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[...]... that the next time we went to play in Indianapolis would be when Roosevelt went to the state championships The Jackson 5 would play between the evening and morning games, and Jackie would sink the winning shot for the title Dad liked to tease us, but you never knew what might happen with the Jacksons He wanted us to be good at many things, not just music I think maybe he got that drive from his father,... it was she who trained us religiously once we moved to L.A She also became a manager for the Jackson 5 We lived with her occasionally, ate with her, and even played with her We were a rowdy, high-spirited bunch, and she was young herself and full of fun She really contributed a lot toward the shaping of the Jackson 5, and I'll never be able to thank her enough for all she did I remember Suzanne showing... at me when they heard the line about the midget standing tall and by now I'd laugh along We heard these songs all over the dial, even on the rock stations They were a tremendous influence on all of us Jacksons and we owe them a lot After the Apollo, we kept playing with one eye on the map and one ear to the phone Mom and Dad had a rule about no more than five minutes a call, but when we came back from... front of a long mirror in the bathroom at school while the other kids looked on My father was pleased and we incorporated those steps into one of my routines Just before Randy and I turned the corner onto Jackson Street, there was a big puddle I looked for cars but there weren't any, so I let go of Randy's hand and jumped the puddle, catching on my toes so I could spin without getting the cuffs of my corduroys... we were good but because she didn't know anyone else who was spending the majority of his time trying to break his children into the music business She was even less thrilled when Dad told her he had booked us as a regular act at Mr Lucky's, a Gary nightspot We were being forced to spend our weekends in Chicago and other places trying to win an ever-increasing number of amateur shows, and these trips... accommodations would be okay, which surprised me until I realised the Motown people had picked the hotel We weren't used to having things done for us We liked to be our own bosses Dad had always been our booking agent, travel agent, and manager When he wasn't taking care of the arrangements, Mom was So it was no wonder that even Motown managed to make Dad feel suspicious that he should have made the reservations,... a word I couldn't stand not knowing, so I blurted, "How was that?" Jermaine shushed me The older guys who were backing us up were laughing about something I looked at them out of the corner of my eye "Jackson Jive, huh?" one of them called out with a big grin on his face I was confused, I think my brothers were too The man who had led us back said, "Thanks for coming up." We looked at Dad's face for... remember Berry Gordy sitting us all down and saying that we were going to make history together "I'm gonna make you the biggest thing in the world," he said, "and you're gonna be written about in history books." He really said that to us We were leaning forward, listening to him, and saying, "Okay! Okay!" I'll never forget that We were all over at his house, and it was like a fairy tale come true listening... and these men have it Like Michelangelo's work, it touches you, I don't care who you are I am always excited when I get a chance to meet someone whose work has affected me in some way Maybe I've read a book that has touched me deeply or made me think about things that I haven't focused on before A certain song or style of singing can excite me or move me and become a favourite that I'll never tire of... and soon Dad was holding his sides, laughing I wanted to know the joke too Dad said proudly that Jackie had overheard the headlining act talking among themselves One guy said, "We'd better not let those Jackson 5 cut us tonight with that midget they've got." I was upset at first because my feelings were hurt I thought they were being mean I couldn't help it that I was the shortest, but soon all the other .