Michael 一聽到音樂，身體便會自然地擺動，很吸引啊! (背景音樂是 Ghost)當年 9月7日及10日 (即911事件前一日)，MJ 在紐約 Madison Square 開他 30週年 Concert!
NASDAQ 為補祝他43歲生日, 並送上 Birthday Cake 及他的偶像 Shirley Temple 的畫像o
(註: NASDAQ 是全球最大股票市場之一)。
Aug 30 2001 4:59 PM EDT
NEW YORK — Michael Jackson celebrated his 43rd birthday — one day late — by presiding over the NASDAQ market opening ceremony in Times Square on Thursday morning (August 30). The appearance was also meant to kick off the promotional campaign for his new single ("You Rock My World"), new album (Invincible) and upcoming Madison Square Garden concerts on September 7 and 10.
The underlying message — that pop music is big business — is no secret, though it's rare for pop stars to embrace the stock market this openly, Bowie bonds notwithstanding. It's even rarer still for Jackson to appear in public. His last (unannounced) appearance was onstage with Jay-Z in June, and prior to that, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in March.
Many fans from around the world planning to attend the "Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years" concerts flew into New York early to witness this appearance, some carrying banners about their respective countries, others wearing hand-painted T-shirts with slogans like, "Hug Me Michael." Some 500 fans crowded around the seven-story MarketSite building, which flashed pictures of Jackson on its nine plasma screens, which framed the broadcast studio facing the street, as well as on the MarketSite Tower's video wall.
A few minutes before the market's 9: 30 a .m. opening, Jackson walked in as cheering fans crowded around the glass walls and windows of the lower level for a better look. Wearing a black suit, blue armband and striped dark shirt, Jackson waved and blew kisses to the fans outside as he was introduced to NASDAQ's executive vice president, David Weild, and NASDAQ CEO Wick Simmons, who presented him with a glass trophy.
"It's like floating in the air," Jackson said of an object encased in the trophy.
"Well, you're floating," Simmons told him, "right now, out there, in Times Square , on the big billboard that's up out there. You are floating so that everyone can see you."
"This is Times Square?" Jackson asked. "Oh ..."
"This is the new Times Square ," Simmons said.
Simmons then explained to Jackson how and when to push the button that would light up the NASDAQ screens, the symbolic opening of the share-trading exchange. They counted down and at precisely 9: 30 a .m., Jackson pushed the button to open the market. NASDAQ officials then presented Jackson with a 1934 Shirley Temple poster, while staffers rolled out a vanilla birthday cake lined with strawberries and sang "Happy Birthday."
"I love it, oh my god," Jackson said when handed the poster. Jackson blew out the candles, then added, "I'm deeply moved by this very special moment for me. Thank you, David, Wick and NASDAQ. Thank you so much. I love you and all the fans. Thank you."
Jackson attempted to leave, but NASDAQ staffers re-directed him back into the broadcast studio, where he got a brief tour as he fiddled with sunglasses in his pocket. He then got a piece of the birthday cake, which he took one bite of as staffers asked him questions and posed for pictures with him, including one woman with a baby. Though it's not clear if he remained in the building or immediately left, his official visit — as far as what could be viewed by the public — lasted about 10 minutes. A few minutes after he disappeared from view, fans outside the building chased after a black Ford Expedition, which had someone in the back seat covered up by a blanket. Whether it was Jackson or not was not known.
Jackson is the first pop music figure of note to officiate NASDAQ's opening, according to the exchange's spokesperson. NASDAQ makes a practice of inviting celebrities to preside over the market's opening, from heads of state to star athletes, but prior to Jackson , the biggest name from music to do so was Crystal Bernard, who did so on July 5. Jackson was picked, Weild said in a statement, because of his "extraordinary vision and commitment to excellence in the entertainment industry."
Source story:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/144..._michael.jhtml
Source pictures:
http://kingofpopjackson.tripod.com/galaug30.htm 30 August 2001
Michael Rings NASDAQ Bell
(REUTERS/Peter Morgan)
Pop Star Michael Jackson, center, gestures to the crowd during an appearance at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York 's Times Square Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001. Standing with Jackson are David Weild, left, executive vice president of NASDAQ and Wick Simmons, NASDAQ Chief Executive Officer. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
David Weild, left, executive vice-president of Nasdaq, and Wick Simmons, center, CEO of Nasdaq, present Michael Jackson with a vintage poster of Shirley Temple for Jackson's birthday, in New York, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001. Jackson was on hand to open trading at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square . (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Kiyoko Nakashima, left, and Ayumi Nagai, both of Japan , watch Michael Jackson open the trading at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York 's Times Square Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
[Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, Nasdaq.com] 2001 - One day after his birthday, Michael Jackson opens up the NASDAQ Stock Market in Times Square , New York and kicks off his Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years performances at Madison Square Garden scheduled for September 7, 2001 and Monday, September 10, 2001, which are being produced by David Gest.
Nearly 500 fans from around the world who are planning on attending the anniversary concerts on September 7 and 10 arrived a few days early to witness Michael's appearance at the NASDAQ MarketSite Tower .
Just before the market opened at 9:30 am Michael entered wearing a respectable black suit with a blue armband. He blew kisses to the hundreds of fans that were outside crowding around the building's glass walls and windows while he was introduced to NASDAQ's executive vice president David Weild and NASDAQ CEO Wick Simmons.
When Simmons presented Michael with a glass trophy Michael commented, "It's like floating in the air," speaking of an object encased in the trophy.
"Well, you're floating," Simmons told him, "right now, out there, in Times Square , on the big billboard that's up out there. You are floating so that everyone can see you."
After Michael pushed the button to open the market, NASDAQ officials presented him with a vanilla birthday cake decorated with strawberries and a 1934 Shirley Temple poster. "I love it, oh my God," he exclaimed. He then blew out the candles on the cake , and sang "Happy Birthday." He said,
"I'm deeply moved by this very special moment for me. Thank you, David, Wick and NASDAQ. Thank you so much. I love you and all the fans. Thank you."
Before he left the building he was taken on a brief tour of the NASDAQ broadcast studio, ate a piece of cake and talked and posed for pictures with some of the staffers.
Alfred R. Berkeley, Vice Chairman of NASDAQ, and David Weild, Executive Vice President, host a dinner at Tavern on The Green, in Michael's honor after the concert on Sept. 7th, joined by their event co-chairmen: Whitney Houston, Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono Lennon, Liza Minnelli, Leslie Moonves (President & CEO, CBS), Liam Neeson, Veronique and Gregory Peck, and Elizabeth Taylor. Weild said, "The NASDAQ Stock Market recognizes Michael Jackson for his extraordinary vision and commitment to excellence in the entertainment industry as well as being a humanitarian who is continually seeking creative avenues in which to help others." Details for the Market opening ceremony are as follows:
- The NASDAQ MarketSite building is located at 4 Times Square, at the corner of 43rd and Broadway.
- At 9: 30 a .m., Michael Jackson will preside over the market open ceremony from the broadcast studio, which faces the corner of 43rd and Broadway. The broadcast studio has large picture windows to give the public a clear, unobtrusive view into the studio from the street.
- Nine plasma screens outline the broadcast studio, facing the street, for fans not positioned close to the windows.
- MarketSite Tower, which is seven stories tall and is the largest stationary video wall in the world, will feature a live broadcast of the market open ceremony.
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