertainer called to congratulate him on his success.
Michael Jackson is a close friend of the films' director Kenny Ortega. Efron admits he was delighted when Ortega handed him his cellphone and told him that Michael Jackson was on the line for him:
"I've been wanting to talk to Michael Jackson my whole life, but as soon as Kenny handed me the phone, I was at a loss for words. I have never been so speechless.
He said he loves High School Musical. It was motivation for us, and encouragement."
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THRILL THE WORLD VIDEOS
The Thrill The World website features various videos from the Thrill The World Events worldwide.
Click on the link below to watch the videos:-
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=htt....com/events/info/thrill_the_world_2008/videos
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MORE FROM ‘THRILL THE WORLD’
The following information has been sent out to all ‘Thrill The World’ members.
Michael Jackson called one of our L.A. participants to tell her ‘Thrill The World’ was happening; she came to practise yesterday in L.A.”
I sent a text message to Michael Jackson via the person that came yesterday, Nicole.
The entire Jackson family now knows about ‘Thrill The World’.
Michael Peters, the original choreographer of Thriller, has passed on but his mom knows about ‘Thrill The World’.
Barcroft Media sent out photographers to approx fifteen events - Our pictures in newspapers everywhere!
Saudi Arabia danced with us! (and it’s not really acceptable to dance in that country but they still danced with us!)
XM radio played ‘Thriller’ right AT Thrill Time! in honor of ‘Thrill The World’.
L.A. event had Adam Sevani, plays ‘Moose’ in Step Up 2: The Streets play the role of MJ.
Fort Worth, Texas guest and witness was MA Mahailoff, Leatherface, in Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
, who may still be the hardest-working man in show business, gets the deluxe treatment with "I Got the Feelin: James Brown in the '60s," a triple-DVD set that documents a transitional time for Brown, as he was moving from rhythm & blues and soul to a harder-edged funk, a time when he was known as Soul Brother Number One.
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