When will it all end?

"Leave me alone - (Stop it!) / Just stop doggin' me around" - Michael Jackson

Alright fam, its been a couple of weeks since the passing / memorial for the King of Pop, and ever since the first report it has been a media circus. There is so much speculation about the cause of death, his kids, his estate, and anything that is Jacko related and personally its gettin on my last nerve. The man has passed away and there is nothin that all this extra curricular jaw jackin can do about it. It'll be a matter of time before there are Michael sightings, just like with Elvis and Tupac. Will y'all just let the man rest in peace?

The BS that comes along with more than likely the biggest news story of the year, is really unneccesary. TMZ, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, and the other show business magazines and mainstream media are really turning this whole thing into a damn drama. There was a video of Jackson during the making of the infamous Pepsi commercial where he was burned by misfiring pyrotechniques. It played over and over and over in the 3 minute segment. Then pictures of Paris goin to the Jehovah Witness temple with her prayer book. LaToya and Joe insisting that Michael was murdered. Debbie Rowe and her reported (and then refuted) $4 million dollar claim to waive her parental rights to Prince Michael and Paris. The plastic surgeon who said that Mike wasnt the daddy, but he "may" be... Damn make it all stop.

Is anyone really concerned with the privacy of the Jackson family in their time of mourning? Not even Joe (would you expect anything less of him though). He says that Paris has some talent and wants to put the two older children in the studio and to work, (my money is still on Blanket though, make my words). Actually I think this is the most insane idea / comment that I have heard yet. After ruining the childhood of his children, now Joseph wants to ruin his grandchildren's. If Katherine doesnt step up and slap the shit outta Joe and make him leave them children alone. Its bad enough they are Witnesses so they wont celebrate birthdays or holidays, so let em play with other kids and grow up like normal kids. I really hope the best for these children.

The murder claims seem totally ridiculous as well. For years Jackson had amitted to being in pain and to taking pain relievers. Im not a doctor, even though I play one on TV, but if there was this "cocktail" of pain relievers and the added presence of MORPHINE, I'm pretty sure that some of those dont mix and could have caused a cardiac attack. Don't you people listen to all these commercials for these different drugs and their side effects. I know I do, and some of them include DEATH. I'd rather have the illness instead of the side effects ANYDAY...

What else do I find ridiculous is the comparisons that people make between Michael and other entertainers... Who was the better dancer? Mike or Hammer? Who was the better singer Mike or Prince? Who was the better all around entertainer? Mike or James Brown or Sammy Davis Jr. Well damn, Ima just say this and Ima end mine... Michael Jackson is /was / will always be the Greatest Entertainer of All Time not just the 4 decades in which he had the world in the palm of his hands... Just leave him alone, let him rest in peace, and stop with all the foolishness

Posted by the Insomniaq...tryin to get my moonwalk on...HEE HEE!!!!

Hey Reverend Al...

You do know that arguing with Bill O'Reilly is a "normal cat racing a kid from the Special Olympics right? Here is an excerpt from the O'Reilly Factor on Faux News...

O'REILLY: Answer me this. I heard a lot of people yesterday — and I think you were one of them, but correct me if I'm wrong — saying that Michael Jackson was some kind of African-American icon.

SHARPTON: Yeah, he was.

O'REILLY: Well, then why did he have white children?

SHARPTON: What does that have to do?

O'REILLY: What does that have to do? He chose to have in vitro by a white woman and a white man. What does that have to do?

SHARPTON: So in order for him to be an African-American icon…

O'REILLY: An icon? An icon?

SHARPTON: Wait a minute.

O'REILLY: Why would he have that choice? Why?

SHARPTON: Because he — I'm trying to answer you. Would you like an answer from an African-American?

O'REILLY: I would. Yes.

SHARPTON: Because he broke all records. He changed music. He brought people together.

O'REILLY: No, the kids, the kids.

SHARPTON: Well, we didn't say he was an African-American — father of African-American children. We said he was an African-American icon.

O'REILLY: An icon? But why would he have white kids then?

SHARPTON: What he did in his personal life and his personal — has nothing to do with his iconic status.

O'REILLY: It doesn't?

SHARPTON: If I said that Bill O'Reilly has a hot television show, does that mean I have the right to go to your house and say but how come his kids chew bubblegum?

O'REILLY: But no, it's not a contest.

SHARPTON: You were the other…

O'REILLY: If you were — look, let me ask you this and I will give you the last word.

SHARPTON: OK.

O'REILLY: If you were just to say that Michael Jackson was an extraordinary entertainer that broke down entertainment barriers, I would agree with you 100 percent. But you went farther than that.

SHARPTON: And I…

O'REILLY: You put him up as some kind of civil rights hero, and it doesn't wash.

SHARPTON: And I made — it washes with the millions upon millions of people…

O'REILLY: Doesn't wash with the facts.

SHARPTON: You said you was going to give me the last word.

O'REILLY: I did.

SHARPTON: The fact is he sold more records than anyone in history. The fact is he broke every record. And you and Mr. King with these imaginary millions that are against him can't document it. I can document the millions that was with Mr. Jackson. I can only see you and Mr. King in some undocumented people that are upset that he holds…

O'REILLY: I'm not upset about anything.

Are you serious? This has got to be one of the most dumbest things I have ever heard in my life. How come he aint get no repercussions from this? Clearly Al got him off his back with that dumb ass lengthy exchange, but where are our outraged "leaders"? Why nobody spoke up about it? Where is Jesse Jackson, Tavis Smiley, Oprah Winfrey, or Michael Eric Dyson? Where are these loud mouths, who always got something to say when a cracker ass cracker gets outta line and fly in the mouth? Was it Al's turn to take it like a man and keep it moving? We are talkin about the GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIMES, not just modern history, ALL TIME! Where is KRS-One, Diddy or even O'Reilly's nemesis Ludacris? The voices of our generation sat back and let this foolishness go on without saying one word, to back Rev. Sharpton up.

As much as Im not a Sharpton supporter and really thinks he's the ultimate oppertunist, this was one battle that he didnt have to fight alone. You needed a corner man...you needed someone to tag in and run some interference while you got yourself together. What about the producers of the show? When they saw that his line of questioning started to get outta hand, why didnt someone go to commercial or get in his (O'Reilly's) ear and tell him to chill out. Although I dont see eye to eye with alot of the things you say, you get a big thumbs up from me for holding your ground and holdin Mike down.

From the mind of the Insomniaq

Michael Jackson's Memorial Concert...

Good morning World! I just wanted to speak on the Michael Jackson Memorial "Concert" Service for a minute. First of all AEG did the damn thing with the stage layout , and then proceeded to really stick it to "the man", with their ONE FEED. I understand that they wanted some sort of media integrity, not have a gang of cameras and reporters from around the world "golf talkin'" through the service. I watched it on an ABC affiliate here in Atlanta and shoulda watched it on CNN, I just knew that they would have better announcers and "analyst", but I got stuck with Charlie Gibson and his wavering vocals and seemingly limited Michael knowledge. At anyrate the line up was phenominal. J-Hud to Usher to Jermaine Jackson and even the lil kid from England.

The Good , the Bad, and the Ridiculous:

The GOOD
Rev. Al Sharpton (anyone that knows me, knows I really can't stand Al, IMO he's one of them leach kinda cats that waits for a photo op and a soapbox so he can scream and holler about whatever it is and then try to spin said subject to fit the ":Black Plight"). Even though I knew he would talk about how Mike did this, that and the other to further African Americans, he was very articulate about Mike, being the "man in the mirror", a trendsetter, a man that made everyone stop and pause and show respect

Martin Luther King III and Bernice King: They gave comfort to the fact that Jackson was the best at what he did and that his number one spot in the hearts, minds, and souls of everyone that was touched by his greatness. Quoting their father on several occasions, especially the "street sweeper" (which is now my personal favorite. When MLK3 reminissed about Mike calling Coretta when she was sick really touched me, because you dont hear things like that from a MEGASTAR. It showed that he was really compassionate. I was really glad that they got a chance to let eryone know that he was truly not a weirdo, but a human with a caring heart.

Motown founder Berry Gordy spoke directly from the heart and at times seems like he was quoting scenes from The Jackson's: An American Dream movie. I did think that the line about Michael being a son to him was a lil uneasy especially to Joe Jackson. If you saw the movie, you know what I'm talkin about.

Queen Latifah, Magic Johnson,(sometimes I really wish he wouldnt speak in public) and Smokey Robinson also brought a laugh or two to the celebration of his life... especially Magic..."Michael, you eat Kentucky Fried Chicken?? (shameless plug from a compensated spokesperson)

Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Jermaine, and John Mayer were all awesome, but what else would you expect.
J-Hud's rendition of "Will You Be There" was outstanding. Even though she was big pregnant she was classy and her vocals were on point. When the intro to the song started playing my homie Chris was like "Alright, who is gonna sing this and do it right?" we all were happy to see Jen and knew that it was gonna be right. Michael's dancers performed a routine that we figured was part of his show cause it was also on point.

Stevie Wonder sang "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" a very fitting song. Stevie did allude to never wanting to be in that position, where he was funeralizing Michael. He said "This is a moment I wish I never had to see come". Now even though we knew what he meant, seemed a tad bit awkward, if you ask me

Lionel Richie, fresh off a Commodore reunion at the Essence Music Festival sang Jesus is Love and erybody was deeply moved (except maybe Charlie Gibson who again was the most clueless person on television at the time. He could only reference that Richie and Jackson co-wrote We Are the World and then said it was written in 1995...are you serious Charlie - Reading is fundamental.)

Usher was emotional, while singing, "Gone Too Soon". It was evident that Jackson was an inspiration to Usher, who's dance moves have been described as "Michaelesque". He held it together for the most part and afterwards had a word with Katherine and her grandkids. Definetly a class act on Usher's part. For some strange reason, I was expecting him to do something that was a little more upbeat since it was a tribute. Nonetheless I wasnt disappointed.

John Mayer, who didnt sing, but played a stirring rendition of "Human Nature", and went OFF! I love that dude's music and his skill with the guitar. He was very passionate with it and felt to me like he actually played on the original record. (Once again, Gibson, went dumb saying this was actually the soundtrack to "Human Nature". Damn, how much prep time did he actually have to get it together? Now mind you it was late in the telecast when seemingly all media got hold of the program...)

THE BAD
You know I wasnt gonna let Mariah Carey off the hook easy...She butchered Jackson 5 classic, "I'll Be There"...yeah she remade the song and I thought that was an insult to begin with. From the gate she was crackin and missing notes. Some may attribute that to the emotion of the event, but I aint givin her a pass on that one. Even with Trey "whats his face" Lorenz it was not good, I'da rather heard Lorenz Tate singing the song O-Dog dookie plats and all. There was just something about this performance that said to me..."WHY IS SHE OPENING THE SHOW???" I would have peferred Whitney Houston or Beyonce, but I guess AEG is doin her tour also and wanted to give her some face time. I know the family didnt reach out to Carey and asked her to piss people off.

Brooke Shields spoke. Started out alright, but then seemed to just ramble on and on....and on. This is the one woman that I could actually see dating Mike, but for that same reason, I really think it was some bull. She started reminissing about the time when she and Michael stole away to see Elizabeth Taylor's wedding dress and to find out she was sleeping in the room with it. Then saying that she and Jackson were the "Parents of the Bride" (WOW how corny). Then joking about how he was a slacker because he started in "the business" far later than she, "I was 11 months old"...SO WHAT! All this foolishness from the same woman that said Michael was "asexual"...GTFOH!

The attention paid to the processional from the cemetary to the Staples Center, was totally unneccesary. There was mention that the Jackson's called a Range Rover dealership and asked for the use of 10 Rovers...then calling a Rolls Royce dealership and requested a couple of their vehicles. Then in the same conversation...what would the resale value of these cars be, especially since they were now used. What kind of selling points are the dealers gonna make? "Did you know that this particular Range Rover was used to carry Michael Jackson's family to his memorial?" (another I cant believe you said that moment...I really shoulda watched this on CNN) The attention to the casket was just as bad... We joked in the house about soundin like old Baptist church women, "That casket is just BREWTEEFUR!" and the like, but these cats talked about everything from the bronze, to the solid gold handles, to the velvet he was laying on....Jesus H Christ could you just stick to the script and stop tryin to adlib during the lulls...to the $25,000 price tag, you know someone is still screaming about they gonna put that thing in the ground...shit the man inside the box probably had more than $25,000 on him (im talkin clothes and what nots...hell Leroy Crump got buried with a brand new pair of Mori gators on, so why Michael Jackson couldnt be decked out to the nines) Chris and I were jokingly saying they prolly aint gonna bury it anyhow, they might set it off into orbit somewhere...LOL

THE RIDICULOUS.
NO SHOWS...where was Oprah, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Manelli, Emmanual Lewis, the kid from Home Alone, Bubbles? And where in the hell was Diana Ross? ....It was her fault that Mike went through all that damn surgery in the first place tryin to look like her ass....[/mini rant] TMZ was on some bull too cause they followed Whitney Houston all over LAX askin her if she was gonna be at the service and yet she was a no show. What about Quincy Jones and Paul McCartney? Two very obvious omissions. Chris Brown was supposedly there but was not asked to perform....Where they do that at? This whole "beat Rihanna" thing has gone too far, he is gonna have to do some Thriller type thing to get back in the good graces of the masses. How you get shut out of two big media events in about a weeks time? BET and Mike's Service? Wow...just wow! LaToya Jackson and that damn hat...what the hell was she thinkin about???? Please tell me.

All and all it was without a doubt the most watched "funeral" in the history of funerals, the best put together memorial (performancewise with few mistakes). The brothers, Jermaine with a great performance of "Smile" from a Charlie Chaplin movie, which was his brother's favorite song. The cameraman catching Blanket holding the Michael Jackson doll and kissing the program during "Uncle Jermaine's" song were classic and Im surprised it isnt on every website home page, but I guess aint nobody really pay attention to that. I guess thats just the artist in me talkin. Marlon spoke from the heart especially when he recounted the time he saw Mike in a record store in disguise...and even gave instructions like a big brother should, clearly emotional, you can see where he is gonna miss Michael. Finally Paris Michael Katherine Jackson professing her love for her daddy. I thought it was cute how she started off with, "Ever since I was born..." the family and the organizers of the tribute have both said that her farewell to the King was totally unrehearsed, unscheduled, and unplanned. I thought Blanket was gonna be the "heir to the throne", but Paris is puttin her bid in early. I'm just glad they aint do Mike, the way James Brown's daughter did and take him on a tour around the country before they lay him to rest. Well there's always NASA...5,4,3,2,1
We will miss you Michael!
All Hail the King
HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM THE MEMORIAL:

Janet, Latoya (the Hat) and Rebe

The Jacksons

Paris Michael Katherine Jackson's Emotional Farewell

The King Rest

Paris, mother Katherine Jackson, and Blanket

Memories of Michael Jackson

As the world gets ready to say farewell to the King of Pop Michael Jackson, I want to give my M.J. experiences. Ever since I was young (like age 5 or so)I was a fan. I used to watch the opening credits of Soul Train to see the Jackson 5, even if they weren't gonna be on the show. Wherever there was a Ebony or Jet magazine with Michael or the Jacksons on the cover, I was reading it to find out what was new.

The very first concert I ever went to was the Jackson 5 at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans. My moms took me. I have forgotten the opening act and it really didnt matter, cause all i wanted to see was Michael. When they finally hit the stage, I stood on my seat and there was a woman (a very heavy woman to be exact) in front of me who decided to stand in her seat and block my view... Moms tapped her and tried to get her to move so I could see, but you know how people are, she aint wanna move. Suddenly there was a crash and the woman fell to the ground, now I dont know what happened but she hit the ground and didnt get back up. (Secretly I think my moms snatched her ass down, but I dare not say it... even to this day)

They went through their playlist...ABC, Got To Be There, Skywriter, and so on. The song that got me really hyped was Dancing Machine! That boy broke down and did the Robot during the bridge and set it off. Moms said my eyes were as big as saucers. I wanted to do the robot bad as hell.

As time went on I was outta the wanna be like Michael phase and he dropped "Off the Wall" and it damn near started all over again. The he released Thriller. By this time MTV was floodin us with Billie Jean and Beat It and my lil brother even had a Beat It jacket...you know with all the zippers and shit. Every time the videos came on, he'd run in front of the TV with that damn jacket on. I used to try to play it off, but I was in front of it too. Then the Thriller video came out and I had to learn that routine. OLA RAY with her used to be fine ass was in the video and I had a crush on her from that Charles Bronson movie she was in (and they showed her naked breasts). So you know it was goin down.
Then the greatest live performance program, Motown 25 was coming on television, and I scrambled to find a blank VHS tape so I could tape it, cause Mike and his brothers were reuniting and I just knew that was gonna be a special moment in this history of the world. It was...his Billie Jean performance was that crack. That moonwalk, spin, and toe freeze was bananas. My homie Bartley had that shit down pat.

Then one summer I was visiting my cousins in Cleveland and we were goin to an amusement park when the Victory tour was being announced and State of Shock was played on the radio. Talk about fire! Bout this time I was hard on Prince cause he had them broads mesmorized, but MJ was still the man. I bought the Victory album and fell off the wagon, and once again was in full "you cant tell me shit bout Michael Jackson" mode. Then Bad was released and with hit after hit, he solidified his King of Pop status... Bad, Dirty Diana, Remember the Time and so on. I was mad that he had Eddie Murphy in the video, especially after all the shit he was saying bout Mike in his routines, but I got over it, when they did a song together. You know you was diggin, "What's Up with You" . Then dude dropped Dangerous, History, Invincible, and the legacy was there... and these are gonna be classic and played for the rest of time....

He is gone but will never be forgotten...R.I.P.