Michael Jackson selling logo again? And other tidbits.

**buttmunch** · May 8th, 2006, 08:06 AM

Michael Jackson’s German logo hits the auction block tomorrow for the second and last time. The auction takes place in Frankfurt at 1:30pm their time. You can read the details at http://www.mjone.com

The logo was created in 1995 for the "HIStory" tour and merchandise in Germany. It can currently be found on a Jackson box set issued by Sony BMG in Deutschland, and other merchandise.

Rath tried to auction off the logo a couple of weeks ago, and a bidder came in with $100,000 USD. But he turned out to be a fan, and had no money, I am told. He is currently being investigated.

And here are the quick answers to questions I keep getting asked: Right now, Jackson is in Bahrain, court jester to Prince Abdullah. Neverland is all but completely shut down, and Jackson has no plans to come home. A June 2 date is set in Los Angeles for his civil trail with former partner Marc Schaffel. Jackson doesn’t have to show up. They can use video deposition which he gave in November—and it’s just great, as you can imagine.

The financial picture is about the same, although his loans have been refinanced. But essentially, unless Jackson goes on tour or does something to earn money, he is still, in real terms, broke. In the UK, a Michael Jackson photobook with poems and lyrics has been a bust, hovering around number 5,000 on amazon’s British site.

And here’s a footnote: a new single by Janet Jackson called “Weekend” has been leaked to the internet. It was not met with much approval, hastening Janet to announce that this was just a “gift” to the fans a “real” single will be released on June 19th. That song, “Call on Me,” is a sampled remake of Sheila E.’s “The Glorious Life.” In the old days, this was called “covering” someone else’s hit—only now you get a royalty.

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