Michael Jackson Memorial

yes

 

Ah...thanks, honestly I didn't know, I think I was 8 when he died, I just remember my mom crying that day.. maybe MJ won't be messed with then??

 

Have they said where they'll bury him yet? They'll probably have to have some security in place or something.

 

I haven't heard whether they've announced that yet. BUT with the price of gold being as high as it is now I can totally see someone stealing the casket. Can you imagine what that thing is probably worth? Geez!

 

Elvis died the year after I was born. Since I was a little girl, I've loved his music. I used to cry everytime I'd see him on TV or hear him on the radio. I went to Graceland last year and thought I was in heaven. Yes, I have it bad for my Elvis.

 

If the Jackson family can avoid fighting, they can do for Michael what Pricilla did for Elvis. Turn Neverland into a museum, with him buried there.

When Elvis died he was worth around $5 million. Pricilla turned that into mega millions per year every year.


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$52 million in 2008. Not bad.

 

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Neverland would be easier for most people to visit too. I bet they will open it. Memphis isn't really convenient for most.

 

Wait, I thought he was going to be in some hyperbolic chamber, or cryogenically frozen... you mean the gossip rags in the 80's were wrong?

 

not a chance of that 8)

 

No..no...I thought that is where he slept every night...not what he was going to be buried in :jester:

 

You would have to have a flopping gizzard for a heart to have not cried when ever she spoke. That was just soo sad.

I saw just a clip on the news and lost it!

 

flip flop, I didnt cry and I am preggers I just didnt see any tears streaming down her face and just the way that she spoke was so robotic, like in the home videos that they show of them too. Its just too odd for me.

 

I will say that to the ole jet-set crowd, I've become numb somewhat with my emotions. You've got actors and actresses that can turn the water on just on cue. Then, too people get caught up in the moment. The one that moved me the most (still not to tears, though) was Jermaine. I can definitely sense he feels legitimate loss.

Perhaps I would have been more sympathetic if not for Sharpton there. There is no one more polarizing in race relations like him. Not much different with Jesse Jackson either. Where are the high profile African-American ministers in this country that attempt to ease racial tensions? Seriously.

 

Well, we all know Paris Jackson isn't an actress. She's just little girl that lost her daddy. I think she had all intentions of making her statement without crying but she just couldn't (which is expected when you're a child and your dad dies). We have no idea what kind of life she had with him. To her, he was a great dad. It's all she's ever known. Even people that hate their dads or have no relationship with them sometimes miss them and get emotional when they pass away. It's a natural emotion. She's an innocent child.

 

Actually, I think he probably did the best he could in the Dad department and, other than the dangling over the railing bit, might have been a good one. I don't know and haven't paid that much attention.

 

Like I said, I don't know what kind of dad he was, but his daughter thought he was a good dad. I guess that's what counts. The worst thing he did was self-destruct so that he can't be her dad anymore. Just like Elvis. Drugs became more important than family.

 

It was communicated poorly, on my part, but I was agreeing with you then and now.

 

Well, I really didn't mean to imply I was cold to the little girl's loss. I didn't watch the entire memorial and only watched highlights. By not really getting completely involved in the service, I think it sort of desensitizes a person to the point of just accepting it as the "news of the day."

However, that said, its hard for me to relate to the Jacksons. We have endured years of the bizarre behavior exhibited by them at times, allegations of sex crimes against kids, lavish lifestyles with claims of mounting debt, marriages to Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe, having in vitro kids conceived with questionable love between parents and on top of everything, naming one kid "Blanket."

I do feel for the kids. We don't really know what kind of father Michael was other than one that probably spoiled them rotten and likely let them do what they wished. Their grandfather is an abuser by Michael's own admission. They have two aunts that have been in competition with Michael for wierd behavior. Their father couldn't stop manipulating his face. What more? Well now they'll likely wind up with a HUGE trust fund and remain in the care of the Jacksons (with grandmother) or Debbie Rowe. What kind of choice is that?

Their situation is a sad one and I do believe Paris-Michael's reaction was geniune. I guess I'm just ready for the whole thing to be over.

 

no problem!

 

Blanket is a nickname. I think his real name is Prince Michael Jackson II.

I agree, the whole family situation is too bizarre for most of us to identify with. It is indeed a sad situation, and I feel sorry for the children.