Looks like the Team USA Netball fundraiser was a great evening!! Nancy and Kat, big fans of Michael’s and members here, were able to attend. Nancy tweeted how lovely and fun the Netball girls were too
About the event:

Netball America President, Sonya Ottaway is hosting the event to help the public become aware of how Netball is helping American youth with bullying and obesity while encouraging team unity. All proceeds will go to these ‘Let’s Move the Youth Programs’ as well as support the first ever collegiate Team USA Netball heading to the world championships in South Africa in July.

http://michaeljohnsonline.com/2012/05/15/let%e2%80%99s-move-the-youth-team-usa-netball-fundraiser-saturday-may-19-2012/

Michael performed some fan favourite songs at the outdoor show at the NZ Consul Residence! Thanks so much to Nancy who captured lots of videos below, for fans to enjoy. She was one of the very first fans to meet MJ after the Idols show in 08!

Will add more photos and vids as they become available!

Once again..THANKS NANCY for tweeting these for us to enjoy!
MJ..you sounded so fantastic..great song choices!!

The Netball girls singing TO LOVE SOMEBODY with MJ

GOLDEN SLUMBERS/CARRY THAT WEIGHT MEDLEY

BROWN-EYED GIRL

LUCKY MAN

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We invite you to join us for a fun social evening at the NZ Consul Residence, 154 S Rockingham Ave, Brentwood, CA 90049 on Saturday May 19, 6-9pm.

Netball America President, Sonya Ottaway is hosting the event to help the public become aware of how Netball is helping American youth with bullying and obesity while encouraging team unity. All proceeds will go to these ‘Let’s Move the Youth Programs’ as well as support the first ever collegiate Team USA Netball heading to the world championships in South Africa in July.

Tickets only $20 and can be purchased here. Kids under 15 are free. Ticket price includes dinner, drinks (including the new range from Mike’s Hard Lemonade) and great entertainment featuring American Idol finalist Michael Johns, Wilson Phillips guitarist and backup vocalist Troy MacCubbin & band with special guest, Country Artist Stephen Rowe. Master of Ceremonies will be Kirsty Spraggon who is an award winning international speaker and author.
It would be great for you to welcome the first ever all American USA Netball team as they will be present. Be there early to grab a meat pie from the Aussie Import Company. A GOLFTEC professional will be there so you can get a golf swing analysis. Great silent auction items include: 1 week stay in a luxury villa in Orlando; golf lessons; autographed Wilson Phillips CD; 1 hour coaching session with Kirsty Spraggon, a stay at the Ramada West Hollywood and other great items. If you or your company would like to contribute or sponsor this event please contact us. Donations are tax deductible as we are a 501c(3) charity.

Netball players are welcome to the Carson Courts from 9-11am on May 19th to play some Netball games against the National Team.

Thanks again for your support to help promote good health and education of youth.

Cheers,

Sonya Ottaway

President, Netball America

www.NetballAmerica.com

Read the entire article HERE

Please tell all your friends to come out for their chance to see Michael sing live and support this worthy and fun filled evening…besides, doesn’t everyone want to try one of those Aussie meat pies??  :D

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PHOTO CREDIT: MICHAEL’S TWITPIC

On March 6, Michael will be attending the 8th Annual K-Swiss Desert Smash, a charity celebrity tennis event benefitting Variety The Children’s Charity. It will be held again at the beautiful La Quinta Resort and Club.

Some of the superstar tennis greats attending are Novak Djokovic, 2012 Australian Open Men’s Champion, Mardy Fish, America’s top tennis player and World #8, Sam Querrey and MJ’s pals, The Bryan Brothers who are the World’s #1 doubles team!

Entertaining and rockin’ the crowds off their socks will be our super talented idol, Mr. Michael Johns and the fabulous Bryans!

Read all about the event and charity HERE.

Michael tweeted that he was getting “his lazy arse” back on the tennis court to get ready for the event!! In addition to performing, it looks like he’s playing tennis too!

 Love that man’s tweets! (follow @Michael_Johns)

Someone’s finally getting his lazy arse back onto the tennis court. Getting ready for Desert Smash at LaQuinta for K Swiss

Have a blast MJ!!! Music, tennis and charity..now that definitely sounds fantastic!!!

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Rock out at a free concert with MJ and his Idol pals! This will be an awesome show that you definitely don’t want to miss. Details below.

I know lots of fans have been responding that they will be attending….have a fabulous time everyone!! Hopefully we will be posting some photos and videos of the event

It’s time to Funjet some Rock N’ Roll into your January!
We’ve got an opportunity for you to rock out at a great concert event at Union Station and a chance to Funjet Like a Rock Star in Punta Cana by entering our trip for four to the Rock Star Suite at the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel & Casino — Punta Cana.

Rock, Funjet and Roll Concert Details:
Funjet Vacations and the new all-inclusive Hard Rock hotels collection present the Rock, Funjet and Roll Concert with performances by artists from American Idol, starring:
MICHAEL JOHNS, BLAKE LEWIS, ALLISON IRAHETA, MATT GIRAUD, DIDI BENAMI, TIM URBAN AND BRANDON ROGERS

Concert Details:

Where: Union Station Great Hall in Chicago, IL
When: Friday, January 13, 2012
Doors Open at 6pm, Concert starts at 7pmThis is a FREE show with general admission — capacity will be cut off at 2,500
To request a general admission ticket, send us an e-mail to funjetrocks@bvk.com and we’ll send you a ticket electronically.

READ ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE

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Guests attending New Year’s Eve Barefoot Formal at the beautiful Casa Dorada Resort and Spa in Cabot San Lucas were treated to an evening of incredible singing, lots of fabulous dancing and huge amounts of fun.
Kudos to musical director, Michael Orland who we know and love from American Idol.
According to tweets, looks like everyone had an amazing time…what a way to end 2011 and bring in the new year!
Included in the Idol lineup was our shining star, Michael and his talented pals, Melinda Doolittle, Ricky Smith and LaToya London. So many fabulous dancers too!! “Dancing with the Stars” performers included Louis Van Amstel, Anna Trebunskaya, Jonathan Roberts, Chelsie Hightower and Dmitry Chaplin. “So You Think You Can Dance” dancers were Allison Holker and Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss.

Our Photo Gallery has been updated by Maja for this event so remember to take a wander HERE

Also, check out this awesome article about the evening from CelebrityvipLounge.com

Many thanks to Melindasbackups on Youtube for this fantastic video..makes me want to sing and dance!!!

MOVES LIKE JAGGER – WOW! love this!! MJ, Melinda and the dancers were fantastic!

Lovely twitpic of Melinda and MJ!!

Group Shot from VipCelebrityLounge

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If you can get to this event, do it!!
Michael along with his pal Jeff Foxworth and Jeff’s band, Weekend Excursion, will be performing at the third annual benefit supporting The Jimmy V Foundation against cancer. Jonas Sees In Color will also be performing in this Raleigh, NC event!
So not only will you get to hear some amazing music from MJ and his pals, but you will be helping out a great cause too!

What’s better than that?

To everyone who is attending this benefit show, have a fabulous time and we will be dying to hear all about it.

** Use the code “Jimmy V Benefit” when reserving your hotel room.
Details about the event HERE

Lineup Announced for Weekend Excursion’s Annual Jimmy V Benefit

On December 17, 2011 melodic rockers Weekend Excursion will take the stage for what has become an annual benefit supporting the Jimmy V Foundation in their fight against cancer. This cause hits especially close to home for the band as three of its members have lost their mothers to the disease. This year Lucas Gambit Entertainment will assist in marketing and promotion of the event which will be held at Lincoln Theatre in Downtown Raleigh NC. We are honored to partner in such an honorable cause and are asking for your support as well. All proceeds from the show will be donated to the Jimmy V Foundation and tickets can be purchased in advance here.

The lineup this year will feature Weekend Excursion and two great acts with ties to this region. Former Glassnote Recording Artist, Jonas Sees In Color will perform along with a special appearance and performance by American Idol Season 7 Top 10 finalist Michael Johns.

If you are traveling and are in need of hotel accommodations, we have partnered with Downtown Raleigh’s Clarion Hotel to provide a special rate. We will be announcing other partner discounts and deals in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned.

Jonas Sees In Color

What folks are saying about Jonas Sees In Color:

“A sense of realness and authenticity…what makes great songs so universal.” -AOL

“An indie rock band in the truest sense of the word…showcasing a versatile and delicious knack for infectious melodies and poignant lyricism.” -BMI

“They’ve restored my recently shaken faith in emerging bands to do something original.” -Absolute Punk

American Idol Season 7 Finalist Michael Johns
Australian born Michael Johns was a contestant on the 7th season of American Idol, where he made it into the top 8, before being shockingly eliminated. Johns music career began when at the age of 20 the former tennis player and Australian rules football player moved to Atlanta GA. It was during a brief stint in the indie rock band Film that Johns met and struck up a fast friendship with the members of Weekend Excursion. After releasing a couple of independent albums with Film, Johns signed a record deal, moved to LA and founded the band The Rising who had one commercial release before Johns left the band. After recording an independently produced solo LP, Johns auditioned for American Idol and the rest is, as they say, history.

** Remember to check out our updated Photo Gallery!! Maja has been doing a wonderful job!**

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PHOTO CREDIT: Michelle Hardman

Updated blog post 10/5…3 more videos have surfaced from this fantastic show with Michael and the Bryan Brothers Band!! BLACK, TINY DANCER and MY GIRL!! Check out the videos and many thanks again to Michelle and Brad for sharing their videos

Updated blog post to include 3 more videos! BROWN EYED GIRL, HONKY TONK WOMAN, AND SWEET HOME ALABAMA

We all love it when MJ appears on TV and ahead of the Gulf Coast Challenge, he did just that!
Fox 10 in Mobile Alabama interviewed him about the event and the bonus was that he gave them a couple of tennis pointers

Stars serve up tennis challenge: fox10tv.com

Another beautiful National Anthem performance from MJ to start the Gulf Coast Challenge
STAR SPANGLED BANNER thanks to atlrio on youtube…thanks Michelle!!

Enjoy the wonderful videos of the Bryan Brothers Band and MJ! They rocked the VIP party!!

BLACK thanks to atlrio (Michelle) on youtube

TINY DANCER thanks to baddavis75 on youtube

MY GIRL thanks to baddavis75 on youtbe

HARD TO HANDLE thanks to skinman3 on youtube

MARY JANE’S LAST DANCE thanks to baddavis75 on youtube

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU thanks to atlrio Michelle

PROUD MARY thanks to atlrio Michelle

BROWN-EYED GIRL thanks to baddavis75

HONKY TONK WOMAN thanks to baddavis75

SWEET HOME ALABAMA thanks to baddavis75

Thanks again to baddavis75 for this super video of tennis, food, and a great clip “ONE” and a smidge of “BLACK” by The Bryan Brother Band, Mike Haid on drums and of course MJ!

MJ tweeted these very cool pictures

Thanks to Michelle (ATLRio on twitter) for this gorgeous picture

Thanks again to everyone who shared and found the media…couldn’t do it without y’all!

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Whenever Michael sings the National Anthem, he absolutely kills it!!! He has the best rendition out there and he is asked so often to perform it at all sorts of large sporting events…the Dodgers have had him back to sing it several times!!
He sang both “The Star Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America” at the September 21st game against the Giants.
Take a listen to the National Anthem and I’m sure you will agree

STAR SPANGLED BANNER thanks to MrDreamer on Youtube

Aside from the fabulous video, some beautiful photos have surfaced!!

Thanks to Maja, our new “gallery keeper”, new photos taken at the game, have been added to the gallery!! Click HERE to see!

We’d all like to say a huge thank-you to Pat who created and maintained the gallery through her last few years at university. It’s a beautiful and she did an outstanding job!!!
Maja has now accepted the “gallery keeper” role going forward and a huge thank-you to her as well!!
We look forward to seeing many new photos of MJ being added in the coming weeks and months!

Both Maja and Pat live across the world from most of us and have never met or seen MJ perform live..our hope is that someday it can happen for them!
Thanks and hugs to them both!!

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Photo Credit: TJ Espinoza/Eleven Nightclub Facebook

Michael performed at Eleven Nightclub with some of his idol pals at “Acoustic Live” Idol Night this past Thursday.
Blake Lewis, Andrew Garcia, Alex Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Katie Stevens were some of the other idols who performed.

Nancy, our friend, MJO member and superfan attended and enjoyed herself immensely! She visited with MJ and Stacey and also brought back a fabulous video of him singing Pearl Jam’s “Black” and Radio Head’s “Fake Plastic Trees”…I recognized some screams in there
MJ dedicated “Fake Plastic Trees” to Stacey
She also tweeted a couple of MJ pictures too.  He sounds as outstanding as ever and sings with such passion!  These songs are both so popular with fans and “Fake Plastic Trees” has long been one of Nancy’s favourites!

Thanks again Nancy for your video..Michael sounds amazing!

Nancy’s twitpics

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Thanks to Michelle (@ATLRio on twitter) for the photo of Michael and Brian Wiltsey.

Michael treated his friends and the packed Tin Roof Cantina on August 20, to an amazing evening of music! He sang so many fabulous classics and took many requests during the evening. Brian Wiltsey, MJ’s very accomplished guitarist from his Tin Roof Days accompanied him and they did some singing together as well..it was fabulous! He also had a few other friends come up to sing a song or two! What a night to remember and listening to MJ’s killer voice for at least 4 hours was just outstanding and a dream come true!! WTG MJ and thanks for such a wonderful time!

Michael singing Bohemian Rhapsody..thanks Michelle!

Rodney Ho from Access Atlanta wrote a great article about MJ’s Tin Roof gig.. he includes a video too Read it HERE.

MJ met up with tennis greats, the Bryan Brothers to do a gig at the Ansley Golf and Tennis Club on the 23rd.
Here is a tweet from Bob Bryan @Bryanbros

Here is a short clip of them definitely rockin’ out!

Click HERE

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