2000-2001 -
Michael records "2000 Watts".January 8,
2000 - Michael contributes a taped performance in Seoul of "Earth Song" for "An
Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence.", an annual fundraiser
for the United Negro College Foundation. The four-hour telethon is broadcast live
in the US on over 70 television stations.January
20, 2000 - Michael's co-production credit for the planned "The Nightmares of Edgar
Allan Poe" film is reported; Michael reads the script in August, and
plans to prepare for his leading role.  May 10, 2000 -
Prince Albert of Monaco presents Michael with the Artist Of The Millennium Award
at the very end of the World Music Awards ceremony.May 26, 2000 -
Michael attends "Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration", a musical gala
benefiting the Red Hot AIDS Charitable Trust and Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation,
arriving with Elizabeth Taylor and presenting her flowers on stage during the
show.
February 2000
- Michael visits "Stan Lee Media" headquarters in Beverly Hills, California, and
is given a tour by Stan Lee, who talks with him about teaming up to buy
Marvel.August
2000 - Michael begins recording conversations with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach about
his life, which wraps up in April
2001. These intimate conversations became available in
Boteach's 2009 book; however the unedited
conversations without the commentary are available in the text
document.September 2000 - EDGAR ALLAN POE FILM
October
28, 2000 - Michael attends the "Carousel of Hope Ball", a benefit for the
Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, with Elizabeth Taylor; Michael
contributes a hand-painted plate for the silent auction.October
29, 2000 - Michael shops at "Recycled Records" record shop
in San Francisco, California
after-hours.November 2000 (Verify date) - Michael, Frank, Grace
& the kids go back to NYC and check in the Four Seasons Hotel.
November
2000 - Michael records "The Lost Children".Mid-Late
November - Michael does a photoshoot for his Invincible album cover early, at 5AM,
in order to attend a peace conference between Shmuley Boteach's eldest daughter
and her school bully's parents.~November
10, 2000 - Michael calls producer of VH1 special "King of Video: Michael Jackson"
to compliment its quality.November
21, 2000 -Â Michael, in the evening, attends the launching of his new foundation
Heal The Kids with Shmuley Boteach & Frank Tyson at his publicist Howard
Rubenstein’s house.November
25, 2000 - Michael & the kids spend Thanksgiving dinner at Shmuley Boteach
home in New Jersey.November
30, 2000 - Michael attends G&P Foundation's "Angel Ball", a benefit to raise
funds for cancer research, in New York City, New York, at the Marriot Marquis
Hotel, to accept the "Angel Of Hope Award" for his work helping the fight against
cancer.December 7, 2000 - Michael writes
December
19, 2000 - Michael appears on stage for the finale of WKTU's "Miracle On 34th
Street" concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. He apologizes for not being
able to perform because of having laryngitis, and wishes everyone a merry
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