Photos taken of famous people together that you would never have expected to be together but make you happy all the same.

Today in Michael Jackson History February 22nd

1974 - The Jackson 5 performed at The Astrodome in Houston, Texas.

1992 - While in England, Michael and his young friend Brett Barnes visit comedian Benny Hill at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London.. He brings flowers and spends 35 minutes at Benny Hill's bedside. Jackson is said to also have asked Hill if he wanted to appear in a video with him, to which the comic replies, "Of course, why not?" Jackson then confesses to Hill that he watches his shows every day and that he has hundreds of his videos. Benny Hill's best friend, TV producer Dennis Kirkland, reveals, "Michael had invited Benny to stay with him next time he is in L.A. The 67-year-old comic has been convalescing from a heart attack, but refused to undergo a heart bypass and passes away three months later from coronary thrombosis.

"Young friend Brett Barnes" in the blue shirt in 1992.

http://i.imgur.com/D5VqM9L.jpg

https://michaeljacksonandtheboys.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/michael-jackson-brett-barnes-1991-2009/

They were also visiting London,capital of England.

I'm a bit offended that you think I wouldn't recognise Benny Hill. :( I loved his show as a kid, and I even started this ILE thread:

Post some animated GIFs you can watch to the tune of "Yakety Sax" aka the Benny Hill Show theme song

maybe not all that unexpected, but it's a nice photo: Holly Johnson and Danny Dyer

http://imgur.com/43166ff1-47d1-4c77-9799-194ee55a4bcc

http://i.imgur.com/0PSMw6B.png

https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14184282_10154987175185400_3933895289215495718_n.jpg?oh=9d984945241cca240b9efd39393f3c9f&oe=58583102

Expected, because Alice appeared on Gene's sitcom, and Alice has had his picture taken with everyone...

who was in the previous pic?

holly johnson and danny dyer

http://i.imgur.com/EXXahGO.png

Ian MacKaye went to the Heart/Joan Jett show I guess.

I ... did not expect that.

LOCK THREAD

who's that on the right?

http://i.imgur.com/bCVV9Hr.jpg

Post now, ask for forgiveness later.

and maybe ask for a 6-piece as well.

JFC/KFC

Makes you wonder where ol' Alice Furnier Cooper was that day.

To Public Enemy, to you...

http://static.gigwise.com/artists/chuckle_brothers_public_enemy_31052016.jpg

A+

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKQewcxgdja/

Chuck D, ? , ?

the guy on the right has his name on his hat, the guy in the middle is paul chuckle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuckle_Brothers

All celebrities should have their names on their hats, just to simplify the thread a little.

Chuckle B!

http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8096659.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/barry-chuckle-craig-david-main.jpg

http://67.media.tumblr.com/8460e9eef1f7e34cd73831284ab72a93/tumblr_oesn6bKbgB1so28u7o1_1280.jpg

JL: 'I'd vote for Reagan' MD '...'

http://www.sproutology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/14276362_557906907742550_7983438639474409472_n-800x600.jpg

Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon (center) and Spike Lee. Kitchenware records MD Keith Armstrong on the left.

Wow, paddy looks the definition of incognito / unrecognizable

http://garylucas.com/www/rvw/LewisLetter29_[2011].pdf

^contained therein: a photo of captain beefheart & dagmar krause visiting a wyndham lewis exhibition

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/e0/f5/dd/e0f5ddd3a400e6131cd897a4c740b8a4.jpg

Jacques Tati & Marlon Brando, from when the former visited the set of [i]One-eyed Jacks[/img].

great one ! I can't even imagine what a collaboration between them would have looked like. such different approaches to cinema !

Also came up in the search: related, but more expected...

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b9/69/cf/b969cf1ac55b5f91a07c6acdfe91dca9.jpg

Keaton, Tati, Lloyd

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CyuE0JHXAAAG1g9.jpg

Reggie Watts and Rick Bayless

https://fb-s-d-a.akamaihd.net/h-ak-xpl1/v/t1.0-9/15826129_10155676143234115_547635575536375315_n.jpg?oh=4c6029c983dcf4809714bd9be055345c&oe=58D700FB&__gda__=1494911304_cc9eb808e9ef057ce0f091920c878f02

No idea who any of those people are?

Sky Ferreira far left, Carrot Top far right

Nicholas Cage?

Yup!

No idea who 3rd person L to R is tho (guy with his tongue sticking out).

Google sez it's not-famous actor Joey Bell.

Carrot Top is famous?

Haha I'd assumed the picture was at least 25 years old and had no idea who anybody was except ''man, Carrot Top was already looking pretty rough even back then.'' Is Cage shooting a biopic about Stan Lee in the 70s/80s?

Combination of Carrot Top and Nic Cage must be top 10 reality distortion fields on the planet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson#/media/File:Jack_Nicholson_Vladimir_Putin_27_June_2001_cropped_retouched.jpg

Jack Nicholson and Vladimir Putin

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Jack_Nicholson_Vladimir_Putin_27_June_2001_cropped_retouched.jpg

What's Michael Gove doing there?

not that out there but..

the band suede (shirtless) with derek jarman

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/58/3d/6a/583d6a155589f40ee228e11597a85654.jpg

3000 posts, so I don't know if we've covered Sammy Davis Jr.'s friendships with an Atlanta minister and a San Francisco high priest.

http://i.imgur.com/0LaShWT.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YtsZUM5.jpg