No Crowds for Michael Jackson in Phil.

Philly Inquirer ^ | Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | Liz Wagner

[lewisglad]

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 No crowds for Michael Jackson in Phila. Inquirer staff writer Liz Wagner reports:

The memorial service for Michael Jackson is being broadcast on the Jumbotron at the Piazza at Schmidts, but few have gathered to watch it.

Evan Osenfeldt, 27, of Northern Liberties, stopped while walking his dog. He described himself as a fan.

“Who wasn’t? Osenfeldt said, recalling how he used to dancer around in a beaded jacket and silver glove when he was a child.

At the nearby Darling’s Diner, hostess Bethany Willis watched the broadcast on two of the restaurant’s three televisions.

“It’s a part of history, you know,” she said.

Willis said her mother saw Jackson at the at the Apollo Theater in Harlem when she was teenage and that her father gave her her first album, Jackson’s “Off the Wall,” when she was three.

Willis said that when she was seven, she performed to “Beat It,” at a dance recital

[CT-Freeper]

I was in Philly for the 4th of July Weekend. Lots of street vendors selling Michael Jackson buttons, T-shirts, posters, etc.

[cripplecreek]

Evan Osenfeldt, 27, of Northern Liberties, stopped while walking his dog. He described himself as a fan. “Who wasn’t?

I wasn't. We farm kids seemed to prefer heavy metal.

[Doc Savage]

Later today I’m taking my dog out to the cemetary so he can take a dump on the grave! It seems like a fitting tribute!

[Costumed Vigilante]

I wasn't. We farm kids seemed to prefer heavy metal.

Effin' aye right brother!