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MJ Memorial
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I watched most of it. It was one of the most emotional/moving/touching memorials I have ever witnessed. To see all those stars break down and cry in front of millions of people world wide, it really hit home how many people Michael influenced and the bond that he shared. The memorial was perfect, AEG did a great job putting it together and I'm sure most will agree that Michael deserved every bit of it...
Sher
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Nothing against Christians or Christianity at all, but the memorial was waaaayy too Christianity-oriented except at the end. I thought the Heal the World segment was amazing though. Probably one of the first times ive seen a khanda alongside all the other religious symbols.
I agree somewhat with what Sher said above... While watching the memorial, I couldn't help but notice how many people keep bringing up what he did for black people... Why does it always have to be a race thing? Not just with Michael, but with just about every other black guy in America... Yea he was black and I'm sure he did a lot for black people, but don't beat us over the head with it... On the other hand, Al Sharptons speech was one for the record books, that was powerful...
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I believe there was a debate on how the memorial/burial was going to be conducted, since MJ had converted to Islam but had strong roots as a Jehovah's Witness, so that might be why the memorial seemed to be uber Christian. Traffic was ridiculous and going to the office was literally impossible. I took a bunch of pics and twittered a few of them, you cant see much but there were ghettobirds and cops everywhere. Word is the city of LA is footing the bill @ about $2.5m, and the Jackson family hasn't offered to pitch in. Hopefully that changes, because if it doesn't then our city just got fiscally moonwalked on haha.
ENVY BANG-RUH
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yes, that was one hell of a speech.Vick said:
COMTONDAJATT
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Ron Artest has something to say too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJoMFiPF3mA&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJoMFiPF3mA&feature=player_embedded
ENVY BANG-RUH
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the words are koo no doubt, but Ron Ron is a much better athlete then a singer. So lets leave the singing to someone who can do it better.COMTONDAJATT said:
[Sher] Imran
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whats the over/under on Ron appearing on TMZ in the first week of the season?
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I turned it on right in the middle of Brooke Shields' speech. I thought her speech was really emotional and really touching. They commented that her speech was one of the most personal ones one the evening. And then immediately after, when Jermaine sang "Smile"... that was a tear jerker.
And then once his daughter started crying, I wept like a bitch. That was hard to watch.
And then once his daughter started crying, I wept like a bitch. That was hard to watch.
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when i saw the khanda durring we are the world i was so proud!
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MJ was truly GREAT for his ability to bring people with different backgrounds and beliefs closer together to cherish and foster a common bond known as humanity. He wanted us to see that we're really not that different from each other. "It don't matter if you're black or white." I'm sure MJ would have wanted all the different faiths and peoples of the world to be represented at his memorial service -- including Sikhism. Even his recent conversion to Islam, while still maintaining his roots as a Jehovah's Witness, could be partly seen as his way of bridging the divide between Christians and Muslims. Since MJ was a pretty business-savvy individual, one could also argue that this conversion was perhaps a financially-driven move to expand his audience to include more conservative Muslims. That's a stretch, but even if it were true, it wouldn't detract from all that he's done for this world.Dholaholic said:
Dear Michael,
You brought us hope.
We brought you despair...
How could we expect you to cope, when we didn't let you have a prayer? We only saw what the media aired -- an eccentric and rare billionaire, who altered his face and straightened his hair and whose skin which had turned from dark to fair shone much brighter in the glare of a legal affair over what he did or did not bare to a child in his lair. But the press had beguiled. It wasn't fair! You were reviled 'cause we were unaware. Had we honestly been wary and seen their ruse for monetary gain, we'd have seen you not as scary, but as divinely humane! On the deplorable contrary, we just found you plain insane...
Stands to reason you looked to easin' the pain. Having dug up all that dirt, we'd come to bury, not to praise, by implanting in you a tumor called malignant malaise. It's pathetic that we finally see the error of our ways only after your star had been strewn with bouquets. You were returning to stage in just thirteen days! But the damage had been dealt, to our dreadful dismay. Yet not a word had you to say. Like one who felt he'd overstayed his invitation, without delay and before June got worse, with no explanation, you walked away... so soon... in reverse... To a constellation far from the cliché of the moon you traversed... on Earth... To return to the home from whence you came... To reclaim the throne you'd lost when framed... To better behold your bright blue balloon blithely boppin' to the beat of your Billie Jean tune. Would that you were a whole lot nearer... But you'll always appear...
...when we look in the mirror.
May you find the peace you sought, at last, now that no more stones can be cast.
Love,
World
There were rumors going around that ABBA would help fill some of MJ's 50 empty concert slots in London, but unfortunately the group has denied those rumors. Anyway, the reason I bring that up is because I found this video of the Mamma Mia! cover of one of their classics played over a compilation of clips from MJ's life. It seemed like a befitting tribute to MJ's life and legacy, and just a small way for me to express my appreciation for the man, the myth, the legend...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEId06ysFPI