When he finally raced down the ramp, he looked like Mickey Mouse. The understanding was that he would come down to the VIP lounge and spend a little time with the president’s family, schmooze and then leave in a limousine the President had laid on for him. One of his security men finally went up and assured him that everything was fine. He was apparently enthralled about coming home to Africa and hesitated at leaving the aircraft. They hoped for a photo opportunity with the great entertainer. First, there was an endless delay for Jackson to deplane, and it seemed the President’s entire family including all their kids, were waiting in the VIP lounge. The visit began to unravel from the moment Jackson’s plane landed. I’ve known Irv for many years, and he seemed bewildered as to the purpose of the trip and his role. The party was accompanied Irv Hicks, an old AF hand, as the State liaison person. He arrived in his own chartered 737 aircraft.Įverybody on the plane was an African-American except for one English fellow who was a holistic healer from the Caribbean. It was the most extraordinary visit that one could ever possibly imagine. So, Michael Jackson assembled a group of people, and they worked up an itinerary to Africa. Bongo’s son Ali had had friends in the entertainment industry in the United States and he extended an invitation to Michael Jackson to come to Gabon. Apparently, he had been doing a music video about Egypt in which he played a young pharaoh, when the idea of visiting Africa seized him. The most bizarre was the visit of Michael Jackson, the great Michael Jackson. WAUCHOPE: I should say a word about some of the prominent visitors Gabon hosted in the last six months of my tour. “The visit began to unravel from the moment Jackson’s plane landed” Read other FSO’s dealings with celebrities. He was interviewed by Charles Stuart Kennedy starting March 2002.
Wauchope, recalls the time he had this brush with fame. The Ambassador to Gabon at the time of Jackson’s visit, Keith L. In 1992, following the production of his music video for Remember the Time in which he appeared as an entertainer for a pharaoh, Michael Jackson went on a tour of Africa, starting in Gabon. He also produced the best-selling album of all time ( Thriller in 1982) and is the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music.
He had a prolific music career, in which he revolutionized the music video and popularized dance techniques such as the robot and, more famously, the moonwalk. Bila masih tidak dapat menemukan lirik yang Anda cari, mungkin kami bisa membantu Anda.Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, lived from Augand died June 25, 2009.TETAP TIDAK DAPAT MENEMUKAN LIRIK YANG ANDA CARI Hindari kata-kata yang berkemungkinan memiliki ada dua versi atau lebih. Misal: tiada berarti berdiri cahaya dekapan. Ketikkan penggalan syair yang Anda ketahui, misal:.berdasarkan nama artis Y, cari Yovie, dan cari lirik yang Anda cari.ĪNDA TAK MENGETAHUI JUDUL LAGU, TAPI MENGETAHUI SYAIR Ketik nama penyanyi, misal: YOVIE, akan muncul banyak halaman, telusuri dan pilih dari halaman-halaman tersebut atau.Lihat daftar lagu, dan dapatkan yang Anda cari.ĪNDA TAK MENGETAHUI JUDUL LAGU, TAPI MENGETAHUI NAMA PENYANYI dapat juga dengan mengeklik menu A B C D., lalu cari berdasarkan nama artis.bila tidak berhasil, coba untuk mengilangkan tanda kutip, misal: Yovie Menjaga Hati atau.