No Rock And Roll Fun

THE ECONOMICS OF THE MADHOUSE: We're sorry, but however Michael Jackson's people try to slice the raising of a USD10 million loan against the Neverland ranch - "hey, he must have a good credit rating" - it's hard to see this as anything more than another sign that Jacko's financially on the ropes. This seems to have been a deal cut to get the Bank of America off his back in the short term, although it's being spun as "taking advantage of falling interest rates to consolidate his loans." Apparently he was watching Countdown when this advert for Ocean Finance came on, and...