L.A. Times: Michael Jackson dead at 50

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As millions mourn the death of Michael Jackson, Peter Conrad looks back at the extraordinary life of the freakishly talented singer who, loved or hated, transfixed a generation.

read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/he-...i1.html?page=-1

source: The Observer/Peter Conrad

image: Supplied/Getty Images/Reuters: JACKO...The many faces of Michael Jackson

cartoon: Bleak's cartoon gallery/SMH.com.au

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Rock With You

Michael Jackson |MTV Music

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George Carlin: Michael Jackson Was The Greatest Artist

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9Astronauts have created a twitter salute - Billy Tweets, set to the hit song, Billy Jean. Check it out HERE - it's pretty cool

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Joe Jackson, Michael's father, speaks to CNN. His father had been repeatedly criticized by Michael Jackson, due to his harsh upbringing

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That was the most uncomfortable interview in a while.

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The Times Online suggests that Jackson has a library of about 100 songs that have not been released yet

Knew that was coming!!

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A tribute performed by 1,500 CPDRC Inmates on June 27, 2009 in memory of Michael Jackson. Completed in 10 hours after receiving word that the King of Pop passed away. May he always be remembered. ...

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That prison Thriller was first performed some time ago. It was making the rounds in the last 2 years.

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That prison Thriller was first performed some time ago. It was making the rounds in the last 2 years.

I remember the earlier one. Maybe they reprised the feat?

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Mixed by DJ Don Lynch. djdonlynch.blogspot.com from Don Lynch on Vimeo.

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I remember the earlier one. Maybe they reprised the feat?

there`s truckloads of versions mate...

here`s the original...uploaded a year ago...

image: Screengrab

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Jackson wrapped video before death

Two weeks before he died, Michael Jackson wrapped up work on an elaborate production dubbed the "Dome Project" that could be the final finished video piece overseen by the King of Pop, The Associated Press has learned.

Read more @ AP

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And in case you wondered - Bubbles, the Chimp is alive and well in Symar, CA

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The Wiltern played Michael Jackson's 'Rock With You' immediately following the concert ... and this was the response by the crowd

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Jackson Five - It's Your Thing ( Ms.Black America Show 1969 /Isley Bros. cover)

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Stevie Wonder's Talkbox Tribute to Michael Jackson

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Pics of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his final show; the final one from a video he was making - via the UK Daily Mail

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According to eye-witnesses, "Michael Jackson's last rehearsal: 'just beaming with gladness.'"

The show's director, Kenny Ortega --

"There were a couple of times when Michael stood at my side and we looked at the stage together and were just beaming with gladness that we had arrived at this place," Ortega said. "And he was happy. We all felt that and shared that. We were four or five days from finishing in Los Angeles and heading to London and feeling in really good shape."

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The comic David Chapelle does not believe that Michael Jackson was a child molester

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Jackson’s Will Could Set Off Legal Struggle Over Estate

The five-page document, dated July 7, 2002, gives the entire estate to a family trust, and names his mother, Katherine Jackson, as legal guardian of his three children and beneficiary of the trust. If she were incapacitated or died, then the singer Diana Ross would get custody of Mr. Jackson’s children

Read more at the New York Times

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Videos From Michael Jackson's Final Dress Rehearsals

He looks good to me for a rehearsal ...

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Here's a peek into Michael's homelife - take a look at his Arcade Room

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Human Nature remix

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Fan's salutes from around the world

The Eternal Moonwalk

Michael Jackson Flashmob Tribute in Stockholm - Watch more Funny Videos

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Living with Michael Jackson is a documentary, in which British journalist Martin Bashir interviewed Michael Jackson over a span of 8 months, from May 2002 to January 2003. Rather than let Jackson reveal himself, Bahir seems to have come up with his own opinion as to who Michael Jackson is, and then uses the interviews to support his contention. It's a shame - he had an opportunity to explore the music and dance of one of the most creative minds of our times, and instead focused on salacious fluff. It was a hit piece, not a documentary

Here is the first episode - check youtube for more parts of the series: