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Michael Jackson's Moonwalk Glove Auctioned

More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles -- including the late pop star's famous rhinestone-studded glove from a 1983 performance -- were auctioned off Saturday, reaping a total $2 million.

Profits from the auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square crushed pre-sale expectations of only $120,000 in sales.

The highly prized memorabilia, which included items spanning the many stages of Jackson's career, came from more than 30 fans, associates and family members, who contacted Julien's Auctions to sell their gifts and mementos of the singer.

Jackson's flashy glove was the big-ticket item of the night, fetching $420,000 from a buyer in Hong Kong, China. Jackson wore the glove at a 1983 performance during "Motown 25," an NBC special where he debuted his revolutionary moonwalk.

Fellow Motown star Walter "Clyde" Orange of the Commodores, who also performed in the special 26 years ago, said he asked for Jackson's autograph at the time, but Jackson gave him the glove instead.

"The legacy that [Jackson] left behind is bigger than life for me," Orange said. "I hope that through that glove people can see what he was trying to say in his music and what he said in his music."

Orange said he plans to give a portion of the proceeds to charity.

This is an excerpt from CNN.com's "Glove, other Michael Jackson items fetch $2 million" Read the full article at CNN.com

Comments for this News article

Michael's achievements have left me speechless, as usual. Congratulations to you Michael. I just want to say this one thing to your millions of fans who truly love and care for you and your beautiful children: We could clear his debt overnight if we all agreed to donate just a small gift made payable to his estate. If you guys agree, let's get it done.

I agree with you Dartanian concerning the glove. I just wish we could set up an account with the adminstrators of his estate for fans to send payment to help get this debt he owed paid in full. Really, if his fans can help this whole thing to be over, we ought to do so. There are millions of us.

Missing hen and always praying for his soul also His Children and Family.miss hen so ..he will always be the Greates Singer in the world .God Bless he.Keep praying for His Earthly home .To be Restored Neverland

this is bullsh*t it makes me cry that this random person has this glove its not his its worth more than that. that glove should of been on michaels hand when he went away. these people dont care about giving things to his kids to make them remember their dad they just care about the money

To ---ALL wonderfull MJ fans-- If you haven?t got your free DOT in Michaels portrait yet, go to http://www.michaeljacksontributeportrait.com and join his MJfansfamily
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spread the word we need to reach one million dot.
it's all for love.

i found this beautiful article he's telling the truth about Michael and it's great someone from the media who stands up for michael :

http://floacist.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/chandler-suicide-highlights-med...

If anyone wants to complain about the sun article or daily mirror article then contact the UK press complaints commission but you must refer to the article, here is the press complaints contact page:

http://www.pcc.org.uk/contact/index.html

thank you Michael needs your support because if there alot of complaints the articles will be removed.
let's do it for Michael

I think this news is extreemly sad, because I would rather see his things in a museam rather than in a persons house.

We are happy to know that this will be put on public display.

www.michaeljacksonvideoclips.com a few more days to go until you can win an opus @ the site.

Love from Michaels Family.

yes ,he is special and great,I like him very much.if you also like him,i hope i can chat with you,and i have a lot of clothes about him and also hope you can join us. detail information
http://www.en.love4mj.blog.163.com

Why must we suffer until 2011 with her show? Down with Jay Leno too who abused Michael on EVERY monolog for 10 years. Dazzlerillusion is so right, Oprah has got to go! What if some freak started smearing her name about her school she built in Africa, how she did the girls wrong. What ? Extortion only for Michael? What if it happened to her and media was up her big O butt? And the public wronged her? I can't stand her. 'O' is for oblivious!

We all must follow thru on what dazzlerillusio(n) is saying. Tomorrow I am calling Barnes & Noble, request it by phone. Then in person. Then call again, have my BF talk, a male voice. Then call during a different work shift keep it all going. Call more than 1 Barnes & Noble, it's a chain. Calling is one part of the homework.
Then I need to e-mail Washington, simple. Then compose a letter,& lick a stamp-.44cents. We can do this. The tasks are easy. We need a large response on this people! It's like mailing a letter to Michael. Do it please MJ fans! Phone calls, a quick e-mail, a letter. I am in on this!

I am also upset about glove! Neverland should hold all for a long time. Julian's Auctions has castle, chess set, bed, customized Rolls Royce! So much sacred possessions! There are other ways to raise money. Media in July said Michael recorded like 100 unheard songs. Compose a collector's CD vault. Create a CD on all his Earthly & Healing/Helping songs. Promote it as 'The World's Greatest Humanitarian' CD with photos of him in hospitals and starving areas abroad! Sell his poster we never got. Sell Mosaic Poster to fans. Get more Merch. in stores.( I have his 2 London MJ approved posters from KMart and merch from this site. But there should be more out there! ) Create a Jackson5 cell phone game for fans to download. Create video games, etc. Sell The SuperBowl performance, old recordings, Bucharest Live, CD's with his appearances and acceptings of his awards on ALL the award shows for the past 20 years. Start using their imagination instead of selling Our Kings Gold!!!!!!!!!!!! He saved that glove for 26 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are sitting on a mountain of ideas, on a mountain of gold! And They Took The Glove!!!!!!!!!AAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Also ...Please... Remember Fans................WE MUST FOLLOW THRU ON DAZZLERILLUSIONS REQUEST! Call the book stores & contact Washington both ways. Be the fan he would be proud of!

Hello all,

Firstly, well done Michael at the AMA's. We are so proud of you and Janet.

News For The Worldwide Fan Community:
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1:)

Something amazing is going to happen tomorrow at 14:00 LA time.

Please see http://www.majorloveprayer.blogspot.com for details and time conversion.

If you go to the site it advises people to start settling in to ’get centered / meditate’ at least one hour before, so that by the time everyone gets ready for the big focus, the energy will be at its optimum. There is also a world time converter there that tells what 14:00 pm in LA equates to in your country/area.
Millions of people around the world are going to come together in a global effort heal the planet and to connect with the now – world soul of Michael - through visualization and intention, to bring healing to the planet and healing to all of us here.

November 25th
14:00 LA time
http://www.majorloveprayer.blogspot.com

Hold The Vision.

We need everyone who loves Michael to be aware of this global prayer. Can you please help by copying the short message above - specifically the site address to Facebook and everywhere on youtube and any other site you think appropriate, so that all (who want to) will have the opportunity to come together in the way Michael always wanted us to.

I hope you will be there.

2:)

The worldwide boycott of Rabbi Shmuley's book is in effect and it is working. We must maintain the pressure. The worldwide fan community are severely impacting the sales of Shmuley's disgusting betrayal of Michael's trust. Shmuley was no friend to Michael in life when Michael really needed him -and he is no friend to him now.

The radio DJ Tom Joyner in the states recently interviewed Shmuley on his show. Joyner told Shmuley how disgusted he was by the book and that he would be sending Shmuley's books back to him - unread. Shmuley put down the telephone live on the show. We are not done yet though. The Worldwide Boycott needs to be supported all over the world as Shmuley is touring the world promoting his book and many fans abroad are still unaware of its true content. Please tell everyone you know that there is a Worldwide Boycott in place, and that we need everyone to support that Boycott in order for it to have maximum effect. If possible copy and paste this message below on international Michael Jackson sites, Facebook, public forums and youtube to get this message to as many people as possible.

" We, the worldwide fan community now clearly state that we are united in our defiance of Rabbi Shmuley's act of betrayal. We do not support his book in any way. We believe the publication of the content of these tapes to be a breach of the trust Michael placed in Shmuley and we will not help him profit from Michael's death. We send a clear message to all those who seek to attack the truth, beauty and integrity of Michael's memory. We, as a community will not support or tolerate any such attacks, but will actively protect Michael's legacy and rights - not only for Michael and his children who survive him, but for all of us who choose to honour what Michael achieved, endured and gave here. He lives whenever and wherever he is remembered. And we choose to remember him always with love and honor. "

3:)

Aphrodite Jones has stated on her site http://www.aphroditejones.com that she has been unable to get her book ' The Michael Jackson Conspiracy ' - which exposes not only the full extent of the unprecedented media bias against Michael from 1993 onwards and subsequently after his complete acquittal in 2005; but also the level of involvedness and connection between Tom Sneddon, Diane Dimond, Maureen Orth, Nancy Grace, The Smoking Gun and other key figures in the media; - stocked in bookstores or shops across America and in other countries. It is still only available on Amazon. That is fine for people who already know about the book, but we need to get this book available to people on a mass level. At the moment if you go into any bookshop anywhere, you will probably see a copy of Rabbi Shmuley's, Halpern's or Chandler's book. This means, effectively, that the only current books out there about Michael - apart from tribute books, are books which attack and deny the truth of Michael's innocence and the integrity of his memory.

Here is how we, the fans, can change this:

Once a week or once a month spare a little time to increase demand for this book by simply asking for it in bookshops and libraries in whatever country you live in. By simply asking for book, you are in effect ordering it and this will get Aphrodite Jones's book into the shops. All bookshops respond to supply and demand. What I mean by that is simply this: If you go into a bookshop and say you want to order - ' The Michael Jackson Conspiracy' by Aphrodite Jones, they will do it. If you can, buy two and ask the shop to keep one and display it. If every single one of us, instead of ordering the book from Amazon, goes into a bookshop or library and asks for Aphrodite Jones's book, gradually mainstream demand for it will increase and it will start to be stocked on a mass level.

Seeing Aphrodite's book on display will mean we can gradually start to change the general public's ignorance about what was done to Michael. Getting the information in Aphrodite's book out there is just one of the ways we can all help to support the Worldwide Movement for the complete vindication of Michael's name. We know Michael is being given accolades musically now, but we want his reputation to be restored completely also. As Aphrodite says on her site:

" People revere him now..as they should. But, why does everyone stay away from the ' elephant in the room ' and leave so many minds to continue to wonder about his ethics and morals as a human being? Michael Jackson was an angel. Sent to us to heal the world and bring us all together as one color, one people.'

At one point in This Is It, Michael talks about how we can all make change happen. He says who are ' they?' Michael tells us it is ' us' who must 'make the change.' He is right. Our collective power can, and will, be felt by the small and individual ways we can all affect change. By buying the products of the Estate, voting for Michael at the AMA's, supporting books and people who tell the truth about Michael, and equally not supporting those who do not - we are making change happen.

4:)

Oprah Winfrey, who for four months after Michael's death said nothing about his passing, and also did not - like virtually every other publication worldwide, think Michael's death important enough to run any kind of tribute to him in her own magazine 'O' - has now due to the huge backlash she has been receiving on her own feedback site, decided to air a programme on her show working titled
' I Am Michael Jackson's Biggest Fan.' Below are five questions that I would hope any fans that decide to go to the taping of this show will ask:

Questions For Oprah:
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a:)

Oprah, did it occur to you - before, or after - the negative reaction to your so-called tribute and non-existent acknowledgement of Michael's death in your magazine, that it would help your declining ratings if you now did a show about Michael Jackson's fans?

b:)

When Michael Jackson chose in the early 1990's to give you - a woman of colour, the career break of a lifetime by breaking his years long silence to invite you to his home for a 90 minute interview; - Did you ever stop to think how much your betrayal of him on Access Hollywood, or your highly unprofessional questions to Lisa Marie Presley about her feelings towards Michael when she came on your show must have hurt Michael deeply when he was alive?

c:)

Do you, in light of the undisputed boost your career received after interviewing Michael in 1993, honestly consider your 38 minute show 'Remembering Michael,' a fitting tribute for a worldwide artist and humanitarian of Michael's stature? Or do you, on reflection Oprah, realize that in the eyes of many who were waiting to hear and see your show - know that the large majority of Michael's fans found it to be profoundly disrespectful and implicitly judgemental, and not at all reflective of Michael's huge contribution to music and this planet? In short Oprah, do you think Michael deserved better from you - of all people?

d:)

Do you have any plans to interview Aphrodite Jones or Thomas Mesereau, Brian Oxman, Azja Pryor, Mary A. Fischer, Cory Rooney - or anyone for that matter with an acknowledged and serious interest in the long-term vindication of Michael's name on your show in the foreseeable future, so that America can at least be given an intelligent choice about what they choose to believe about Michael. Geraldo took the time in 2005 to consistently and publicly support Michael during his trial and gave him a platform from which he could be heard. For a woman whose personal wealth has been built on a reputation for asking the difficult questions, the uncomfortable questions - we the fans now ask you this:

e:)

Why Oprah, aren't you asking any questions about the unprecedented level of media bias Michael endured when he was alive and the profoundly substantial doubts that hang over the credibilty of the allegations he faced?

5:)

Resolution 600, the proposal endorsed by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee that seeks to have Michael honoured as a humanitarian and a global musical legend needs our support. The journey to get it passed may be a long one. Please write a letter AND an email to Congresswoman's Lee's office in support of Resolution 600.

The email address at Lee's office is: Shashrine.Thomas@mail.house.gov

( Shashrine Thomas is Congresswoman Jackson-Lee's point of contact in her office. )

The Postal address is:
F.A.O Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee
Washington Office
2160 Rayburn Building
Washington D.C 20515

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6:)

Visit www.thesilencedtruth.com and in particular click on the ' Remember' section and read Cory Rooney's words. They are part of a larger interview which can be found online in www.examiner.com with Cory Rooney and Chris Apostle. It is a staggering interview about Michael and need to be read by as many people as possible.

Finally:

I believe Michael's death, although so painful and untimely - is also a wake-up call for us to get involved, to help one another and the planet and ultimately, to make the necessary changes to make our lives and the lives of others better. It is our incredible, never-ending love for Michael that we can all feel. It is why we hurt so much right now, why we dance so hard when we hear him, and it is why we will never forget him. Ever. I believe it is also an opportunity for all of us to stand up in whatever way we can now, for Michael's truth.

Join me in holding the vision that this truth will one day be known and understood by all on this planet - in our lifetime.

Keep the Faith.

We Are Millions.

x

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MICHAEL'S GLOVE HAS SOLD!!!!!!!WHY!!!!I BELIEVE THAT HIS GLOVE BELONG TO HIS CHILDREN!!!!!IF I HAD THIS GLOVE I'LL NEVER SELL IT!! I'LL BEEN SELFISH!!! I ALSO BELIEVE THAT PRINCE,PARIS AND BLANKET WANT EVERYTHINK BELONG TO THEIR FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay!! Congratulations to Michael for his FOUR AMAs. L.O.V.E. you forever. Your music will live forever!!

i love you habibi ...i will give my son insha 'allah the name (( michael))...i looooooooooooooove you more sweat heart ...kisses to your soul

when are you guys gonna post his awards from last night, ya know he won four plus he won the most awards ever won at the ama's

If i had this glove,, even for 1000000000000000000000000000$ would never sell it.. no way

I would keep with me till the end of my life

It just blows me away that they have not considered a "Graceland" for Michael......his things should never be auctioned off. They should pick a place or do the right thing (NEVERLAND)....and put all his possessions on display. God he has enough awards to fill a house. I personally would love to see all his possessions just as I did Elvis......my heart broke looking at those drawings....I as a mother could never have parted with those things.......I don't underatand why they are not on display for us..

I am so glad he won 4 awards (should have been 5). Taylor Swift will NEVER be in the same league as Michel.......and I am really surprised that AMA did not have some kind of tribute to him. He holds the record for the most awards...........stupid people.....

Love you MIchael

HELLO EVERYBODY,

DID ANYONE WATCH THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS? MICHAEL JACKSON WON 4 AWARDS. HE DID NOT WIN THE ARTIST OF THE YEAR. IT WENT TO TAYLOR SWIFT. TAYLOR WAS IN LONDON IN BY VIA SATELLITE SHE SAID, SHE WAS HONOR TO BE MENTION IN THE SAME CATEGORY WITH MICHAEL AND SHE WANTED TO THANK JANET AND THE JACKSON FAMILY. I WAS HOPING MICHAEL COULD HAVE WON THE ARTIST OF THE YEAR, BUT MICHAEL DID COME AWAY WITH 4 AWARDS AND THE MOST BY ANY OTHER ARTIST THAT HAD WON THE AMA WITH 23 TITLES, THAT IS RIGHT 23 TITLES. SO WE FANS SHOULD NOT BE UPSET.

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE AMA SHOW THAN WAS HANDLE TONIGHT ON ABC.

THANK YOU
4EVERMJ-ALWAYS IN MY HEART & MIND
ERICAKANE

I LOVE YOU MICHAEL JACKSON.......................................................................................................................

Saber que en el mundo existen personas que con dinero pueden hacer sus sueños realidad es envidiable de verdad, lamentablemente habemos personas que luchamos día a día para poder conseguir todo acerca de MICHAEL..por eso creo que para quienes necesitamos de tus recuerdos no es justo que se subasten tus pertenencias..además ni todo el dinero del mundo es suficiente para pagar lo que ese maravilloso guante significa para mi. Gracias a Dios ese guante y muchas de tus pertenencias estuvieron en mi país Chile, pero eso no es suficiente, en el mundo entero habemos personas que aún necesitamos seguir apreciando todo lo que a ti se refiera y es muy doloroso saber que nos están quitando esa posibilidad...es demasiada la tristeza y demasiado el sufrimiento que me dejó tu partida, como para que además no pueda volver a apreciar lo que algún día fue tuyo..bueno solo me queda rogar a Dios que toda esa gente afortunada que pudo llevarse algo de tí proteja con su vida lo para quienes de adoramos ha sido significativo...MICHAEL TE EXTRAÑO, TE NECESITO I LOVE YOU!!

it's been complicated emotion... I know there's nothing of g/d money could value all stuffs belonged to Michael. Those precious things are just absolutely beyond and above any money could buy. But it's a fortune that the guy has bid the glove to be put in the hotel in Macau which is nearby my residential area. I'm planning a trip to visit their hotel just only for Michael.

If I had something of Michael's I would never sell it!! I would be selfish and want to keep that part of him with me!!!!! Love my MJ more than anything!!!!!!!!!!!

I find it very sad that people feel the need to auction off things that once belonged to Michael...It is obvious that no real fan was among those people selling......I love you Michael

That's ALOT of money for Michael's glove!But if i had that money I would pay that much 4 it 2!So i can't complain!

so does any of the money go to his children? does anyone know?

Wow... That's ridiculous. Nothing of michael's should have a price value.

I think it's sad their auctioning off his memorabilia.

I wish his glove could be put into a museum, maybe at Neverland - that glove is a piece of history.

i love you and miss you MJ

Being a fan, and auctioning Michael's memorabilia seems like a contradiciton in terms to me!

if i would of had the money i would have bought that glove to!!!! i love you more applehead

The glove sold for $350,000, and all the items together fetched 2 million dollars. This was way over that estimated value they thought it would sell for. GO MJ!!!!!

wow! 2 million for a glove?

I'm confused. I thought the auction was for charity and ALL the proceeds were to go to charity. I think Michael's children should have been given the glove, the Bad jacket and especially Michael's drawings. I felt bad about the children not getting these items, but the fact that it was for charity (I thought) made it a little easier to take. Maybe some needed the money, I can understand that, but it makes me feel bad nevertheless. I am glad that the glove and eight other of Mike's items will be on display in a hotel in Hong Kong for his fans to see.

PER ME TUTTO CIÒ CHE TI APPARTIENE HA UN VALORE INESTIMABILE, SEI LA CREATURA PIÙ BELLA E PIÙ BUONA DEL MONDO Smiling I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU VORREI SOLTANTO TOCCARTI E TENERTI, HO BISOGNO DI TE, DIO TI AMO, TI AMO COSI' TANTO, NON POSSO VIVERE SENZA DI TE. I LOVE YOU FOREVER MJ Smiling

PER ME SEI IL NUMERO UNO DEL PIANETA, DEL MONDO, DELL'UNIVERSO Smiling CONGRATULAZIONI I AM HAPPY FOR YOU MIO TESORO PER I QUATTRO PREMI OTTENUTI ALLA 37MA EDIZIONE DEGLI AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (22 NOVEMBRE 2009), CATEGORIA SOUL/R&B, MIGLIOR ARTISTA MASCHILE , MIGLIOR DISCO POP/ROCK E MIGLIOR ALBUM "NUMBER ONES" Smiling VORREI ANCHE AVERTI QUÌ CON ME, HO BISOGNO DI TE PERCHE TI VOGLIO TANTO BENE. I LOVE YOU MICHAEL YOU ARE MY LIFE, YOU ARE ALWAYS IN MY HEART Smiling

Great job everyone on voting for MJ!! I know we are all proud to say we bought his albums he won for when he was alive. I thought his webmasters for his site would have posted it last night. As we all know, Michael won four American Music Awards:

*Favorite Soul/ R & B Male Artist

*Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist

*Favorite Pop/Rock Album: Number Ones

*Favorite Soul/ R & B Album: Number Ones

Congrats Michael we Love you more! We supported you then we support you now. L-O-V-E