Woot!! I'd say there were 5,000+ fans at this event last night.
I resized these because I don't want anyone having my HQ versions, but here you guys go!! (Just SOME of MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY pictures taken by me last night.
Ont of many huge signs. :happy:
This was while they were setting up. I thought all the Michael's looked so cool!! I also helped set up all of the chairs, etc. I can now officially say I was involved in the party more than most.
Here is a close up of the Thriller 25 poster and me showing off the glove that they handed out! They let us dip out hand in glitter, so that was cool.
However, they actually used duck tape to tape the posters on. Since my friend and I were there from 12:00PM and on, I kept harassing them about it. I asked if I could have one and they kept yelling at me. The reason I kept begging was because they said to me that they were going to destroy them after the event, but if we wanted them, we'd have to rip them off after the event was done. Well... I harassed the guy so much, he gave me 2 MINT posters before even being hung with the suck tape. Now, I have never seen these versions of the Thriller 25 promo posters, so I am assuming these are very rare. The size is bigger than 24x36, which is also another big plus!!!
How could I resist a good ol' picture with Pete? This was right after I got my zombie makeover.
Pete and I actually were invited up on stage and both won an MJ Thriller Trivia contest. Our prize was the Deluxe Casebook Edition of Thriller 25. :wild:
Here is a sweet picture of my friend and I. Completely awesome.
Here is what the Thriller Short Film looks like on a big screen.
It looks a lot brighter and all, but taking a picture in that nighttime setting was difficult.
Here is a picture of Jon Landis from my front row and center seat. People still stood in front, though. Jon was reminiscing about how much he enjoyed working with Michael and his memories of Thriller. After this picture, he introduced The Making Of Thriller.
The wonderful and great Jon Landis with my friend and I. Jon was different than I thought he would be. He is actually very warm and happy. He's just an all around great person. I thanked him for everything he had done for Michael and told him that he needs to work with Michael again.
I went to the event with nothing and came home with the 2 posters, a glitter glove, a zombie makeover, a Deluxe Casebook Edition of Thriller 25 that I won in that trivia contest... AND, I had Jon Landis and Vincent Patterson (Zombie in Thriller, gang leader in Beat It and assisted in some choreography) autograph my Deluxe Casebook Edition of Thriller 25! How cool is it to have Jon Landis write MY name and autograph my Thriller 25?
I also, came home with this cool popcorn bag... Hey, come on. It referenced Thriller and makes a wonderful addition to my collection! The best thing I came home with were the memories of my first Michael Jackson fan celebration... And what occasion? THRILLER!! And who with? JON FREAKING LANDIS!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I do have a lot of video footage of Jon up close and Jon on stage and some of the movies playing and a lot more pictures of the event, but here are the highlights for you all. Hope you enjoyed!!! I know I did...
