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Photographer on Jackson rehearsals

Posted by Tommy On July - 1 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Renowned rock photographer Kevin Mazur was at Michael Jackson’s final tour rehearsal in Los Angeles last week.

Several images from the practice runs have now been released, showing the star dancing and smiling against large neon letters reading “This Is It”.

Mazur, who first took pictures of Jackson during the 1984 Victory tour, told the BBC about the “magical” show that was being prepared

before the entertainer’s untimely death on Thursday.

Michael Jackson Rehearsing

Michael Jackson Rehearsing

The pictures were taken on 23 June, just two days before Jackson died

How much of the rehearsal did you see?

I was there for a couple of days. I was there on the first day when they built the stage, and I took photographs of the dancers and the back-up singers for the tour book. Then, the next day I was taking casual shots of the band and the dancers rehearsing when Michael arrived.

I was like an expectant father waiting for him to take to the stage, I was so excited. And when he came out, I was even more excited because Michael was back.

He was happy, he was energetic, he was full of life. I had such an adrenaline rush. It was like the first time I had photographed him, when he moonwalked.

People were saying he wasn’t ready, and the first shows had been pushed back because of his health. Did you see any evidence of that?

A photo tells a story. Michael was physically fit and performing the same way that I photographed him through the years. You can look at the photos. I documented it, I was there.

So how did you feel when, four days later, you were told he had died?

I was so shocked, because from what I saw on Tuesday night, he was full of energy and full of life. I couldn’t wait to see this show at the O2 arena with all the fans there.

How much of the production did you see? Were there any big surprises?

There were still certain elements that they had to put into place, but I saw them rehearse about a dozen songs. And Michael never stopped. He worked right through. He did 12 songs and he only paused a couple of times to tweak some stuff with the music and a little bit of the choreography.

They had a screen that ran the full length of the main stage and was maybe about 50 feet high. And, supposedly, I heard they were doing some 3D things. I’ve been shooting shows for 25 years and I’d never seen anything like that before. I was very curious to see how it would all come together.

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

The series of 50 concerts was due to begin in London on 13 July

So you could say the concert was really in the final stages of preparation – with all the individual songs coming together into a coherent show?

Yes, well… everything was pretty much staged and built. There were certain things they were still waiting to get – they had chandeliers they were going to put into the set. But musically and dancing-wise, I got to see it all. But I didn’t get to see things like aerial lifts and a few other elements in the show.

And when Michael was done rehearsing, he and Kenny Ortega [choreographer and show producer] went off the stage and they were looking at a bunch of props they had for Thriller and they had a puppeteer using zombie-type creatures that were going to go through the audience. It looked really, really cool.

This was going to be like no show anyone had ever seen.

The picture that has gone around the world today is of Michael in a grey suit, pointing into the centre of the auditorium. What do you remember much about that shot?

That might have been Black Or White – but I don’t remember. It’s so hard for me to keep track of the songs while I’m shooting, because it’s such an adrenalin rush for me. I’m just too excited, and I’m juggling round numerous cameras. But I do know this, it was magical.

There are rumours today that the rehearsals had been filmed and that segments of the concert will be released as a tribute. Were you aware of that?

Not specifically – but everything was documented. That’s why I was there. I was there to keep a record photographically, and they also had videographers. He’s Michael Jackson and, as you know, he documents everything.

Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8127448.stm

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Jordan Chandler Admits he lied about Michael Jackson

After the sudden death of Michael Jackson, Evan Chandler tells the truth.

In 1993, Chandler told a psychiatrist and police that he and Jackson had engaged in sexual acts that included oral sex, the boy gave detailed description of Jackson’s genitals. The case was settled out of court for a reported $22 million, but the strain led Jackson to begin taking painkillers. Eventually he became addicted.

Now maybe for the remorse of his death Chandler decides to tell us the truth. ” I never meant to lie and destroy Michael Jackson but my father made me to tell only lies. Now i can’t tell Michael how much i’m sorry and if he will forgive me ”.Evan Chandler was tape-recorded saying amongst other things, “If I go through with this, I win big-time. There’s no way I lose. I will get everything I want and they will be destroyed forever…

Under the influence of a controversial father (Jordan Chandler) told his son to tell that Jackson had touched his penis.Jordan Chandler then told a psychiatrist and later police that he and Jackson had engaged in acts of kissing, masturbation and oral sex, as well as giving a detailed description of what he alleged were the singer’s genitals.
” Now for the first time i can’t bare to lie anymore. Michael Jackson didn’t do anything to me, all was my father lies to escape from being poor.”

Source : http://trashselector.com/evan-chandler-i-lied-for-my-father-im-sorry-michael/

Author’s View : Its FAKE! Cause Evan Chandler is the father who accused Michael Jackson of abusing his son Jordan Chandler, but whoever wrote the above post has clearly confused them. I don’t understand what kind of a joke this is……

I don’t know who’s photo it is :) , got it from the same site…

Stay Alive(2006)

Posted by Riz On June - 8 - 2009ADD COMMENTS
Stay Alive(2006)

Stay Alive(2006)

Stay Alive(2006) is a Horror, Thriller movie released on  24th march 2006. This film in based on the entire different concept of horror involving Future generation game. In simple, Stay Alive is  “Survive the horror of the game and stay Alive”.

Detailed Information:
The movie starts with a mysterious murder of a person after playing the game called Stay Alive. The death of the person was exactly the same as he die in the game. The hero of the movie “Hutch” seems broke down by his close friend death. He gets the possessions of his death friend in which he discovers the game.

Along with Hutch, few other Game lovers decides to play the game. The game gives creep at start. Playing after a few hour, one of the friend dies in the game and the next day he dies for real. This incidents makes the other people freaked. And then the story begins of how they manage to survive the death and Stay Alive.

The mystery gets solved when they discover the wherabouts of the game developed place and about  an evil woman living early 17th century who used to kill people and drink their blood to remain young.

Whats interesting point of the movie is that, it takes the game experience along with the real world.And mingling the two was a real good concept. But it not that good a horror movie according to critics. Well, its Worth a try to watch.