Aggie87

I don't mind board members sharing their discoveries with each other, and in particular sharing music they've created/produced etc. I don't care for spam from people that have no interest in being a part of our community, in any form.

It's clearly indicate "CD" at the beginningt of the post. I think the confusion was because you mention CD at the top, and record at the bottom.

Happy Birthday!

...what he said!

...apple thrower.

Just picked this up in the recent Concord sale, and am enjoying the recording. I didn't realize Swallow had even played with Monk until reading the liner notes today. I think he does a pretty good job for never having rehearsed with Monk prior to this show - or even having met him. Swallow also mentions that he was later invited to join Monk's group in 1970, but it "didn't work out" because he'd already switched to electric bass and sold his acoustic.

Strange claim?! It's obvious that he's not their biological father! It's only (maybe) obvious when you've seen the kids - I had never seen photos of them until the last 3-4 days. Focusing on the music for a moment, here are a couple of pretty cool clips from the 2001 30th Anniversary shows, of all 6 Jackson brothers. Jackson 5 Medley Pt 1 Jackson 5 Medley Pt 2

Welcome to the board - nice playlist.

Well, my g/f bought tickets for the show for us, and I've got my plane tickets already, so this is a go! Looking forward to the show! And looking forward to King's X, actually. Never seen them live.

Here's another strange claim - Debbie Rowe says that Michael Jackson is not the biological father of Prince Michael I and Paris.... if you believe Perez Hilton's website. She also claims that she and Jackson never had sex during their marriage at all.

Happy Birthday Stefan!

Absolutely. No single artist, not even Elvis himself, spanned such extremes as did Michael Jackson. Jackson's highs were brilliant. His lows were abysmal. Listening to "Off the Wall" right now, myself. To me, this album represents one of the great missed opportunities in music history (great as it is): One of the tracks, "I Can't Help It," was written by Stevie Wonder. Can you imagine what a Stevie written and produced Michael Jackson album would have sounded like? Another one of the great missed opportunities also involves Michael: The song "Bad" was originally conceived as a duet for Michael and Prince. They wound up not doing it (Prince claims because they couldn't agree who would sing the line, "Your butt is mine...") and I think it's tragic that they didn't. A Michael Jackson and Prince collaboration...the mind reels. Tragic? WTF? Oh well, they never collaborated. Big fucking deal. Tragic is what that POS did to little boys. And now there's this... http://awkwardstar.wordpress.com/2009/06/2...ichael-jackson/ If true, perhaps there's the real "tragedy." If that is true, it should start showing up on more legitimate websites pretty soon.

Happy Birthday, Phil!

Interesting blog today from Lisa Marie Presley: He Knew. Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general. I can't recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Fathers Death. At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, "I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he did." I promptly tried to deter him from the idea, at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know, he knew what he knew and that was kind of that. 14 years later I am sitting here watching on the news an ambulance leaves the driveway of his home, the big gates, the crowds outside the gates, the coverage, the crowds outside the hospital, the Cause of death and what may have led up to it and the memory of this conversation hit me, as did the unstoppable tears. A predicted ending by him, by loved ones and by me, but what I didn't predict was how much it was going to hurt when it finally happened. The person I failed to help is being transferred right now to the LA County Coroners office for his Autopsy. All of my indifference and detachment that I worked so hard to achieve over the years has just gone into the bowels of hell and right now I am gutted. I am going to say now what I have never said before because I want the truth out there for once. Our relationship was not "a sham" as is being reported in the press. It was an unusual relationship yes, where two unusual people who did not live or know a "Normal life" found a connection, perhaps with some suspect timing on his part. Nonetheless, I do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and I loved him very much. I wanted to "save him" I wanted to save him from the inevitable which is what has just happened. His family and his loved ones also wanted to save him from this as well but didn't know how and this was 14 years ago. We all worried that this would be the outcome then. At that time, In trying to save him, I almost lost myself. He was an incredibly dynamic force and power that was not to be underestimated. When he used it for something good, It was the best and when he used it for something bad, It was really, REALLY bad. Mediocrity was not a concept that would even for a second enter Michael Jackson's being or actions. I became very ill and emotionally/ spiritually exhausted in my quest to save him from certain self-destructive behavior and from the awful vampires and leeches he would always manage to magnetize around him. I was in over my head while trying. I had my children to care for, I had to make a decision. The hardest decision I have ever had to make, which was to walk away and let his fate have him, even though I desperately loved him and tried to stop or reverse it somehow. After the Divorce, I spent a few years obsessing about him and what I could have done different, in regret. Then I spent some angry years at the whole situation. At some point, I truly became Indifferent, until now. As I sit here overwhelmed with sadness, reflection and confusion at what was my biggest failure to date, watching on the news almost play by play The exact Scenario I saw happen on August 16th, 1977 happening again right now with Michael (A sight I never wanted to see again) just as he predicted, I am truly, truly gutted. Any ill experience or words I have felt towards him in the past has just died inside of me along with him. He was an amazing person and I am lucky to have gotten as close to him as I did and to have had the many experiences and years that we had together. I desperately hope that he can be relieved from his pain, pressure and turmoil now. He deserves to be free from all of that and I hope he is in a better place or will be. I also hope that anyone else who feels they have failed to help him can be set free because he hopefully finally is. The World is in shock but somehow he knew exactly how his fate would be played out some day more than anyone else knew, and he was right. I really needed to say this right now, thanks for listening. ~LMP

It's my recollection that he admitted to sleeping with young boys. He just denied molesting them when he was in bed with them. That's enough to make me disregard whatever talent he had, and whatever music he created. That and the fact that he paid millions of dollars to the family of the boy, who then refused to testify in the criminal case. No, we can't claim to know, but the circumstantial evidence sure seems to suggest it pretty clearly.

I saw that the Lakers drafted Chinemelu (Junior) Elonu from Texas A&M in the 2nd round, Noj. Alot of Aggies were disappointed he didn't come back to play for A&M again, but I think he has the potential to develop into a decent role player in the NBA. He's gotten better and better every year so far, and seems to have a tough attitude. Hope he plays well for you!

This could get even more interesting, if that's possible. With the early reports/speculation today of an OD on Demerol, the police are looking for his personal physician (Thome Thome) who's nowhere to be found. They towed his BMW from Jackson's home yesterday. And Liza Minnelli apparently just said "I'm sure when the autopsy comes, all hell's going to break loose. So thank God we're celebrating him now". I'd suspect as close a friend as she was, she knows something.

Here are some additional related quotes, from the London Evening Standard site: Family lawyer Brian Oxman today blamed “enablers” for pushing Jackson too hard physically in preparation for the 50 shows. Former Jackson 5 publicist Arthur Phoenix, said he had warned his family that Jackson was too frail to perform at the O2 - and claimed they agreed with him. Mr Oxman said: “This was something which I feared and something which I warned about. This is a case of abuse of medication, unless there is another cause that I don't know about. “This family has been trying for months and months and months to take care of Michael Jackson. The people surrounding him have been enabling him. If you think the case of Anna Nicole Smith [the model who died from an overdose] was abuse then that is nothing in comparison to what we have been seeing in Michael Jackson's life. Where there is smoke there is fire.” Mr Phoenix said: “As a family friend, I let Joe (father) and Tito (brother) know my concerns. I just knew in my heart he was not right and I tried telling the family that and it never sunk in. Michael put his heart and soul into these shows... but his heart and his physical being just wouldn't hold out. He claimed that family members shared his opinion but were too afraid to speak about their concerns. He added: “The family is in mourning right now. They are devastated and very hurt. “The world of entertainment has suffered a great loss, the biggest since the death of Elvis Presley. It hurts me to think that one of the world's great entertainers has passed. I wish that he had been here a lot longer.” Jackson's personal physician —thought to be Dr Tohme Tohme — was with him when he collapsed shortly after noon (8pm UK time). Paramedics arrived within four minutes of being called to find the doctor trying to revive Jackson, who had stopped breathing. They spent 42 minutes treating the singer at the house but he did not regain consciousness. He was declared dead at 2.26pm local time at the UCLA Medical Centre, about two miles from his home near Sunset Boulevard after a further hour spent trying to save him. Jermaine Jackson, his brother and one of the Jackson 5, told reporters outside the hospital: “This is hard. My brother, the legendary King of Pop, passed away on Thursday, June 25 2009 at 2.26pm. It is believed he passed away of cardiac arrest.” Gossip websites were full of claims over the circumstances. One, quoting a hospital source, claimed Jackson had collapsed after an injection of Demerol, a painkiller. The source said: “Shortly after taking the Demerol he started to experience slow, shallow breathing. His breathing gradually got slower and slower until it stopped. His staff started mouth-to-mouth and an ambulance was called... He never regained consciousness.” Sources suggest Jackson had also been taking other prescription painkillers including anti-anxiety drugs Xanax and Zoloft in recent months. Mr Oxman said Jackson was taking the drugs to deal with past injuries including a broken back, which were sabotaging his concert rehearsals.

I agree. Hate to see Bowen go, always thought he'd retire a Spur. But he doesn't have much left in the tank I don't think. Thomas and Oberto are role players, and their numbers should be replaceable pretty easily. Not sure it's enough to get past the Lakers either, but it's nice to see they're finally shaking things up a little. I thought Drew Gooden was going to be a good pickup for them this past season. I think he could fit in pretty well, with a full offseason. DeJuan Blair!!! What a freakin' STEAL @ 37. He should have been a 1st rounder. Nice! I was shocked to see that. Hope the Spurs old guys (Duncan & Ginobili I guess) can stay healthy for another run. They're putting some pieces together to support Parker for the long haul too.

RIP, Farrah. Farrah was a native of Corpus Christi. Sad day here.

Happy Birthday Peter!

Then you'll be pleased to know that Andy is on the Tonight Show. He's the announcer now, as well as being Conan's foil and skit partner again.

Assuming he itemizes... Would promos have a legal, taxable value in the first place? Theoretically they can't be bought or sold, though I know in practice that happens daily. Assuming a good chunk of his albums are promos that were given to him, they may be of little taxable value (?). I don't really care either way, but that got me wondering.

I don't know about her, but I wouldn't mind escorting Melissa Rycroft around! (added bonus - she used to be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader)

Got my first order today, and received 10 of 11 titles. The odd man out was "Kelly Blue".