http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966 KERO, Channel 23, has taken a look back at the making of Michael Jackson's music video for the song &quot;Childhood,&quot;&nbsp;which was shot in forest near Mount Pinos, in southern Kern County, in 1995. The station interviewed local residents who remember the four-day shoot as being very secretive, and Jackson as a quiet guy who came out of his trailer only for filming at night.&nbsp; KERO, Channel 23, has taken a look back at the making of Michael Jackson's music video for the song &quot;Childhood,&quot;&nbsp;which was shot in forest near Mount Pinos, in southern Kern County, in 1995. The station interviewed local residents who remember the four-day shoot as being very secretive, and Jackson as a quiet guy who came out of his trailer only for filming at night.&nbsp; en-us Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:18:53 PDT <p>Elsewhere in the news&hellip; 7 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan; Taliban claims to hold a soldier; North Korea Cuts Off More UN Relief as Nation Starves; and unrest and disputes continue in Iran over the recent election. So glad to see we have our priorities straight.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420173 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420173 <p>Elsewhere in the news&hellip; 7 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan; Taliban claims to hold a soldier; North Korea Cuts Off More UN Relief as Nation Starves; and unrest and disputes continue in Iran over the recent election. So glad to see we have our priorities straight.</p> <p>This soldier story sounds very fishy.&nbsp; How was he able to walk off the FOB?&nbsp; I think he either snuck off or was lured by some vice (alcohol, drugs, woman, etc.).&nbsp; It's next to impossible for a soldier to walk through a checkpoint and it's damn near impossible for a private to walk around on a base without a &quot;battle buddy&quot;.&nbsp; There is more to that story than is being told.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420182 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420182 <p>This soldier story sounds very fishy.&nbsp; How was he able to walk off the FOB?&nbsp; I think he either snuck off or was lured by some vice (alcohol, drugs, woman, etc.).&nbsp; It's next to impossible for a soldier to walk through a checkpoint and it's damn near impossible for a private to walk around on a base without a &quot;battle buddy&quot;.&nbsp; There is more to that story than is being told.</p> <p>bakosphere:&nbsp; the real news has been shut out for the last week and a half.&nbsp; I've refused to watch most of it.&nbsp; The real stories are just that:&nbsp; real.&nbsp; I have to agree with jf that the soldier story sounds funny, and that there's more to&nbsp;it than we've been told.&nbsp;</p> <p>As far as the MJ news is concerned, I'm hopeful that we're nearing the end of the frenzy.&nbsp; It's a sad way to go.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420186 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420186 <p>bakosphere:&nbsp; the real news has been shut out for the last week and a half.&nbsp; I've refused to watch most of it.&nbsp; The real stories are just that:&nbsp; real.&nbsp; I have to agree with jf that the soldier story sounds funny, and that there's more to&nbsp;it than we've been told.&nbsp;</p> <p>As far as the MJ news is concerned, I'm hopeful that we're nearing the end of the frenzy.&nbsp; It's a sad way to go.</p> <p>When I came home from errands, the tube was on and Al Sharpton was on the screen. Al Sharpton being broadcast via satellite to tv's all over the world...my gawd, what an abusive&nbsp;waste of science and technology.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420200 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420200 <p>When I came home from errands, the tube was on and Al Sharpton was on the screen. Al Sharpton being broadcast via satellite to tv's all over the world...my gawd, what an abusive&nbsp;waste of science and technology.</p> <p>You consider MSM &quot;real news&quot;?</p> <br /> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420300 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420300 <p>You consider MSM &quot;real news&quot;?</p> <br /> <p>Who cares. &nbsp;</p> <p>I'm glad the Michael Jackson Memorial didn't happen here. &nbsp;Los Angeles are begging for donations when they are millions of dollars in debt.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420692 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/46966/#c_420692 <p>Who cares. &nbsp;</p> <p>I'm glad the Michael Jackson Memorial didn't happen here. &nbsp;Los Angeles are begging for donations when they are millions of dollars in debt.</p>