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27 Nov 2010

Remember this?

GIFs Pictures, Healing Tape, Michael Jackson 13 Comments

Let’s see if you guys can remember what chapter this story is included in?

“Many times he called me to say “I need your help”. This was 10 years ago and I regret that at the time . . . I wasn’t able to respond. I am so sorry to Michael for that. But now I believe he is resting peacefully in a happy place.”

Memories of Michael Jackson was written by Mrs. Akio Morito on the 25th of June in 2009.

25 June 2009—Michael Jackson Passes Away

“The first time my husband Akio saw Michael was at Yokohama Stadium in 1987. We traveled from our house in Tokyo to Yokohama and were going on to our villa in Hakone for the weekend. We were simply enthralled by his music and incredible dancing.

Unlike today, there were no cell phones and the road conditions were bad, so it was very late when we arrived at the villa. On arrival we received a call from the house in Tokyo saying that Michael’s manager had been calling again and again because Michael was anxious to meet with Mr. Morita, so Akio hurriedly called his hotel.

Michael thanked Akio for coming to the show and apologized as he felt his performance was not 100%. His voice has not been at its best and he invited us to come again when he promised an even better performance.
For artists there is no peak—they constantly strive to do better—to a point that might even be called self-indulgent.

06_img01episode.gif Subsequently, Michael was in Japan at the time of my birthday and he came to a party being held at my home, where this picture was taken.
As a vegetarian he avoided meat and fish and as you see we prepared a large plate of Twenty Century (Asian) pears, which were in season. I don’t remember anyone else eating them except him, and that day remains a topic of conversation in our house to this day.

06_img02episode.gif He found some of Akio’s toys, such as a mechanical piano, music box, miniature street organ and a record from the Edison Museum, and spent the evening playing with them like a child.

06_img03episode.gif While in Japan he visited Sony’s head office, the CBS Sony Studio that was in Shinnanomachi, Sony Media World, the Ginza Sony Building and so on, asking many questions and getting hold of the latest Sony products.

As promised we were invited to see him perform again at Tokyo Dome in 1992. The studio always arranged for an official photo to be taken backstage and we have many lovely photos that were later signed by the artist.

The History Tour came to Tokyo Dome in December 1996. Akio had already fallen ill by that time and I don’t remember the details, but I went to the Capitol Tokyu where Michael was staying and rode to the Dome in the same car. Many fans surrounded the car and others followed in taxis. When we stopped at red lights people would pass him paper or handkerchiefs. He would sign them quickly and my job was to hand them back. He gave autographs to so many people between the hotel and the Tokyo Dome, but he never once made a face. He happily signed them, and as I sat next to him helping, I thought what a truly kind person he was.

06_img04episode.gif 06_img05episode.gif He genuinely looked forward to meeting Akio. In 1995 he released History and at that time had a special shield made to present to Akio, as well as a signed album.

On the shield it said:
“THIS ALBUM OF MY MUSIC WARMLY DEDICATED TO AKIO MORITA… FOR OUR EVERLASTING FRENDSHIP. WE ARE LIVING IN THE SAME DREAM FOREVER… WITH ALL MY LOVE”

After Akio fell ill in October 1993, the first message of support we received from abroad was from Michael Jackson.  It was a healing tape that he had made himself on which he had recorded his own voices saying “Mr. Morita…Mr. Morita” many times, as well as phrases such as “You will get better…you will speak again”, and a gentle song that he had chosen. He also included a handwritten letter that said, “Play 3 times a day right before awaking before sleeping and mid day. Michael Jackson.”

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A cassette label signed by Michael. I played it every morning for 10 minutes before Akio got up and every night when I put him to bed for the six years until he passed away.

In 1998 Michael performed in Honolulu, Hawaii. Pushing Akio in a wheelchair, we went to see the show at Aloha Stadium, and the next day Michael visited us at our villa. I can’t say how delighted Akio was and to this day I can not forget his kindness at that time.

It is 10 years since Akio passed away. Michael treated Akio as a respected teacher and friend. Many times he asked questions such as “How can I better engage young people?”, “What can I do to be more respected?” and “Who should I trust?”

Michael couldn’t trust anyone and he found comfort in children and animals. Now he can rest in the comfort and peace of heaven, unbothered by others.

Many times he called me to say “I need your help”. This was 10 years ago and I regret that at the time, when Akio’s condition was at its worst, I wasn’t able to respond. I am so sorry to Michael for that. But now I believe he is resting peacefully in a happy place.”

13 Responses to “Remember this?”

  1. MissingMichael says:

    What a wonderful sweet story. Michael truly was a gift from God, an angel walking the earth. So sad so many will never see or understand how beautiful this mans spirit was and what a wonderful and loving friend as well. The saying ” heavens gained an angel” doesn’t apply, he simply went back and took his rightful place in heaven from where he came. Love you Michael. Thanks Sabine for that story. I would cherish those tapes he made for her husband forever.

  2. MissingMichael says:

    What a wonderful sweet story. Michael truly was a gift from God, an angel walking the earth. So sad so many will never see or understand how beautiful this mans spirit was and what a wonderful and loving friend as well. The saying ” heavens gained an angel” doesn’t apply, he simply went back and took his rightful place in heaven from where he came. Love you Michael. Thanks Sabine for that story. I would cherish those tapes he made for her husband forever.

  3. Sabine says:

    Isn’t it a sweet story, MM. Did you rememer in what chapter I included it?

    Michael may have had his faults, like all of us do, but you’re right, he was still an angel :angel:

  4. Gemeuxx says:

    I don’t remember what chapter but! I’m going to guess it’s the first chapter of Bad Boy Mike, and Sabah was with him…

  5. Sabine says:

    Well that’s a great guess, Gem! The picture should give it away! : )

  6. MartiniGirl says:

    There have been so many great events and leaders that I feel I have been so fortunate to have lived at the time to have witnessed their greatness or the achievements

    But there is only one man that I think of everyday and that I am thankful and humbled beyond words to have been so lucky to know I was here when he was…

    I love you Michael

    xox
    :wub:
    :wub:
    :wub:

  7. isabeau says:

    One of the thing that I feel so close to Michael is that I feel he is not far… I mean he is not a saint, not an incredible brave leader like Gandhi or Martin Luther King or so many other great men and women who walked this Earth and did a huge job for humanity. I admire them so much but I feel they are so far from my little me…
    He was an ‘averadge’ person in spite of his incredible talent and fame, he had flaws and psycological problems but he acted with other people in a way that seems angelic to me.
    There are not many people who care about others like he did unless they are part or engaged with a religious organization, not many are able to forgive, not many are able to pray, not many try their best not to disappoint others, not many do charity without telling, not many ‘feel’ the pain of other people and other beings as theirs. The sufference in this world is so much that we have to put layers on our heart to keep going on living. He seemed not to do that very often… That’s why I fell in love with his soul, because he is not unreachable, he is Human.
    A very nice example of human being. This is what God ask us: to be human, and that’s what he was.

  8. Sabine says:

    Wow, that’s so pretty guys!

    I’m sure Michael is smiling :wub:
    Isabeau :wub: Michael bridged the gap between “god like” and “man” right? He made it all seem so easy. We all even thought we could moonwalk with him :cheerful:

  9. Gracie says:

    awww, I remember those pears!!!
    :lol: OMG, Sabah was NOT happy at that dinner was she? hmmm. i think it was BBM Act 1 when they were in Japan.

    :heart: It always makes me feel good when i read nice words from people who knew and ‘experienced’ Michael. It’s comforting to know that at least SOME people he knew appreciated him.

  10. Sabine says:

    Ding, ding, ding Gracie you’re correct! I liked to thing that the addicts will think of Sabah when they read these little stories, of how she was RIGHT THERE :wub:

  11. mjjwendy says:

    (Lots of tears) Why did he not get that love back when he really needed it?. WHY? I know he is bestowed now with so much love and eternally. What an angel! What a beautriful, beautiful story…I’m far more impressed with Michael Joesph the MAN more and more than the entertainer. He was such a beautiful spirit, an interesting person and so damn loveable! We know he was human, we all are but he practiced what he preached and he did it with grace, a smile and he reached out and took his talent and his God given gift and he simply LOVED helped others. Simply beautiful! I LOVE you MORE Michael… deeply. I miss you! :wub:

  12. Sabine says:

    Awww Mjjwendy, this is the best thing I’ve read all day. Why? I guess we’ll never understand!!! :cwy:

    I’m far more impressed with Michael Joesph the MAN more and more than the entertainer. He was such a beautiful spirit, an interesting person and so damn loveable! We know he was human, we all are but he practiced what he preached and he did it with grace, a smile and he reached out and took his talent and his God given gift and he simply LOVED helped others.

    This is so pretty. I love the way you’ve expressed this. You know, I made the comment on my tumblr, which I’m sure won’t win me any popularity votes, but often times the MJ camp seems to be divided between those who think Michael was perfect and those who want to prove that Michael was “human” by showing how un-perfect he was, and I really think it’s two sides of the same coin.

    I mean none of us are perfect, that’s what I said, and no one goes around shouting my faults from the roof tops, if they did, I sure wouldn’t thank them for it. It goes w/o saying that none of us are perfect and we don’t need anyone pointing out all our faults or every little thing we did wrong to prove it, so why do that to Michael?

    I think it’s much more loving and a tribute to the good person that he was to just talk about all the things we know to be true, that are positive, and I don’t think we need to worry about it giving the impression that he was perfect. Michael was just a good guy, period. Anyone who thinks otherwise is just crazy.

    Whenever you meet a beautiful person in this life, you just naturally focus on their good points and accept their faults with compassion and understanding, as long as it’s not hurtful, and if it is well, there’s ways to address that w/o harping on it — at least that’s what I do; and it’s what I’d expect done for me, so I do the same for Michael :angel:

  13. mjjwendy says:

    Thank you Sabine. My heart has been so heavy about him as of late. It’s as if Im going backwards with my grief. This story bring s it all back. I will say this for the rest of my life…I simply CAN”T believe he is not here. Im just still speechless. :sick: :sad:

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