Lena Horne Dead: Singer Dies At 92
Posted: May 10, 2010 Filed under: Black People, lena horne, Movies, the wiz Leave a comment »
God Bless this classy phenomenal lady!!!! I always will have a memory of her as Glenda in The Wiz!! Excuse the background noise!!
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
I believe Michael was “The Scarecrow” even after “The Wiz”
Posted: June 28, 2009 Filed under: Entertainment 411, michael jackson, Movies, Music, the wiz 1 Comment »
I was watching for the first time in ages (as an adult) The Wiz with a new found respect and appreciation for MJ as well as a bonafide fan of this movie since I was a child. He was incredibly talented and I am still in awe of this movie even 25 yrs later since my parents introduced me and my sister to it. It is sad to NOW know that the lone living lead principal of this movie is Diana Ross!! Yet the profound thing that hit me the MOST of this flick was the very very last line he said
“Success, fame & fortune they’re all illusions. All there is that is real is the friendship that two can share”
When I heard that line I was blown away. I was thinking as I recall his life and demons and issues and some people that surrounded him who I feel meant no good will to him, where the hell were people to offer him “real friendship” with no strings attached in the midst of the illusions of success, fame and fortune he had built up over 30 yrs after The Wiz. I believe some true genuine friends that weren’t “yes people” such as Deepak and (his son) Gotham Chopra were ones who offered that type of strictly legit friendship to him based on my readings of their respective articles on Huffpost.
I wonder looking at The Scarecrow if MJ often still felt a lot like that character. Not really sure about things and himself and very impressionable around people who meant him no real deal good (outside of his familiar world of doing his great music and showcasing KICK ASS performances). I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the personality traits of The Scarecrow were things the casting folks saw in MJ as a teen going into young adulthood (dealing with a lot of issues with his appearance, dealing with people and shyness) when putting him in the movie. It is too bad even older in life in my view he still had those issues of insecurity, self doubt, seeking approval in a circle of manipulators & users like The Scarecrow!! 
The classic song from this movie I have always loved!!
