The Osmond Family is Everywhere and the Jackson 5 Is Nowhere In Sight

Remembering growing up with that fierce competitions between sining groups the Osmonds and the Jackson 5. There were the albums, the TV specials, the Saturday morning cartoons and finally the fan club membership. Well 35 or so years later the Osmonds are the group that's back on top.

I mean they are every where. Marie was a finalist on Dancing With The Stars. Donny becomes a special corespondent to that show and now he is a regular host on the Insider. He is now been announced as the host of this years Miss USA Pageant in Las Vegas. And let us not forget that "family of thousands" Oprah had on her Osmond Reunion Show that has replayed at least four times. From there the Osmonds went to Disney World for commercials and an up coming TV Special. Wow, I'm tired just list it all. But the B story is The Jackson 5 and Janet and any thing that might be going on with them. And unfortunately the answer is not much. And not much believe it or not is better than court scandal and networks talking about exposed breast.

I just think with Michael's current financial status that a Jackson Family concert Tour really should be happening this summer, because AI don't know a member of that family who has seen a good pay check in quite a while. Yes Janet, we do recognize your film acting of late, but readers know just what I'm talking about.

Remember When All You Ever Wanted To Be Was A Member Of The Jackson 5?

The New York Post has a distressing article about The Jackson Clan's climb up Brokedown Mountain. The road to riches is paved with folks who were at one time living high off the hog. Exhibit A:

Marlon Jackson, 51, an original Jackson Five member who stocks shelves at a Vons supermarket in San Diego, had to temporarily move into an extended-stay hotel. It's gets worse family.

Randy, 46, does odd jobs, including fixing cars in a Los Angeles garage owned by a family friend. He recently claimed Michael was going to give him $1.7 million - “a pipe dream,” said another brother last week.

Jackie, 56, the oldest and most debonair of the brothers, is struggling to manage his son Siggy’s aspiring rap career after an Internet clothing business startup and attempts to produce music failed.

Jermaine, 54, shuttles back and forth from his girlfriend’s home in Ventura County, Calif., to his parents’ mansion in Encino, where Jackie and Randy still bunk.

Tito, 55, is the only brother still making music, but it’s a meager living. The guitarist fronts a blues and jazz band that plays small venues and nets him $500 and $1,500 per occasional gig - a far cry from the days when the Jacksons could pull in 50,000 people at $30 a ticket.

While the verdict is still out on Rebbie and LaToya, we all know Mike’s financial status. And apparently Janet’s trying to suport everybody at this point. It doesn't take Ben Bernake to give us the sum total of the family's net worth. Then again, they could still be on some corner turning tricks and slinging rocks in Gary, Indiana.

At least it was one helluva ride!

JERMAINE JACKSON CAN'T PAY CHILD SUPPORT BECAUSE HE'S A BMWJ (BLACK MAN WITHOUT A JOB)

Someone put a call into Michael Jackson and ask him to please do an Asian and European tour with all of his broke a** brothers.

All of you (that means you too Michael) need a job, any job, a little job, a piece of a job. Black men ya' need a job. Working would clear up a whole lot of problems like the one Jermaine Jackson went to court for this week.

A judge just decided that Jermaine Jackson will not have to pay child or spousal support ... for now. Jermaine's off the hook because the judge could not verify any income for the Jackson brother, though his ex-wife Alejandra claims he made money off "Big Brother" and got $150,000 from Prince Abdul in the Middle East -- which Jermaine called a "loan." Jackson's mother Katherine was ordered to continue paying for the children's expenses and must let Alejandra continue to live in their home for free. The next hearing will take place September 24.

If other dinosaurs, like The Eagles, Fleetwood Mack, America and the Rolling Stones can tour and make money, surely The Jacksons can too (well, maybe not in the U.S.A. - but out in the rest of the world - they are still big time).

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