Live: crowds in LA gathering for MJs whatever..

[Mari333]

http://www.kirotv.com/video/19967321/index.html

sorry for another MJ thread.

[liberal N proud]

1. Let the circus begin

[Mari333]

3. Ironically, there is an actual CIRCUS at the place tomorrow

you know, the kind with elephants and whatnot.

[liberal N proud]

4. Maybe they can hold Michael over as a side show.

[kjackson227]

2. Well, since you brought up another MJ thread, did you and others know...

that the nanny is Blanket's mom??? Just found this out this morning.

[Javaman]

9. Wait a second. the kids name is Blanket???? nt

[Mike Daniels]

10. Blanket's not his official name but it's what he was called more often than not.

But if Frank Zappa's kids can outlive "Moon Unit" and Dweezil I guess it's possible to outlive "Blanket."

[Javaman]

15. I can somehow accept "moon unit" and "dweezil", Blanket is like naming your kid Lamp.

meh, to each his own, I guess.

[peekaloo]

11. Afghan was too misleading while Throw Rug was deemed abusive.

I'm freaked that Fran Drescher's the mom. }(

[AngryOldDem]

5. Are they actually going to have the body there?

And am I the only one who thinks this is a VERY bad idea?

[Mari333]

6. heh. who knows.

yes I think they are. they are using a SWAT team, with helicopters, last I heard. so many WTF's.

[liberal N proud]

7. Reports are they will, and the whole thing is a terrible idea

The government of LA and California can little afford the cost of handling this circus.

Never mind though, there is a buck to be made of a dead celebrity.

[AngryOldDem]

8. Jesus.

This whole thing disgusts me.

I could buy off on having his body transported from the hospital to the morgue at city expense. But not this.

The crowds are orderly now -- but that's no guarantee that they will stay that way once they see the casket -- or the body.

Clusterfuck waiting to happen, IMO.

:popcorn:

[Mike Daniels]

12. I really don't get it. I could understand the atmosphere if he was alive and giving a concert

But a funeral?

CNN had a woman on yesterday who won a ticket to the ceremonies in a raffle. You'd have thought she won a lottery that would allow her to retire and comfortably "live off the interest" for life given the level of excitement she had going on.

I can acknowledge the impact MJ had on music/entertainment and enjoy his music without going to the extremes currently shown on display in LA.

[peekaloo]

13. It's fitting considering MJ's obsession with PT Barnum.

Freak show to the end.

[AngryOldDem]

14. Okay...did I just hear this right?

From MSNBC -- the crowd DOES NOT KNOW the hearse is coming. WTF????? It's rumored, but according to someone they just interviewed, nobody there knows for sure.

Oh. My. God. I hope they have a secret underground entrance to Staples. As I just wrote on another thread, I'm sure that for many seeing his body/casket will be the first, tangible proof that he's dead. Some will not handle that well.

And yes, I am thoroughly disgusted with the concert atmosphere this has taken on. CNN had another younger couple on and the woman was positively giddy. This is supposed to be a memorial, for Chrissakes. I could see having something like a tribute concert in another few weeks or something, but this is just sheer exploitation.