From Twitlonger;
I CAN'T WAIT TO INTRODUCE THE WORLD TO "MY FRIEND MICHAEL"
LIFELONG FRIEND OF MICHAEL JACKSON, FRANK CASCIO,
TO PUBLISH “MY FRIEND MICHAEL” WITH WILLIAM MORROW
Most Candid, Detailed Portrait of Pop Icon to Include
Many Never-Before-Seen Photos
New York, NY (January 25, 2011) – William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publisher today announced an agreement to publish the memoir MY FRIEND MICHAEL: Growing Up with the King of Pop by producer and lifelong Jackson friend, Frank Cascio.
The memoir, scheduled for Fall 2011, will chronicle Cascio’s relationship with Michael Jackson over 25 years and reveal the inside, behind-the-scenes story of the Michael that Cascio knew as the performer’s friend and closest confidante, offering the most candid, moving, and detailed portrait of the pop icon. The book will also include photos never before seen by the public.
Cascio intends to dedicate a portion of his proceeds from the book to charities benefiting children around the world. He plans to start with an organization that has been building housing, schools and orphanages in Haiti since the devastating earthquake that left many children without families. Details of his plans will be announced in the coming months.
Acquiring editor Matt Harper says “For more than 25 years, Frank was fortunate enough to be one of the few people that Michael Jackson chose to have around him. In that time he witnessed many of the singer’s most private and public moments firsthand, and with this book, Frank will share a side of Michael that only a handful of people have seen--a side that will set the record straight and change how people think about this often misunderstood icon.”
In MY FRIEND MICHAEL, Cascio tells the full story of his life with Michael, offering an uplifting and definitive account of the superstar’s life from someone who lived it alongside him during the most controversial times of Michael’s life. What emerges is an emotional new side of the “King of Pop,”––a human one that was at times unremarkably average but also terribly scarred by his life in the spotlight both on and off the stage. Packed with never-before-seen photos, amazingly insightful revelations, personal anecdotes, and private moments that are essential for every Michael Jackson fan, this book is a treasury of Michael Jackson lore, one that both celebrates his life and presents him as the special person that he really was.
World Rights to the book were acquired by William Morrow Senior Editor, Matt Harper from Matthew Guma of the Guma Agency.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Frank Cascio, an entrepreneur and producer who splits his time between New York, Los Angeles, and Germany, knew Michael Jackson for more than 25 years, including serving as his personal manager for nearly a decade from the 90's into the '00's . During that time, Cascio developed and co-produced “The Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Celebration, Madison Square Garden,” was co-producer and creative director of “The Michael Jackson Interview: Footage You Were Never Meant to See,” executive producer and creative director in collaboration with Brett Ratner on “Michael Jackson Private Home Movies,” which aired on Fox in 2003.
Cascio is a co-founder and partner in the private equity platform, IMPERIAL™. Through this platform, he and his partners, entertainment attorney, Eric Lerner, and venture capitalist, Sean Koh, deploy strategic capital to their portfolio companies in the areas of film and television development and production, media, technology and music publishing.
He is also part of the music production trio DTC based in Berlin, Germany.
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source: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/8de5g4
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For a related article (MJ's relationship with the Cascio family);
http://shineingrace.blogspot.com/2010/12/michael-jackson-and-cascios-after.html
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Michael Jackson and the Cascio's
After watching the Oprah show featuring the Cascio's, I wanted to learn more of this MJ's 'second family' of whom Michael had known for more than twenty-five years, as I am one of those who had very little knowledge of them, almost nil really, and seeing them and hearing their MJ accounts, what a revelation for me... and so here are some more bits and pieces I found from other sites;
"To me, Michael was more than a superstar entertainer: he was a brother, a father figure and probably the most loving person I have ever met. With all that has been written and said about Michael, what has been missing are his countless acts of anonymous kindness that I witnessed to those in the most desperate situations. ... Michael, we love you. You are the true Peter Pan."
--- Frank Cascio
"Michael Jackson yearned for normalcy..."
For one of the most famous men in the world, simple housecleaning was an escape from the hectic and isolated life that came with being Michael Jackson.
Longtime Jackson friend Frank Cascio, 28, told "Good Morning America" today that the King of Pop would just show up at his family's New Jersey home in hopes of capturing a sense of normalcy.
"And he would come with no security and nannies," Cascio said. "That's when he was himself."
Cascio said Jackson paid his family such a visit earlier this year and got a lot of joy from the pleasures of a simpler life.
"He would even help my mom vacuum the rug," he said. "He would, like, help clean up the house. And he was just a real human being."
Cascio said the two would even sneak off to hit the local stores or have dinner unnoticed.
"Sometimes we would sneak out ... with no security," he said. "And I would get him all dressed up in disguises."
"You know," Cascio continued, "everyone can walk down the street and go shopping. And, you know, we take that for granted, but he could never do that."
Cascio also praised Jackson as "the perfect father."
"He was the greatest father in the world to those kids," he said.
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'Mr. Dominic Cascio who owns il Michelangelo Restaurant in Boonton Township, NJ told me (Tommy Garrett) exclusively, "We loved Michael. He was a genius and a beautiful person. I've known Michael for twenty seven years and all I can say is he was not only a friend of ours, but he was part of our family. I don't know anyone as warm and caring as Michael Jackson and he will be missed. Michael was a real genuine person, who cared deeply for others. Our hearts are broken." Mr. Cascio added, "We pray for Michael's children."'
source: http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/On_the_Industry_1168/This_Week_in_Hollywoodland062809.php
MJ with his 'second family'
ADDENDUM:And here's something to look forward to; MJ'S "Secret" Work Tapes with the Cascio's
"But now sources tell me that there were “work tapes” made during the Cascio sessions. These aren’t outtakes of the songs, but tapes running in the studio while Michael discussed what was going on with Eddie Cascio and other members of the Cascio family. Jackson’s own kids even make cameo appearances on the tapes. At some point, the work tapes will be released, although it’s unclear by whom. The main thing is, there’s plenty of evidence of Michael Jackson working with Eddie Cascio.
Still, it’s nice to know that the tapes prove once and for all what was going on in the Cascios’ home studio in the summer of 2007. It’s truly, without a doubt, Michael Jackson on the recordings."
--- Roger Friedman
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