In late November 2001, the CBS Televisyen network aired a two-hour special in honor of Michael Jackson's thirtieth tahun as a solo entertainer (his first solo single, "Got to Be There", was recorded in 1971). The tunjuk was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop's most expensive ever; the best seats cost $5,000 and included a makan malam, majlis makan malam with Michael Jackson and a signed poster. Jackson reportedly earned $7.5 million for each of the...
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