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03-09-2009
Rest in Peace "Michael"
Final farewell
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LOS ANGELES : Family and friends of Michael Jackson will bid a final farewell to the tragic King of Pop here Thursday as the singer is laid to rest in a private ceremony at a star-studded Los Angeles cemetery.
More than two months after Jackson's sudden death from a drug overdose on June 25, mourners will gather for a sunset service in a mausoleum at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - a cemetery that is home to a galaxy of celebrity graves.
The service will be in stark contrast to the lavish public memorial held at Los Angeles's Staples Center in July, which was attended by 20,000 fans and beamed live around the world to an estimated audience of 1 billion.
Police in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale on Wednesday urged Jackson devotees to stay away from the funeral, warning that the neighbourhood surrounding the cemetery's entrance would be on lockdown. "A special request would be to encourage fans to stay at home," a statement said. "The closure of the streets for the day will not afford anyone the opportunity to get anywhere near the gates. " Police helicopters and search dogs would patrol the 300-acre (120-hectare) cemetery, on the lookout for any fans trying to sneak into the service, which is due to take place at 7:00 pm (0200 GMT Friday). Jackson will be interred inside Forest Lawn's Great Mausoleum, an elaborate neo-classical building inspired by Genoa's famous Campo Santo. Jackson's gold-plated casket will be placed in a private section of the crypt that is also home to the final resting places of famous names from Hollywood's golden age such as Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Carole Lombard. Other entertainment icons buried at Forest Lawn include Humphrey Bogart, Lon Chaney, Nat King Cole, Walt Disney, Errol Flynn and Jimmy Stewart. Although open to the public, the funeral home is renowned for its strict privacy, and unlike many other Hollywood cemeteries does not provide maps. "The Great Mausoleum where he is going is like the Holy Grail of grave hunters," Scott Michaels, who runs a sightseeing tour specialising in the macabre side of Hollywood, told The Los Angeles Times. "There are cameras all throughout it, and if you are just wandering about, they will find you and kick you out." One of Jackson's brothers, Marlon, meanwhile revealed in an interview with a British newspaper that the singer's children - Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11 and Prince Michael II, 7 - would leave notes in their father's coffin. Jackson said messages reading "Daddy we love you, we miss you," would be placed in the casket alongside the singer's trademark single white glove.
The Rock & roll hall of fame annex NYC adds new Michael J.artifacts
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC, located in Soho, is home to decades of rock & roll memorabilia including items from the late Michael Jackson. These items include: *Handwritten lyrics to Billie Jean written by Michael Jackson and released on the album Thriller, 1982 Handwritten lyrics to Beat It written by Michael Jackson and released on the album Thriller, 1982 The Motown identification card issued to Jackson when Jackson 5 was signed to Motown Records in 1968 Black leather gloves Jackson wore in the 1987 Bad music video Handwritten lyrics to Bad written by Michael Jackson and released on the album Bad, 1987 Black military-style jacket with gold-beading Jackson wore in the 1985 We Are the World music video Handwritten lyrics to We Are the World written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, released as a single March 7, 1985 source ; www.michaeljackson.com
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Michael Jackson burial today
Buried @ 3th of September
The date for Michael Jacksons burial has been changed to Thursday, September 3, 2009, at 7:00 PM PST. The private ceremony - at Holly Terrace in The Great Mausoleum at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, CA - will be limited to family and close friends. There will be accommodations for the media nearby.
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01-09-2009
Beginning of September
Hello Michael Jackson fans!
A new month so a brand a new picture of the month check it out ; click on the button "pic of the month" on the left side of this blog. Hope you all had a nice summer, It sure was Hot ;-)
TICKETS TO GO ON SALE SEPTEMBER 27. INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF MICHAEL JACKSON AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE TO HIT THEATERS WORLDWIDE OCTOBER 28 CULVER CITY, Ca., Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment announced today that Michael Jackson THIS IS IT will be released exclusively for a special, limited, two-week engagement worldwide, with the studio pushing up the debut of the film by two days, to Wednesday, October 28th. Due to the anticipated demand for this film, tickets for the two-week presentation will go on sale in most cities beginning on Sunday, September 27th. Separately, the producers of Michael Jackson THIS IS IT announced that Kenny Ortega has been set to direct the motion picture. The film is being produced with the full support of The Estate of Michael Jackson