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Friedman - (Jackson's) Champion: Singer Was Set to Testify From Roger Friedman's column on June 17, 2005: I finally spoke with defense attorney Tom Mesereau on Thursday in the late afternoon. He was kind enough to sandwich me in between his many media appearances. No matter: he is the star of the week, having saved Michael Jackson from living for a possible 18 years next to Charles Manson. How can he be anything other than pleased with himself? We talked about Mesereau's stroke of genius: playing the outtake video of Jackson with Martin Bashir. "It was two hours and 45 minutes," he said, "and it showed everything he was about." Indeed, it also precluded the need, I said, for Jackson's own testimony. This was too perfect: no cross-examination. "I intended to have him testify in the beginning," Mesereau said of Jackson. "And I was still going to do it. But the prosecution opened the door by playing the Bashir documentary, so we could do that. And you saw him talking about being in trees and playing with animals and all the rest. Come on, was this a man who could organize a conspiracy to kidnap a family to Brazil? Mesereau said he felt confident about the case from the beginning, especially about Janet Arvizo. In pre- trial hearings, he said, he had already interviewed her for three hours and knew what direction she would take. I offered that one of his more brilliant moves was to not object to almost anything she said over three days of rambling, near psychotic testimony. "You just wanted her to talk," Mesereau said, "It almost didn't matter what she said." And talk she did: about "appeasing the killers," about body waxing vs. leg waxing, about Jackson's minions conspiring to kidnap her, about sending coded messages in conversations to her friends and family, about her kids and Jackson disappearing in a hot air balloon. And all Mesereau did was let the jury hear it all, every bit of it, no matter - to use Arvizo's word - how "cuckoo" it was. Jackson's lead attorney said he thought the prosecution lost focus early on, often concentrating on reminding the jury of his own deficiencies rather than on the case itself. One piece of luck, he said, was that the district attorney insisted on switching the blame for Janet Arvizo's problems to David Arvizo, her ex-husband. The DA brought on plenty of people who described David as a rat. "That made the case for us," he said. "Because you couldn't really separate them [in the jury's mind]." In other words, the association was still there and reflected poorly on the family. He thinks it really came down to the inconsistencies in the accusing boy's testimony. And that is why, Mesereau told me, he rested the defense case so abruptly. "I told the jury in my closing argument, look at the statements the boy made. And you know, that's what they did apparently during deliberations. They went through his taped interview with the police bit by bit. And don't forget, they see the police on that tape telling him, before anything has been established, we're going to get Michael Jackson. Did that seem right?" Mesereau said he was not disappointed by any of the defense witnesses, even Dr. Phillip Esplin, an expert who backfired a little under cross-examination by the prosecution. He said the only real surprise was the medical worker who gave completely different testimony than she had supplied to his investigator about the accusing boy's urine test. But even that worked out to his advantage. I did ask him if any prosecution witnesses he examined, who turned out to be of help for the defense, surprised him. "Not really," he said, explaining that he anticipated most of their answers. He even knew that Cynthia Ann Bell - the charmingly ditzy stewardess whose famous line "I had the best seat in the house: I was standing!" - would be an asset. "I really enjoy doing cross-examination," Mesereau said. You bet he does. What Mesereau would not talk about was limited to discussion of Brian Oxman, the attorney he publicly fired in the middle of the trial, and Randy Jackson, Michael's brother. After all, it was that pair who brought him in to replace Mark Geragos. So we still don't really know if the reasons for the firing came out of the bail bond scandal or anything else. Then again, when I offered three different scenarios, he didn't balk at any of them. Mesereau will put in an appearance on Jay Leno on Friday to tell Jackson's side of the story. Then he'll take a much deserved vacation and "get out of town" for a bit. When I mentioned that Michael was doing the same thing, he said that he hadn't heard of any plans. But maybe they'll wind up in Europe together. (Jackson, by the way, on his way to Switzerland this weekend, will have to return for depositions in the Marc Schaffel lawsuit and for some kind of resolution in his family court matter with Debbie Rowe.) One last thing: what did he think of deputy District Attorney Ron Zonen, his chief adversary in the proceedings? "I think he's an excellent trial lawyer," Mesereau said, and I don't think he was being diplomatic. He really meant it. I think we'll hear more from Mesereau once he's had his break and cleared his head. It's time to let him savor his victory. He did something almost no other lawyer could have done. I only hope Jackson appreciates that. Source: MJFC / Fox News - used by special permission of Roger Friedman

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Paul Anka reworks 80s and 90s rock hits his way CTV.ca News Staff If it weren't for an Ottawa girl named Diana spurning the advances of a young suitor named Paul Anka, the world might never have known such classic hits as "Puppy Love" and "My Way". "I wrote 'Diana' for a young lady in Ottawa, back in the '50s," the 64-year-old Anka told Canada AM. "And I have often thought if she had only said 'Yes', I probably would still be working in my father's restaurant." Instead, Anka got a hit song out of his crush and the beginnings of what was to become a successful music career. Now, 50 million albums later, Anka is reinventing himself again -- this time as a jazzy interpreter of rock classics. Anka's new record Rock Swings, takes hits from the 80's and 90's and recasts them into the crooner's lounge-singer style. The concept has been a disaster for such artists as Pat Boone, but somehow Anka makes his songs work. Anka performed a couple of the tracks on the album for Canada AM, including "Everybody Hurts," written by R.E.M., Van Halen's "Jump" and a version of "It's My Life" that almost makes you forget the original by Bon Jovi. Anka came up with the idea in 2003, after working on Michael Buble's platinum-selling debut CD. "The record company approached me and said 'We want to do a swing album, we'll do some standards.' And I said, 'I think that's kind of been done, it might be a little boring, let's try something new.' "So I noticed a lot of songs in the '80s and '90s have great credibility -- the standards for today, for certain demographics. So I said 'Let's put those in a nice swing attitude and see if it will work.' So we sat in the studio and morphed it and morphed it and finally it worked out." Anka started collecting Billboard charts listing all the Top 10 groups and songs from the 1980s onward. He then spent eight months combing through the hits, picking the tunes that he could reinterpret. He admits he had a lot of help coming up with the arrangements. "This is not a single effort by me. There's a great team behind this. I've always believed in the quality and the musicianship on this album and the way it's recorded. From my point of view, and critically, it's just top notch. And I think that's what was needed in this project; otherwise it would have been a novelty record." Anka says he hopes the original artists will be flattered by his reinterpretations of their songs, just as he's been flattered by the way other singers have added their touch to his songs. Well, most of them anyway. "I'll be honest with you, I thought that Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols kind of gave me a jolt with 'My Way' for a minute, you know. But then I got it. But that was a little frightening for a minute. "Maybe that's why I did this: to get even with them." Anka now lives in Los Angeles, but has always maintained his Canadian citizenship. This weekend, he will be honoured with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame and next weekend, he will receive the Order of Canada. He'll play an eight-city tour across Canada starting in July at the Montreal Jazz festival, finishing in Winnipeg in September. And from there? Well, more performances, undoubtedly. "I believe that if you're enjoying what you're doing and you want to keep vital and keep this working," he says, pointing to his heart, "you have to keep up with your passion. My passion is my work. I love it. My audiences are great to me. The demand is -- thank God -- still there, so I work as long as it's there." The track listing from Anka's Rock Swings and the group that made the song famous: It's My Life - Bon Jovi True - Spandau Ballet Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor Everybody Hurts - R.E.M. Wonderwall - Oasis Blackhole Sun - Soundgarden It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys Jump - Van Halen Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana Hello - Lionel Richie Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol Lovecats - The Cure The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton source:http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1117551532288_112960732/?hub=Entertainment

SIR Paul McCartney and the Irish rock group U2, dressed in Sgt Pepper costumes, are due to open next weekend's Live 8 concerts singing ?It was 20 years ago today"? ?? a reference to the Live Aid concert of 1985. The lyrics were the opening line of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band concept album. McCartney will return to the stage in London's Hyde Park seven hours later to end the show by leading an ensemble rendition of The Long and Winding Road, a rallying call for people to travel to Edinburgh to put pressure on the G8 summit starting four days later. Sir Bob Geldof, who has organised a series of eight concerts on four continents ahead of the summit at Gleneagles, revealed details of the running order over dinner in Rome last week. ?It will be a surprise for everyone,"? said Geldof, not realising his words would be reported by a journalist from La Repubblica, the Italian newspaper, seated at the same table. ?Paul McCartney will end it. He'll sing The Long and Winding Road, and for us it's the symbol of this road, the road which will lead us to the G8."? Yesterday a spokesman for the organisers of Live 8 confirmed the Sgt Pepper-led start to the worldwide show as Geldof appeared on stage at Glastonbury to appeal for support. It will be the largest global broadcast in television history with 5.5 billion people ?? 85% of the world's population ?? able to tune in through a variety of media, including television, the internet and mobile phones. ?It was 20 years ago that the media said Live Aid was the greatest show on earth. They were right then but wrong now,"? said Geldof's spokesman. ?Over 140 television networks will broadcast Live 8."? Geldof turned down the chance of inviting Michael Jackson to top the bill of the American version of Live 8 less than three weeks after his acquittal on child sex charges. Bono, U2's singer and Geldof's ally in the campaign to cancel the debts of Third World countries, was keen on the idea. But Geldof said: ?Musically he (Jackson) is a genius; humanely, I believe he is innocent. But he has been through a terrible time. He's strained and tired. He needs tranquillity, not to return under the spotlights in an event like this."? Geldof also revealed that Pink Floyd, reunited with founder member Roger Waters for the first time in more than 20 years, will play three songs: Breathe, Comfortably Numb and Wish You Were Here. Yesterday Geldof held hands with Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis and persuaded the audience to link arms and chant ?Make poverty history"?. Both U2 and Coldplay, Live 8's other headline act, have other concerts the same evening ?? U2 in Vienna and Coldplay in Glasgow ?? which is adding to the logistical problem of staging 25 acts in seven hours at Hyde Park. Madonna had been rehearsing a duet with Sting, Geldof said, but the planned performance has since been dropped. Instead Sting is believed to be using Spitting Image-style puppets of Tony Blair, George Bush and other world leaders for a rendition of the Police song Every Breath You Take ?? with the words changed to ?We'll be watching you"?. source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1669525,00.html

Love doctor Luther Vandross dies By MICHAEL D. CLARK c.2005 Houston Chronicle HOUSTON ?? Luther Vandross, the smooth-voiced R&B "Love Doctor," died Friday two years after suffering a stroke. He was 54. Vandross died at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, N.J., but no cause of death was given. The eight-time Grammy winner was to the '80s what soul crooner Barry White was to the '70s, a romantic balladeer who connected with millions. Vandross' greatest musical triumph came after his April 2003 stroke, when his "Dance With My Father" debuted No. 1 on the pop charts, selling 2 million copies. The album also earned Vandross three Grammys including song of the year for the title track. He won another Grammy for "The Closer I Get to You," a remake of the Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway duet that he recorded with Houston R&B star Beyonce for her solo debut. "I was so nervous because I was such a huge fan. I grew up listening to him," she said at the time. "He was so funny. The vibe was just so nice; I forgot that he was Luther Vandross." But Vandross wasn't fully able to enjoy those successes. He suffered a severe stroke on April 16, 2003, in his Manhattan home, and spent nearly two months in intensive care. He also battled diabetes for years. Vandross made an unexpected recovery, regaining his speech by that August. At the Grammys in 2004, Vandross gave a videotaped acceptance speech from a wheelchair saying, "Remember, when I say goodbye it's never for long." He then broke into his song "Power of Love." Born April 20, 1951, in the Bronx, Vandross first started getting attention for his soaring tenor in the early '70s as a session vocalist and a commercial pitch-man for the U.S. Army and Burger King. One of his first big breaks was singing background on David Bowie's 1975 album "Young Americans." Vandross also sang with Bette Midler, Ringo Starr, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand and Chic. Vandross debuted as a solo star in 1981 and went to No. 1 on the R&B charts with "Never Too Much." During his career, he sold 25 million albums and recorded a cadre of cherished slow dance and wedding reception standards including hits "Here and Now," "Always and Forever" and "There's Nothing Better Than Love." "I'm not one of those `pretty red dress, rub oil on you, let's take a shower, do it till we're satisfied' type of singers," Vandross told the Houston Chronicle in 1998. "I've always been a singer of metaphor. "I have no regrets when I look back about the choices that I've made. I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to close my eyes and sing for people, and that's what I've been able to do." XXX END OF STORY source: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...S1402/107020042