from misha on kop board
'm home sick so I am watching this right now to spare others the agony. I'm typing this on my cellphone while watching so pardon the spelling and grammar errors. The Cascio segment comes on about 15 minutes into the show. Former DC school board president Michelle Rhee is first. Thusfar, you can see the difference in demeanor Winfrey has for Rhee versus the Cascio's. Winfrey looks constipated during the Cascio segment and other than a laugh at a comment Eddie made, there is very little audience reaction.
Winfrey first asked the family if they believed Michael molested children. She then asked the father if he was worried about any inpropriety with MJ and his children. The father said that as a father, he had to ask but he was never concerned. Winfrey ask the Cascio children if they believe MJ could sexual molest children, they all say no and Eddie says that MJ couldn't hurt a fly and the parents say that they had to explain to their children what was going on at the time. The mom says that they knew MJ before the controversy and they were determined to be there throughout the ordeal. She later said that each family member misses him enormously and there isn't a day that passes that his name isn't mentioned. She also talked about cooking his favorite food, MJ taking out the garbage on night and MJ attempting to clean the house. She also says that she feels MJ's presence in her home. The dad talked about MJ's love of books (he gave MJ books as Christmas gifts) and art (they talked about Michaelangelo a lot). Eddie showed the basement recording studio and talked about the upgrades. Teddy Riley's segment was less than 5 minutes. He said he believes MJ is singing on the Cascio songs because no one can replicate his voice, particularly his scream. Winfrey says that many, including her friend Quincy Jones believe the Michael cd shouldn't be released because MJ was a perfectionist. Teddy says that MJ's worse day in the studio is any other artists best day and that MJ's art should continue. Winfrey asked what MJ would think of all the controversy and Teddy says that MJ lived for controversy and he's smiling from heaven at all of this. Eddie says that MJ recorded for his fans and they should hear what he was working on. Both Teddy and Eddie say that they had plans to see the This is It shows. I just remembered that the father said that the family last talked to Michael 3 days prior to his death. MJ called to wish everyone happy father's day. Mr Cascio says the call was special because it was a rare day that everyone was at home and Michael was able to speak to everyone. I also remember Winfrey asking if the Cascio's hadf benefitted from the association with MJ, i.e.expensive gifts. They all said no and the only gift giving was during. Christmas. Winfrey mentionsd MJ being a Jehovah's Witness and that's when Mr Cascio discusses MJ's love of books. The segment ends with Winfrey reading a statement from Epic records verying MJ's voice on the Michael cd. I read somewhere that the Hold My Hand video would premiere on this show. If true, it will be at the end because an author is up next and I turned off the tv.
This certainly wasn't a ringing endorsement of the Michael cd and Winfrey didn't show any compassion or real kindness to the Cascio family. Actually, I'm not really sure what purpose this segment served. Also, I'm not sure why Harpo put the call out for MJ fans to be in the audience because very little of the cd was previewed, the audience wasn't given a free cd and Winfrey never says that she's heard it, loves it and encourages her audience to purchase it as she's done in the past for other artists. If this show was a component of Sony's marketing for the cd, epic fail.
I think I've covered everything discussed in this short segment other than the home movies. Hope this helps if anyone chooses to watch it.
One thing I forgot to mention, sorry its the NyQuil, the Cascio's say they never saw any evidence of drug abuse. Eddie says that he felt sorry to hear that MJ suffered from it and mentioned that MJ was always alert. Winfrey asked if they knew of MJ's insomnia. They said yes. The mom said that they kept a relaxed, family environment that made MJ confortable and he slept in their home. The family says that were there for the birth of MJ's children. Winfrey asks if MJ was ever not MJ (military wardrobe, etc...). They say yes, Eddie mentions MJ being normal but something always distinctively him (pajamas and a nice blazer). This comment makes the audience laugh.
Okay this is EVERYTHING discussed from todays segment (as I remember, lol).
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