Janice Jacobs, of Camarillo, Calif., holds her tickets in front a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , Monday, July 6, 2009, where the memorial service for pop star Michael Jackson will be held on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Click on image for a close-up of the tix.
Aside from a one line reference in my homily on June 28, this page has been a Michael Jackson-free zone. But I can't pass on this item from today's Boston Globe:
As in life, so in death...Lucky fans celebrated when they got an e-mail saying they had scored the hottest ticket in town.
“Congratulations, your application was successful,’’ said the message sent to Deka Motanya, 27, of San Francisco.
She immediately Twittered: “OMG OMG OMG OMG i got tickets to the michael jackson memorial service!!!’’Throughout yesterday, botheBay and Craigslist removed posts on their respective sites that attempted to sell tickets to the memorial service.
-ConcordPastor
One word: Fiasco!
ReplyDeleteIt sickens me to think of all the wasted money spent on police and ancillary services.
ReplyDeletejust some thoughts...
ReplyDeleteI do agree that too much money, etc, is spent on too much...
well, too much of what is not really needed...
but- (and I am not really a Michael Jackson fan)- I DO think that a happening such as this, the death of a very world wide loved star/icon/whatever- (and controversial life)-
I do think that this does call for more extensive measures of public safety. A waste of money? I don't know, it is a lot of money, I'm sure, but without the extra security and with so many people the risks of something bad (fatal?) happening I think might be high.
My prayers to Michael Jackson and his family...
I am someone who believes in Michael Jackson's innocence and believe he truly was a very good person.
ReplyDeleteThe service was very touching and from listening to all what was said, I think there are a lot of people out there that believe Michael was a victim rather than the molester.
I think he was a victim too, but, unfortunately, the circus nature of the events surrounding his death, funeral, and burial continue this victimization. I would have liked to see the man go to his savior in peace.
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