The only way for Michael Jackson’s legacy to live on in a positive light has come to pass with the conviction of his personal doctor to the maximum sentence allowed by law, 4 years in a federal penitentiary for complacency in the death of the pop superstar. The King of Pop now almost has a clean slate to start off his post-death rise to infamy, known to few, but when it happens the sky really is the limit. We’re talking God status here; Janis Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix and Jim Morrison type fame and post-death income, and it was all on the line in a rather small, Los Angeles court room. Appearing on Britain’s wildly popular “X-Factor,” Thursday, November 30, 2011 on Fox, which is hosted by icon-makers Simon Cowell (think Susan Boyle) and L.A. Reid, along with Nichole Sherzinger, the Jackson family may have tipped their hand to possible Jackson Family reunion attempts of some sort. Speculation on the Internet immediately pounced on the possibly of a concert or television show special, or even a series, much like David Cassidy’s attempt with “The Brady Bunch,”. See the wonders it did for Mr. Cassidy?
Tito and Reiba Jackson will be leading the cast of a tribute mini-tour called “A Jackson Named Michael: Remembering a Legend” (source; http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/06/michael-jackson-tribute-tour-david-gest-tito/) in Spring 2012. Blanket, Prince and Paris, Michael’s three children, of which Paris is a dead-ringer for the hit singer, showed up on “The X-Factor” television show in support of the legacy of Michael. Or, it could have been to promote the upcoming Michael Jackson shows in Las Vegas that they will be involved with, but for whatever reason, the three kids, Michael’s mother and his three brothers, Tito, Jackie and Jermaine showed up on “The X-Factor” in what may seem to be a rather tasteless attempt to jump on a chance to rekindle interest in what was, and what could never again be.
“The Immortal World Tour” was to be Michael’s foray into propelling his career back to where it was derailed from when all of those ugly pedophiliac charges were laid against him, and his rather crazy attempts at publicity, like when he held his son, Prince, over a balcony in Rome. According to Alan Duke, CNN news correspondent, in a June 20, 2011 article (http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-20/entertainment/michael.jackson.wax_1_madame-tussauds-michael-jackson-wax-statues?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ), in what could be one of the worst attempts at stealing one’s youth, infamy, legacy and riches back, the remaining Jackson brothers want to go on tour, singing the songs that brought the Jackson 5 into every living room.
Come on, who wants to watch a bunch of 50 and 60 some-things who were, as children, the most popular family recording group in musical history, and the birthplace of the King of Pop, sing and dance on stage to songs that 50 and 60 year olds grew up listening to as kids? Remember, they will not be playing songs like “Billy Jean” or “Thriller,” but songs from the young family’s repertoire. Just imagine LaToya and Janet in short skirts and frilly tops dancing provocatively with their elder brothers prancing and dancing, singing like they were teenagers again to the doo-wop music that they centered on after Michael`s departure.
The King of Pop died two years ago due to taking too many sleeping aids, actually surgical anesthetics used to provoke sleep, which were provided to him by his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who Michael had hired at $150,000 per month to “get him through his NAME tour shows.” It seems that the remaining members of Jackson family, or at the minimum his children, should now have an avenue to sue the disgraced and imprisoned doctor for loss of one heck of a lot of lost future familial fortunes. There’s not a doctor, or possibly even a hospital full of doctors that makes enough money to replace what a healthy and prosperous Michael Jackson could have earned with a successful and sold-out, 4-night a week, 32 week concert tour. If pressed in a civil court with jurors and won, a lawsuit of that magnitude could bankrupt an insurance company, or five. A good, paid-out lawsuit would have been much better for the children than having to publicly perform alongside Michael’s family, and to live off of the avails of what their father had achieved.