Our NY corrspondent Vernay C. Lewis sent us a report about the ‘Thriller 25th Anniversary Fan Party’ which took place at the Sage Theater in New York City (USA).

My friend Pete Carter had this brilliant idea to book the Sage Theater in New York City so that the fans could come together and celebrate the release of the 25th Anniversary Thriller Cd.

The event was this past Saturday, February 9, 2008. The meet and greet/dance portionwas from 6-8pm and the performances began around 8:15 or so. It was really nice and mellow. The entire lounge was decorated in MJ style decor and many of the performers were mingling about with the guests. It was a great opportunity to catch up with old MJ friends and meet new ones.

The Sage Theater was perfect for this type of party. It was a smaller more intimate venue which made it very personable. All of the performers were amazing and did an awesome job. Although they are all new upcoming artists of their own right, they sang their own renditions of our favorite MJ songs! What a treat….Odysy (yes, that’s how they spell it) opened the show with, “Wanna Be Startin’ Something”….and the fun just kept going from their. Anthony D’Amato performed the most soulful rendition of “PYT” I’ve ever heard. And their were countless others that blew us away. Make no mistake though, the highlight of the show for us Michael fans was Pete Carter’s impersonation of Michael Jackson. His performances were captivating! The costumes were amazing, the dancing was incredible, and the “THRILLER” finale was so scary! We sat in the front row, but by the time “THRILLER” ended, we were in the second row - SCARED! Too funny!

There was a compitition titled,”Michael Jackson Ultimate Fan Contest…It started out as seven of us, who had been chosen ahead of time to participate in the game. Um, no, I didn’t win, but my beautiful friend Beverly did and that’s acceptable! I’ll get her next time though. All we had to do is listen to song clips and write the names down. The songs were supposed to get more rare and more difficult as we went on. I lost on “GIRLFRIEND” a MJ song from the “Off the Wall” album that I know like the back of my hand. I still can’t believe I couldn’t recognize that! The runner-ups both received an advanced copy of the 25th Anniversary Thriller Album. Beverly, as the grand prize winner, also won an Annivesary Thriller cd, as well as the Visionary Box Set, The Ultimate Collection, and a rare MJ book. All the prizes were provided by Sony! : )

This was a great opportunity for us local East Coast fans to come together as we anticipated Michael’s newest release. And speaking of anticipation….we had a horrible snow and ice storm yesterday here in my hometown. But just like the postman, nor rain, sleet, or snow kept me from getting to the store to get my 25th Anniversary and Anniversary Deluxe cd’s….and I’m lovin’ them!!!!!!

Source: MJFC-USA