Post by Aihnoa on Sept 3, 2004 20:57:18 GMT 1
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LaTOYA JACKSON — speaking of re- invention — used a clever device to get airplay on her current single, "Just Wanna Dance." The one-time wayward sister of Michael and Janet sent DJs her record with the pseudonym "Toy," her family nickname. She laughs, "We said I was a European artist, and it just took off. When I revealed it was me, they couldn't believe it, and some even told me they would never have touched the record had they known the truth!" The song, which she co-wrote and co-produced with Jeffre Phillips, is No. 13 on Billboard's dance charts.
Good for LaToya! I always used to refer to this girl as the Cassandra of the Jackson family — she told the truth, but nobody would believe her, because of her outrageous appearance and the way she carried on, under the aegis of ex-hubby/manager Jack Gordon.
But that's in the past.LaToya, tamed, is back in the surgically altered bosom of her family and solidly behind her embattled brother Michael. Although she won't get personal on his predicament, she did reveal that the idea for the family to dress all in white at a recent court appearance was hers. "I felt we should all wear white, and that's what everybody did. I can't explain it. It's something we are keeping to ourselves. Not for the public." LaToya used to look almost as . . . unusual as Michael. But now she is much softer, more natural and appears younger than her age. (She speaks, as all the Jacksons do, in a whispery, vulnerable, slightly wary voice.)
Beauty secrets? "For three generations, my mother's family washed their faces in Castile soap. All of us use it." And? "I haven't eaten meat since I was 13." And? "I recently started working out with Janet. But basically, I just watch her and then step on the treadmill for five minutes. I'm afraid of building muscle." She takes vitamins, too. LaToya has another single and a complete CD ready to go. She feels strong, renewed and empowered, and these days her empowerment doesn't include cavorting nude with snakes. I mean, look where that got Eve.
Go Toy Toy 
LaTOYA JACKSON — speaking of re- invention — used a clever device to get airplay on her current single, "Just Wanna Dance." The one-time wayward sister of Michael and Janet sent DJs her record with the pseudonym "Toy," her family nickname. She laughs, "We said I was a European artist, and it just took off. When I revealed it was me, they couldn't believe it, and some even told me they would never have touched the record had they known the truth!" The song, which she co-wrote and co-produced with Jeffre Phillips, is No. 13 on Billboard's dance charts.
Good for LaToya! I always used to refer to this girl as the Cassandra of the Jackson family — she told the truth, but nobody would believe her, because of her outrageous appearance and the way she carried on, under the aegis of ex-hubby/manager Jack Gordon.
But that's in the past.LaToya, tamed, is back in the surgically altered bosom of her family and solidly behind her embattled brother Michael. Although she won't get personal on his predicament, she did reveal that the idea for the family to dress all in white at a recent court appearance was hers. "I felt we should all wear white, and that's what everybody did. I can't explain it. It's something we are keeping to ourselves. Not for the public." LaToya used to look almost as . . . unusual as Michael. But now she is much softer, more natural and appears younger than her age. (She speaks, as all the Jacksons do, in a whispery, vulnerable, slightly wary voice.)
Beauty secrets? "For three generations, my mother's family washed their faces in Castile soap. All of us use it." And? "I haven't eaten meat since I was 13." And? "I recently started working out with Janet. But basically, I just watch her and then step on the treadmill for five minutes. I'm afraid of building muscle." She takes vitamins, too. LaToya has another single and a complete CD ready to go. She feels strong, renewed and empowered, and these days her empowerment doesn't include cavorting nude with snakes. I mean, look where that got Eve.
Go Toy Toy 
