Live Thread: Michael Jackson Memorial Service

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | Kristinn

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

How many times will it be re-run this weekend and tonight?

[TaraP]

I did not see it that way....I still believe most people have the Love of GOD in there hearts....All they need to do is take the time to HEAR—T what is in there HEART...

:)

[lewisglad]

I will personally hire the Solid Gold Dancers for the Appy Parry Memorial service/extravangza..:)

[CaliforniaCon]

Re: “MJ definitely had his talents. But I just don’t like his music and his image and pedo activities. But all in all this MJ funeral looked good and was not a disaster”

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Agree — I think all things considered, this event went well and was not a disaster at all.

[OldDeckHand]

"Someone emailed me and said the oldest kid looked like he had done a “brb” in his World of Warcraft game just before going on stage."

I am old. I have no earthly idea what you've just said. It might as well be written in Aramaic.

[lewisglad]

Supposedly AEG was going to try and pay for some of the costs but there is no way they can cover 1/3rd of LA PD being on work duty

[spectre]

When I die, I expect you guys to do something like this.

We'll keep the thread "bumped"...:)

sw

[Taffini]

Look apple pappy it is all coming together...everyone is stepping up and providing entertainment. Maybe we can get the Good Humor truck to stop by

[AppyPappy]

brb = Be Right Back

[TrishaSC]

It is very telling. I mourn the little boy who sang with his brothers and the young man who sang Off the Wall and Rock with you. Even though I liked some of the post Thriller stuff I just never understood or cared for the Post Thriller MJ. Even before he died I joked to my cousin that it seemed like some Alien Grey came and took Michael’s place. He really just did not seem like the same person.

[AppyPappy]

” Like this whole thing is a show. An extravaganza”

Ummm....yeah.

[lewisglad]

I'll put Yakov Smirnoff on the card too, what a country!

[TrishaSC]

I was thinking about that this morning. Some very attractive British Royal walked in and Katie Couric( I believe) was all breathless saying that Cindy Crawford had come to pay her respects.

[alisasny]

We can knock this all we want but the fact remains that society created the monster so to speak. Michael Jackson fed into it and let his demise happen to himself.

He was hugely talented. He let it go to waste over the last 15 years. He should be open to critcism in death.

The family made a bad choice in allowing Sheila Jackson Lee a voice , even Sharpton spoke with dignity as one who grew up with Michael Jackson.

It is an American Tragedy.

OH well, can we now move on to real issues.

[blondee123]

No matter what you thought of Michael, his family are the ones who are in mourning, his mother, his siblings & his children.

IMO, they deserved this & it WAS dignified and proper for a person who was a famous musician all over the world.

I really would think I was at DU reading the posts here today. Have some compassion for the family (minus father Joe) at least!

[Taffini]

we need food...my family expects to be fed...I will bring chicken rangee...men love it

[TrishaSC]

I give AEG 3 days before announcing that they will be releasing this on DVD and Blue Ray. Too bad Billy Mays is no longer with us to pitch it.

[lewisglad]

Most abusers never 'age' past their time of trauma.

Michael just kinda was always the same young boy from the time his dad Joe was beating him with that belt for missing dance moves as a kid...

[TNLawyer]

I didn’t watch it, but I saw his daughter speak on Youtube...

she broke my heart.

// I’m going to say a prayer for his kids. (right now after I hit “Post”.)

[dougherty]

The most moving moment for me was when his daughter spoke and broke into tears. That broke my heart. If it was the anesthetic drug that killed him, what was he thinking in taking that stuff at home?!?! Those poor kids. I lost my sister a few years ago and can understand the Jacksons’ pain. God bless those three kids.