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為邁克爾傑克遜即將到來的演唱會工作的一位魔術師單獨告訴Usmagazine.com，在其遭受心臟驟停並且逝世的前一天，這位流行天王看起來很好完全沒有問題。
Ed Alonzo被雇傭幫忙傑克遜的倫敦演出設計一些魔術特效，他曾經也作為布蘭妮•斯皮爾斯“馬戲團”巡演的魔術師. “邁克爾當時就在臺上表演那些數字，和演員們一起歌舞”，Alonzo告訴我們他在週三晚上的彩排中看到傑克遜的情形。“能夠看到這場演出那真是特別待遇，現在沒有人會看到了！”
他回憶到，大約在下午6：30左右，傑克遜穿著一件白色的T-恤和大短褲來到洛杉磯的斯台普斯球館. “當邁克爾進來時，我們大家所能做的就是表演給他看[按計劃]。他是一個非常快的學習者”他說到“他在幾秒內就能學會這些東西，並且非常到位！那些舞蹈，所有一切的一切… 他看起來棒極了”
到了他唱歌的時候, Alonzo說傑克遜提到了一個小疾病. “他說他感覺自己有些喉炎, 他說,我不準備唱完整這段因為我喉嚨發炎了”但是他看起來棒極了, 他與整個團隊在舞臺上表演的機械舞鎖舞動作簡直讓人窒息… 他看起來並不疲憊. 他從一個動作到下一個…能和他一起並看到這所有的一切實在是不可思議的經歷.”
傑克遜在精神上看起來完全正常. “他在舞臺上和大家開著玩笑” 他說到”攝像師在臺上…這些離他一英尺遠的地方有東西倒了,邁克爾用打趣的口吻說到’哦,你離得太近啦,看看你離得有多近’ 接著他用開玩笑的方式拍了拍攝像師的頭頂, 你在投影螢幕中能看到邁克爾的形象有多麼大, 他是那麼地頑皮,有顆年輕的心”
那晚剩下的時間Alonzo都在看他表演. “我只是想’哇,他仍然有一手啊’” 他告訴我們 “當他唱”顫慄者”時,我感到敬畏. 我在那呆了一會兒,大概到淩晨. 接著他們開始彩排”顫慄者”時,舞臺上佈置了一隻巨大的蜘蛛. 我覺得時間太晚了. 要是早知道會這樣,我一定會願意多呆上半個小時,看他表演更多…”
他說傑克遜與伴舞們一直彩排到淩晨一點鐘,他看起來只有120英磅,儘管他有超過6英尺的身高. 在那天接下來的彩排中, 整個團隊沒有人知道出了問題, 直到下午媒體報導開始在大街小巷流傳開來.
“我不確定是發生了什麼”他說到, "人們都在看手機,在網上看他們想要得到的資訊.我想新聞那時已經出來了. [導演凱尼]奧特加在不停地接電話,大概接聽又掛掉五六次. 這時新聞慢慢得傳出來了,但是不是確定的. 這時,肯尼看著我們說到, 我們要開個集體會議.”
Alonzo補充到:"肯尼說, 邁克爾傑克遜已經被送到醫院, 我們在那時不確定究竟發生了什麼,但是邁克爾傑克遜走了’ 在那時就這樣氣喘吁吁的, 而這不是我們大家想聽到的消息,
Alonzo說，奧特加哽咽地對他和這群伴舞者及工作人員說他們現在可以告一段落了。
“他說，‘邁克爾說在這次活動中和世界上最偉大的藝術家們一起工作’”Alonzo告訴我們，“這真的是讓人非常難過.”
Concert Magician Recalls Michael Jackson's Final Hours
2009年6月26日 星期五
為邁克爾傑克遜即將到來的演唱會工作的一位魔術師單獨告訴Usmagazine.com，在其遭受心臟驟停並且逝世的前一天，這位流行天王看起來很好完全沒有問題。
Ed Alonzo被雇傭幫忙傑克遜的倫敦演出設計一些魔術特效，他曾經也作為布蘭妮•斯皮爾斯“馬戲團”巡演的魔術師. “邁克爾當時就在臺上表演那些數字，和演員們一起歌舞”，Alonzo告訴我們他在週三晚上的彩排中看到傑克遜的情形。“能夠看到這場演出那真是特別待遇，現在沒有人會看到了！”
他回憶到，大約在下午6：30左右，傑克遜穿著一件白色的T-恤和大短褲來到洛杉磯的斯台普斯球館. “當邁克爾進來時，我們大家所能做的就是表演給他看[按計劃]。他是一個非常快的學習者”他說到“他在幾秒內就能學會這些東西，並且非常到位！那些舞蹈，所有一切的一切… 他看起來棒極了”
到了他唱歌的時候, Alonzo說傑克遜提到了一個小疾病. “他說他感覺自己有些喉炎, 他說,我不準備唱完整這段因為我喉嚨發炎了”但是他看起來棒極了, 他與整個團隊在舞臺上表演的機械舞鎖舞動作簡直讓人窒息… 他看起來並不疲憊. 他從一個動作到下一個…能和他一起並看到這所有的一切實在是不可思議的經歷.”
傑克遜在精神上看起來完全正常. “他在舞臺上和大家開著玩笑” 他說到”攝像師在臺上…這些離他一英尺遠的地方有東西倒了,邁克爾用打趣的口吻說到’哦,你離得太近啦,看看你離得有多近’ 接著他用開玩笑的方式拍了拍攝像師的頭頂, 你在投影螢幕中能看到邁克爾的形象有多麼大, 他是那麼地頑皮,有顆年輕的心”
那晚剩下的時間Alonzo都在看他表演. “我只是想’哇,他仍然有一手啊’” 他告訴我們 “當他唱”顫慄者”時,我感到敬畏. 我在那呆了一會兒,大概到淩晨. 接著他們開始彩排”顫慄者”時,舞臺上佈置了一隻巨大的蜘蛛. 我覺得時間太晚了. 要是早知道會這樣,我一定會願意多呆上半個小時,看他表演更多…”
他說傑克遜與伴舞們一直彩排到淩晨一點鐘,他看起來只有120英磅,儘管他有超過6英尺的身高. 在那天接下來的彩排中, 整個團隊沒有人知道出了問題, 直到下午媒體報導開始在大街小巷流傳開來.
“我不確定是發生了什麼”他說到, "人們都在看手機,在網上看他們想要得到的資訊.我想新聞那時已經出來了. [導演凱尼]奧特加在不停地接電話,大概接聽又掛掉五六次. 這時新聞慢慢得傳出來了,但是不是確定的. 這時,肯尼看著我們說到, 我們要開個集體會議.”
Alonzo補充到:"肯尼說, 邁克爾傑克遜已經被送到醫院, 我們在那時不確定究竟發生了什麼,但是邁克爾傑克遜走了’ 在那時就這樣氣喘吁吁的, 而這不是我們大家想聽到的消息,
Alonzo說，奧特加哽咽地對他和這群伴舞者及工作人員說他們現在可以告一段落了。
“他說，‘邁克爾說在這次活動中和世界上最偉大的藝術家們一起工作’”Alonzo告訴我們，“這真的是讓人非常難過.”
Concert Magician Recalls Michael Jackson's Final Hours
The day before Michael Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest and died, the King of Pop seemed completely fine, a magician working on his upcoming tour tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.
Ed Alonzo -- who also worked as a concert magician on Britney Spear's Circus tour -- was hired by the late singer to help design some of the magical illusions for Jackson 's London shows.
"Michael was on stage performing the numbers, singing and dancing with the cast," Alonzo told Us about seeing Jackson Wednesday evening at rehearsals. "It was a privilege to be able to watch the concert that no one will see now."
He said Jackson -- wearing a white shirt and pants -- arrived at the Staples Center in L.A. around 6:30 p.m.
"By the time that Michael came in, all we had to do was just show [the plan] to him. He was such a quick learner," he said. "He would learn this stuff in seconds. And jump right into it! The choreography, all of it... He looked fantastic."
When it was time to sing, Alonzo said Jackson mentioned a seemingly minor ailment.
"He claimed that he felt he had a little bit of laryngitis. He said 'I'm not going to sing this full-out because I have this laryngitis.' But he looked great and these pop-locking moves that he was doing on stage with the crew were just breathtaking... He didn't seem tired. He went from one move to the next. It was an unbelievable experience to be with him and to see it all come together."
Mentally, Jackson seemed completely fine.
"He was joking with the crew on stage," he said. "There was a cameraman on stage ... that was a foot away from him that was kind of crouched down and Michael said some kind of funny gesture like, 'Oh you're very close, look how close you are.' And he reached down and touched the cameraman on the top of the head in a joking manner. You could see on the screen how big Michael's image was on these projection screens. He was playful and light-hearted."
Alonzo spent the rest of the evening watching him perform.
"I just thought, 'Wow, he still has it,'" he told Us. "When he did 'Thriller,' I was just in awe. I stayed for a while, probably until about midnight. And then they started to rehearse the 'Thriller' number with a gigantic spider on stage and I thought, 'Well, it's getting late...' Had I known, I would have stayed another half hour and watched more."
He said that Jackson, who appeared to weigh only 120 pounds despite his over-6-foot-tall frame, rehearsed with the dancers until 1 a .m.
At rehearsals the following day, none of the crew knew anything was wrong until media reports began circulating the following afternoon.
"I wasn't sure what was happening," he said. "People were just looking at their phones and looking at websites and texts that they were getting. I think the news was now coming out. [Show producer Kenny] Ortega was on and off the phone probably five or six different times. And the news was slowly coming in, but it was not definitive. And Kenny finally looked at us and said, 'We need to call a group meeting.'"
Alonzo added: "He said, 'Michael Jackson was taken to the hospital. We're not sure at this point what has happened, but Michael Jackson has passed away.' And then there was just this gasp. It was the words we didn't want to hear."
With the collected group of dancers and crew members in shock, Alonzo said Ortega got choked up as he told them all that they would "wrap for now."
"He said, 'Michael said he worked with the greatest artists on this event,'" Alonzo told Us. "It was really sad."
Magician, Alonzo hired by Michael Jackson!
Magicians and Illusionists seem to be the flavour of the year for 2009 for all the superstar singers.
First Britney Spears announces she is using Ed Alonzo, famous US stage magician for her latest tour - "Circus" which began at the start of the year in the States and is coming over to London next month.
Next Michael Jackson announces his plans to use legendary stage magician, David Copperfield in his 50 date London tour which begins later this year, quickly to be corrected, that Copperfield is too expensive and demanded $1 million per show, so was substituted by street magician and recently stage magician, Criss Angel. Now the latest news for the MJ camp is that, Britney's Illusionist, Alonzo, has now been hired to consult of the magic and illusion for Jackson 's 50 shows in London . He won't be performing like he is in the "Circus" tour, just planning all the illusions then advising Criss Angel on how to perform them in the actual live show.
We are now waiting for Take That to announce the next big magic act that will be performing with them on their sell out UK tour which starts this summer, also under the name of "Circus"
Our suggestions are British Quick Change Artists - Keelan and Charlotte - www.quickchangeartists.com
First Britney Spears announces she is using Ed Alonzo, famous US stage magician for her latest tour - "Circus" which began at the start of the year in the States and is coming over to London next month.
Next Michael Jackson announces his plans to use legendary stage magician, David Copperfield in his 50 date London tour which begins later this year, quickly to be corrected, that Copperfield is too expensive and demanded $1 million per show, so was substituted by street magician and recently stage magician, Criss Angel. Now the latest news for the MJ camp is that, Britney's Illusionist, Alonzo, has now been hired to consult of the magic and illusion for Jackson 's 50 shows in London . He won't be performing like he is in the "Circus" tour, just planning all the illusions then advising Criss Angel on how to perform them in the actual live show.
We are now waiting for Take That to announce the next big magic act that will be performing with them on their sell out UK tour which starts this summer, also under the name of "Circus"
Our suggestions are British Quick Change Artists - Keelan and Charlotte - www.quickchangeartists.com
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