Michael Jackson Dead

[Daisy and Delilah]

Carole, maybe they gave the kids gum to keep them a little calmer? I'm not sure. It was a long time for them to sit.

I didn't like them all wearing sunglasses inside either. I kept hoping it was because they had cried their eyes out in previous days and they didn't want to be seen in public with puffy eyes. It seems like a Hollywood thing mostly.

I think the fact that they were so composed is also a Hollywood thing. Maybe some acting involved. Aren't they all entertainers but one?

Michael Jackson has had some controversy in the news over the years. No matter what we've heard about him, I found the memorial pretty sad. I guess it's always sad when anyone dies.

I can't get past the fact that his death has turned into a media frenzy as much as it has in light of all that's happened with him. Both past and present. Is this really a good example to be sending out to our young people?

[RICHARD]

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50k for lunches?

Now,

I do not begrudge the cops a meal. The part that really irritates me is the inability of the city to look at cost cutting alternatives.

Of course, Dennis Zine is there to take care of my money, after the fact.

I am sure that there is some kind of "scratch my back" deal going on with the owners of that eatery.

As is common, the businesses involved are given a contract with the city and that is that. We are locked into some kind of scam that takes money out of our pockets because our effing politicians are too lazy and too busy trying to keep relatives, friends and business partners taking the milk from the city's udder.


To think that they thought of feeding the cops 12 hours BEFORE the event is ridiculous and shows the morons taking care of the city are really looking after our best interest.

[pomtzu]

I'm not purposely trying to keep this thread alive, but I had one more comment/question in this matter.

As I was watching some of the memorial service - when I saw the casket of MJ - the darnedest thought went thru my mind - "is he really in there?" Did anyone else think that - or am I the only one that thinks in strange ways?

With all the security issues and the possibility of almost anything happening, I had the thought that perhaps he was already secretly buried or even cremated, or in a place that only a few know about, for a later burial.

Stranger things have happened, and I wouldn't put it past his clan to do something like that.

[Medusa]

You weren't the only one who wondered about it, Ellie, because the subject was addressed on TV. I heard a commentator say that MJ's body indeed was inside the casket.

[RICHARD]

I just saw that Baba Wawa was seated behind MJ's family. She had her assistant with her, taking video during the service.

The idiot from the local FOX affiliate was on the phone posting pics and texting during the service.

There has to have been some kind of deal with the media-my thought?

Baba will do a special one hour interview with the rest of the family later on. Did I say exclusive?

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I also heard that some kind of deal was made by the Jacksons for soemthing that had to do with the cameras inside the arena.

I have the feeling that the MJ Memorial Service on DVD with the special commemorative program is somewhere on the horizon.

They'll also try to edit together a concert from the films taken during the rehersals. Another special DVD offering!

[Medusa]

I just saw that Baba Wawa was seated behind MJ's family. She had her assistant with her, taking video during the service.

The idiot from the local FOX affiliate was on the phone posting pics and texting during the service.

There has to have been some kind of deal with the media-my thought?

Baba will do a special one hour interview with the rest of the family later on. Did I say exclusive?

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I also heard that some kind of deal was made by the Jacksons for soemthing that had to do with the cameras inside the arena.

I have the feeling that the MJ Memorial Service on DVD with the special commemorative program is somewhere on the horizon.

They'll also try to edit together a concert from the films taken during the rehersals. Another special DVD offering!

And Joe Jackson will state that he's oh so sorry that Michael couldn't be there to witness all of it.

[pomtzu]

And Joe Jackson will state that he's oh so sorry that Michael couldn't be there to witness all of it.

That big scumbag! IMO, he's the one responsible for the way MJ turned out. And I don't mean his talent, but his screwed up life.

[lizbud]

I'm not purposely trying to keep this thread alive, but I had one more comment/question in this matter.

As I was watching some of the memorial service - when I saw the casket of MJ - the darnedest thought went thru my mind - "is he really in there?" Did anyone else think that - or am I the only one that thinks in strange ways?

With all the security issues and the possibility of almost anything happening, I had the thought that perhaps he was already secretly buried or even cremated, or in a place that only a few know about, for a later burial.

Stranger things have happened, and I wouldn't put it past his clan to do something like that.

I read that his body was in the casket, but his brain had been removed.
The brain was kept by the Coroner tor tests for chemicals & medical
issues.

[Pam]

As I was watching some of the memorial service - when I saw the casket of MJ - the darnedest thought went thru my mind - "is he really in there?" Did anyone else think that - or am I the only one that thinks in strange ways?

I have to say that the same thought crossed my mind. Who knows with this family?

On the subject of Joe Jackson.....I saw part of an interview with him and I think it was after Michael died but I can't be sure because he seemed to be talking in the past tense. The interviewer said "It's been reported by Michael that you made him so nervous that he would often throw up." Joe Jackson's reply ... "well if I made him regurgitate, he regurgitated all the way to the bank." I was stunned at this answer. The man obviously thought being a good father meant the ability to bring in money. How sad that he wasn't sorrowful that his presence had such an effect on his son. That spoke volumes to me about what MJ went through "at home." Again, I don't know if this interview was before or after his death. I tuned in late.