MJ Videos

My favorite Jackson 5 song:



The birth of the Moonwalk:



1988 Grammy Awards (The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror):



1993 Superbowl Halftime Show:



We are the World:



Many of his videos can't be embedded by YouTube, so click the links. These are some of my favorites:
Thriller
Smooth Criminal
Billie Jean
Beat It
Bad
Heal the World
Black or White

Some of these came from the People collection of Jackson's Most Memorable Performances. Check out the full collection here!

MJ

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While I understand the reasons people may have reservations about celebrating Michael Jackson, I don't believe it is possible for me to overlook the achievements of his career. What Elvis Presley and The Beatles were to country and rock-and-roll, Michael Jackson was to pop music and pop culture. He is THE pop culture icon. His influence spans all pop music stars who have come after him, from Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake to Chris Brown and Usher. He paved the way for what is now one of the most popular forms of music in our country (hence "pop music").

• His record "Thriller" is the 2nd biggest selling record of all time - (trailing a greatest hits compilation of The Eagles)
• "Thriller" stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for 37 weeks - the only non-soundtrack album to do so
• He has the most number 1 hits in the 1980's
• He has sold over 100 million singles and albums
• He is the first person in the history of the Billboard charts to enter in at No. 1 with "You Are Not Alone."
• He has the most No. 1 hits on the Billboard "Hot 100" of any male artist
• He has won more awards than any other artist
• Jackson 5 were the first group to have 4 consecutive No. 1 singles
• He is the only artist to have 5 No. 1 hits from one album - "Bad" (Bad, Dirty Diana, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, I Just Can't Stop Loving You)
• Throughout his life, he donated more than $300 million to various organizations.

Now, I'm not saying that I applaud his personal life, but I also don't believe I am in a position to judge his personal life. I mourn the loss of a pop culture icon whose music I can remember through every stage of my almost 25 years. I have been a Michael Jackson fan my entire life - as have my mom and dad. Also, coincidentally, we share the same birthday.

"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind."
-John Donne


Paul McCartney: "I feel privileged to have hung out and worked with Michael. He was a massively talented boy man with a gentle soul. His music will be remembered forever and my memories of our time together will be happy ones."

Justin Timberlake: “I can’t find the words right now to express how deeply saddened I am by Michael’s passing. We have lost a genius and a true ambassador of not only pop music but of all music. He has been an inspiration to multiple generations and I will always cherish the moments I shared with him onstage and all of the things I learned about music from him and the time we spent together. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones.”

Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump: "I feel like John Lennon got shot. This is sad like 'On the Waterfront,' sad like 'Raging Bull,' sad like 'The Wrestler.' Music rarely gets hits like this; this is almost unparalleled. Even people who didn't enjoy his music have to acknowledge his influences. He was to pop what Davis and Coltrane were to bop. He was to R&B what Neil Armstrong was to the moon: an explorer who discovered a whole world unto itself. He was the Nikola Tesla of dance moves."

More musicians react to his death.

Chosen Design

When Lewis' band went on tour a couple of years ago, we stayed with a family and their friends in Sonora, California. Nina and Ryan were the couple that Lewis and I stayed with. They were absolutely amazing. They were and are such an encouragement to know! They are now my friends on Facebook and I saw that Nina started a shop on Etsy called Chosen Design. She makes adorable - and super cool - onesies!! Check them out here! I definitely plan on buying at least one if not more! I think they're awesome!!

Fall Premiere Dates!

Thursday, September 8
8:00pm 90210 (CW)
9:00pm Melrose Place (CW)

Wednesday, September 9
8:00pm America's Next Top Model (CW)

Thursday, September 10
8:00pm The Vampire Diaries (CW)
9:00pm Supernatural (CW)

Monday, September 14
8:00pm One Tree Hill (CW)
9:00pm Gossip Girl (CW)

Wednesday, September 16
9:00pm Glee (FOX)
9:00pm The Beautiful Life (CW)

Thursday, September 17
8:00pm Bones (FOX)
8:30pm Parks & Recreation (NBC)
9:00pm The Office (NBC)
9:00pm Fringe (FOX)

Friday, September 18
9:00pm Dollhouse (FOX)

Monday, September 21
8:00pm Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
8:00pm How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
8:00pm Heroes (NBC)
8:00pm House (FOX)
9:30pm The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Tuesday, September 22
8:00pm Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

Wednesday, September 23
8:00pm Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
9:00pm Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
9:30pm Cougar Town (ABC)

Thursday, September 24
9:00pm Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

Friday, September 25
8:00pm Smallville (CW)
9:00pm Southland (NBC)

Saturday, September 26
11:30pm Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Sunday, September 27
9:00pm Desperate Housewives (ABC)

Monday, September 28
9:00pm Lie to Me (FOX)

Friday, October 9
8:00pm Ugly Betty (ABC)

Thursday, October 15
8:30pm 30 Rock (NBC)


Also, for those of you who are interested, I've been researching and I think Big Love Season 4 begins filming in August.

New Alice in Wonderland Pics!

I am sooo excited about this movie!!!!

I found all of these pictures at FirstShowing.net!
Tweedledee & Tweedledum
Trippy New Alice in Wonderland

Buffy Shuts Down Edward Cullen

I laughed a lot when I watched this. Hope the Buffy fans enjoy!

Trailer: The Time Travelers Wife

I read this book last summer and I absolutely loved it. It is one of my favorite books and I've been looking forward to the movie coming out! I don't think they could have picked two people more perfect for those roles. I'm just very excited! If you read - and even if you don't - please read the book first. It is fabulous.



The Time Travelers Wife

Sherlock Holmes Posters

These are hot! I'm excited!

Trailer: Fame

Did you see the original version of this? I did. I'm all about dancing/performing arts movies. I love it!! I'll definitely see this, too.

Trailer: Love Happens

Starring Jennifer Aniston & Aaron Eckhart, you can pretty much just bet on the fact that I'm going to see this. I see everything with Jennifer Aniston. I love her!!

Happy Birthday Josh!!!

(This is us about 10 years ago.)

My little brother is 22 years old today!

Yay! Happy Birthday!

(This is us about 10 months ago.)

Mission Impossible 4 coming in 2011

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It has been reported by a few reports now that Paramount has started development of Mission: Impossible 4. J.J. Abrams & Tom Cruise have not yet confirmed their involvement, but I guess we'll see. I am actually not that excited about this. While I did think MI3 was pretty awesome, I just think 4 installments in this series is pushing it. Maybe I'm wrong. What do you think?

Annoying YouTube on my blog

It annoys me how my YouTube videos cut stuff off in the right column on my blog. I could manually change the width and height each time, but I don't always take the time to do that. haha

Iran Election

I'm not sure how much you have been reading about or following the Iran Election. I haven't read about it as much as many people, I'm sure, and I don't claim to know everything about the situation, but I know enough to know that it is important that we show support for the Iranian people. My friend Peter posted about this and you can also follow the tweets on Twitter. I've added a gadget in the right column of my blog as well.