Michael Forever

So, rumours arose this week that MJ will be performing 30 shows at the o2 Arena in July! Oh my actual God!

I'm not completely deluded- I know things have changed- his moves won't be the same and he will inevitably be lip-syncing. But in all honesty I don't give a fig. Just to see him on stage again will be amazing- he's a sight to behold on stage- like a little space alien who you can't take your eyes off. And to be in a room full of similarly deluded fans will be ace.

I saw him at Wembley Stadium in 1997- when I was 14. It wasn't very cool to like him back then, especially at the age of 14 when everyone else in school was getting into britpop- grrr! I remember clapping eyes on a popular girl in the year above- on recognising each other we gave a mutual nod of agreement- "I won't tell, if you don't".

Anyway, off we trotted- my dad, my uncle hugh, lynnie and lauren. I will never forget Lynnie clapping her hands off in excitement- she had until then not been overly enamoured with MJ, but came back a total convert. I also remember thinking how cool it was that my dad let her have a beer! Lauren, love her, got overcome with emotion and let out a little yelp- "Michael, I love you". It would have been much more effective if we werent 2 football stadiums away from him!

Anyway, thought I would share my favourite live MJ performances....

At Last...

...a President who can keep to a beat.




Americans are so funny- somehow it just turned into Cinderella with Beyonce cast as the fairy godmother!

Shoot me...

...if I ever say the words “I don’t suffer fools gladly”

Is there some sort of Sayings Shop which you visit at the age of 30 where you are granted permission to suddenly slip this expression into everyday conversation? 12 year olds just can’t get away with saying it.

I especially hate it when people choose this expression to define their personality- like in Big Brother audition tapes- you have 1 minute to describe yourself and you choose to make yourself “stand out” with an overused phrase that you probably dont know the meaning of anyway, but heard your mums friend say once.

It’s up there with “I’m MAD me!” errr...you can’t call yourself mad- that negates the madness!

You heard her - she's got her boobies

How come no-one ever told me about Nina Simone before? She's like a ye olde Lauryn Hill- amazing.

Speaking of whom....

It doesn't happen very often...

....but there are those rare occasions when the cover is better than the original.

Like thus....

Al Green - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (Bee Gees)



Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out (The Beatles)


Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon)



Fugees - Ready Or Not (Jackson 5)



Magnet - Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan)




Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You (Screamin Jay Hawkins)





David Bowie - Wild is The Wind (Johnny Mathis)





Travis - Hit Me Baby One More Time (Britney Spears)




Anthony & The Johnsons - Crazy In Love (Beyonce Knowles)




James Morrison - Come Back And Stay (Paul Young)

Stevie Forever

I just love the way he says Halloween

I'm walkin here, I'm walkin here!