LEADER 00000nim a22005175a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125063621.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 160317s2011 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9780062111777 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 0062111779 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780062111777_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT11587300 037 11587300|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 782.42166092|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Cascio, Frank. 245 10 My friend Michael|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cFrank Cascio. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bHarperAudio,|c2011. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (12hr., 45 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 0 Read by Kevin T. Collins. 520 Everyone knows Michael Jackson-the myth. This is the revealing true story of Michael Jackson-the man. To Frank Cascio, Michael Jackson was many things-second father, big brother, boss, mentor, and teacher, but most of all he was a friend. Though Cascio was just a few years old when he first met Jackson in 1984, at the peak of the pop star's career, Jackson was at the center of his life for the next twenty-five years, allowing Cascio to observe firsthand the greatest entertainer the world had ever seen. In that time, he became the ultimate Michael Jackson insider, yet remained publicly silent about his experiences. Until now. In My Friend Michael, Cascio refutes the rumors, lies, and accusations that have accumulated over the years, providing a candid look at the Michael Jackson he knew for more than two decades. Offering an uplifting and definitive account of the legend, Cascio details how he grew up alongside Jackson, traveling the world with him on concert tours and eventually working for him. Through this lens, Cascio captures Jackson's most private and tumultuous moments, while also setting the record straight on the entertainer's notorious and misunderstood lifestyle -from his Peter Pan reality and his sexuality to the false allegations against him. As Cascio shows, there was a great deal more to Michael Jackson than the headlines about him have suggested. Cascio reveals his friend in all his complexity, bringing to light his passions and joys as well as his flaws and eccentricities. Including stories about Jackson that have never before been made public, Cascio creates a balanced, human look at the pop star, one that shows Jackson as the very real person he was-a lively friend with an endearingly juvenile sense of humor. What emerges is a clear-eyed yet deeply respectful portrait of Jackson-a man who was at times unremarkably average but also terribly scarred by his life in the spotlight. Packed with never-before-seen photos, anecdotes, and insights, My Friend Michael is a trove of Michael Jackson lore that both celebrates his life and redefines our understanding of the man behind the myth. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 Jackson, Michael,|d1958-2009. 600 10 Cascio, Frank. 650 0 Singers|zUnited States|vBiography. 650 0 African American singers|vBiography. 650 0 Rock musicians|zUnited States|vBiography. 650 0 African American rock musicians|vBiography. 650 0 Popular music|zUnited States|xHistory and criticism. 700 1 Collins, Kevin T.|4nrt 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 11587300?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780062111777_180.jpeg