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lisap27

Re: OPUS
December 27, 2009, 02:49:04 PM
OMG.. i was just reading who put tributes in the book and my dads name is there.. spelt exactly the same and everything... hahahahaha.. how weird is that.. its not my dad by the way but.. that was weird..  :shock:
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Re: OPUS
January 06, 2010, 06:03:26 AM
Just received the OPUS!
Very big, very heavy!
This reminded me of TNZ's article "And the Opus goes to ...or Augumented Reality of Marketing" ... Jackson - coming soon to your coffee table, because for the moment this is the only place I can put this album.
The photos are beautiful, but I have to read the text too (soon).
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Re: OPUS
January 06, 2010, 08:41:16 AM
Very important guyz: Is there something written about his fans??? Do they mention them in a certain way in this book?
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Re: OPUS
January 06, 2010, 11:46:50 AM
As I said above I received the Opus today. I just looked through it. But something caught my eye at the end. There is a list of people who wrote tributes in this album. Here are the names (in the order that their tributes appear in the Opus): Reverend Jesse Jackson, Quincy Jones, Berry Gordy, Neal Preston, Suzanne de Passe, Tony Jones, Smokey Robinson, Jim Britt, Raphael Saadiq, David Foster, Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam, Travis Payne, Paula Abdul, Cris Judd, John Landis, Peter Guber, Steve Whitsitt, John Singleton, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Kimora Lee Simmons, Matthew Rolston, Lionel Ritchie, Wade Robson, David Blaine, Ken Kragen, Alan Buz Kohan, Jane Goodall, Annie Salijevic, Nate Giorgio, David Nordahl, Celine Lavail, Sugar Ray Leonard, Frank DiLeo, Jerry Greenberg, Shaquille O'Neal, Mike Tyson, Savion Glover, Olivia Newton-John, Arsenio Hall, Jane Fonda, Verdine White, Spike Lee, Reinet "Willow" Loubser.
Who's missing from this list? Maybe Elizabeth Taylor, maybe Kenny Ortega, maybe Miko Brando?
Until page 100 there are mostly pictures with Michael as a child.
Much too many photos with Jackson 5.  
1 photo with Fred Astaire.
1 photo with Janet (in the studio at Scream) and Janet also appear in a group photo with Jackson 5 + the 3 sisters.
2 photos with Diana Ross, 1 photo with Jane Fonda, 1 photo with Tatum O'Neal, 2 photos with Brook Shields,  1 group photo with Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minelli, Whitney Houston, another photo just with Liza M., 2 photos with Oprah (?), 1 photo with Elizabeth Taylor (in a period when she was very fat), 1 photo with Macaulay Culkin (and Mickey Mouse), 1 photo with Princess Diana, 1 photo with Lisa Marie (and a huge group of children). Lisa also appears with Michael in a photo visiting a children hospital.
A portrait of Prince called "Prince, The Boy King", which is beautiful by the way.
2 photos with Frank DiLeo.
Another small group photo in which among others is Lisa Marie too.
2 photos from 2009: 1. Arriving amid a crush of paparazzi to see Oliver! at London's Theatre Royal in March 2009 and 2. Still got it: Michael at 50 in rehearsals for his planned This is it series of concerts at London's O2 arena. Sadly, his untimely passing meant the show would not go on.
And this is it guys.
My opinion?
As I already said too many photos with Michael as a child and teenager.
Too many (much too many) photos with the Jackson 5.
Zero photos with Mr. and Mrs. Jackson.
Zero tributes from Elizabeth Taylor or Macaulay Culkin (and probably many other celebrity close friends).
And the most important thing: no photo with his children.  

I have this strange feeling that someone is trying to make me acknowledge the fact that Michael was black and that the most important period in his life was Jackson 5 period.
And I don't think is just a feeling. I'm almost convinced that this is the message of this album.
And I don't think that this was Michael's idea. Somebody else took over the creation of this album after June 25.
Even if the publisher says that only the Estate representatives were involved in this, I don't believe him. I think the family was very involved too.
But then: why there is not a single photo of the parents? and also no photos of the children?
 :?
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Re: OPUS
January 07, 2010, 04:23:20 PM
Im hopfully going to buy it when i get payed next which is in about 2 months time :) , Does any one no if they stop selling it after a certain amount of time? I hope not  :cry:

L.O.V.E
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Re: OPUS
January 13, 2010, 05:16:01 PM
I can't wait to receive mine...

Leah, they stop selling when they are all sold.
I ordered it via ticketmaster, but as far as I can see they don't sell it anymore. They redirect you to krakenopus now.
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Re: OPUS
January 17, 2010, 12:49:23 AM
Question..
do you think that later on it will become a good investment?
I already have one, and I'm contemplating buying another and keeping it sealed.
Do you think later down the road it'll be a money draw?
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Re: OPUS
January 17, 2010, 01:02:30 AM
Quote from: "Lonelynation"
Question..
do you think that later on it will become a good investment?
I already have one, and I'm contemplating buying another and keeping it sealed.
Do you think later down the road it'll be a money draw?

YES on both. Earlier in the thread I saw that Princes' Opus is like 2 grand. When they are gone they are gone is my understanding and they are so pricy to begin with its not like something that is gonna be laying around at resale shops  :lol: They are advertised as something that can be passed down as a keepsake so yeah I think it would be a good invest. I want one and I hope when I can get one they are still available.
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Re: OPUS
January 18, 2010, 09:32:38 PM
I cannot afford the Opus right now! I am just too poor! :cry: :cry:  :cry:
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Re: OPUS
January 18, 2010, 09:34:10 PM
Quote from: "darkchild"
I cannot afford the Opus right now! I am just too poor! :cry: :cry:  :cry:
I feel you...and no end in site :o
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Re: OPUS
November 06, 2010, 09:39:31 PM
Quote from: "JENNYAPPLEHEAD"
NOPE I just looked no 8/25/58-06/25/09, no R.I.P. nope..there is a sections with the title "Legends don't die" with a page of tributes from Shaq, Olivis Newton John, Arsenio Hall, but there is pages of others talking about Michael, again nothing from his closest friends personally like Dame Liz, Diana, Liza, Mac etc, there is anoother section titled "A Life with Michael" which is Fans' Tributes. Then in the last pages there is Personal Tributes in order of how they appeared in the Opus:
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Quincy Jones, Berry Gordy,Neil Preston,Suzanne De Passe, Tony Jones, Smokey Robinson,Jin Britt,Raphael Saadiq, David Foster,Teddy Riley,Jimmy Jam,Travis Payne, Paula Abdul,Cris Judd,John Landis,Peter Guber,Steve Whitsitt,John Singelton,Deborah Landis,Kimora Lee Simmons,matthew Rolston, Lionel Richie,Wade Robson, David Blaine,Ken Kragen,Alan Buz Kohan,Jane Goodall, Annie Salijevic,Nate Giorgio,David Nordahl,Celine Laveil, Sugar Ray Leonard, Frank Dileo, Jerry Greenberg, Shaq,Mike Tyson,Sevion Glover,Olivia Newton John,Arsenio Hall,Jane Fonda,Verdine White,Spike Lee and Reinet "willow"Loubser.

All these people wrote a story of how they met or an experience etc.

So if there is one you want me to read and break down in here for you let me know and I will read it and share.. :D

Again the book is 400+ pages and I just got it yesterday before work so tonight I will do alot of reading. I can jump ahead to any part you guys want .

AGAIN of couse people talk like he is gone but nowher in this opus does it say RIP or Dates of his death. visibly on one page as a memorial..

I just spent a couple of days looking into all these people. Trying to find out how close Michael himself was to them. Kind of came up with mixed results. I know some of the artists he was close with. Nate I think he was still friends with prior to June 25th 09. The only person I can see as a more recent friend is the Annie girl and I never heard of her before. She wrote a blog entry (I cant find it now) about him and being on the TII rehearsals but insisting on only sharing the childhood story in the opus. My friend has her on fb (uses a different last name on it though) but I wasnt approved when i requested to add her. She just seems to be the only one who I heard was around more recently. I wasnt so surprised about Liz Taylor not being in it though. She's an older lady. Was Mac still close to Michael at all?

Upon reviewing all the 'evidence' and the lack of tributes from his closer friends in general, not just in this book - Chris Tucker and Liz Taylor mostly - I've been finding this whole situation more and more bizarre. I can't claim I believe in the hoax yet though but you guys have collected some amazing information here and I'll keep reading with an open mind.
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Re: OPUS
December 22, 2010, 04:32:08 PM
i didnt notice this thread here lol, ty ROFL, How are you guys getting Opus like 170-$250 for it? When i looked was, like 350-$800 at least lol, like $88 for postage & handling off kranken website, but $249 for book, but kranken is sold out atm.
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Re: OPUS
December 28, 2010, 04:28:03 AM
I bought mine last year when they were taking pre-publication orders. The regular price at that time as I understood it was to be around $250. If you ordered it before it was printed it was offered at a lower price, and that offer was for a short time only. I paid a total of $193 and that included shipping. I bought it through Ticket Master. You had to register with them in order to buy it. Those who are trying to get one should probably start with Ticket Master and ask them about the book and see what they say.

Earlier in August 09 I was surfing the internet trying to read everything I could about MJ, when I stumbled upon and article about MJ and the Opus book. In the article there were pictures of MJ and an executive of Opus showing MJ a preview of the book. And they were saying how excited he was about the book. I thought I had bookmarked that site but I hadn't, bummer! And I couldn't find it again. So when I read that the project was to continue and the book was going to be published, I was elated!

I paid for it in September 09 and they promised it would be delivered before Christmas and it was. The only thing is the special card that would allow you to watch special MJ videos over the internet did not come with it and they said they were trying to come up with another way to do the video viewing that would keep those who didn't buy the book but some how got their hand on the card from viewing the videos. I Think that email came some time earlier in 2010 and I have heard nothing since then.

I bought the book in support of MJ! If it is selling for the $600-800, it is because it is no longer being printed! And you know what happens to the price when things go out of print!

Blessings!

P.S. I simply love the book!
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Re: OPUS
January 27, 2011, 04:23:56 AM
that post has nothing do with this topic? :?:  :?:  :?:
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Re: OPUS
January 27, 2011, 02:05:26 PM
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that post has nothing do with this topic? :?:  :?:  :?:[/quote
that`s what i was thinking ?
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