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The Michael Jackson Memorial Service at the Staples Center

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By lindagoffigan


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The Michael Jackson Memorial Sericie will be held for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California July 7, 2009. The Washington Post calls the occasion "The Michael Jackson Orgy of Excess" which is not respectful by no means of the somber event. As Michael Jackson rests in peace the media still uses disrespectful prose to drum up readership about the Michael Jackson Memorial Service. In looking for facts about the memorial service, this headline was encountered. So for Michael Jackson even void of life, the media refuses to "just leave him alone" as in one of his popular hit songs. The Washington Post is calling the Michael Jackson Memorial Service "a freak show."

Facts about the Michael Jackson Memorial Service to be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

News crews and fans are camped outside of the Staples Center for the Michael Jackson Memorial Service. Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Lionel Richie, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and the Reverend Al Sharpton are scheduled to speak.

The television networks that plan on covering the memorial service of Michael Jackson include, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Fox News Channel, CNN, CNN Headline News, MSNTV, TV one, MTV, MTV Classics, VH1 Soul, TV Guide Channel, and E! NBC's coverage started the previous night with a special edition of dateline. Live coverage is to begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.

Some of the viewers were to be seated at the Nokia Center that holds 6,500 seats and the Staples Center that can seat 20,000. The Michael Jackson Memorial Service will be televised on large screen within these two arenas. Tickets, some of which were won of true fans with old Michael Jackson memorbillia and all will be fortunate to attend . Many of the people who received tickets may not be true fans and may very well try to profit from this unfortunate loss of musical talent.

It is hoped that there is a system in place out of respect to assure that ticket receivers do not try to profit from the small amount of tickets available. There is reportedly about 9,000 tickets available for 1.6 million online requestors.

It is true that Michael Jackson loved his fans but he loved his fans while he was alive. Now that he is no longer with them, the Michael Jackson Memorial Service should be handled respectfully. The organizers should have had the public witnessed Michael Jackson's memorial service as a tribute other than with tickets that have the propensity to get sabatoged with price gauging for profit. Maybe a televised memorial or online Michael Jackson Memorial Sevice would have been sufficient as most of his music will be memorialized forever on plastic CD's ipods, computers and televison..

Crowds gear up for the Michael Jackson Memorial Services at the Staple Center
Crowds gear up for the Michael Jackson Memorial Services at the Staple Center

100,000 people are expected in Los Angeles for the Michael Jackson's Memorial Service

The New York Times reported that about 9,000 tickets were issued for the Michael Jackson Memorial Service from a pool of over 1.6 million requestors. Millions of fans applied online for the tickets. There were offers of a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars from ebay and Criags List. Comments about this ticket profiting efforts is included in this article. The New York Times reported that the site administrators rushed to remove the bogus ticket offers from the websites. The event organizers said that security measures are in place to prevent any bogus ticket sales during the Michael Jackson memorial service.

The newspaper reported that the event was beginning, however, to look like a "spectacle" with the city expecting thousands, twice the size of Princess Diana service to converge onto the city of Los Angeles.

Michael Jackson priviate memorial service  will be held at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in San Fernando Valley, California.   Photos are available online of Michael Jackson's immediate family coming to and from the area. Michael Jackson private memorial service is expected the morning of July 7, 2009 prior to the public ceremony at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Michael Jackson died suddenly at the age on 50 on June 25, 2009 of cardiac arrest and his passing has dominated the news media. The New York Times however is stating that the cause is not determined. Michael Jackson's passing almost preemptied Farrah Fawcett who passed away five hours earlier about five miles of Michael Jackson.

Photos courtesy the Washington Post and the New York Times
Photos courtesy the Washington Post and the New York Times

Smokey Robinson "Michael Jackson You Will Live Forever and Ever"

Though the fan pictured holding the ticket will get to attend the Michael Jackson's Memorial, Elizabeth Taylor a dear friend of Michael Jackson has declined to speak because she wanted to avoid the "public whoopla. Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson's former wife and mother of two of his children also declined to attend because of the onslaught of the public and the media. Debbie Rowe, according to the New York Times said that "her attendance would be an unneccessary distraction."

The mayor of California who is on vacation had requested to no avail private donations to help with the security and upkeep of the city of Los Angeles during the Michael Jackson's memorial service. Overtime funds were needed for the additonal police, sanitation workers and

Mr. Jackson's body was at the Michael Jackson Memorial Service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. About 3,000 policemen, one third of the Los Angeles force was available during the Michael Jackson Memorial. Larry King commented after the Michael Memorial Service that Reverend Sharpton speech to Michael Jackson's legacy was heartfelt as well as Brooke Shields who teared up at her condolences. Usher song Michael Jackson's hit song "Gone too Soon" and was move to touch the flower draped casket that held Michael Jackson. Smokey Robinson said that Michael Jackson song at ten years old as a mature adult with a soulful rendtion of the song he wrote called "Who's Loving You." Smokey Robinson said that Michael Jackson will live forever with the love of his music and his world of endearing fans.

At the end of Michael Jackson Memorial Service, Michael Jackson's was transported out of the Staple Center to rest in peace. Michael Jackson's brother Marlon Jackson said at his condolences that now maybe the world will finally leave Michael Jackson alone. Michael Jackson's daughter Paris tearfully said that Michael Jackson was the best father in the world and was comforted by Janet Jackson. Paris is one of three of Michael Jackson's children and is eleven years old.  Paris Jackson said that she wanted everyone that she loves him.

Rest in Peace Michael Jackson August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009.

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rb11 profile image

rb11  says:
5 months ago

I just watches the end where his eldest little girl said goodbye, very sad...

Regards

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lindagoffigan  says:
5 months ago

rb11, thank you for your comment.

I saw Michael Jackson's eleven year old daughter Paris say goodbye tearfully to her father. If you reread the hubpage, I added her words to the Michael Jackson's Memorial Services.

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