Prisoners Of Love: The New Michael Jackson Tribute
Talk about deja view all over again.
Earlier today, the 1,500 orange-jumpsuit-clad inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention & Rehabilitation Center on the east coast of Cebu Island in the Philippines reprised their phenomenally popular 2007 viral performance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to honor the King Of Pop, who died Thursday. After that, they performed this touching new tribute:
The original four-minute Web-smash video, you may recall, stemmed from an experimental program started by local security consultant Byron Garcia, which added synchronized dancing to the prison's exercise programs in the hopes of spurring better attendance and more involved participation. And judging by the results, it was certainly a success, as Garcia's post of the convicts' conga lines cavorting a la Jackson and his legion of undulating undead became an immediate phenomenon, drawing over 24 million hits--a million of them in the 24-hour period following the news of Jackson's death.
Of course, "hit" would seem to be an especially appropriate word when discussing criminals--though judging from the, er, résumés of many of the thespic inmates at Cebu prison, drug-related offenses do seems to be up there in shared "credits."
Were these guys and gals troupers? After getting the OK to proceed with the tribute performance, the 1,500 guys and gals of the Cebu company practiced virtually around the clock under the watchful eyes of not only their built-in audience of armed prison guards but also a professional choreographer hired by the prison to whip the company into "Thriller"-appropriate lurching shape.
And bless their paying-their-debts-to-society heads, the Cebu inmates have once again done their warden, the country, and, yes, the entire planet proud. As Michael Jackson, the fallen idol whose music helped these unlikely people gain international recognition, once noted, it doesn't matter if you're black or white, or living as a free person in society or inside a detention and rehab center in the Philippines. We're all people--and we are the world.
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R.I.P. Michael.
You will be missed.
May he rest in peace.
Practice forgiveness so that one day you may be able to experience it.
God Bless You!
But come on people, stop it with the whole "Micheal is bad thing" he just died, give it atlest a 3 week break. If you cant do that than you are worse than what you are accusing him of doing.
If anything, just comment on the video or on the repoter or somthing, cause this isnt a "Is micheal bad or good" section. Its a report on some inmates that did a micheal jackson dance.
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THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!!!!
GENEVIA D.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
I hope JANET D doesn't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You sound like someone who fools arouind with little boys. Get your facts straight you moron! You are just a big ZIT on the face of humanity!