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Moonwalking Jackson Fans Mob London Station
4:27pm UK, Saturday June 27, 2009
Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans have danced in the streets of London to celebrate their hero's life.
Fans outside London Liverpool Street station dance in tribute to the King of Pop
At a "flash mob" gathering held outside Liverpool Street station the crowd cheered and held Michael Jackson pictures in the air as the party started with Billie Jean, followed by Thriller and Bad.
Scores of mobile phone cameras were lifted into the air filming people dressed in the superstar's attire and singing his most famous hits.
After the third and final song, Bad, was played, the fans booed and started chanting: "We want more."
To the delight of the spectators, Billie Jean was played again and a small circle was formed in the middle of the crowd for people wanting to show off their moonwalking talent.
A picture of Jackson is held high
After the event, some fans went to a pub to have a celebratory drink and toast the star. The event was organised by Milo Yiannopoulls who invited people through social networking sites Facebookand Twitter to moonwalk for Michael.
He said: "Somebody said it as a joke on Twitter at about nine thirty this morning that we should do this mass thing in Liverpool Street station.
"I thought that's funny, and then a couple of minutes later, I thought no let's actually do it."
Mr Yiannopoulls later paid tribute to Michael Jackson.
"Well obviously everybody's interested in the scandal and controversy, but really I think his legacy is the music, as we're here to enjoy the music."
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31570429/ns/business-retail/
Sold out! Fans snapping up Jackson's music Singer’s death triggers massive sales of CDs, DVDs, books
updated 3:29 p.m. ET June 26, 2009
NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's death has led to skyrocketing sales of his music and videos, with major retailers like Amazon.com Inc. and Barnes and Noble Inc. selling out of products that have regained immense popularity overnight.
Bill Carr, Amazon's vice president of music and video, said Friday that once the world learned that the pop icon had died Thursday, the Web site sold out within minutes all CDs by Michael Jackson and by the Jackson 5 — the group Jackson and his four older brothers formed out of Gary, Ind., in the late '60s.
Sixty percent of Amazon's CD orders Thursday were for Michael Jackson music, something Carr called "stunning." He said he'd "never seen anything like this" before at Amazon after the death of a pop culture icon.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31581736/ns/entertainment-music/
Filipino inmates stage ‘Thriller’ video tribute Prisoners who shot to Web fame with YouTube hit honor Michael Jackson
updated 8:32 a.m. ET June 27, 2009
CEBU, Philippines - The Filipino inmates who shot to global fame with a YouTube video of their "Thriller" dance swayed and stomped again Saturday in a behind-bars tribute to their idol, Michael Jackson.
After being told of Jackson's death Thursday in Los Angeles, the 1,500 inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center hit the exercise yard, practicing for nine hours Friday night — and into the wee hours of Saturday morning — for the show. They took breaks only to eat or when it rained, said professional choreographer Gwendolyn Lador, hired by the prison to teach the inmates the dance.
"I felt sad because we lost our idol," said inmate Wenjiel Resane, who plays the role of Jackson's girlfriend in the video.
Crisanto Nieri, 38, was feeling a little extra stress. He danced Jackson's part in "Thriller."
"Even as a kid, he was already my idol," said Nieri, who is serving seven years on drug charges. "I am happy that our video became famous, but I feel some pressure to perform well."
A crowd of 700 Cebuanos and foreign tourists watched the performance from a second-floor corridor, swaying to the music and applauding as the inmates, dressed in orange prison T-shirts and sweat pants, stomped and clapped in unison in the hilltop prison, behind thick stone walls topped by electrified razor wire.
Other numbers included "Ben," "I'll Be There" and "We Are the World." The inmates then held up a 5-by-10 foot tarpaulin showing Michael Jackson holding a sword with his name written below it.
Others waved the flags of the Philippines and other nations.
Dedicated to late pop star
Before the show, the performers dedicated a prayer to Jackson's family.
"I was sad because one of the songs of Michael Jackson, `Thriller,' made us famous around the world," said Francis Mercader, 36, who has spent a year in detention while on trial for drug charges.
Byron Garcia, the Cebu provincial security consultant who came up with the idea of adding synchronized dancing to poorly attended exercise sessions, said he was surprised by the popularity of the 2007 video — one of more than a dozen inmate dance numbers he has posted on YouTube.
"Thriller" has attracted 24.3 million hits since it was posted two years ago, with nearly a million of them in the 24 hours since news of Jackson's death spread.
The inmates "consider Michael Jackson as a god here," Garcia said. "If not for Michael Jackson, they would not have this international recognition."
"The fame brought them back their self-esteem," he told reporters. "So that's why we have these public performances."
'I just can't get enough'
Inmate Alfredo Gaballo, 52, says Jackson "inspired us, so we are all sad about his death."
"The performance today has been amazing," said Karen Benrad, 29, from London. She and about two dozen foreign and local tourists later joined the inmates at the prison quadrangle, dancing to the tune of "Macarena" and "I just can't get enough."
Kim Hua-sung, a 23-year-old South Korean student in Cebu who watched the inmates' performance, said he is also a Jackson fan. "I'm sad that I can't listen to more songs from him."
In Taiwan, two top Michael Jackson impersonators donned fedora hats and sequined outfits Saturday, moonwalking to "Billie Jean" in their own tribute to the pop star.
Thirty-year-old Wang Chih-wei told The Associated Press he secured a photo op with his idol during Jackson's whirlwind tour in 1993 after winning an impersonation contest.
"I didn't know much English so I could only tell him, 'I love you,'" Wang said. "He was very friendly. I melted when he put his hand on my shoulder for the photo."
Video:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/20071803#20071803
Moonwalking Jackson Fans Mob London Station
4:27pm UK, Saturday June 27, 2009
Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans have danced in the streets of London to celebrate their hero's life.
Fans outside London Liverpool Street station dance in tribute to the King of Pop
At a "flash mob" gathering held outside Liverpool Street station the crowd cheered and held Michael Jackson pictures in the air as the party started with Billie Jean, followed by Thriller and Bad.
Scores of mobile phone cameras were lifted into the air filming people dressed in the superstar's attire and singing his most famous hits.
After the third and final song, Bad, was played, the fans booed and started chanting: "We want more."
To the delight of the spectators, Billie Jean was played again and a small circle was formed in the middle of the crowd for people wanting to show off their moonwalking talent.
A picture of Jackson is held high
After the event, some fans went to a pub to have a celebratory drink and toast the star. The event was organised by Milo Yiannopoulls who invited people through social networking sites Facebookand Twitter to moonwalk for Michael.
He said: "Somebody said it as a joke on Twitter at about nine thirty this morning that we should do this mass thing in Liverpool Street station.
"I thought that's funny, and then a couple of minutes later, I thought no let's actually do it."
Mr Yiannopoulls later paid tribute to Michael Jackson.
"Well obviously everybody's interested in the scandal and controversy, but really I think his legacy is the music, as we're here to enjoy the music."
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31570429/ns/business-retail/
Sold out! Fans snapping up Jackson's music Singer’s death triggers massive sales of CDs, DVDs, books
updated 3:29 p.m. ET June 26, 2009
NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's death has led to skyrocketing sales of his music and videos, with major retailers like Amazon.com Inc. and Barnes and Noble Inc. selling out of products that have regained immense popularity overnight.
Bill Carr, Amazon's vice president of music and video, said Friday that once the world learned that the pop icon had died Thursday, the Web site sold out within minutes all CDs by Michael Jackson and by the Jackson 5 — the group Jackson and his four older brothers formed out of Gary, Ind., in the late '60s.
Sixty percent of Amazon's CD orders Thursday were for Michael Jackson music, something Carr called "stunning." He said he'd "never seen anything like this" before at Amazon after the death of a pop culture icon.
---------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31581736/ns/entertainment-music/
Filipino inmates stage ‘Thriller’ video tribute Prisoners who shot to Web fame with YouTube hit honor Michael Jackson
updated 8:32 a.m. ET June 27, 2009
CEBU, Philippines - The Filipino inmates who shot to global fame with a YouTube video of their "Thriller" dance swayed and stomped again Saturday in a behind-bars tribute to their idol, Michael Jackson.
After being told of Jackson's death Thursday in Los Angeles, the 1,500 inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center hit the exercise yard, practicing for nine hours Friday night — and into the wee hours of Saturday morning — for the show. They took breaks only to eat or when it rained, said professional choreographer Gwendolyn Lador, hired by the prison to teach the inmates the dance.
"I felt sad because we lost our idol," said inmate Wenjiel Resane, who plays the role of Jackson's girlfriend in the video.
Crisanto Nieri, 38, was feeling a little extra stress. He danced Jackson's part in "Thriller."
"Even as a kid, he was already my idol," said Nieri, who is serving seven years on drug charges. "I am happy that our video became famous, but I feel some pressure to perform well."
A crowd of 700 Cebuanos and foreign tourists watched the performance from a second-floor corridor, swaying to the music and applauding as the inmates, dressed in orange prison T-shirts and sweat pants, stomped and clapped in unison in the hilltop prison, behind thick stone walls topped by electrified razor wire.
Other numbers included "Ben," "I'll Be There" and "We Are the World." The inmates then held up a 5-by-10 foot tarpaulin showing Michael Jackson holding a sword with his name written below it.
Others waved the flags of the Philippines and other nations.
Dedicated to late pop star
Before the show, the performers dedicated a prayer to Jackson's family.
"I was sad because one of the songs of Michael Jackson, `Thriller,' made us famous around the world," said Francis Mercader, 36, who has spent a year in detention while on trial for drug charges.
Byron Garcia, the Cebu provincial security consultant who came up with the idea of adding synchronized dancing to poorly attended exercise sessions, said he was surprised by the popularity of the 2007 video — one of more than a dozen inmate dance numbers he has posted on YouTube.
"Thriller" has attracted 24.3 million hits since it was posted two years ago, with nearly a million of them in the 24 hours since news of Jackson's death spread.
The inmates "consider Michael Jackson as a god here," Garcia said. "If not for Michael Jackson, they would not have this international recognition."
"The fame brought them back their self-esteem," he told reporters. "So that's why we have these public performances."
'I just can't get enough'
Inmate Alfredo Gaballo, 52, says Jackson "inspired us, so we are all sad about his death."
"The performance today has been amazing," said Karen Benrad, 29, from London. She and about two dozen foreign and local tourists later joined the inmates at the prison quadrangle, dancing to the tune of "Macarena" and "I just can't get enough."
Kim Hua-sung, a 23-year-old South Korean student in Cebu who watched the inmates' performance, said he is also a Jackson fan. "I'm sad that I can't listen to more songs from him."
In Taiwan, two top Michael Jackson impersonators donned fedora hats and sequined outfits Saturday, moonwalking to "Billie Jean" in their own tribute to the pop star.
Thirty-year-old Wang Chih-wei told The Associated Press he secured a photo op with his idol during Jackson's whirlwind tour in 1993 after winning an impersonation contest.
"I didn't know much English so I could only tell him, 'I love you,'" Wang said. "He was very friendly. I melted when he put his hand on my shoulder for the photo."
Video:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/20071803#20071803
