who's going to the Michael Jackson Memorial?
 

Alright, fess up, who of my Angeleno BOTL/SOTL's are goin'?

(this message sent using a mobile device outside of the Staples center)


:r:r:r

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I'm sick of hearing about MJ and the coverage of this is really getting sickening. I can't imagine how much worse it is in California

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Who the hell cares?
And why should the taxpayers/city be saddled with the extra costs of the circus?
Let MJs estate, the celebs, and/or the attendees pay for all the police, fire, sanitation costs that the financially strapped city will end up paying for.

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Agreed 100%, this is getting old and now they are parading this sicko pedophile around town hoping to throw it on the taxpayers tab. Is there nothing else for people to do?

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SERIOUSLY! Couldn't agree more. It's NUTS.

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As long as the funeral doesn't last 3 days like the Late Ronald Reagan. Lets make this quick and get it over with. Mourning will not bring him back. Pay respects and move on remembering the good things. One action does not make a career.

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Every freakin' network has this on. Glad I have a DVR.

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Great day to avoid the news outlets.

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Not me.

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Big difference between Jacko and President Reagan, though :2

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why, are you recording all the news? :wo

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he still has a valid point.

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Please tell me LA isn't paying for all this! When my mother died it was $350 for a motorcycle cop, $500 for a cruiser and on an on. I understand the security implications but if his estate isn't footing the bill for at least some of the cost that is complete and utter BS.

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agree to disagree I guess

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I'm just waiting for news of violence outside the Staples Center. I would actually be surprised if it didn't happen before long.

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Who's paying you ask? Guess...

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/poli...Costs_20090706

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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/07/mic...ity/index.html
From the link.

"The total cost for security at the event is estimated to be between $2 million and $4 million"

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I would go if I lived in L.A.

Roundtrip flight to L.A. from Philly = $400
2 night hotel accomodations in L.A. = $460
Replical offical white M.J. glove = $100
To be a part of the world's largest moon walk or Thriller dance = Priceless!!!

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its how the rich get richer, :mad:

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:r:r

Be careful out there buddy! :D

:bh

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:r:r

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This is a great quote from Councilman Dennis Zine:

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I'm watching it live on the internets now...
http://media.myfoxla.com/live/







NOT

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It's the edge of the world
And all of western civilization
The sun may rise in the East
At least it settles in the final location
It's understood that Hollywood
sells Californication.

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Didn't I hear that CA was so cash strapped that they are issuing state tax refunds via IOUs???

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Wow... a lot of "GRRR" in here.

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:r:r According to CNN:

Bratton said "We're not anticipating disorderly crowds," he said. "We're just anticipating very large crowds."

Considering how some folks in LA react when they're happy (ie: Laker win), I think he smoked something illegal.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/...580a7228_o.jpg

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Guess what we're watching at the August MoB herf.:r

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This sums up how a lot of people feel about MJ. It is funny stuff....but uses a lot of lbad anguage and is NSFW.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVACUjHn6yU

I would go if it was open casket and I could Piss on his rotting corpse. Though he probably would have liked that if I was 11. The world is a better place with him dead!!!

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:r

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Wow...just...wow. :mad:

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I'm sorry you feel that way... I wouldn't wish that kind of emotion on anyone.

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Sorry, just saying what I feel about him.

I have two friends I grew up with who were the victims of pedophiles. Both are gone. One was was killed and the other could not live with the abuse and the shame brought upon them and took their own life.

I think it is a disgrace that the media is giving him this love fest usually reserved for popes and presidents because he had a few hit singles in the 80s.

I am glad he is dead and he can rot in hell.

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Everyone here is certainly entitled to their opinion but whoa, this one was a bit over the top.

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:tpd: The man had issues for sure, but he was never convicted of any crimes and his music will live on forever.

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A saying of one of the 11 comes to mind but I'll wait. :tt

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Yeah, probably not. Younger generations don't really know who the guy is or listen to his music. Sure, he'll have his cult-like followers who will say he was the greatest of all time, much like Elvis, but also, much like Elvis, most people won't miss him or his music. :2

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Which raises the question: 20 years from now what WILL he be remembered for?

20 years after my death few other than my family and friends will remember me more than once a year. A few teachers, classmates, co-workers, etc may have occasional memories of me but, since I had no power to make big marks on the world, 99.99999% of the world's population will never even know I existed.

But, with the fame and wealth he possessed while alive, what lasting improvements or marks did he leave? Some people will have fond memories of his music, the impact it had on their adolescent years, their first concert, etc. But that group of people is small in comparison with a count of all the humans that were alive during his lifetime or will have lived within two generations of his career's peak.

We all have the power to make small changes for the better in our little corners of the world. He had the opportunity to make large improvements (or at least try) - but what did he do?

At any rate, I hope he passed peacefully and I hope his soul and the rest of the world can go forward peacefully.

Just food for thought. I'll get off my .....

hey, where's that little soapbox icon?!?!?

:D

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I have to disagree with you on the younger generation not knowing about his music. Post death, his music is being downloaded like a rash. See http://www.top10songs.com/. M.J. was bigger than just a few hits in the 80s. His dance style, music video breakthroughs and work ethic has impacted many of the modern day pop and r&b entertainers (e.g. Usher and Justin Timberlake just to mention a couple). Much like Elvis... maybe... he did marry into the Elvis family :), but I think that's about as far as the connection goes. At the end of the day, will I miss him? Probably not, other than the occasional freak show escapades. But, I truely believe that his music and his influence on today and tomorrow's music will not be forgoten. :r

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:pu:pu:pu:pu

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You may be right, but I don't spend any time listening to pop or r&b so I don't see his influence spreading throughout the masses of music.

I too am a fan of the freak show he was and hope that he has at last found some peace from his problems, self-inflicted or otherwise.

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I'm not a huge fan of Michael Jackson's music and less of a fan of Michael Jackson, the man. However, raging against him in his death does no one any good. My opinion only, but the greater insult you could hurl would be one of apathetic disinterest.

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I grew up with his music, from The Jackson 5 on. There was a cartoon series Sat. mornings. I thought "Thriller" was a great album and the MTV videos rocked. We were the same age. That said, he was already seriously weird at the time of "Thriller" and continued to get stranger. I was creeped out by him. He was a schizophrenic narcissist (separated from reality, in love with himself) and with enough money to get away with whatever he wanted and he got lost in it. He deserves NO honor or worship.
May God have mercy on his soul.

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It just shows how screwed up our country is with prioritizing what's really important and what's not.


This falls into the "outrage category" for me!!!


:mad:


Chris.....

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Being a fan of his earlier stuff (Off The Wall) and growing up watching the Jacksons on TV my heart goes out to his family. No man or woman deserves to get "put down" immediately after their death. Michael was definetly different, but so was Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, etc.

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But Ronald Reagan was a great ex-president so the ceremony was a little more tolerable...not some junkie pedophile like MJ(but he was a great singer and dancer THAT"S ALL!)

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The difference is that Ronald Reagan was a former President. By tradition, law, and general respect for a former Commander in Chief we the people of the United States are obligated to pay for his internment ceremony. We are not however obligated to pay for any other citizen of the United States other than our Veterans or Public Servants killed in the line of duty.



Seems like LA needs to take a lesson from USDA. The USDA is in the business of promoting anything and everything agriculture. But they have a regulation and policy that we will help everyone but if you cost us extra money the bill will be in the mail.

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I don't get it. Why such outrage over people wanting to show their last respects to one of their childhood entertainers who died?

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Nothing wrong with that but asking that the taxpayers of the area in which the venue is taking place to pay for it is a bit absurd especially considering the fiscal condition of the state at this time. Think about that.

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