Out of grief, tragedy and despair comes a worthy appeal to honor Michael Jackson’s death. A call has been made to AEG Live, the promoters of the 50 dates that have been pre-sold at London’s O2 Arena not to refund the tickets. Instead fans want the tickets to be honored by staging a series of tribute concerts.
It is felt that this would be a fitting tribute to celebrate Michael’s musical legend and enable patrons who have already made travel arrangements and paid for hotel accommodation to experience a Michael Jackson Show and allow all the dancers, stage sets and other supporting casts to celebrate as well.
If you agree with this approach to Michael’s pre-sold concert dates, you are asked to sign an online petition to show your support so go to the link and participate.
Michael Jackson was barely 50-years old but what an accomplished life he’s had in so few years. Many of us grew up with him as I was but a child myself when he catapulted into stardom from the Jackson Five family group. Michael brought an energy to his musical performances seldom seen before him, except for James Brown.
His Album Thriller lived up to its name and was indeed a thriller with many thrilling performances. Michael pushed the boundaries in pop music to the height of the mountain top and there was no mountain high enough.
It’s indeed a sad occasion to have to mourn his passing at only 50 years because we so wanted to have that one last great performance from the King of Pop but it was not to be here on this earth. However, I am sure that the Angels will get the performance of their life when he shows up - our lost is their gain so please don’t be sad but glad that it will still take place.
We will forever love you, Michael and you will live on in our many memories as well as your great songs that we will forever cherish for many years to come.
Farrah Fawcett - we all know her as one of Charlie’s Angels and the sexy blonde member of the team. Her body was lean and her hair was gorgeous. In more recent times, Farrah has had to battle anal cancer and wanted to share her grueling experience with everyone as a gift to help and inspire them.
Farrah tried alternative treatments in Germany where naturopathy and traditional medicine are used in combination to fight disease. She was reportedly doing very well and was making a courageous fight to survive the disease. She managed to shoot a two-hour documentary film that aired on NBC on May 15, 2009 with the help of her friend, Alana Stewart.
For 3-years from October 4, 2006, Farrah has been battling cancer and at one point in February 2007 was cancer-free on her 60th birthday. To think that Farrah’s 91-year old dad is still going strong and she has had to deal with her son Ryan and husband, Richmond O’neil being arrested for a drug-related disturbance; she has been able to face her disease and do her part to spread the message of hope.
In this AP photo, First Lady, Michelle Obama joins Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, President Barack Obama after they exchanged pleasant greetings and gifts. For all those people who are talking about Mrs. Obama’s gift to the Queen as inappropriate. What could be further from the truth. This couple is unphased and unchanged by their circumstance. They are as “real” as it gets, an unpretentious duo the likes we have not witnessed in any office prior to their accent.
The First Lady supports local designers and wears inexpensive clothing to reflect and set an example for all of the struggling Americans who have lost jobs and homes. This is a wonderful gesture and a definite attempt to show empathy for her fellow citizens. The Obamas continue to score high points with all ordinary Americans as they continue to lead by example. It makes us all proud to be American once again.
Oprah weighed into Rihanna’s business today to warn her that if “he hit you once he WILL hit you again”. Oprah tried to impart wisdom to the young star that she needs to seek counseling and chill out for a while before making any decisions.
Rihanna would have none of it, in fact according to popular rap interview blog the young star thinks that Oprah should buzz off: “I hear Oprah and what she is saying but at the same time she does not know what’s best for me I do respect her though”.
Enough with this Rihanna vs. Chris Brown fiasco. This is a classic case of abusers validating abuse. If you were to examine Rihanna’s past, it more than likely has abuse in it as well. Not being a qualified psychiatrist, it is known that children learn from their environment - can we hazard a guess that they both learned from their upbringing?
Apparently, Chris Brown saw his dad knock his mother senseless as a kid so he’s the ultimate abuser. Rihanna probably witnessed a similar occurrence in her household or in her growing environment. No normal person can relate to being battered to the extent of being rendered semi-unconsciousness. When one looks at the TMZphotos, no one can understand how you could believe that someone that can cause this kind of bodily harm could profess to love.
Rihanna is only 21-years old and she has a lot of growing to do still. It is unfortunate but she’ll learn from experience and hopefully before she ends up like Tina Turner, Halle Berry and other famous battered women. It’s a fact that no amount of third party advice and direction can bring a woman in this situation to fully understand. It’s like being an alcoholic, the person has to come the realization herself.
Let’s hope that the Justice System does not fail another battered woman. Battered women are like alcoholics, they deny that they have a problem and they keep re-offending or going back for more.
The legal system is set up to fail these victims because they rely on them to confess to their crime when they are most vulnerable and helpless. Is this because it’s a man’s world? How in the face of such graphic evidence, can a high-priced lawyer defend these abusers to a slap on the risk?
Chris Brown should be made to do the time because he did the crime. If Charles Barkley can all be imprisoned, Martha Stewart and others, then they should be no limitations set. Rihanna is acting just like a typically abused woman - they all go back to their abusers and excuse their behavior as a mistake.
The rumors are once again rampant that Michael Jackson may be on his death bed. The singer has been one of the most influential musicians of our time. His dancing is seen in all the popular culture music videos today and it’s indeed sad to hear that’s his health is deteriorating. Just recently, we learned that another celebrity, Oprah Winfrey has once again lost her battle with the bulge and has regain 40-pounds to tip the scale at 200-pounds. It is clear that money does not equal health and even wealth does not guarantee a positive outcome.
According to sources, Jackson has been diagnosed with Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency a sometimes fatal genetic condition that he’s been suffering with for years. It is reported that his condition has worsen to point that he would need a lung transplant but is now too weak to undergo the risky operation.
Michael apparently also has emphysema and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding that his doctors are desperately trying to control. According to Ian Halperin, he can barely speak or is having trouble speaking and has lost 95% of the vision in his left eye. Earlier this year in July, he was spotted in public in Los Angeles out in a wheelchair and his brother Jermaine confirmed that he wasn’t doing very well.
Michael’s condition while may be genetic is more damning evidence to illustrate that it’s a good idea to focus on your health by adopting lifestyle changes and eating habits to improve your long-term quality of life.
Rihanna came to North America from Barbados as a complete unknown singing in her bathroom on the beach or wherever. In a few short years, she’s now a major star with several chart-topping singles under her belt. Numerous endorsements from Samsung, Cover-Girl, Nike, JC Penny and many more.
Marc Jordan manager and owner of Rebel One Management has been able to do what a lot of other so-called experts are not able to accomplish - take an unknown artist to the top of the game in a unprecedented time frame. Nowadays, it’s all about ready-made products that need little or no work to explode. No one is developing artists anymore because it takes work and money to accomplish results.
Record Labels now drop artists the split second they don’t sell. There’s no room in the music business for error or for that matter apparent failure. Rihanna with all her popularity could be suffering from protectionism in American during tough times. We want to advance ourselves first before we’ll look to advance other people. She’s beautiful, always dressed in the latest hip hop fashions and sexy star but so too is Beyonce, amongst many other stars.
Yahoo is reporting that Oprah’s weight has ballooned again. Oprah I feel your pain, I was there where you are - losing and gaining so I know something about this. I have a partial thyroid having lost part of my gland to benign tumor. I have had some success on diets and have loss weight only to regain years later much more than I had lost.
A lifestyle change that you can believe in and live up to every day is the only way to remain healthy, strong and avoid life threatening diseases. Yo-yo dieting and weight gaining is worse for your health than the 200 pounds you are carrying. I ended up with blood pressure that was a whopping 160/110 and it took me a year to bring it back to normal.
How I am trying to do it? With a very simple natural weight loss guide or eating lifestyle because it’s really not a diet and daily physical exercise that started with only 5-minutes on a treadmill and 5-minutes on a stationary bike. I was ashamed that I could not physically manage anymore but I was determined to increase the minutes every day until I reached 30-minutes on each. I still have about 30-lbs to lose but at least my blood pressure is normal again.
I have put together my simple weight loss/maintenance guide in a digital book I dedicated to my children and obese people that can be purchased online.
