Posted on 07/02/2009 1:58:19 PM PDT by lewisglad
The public memorial for Michael Jackson will take place on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in Los Angeles, Access Hollywood has learned.
The "private and public memorial" will be held at the Staples Center in downtown LA at 10 AM, AEG Live president Randy Phillips told NBC News.
Phillips said all of the details would be finalized when he meets with the Jackson family Thursday afternoon.
"Everything is in preliminary stages except the place and time," Phillips told NBC.
AEG Live is the organization which was behind Jackson's planned 50-show stint in London.
Should capacity be reached for the nearly 20,000-seat stadium, Phillips said the overflow crowd will be able to watch the memorial on large screens at nearby Nokia Plaza.
Despite reports that the public ceremony will be a funeral, a source close to the situation previously told Access Hollywood executive producer Rob Silverstein it will actually be a memorial to the King of Pop, who died last week at the age of 50.
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We are... LOL! (one way or another...)
I bet this is going to be another funeral bashing Conservatives/Republicans.
They made a huge fuss when we had our Laker parade here, private donors had to donate in order to fund it. I wonder who is gonna pay for this
All he had to do was jump around and scream for an hour, how hard is that?
Shades of the Super Dome!
tmz.com has a video up of a rehearsal from 2 days before his death. He clearly had a vocal track going (not unusual) and kind of wandered around the stage...doing a little thrusting here and there. He looked better than I thought he would....although probably high on various painkillers...
Sponsored by Government Motors!
I hope the LAPD is ready for all the burnin’ and lootin’ that the mourners will engage in.
Arnie??
Is there still a feud between Brudah Rev.Jackkksun and Brudah Rev. Sharpaton as to whose gonna give da youlagee
Nothing says, "Michael, we miss you", like burning a few police cars and looting a 50" Sony Bravia.
There was a report this morning that the Jackson family will charge $25 a head for members of the public who want to attend. With merchandise sales at the arena, they should turn a tidy profit on Michael’s passing.
This being California with it's myriad of environmental regulations, my question is this:
Will the Jackson family have to do an environmental impact study for his burial due to the enormous amount of plastic contained in his earthly remains?
All he had to do was jump around and scream for an hour, how hard is that?
and, grab his crotch!
Fans, buying tickets, I expect. Old Joe should be able to pocket plenty from it.
"Fans who wish to attend Michael Jackson's star-studded memorial service at Staples Center will have to shell out $25 to sit in the stands, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Family, friends and VIPS will have seats on the main floor for The Tuesday, July 7th Staples service, first reported by RadarOnline.com, while the general public will be plucking down $25 to sit in the stands."
"T-shirts that were going to be sold on Michael's upcoming "This Is It" tour will not go to waste. They will be sold outside Staples to people entering the service."
Ya can't let those tour t-shirts go to waste....
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