Jackson sings about escapism on previously unreleased song
A clip of a previously unreleased, 25-second snippet, Michael Jackson
song has hit the net, and it feels eerie. In the song "A Place With No
Name," the late King of Pop sings about his desire to travel to a
mysterious locale: "Take me to a place without no name."
It is not clear when the song was recorded or if it is referring to a
heaven-like utopia or a remote getaway. Years ago, America's manager
reportedly approved Michael's "A Place With No Name." Jim Morey,
America's current manager who also represented Michael in the late '80s
and early '90s, told TMZ that the band supported Michael's rendition.
"The band was honored that Michael chose to do their song and they
hope it becomes available for all Michael's fans to hear."
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Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler evacuated after 'ugly' bomb threat
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler were
evacuated from the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Saturday after
a bomb scare. The stars, in the middle of the press junket for their
upcoming film, "The Ugly Truth," exited to restaurant Il Cielo with the
press corps, where the junket continued.
The upscale hotel's 400 guests were also forced to leave the building
while police investigated. The bomb threat was phoned in - ultimately,
no suspicious materials were discovered and guests were allowed to
return after two hours.
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Japan's "Iron Man" quits, at 81
Japanese marathon runner Keizo Yamada has hung up his sneakers at the
grand old age of 81 - although he could be tempted back to run the odd
half marathon. Yamada, who represented Japan at the 1952 Helsinki
Olympics and won the Boston Marathon the following year, said the time
was right for him to "scale back" on his running.
Dubbed "Iron Man," Yamada ran three marathons this year, including
his 19th appearance in Boston, and completed the Tokyo Marathon in a
time of five hours, 34 minutes and 50 seconds. Kokichi Tsuburaya put the
sport on map in the Japan by taking bronze in the men's marathon at the
1964 Tokyo Olympics.