Fulham Football Club appears to have forgotten that it is primarily a football club. Not content with erecting a statue to Michale Jackson outside its grounds in April 2011, its club shop is now selling Jackson T shirts, mugs and memorabilia with the caption "Michael At The Cottage".
Unsurprisingly, the fans of the club are not particularly impressed with this.
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Friday, July 01, 2011
Monday, April 04, 2011
Go To Hell!
The BBC reports that Mohammed Al Fayed (Chairman for Fulham Football Club) has told fans they can "go to hell" if they do not like the new Michael Jackson statue at Craven Cottage stadium.
Mr Al Fayed unveiled the statue yesterday, Michael Jackson was a friend of Mr Al Fayed.
It was commissioned in 2009 and was due to be erected at Harrods, until Mr Al Fayed sold the store.
Mr Al Fayed is quoted by the BBC:
"Why is it bizarre? Football fans love it."
"If some stupid fans don't understand and appreciate such a gift this guy gave to the world they can go to hell.
If they don't understand and don't believe in things I believe in they can go to Chelsea, they can go to anywhere else."
Mr Al Fayed unveiled the statue yesterday, Michael Jackson was a friend of Mr Al Fayed.
It was commissioned in 2009 and was due to be erected at Harrods, until Mr Al Fayed sold the store.
Mr Al Fayed is quoted by the BBC:
"Why is it bizarre? Football fans love it."
"If some stupid fans don't understand and appreciate such a gift this guy gave to the world they can go to hell.
If they don't understand and don't believe in things I believe in they can go to Chelsea, they can go to anywhere else."
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Bain Dishes The Dirt
Papers provided by Raymone Bain, supporting her £33M case against Michael Jackson, claim that he spent nearly £4M on statues of Peter Pan and children playing games together despite being heavily in debt.
Quite how that supports her claim for £33M is unclear at this stage.
Quite how that supports her claim for £33M is unclear at this stage.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Echoes of Xanadu - Citizen Jackson's Memorabilia
Julien's Auctions, the organisers of the forthcoming auction of Michael Jackson memorabilia from Neverland (scheduled for 22-25 April), have held a press preview.
Martin Nolan, speaking of the ongoing legal action by Jackson, said that the auction would proceed.
Amongst the "bric a brac" are costumes, antique furniture, lifesize statues of superheroes and Star Wars villains, from Batman to Darth Vader, and a fully equipped computer game arcade.
Martin Nolan, speaking of the ongoing legal action by Jackson, said that the auction would proceed.
Amongst the "bric a brac" are costumes, antique furniture, lifesize statues of superheroes and Star Wars villains, from Batman to Darth Vader, and a fully equipped computer game arcade.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
The Jackobot
It is reported that Michael Jackson may be attempting to erect a 50-foot, robotic likeness of himself in Las Vegas.
According to entertainment company consultant Mike Luckman, his business partner Andre Van Pier has already designed the "Jackobot", which seemingly comes with laser beams that will shoot into the sky.
Why?
It is even rumoured that Sir Paul McCartney is said to be interested in this, how can I put it?, insane idea.
Were it not for the fact that it is not yet the 1st of April, I would have assumed that this was merely a wind up.
Now, I wonder if I can persuade the Mayor of London to erect a 50 foot statue of me somewhere?
According to entertainment company consultant Mike Luckman, his business partner Andre Van Pier has already designed the "Jackobot", which seemingly comes with laser beams that will shoot into the sky.
Why?
It is even rumoured that Sir Paul McCartney is said to be interested in this, how can I put it?, insane idea.
Were it not for the fact that it is not yet the 1st of April, I would have assumed that this was merely a wind up.
Now, I wonder if I can persuade the Mayor of London to erect a 50 foot statue of me somewhere?
Friday, May 20, 2005
Neverland Video
The jury in Michael Jackson's trial were given a 19 minute video tour of Neverland yesterday.
The video showed an area containing 15 statues of young boys and girls, together with paintings of a smiling Jackson surrounded by happy children of all races.
One of those faces was that of Macaulay Culkin, when he was a child.
The video than panned out to the amusement park, and the assorted attractions there.
The private zoo containing; an elephant, giraffes and llamas were all on parade in the video; but none of the lions, who had allegedly been tormented by Jackson and his child friends.
The video showed the movie theatre and the video arcade.
Needless to say when the video reached the library, it showed the Bible, French classics and history books; notably absent was the porn.
The video showed an area containing 15 statues of young boys and girls, together with paintings of a smiling Jackson surrounded by happy children of all races.
One of those faces was that of Macaulay Culkin, when he was a child.
The video than panned out to the amusement park, and the assorted attractions there.
The private zoo containing; an elephant, giraffes and llamas were all on parade in the video; but none of the lions, who had allegedly been tormented by Jackson and his child friends.
The video showed the movie theatre and the video arcade.
Needless to say when the video reached the library, it showed the Bible, French classics and history books; notably absent was the porn.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
"These People Are Evil"
Comedian Louise Palanker gave her testimony at the Michael Jackson trial yesterday.
She is reported to have given $20K to the Arvizo family, to aid the treatment of Gavin who was suffering at the time from cancer.
Palanker said that she tried to contact Janet Jackson (nee Arvizo) after seeing the TV documentary "Living With Michael Jackson", in which Jackson and Gavin held hands and Jackson acknowledged letting children sleep in his bed.
Palanker said that soon after she left a message with Gavin's grandparents, Janet called her and sounded frightened.
Quote:
"She was extremely agitated and she was almost whispering...This was fear-based agitation,".
Janet allegedly told her not to call her back at the same number. Palanker quoted Janet as saying:
"Don't call me back here. They're listening to everything I say. These people are evil."
Palanker then said:
"I asked her 'Are the children in school?' She said, 'No.' That's when she started crying,".
Palanker then called her attorney afterward because "I felt that they were being held against their will." She did not call police.
She also testified that she once told investigators Janet had "hostage syndrome," and that she believed that Janet had felt like a hostage since her marriage at age 16 to an allegedly abusive man.
The defence are arguing that Gavin's mother (Janet) exploited relationships with Palanker, and other celebrities, to get money.
Palanker stated that the Arvizo family had a tendency to call celebrities including Jay Leno, who contacted Palanker. "He told me they had left three messages on his voice mail," she said.
Palanker said that she met the Arvizo family at a comedy camp for underprivileged youth, run by the Laugh Factory club, and began helping them financially after the boy was diagnosed with cancer.
Palanker said she gave the family $10K for expenses. She then gave a second gift of $10K when the father asked for more money. Palanker said the father told her the family could not afford rent because his wife had spent their money on such things as prayer and "a lot of statues and votive candles."
Palanker said that she later learned that the family had fixed up a clean room for Gavin, so that he could recover from chemotherapy at his grandparents' house. The Arvizo's also bought Gavin a big screen TV and DVD player that they all used.
Palanker said she and the owner of the Laugh Factory organized two benefits for the family at the father's urging. However, by the time of the second benefit, comedian George Lopez refused to perform because the father and Gavin had accused Lopez and his wife of stealing $300 from Gavin's wallet.
Palanker said that the Lopezes said they had been falsely accused and "were irate,".
What a mess!
She is reported to have given $20K to the Arvizo family, to aid the treatment of Gavin who was suffering at the time from cancer.
Palanker said that she tried to contact Janet Jackson (nee Arvizo) after seeing the TV documentary "Living With Michael Jackson", in which Jackson and Gavin held hands and Jackson acknowledged letting children sleep in his bed.
Palanker said that soon after she left a message with Gavin's grandparents, Janet called her and sounded frightened.
Quote:
"She was extremely agitated and she was almost whispering...This was fear-based agitation,".
Janet allegedly told her not to call her back at the same number. Palanker quoted Janet as saying:
"Don't call me back here. They're listening to everything I say. These people are evil."
Palanker then said:
"I asked her 'Are the children in school?' She said, 'No.' That's when she started crying,".
Palanker then called her attorney afterward because "I felt that they were being held against their will." She did not call police.
She also testified that she once told investigators Janet had "hostage syndrome," and that she believed that Janet had felt like a hostage since her marriage at age 16 to an allegedly abusive man.
The defence are arguing that Gavin's mother (Janet) exploited relationships with Palanker, and other celebrities, to get money.
Palanker stated that the Arvizo family had a tendency to call celebrities including Jay Leno, who contacted Palanker. "He told me they had left three messages on his voice mail," she said.
Palanker said that she met the Arvizo family at a comedy camp for underprivileged youth, run by the Laugh Factory club, and began helping them financially after the boy was diagnosed with cancer.
Palanker said she gave the family $10K for expenses. She then gave a second gift of $10K when the father asked for more money. Palanker said the father told her the family could not afford rent because his wife had spent their money on such things as prayer and "a lot of statues and votive candles."
Palanker said that she later learned that the family had fixed up a clean room for Gavin, so that he could recover from chemotherapy at his grandparents' house. The Arvizo's also bought Gavin a big screen TV and DVD player that they all used.
Palanker said she and the owner of the Laugh Factory organized two benefits for the family at the father's urging. However, by the time of the second benefit, comedian George Lopez refused to perform because the father and Gavin had accused Lopez and his wife of stealing $300 from Gavin's wallet.
Palanker said that the Lopezes said they had been falsely accused and "were irate,".
What a mess!
Friday, March 04, 2005
Inside Neverland
Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch was described in his trial yesterday.
Seemingly it is overflowing with artefacts including; mannequins of young boys, a grand piano and a model of Gollum from The Lord of the Rings.
The police video of their search of Neverland was shown to the jury. It showed a hallway filled with white statues of half-naked cherubs and giant paintings; moving into Jackson's bedroom it showed the room crammed with cut-outs of film stars, a life-sized mannequin of a boy and the model of Gollum.
Bizarrely, at the entrance to Jackson's suite, there was a red and gold throne with a mannequin of a young boy with his legs in the air.
Above Jacksons' giant bed, adorned with a sparkly cover, was a version of The Last Supper featuring Jackson.
The room also contained a cot, televisions and photographs of Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Temple, Spiderman and Incredible Hulk paraphernalia.
There was cardboard cut-out of two children kissing. On a grand piano there were two more mannequins, a picture of Peter Pan and one of Jackson and a young boy with cherubic curls resting his chin on the star's shoulder.
The video also showed "The Toy Room", this was filled with life-size models of fantasy characters such as Darth Vader, Batman and other superheroes.
There was a room with a model castle and a "Doll Room"; this contained dolls of all sizes, including a baby doll and a boy scout on a podium. There was also a four poster bed and a lace curtain draped cot in the room.
Not excatly decorated in the Martha Stewart style is it?
Seemingly it is overflowing with artefacts including; mannequins of young boys, a grand piano and a model of Gollum from The Lord of the Rings.
The police video of their search of Neverland was shown to the jury. It showed a hallway filled with white statues of half-naked cherubs and giant paintings; moving into Jackson's bedroom it showed the room crammed with cut-outs of film stars, a life-sized mannequin of a boy and the model of Gollum.
Bizarrely, at the entrance to Jackson's suite, there was a red and gold throne with a mannequin of a young boy with his legs in the air.
Above Jacksons' giant bed, adorned with a sparkly cover, was a version of The Last Supper featuring Jackson.
The room also contained a cot, televisions and photographs of Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Temple, Spiderman and Incredible Hulk paraphernalia.
There was cardboard cut-out of two children kissing. On a grand piano there were two more mannequins, a picture of Peter Pan and one of Jackson and a young boy with cherubic curls resting his chin on the star's shoulder.
The video also showed "The Toy Room", this was filled with life-size models of fantasy characters such as Darth Vader, Batman and other superheroes.
There was a room with a model castle and a "Doll Room"; this contained dolls of all sizes, including a baby doll and a boy scout on a podium. There was also a four poster bed and a lace curtain draped cot in the room.
Not excatly decorated in the Martha Stewart style is it?
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Blood Protest
It was reported that a man recently sprayed his own blood at a sculpture of Michael Jackson, that was part of a Berlin exhibit of artworks belonging to the heir of a Nazi-era arms supplier.
The man, Hungarian-born performance artist Istvan Kantor, managed to miss the statue; and instead splattered the wall behind it, at the show of Friedrich Christian Flick's modern-art collection in the Hamburger Bahnhof museum.
His target was the ugly (in my view) gold coloured statue of Jackson, and his pet monkey Bubbles, by American sculptor Paul McCarthy.
Kantor was apparently protesting about the loss of independence in art.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Nuts
It seems that the world is full of nuts, no real surprises there then!
A Canadian performance artist is facing charges in Germany, after a failed attempt to spray blood on a sculpture of Michael Jackson at an art exhibition there.
Istvan Kantor tried to squeeze a capsule of blood on the sculpture "Michael Jackson and Bubbles", by Paul McCarthy, at the Flick Collection show on Tuesday. However, he was stopped before he could do any damage to the statue.
He did manage to spray the blood on an empty wall of the Hamburger Bahnhof gallery. The sculpture, which depicts Jackson with his pet monkey, was undamaged.
Kantor, who is also known as Monty Cantsin, was arrested but police freed him on Wednesday. He will face charges of trespassing and damage to property.
Kantor, who was filmed throughout the incident by his own film crew, has been banned from many galleries around the world. However, he had been allowed inside the Berlin gallery because one of his own video installations is on show there.
The Flick Collection has already attracted controversy because its owner, "Mick" Flick is the grandson of Friedrich Flick, who built the family fortune by producing weapons for the Nazis and using slave labor.
A Canadian performance artist is facing charges in Germany, after a failed attempt to spray blood on a sculpture of Michael Jackson at an art exhibition there.
Istvan Kantor tried to squeeze a capsule of blood on the sculpture "Michael Jackson and Bubbles", by Paul McCarthy, at the Flick Collection show on Tuesday. However, he was stopped before he could do any damage to the statue.
He did manage to spray the blood on an empty wall of the Hamburger Bahnhof gallery. The sculpture, which depicts Jackson with his pet monkey, was undamaged.
Kantor, who is also known as Monty Cantsin, was arrested but police freed him on Wednesday. He will face charges of trespassing and damage to property.
Kantor, who was filmed throughout the incident by his own film crew, has been banned from many galleries around the world. However, he had been allowed inside the Berlin gallery because one of his own video installations is on show there.
The Flick Collection has already attracted controversy because its owner, "Mick" Flick is the grandson of Friedrich Flick, who built the family fortune by producing weapons for the Nazis and using slave labor.
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