The saddest thing about Michael Jackson’s death wasn’t the messy custody vacuum it left for his kids.
No. And it wasn’t the way that it’s still pretty much impossible to find a radio station that doesn’t only play Michael Jackson records, although that is very sad. The saddest thing about Michael Jackson’s death is that nobody will see what he was planning for his big comeback shows.
But that ends now – we’ve got video footage of Michael Jackson’s last rehearsal right here, and if you like watching middle-aged men walking around a stage very slowly, you’re in for a treat.
Now that the main focus of Michael Jackson’s death is the gargantuan tangle that he left his personal affairs in, it’s a relief to finally be able to shift away an concentrate on something he was actually good at. No, not being sued or dressing up as a lady or being accused of wanton cruelty to giraffes, we’re talking something that Michael Jackson was really good at – performing.
This summer, close to a million people were set to watch Michael Jackson’s glorious comeback at London’s O2. Or, if you want to be realistic about it, probably about 200,000 people were set to watch Michael Jackson’s glorious comeback at London’s O2, with all the others getting refunds when Michael inevitably started cancelling entire swathes of shows for no clear reason. But none of that matters now – he’s dead, so nobody’s going to see anything now.
Except they might. Earlier this week we reported that Concert promoters AEG had taped one of Michael Jackson’s last rehearsals in HD, and was planning to sell it to fans in a heartbreaking Bullseye-style ‘here’s what you could have won’ moment that wasn’t at all about cynically cashing in.
But having read some of the accounts of Michael Jackson’s last few days, that didn’t sound entirely appealing – who’d pay to see a bald, anorexic drug addict with half a face wheeze and shuffle along to watered-down karaoke version of his best-loved songs?
Happily, though, AEG has released a 90-second video of Michael Jackson’s final rehearsal proving that Michael Jackson still had a bit of life left in his tank. Here it is…
Yes, there are a lot of fairly depressing things about the video – such as the fact that Michael Jackson’s most elaborate dance move in the sequence involved sort of marching up and down the stage with his friends, the fact that he’s miming throughout, the fact that Michael Jackson and his choreographers still appear to think that it’s 1986 and the fact that, despite his enviable back catalogue, Michael Jackson was still planning to do They Don’t Care About Us – but at least the final footage of him alive shows him doing something he excelled at, rather than being another gruesome reminder of how rubbish everything else about his life was.
But don’t worry, we’ll get back to that next week. Diana Ross, for crying out loud. What was he thinking?
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JoeMomma says
Please make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop!
I’m so sick of this no talent, loser, freak, hack, weirdo, pedophile, recluse, moron being on the news and radio 24/7. And all the innane fans going on and on and on about him.
Enough already!
Hecklerspray can keep writing articles because they relive my bordem at work.
MsPam00 says
JoeMomma you are the biggest idiot alive!Michael Jackson is a pop icon and is for all races.You need to get a life.You sound like a hater to me.I guess you are a person who has no talent so you cant appreciate anyone with any.
Jacko is dead says
Of course Jacko is for all races, he changed from a black man into a white lady to prove it! I feel sorry for poor little Bubbles.
JoeMomma says
Yes he has the talent to touch children.
John Little(Ugo Ijoma) says
MJ was talented, I respect that, but he lost touch with reality..so many skeletons for such a legend..means he is a FAILURE
Mimi says
You are an ass. Maybe thats why you work at such a boring job. Were YOU ever at his home. I doubt you know that actual story. You should not be jelous because yo dont have that much talent. Let the poor man rest. He has been harassed enough. I don’t think his fans or family would appriciate your insensitivity. Sorry to be rude.
blupyre86 says
Respect the person, don’t hound him to his grave. For karma might right be on your way. Leave the poor man alone in his solitude. No matter what you all do, no matter how many life cycles you repeat, you can never match the greatness he has accomplished.