This is a big event for Berlin, which is famous for its high-standard parties.
But Friday night's birthday party for 76-year-old Joseph (Joe) Jackson in the German capital didn't look satisfactory. He is the father of Michael Jackson, the king of pop music with distinctive personality.
There wasn't even a video of Michael Jackson on the screen, and there was no fascinating performance. These two speculations reached their climax at an equally indescribable press conference held in a hotel on the outskirts of Berlin.
No one dared to stand up and dance, and the fan area was extremely quiet. Only 50% of the people in the celebration room stayed.
This may be a bad omen for a party that is also held to thank Michael Jackson fans. In the trial of child molestation, these fans have been following Jackson for four months, but he decided not to attend his father's birthday party 48 hours ago.
Bianca Schnidt, a German fan invited to the party, held a sign that had been held outside the Santa Maria Court for eight days and read: "Germany is fighting for you. Stick to faith. "
It is reported that Michael himself is recuperating in a resort in Dubai.
"Berlin is a bit like Los Angeles," Joe said at the celebration on Friday.
However, you must want to know how a 76-year-old man felt when he heard his two sons say "Happy Birthday, Dad" from the stage in a strange city.
While Michael's fans were preparing for the party, one thing made joe jackson even more headache: German newspapers reported that his son would give up sunny California all year round and move to Berlin or Potsdam, which is often gray and cold in winter.
After meeting Berlin Mayor klaus wowereit, Joe said he didn't know Michael had any plans to move to Germany.
It doesn't look like a gathering of cool people. Some of them dressed up as if they were attending their own grandfather's party, instead of attending the party of the head of a legendary pop family.
It was not until after midnight that the celebration became a bit erotic. The birthday boy (old Jackson) in striped clothes signed his name on the naked chest of a party reveler.
Throughout the drama scenes in recent years, Jackson's German fans seem to be the most loyal in the world.
"Germans are always good to us," said Joe.
Indeed, it can be seen from the small business of the Jackson family patriarch in Germany that his autobiography was published in Germany last year before other countries.
At this week's press conference, he also vaguely mentioned the plan to establish a first-class dance club in Berlin as a continuation of Studio 54 in new york in 1970s.
Maybe Joe also wants Michael to choose his birthday party as the first step to make a public appearance after the exhausted child molestation trial. Maybe he wants to do some publicity for the upcoming new CD.
However, just as many German fans tried to help the Jackson family stay attached to Michael's past musical achievements, the pop music world has changed.
Some media attacked him as the deposed "King of Pop Music".
The 46-year-old singer is an injured person, and the media said that he has been "disfigured" because of surgery and living in the world of children's playground.
When he visited the German capital three years ago, the fact that he hung his youngest son on the balcony of a four-story hotel in Berlin didn't help at all.
Only Joe's son Jermaine and a grandson were present to celebrate his 76th birthday. Jermaine's wife and other children prefer to congratulate by phone.
As time goes by, it seems that nothing can inject a relaxed mood into fans. When a girl came out from behind the huge birthday cake on the stage, a fan growled, "I don't want the cake, I want Michael."
But this is the gathering of the Jackson family patriarch, and only he has the final say. He stared at the empty table reserved for the distinguished guests and announced that "the performance must continue."
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