http://0rz.tw/SGUKp 纽约时报报导 Tribute Concert Promoters Fail to Sway Jackson Fan Clubs By JAMES C. MCKINLEY JR. The promoters of a Michael Jackson tribute concert tried to dispel the concerns of fan clubs Monday during a series of international conference calls on Wednesday, but leaders of some large groups said afterwards they were still opposed to the event. MJ致敬演唱的主办单位在周三试图打消各大MJ歌迷俱乐部的对演唱会的质疑 但许多歌迷 俱乐部的主事者表示 在主办单位打电话给他们之後 他们依旧对这演出持反对意见 For weeks, fan clubs have criticized the promoters for staging the “Michael Forever” concert in Wales on Oct. 8, around the same time as the involuntary manslaughter trial in California of Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician who was caring for Mr. Jackson when he died in June 2009. Several fan clubs have criticized the promoters for not releasing details about how much money from the concert’s proceeds will go to two charities that Mr. Jackson had supported during his life. Many have also said the promoters should have reached an agreement with Mr. Jackson’s estate before staging the concert. “In all honesty, they haven’t answered any of my questions,” said Gary Taylor, the president of the Micheal Jackson Community in Britain, which has 80,000 registered members. “Where is the money going? Who is benefiting?” “They just don’t want to listen to what we have to say,” he added. 数周以来 歌迷质疑主办单位的演唱会办在10/8号 刚好是Murray案子审理期间 同时歌迷 也质疑 主办单位没有指出到底有多少钱是确实捐给慈善机构的 同时歌迷表示主办单位 应该要在很早之前就要和遗产公司达成协议 MJJC的主事者Gary Taylor表示 他们根本没有 回答任何一个我所提出的问题(MJJC有达八万名成员) 钱到底去哪了? 谁是受益人? MJJC主事者表示: 他们就是不想听我们要说什麽 Juliette Harris, a spokeswoman for the promoter, Global Live Events, said the goal of the calls was to open a dialogue with the fan clubs and counter some false reports on fan Web sites, among them the charge that none of the ticket proceeds would go to charity and that the tickets could not be refunded. “We are not trying to persuade people or change their minds,” she said. “Our goal is to say ‘Here are the facts.’” 演唱会主办单位发言人表示 这些电话 是要跟歌迷俱乐部联系 声明很多报导都是错误的 其中包括说没有票钱是进到慈善单位这部份 还有不能退票这部份 (这两部份不都是他们之前网站上自己写的吗? 哈哈 自打嘴巴) 他们表示 我们并不是要说服人们改变他们的想访 我们是要说出事实 (XDDDD) The opposition of the major fan club groups presents a problem for the promoter, Chris Hunt, a British filmmaker who formed Global Live Events this spring to put on the show. The fan clubs wield influence with many of the people most likely to buy tickets to the events. Mr. Hunt did not take questions from the heads of fan clubs Wednesday. Instead Global Live was represented during the calls by another executive, Andy Picheta. 歌迷俱乐部的疑问是给演唱会主办单位主办人 Christ Hunt 他在今年春天才创立了这个 机构来主办这个演出 歌迷俱乐部对很多人是否买票有很大的影响力 Hunt并没有亲自出面 回大这些问题 而是由另一个仁Andy Picheta出来 The concert has divided the Jackson family. Janet Jackson and Jermaine Jackson – who have had the most successful solo careers – are boycotting the event, along with their brother Randy Jackson, because it conflicts with the trial. La Toya Jackson and three other siblings – Tito, Marlon and Jackie — are planning to attend and may perform. 这场演出 造成了J家的分化 Janet Jermaine和Randy都反对这场演出 因为跟Murray案件 冲突 LaToya, Tito Marlon和Jackie则计画出席并且演出 The executors of Michael Jackson’s estate, which is not controlled by any of the siblings, have also raised questions about the charitable intentions of the promoters. They have made it plain the promoters may not use Mr. Jackson’ s image, name or other intellectual property to sell the concert. MJ的遗产并不受控於任何兄弟姐妹 遗产执行人同样提出对主办单位的质疑 并且很清楚 表明主办单位不能使用MJ的肖像 名字和所有其他智慧财产权 Wesley Noorhoff, the president of the Legendary Michael Jackson Fan Association in the Netherlands, which has 25,000 members, said the conversation with Global Live officials had not swayed him. Holding the concert during the trial and excluding the estate from the project still bothered his members, he said. 荷兰的歌迷俱乐部Legenday Michael Jackson Fan Association 有两万五千名成员 主事者表示 主办单位完全没有撼动他的决定 他表示这个在案件期间的演唱会 并且没有 得到遗产公司的同意让很多歌迷困扰 “We are still not behind the concert,” he said after the telephone call. “ The biggest problems we have are the timing and not working with the Michael Jackson estate and not getting all the Jacksons onboard.” 歌迷表示 我们还是不支持这个演唱会 最大的问题是举办时间 还有他们没和遗产公司 合作 而且没有所有的J家人支持 -- 在一个充满仇恨的世界 我们仍须勇於希望 在一个充满愤怒的世界 我们仍须勇於安慰 在一个充满绝望的世界 我们仍须勇於梦想 在一个充满猜忌的世界 我们仍须勇於相信 ---------------by 麦克杰克森 --

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