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manu's Blog > I Dreamt of Michael Last Night

Posted m&ms on 11 February 2013 - 04:37 PM

After a long time dreaming of Michael, (or when I did, I could never see him) I finally d reamt of Michael again last night. He was giving a concert on Gran Canaria (of all places!! The stage was set up amongst the sand dunes in some sort of weird, but great way, with masses and masses of people awaiting him. I and a couple of my friends were sce...

manu's Blog > The day I called Michael in his hotel room...

Posted m&ms on 24 January 2013 - 01:08 PM

...only to find he had been asleep well past noon still...I don’t know what had possessed me. I guess it was some sort of a “let’s try and see if this works at all” thing. I sat on my bed in the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo and dialled the number of Michael’s room.In my dreams, we had had the greatest conversation of all and talked for hours. Well, this...

raisa's Blog > Shonte's birthday

Posted raisa on 16 March 2013 - 10:27 AM

A nice article from the Los Angeles Sentinel, March 16th 1972:http://mjphotoscollectors.com/web/uploads/gallery/category_12/gallery_4_12_48263.jpg Shonte Penland was the envy of America’s teenaged girls during her recent celebration in which the Jackson 5 performed for them in an intimate recording session. The pretty, coquette daughter of Sentinel’s En...

manu's Blog > "Stadium Tour with Michael Jackson"

Posted m&ms on 04 March 2014 - 04:40 PM

I thought I should take a walk down memory lane again... so here goes, lets go back to Munich, Germany 2 May 1997 Michael was scheduled to arrive in Munich with the purpose to visit Marcel Avram in the Munich prison Stadelheim. In addition to that there was a “stadium tour” (whatever that meant). As the HIStory Tour was to commence in Bremen at the end of...

manu's Blog > I hate those "work pants"...

Posted m&ms on 22 July 2014 - 02:01 PM

Back during the days of the Dangerous tour, summer 1992, me and my friend were crazy about the blue Working Day and Night pants. We were just gasping and gaping all the time when Michael was onstage in these pants. Sam never took photos during WDAN, where at all other times he was shooting like crazy. I think it was before one of the shows in Wembley whe...

raisa's Blog > A family picnic

Posted raisa on 10 May 2013 - 11:39 AM

I’m not sure of the exact date but I’ve got several more pictures that were taken at this family picnic . I estimate that it took place in 1970 or 1971 judging by Marlon’s height and the size of Randy’s little afro.The pictures of the boys with their hands together are among my favorite pictures ever of the boys.Here are some more pictures that don’t incl...

raisa's Blog > Happy birthday Jackie & Katherine!

Posted raisa on 05 May 2013 - 04:33 PM

I'm a day too late since I was sick yesterday but I still wanted to post something for their birthday.Jackie was the oldest son and second oldest child of Joe and Katherine. His real official name was Sigmund Esco Jackson and he was born May 4th 1951 which means he’ll turn 62 today. He was born on his mother’s birthday, Katherine was exactly 21 years...

raisa's Blog > Meet their weekend girl friends!

Posted raisa on 21 February 2013 - 10:28 AM

Since I didn’t find anything particular to talk about, I decided to just take any magazine from February and post an article. I choose Spec Magazine 1974 that has an article with the title”J5 ~~Meet their weekend girl friends!”. All pictures that had Michael in them have been posted here in our gallery . Those pictures also already have the original c...

raisa's Blog > Vegas, Baby!

Posted raisa on 25 November 2012 - 10:05 AM

In 1974, The Jackson 5 started doing shows in Las Vegas. Randy, Janet, LaToya and later also Rebbie joined them. They did A LOT of shows:April 9th – April 24th: 15 shows August 21st – September 9th: 14 shows November 20th – December 3rd: 15 shows (source http://www.jackson5a...siers/concerts/ ) So around this time, 38 years ago (!!) they w...

Virginie's Blog > Dangerous Tour in Wembley Stadium - July 30th, 1992. My First Dangerous Tour Show!

Posted Virginie on 07 August 2010 - 02:45 PM

Hi everyone!1992. The Dangerous Tour. My life had changed a lot since my last Bad Tour story. Events happened in my life that very magical day of June 28th, 1988, events that had nothing to do with Michael. It was the last time I ever saw my Dad’s best friend and associate who had 3 daughters I had been brought up with. After a 30 year long friendship...

raisa's Blog > 1970 LA Forum

Posted raisa on 20 June 2013 - 10:54 AM

On June 20th 1970, the boys played at the LA Forum and it was huge! Soul Newspaper wrote an article about their performance which I will be posting today. It’s a good article though not as fascinating as it used to be since the ‘Live at the Forum’ cd almost gives you the feeling you were there, at the concert. http://mjphotoscolle...com/web/uplo...

raisa's Blog > Tito's wedding

Posted raisa on 17 June 2013 - 05:31 AM

Tito married Dee Dee Martes in a small private ceremony on June 17th 1972. There are a few pictures in the gallery but I’ll post some more special ones of the beautiful couple today.Flip Magazine had a two-page article about the wedding in their November 1972 issue. The following pictures originate from that same article;The organ plays softly and you he...

raisa's Blog > Motown vs KGFJ staff basketball game

Posted raisa on 22 May 2013 - 09:20 AM

May 1974, the Jackson brothers participated in a Motown vs. KGFJ Staff basketball game.I had seen these pictures of Michael with those cheerleaders a long time ago but I never knew when or where they were taken. Then, last summer, a friend showed me this article from the Los Angeles Sentinel, May 23th 1974: A Day of Soul KGFJ Super Souls shocked J...

raisa's Blog > Happy birthday Janet!

Posted raisa on 16 May 2013 - 07:16 AM

Janet was born on May 16, 1966 when the older boys were probably already performing here and there. She’ll turn 47 today.Being the youngest of the family, she got some attention in the teen magazines from the ‘70s but not a lot. One of the greatest photoshoots from the early ‘70s with Janet included must be this one and this picture of Michael and Janet...

raisa's Blog > J5 in Japan

Posted raisa on 27 April 2013 - 07:02 AM

The J5 left for Japan on April 22nd 1973 and on April 27, they did their first concert. Here are all of the concert dates:April 27th -- Imperial Theater, Tokyo, JapanApril 28th -- Yubin Chokin Hall, Hiroshima, JapanApril 30th -- Koseinankin Hall, Osaka, JapanMay 1st -- Festival Hall, Osaka, JapanMay 2nd -- Budokan, Tokyo, Japan(Source: Jackson5abc.com )T...

raisa's Blog > Diana!

Posted raisa on 18 April 2013 - 10:48 AM

On April 18th 1971, the Diana! Special with the J5 aired.In our gallery , you can find pictures of their two performances, the skits and even some rehearsal pictures. They performed several songs:‘Mama’s Pearl’, a snippet of ‘Walk on’ and ‘The Love You Save’:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ziww_I4Rug And also ‘I’ll be there’ and ‘Feelin’ Alright’:htt...

raisa's Blog > New Orleans

Posted raisa on 06 April 2013 - 11:36 AM

In 1971, The Jackson 5 performed in New Orleans on April 6th (j5Collector ). Almost a year later, The J5 returned to New Orleans to perform there on March 27th 1972. This time, Randy joined the group on stage!Here’s an article from Right On! magazine (August 1972) with some great candid pictures!Catching up with the Jackson 5 in New Orleans...

raisa's Blog > Soul Newspaper: Marlon Jackson – The Loveable one

Posted raisa on 26 March 2013 - 10:21 AM

As a follow-up on Marlon’s birthday two weeks ago, I’ll post the article on Marlon that appeared in ‘Soul Newspaper’ from July 27th 1970. Christine AKA Billie Jean provided me with a pdf file of the article however the first page is missing so I don’t have the proper intro… I’m just going to copy what I DO have and I hope you enjoy it anyway! :DThe p...

raisa's Blog > J5 in Africa

Posted raisa on 03 February 2013 - 11:53 AM

The Jackson 5 left for Africa January 29th . They did several concerts in Senegal:01/02/1974 Dakar, Senegal Demba Diop Stadium02/02/1974 Dakar, Senegal Theatre National Daniel Sorano03/02/1974 Dakar, Senegal Theatre National Daniel Sorano(Source: Jackson5abc.com ) We’ve got plenty of candid pictures on our site and also a few concert pictures .Sadly, I d...

raisa's Blog > Sonny and Cher

Posted raisa on 30 January 2013 - 06:53 AM

1974, the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour featuring the J5 airs. You can already find plenty of pictures in our gallery here . They only performed one song, Dancing Machine, and did some skits. Here’s a video of the performance of Dancing Machine, I’ve never seen any videos of the skits though, a real shame! http://www.youtube.c...=yhEwfezRdAY...