
Without clicking through to the article below, how many members of the Jackson Five can you name? I'll play along:
Obviously,
Michael. After that, everybody knows
Tito, because he had the funniest name and is the go-to reference when making fun of the obscurity of the Jacksons who aren't Michael or Janet.
La Toya? No, wait, I already said Michael. I think there was a
Jermaine in there...and maybe a
Marlon? No--
Keenan Ivory. And lastly, let's say...
Action. That's five, right? Pencils down.
Time to check your score as you learn that--according to Jermaine (hey, one right so far!)--
the Jackson Five is going to reunite.
(What? One of them was named "Jackie"?
Jackie Jackson? That's ridiculous.)
Unless this story merely represents a desperate attempt by Jermaine to seek attention (which is unlikely because he was
just on the British version of "Celebrity Big Brother", after all), fans of broke and/or allegedly child-molesting middle-aged men trying to relive their teenage years through song and dance better start clearing their calenders. As Jermaine told BBC Radio, a reunion is something that the Jackson Five "owe[s] to the public"...and that's a pretty mean thing to say about you.