Appointed to the Municipal Court Bench by Governor George Deukmejian in 1987, Judge Melville served in that capacity for 3 years. Elevated by Governor Deukmejian in 1990 he has served on the Superior Court for 13 years. During these 16 years on the bench Judge Melville has experienced every type of litigation.
Judge Melville currently serves as the Presiding Judge for the Superior Court while simultaneously serving as the Supervising Judge of the Civil Division. His current term in those positions will continue until January 2005, when he will become the Court’s Presiding Judge. He has previously completed two terms of service as the Court’s Presiding Judge, most recently in 2001-2002.
As a Superior Court Judge he has extensive experience in Criminal, Civil, Family Law and Probate matters. He was instrumental in establishing the Court’s first Substance Abuse Treatment Court. As a private attorney in the firm of Melville & Iwasko he distinguished himself as a competent and capable trial lawyer with his work in Criminal and Civil matters. During this time he became a State Certified Specialist in Family Law. Prior to moving to Santa Maria in 1971 he served as a deputy district attorney in the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office for 2 years.
During his career several professional associations have recognized Judge Melville’s leadership:
He served on the California Judges Association, Executive Board from 1997 to 2000.
In 2001 he received a distinguished award as the, “The Chief Probation Officers of California’s, Judicial Officer of the Year for 2001.”
In 2003 he was honored for his work in developing a mental health treatment court with, “The California Coalition for Mental Health, Outstanding Mental Health Advocate Award.”
Education
San Diego State University, San Diego, California 1965 Hastings College of the Law, University of California, 1968
2003年春に全世界同時公開されたマイケルジャクソン密着ドキュメント、「LIVING WITH MICHAEL JACKSON」を担当、編集したインタビュアー。２４０日間も密着し取材した内容は、酷く偏っておりタブロイド的内容と変わり無い質と内容であった。 日本の視聴者の反応はどうだったかというと、日本テレビで放映されたこの番組は高い視聴率を誇り、全世界同様未だに衰えること無い「キング オブ ポップ」への好奇心を表している。ファンではない人々の各サイトや、ブログではこの薄い内容に「不公平」「マイケルジャクソンへの同情」を訴える人々が多い。 ２４０日間もの間マイケルジャクソンという音楽界の歴史を作った人物の傍にいながら、「整形の回数」「肌の色」「９３年の疑惑」「少年、子供と一緒に寝ること」についてを執拗に繰り返すこのバシアーの意図が疑われる。２００３年幼児性的虐待疑惑では、このドキュメンタリーが大きなきっかけとなっていることは皆様承知であろうが、バシアー自身は２４０日間一度もそのような現場を目にしたことがないと言っている。この件に関して、支援者、報道関係者は曖昧にしてはならないと警告したい。
Jesse Jackson was born October 8, 1941. He was born around 9:00 A.M. and he weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces. Jesse's mother, Helen Burns had Jesse while she was in high school at the age of 16. It was a very hard time for her. Many people turned on her because she was pregnant at such a young age and had a baby with out being married. Helen was known to be one of the prettiest girls in Greenville, South Carolin and to have the best voice at Sterling High School. Five singing colleges were offering Helen a place at their colleges while she was still only in high school. Helen's mother, Matilda, had gone through the same thing and was not very willing to help out Helen. She was very angry and told her, "It's your own responsibility." Helen also lost a lot of respect from other family members, her classmates townspeople and her church. She was expelled from the congregation by worshippers at the Springfield Baptist Church. After she said that she sinned against her church they let her back in. With all this pressure and feeling like everyone was against her, Helen ran away with Jesse's dad to Chicago. When she got there, things were not too good, so she returned home to Greenville.
Two years after Jesse was born, Helen married Charles Jackson. Charles was not Jesse's biological father, but he was a hard worker and good at being a good example for Jesse. At the time they got married Charles was 24 years old and working at a postal office. They had only been together for a short time when Charles had to go to war. Everyone knew that Charles was not Jesse's father, but Helen did not want Jesse to know it. She would always show him pictures and things of Charles in his uniform to make Jesse think that Charles was his father. When Charles got home from war, he did the exact same thing Helen did, and tried to make Jesse think he was his dad. He didn't want Jesse to feel that he was different from everyone else. That didn't work too well. By the age of 6, neighborhood kids would follow him around calling him a nobody and telling him Charles was not his real father. Helen said that Jesse came home and would run into her arms in tears. Jesse found out that Charles was not his real father through his grandma and kids his age.
Noah Robinson was Jesse's real father. People said that Noah was the best known black man in Greenville when Jesse was born. Noah lived in a good neighborhood and worked at Ryan textile mill. Noah had another son, Noah Robinson Junior. By the age of 7, Noah, Jr. found out about Jesse being his half brother. While playing at the playground a lady and a few children called him over. They pointed out Jesse and told him that he was his half brother. That night, when Noah came home, his father explained everything. When Jesse was 10, Noah, Sr. wanted to visit Jesse while Jesse played at the playground. He would also frequently slip money to Helen for Jesse and on Christmas he sent her a basket full of goods. Noah's wife did not want to be reminded of Noah's affair with Helen. Jesse wanted to be with his dad, just as his dad wanted to be with him. Jesse would always go to their house and just look in and see if he could see his dad. When Noah Jr. would tell his dad Jesse was out there, he would go out and wave to him. Jesse would wave back, but then run away. Sadly, no one ever invited Jesse in. Later on Noah's and Jesse's families worked things out and Jesse was allowed in his biological father's house regularly. Charles was behind Jesse through everything. In 1957, when Jesse was 16, Charles legally adopted him. Jesse had truly grown to love the man.
Jesse was both an all around athlete and a good student. When he was a senior, he was a National Junior Honor Society Student. Jesse was a great athlete. He played quarterback for his school, Sterling High School. Because of segregation, Blacks were not allowed to do many things, such as going out to certain restaurants, use public drinking fountains and bathrooms. Jesse and other blacks would joke about it. Jesse would say that the reason the black and white football teams would not play against each other was because the whites were scared the blacks would beat them since the blacks were better. That was probably true, especially with Jesse as the quarterback.
Whenever the white and black kids played ball against each other (before the cops came and made them leave), Jesse would always do better then Dickie Dietz, a white high school football player from Greenville. Even though that was the truth, the newspaper would always say Dickie Dietz beat him. One night at a football game, Jesse played really well and scored three touchdowns. At the another game that same night, Dietz kicked the extra point to make a win. In the newspaper the next day, the newspaper headlined what Dietz did. The newspaper showed what Jesse did at the bottom of the page. In 1959, another unfair event happened. Big baseball scouts arrived at Greenville and were having a tryout camp. Jesse was the pitcher. He struck out almost the entire team. The scouts wanted Dietz to come up. It was Jesse against Dickie. Jesse struck out the batter three times and Dietz only hit the ball once. Everyone was amazed. A scout for the San Fransico Giants offered Jesse a contract for $6,000 to play B level in minor league. The Giants offered Dickie a $95,000 for A level. Jesse did not take it. It was not a fair game or offer.
In 1959, Jesse got a football scholarship to the University of Illinois. He thought he would be calling the shots like in high school, but that did not happen. Blacks were only allowed to play running backs, linemen and ends positions. Jesse expected more playing opportunities because of how well known he was in high school. He was also treated poorly as a newcomer, which was odd because of his good academic record. Another thing that set him off was there was a dance in the fall and the black fraternities were not invited. Jesse left Illinois after his freshmen year. In 1960, he enrolled at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He was the quarterback and was again calling the shots. He was an honor student, and second vice-grand basileus of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Jesse was quite a well known man on campus.
Like in high school, all the girls loved Jesse. Jacqueline Lavinia Davis was the girl Jesse wanted. At first she didn't care too much for him. She thought he was too full of himself and would not take anyone else's opinions. She changed her mind and later on they started seeing each other. Jacqueline was the oldest of five children. She was born in Florida in 1944. She never met her father. She was very close to her mother who worked very hard for little money in order to support her family. She wanted to be a nun, but decided to go to A & T to study psychology and sociology.
Jacqueline had never had a boyfriend before Jesse. They got married in 1962 at a quiet wedding in Greenville. On July 16, 1963, they had a baby girl, Sanita. Jacqueline had to drop out of college to support the family. Along with Sanita, the Jacksons had four other children. There were three boys, Jesse Louis (1965), Jonathon Luther (1966), and Yusef Dubois (1970), and finally a baby girl, Jacqueline Lavinia (1975).
In 1963, Jesse became the leader of student activisim at A & T. He lead marchers into restaurants and public building that did not let blacks in. On June 6, 1963 Jesse and many others went to jail for demonstrating to end segregation. While he was growing up, Maltilda, Jesse's grandma who he called Aunt Tibby, told Jesse he was going to be a somebody. Jesse did just that. At the age of 5, Jesse said he wanted to be a preacher. After graduating from A & T, Jesse turned down a scholarship from Duke University Law School to go to Chicago Theological Seminary because he wanted to study ministry. In 1964, he moved to Chicago with his family to study ministry. Six months before his graduation, he dropped out of school and went to Selma, Alabama, where Martin Luther King, Jr. was leading the fight for Blacks to vote.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a very important man and still is to this day. King founded the South Christian Leadership Conference. He and his organization made a non-violent revolution against segregation. He did this in the American South. Along with that he also led the Montgomery Boycott of 1955. Even though King was such a great leader and the reason Jesse came to Alabama, Jesse and King did not get a long. Jesse would always speak up and really wanted to get his way. They had their ups and their downs. One time, King got very angry and told Jesse to leave. Jesse begged for him to let him stay.
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed. Right before that, King had invited Jesse to dinner, which could have given them a fresh start. After King's death, Jesse went on and continued to make a difference. Jesse Jackson is a good example, and yet a not so good example of an American hero. Jesse had a tough life growing up. His mom got pregnant at the young age of 16 and was without a husband. Later, his mother married, but Jesse rarely saw his biological father until he got older. Kids would tease Jesse about this and it stuck with him. Life got better when Jesse started getting closer to his biological father, and it got even better when his stepfather, Charlie Jackson, legally adopted him. Jesse overcame his obstacles and moved on. Still, the bad memories stuck to him.
* Jesse's a good example of an American hero because he fought for Black's rights and stood for what he believed in. He participated in several organizations, including the South Christian Leadership Conference (SCLS) and People United to Serve Humanity (PUSH), that demonstrated non-violent acts against segregation. Jesse also worked with the famous Martin Luther King Jr. even though they did not get a long too well. They had disagreements on how to get things started. However, they both had the same idea of ending segregation against Blacks.
* Jesse is also not a very good example of an American hero because of how he handled a few things. When Martin Luther King was shot, Ralph Abernathy, one of Matrin Luther King's closest friends, held King in his arms for the last few minutes of King's life before the ambulance arrived. When the news came, of this shooting, Jesse Jackson told everyone not to talk to the press. Jesse, on the other hand, did the exact opposite and talked to them. He told them that he and Martin Luther King were close. The next day, on NBC's Today Show, Jesse had on a sweater and said that the blood on it belonged to Martin Luther King. He also said that he held King in his arms in his last moments of life. Just recently, it was discovered that Jesse had an affair and got someone pregant. Although he did these things, Jesse Jackson is still an American hero in my opinion. With his faults it shows that Jesse Jackson is a human being. We all make mistakes, but if you put your mind to it you can become a leader and make a difference by learning from you mistakes and trying to do the right thing.
G母親：[Please don't judge me... This is my chance to look and see what was going on there that time...I thought it was me, I thought I was seeing things.. I asked Gavin "are you ok? " he said " yes I am ok" 」
BANANAポイント： この「I thought I was seeing things...I thought....」という証言。これは不透明性と不確かな点を明らかにしている。同じ飛行機に搭乗していた彼女の口からはより明確で鮮明な表現、証言が出てきてもいいはずである。しかし、彼女は「本当に疲れていて眠かった・・・・」ということから上のような
４月１１日 CBSの「THE EARLY SHOW」にRAYMONE BAINE マイケル ジャクソンのスポークスマンが出演。この日は長い黄金褐色の髪を外巻きカールにし,鮮やかな赤に近いピンクのジャケットを着て登場。彼女は落ち着きどのような質問にも強い姿勢で、しかしやわらかく答えるので特に女性キャスターから好感をもたれているよう。
キャスター： 「これらの良識あるとは言えない醜い告訴にマイケルはどう反応していますか？」 The question is how was MJ reacting for those pretty ugly accusations that were made by last week in court on the stand of his former employees?
Dec. 02, 1996 Perth [Australia] 20,000 * Burswood Dome Dec. 04, 1996 Perth [Australia] 20,000 * Burswood Dome Dec. 08, 1996 Manila [Philippines] 55,000 * Paranaque City/Asia World Dec. 10, 1996 Manila [Philippines] 55,000 * Paranaque City/Asia World Dec. 13, 1996 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 15, 1996 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 17, 1996 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 20, 1996 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 26, 1996 Fukuoka [Japan] 40,000 * Fukuoka Dome Dec. 28, 1996 Fukuoka [Japan] 40,000 * Fukuoka Dome Dec. 31, 1996 Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei] 4,000 * Jerudong Park
May 31, 1997 Bremen [Germany] 55,000 * Weserstadion
June 03, 1997 Cologne [Germany] 60,000 * Mungersdorfer Stadium June 06, 1997 Bremen [Germany] 35,000 Weserstadion June 08, 1997 Amsterdam [The Netherlands] 50,000 * Amsterdam Arena June 10, 1997 Amsterdam [The Netherlands] 50,000 * Amsterdam Arena June 13, 1997 Kiel [Germany] 55,000 * Nordmarksportfield June 15, 1997 Gelsenkirchen [Germany] 50,000 * Parkstadion June 18, 1997 Milan [Italy] 45,000 San Siro Stadium June 20, 1997 Lausanne [Switzerland] 35,000 La Pontaise Stadium June 22, 1997 Bettembourg [Luxembourg] 45,000 Krakelschaff June 25, 1997 Lyon [France] 25,000 Parc des Expositioins June 27, 1997 Paris [France] 50,000 * Parc des Princes June 29, 1997 Paris [France] 45,000 Parc des Princes
July 02, 1997 Vienna [Austria] 50,000 * Ernst-Happel Stadium July 04, 1997 Munich [Germany] 70,000 * Olympic Stadium July 06, 1997 Munich [Germany] 70,000 * Olympic Stadium July 09, 1997 Sheffield [England, U.K.] 45,000 * Don Valley Stadium July 12, 1997 London [England, U.K.] 73,000 * Wembley Stadium July 15, 1997 London [England, U.K.] 73,000 * Wembley Stadium July 17, 1997 London [England, U.K.] 73,000 * Wembley Stadium July 19, 1997 Dublin [Ireland] 40,000 * RDS July 25, 1997 Basel [Switzerland] 55,000 * Saint Jakobs Stadium July 27, 1997 Nice [France] 35,000 Stade de l'Ouest
Aug. 01, 1997 Berlin [Germany] 77,000 * Olympic Stadium Aug. 03, 1997 Leipzig [Germany] 60,000 Festwiese Aug. 10, 1997 Hockenheim [Germany] 85,000 * Hockenheimring Aug. 14, 1997 Copenhagen [Denmark] 45,000 * Parken Aug. 16, 1997 Gothenburg [Sweden] 50,000 Ullevi Aug. 19, 1997 Oslo [Norway] 45,000 Valle Hovin Aug. 22, 1997 Tallinn [Estonia] 75,000 Song Festival Grounds Aug. 24, 1997 Helsinki [Finland] 50,000 * Olympic Stadium Aug. 26, 1997 Helsinki [Finland] 50,000 * Olympic Stadium Aug. 29, 1997 Copenhagen [Denmark] 50,000 * Parken
Sept. 03, 1997 Oostende [Belgium] 55,000 Wellington Hypodrome Sept. 06, 1997 Valladolid [Spain] 45,000 * Nuevo Jose Zorrilla Stadium
Set List: Gates Of Kiev Scream They Don't Care About Us She Drives Me Wild / In The Closet Wanna Be Starting Somethin' Stranger In Moscow Smooth Criminal Interlude: "The Wind" You Are Not Alone The Way You Make Me Feel [From September 07, 1996 to June 15, 1997] Jackson 5 Medley [I Want You Back I The Love You Save I I'll Be There] Off The Wall Medley * [Rock With You I Off The Wall I Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough] [From September 07, 1996 to June 10, 1997] Interlude: Remember The Time Billie Jean Thriller Beat It Come Together ** / D.S. [From September 07, 1996 to December 31, 1996] Blood On The Dance Floor *** [From May 31, 1997 to August 19, 1997] Interlude: Black Or White Video [2nd Part] Dangerous **** Interlude: Black Or White Video [1st Part] Black Or White Earth Song Interlude: We Are The World Heal The World HIStory
Dancers (1st leg 1996): LaVelle Smith Shawnette Heard Courtney Miller Anthony Talauega Richmond Talauega Loru Werner Jason Yribar
Dancers (2nd leg 1997): LaVelle Smith Christian Judd Stacy Walker Anthony Talauega Richmond Talauega Faune Chambers
Creation: Show Conceived & Created by: Kenny Ortega and Michael Jackson Artistic Director: Michael Jackson HIStory Tour Choreographed by: Michael Jackson and LaVelle Smith Choreography For "Dangerous" & "They Don't Care About Us": Travis Payne and Michael Jackson Staged & Directed by: Kenny Ortega and Michael Jackson Assistant Director: Peggy Holmes Set Designed by: Michael Cotton and John McGraw Lighting Designer: Peter Morse Costumes Desgined by: Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush Stylist: Tommy Simms Artist Manager: Tarak Ben Amar
Musicians: Dorian Holley *Vocalist* Fred White *Vocalist* Marva Hicks *Vocalist* Jennifer Batten *Guitar* David Williams *Guitar* Isaiah Sanders *Keyboards* Freddie Washingto*Bass Guitar* Jonathan Moffett *Drums*
Dates:
-1st leg [September 7, 1996 - January 4, 1997] -2nd leg [May 31, 1997 - October 15, 1997]
The "HIStory" tour spanned the globe with stops in 56 cities, 35 countries on 5 continents, and included 82 concerts to about 4.5 million people.
Michael Jackson's "HIStory" World Tour is the biggest world tour any performer had ever done!!!
Some Interesting Facts Only hours after kicking off the Australian leg of his "HIStory" World Tour on November 14, 1996 Michael married Debbie Rowe in a civil ceremony in his presidential suite at the Sheraton-on-the-Park Hotel in Sydney.
Michael's gold costume was designed by Gianni Versace who already designed some clothes for Michael for his "Dangerous" tour.
Michael's two "HIStory" concerts in Munich, Germany on July 4 + 6, 1997 at Olympic Stadium were recorded. The concert [containing footage of both shows] was televised by German TV-channel SAT. 1 and later in many other countries.
Plus concerts in the following countries were recorded and later shown over network television: Bucharest [Rumania] - Sept. 14, 1996, Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] - Oct. 1996, Auckland [New Zealand] - Nov. 1996, Manila [Philippines] - Dec. 1996, Copenhagen [Denmark] - Aug. 1997, Gothenburg [Sweden] - Aug. 16, 1997 and Helsinki [Finland] - Aug. 1997.
One "HIStory" concert in Seoul, South Korea in 1996 at Chamsil Olympic Stadium was recorded and a VHS video cassette [NTSC] of this great concert was commercially released by Sony Music for the Asian market. This is the only [!] Michael Jackson concert ever commercially available.
At every "HIStory" tour stop, during "You Are Not Alone", one lucky girl was allowed to dance with Michael on stage.
Dec. 12, 1992 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 14, 1992 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 17, 1992 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 19, 1992 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 22, 1992 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 24, 1992 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 30, 1992 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome Dec. 31, 1992 Tokyo [Japan] 45,000 * Tokyo Dome
Aug. 24, 1993 Bangkok [Thailand] 70,000 * National Stadium Aug. 27, 1993 Bangkok [Thailand] 70,000 * National Stadium Aug. 29, 1993 Singapore [Singapore] 47,000 * National Stadium
Sept. 01, 1993 Singapore [Singapore] 47,000 * National Stadium Sept. 04, 1993 Taipei [Taiwan] 40,000 Municipal Stadium Sept. 06, 1993 Taipei [Taiwan] 40,000 Municipal Stadium Sept. 10, 1993 Fukuoka [Japan] 30,000 * Fukuoka Dome Sept. 11, 1993 Fukuoka [Japan] 30,000 * Fukuoka Dome Sept. 15, 1993 Moscow [Russia] 50,000 Luzjniki Olympic Stadium Sept. 19, 1993 Tel Aviv [Israel] 80,000 Yarkon Park Sept. 21, 1993 Tel Aviv [Israel] 100,000 * Yarkon Park Sept. 23, 1993 Istanbul [Turkey] 48,000 * Inonu Stadium Sept. 26, 1993 Tenerife [Canary Islands] 20,000 * Santa Cruz De Teneriffa
Oct. 08, 1993 Buenos Aires [Argentina] 100,000 * National Stadium Oct. 10, 1993 Buenos Aires [Argentina] 100,000 * National Stadium Oct. 12, 1993 Buenos Aires [Argentina] 100,000 * National Stadium Oct. 15, 1993 Sao Paulo [Brazil] 80,000 Morumbi Stadium Oct. 17, 1993 Sao Paulo [Brazil] 100,000 * Morumbi Stadium Oct. 23, 1993 Santiago [Chile] 65,000 * ? Oct. 29, 1993 Mexico City [Mexico] 100,000 * Aztec Stadium Oct. 31, 1993 Mexico City [Mexico] 100,000 * Aztec Stadium
Nov. 07, 1993 Mexico City [Mexico] 100,000 * Aztec Stadium Nov. 09, 1993 Mexico City [Mexico] 100,000 * Aztec Stadium Nov. 11, 1993 Mexico City [Mexico] 100,000 * Aztec Stadium
[ * = sold out concerts]
Set List: Intro [Carmina Burana] Jam Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Human Nature Smooth Criminal I Just Can't Stop Loving You She's Out Of My Life Jackson 5 Medley [I Want You Back I The Love You Save I I'll Be There] Thriller Billie Jean Working Day And Night Beat It Will You Be There Black Or White Heal The World Man In The Mirror
Creation: Show Conceived & Created by: Michael Jackson and Kenny Ortega Choreographed by: Michael Jackson "Jam" Choreographed by: Michael Jackson and LaVelle Smith Artistic Director: Michael Jackson Staged & Designed by: Kenny Ortega Set Designed by: Tom McPhillips Lightning Designer: Peter Morse Executive Director: MJJ Productions - Norma E. Staikos Director of Security: Bill Bray Costumes Designed by: Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush Hair & Make-up: Karen Faye-Mitchell Personal Management: Gallin Morey Associates - Sandy Gallin, Jim Morey
Dancers: LaVelle Smith Randy Allaire Eddie Garcia Michelle Berube Yuko Sumida Jaime King Bruno Falcon [Taco]
Musicians Darryl Phinnessee *Vocalist* Dorian Holley *Vocalist* Siedah Garrett *Vocalist* Ricky Lawso*Drums* Don Boylette *Bass Guitar* Jennifer Batten *Guitar* David Williams *Guitar* Brad Buxer *Keyboards*
Dates: -1st leg [June 27, 1992 - December 31, 1992] -2nd leg [Aug. 24, 1993 - November 11, 1993]
The "Dangerous" tour included 69 concerts to about 3.5 million people.
Some Interesting Facts The "Dangerous" tour is the biggest tour any performer had done, breaking his own record from his "Bad" tour [Michael will later break this record with the "HIStory" tour].
This multi-million dollar production was to travel into difficult and often technically challenged countries. On average, it would take three days to erect the stage. 20 truckloads of equipment were flown to each date and assembled.
A groundbreaker of tours, The Dangerous Tour was a signal to the music industry that Asia was fast becoming a lucrative market for record sales. Jackson, the first major superstar to tour the area, was seen as a test case.
Michael donated all the proceeds from the "Dangerous" World Tour to his "Heal The World" Foundation and to other charities.
Michael sold the film rights to his "Dangerous" concert in Bucharest [Rumania] to HBO for $20 million for the rights to air the show! The deal is the highest ever paid for a live concert. The special received the highest TV ratings in the history of HBO [21.4 % rating, 34% share]. Michael was honored with a Cable Ace Award. The Bucharest concert [performed on October 01, 1992] was broadcast live on radio and shown on TV in 61 countries. Direcor Andy Morahan, who directed "Give In To Me" used more than 14 camera operators to tape the concert.
During the "Dangerous" tour, Michael performed "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" live on stage with duet partner Siedah Garrett.
On Dec. 30, 1992 during the "Dangerous" show at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, Slash made a special guest appearance for "Black Or White". He also joined Michael on stage for the next concert, Dec. 31, 1992 at this Special New Year's Eve Countdown Concert in Tokyo. Michael wished all his fans a Happy New Year from his changing room.
At every "Dangerous" tour stop, during "She's Out Of My Life", one lucky girl was allowed to dance with Michael on stage.
Especially the beginning of the show, the so-called "toaster", where Michael is catapulted on stage and the end of the show, where "he" jet-packs out of the stadium, hit headlines all around the world.
