I had though that Michael had to sell some or most of his Neverland estate because he was so incredibly far in debt. I’m not sure how much of the ranch Michael still owned and after his last bought of legal troubles he ended up moving away from the ranch.

Neverland was a huge estate that encompassed approximately3,000 acres and featured a train, a zoo, and a theme park that featured a ferris wheel, a roller coaster, bumper cars and many other amusement park attractions.

Neverland Ranch has been valued at more than $120 million and was saved from foreclosure on March 13, 2008 by a private group of investors. Michael still had a stake in the ranch but choose to move away from their after more than 70 police officers searched the ranch during the investigation of sexual misconduct in 2003 for which he was late acquitted of. Michael felt as if the police had violated Neverland Ranch so he no longer wanted to live there.

Michael Jackson’s body will be available for viewing at the ranch for a couple days while awaiting his funeral which is tentatively set for next Tuesday July 7th.

Meanwhile check out the Neverland Ranch photo from the AP above.

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Well, his wives are white and either his kids will end up black or white and they ended up white so I don’t see that this is such a big issue anyway.

And if you actually look at pictures of Michael Jackson’s kids you can see that his son Prince Michael 1 really does look like him. So maybe since Michael is dead they will do a DNA test to see if his kids really are his.

And what happens if Michael’s kids aren’t his? Well, who the heck knows that? Since they have been in his custody and living with him all their lives, they are certainly entitled to his estate. The only problem with that is, after all of Michael’s bills are paid, his kids might have to work the rest of their lives just to pay off his some $400 million in debts.

Not much of a legacy Michael left his kids there.

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He is most widely known for his album Thriller that came out in 1982 that has sold over 25 million copies and included such hits as Billie Jean and of course Thriller. The Thriller video featured dancing zombies such as in The Night Of The Living Dead and was open to speculation as to what the whole thing meant.

Jackson had his troubles as he faced molestation charges a number of times, a divorce from Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie after 2 years of marriage, near bankruptcy, the sale of his Neverland Ranch and personal effects and other matters.

Michael Jackson was gearing up for a comeback tour and 50 shows at a London Arena that was to begin on July 13th.

Many considered Jackson somewhat of a freak as he became increasingly out of touch with normal life. He was almost never seen out of costume or makeup and his appearence seemed to change on a yearly or even more frequent basis. he was known for being quite excentric and buying lavish furnishings and also spending nearly all his earnings from concert tours on expensive suites in world class hotels.

The world will never know what might have happened on his latest planned comeback tour.

Mike Jackson is dead at age 50.

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Johnny Carson died on January 23, 2005 of emphysema also in Los Angeles at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Carson is most obviously famous for hosting the Tonight Show for 30 years with Ed Mcmahon faithfully by his side almost always laughing at his corny jokes. I remember watching the Tonight Show for years and seeing Johnny do some of his most famous routines such as Carnac the Magnificent where he would put an envelope up to his head and give an answer, and then open the envelope and read the question.

Jay Leno recently stepped down from the Tonight Show and it is currently being hosted by Conan O’Brien however, no one will ever replace the Johnny Carson, Ed Mcmahon duo. They will be certainly be missed.

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As written and sung by The Steve Miller Band and Seal

Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin
Into the future

I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I’m free
Oh, lord, through the revolution

Feed the babies
Who dont have enough to eat
Shoe the children
With no shoes on their feet
House the people
Livin in the street
Oh, oh, theres a solution

I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I’m free
Fly through the revolution

Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin
Into the future

I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I’m free
Fly through the revolution

Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin
Into the future
Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin
Into the future

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as written and sung by Billy Joel:

Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or Hollywood.
Im taking a greyhound on the Hudson River line
I’m in a New York state of mind.

I seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines,
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens,
But I know what Im needing and I dont want to waste more time-
I’m in a New York state of mind.

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and the blues,
But now I need a little give and take,
The New York Times, the Daily News…

It comes down to reality-and its fine with me cause Ive let it slide,
Don’t care if its chinatown or riverside,
I dont have any reasons, Ive left them all behind-
I’m in a new New York of mind.

Repeat 3rd verse

Im just taking a greyhound on the hudson river line-
cause I’m in a New York state of mind.

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Probably the reason Kris won, besides his enormous talent, was because of the whole voting dynamic thing. When one idol leaves the show many times the votes they were getting aren’t split up evenly between the rest of the contestants. That’s why Allison Iraheta went from being in the bottom 3 for three weeks in a row to being in the top 2 once Lil Rounds left. The female vote was going to Lil amongst her and Allison and when Lil left the show, most of her votes went to Allison.

To take that further and explain why Kris won over Adam Lambert, when Danny Gokey left the show, since he was much more stylistically closer to Kris than Adam, a greater percentage of Danny’s votes ended up going to Kris and he ended up winning.

No big deal for Adam though because he is sure to get a recording contract with his utterly amazing voice. I don’t think I’ve ever hear a male singer able to reach the high notes Adam could. He is probably the perfect singer to replace Freddie Mercury in Queen because I don’t think anyone else can hit the high notes in Bohemian Rhapsody like Freddie could. Anyway, you know someone will pick up Adam and do a record deal with him. He has a long career ahead of himself.

Congratulations to all of the American Idols, this was definitely the most talented group of singers ever. And especially congratulations to Kris Allen. Way to go dude, you deserve it!

Tags: adam lambert, kris allen, danny gokey, american idol, allison iraheta

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If anyone had any doubt about Adam having the pipes or the talent (I don’t know how anyone could at this point?) they surely would have been able to put them to rest after hsi incredible rendition of Led Zepplin’s Whole Lotta Love. I think that Adam’s version rivals that of Robert Plant’s.

Honestly though, I don’t think American Idol has seen anyone with the talent of Adam Lambert ever. He is probably the earliest stand out and the most sure to win the competition in AI history. I think the problem 2 weeks ago was that the voting dynamic changes dramatically from week to week because of where the person who gets voted off votes go. Allison Iraheta proved that by being in the bottom 3 consistently until Lil Rounds left the show. Apparently many of Lil’s votes went to the only girl left and move Allison from the bottom 3 to the top 2. Unfortunately, that didn’t las too long as she was voted off last week.

It was looking as though it might have been an Allison and Adam final, but that won’t be. Allison had immense talent and maturity for her young 16 years and she’s sure to get some sort of recording deal.

We’ll all watch tonight and see what happens to the last 3 guys left. Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen will put it all on the line on the American Idol stage and I’m sticking with Adam to take it all two weeks from now. Enjoy the show.

Tags: adam lambert, kris allen, danny gokey, american idol, allison iraheta

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America made the right choice in not picking Tatiana in the first round of 12 out of the 36 finalists, but unfortunately, and to everyone’s amazement, the judges choose her to come back Thursday night for one more chance. Out of the 8 that will preform Thursday, the judges will then pick 3 to round out the top 12 finalists for the rest of the American Idol season 8. Hopefully Tatiana will be as irritating as possible and the judges will come to their senses. The girl can sing, no doubt, but she ain’t gonna make it with the personality.

So far we have those listed below as finalists:

Alexis Grace – A unique standout that will probably get some sort of record deal if nothing else.
Danny Gokey – The underdog and heartbreak story of this season. Danny lost his wife a couple of years ago. He’s great, but don’t know if he’ll make it to the top.
Michael Sarver – I like Michael, but he just doesn’t look like an Idol. Sorry…
Adam Lambert – Incredible voice, but the whole gay, guy kissing pics thing may hurt him.
Allison Iraheta – A killer rock voice, but a bizarre personality.
Kris Allen – Sorry, I don’t remember much about Kris.
Jorge Nuñez – Great voice and it will be interesting to see how he develops.
Lil Rounds – Lil could take it all, but I didn’t really care for her Mary J. Blige “Be Without You” song last night.
Scott MacIntyre – Scott has soul and puts serious feeling into his music. He does best behind the piano, but not sure if he’ll make it to the end.

And here are the wild card picks for Thursday night and what I remember about them:

Anoop Desai – Great voice, doesn’t look like an Idol.
Ricky Braddy
Jasmine Murray – There’s always that one young 16 year old that could steal the whole show. Maybe Jasmine is this year’s suprise.
Matt Giraud – Good soul voice and reminds me of Elliot Yamin
Megan Corkrey – Okay, Megan is probably the most unique musician on this year’s Idol and is one of my favorites. Watch out for this girl…
Jesse Langseth – Incredible confidence. Jesse will do great no matter what happens on Idol.
Von Smith – Incredible voice, but may not be the total Idol package.
Tatiana Del Toro – eeeeew, please don’t vote for her.

One last item, Kendall Beard put on a great performance last night, but I think America has enough gorgeous blonde country singers for the next decade or so. Kellie Pickler and Carrie Underwood have those spots filled up.

Stay tuned for the 8 wildcard performances and the last 3 of the top 12 picked from this group Thursday. My predictions for the wild card? Look for Megan Corkrey, Anoop Desai and Jasmine Murray to give us our top 12 American Idol finalists.

Tags: Tatiana Del Toro, Simon Cowell, Adam Lambert, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre

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