You Are Not Alone_Michael, Through a Brother’s Eyes (51 page)

THE JACKSON 5 YEARS: We always seemed to be posing, rehearsing or going to fancy places.
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LIFE’S A BEACH: Michael leads the way as our front man during a TV performance on
Soul Train
.
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When we had down-time, we loved nothing more than hitting the beach in Santa Monica or Malibu.
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HEADLINERS: Front covers and inside spreads; we were always making news somewhere!
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BACKSTAGE: One of the greatest moments in our careers – meeting Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Show, London.
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Michael and me relaxing backstage somewhere.
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HOMECOMING: Goin’ Back to Indiana in 1971 where it seemed that half of Gary turned out, re-naming our street ‘Jackson 5 Blvd’ for the day.
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And then we started growing up before the onset of teenage years changed everything.
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