House Resolution to honor pop star Michael Jackson

There's nothing we can say about this, other than it's interesting that State Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago) has found time during this critical budget crisis to author and sponsor the following Illinois House resolution for consideration, listing the accomplishments and mourning the death of pop star Michael Jackson:

HOUSE RESOLUTION 544

 
2      WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3  Representatives and State Representative Monique D. Davis are 
4  saddened to learn of the death of Michael Jackson, who passed 
5  away on June 25, 2009; and
 
6      WHEREAS, Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 
7  in Gary, Indiana to Joseph and Katherine Jackson; at the age of 
8  4, he began singing with his brothers, Marlon, Jermaine, 
9  Jackie, and Tito, as the Jackson 5; and
 
10      WHEREAS, By 1968, the Jacksons had cut singles for a local 
11  Indiana label called Steeltown; at an engagement that year at 
12  Harlem's famed Apollo Theater, singer Gladys Knight and pianist 
13  Billy Taylor saw their act and recommended them to Motown 
14  founder Berry Gordy; and
 
15      WHEREAS, Motown moved the Jacksons to California, and in 
16  August 1968 they gave a breakthrough performance at a Beverly 
17  Hills club called The Daisy; their first album, "Diana Ross 
18  Presents the Jackson 5," was released in December 1969, and it 
19  yielded the No. 1 hit "I Want You Back," with 11-year-old 
20  Michael on the lead vocals; "ABC," "I’ll Be There," and other 
21  hits followed, and the group soon had their own television 
22  series, a Saturday morning cartoon, and an array of licensed 

1  merchandise aimed at youngsters; and
 
2      WHEREAS, By 1972, Michael Jackson had his first solo album, 
3  "Got to Be There," which included the title hit as well as 
4  "Rockin' Robin"; his first solo No. 1 single came the same 
5  year, the theme song from the movie "Ben"; and
 
6      WHEREAS, In 1978, Michael made his film debut as the 
7  Scarecrow in "The Wiz," a black-cast adaptation of "The Wizard 
8  of Oz"; the movie launched a creative and commercial 
9  partnership with "Wiz" music director Quincy Jones; "Off the 
10  Wall" was released in 1979, his debut album on the Epic label; 
11  it sold 5 million copies in the United States and 2 million 
12  abroad and generated four Top 10 singles; and
 
13      WHEREAS, "Thriller," was released near the end of 1982 and 
14  became the best-selling studio album in history and a cultural 
15  landmark; not only did "Thriller" smash sales records as the 
16  bestselling album of 1983, but it made Michael Jackson the 
17  first artist to top four charts simultaneously: "Thriller" was 
18  the No. 1 pop single, pop album, R & B single, and R & B album; 
19  and
 
20      WHEREAS, In a Motown TV special in 1983, Michael Jackson, 
21  then 24, electrified the nation with his Moonwalk, a dance step 
22  that created the illusion of levitation; he took the stage in a  

1  black sequined jacket, silver shirt, black fedora, and black 
2  trousers that skimmed the tops of his white socks; the final 
3  touch was a single white glove, studded with rhinestones; and
 
4      WHEREAS, In 1985, Michael Jackson co-wrote "We Are The 
5  World" with Lionel Richie; he and Lionel Richie recorded the 
6  album under the name USA for Africa, along with popular 
7  recording artists of the time; the song became one the 
8  best-selling singles of all time, with 20 million copies sold 
9  and millions of dollars raised to help fight famine in Africa; 
10  and
  
11      WHEREAS, He was preparing for what would be a series of 50 
12  concerts starting on July 13, 2009 at London's famed 02 arena; 
13  and
 
14      WHEREAS, Michael Jackson is survived by his children, 
15  Prince Michael Jr., Paris Michael Katherine, and Prince Michael 
16  II; his parents; and his siblings Maureen, Jackie, Tito, 
17  Jermaine, Marlon, Randy, LaToya, and Janet; therefore, be it
 
18      RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
19  NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
20  mourn, along with his family, friends, and legion of fans 
21  worldwide, the passing of musical icon Michael Jackson; and be 
22  it further 
 
1      RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2  presented to the family of Michael Jackson as an expression of 
3  our sympathy.

Comments

[John Poshepny]

WHO CARES about Michael Jackson, no wonder people are so apathetic as ever about American Politics....

[Spense]

Don't forget to list that he liked to sleep naked with young boys!

[jim gilhooly]

we have a state budget they cant settle,there are people losing there homes to forcloser becaus the state cant get a budget ,but they can take time to honor a molester and drug addic, what is wrong with this picture

[deb]

Spense ,check your conscience