Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 :_: The_AT Magic_JJ ,_, The_AT Madness_NN1 ,_, The_AT Whole_JJ Story_NN1 The_AT bucolic_JJ town_NN1 of_IO Los_NP1 Olivos_NP1 in_II Santa_NP1 Barbara_NP1 County_NN1 is_VBZ a_RR21 little_RR22 more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 hundred_NNO years_NNT2 old_JJ ._. 
If_CS a_AT1 visitor_NN1 wants_VVZ a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO the_AT local_JJ history_NN1 ,_, Mattei_NP1 's_GE Tavern_NP1 ,_, built_VVN in_II 1886_MC ,_, is_VBZ the_AT place_NN1 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO many_DA2 monuments_NN2 to_II a_AT1 bygone_JJ era_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 stagecoach_NN1 stop_VV0 where_RRQ guests_NN2 stayed_VVD overnight_RT during_II their_APPGE journeys_NN2 ,_, back_RP when_CS the_AT only_JJ mode_NN1 of_IO transportation_NN1 was_VBDZ horse-drawn_JJ carriage_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 also_RR became_VVD a_AT1 stop-off_JJ point_NN1 for_IF the_AT Pacific_NP1 Coast_NN1 Railway_NN1 narrow_JJ gauge_NN1 line_NN1 ,_, constructed_VVN in_II the_AT 1880s_MC2 when_CS travel_NN1 by_II land_NN1 along_II the_AT coast_NN1 ranged_VVN from_II difficult_JJ to_II impossible_JJ ._. 
At_II its_APPGE zenith_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 stretched_VVD over_II seventy-_NN1 five_MC miles_NNU2 from_II what_DDQ was_VBDZ once_RR called_VVN Harford_NP1 Wharf_NN1 on_II San_NP1 Luis_NP1 Bay_NN1 ,_, south_ND1 to_II Los_NP1 Olivos_NP1 ._. 
Passengers_NN2 spent_VVD the_AT night_NNT1 at_II Mattei_NP1 's_VBZ before_II taking_VVG the_AT stagecoach_NN1 to_II Santa_NP1 Barbara_NP1 the_AT next_MD day_NNT1 ._. 
Today_RT ,_, the_AT Carriage_NN1 Museum_NN1 is_VBZ on_II this_DD1 site_NN1 ,_, providing_VVG a_AT1 visual_JJ history_NN1 of_IO the_AT region_NN1 ._. 
The_AT original_JJ watering_NN1 hole_NN1 is_VBZ now_RT a_AT1 charming_JJ eatery_NN1 called_VVN Brothers_NN2 Restaurant_NN1 at_II Mattei_NP1 's_GE Tavern_NP1 ._. 
One_MC1 recent_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 strange-looking_JJ man_NN1 came_VVD through_II the_AT Museum_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 boy_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 girl_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 infant_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ accompanied_VVN by_II two_MC women_NN2 ,_, senior_JJ citizens_NN2 who_PNQS tended_VVD to_II the_AT youngsters_NN2 ,_, maybe_RR nursemaids_NN2 ,_, one_PN1 cradling_VVG the_AT baby_NN1 in_II a_AT1 blanket_NN1 ._. 
Also_RR present_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 male_JJ assistant_NN1 who_PNQS appeared_VVD to_TO be_VBI in_II his_APPGE early_JJ twenties_MC2 ._. 
His_APPGE eyes_NN2 darted_VVD about_RP ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II high_JJ alert_JJ ,_, vigilantly_RR aware_JJ of_IO his_APPGE surroundings_NN2 ,_, of_IO what_DDQ others_NN2 were_VBDR doing_VDG in_II his_APPGE presence_NN1 ._. 
The_AT older_JJR man_NN1 ,_, wearing_VVG a_AT1 deep-purple_JJ ,_, silk_NN1 surgical_JJ mask_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 fedora_NN1 over_II ink-jet_NN1 black_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC oversized_VVD sunglasses_NN2 ,_, stood_VVD before_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT photographic_JJ displays_NN2 ._. 
"_" Prince_NN1 !_! 
Paris_NP1 !_! "_" he_PPHS1 called_VVD out_RP ._. 
"_" Come_VV0 here_RL ._. 
Look_VV0 at_II this_DD1 ._. "_" 
The_AT tots_NN2 ran_VVD to_II his_APPGE side_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 pointed_VVD to_II the_AT picture_NN1 with_IW one_MC1 chalky_JJ ,_, spindly_JJ finger_NN1 --_NN1 at_II the_AT tip_NN1 of_IO which_DDQ was_VBDZ wrapped_VVN a_AT1 Band-Aid_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC read_VV0 the_AT accompanying_JJ description_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE high-pitched_JJ voice_NN1 sounding_VVG instructive_JJ ._. 
In_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE reading_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 admonished_VVD the_AT boy_NN1 to_TO pay_VVI closer_JJR attention_NN1 ,_, insisting_VVG that_CST "_" this_DD1 is_VBZ important_JJ ._. "_" 
The_AT group_NN1 moved_VVN from_II one_MC1 display_NN1 to_II the_AT next_MD ,_, the_AT masked_JJ man_NN1 reading_VVG each_DD1 narrative_NN1 ,_, beseeching_VVG the_AT children_NN2 to_TO listen_VVI ,_, carefully_RR ._. 
After_CS the_AT day_NNT1 's_GE lesson_NN1 ,_, the_AT small_JJ group_NN1 enjoyed_VVD a_AT1 bite_NN1 to_TO eat_VVI in_II the_AT restaurant_NN1 ._. 
While_CS there_RL ,_, they_PPHS2 laughed_VVD among_II themselves_PPX2 ,_, sharing_VVG private_JJ jokes_NN2 ,_, yet_RR seeming_VVG closed_VVN off_RP from_II their_APPGE environment_NN1 ,_, never_RR acknowledging_VVG the_AT existence_NN1 of_IO anyone_PN1 outside_II their_APPGE miniature_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
The_AT masked_JJ man_NN1 fed_VVD himself_PPX1 by_II lifting_VVG his_APPGE disguise_NN1 just_RR a_AT1 tad_NN1 ,_, rather_CS21 than_CS22 take_VVI it_PPH1 off_RP ._. 
The_AT locals_NN2 tried_VVD to_TO ignore_VVI the_AT odd_JJ contingent_NN1 ._. 
However_RR ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ not_XX to_TO stare_VVI ,_, particularly_RR since_CS the_AT children_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN wearing_VVG masks_NN2 ,_, too_RG --_JJ not_XX surgical_JJ ,_, though_CS ..._... just_JJ Halloween_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD them_PPHO2 off_RP to_TO eat_VVI ,_, and_CC then_RT put_VVI them_PPHO2 back_RP on_II ,_, once_RR21 again_RR22 hiding_VVG their_APPGE faces_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT early_JJ 1900s_MC2 ,_, a_AT1 major_JJ new_JJ rail_NN1 line_NN1 was_VBDZ built_VVN thirty_MC miles_NNU2 closer_RRR to_II the_AT Pacific_NP1 coast_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS Los_NP1 Olivos_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN bypassed_VVN by_II it_PPH1 ,_, the_AT population_NN1 of_IO the_AT once-thriving_JJ town_NN1 dwindled_VVD ._. 
However_RR ,_, it_PPH1 has_VHZ since_RR been_VBN rediscovered_VVN ,_, thanks_NN2 to_II an_AT1 influx_NN1 of_IO tourists_NN2 in_II the_AT last_MD twenty_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Now_RT there_EX is_VBZ an_AT1 Indian_JJ reservation_NN1 and_CC gambling_NN1 casino_NN1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO spas_NN2 and_CC New_JJ Age_NN1 healing_NN1 centers_NN2 ._. 
Small_NP1 and_CC locally_RR owned_VVN art_NN1 galleries_NN2 ,_, antique_JJ stores_NN2 ,_, gift_NN1 shops_NN2 ,_, boutiques_NN2 and_CC wineries_NN2 flourish_VV0 in_II restored_JJ western-themed_JJ buildings_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 afternoon_NNT1 ,_, the_AT masked_JJ man_NN1 visited_VVD one_MC1 of_IO the_AT art_NN1 galleries_NN2 ._. 
"_" Now_RT ,_, t/tis_FU one_PN1 would_VM be_VBI just_RR perfect_JJ in_II the_AT bedroom_NN1 ,_, would_VM n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD to_II his_APPGE young_JJ assistant_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 held_VVD up_RP a_AT1 small_JJ oil_NN1 painting_NN1 of_IO two_MC angels_NN2 floating_VVG ethereally_RR above_II a_AT1 sleeping_JJ child_NN1 ._. 
The_AT assistant_NN1 nodded_VVD ._. 
"_" Yoo-hoo_UH ,_, "_" called_VVN out_RP the_AT masked_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
"_" How_RGQ much_DA1 for_IF this_DD1 one_PN1 ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 and_CC the_AT curator_NN1 conferred_VVD ,_, privately_RR ._. 
Then_RT the_AT man_NN1 in_II the_AT disguise_NN1 walked_VVD over_RP to_II his_APPGE assistant_NN1 and_CC whispered_VVD into_II his_APPGE ear_NN1 ._. 
"_" Okay_RR ,_, very_RG good_JJ ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 finally_RR said_VVD to_II the_AT store_NN1 owner_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'll_VM take_VVI it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
The_AT proprietor_NN1 scribbled_VVN on_II a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 and_CC handed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II the_AT younger_JJR man_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS then_RT extracted_VVD a_AT1 wad_NN1 of_IO bills_NN2 from_II his_APPGE wallet_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 counted_VVD them_PPHO2 off_RP to_TO pay_VVI for_IF the_AT purchase_NN1 ._. 
"_" No_UH ,_, wait_VV0 !_! 
That_DD1 's_VBZ too_RG much_DA1 ,_, "_" said_VVD the_AT masked_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN watching_VVG ,_, carefully_RR ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD you_PPY said_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 hundred_NNO dollars_NNU2 ._. 
Not_XX a_AT1 hundred_NNO and_CC six_MC dollars_NNU2 ,_, and_CC change_NN1 ._. "_" 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 quick_JJ ,_, urgent_JJ conference_NN1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ ?_? 
Tax_NN1 ?_? 
Really_RR ?_? 
On_II this_DD1 ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 show_NN1 of_IO thinking_VVG hard_RR ._. 
"_" Well_RR ,_, okay_RR ,_, then_RT ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 decided_VVD ._. 
"_" Thanks_NN2 ,_, anyway_RR ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 put_VVD the_AT painting_NN1 down_RP ._. 
More_DAR negotiation_NN1 ._. 
"_" Really_RR ?_? 
Okay_RR ,_, good_JJ ,_, then_RT ._. 
A_AT1 hundred_NNO dollars_NNU2 it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. "_" 
The_AT covered_JJ man_NN1 regarded_VVN the_AT painting_NN1 ,_, again_RT ._. 
"_" My_APPGE God_NP1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RG beautiful_JJ ,_, is_VBZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 remarked_VVD ,_, picking_VVG it_PPH1 up_RP ._. 
"_" The_AT way_NN1 those_DD2 children_NN2 are_VBR so_RR ..._... protected_VVN ._. 
How_RGQ sweet_JJ ._. "_" 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE assistant_NN1 walked_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT gallery_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 turned_VVD and_CC hollered_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT proprietor_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 just_RR want_VV0 you_PPY to_TO know_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 wonderful_JJ person_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 you_PPY all_DB the_AT luck_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 with_IW your_APPGE store_NN1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI back_RP soon_RR ._. "_" 
Los_NP1 Olivos_NP1 is_VBZ the_AT home_NN1 of_IO about_RG five_MC hundred_NNO horse_NN1 ranch_NN1 estates_NN2 ,_, Victorian-style_JJ homes_NN2 and_CC about_RG two_MC dozen_NNO businesses_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 thousand_NNO people_NN ,_, maybe_RR less_RRR ,_, call_VV0 this_DD1 remote_JJ and_CC slumbering_VVG place_NN1 home_RL (_( fewer_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 dozen_NNO of_IO them_PPHO2 black_JJ )_) ,_, including_II one_MC1 unlikely_JJ resident_NN1 ,_, the_AT only_JJ man_NN1 in_II town_NN1 who_PNQS wears_VVZ a_AT1 mask_NN1 :_: Michael_NP1 Joseph_NP1 Jackson_NP1 ._. 
Figueroa_NP1 Mountain_NNL1 Road_NN1 winds_VVZ upward_RL through_II the_AT lush_JJ and_CC rolling_VVG Santa_NP1 Ynez_NP1 Valley_NN1 of_IO Los_NP1 Olivos_NP1 ._. 
A_AT1 man_NN1 sells_VVZ apples_NN2 under_II a_AT1 leafy_JJ old_JJ shade_NN1 tree_NN1 on_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT road_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN doing_VDG so_RR for_IF years_NNT2 ._. 
Every_AT1 day_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 sits_VVZ with_IW nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI but_CCB sell_VV0 his_APPGE fruit_NN ,_, enjoy_VV0 his_APPGE day_NNT1 and_CC bake_VV0 in_II the_AT sun_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO place_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 half_DB mile_NNU1 back_RP from_II the_AT road_NN1 ,_, behind_II an_AT1 imposing_JJ oak_NN1 gate_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ 5225_MC Figueroa_NP1 Mountain_NNL1 Road_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 massive_JJ Danish-style_JJ split-level_JJ farmhouse_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE brick_NN1 and_CC masonry_NN1 walls_NN2 crisscrossed_VVN with_IW wooden_JJ beams_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ where_RRQ Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 lives_VVZ ._. 
This_DD1 2700-acre_JJ property_NN1 ,_, originally_RR a_AT1 ranch_NN1 for_IF farming_VVG dry_JJ oats_NN1 and_CC running_JJ cattle_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ once_RR known_VVN as_II Sycamore_NN1 Ranch_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 came_VVD on_II the_AT market_NN1 at_II $35_NNU million_NNO ;_; Michael_NP1 purchased_VVD it_PPH1 for_IF $17_NNU million_NNO in_II May_NPM1 1988_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 then_RT changed_VVD the_AT name_NN1 to_II Neverland_NP1 Valley_NN1 Ranch_NN1 --_NN1 Neverland_NP1 ,_, for_IF short_JJ --_NN1 an_AT1 homage_NN1 to_II Peter_NP1 Pan_NP1 's_GE Neverland_NP1 ._. 
The_AT first_MD order_NN1 of_IO business_NN1 for_IF Michael_NP1 was_VBDZ to_TO build_VVI his_APPGE own_DA amusement_NN1 park_NN1 on_II the_AT acreage_NN1 ,_, including_II a_AT1 merry-go-round_NN1 ,_, giant_JJ sliding_JJ board_NN1 ,_, railway_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE own_DA train_NN1 and_CC even_RR a_AT1 Ferris_NP1 wheel_NN1 ._. 
With_IW his_APPGE kind_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM pretty_RG much_RR do_VDI anything_PN1 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO do_VDI ..._... and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 all_DB at_II Neverland_NP1 ._. 
Michael_NP1 's_GE corner_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 is_VBZ verdantly_RR green_JJ as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT eye_NN1 can_VM see_VVI ._. 
Old-fashioned_JJ windmills_NN2 dot_VV0 the_AT landscape_NN1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ an_AT1 elegant_JJ softness_NN1 to_II the_AT grandeur_NN1 ;_; thousands_NNO2 of_IO trees_NN2 gently_RR shade_VV0 superbly_RR manicured_JJ grounds_NN2 which_DDQ include_VV0 a_AT1 five-acre_JJ man-made_JJ ,_, ice-blue_JJ lake_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 soothing_JJ ,_, never_RR pummeling_VVG ,_, five-foot_JJ waterfall_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 graceful_JJ ,_, inviting_JJ stone_NN1 bridge_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ here_RL ,_, amidst_II the_AT infinite_JJ silence_NN1 of_IO unfarmed_JJ ,_, rolling_VVG and_CC gentle_JJ countryside_NN1 ,_, that_CST Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 has_VHZ created_VVN his_APPGE own_DA environment_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 safe_JJ haven_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 from_II an_AT1 ever-pressing_NN1 ,_, ever-difficult_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
Two_MC thousand_NNO miles_NNU2 east_ND1 ,_, in_II the_AT grimy_JJ industrial_JJ city_NN1 of_IO Gary_NP1 ,_, Indiana_NP1 ,_, there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 small_JJ ,_, two-bedroom_JJ ,_, one-bath_NN1 ,_, brick-and-aluminum-_NN1 sided_VVD home_RL on_II a_AT1 corner_NN1 lot_NN1 ._. 
The_AT property_NN1 ,_, at_II 2300_MC Jackson_NP1 Street_NNL1 ,_, is_VBZ about_RG a_AT1 hundred_NNO feet_NN2 deep_RR and_CC fifty_MC feet_NN2 wide_JJ ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ no_AT garage_NN1 ,_, no_AT landscaping_NN1 and_CC no_AT green_JJ grass_NN1 ._. 
Thick_JJ smoke_NN1 plumes_NN2 upward_RL from_II nearby_JJ factories_NN2 ;_; it_PPH1 envelops_VVZ the_AT atmosphere_NN1 in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 that_CST makes_VVZ a_AT1 person_NN1 breathing_VVG such_DA air_NN1 feel_VV0 just_RR a_RR21 little_RR22 ..._... sick_JJ ._. 
Joseph_NP1 and_CC Katherine_NP1 Jackson_NP1 ,_, Michael_NP1 's_GE parents_NN2 ,_, purchased_VVD the_AT home_NN1 in_II 1950_MC for_IF $8,500_NNU ,_, with_IW a_AT1 $500_NNU down_II payment_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 place_NN1 ,_, primarily_RR in_II a_AT1 black_JJ neighborhood_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ where_RRQ Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 first_MD lived_VVN as_II a_AT1 child_NN1 ,_, with_IW his_APPGE parents_NN2 and_CC siblings_NN2 Maureen_NP1 ,_, Jackie_NP1 ,_, Tito_NP1 ,_, Jermaine_NP1 ,_, LaToya_NP1 ,_, Marlon_NP1 ,_, Janet_NP1 and_CC Randy_NP1 ._. 
Like_II most_DAT parents_NN2 ,_, Joseph_NP1 and_CC Katherine_NP1 wanted_VVD their_APPGE children_NN2 to_TO succeed_VVI ._. 
In_II the_AT early_JJ fifties_MC2 the_AT best_RRT they_PPHS2 could_VM do_VDI was_VBDZ two_MC bedrooms_NN2 and_CC one_MC1 bath_NN1 for_IF eleven_MC people_NN ;_; clothes_NN2 and_CC shoes_NN2 bought_VVN in_II secondhand_JJ stores_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 hoped_VVD that_CST when_CS the_AT youngsters_NN2 graduated_VVN from_II high_JJ school_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 would_VM find_VVI steady_JJ work_NN1 ,_, perhaps_RR in_II the_AT mills_NN2 ..._... unless_CS they_PPHS2 could_VM do_VDI better_RRR than_CSN that_DD1 ._. 
However_RR ,_, when_CS the_AT Jackson_NP1 parents_NN2 discovered_VVD that_CST some_DD of_IO their_APPGE kids_NN2 had_VHD musical_JJ talent_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE dreams_NN2 expanded_VVD :_: the_AT boys_NN2 with_IW the_AT surprising_JJ musical_JJ and_CC dance_VV0 abilities_NN2 would_VM win_VVI contests_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 decided_VVD ,_, and_CC be_VBI "_" discovered_VVN ._. "_" 
After_CS their_APPGE sons_NN2 cut_VV0 their_APPGE first_MD records_NN2 ,_, the_AT imaginings_NN2 of_IO the_AT parents_NN2 grew_VVD more_RGR grandiose_JJ :_: a_AT1 sprawling_JJ estate_NN1 in_II California_NP1 ;_; servants_NN2 at_II their_APPGE beck_NN1 and_CC call_VV0 ;_; expensive_JJ luxury_JJ cars_NN2 for_IF everyone_PN1 ;_; three-piece_JJ suits_NN2 ,_, diamond_NN1 rings_NN2 and_CC great_JJ power_NN1 for_IF Joseph_NP1 ;_; mink_NN coats_NN2 ,_, jewels_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 better_JJR social_JJ life_NN1 for_IF Katherine_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 fantasized_VVD about_II flipping_JJ on_II their_APPGE television_NN1 and_CC seeing_VVG their_APPGE celebrated_JJ children_NN2 perform_VV0 their_APPGE number-one_MC hit_VVD songs_NN2 for_IF an_AT1 appreciative_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 result_NN1 of_IO the_AT boys_NN2 '_GE fame_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 figured_VVD ,_, the_AT entire_JJ family_NN1 would_VM be_VBI recognized_VVN ,_, sought_VVN after_II ,_, asked_VVD to_TO pose_VVI for_IF pictures_NN2 ,_, sign_VV0 autographs_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM all_DB be_VBI stars_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ a_AT1 great_JJ world_NN1 it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI ,_, for_IF each_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
No_AT more_DAR worries_NN2 ;_; everything_PN1 taken_VVN care_NN1 of_IO ,_, handled_VVN by_II their_APPGE good_JJ fortune_NN1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 too_RG much_DA1 to_TO ask_VVI ?_? 
It_PPH1 certainly_RR seemed_VVD like_II a_AT1 good_JJ idea_NN1 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
However_RR ,_, as_CSA proverbial_JJ wisdom_NN1 has_VHZ it_PPH1 ,_, be_VBI careful_JJ what_DDQ you_PPY wish_VV0 for_IF ._. 
You_PPY just_RR might_VM get_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Joseph_NP1 Walter_NP1 Jackson_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN on_II 26_MC July_NPM1 1929_MC ,_, to_II Samuel_NP1 and_CC Chrystal_NP1 Jackson_NP1 in_II Fountain_NP1 Hill_NNL1 ,_, Arkansas_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ the_AT eldest_JJT of_IO five_MC children_NN2 ;_; a_AT1 sister_NN1 ,_, Verna_NP1 ,_, died_VVD when_RRQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ seven_MC ._. 
Samuel_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 high_JJ school_NN1 teacher_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 strict_JJ ,_, unyielding_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS raised_VVD his_APPGE children_NN2 with_IW an_AT1 iron_NN1 fist_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX allowed_VVN to_TO socialize_VVI with_IW friends_NN2 outside_II the_AT home_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT Bible_NN1 says_VVZ that_CST bad_JJ associations_NN2 spoil_VV0 youthful_JJ habits_NN2 ,_, "_" Chrystal_NP1 explained_VVD to_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
"_" Samuel_NP1 Jackson_NP1 loved_VVD his_APPGE family_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ distant_JJ and_CC hard_JJ to_TO reach_VVI ,_, "_" remembered_VVD a_AT1 relative_NN1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 rarely_RR showed_VVD his_APPGE family_NN1 any_DD affection_NN1 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ misunderstood_VVN ._. 
People_NN thought_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT feelings_NN2 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ sensitive_JJ but_CCB did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ to_TO do_VDI with_IW his_APPGE sensitivities_NN2 ._. 
Joseph_NP1 would_VM take_VVI after_II his_APPGE father_NN1 in_II so_RG many_DA2 ways_NN2 ._. "_" 
Samuel_NP1 and_CC Chrystal_NP1 divorced_VVD when_RRQ Joseph_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 teenager_NN1 ._. 
Sam_NP1 moved_VVD to_II Oakland_NP1 ,_, taking_VVG Joseph_NP1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ,_, while_CS Chrystal_NP1 took_VVD Joseph_NP1 's_GE brother_NN1 and_CC sisters_NN2 to_II East_ND1 Chicago_NP1 ._. 
When_CS Samuel_NP1 married_VVD a_AT1 third_MD time_NNT1 ,_, Joseph_NP1 decided_VVD to_TO join_VVI his_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC siblings_NN2 in_II Indiana_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 dropped_VVD out_II21 of_II22 school_NN1 in_II the_AT eleventh_MD grade_NN1 and_CC became_VVD a_AT1 boxer_NN1 in_II the_AT Golden_JJ Gloves_NN2 ._. 
Shortly_RR thereafter_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 met_VVD Katherine_NP1 Esther_NP1 Scruse_NP1 at_II a_AT1 neighborhood_NN1 party_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 pretty_JJ and_CC petite_JJ woman_NN1 ,_, and_CC Joseph_NP1 was_VBDZ attracted_VVN to_II her_APPGE affable_JJ personality_NN1 and_CC warm_JJ smile_NN1 ._. 
Katherine_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN on_II 4_MC May_NPM1 1930_MC ,_, and_CC christened_VVD Kattie_NP1 B._NP1 Scruse_NP1 ,_, after_CS an_AT1 aunt_NN1 on_II her_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE side_NN1 ._. 
Kattie_NN1 was_VBDZ born_VVN to_II Prince_NNB Albert_NP1 Scruse_NP1 and_CC Martha_NP1 Upshaw_NP1 in_II Barbour_NP1 County_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 few_DA2 miles_NNU2 from_II Russell_NP1 County_NN1 ,_, Alabama_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 rural_JJ farming_NN1 area_NN1 that_CST had_VHD been_VBN home_NN1 to_II her_APPGE family_NN1 for_IF generations_NN2 ._. 
Her_APPGE parents_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN married_JJ for_IF a_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI another_DD1 child_NN1 ,_, Hattie_NP1 ,_, in_II 1931_MC ._. 
Prince_NNB Scruse_NP1 worked_VVD for_IF the_AT Seminole_NN1 Railroad_NN1 and_CC also_RR as_II a_AT1 tenant_NN1 cotton_NN1 farmer_NN1 ,_, as_CSA did_VDD Katherine_NP1 's_GE grandfather_NN1 and_CC great-grandfather_NN1 ,_, Kendall_NP1 Brown_NP1 ._. 
Brown_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS sang_VVD every_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 in_II a_AT1 Russell_NP1 County_NN1 church_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ renowned_JJ for_IF his_APPGE voice_NN1 ,_, had_VHD once_RR been_VBN a_AT1 slave_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 Alabama_NP1 family_NN1 named_VVD Scruse_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE name_NN1 he_PPHS1 eventually_RR adopted_VVN as_CSA his_APPGE own_DA ._. 
"_" People_NN told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST when_CS the_AT church_NN1 windows_NN2 were_VBDR opened_VVN ,_, you_PPY could_VM hear_VVI my_APPGE great-grandfather_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 ringing_VVG out_RP all_RR over_II the_AT valley_NN1 ,_, "_" (_( Catherine_NP1 would_VM recall_VVI ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 would_VM just_RR ring_VVI out_RP over_II everybody_PN1 else_RR 's_GE ._. 
And_CC when_CS I_PPIS1 heard_VVD this_DD1 ,_, I_PPIS1 said_VVD to_II myself_PPX1 ,_, 'Well_VV0 ,_, maybe_RR it_PPH1 is_VBZ in_II the_AT blood_NN1 ._. '_" "_" 
At_II the_AT age_NN1 of_IO eighteen_MC months_NNT2 ,_, Katherine_NP1 was_VBDZ stricken_JJ with_IW polio_NN1 ,_, at_II the_AT time_NNT1 often_RR called_VVN infantile_JJ paralysis_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 struck_VVD so_RG many_DA2 children_NN2 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT vaccine_NN1 in_II those_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, and_CC many_DA2 children_NN2 --_NN1 like_II Joseph_NP1 's_GE sister_NN1 Verna_NP1 --_NN1 either_RR died_VVD from_II it_PPH1 or_CC were_VBDR severely_RR crippled_VVN ._. 
