I’m hosting a giveaway for the first time in a long time. I think Michael Jackson (link to the post I wrote after he died) and his family are really talented so when someone reached out to me to see if I’d write a post about the newly released DVD and host a giveaway if they sent me a free review copy, I said “Yes, thank you!”
The Jackson 5ive Cartoon DVD retails for $32.99 for a DVD and it’s $39.99 on Blu-Ray.
The kids watched all of the 23 episodes and really enjoyed them! I wasn’t able to watch all of them due to regularly scheduled “mom duties” and work related stuff, but I did see many of them. Despite hearing the “ABC-123” song way more times than I have in my entire life before now, I really enjoyed them too. It was neat (a.k.a. groovy) how they took classic fairy tales and turned them into shows that had a “hairy godfather,” “The Wizard of Soul,” “Michael In Wonderland,” “Jackson and the Beanstalk,” etc. Michael loses his glass sneaker when he sneaks out to the ball and the pretty girl finds him in typical “Cinderjackson” style. In another one, Michael eats a poisoned apple and needs to be awakened by a princess’ kiss. Their pet mice (Ray & Charles) & snake (Rosey) join in on the antics and the episodes even teach nice lessons about topics like taking care of nature. The episodes were a fun flashback to the 1970’s and the songs that made the Jackson 5 (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael) famous.
Here’s the blurb from the folks giving away the free copy: “For the first time ever, the famous Jackson 5ive Cartoon DVD is on video … available to the public since January 15, 2013! Introduced in 1971, the cartoon takes the Jackson brothers on a colorful journey, teaching them a life lesson along the way of all 23 episodes. Making this DVD extra special is that each episode features two digitally re-mastered tracks from the Jackson 5ive! We think this is something that all Jackson fans, music fans and the 1970’s in general will love, as the cartoon brings back the glory years and celebrates the immense talents that each Jackson possessed. Not only do I think you will enjoy this DVD, but believe your kids will be captivated by the incredible music and colorful animation of the Jackson 5ive!”
How can you win? Just leave a comment on why you (or someone you know) like Michael, The Jackson 5, or any of the other talented Jackson family members, and the kids and I will sort of randomly select a name on Friday, March 29, 2013. The lucky winner will be put in touch with the promoters of the video and will receive a free DVD directly from them. It’s as easy as A, B, C, and 1, 2, 3!
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I’ve seen a couple of movies recently that were really good and one of them got me thinking about how some brilliant people are very insecure and miserable. The movie that made me think about this was My Week With Marilyn which is about Marilyn Monroe, Colin Clark, and Laurence Olivier. Michelle Williams is a fabulous actress and seemed to really capture what was going on with Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn was (and Michelle is) gorgeous and talented. Marilyn was portrayed as very insecure and needing drugs just to cope with the pressure. It made me think of Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Charlie Sheen, Owen Wilson, Woody Allen, etc. All very talented but some were/are miserable, neurotic, anxiety ridden, mean, and/or drug addicts, etc.
The other movie I saw was The Descendents with George Clooney. That was a very good, depressing albeit probably realistic movie. George Clooney is talented & handsome and so far the press hasn’t indicated his misery out loud.
The kids and I also saw Happy Feet 2 (good, happy, but unrealistic) about penguins who, with the help of other animals, get out of a death trap and Arthur Christmas (see previous parenthetical comments) about a modern day technology driven Christmas.
Thank goodness for movies. They let us escape our lives and get perspective by portraying the not so glamorous lives of other people.
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I debated whether to write this post tonight since it’s late and I’m kind of tired after a long day of telling people about finding a new home for Babble Soft. I still have many more people and twitter friends to tell.
It was a weird, weird day for me today. I was extra sensitive with many things happening at once. I came home after hanging out with a girlfriend of mine to find out Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett had both died today – June 25, 2009.
I’m not sure yet if I’m ashamed to admit this or not, but I was a BIG Michael Jackson fan. I even had his Off The Wall and Thriller albums in vinyl (yes I’m that old). I loved his songs and even had his poster on my teenage wall. I would buy every magazine I could find with him on it and even wrote him a fan letter. I guess I had a teenage crush on him but that was when he looked somewhat normal and before he did a bunch of inappropriate things with kids. He was so talented and it’s a shame he became so weird and reclusive.
His childhood was stolen from him and was it worth the price? I guess his adoring fans think so. I think having all that attention at such a young age gives one a false sense of reality. Having an abusive father didn’t help either.
Some of my favorite songs of his are: (Michael Jackson song lyrics)
She’s Out Of My Life – I would cry every time I heard that song
Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough
Rock With You
The Girl Is Mine – with Paul McCartney
Billie Jean – loved that beat!
Human Nature – one of my all time favorites at the emotions this one evokes
Remember The Time
After those albums, I kind of lost track. But I think many of us remember The Jackson 5 and little Michael singing “ABC-123.”
Yes, he was a big part of my short teenage life and had an affect on me and the world that will live on for a long time.
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