Not only is he making the best of it, he's showing them where the floor is wet.
It's wet here *slides* here *slides* and here *slides.*
Michael Jackson (1958 - 2009)
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Not only is he making the best of it, he's showing them where the floor is wet.
It's wet here *slides* here *slides* and here *slides.*
how cute, both charmed w/eachother
I read that when he performed for her for the first time, out of respect for her, he took Dirty Diana out of the program.
He only realized later on that Dirty Diana was one of her favorite songs.
(And by that time it was too late to put it back.)
I am NOT watching that Pepsi commercial accident.
They showed a reenactment of that in that VH1 movie about The Jacksons and even that was tough for me to handle.
They showed a reenactment of that in that VH1 movie about The Jacksons and even that was tough for me to handle.
They're going about it the wrong way, but I'm thinking they're only looking for a biological father to see if there is anyone else who might come forward seeking custody.
There's no wiring. I watched the actual video and his concert performance in slow motion and I could see the knobs retracting back into the floor when the dancers moved from their spots. 2 knobs per shoe. I saw one of his friends explaning how MJ invented these shoes for that move in an interview so I had to go home and watch it in slow motion to see.
He had a patent on those shoes, I believe.
gosh- this makes it even harder... i don't ever want to say good-bye. what a great dad he was... he'll always be in our hearts...
yes, per wiki he had a patent on those shoes
the video for one my fave MJ songs "shes out of my life"
YouTube - Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life
LOL i know its so funny the way he slides there and here to let them know where its wet. I've read somewhere that he is a total pro when it comes to his music and his concerts.
Jackson's 'Smooth' leaning move really was patented - USATODAY.com
Jackson's 'Smooth' leaning move really was patented
Fans of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal video will recall how, in the middle of performing the 1988 song, the pop star and his dancers leaned forward dramatically.
Turns out Jackson didn't just invent the move — he eventually patented it.
To do what became a signature move in live performances without the help of harnesses and wires, Jackson created a shoe "system" called "Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion."
Most people think of Michael Jackson's intellectual property in terms of his songs and the Beatles catalogue. They usually don't know about his other endeavors," says lawyer Milord Keshishian of Milord & Associates in Los Angeles. "A lot of entertainers with business savvy try to protect what they invent."
Granted in 1993 to Jackson and two partners by the U.S. Patent and Trade Office, patent No. 5,255,452 covers a "system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes."
A heel slot in the shoes gets hitched to retractable pegs in a stage floor. Wearing the shoes, Jackson (or anyone) could seem to lean past his center of gravity without toppling. The effect would be most striking in live performances, during which harnesses and wires would be too cumbersome or impossible to disguise.
"His untimely death has subjected Michael Jackson's personal choices to debate, but his dedication to creating and protecting his art is unquestionable," Keshishian says. Aside from Jackson's involvement, the patent isn't spectacularly unusual for the entertainment industry, he adds. Special-effects creators often seek to patent effects. "Some dance moves are copyrightable as well," he says.
"I've used (Jackson's) patent for years in classes to teach students what they can patent," says lawyer Gene Quinn of IPWatchdog.com. Rather than licensing the shoes, Jackson probably sought the patent to keep the effect exclusive, Quinn says. "Just getting a patent may be enough to create marketing buzz in some cases, and he may have achieved that as well."
Despite his fame and fortune, Jackson claimed "small entity status" in his patent application, which as a small-business employer entitled him to pay one-half the regular fees.
But imitators can dance in copies of the shoes without fear. The patent ended early, on Oct. 26, 2005, after failure to pay a final maintenance fee to the federal government.
No. 5,255,452 on the books: Michael Jackson's patent is for shoes that allow a person to sway past his center of gravity by hitching a heel slot in the shoes to a peg in the stage floor. The patent ended in 2005, though, after a government fee was not paid.
Jackson's 'Smooth' leaning move really was patented
Fans of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal video will recall how, in the middle of performing the 1988 song, the pop star and his dancers leaned forward dramatically.
Turns out Jackson didn't just invent the move — he eventually patented it.
To do what became a signature move in live performances without the help of harnesses and wires, Jackson created a shoe "system" called "Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion."
Most people think of Michael Jackson's intellectual property in terms of his songs and the Beatles catalogue. They usually don't know about his other endeavors," says lawyer Milord Keshishian of Milord & Associates in Los Angeles. "A lot of entertainers with business savvy try to protect what they invent."
Granted in 1993 to Jackson and two partners by the U.S. Patent and Trade Office, patent No. 5,255,452 covers a "system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes."
A heel slot in the shoes gets hitched to retractable pegs in a stage floor. Wearing the shoes, Jackson (or anyone) could seem to lean past his center of gravity without toppling. The effect would be most striking in live performances, during which harnesses and wires would be too cumbersome or impossible to disguise.
"His untimely death has subjected Michael Jackson's personal choices to debate, but his dedication to creating and protecting his art is unquestionable," Keshishian says. Aside from Jackson's involvement, the patent isn't spectacularly unusual for the entertainment industry, he adds. Special-effects creators often seek to patent effects. "Some dance moves are copyrightable as well," he says.
"I've used (Jackson's) patent for years in classes to teach students what they can patent," says lawyer Gene Quinn of IPWatchdog.com. Rather than licensing the shoes, Jackson probably sought the patent to keep the effect exclusive, Quinn says. "Just getting a patent may be enough to create marketing buzz in some cases, and he may have achieved that as well."
Despite his fame and fortune, Jackson claimed "small entity status" in his patent application, which as a small-business employer entitled him to pay one-half the regular fees.
But imitators can dance in copies of the shoes without fear. The patent ended early, on Oct. 26, 2005, after failure to pay a final maintenance fee to the federal government.
No. 5,255,452 on the books: Michael Jackson's patent is for shoes that allow a person to sway past his center of gravity by hitching a heel slot in the shoes to a peg in the stage floor. The patent ended in 2005, though, after a government fee was not paid.
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I think it's a good thing that those images of the Pepsi commercial accident have been released. It gives some validity to MJ's drug use and maybe some excuse for his plastic surgery obsession too. Perhaps both of them became an "addiction" for him after that accident? People need to know that he wasn't just some crazy person popping pills and altering his appearance on a whim...
from mercurynews.com .... Michael Jackson's death is just another reminder of how artistic ability seems closely linked to eccentricity, often with detrimental results.
Drug use, strange public behavior, seclusion, violence, alcoholism, mental illness — all are factors in the lives of so many musicians, actors, writers and other creative artists whose work forms the basis of our pop culture. It raises questions about whether great artistic drive and substance abuse or other forms of mental troubles are somehow related.
"Scientists are discovering more all the time about brain chemistry and creativity," says sociologist and author B.J. Gallagher. "Highly creative people have more finely tuned nervous systems, which makes them high-strung and neurotic. Their brains are wired a little differently. They're more prone to ADD, bi-polar, depression and other difficult mental states. They turn to drugs, alcohol or activities to ease their pain."
The question then becomes how much do these issues affect their artistic drive, or are caused by it.
Would Ernest Hemingway have been the compelling, adventurous writer if he didn't struggle with inner demons? Would Kurt Cobain have written such vivid, introspective music without the personal struggles? Would John Belushi have created the endless stream of hilarious characters and comedy routines without drugs and alcohol? Would Jackson have written such electrifying music without his tortured early years resulting in an obsessive search for childhood as an adult?
I do believe there is some truth to this, artistic people or very talented individuals do tend to be eccentric as compared to non artistic human beings.
Drug use, strange public behavior, seclusion, violence, alcoholism, mental illness — all are factors in the lives of so many musicians, actors, writers and other creative artists whose work forms the basis of our pop culture. It raises questions about whether great artistic drive and substance abuse or other forms of mental troubles are somehow related.
"Scientists are discovering more all the time about brain chemistry and creativity," says sociologist and author B.J. Gallagher. "Highly creative people have more finely tuned nervous systems, which makes them high-strung and neurotic. Their brains are wired a little differently. They're more prone to ADD, bi-polar, depression and other difficult mental states. They turn to drugs, alcohol or activities to ease their pain."
The question then becomes how much do these issues affect their artistic drive, or are caused by it.
Would Ernest Hemingway have been the compelling, adventurous writer if he didn't struggle with inner demons? Would Kurt Cobain have written such vivid, introspective music without the personal struggles? Would John Belushi have created the endless stream of hilarious characters and comedy routines without drugs and alcohol? Would Jackson have written such electrifying music without his tortured early years resulting in an obsessive search for childhood as an adult?
I do believe there is some truth to this, artistic people or very talented individuals do tend to be eccentric as compared to non artistic human beings.
here is the link to complete article:
http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_12846398?nclick_check=1
http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_12846398?nclick_check=1
That was an interesting article, but there are too many holes in the theory. For every artist who has shown signs of substance abuse and forms of mental troubles, I can name one who didn't suffer from severe manic-depression, turn to drugs, suicide, etc.
Off the top of my head -- Karl Lagerfeld, Picasso, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Mark Twain, Chris Rock, Prince -- the list goes on of artists who are still working, or continued to produce good work though out their lives and be brilliant, but not destructively eccentric.
Petition to remove Martin Bashir from Nightline......... a lot of people say the interview with Michael Jackson that got him the $20 million deal with nightline was edited to make MJ look bad and was false. Don't even no why they are still airing that garbage. They should air the rebuttal which proved Bashir was a liar and took advantage of MJ
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/axbashir/petition.html
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/axbashir/petition.html
