Alan Light with Michael Jackson (photo #1 - Michael's eyes closed)
Image by Alan Light
Shot #1 of 2
After we took this photo Michael turned to me and said that he we should take another one because he think he blinked as the flash went off. I thought that was very nice of him. He didn't have to do that. These were the days of film, and I wouldn't know his eyes were closed until the film was developed later.
Photo taken at the Kahala Hilton Hotel, early February 1988 - Michael Jackson was staying there for 3 days and I saw him 8 times during those 3 days .
This evening he ventured out alone with Jimmy Safechuck, a boy he was traveling with who was appearing in Pepsi TV commercvials with him at the time - After this photo Michael said "I think I blinked" and suggested we take it again, which we did.
Photo taken at night around the pool area at the Kahala Hilton Hotel, early February 1988. This was two years after he was diagnosd with vitiligo, a skin condition, and one month before he bought the land for what would become Neverland.
Michael was extremely sweet and nice to us, and we talked to him for about 15 minutes. When I saw him and asked for a picture he said "Okay, but let's go farther away from the hotel. They don't know I'm out here and I would be in trouble if they knew." At the time, I assumed "they" meant his security people but maybe he just meant people in general.
Scanned from the original 35MM film negative.
I found this information on the internet about Jimmy Safechuck:
"Jackson met Jimmy Safechuck during the recording of the Pepsi commercial in 1988. Jimmy was 10 years old, from California. He dressed in the same clothes as Jackson. He enjoyed the singer's complete attention, and went on tour with him. Jimmy's parents received a Rolls Royce worth 0,000, and afterwards, a Mercedes Benz each. Reasons why their friendship ended are unknown."
ЯEFLECT 13
Image by Canadian Film Centre
Slawko Klymkiw, Executive Director, CFC with Gala Co-Chairs Pat DiBratto, Senior Vice President & GMM, Buying & Merchandising, Holt Renfrew and Salah Bachir, President, Ciniplex Media Entertainment.
To learn more about the CFC, please visit: cfccreates.com
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Image by Canadian Film Centre
Gala Co-Chair Salah Bachir, President, Ciniplex Media Entertainment, Jackie Richardson, Gala Co-Chair Pat DiBratto, Senior Vice President & GMM, Buying & Merchandising, Holt Renfrew and Slawko Klymkiw, Executive Director, CFC.
To learn more about the CFC, please visit: cfccreates.com
Celebrity Infinity
Image by Tom Mascardo
One of my favorite photos from this trip, I had just bought a mini-tripod!
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