2011年6月27日 — 派特裏夏•大衛斯（Patricia Davis）是“靈魂列車幫 ”（Soul Train Gang ）的最早成員之一，在“靈魂列車”創立之初她便是該節目的舞者。她是一位舞蹈偶像也是一位時尚偶像，她最著名的莫過於20世紀40年代的演出服，以及頭上戴的花和蝴蝶的裝飾品，因而得名“蝴蝶夫人”（Madame Butterfly）。她是邁克爾•傑克遜（Michael Jackson）的好友，最近她接受了“靈魂列車”的採訪，談到了傑克遜。
Q：你是邁克爾•傑克遜和傑克遜家族的好朋友，對嗎？
A：是的。他們第一次來靈魂列車，就邀請了我和加里•凱斯（ Gary Keys，另一位舞者）去他們的更衣室，因為他們喜歡我們的表演。之後，他們邀請我喝加里去了家中，我們教他們跳諸如機器人舞、鎖舞和一些脖子的動作。我們甚至和他們一去拍電影，但他們都穿著化妝服，所以沒人能認清他們。
Q：你對那時與邁克爾•傑克遜在一起的時光還有些什麼回憶？
A：我記得有此在他家，我們剛剛跳完舞，我們走出門，我開玩笑的抓住邁克爾，我們在他家車道上的汽車間跑來跑去。突然，一個神似黑手黨的高達傢伙抓住了我，說“不要傷害他（邁克爾），他可值一大筆錢，你注意點。”我不知道那個男人是誰，是保安還是喬•傑克遜（Joe Jackson ）的生意夥伴。
Q：邁克爾在多個採訪中說他在青春期感到悲傷害羞。與他在一起時，你見證了這點嗎？
A：是的，我能感覺到他的害羞，我很理解邁克爾。他只是想跳舞和表演，但當他一下舞臺，他就變得內向起來。很難擺脫照相機和舞臺。我也一樣，在靈魂列車的現場，當攝像停下，我會速速跑開因為我非常害羞。
但邁克爾也是個愛開玩笑的人。又一次，當麗薩•鐘斯（Lisa Jones，靈魂列車舞者）和我在他家，他問麗薩“你想吃點薯片嗎？”麗薩回答“是的，我愛吃！”邁克爾給了麗薩一包薯片，她將手伸進去，裏面竟有一條蛇！
Q：所以你也看到了邁克爾頑皮的一面？
A：是的，我甚至給他起了一個外號，渡渡鳥!
Q：邁克爾•傑克遜的去世令人震驚，是個巨大的損失。因為他是你的朋友，這肯定讓你尤其傷心。
A：是的，邁克爾的去世令我悲痛不已。
Soul Train: You were also good friends with Michael Jackson and the Jackson family, correct? Patricia Davis: Yes. The first time they came to Soul Train, they invited me and Gary Keys (another popular Soul Train dancer) to their dressing room because they loved our dancing on the show. After that, they invited Gary and me to their house and we taught them things like the Robot, locking steps and certain neck movements. We would even go to the movies with them, but they had to wear disguises so that no one would recognize them.
Soul Train: What are some of your memories from that time with Michael Jackson?
Patricia Davis: I remember one time I was at his house and we had just finished dancing and we went outside and I playfully grabbed Michael and we were playing and running back and forth between parked cars in the Jacksons driveway. Suddenly, a big mafia type guy grabbed me and said, “Don’t hurt him (Michael), he’s worth a lot of money. Be careful of how you are playing.” I didn’t know who that man was, whether he was a security guard or someone doing business with Joe Jackson (Michael’s father).
Soul Train: Michael has said in interviews that he was sad and shy during his adolescence. Did you witness any of that during the times you spent with him?
Patricia Davis: Yes, I got a sense of his shyness. I understood Michael so much. He just wanted to dance and perform. But when he came off the stage, he was introverted. It was hard to get away from the camera and the stage. I was the same way. On the set of Soul Train, when the cameras were off, I ran away from them because I was very shy.
But Michael could be a prankster also. Once, when Lisa Jones (another Soul Train dancer) and I were at his house, he asked Lisa, “Do you want some potato chips?” Lisa said, “Yeah, I like potato chips!” So Michael gave Lisa the bag of chips and she reached into the bag and there was a snake in it! (Laughs)
Soul Train: (Laughs) So you also got to see Michael’s playful side?
Patricia Davis: Yes. I even had a nickname for him. Dodo Bird! (Laughs)
Soul Train: The death of Michael Jackson a couple of years ago was shocking and a huge loss. Since he was a friend of yours, I know that it must have been especially painful.
Patricia Davis: Oh yes. Michael’s death was very sad.
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