1.0Deepak Chopra and Intenthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/intentchopraAdminhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/intentchopra/author/gbrownRemembering my friend Michael Jackson (by Gotham Chopra) - Deepak Chopra and Intentrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iYvr5PB3bA"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/intentchopra/2010/06/remembering-my-friend-michael.html">Remembering my friend Michael Jackson (by Gotham Chopra)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/intentchopra/2010/06/remembering-my-friend-michael.html/embed#?secret=iYvr5PB3bA" width="600" height="338" title="“Remembering my friend Michael Jackson (by Gotham Chopra)” — Deepak Chopra and Intent" data-secret="iYvr5PB3bA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I was a junior in highschool when my friend Michael Jackson asked me to go on tour with him. He was spending the summer in Europe staging the largest ever (at the time) rock tour for his latest album DANGEROUS. I begged and pleaded with my parents to let me go. We’d known Michael for…