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Odds of Scoring Michael Jackson Memorial Tickets: 1 in 183

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Holy moly. A whopping 1.6 million people from around the world put their names in the lottery to win tickets for the Michael Jackson memorial service at the Staples Center on Tuesday. There was a random drawing of 8,750 names, and the winners are being notified today.

The tickets will admit 11,000 people to the Staples Center plus 6,500 in the Nokia Theater overflow section next door. The streets around the stadium will be closed to prevent those without tickets from trying to attend, police said Sunday.

If you’re not one of the lucky (?) people to win tickets for what is sure to be the histrionic shit-show of the century, don’t fret. Every television station ever is going to be covering it. Frankly, to me, this sounds kind of like any major event — I’d just rather be watching it from the comfort of my living room. If there’s anything I hate more than crowds, it’s screaming crowds.

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    • I think laughing and covering my face would be my exact reaction if someone accused me of molesting a child. It would be a laughable accusation. I don’t think this is particularly damning evidence one way or another.

      • To me it shows that he was a 10-year-old in the body of someone five times that age. He went through some heavy shit and decided he never wanted to grow up.

      • I am mystified why so many people don’t see the obvious. I was with family members over the 4th and they also think he was just a perpetual ‘man-boy’ who simply liked to sleep/cuddle with little boys but no molestation. eww.

        I asked my sister-in-law if she thought he was so benign, would she would let her child go on tour with him. She said no, but not because he was a molester, but for other reasons.

        I just don’t get why the power of his persona prevents most people from seeing the obvious. This phenomenon is probably material for some psychology dissertation. (I’m only half joking on this :)

    • You aren’t really making your case with this video. You know as much as the rest of us, which is nothing. I believe he was a man-child who was petrified of sex. He is uncomfortable in the interview because he is obvs uncomfortable with anything sexual. Was he kinda off? DUH. But I sincerely doubt he touched anyone. If anything, the video you posted further concludes my point.

    • people are paying tribute to the artist and entertainer Michael Jackson. there are more facets to his persona than his child molestation charges. he was a very important musician. I think it’s too bad most people of our generation disregard that.

      • Oh, I see. So that means we will all want to pay tribute to Phil Spector after he dies, even though he put a gun in the mouth of his date and blew her teeth out of the back of her head. I mean he was one of the most important people in the music business for over 40 years. That’s how people like you think, huh? Weird.

      • “re” that is the most idiot and offensive statement I have read on this website.

        Child molesters should never be tolerated. As a parent with two kids I think anyone who touches a child like Michael did should be put in jail for life without parole.

  • I live down the street from Staple’s center….I am SOOO excited for the thousands of tourists and their traffic.

    I don’t believe I’ll be leaving my house that day, lol

  • It’s bizarre that a funeral people get tickets to ends up having them saying “OMG OMG OMG!” on Twitter.. isn’t it?? I guess maybe that’s the atmosphere he’d have preferred rather than weeping and tearing of clothes or whatever.. it’s pretty bizarre in general but I hope it helps with the public grief because as corny as that may sound it’s still something people go through. I wouldn’t put myself in that boat, but.. maybe I’m cold? I dunno.. I just hope people will remember the music and what it meant to them and go with that as an overall thing to take a way. A highly skilled entertainer has passed away, that’s how I see it.

    And I didn’t get tickets.. booo! :)

  • For crying out loud ; are some individuals so ” lame and narrow minded ” as to being able to use phsycology ???? Michael Jackson wasn’t the monster that so many people portrayed him to be . Michael was delighted to see children ( particularly less fortunate ) embrace the opportunity to have the kind of childhood that he never had . He was aquitted in a court of law of the charges of molesting any children . Still the ” M.J. ” haters that don’t have the legitimate facts to back up their accusations are still determined to make the noise of an empty wagon . The attraction that that he had with young children did appear to be bizzare , but that didn’t mean that he molested young children . As mentioned earlier he saw himself through children who enjoyed a childhood at his ” Neverland Ranch ” that he never had as a child . Michael Jackson has had his day in court ; many priest that have been accused and confirmed of the same charges haven’t had to go before a judge and perhaps never will .

  • I think he may’ve touched one or more of those kids. The one he was outwardly accused of anyway.. We don’t know for sure but I think he may’ve. That said, I don’t believe it was the type of “touching” that comes to mind, ie. well planned, don’t tell or I’ll kill your family, blood and tears kind of touching. I think if it happened, it was more akin to two kids having a sleepover and messing around. I base that on how he appeared in interviews – like a kid himself. He was fairly unhinged obviously but very very immature and I agree with the above poster that he saw himself as a child. I don’t think if he did something like that it was malicious. But that’s just how I see it and what I think.

  • i think about the gererations
    and thay say thay want to make it
    a better place for our children & our children’s children
    so that thay thay thay know it’s a better world for them
    and i think thay can make it a better place))

    There’s A Place In
    Your Heart
    And I Know That It Is Love
    And This Place Could
    Be Much
    Brighter Than Tomorrow
    And If You Really Try
    You’ll Find There’s No Need
    To Cry
    In This Place You’ll Feel
    There’s No Hurt Or Sorrow

    There Are Ways
    To Get There
    If You Care Enough
    For The Living
    Make A Little Space
    Make A Better Place…

    Heal The World
    Make It A Better Place
    For You And For Me
    And The Entire Human Race
    There Are People Dying
    If You Care Enough
    For The Living
    Make A Better Place
    For You And For Me

    If You Want To Know Why
    There’s A Love That
    Cannot Lie
    Love Is Strong
    It Only Cares For
    Joyful Giving
    If We Try
    We Shall See
    In This Bliss
    We Cannot Feel
    Fear Or Dread
    We Stop Existing And
    Start Living

    Then It Feels That Always
    Love’s Enough For
    Us Growing
    So Make A Better World
    Make A Better World…

    Heal The World
    Make It A Better Place
    For You And For Me
    And The Entire Human Race
    There Are People Dying
    If You Care Enough
    For The Living
    Make A Better Place
    For You And For Me

    And The Dream We Were
    Conceived In
    Will Reveal A Joyful Face
    And The World We
    Once Believed In
    Will Shine Again In Grace
    Then Why Do We Keep
    Strangling Life
    Wound This Earth
    Crucify Its Soul
    Though It’s Plain To See
    This World Is Heavenly
    Be God’s Glow

    We Could Fly So High
    Let Our Spirits Never Die
    In My Heart
    I Feel You Are All
    My Brothers
    Create A World With
    No Fear
    Together We’ll Cry
    Happy Tears
    See The Nations Turn
    Their Swords
    Into Plowshares

    We Could Really Get There
    If You Cared Enough
    For The Living
    Make A Little Space
    To Make A Better Place…

    Heal The World
    Make It A Better Place
    For You And For Me
    And The Entire Human Race
    There Are People Dying
    If You Care Enough
    For The Living
    Make A Better Place
    For You And For Me

    Heal The World
    Make It A Better Place
    For You And For Me
    And The Entire Human Race
    There Are People Dying
    If You Care Enough
    For The Living
    Make A Better Place
    For You And For Me

    Heal The World
    Make It A Better Place
    For You And For Me
    And The Entire Human Race
    There Are People Dying
    If You Care Enough
    For The Living
    Make A Better Place
    For You And For Me

    There Are People Dying
    If You Care Enough
    For The Living
    Make A Better Place
    For You And For Me

    There Are People Dying
    If You Care Enough
    For The Living
    Make A Better Place
    For You And For Me

    You And For Me

    You And For Me
    Make A Better Place
    You And For Me
    Make A Better Place
    You And For Me
    Make A Better Place
    You And For Me
    heal the wordl we live in
    You And For Me
    save it for our children
    You And For Me
    heal the world we live in
    You And For Me
    save it for our children
    You And For Me
    heal the world we live in
    You And For Me
    save it for our children
    You And For Me
    heal the world we live in
    You And For Me
    save it for our children

  • Ooh ooh ooh aah
    Gotta make a change
    For once in my life
    It’s gonna feel real good
    Gonna make a difference
    Gonna make it right

    As I turned up the collar on
    A favorite winter coat
    This wind is blowin’ my mind
    I see the kids in the street
    With not enough to eat
    Who am I to be blind
    Pretending not to see their needs

    A summer’s disregard
    A broken bottle top
    And a one man’s soul
    They follow each other
    On the wind ya’ know
    ‘Cause they got nowhere to go
    That’s why I want you to know

    I’m starting with the man in the mirror
    I’m asking him to change his ways
    And no message could have been any clearer
    If you wanna make the world a better place
    Take a look at yourself and then make a change, yey
    Na na na, na na na, na na na na oh ho

    I’ve been a victim of
    A selfish kinda love
    It’s time that I realize
    There are some with no home
    Not a nickel to loan
    Could it be really pretending that they’re not alone

    A willow deeply scarred
    Somebody’s broken heart
    And a washed out dream
    (Washed out dream)
    They follow the pattern of the wind ya’ see
    ‘Cause they got no place to be
    That’s why I’m starting with me

    I’m starting with the man in the mirror
    I’m asking him to change his ways
    And no message could have been any clearer
    If you wanna make the world a better place
    Take a look at yourself and then make a change

    I’m starting with the man in the mirror
    I’m asking him to change his ways
    And no message could have been any clearer
    If you wanna make the world a better place
    Take a look at yourself and then make that change

    I’m starting with the man in the mirror
    (Man in the mirror, oh yeah)
    I’m asking him to change his ways, yeah
    (Change)
    No message could have been any clearer
    If you wanna make the world a better place
    Take a look at yourself and then make the change
    You gotta get it right, while you got the time
    ‘Cause when you close your heart
    (You can’t close your, your mind)
    Then you close your mind

    (That man, that man, that man)
    (That man, that man, that man)
    (With the man in the mirror, oh yeah)
    (That man you know, that man you know)
    (That man you know, that man you know)
    I’m asking him to change his ways
    (Change)
    No message could have been any clearer
    If you wanna make the world a better place
    Take a look at yourself then make that change

    (Na na na, na na na, na na na na)
    Ooh
    Oh yeah
    Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
    (Na na na, na na na, na na na na)

    Oh no
    Oh no, I’m gonna make a change
    It’s gonna feel real good
    Sure mon
    (Change)
    Just lift yourself
    You know, you got to stop it yourself
    (Yeah)
    Oh
    Make that change
    (I gotta make that change today, oh)
    (Man in the mirror)
    You got to, you got to not let yourself, brother oh
    Yeah
    You know that
    (Make that change)
    (I gotta make that make me then make)
    You got, you got to move
    Sure mon, sure mon
    You got to
    (Stand up, stand up, stand up)
    Make that change
    Stand up and lift yourself, now
    (Man in the mirror)
    Make that change
    (Gonna make that change, sure mon)
    (Man in the mirror)
    You know it, you know it, you know it, you know
    (Change)
    Make that change

    • Hey, that’s pretty darn good. You should become a songwriter!!!!! I’m going to print all these out and read them to the kid down the street as a bedtime story tonight!!!!! Thanks.

  • Like A Comet
    Blazing ‘Cross The Evening Sky
    Gone Too Soon

    Like A Rainbow
    Fading In The Twinkling Of An Eye
    Gone Too Soon

    Shiny And Sparkly
    And Splendidly Bright
    Here One Day
    Gone One Night

    Like The Loss Of Sunlight
    On A Cloudy Afternoon
    Gone Too Soon

    Like A Castle
    Built Upon A Sandy Beach
    Gone Too Soon

    Like A Perfect Flower
    That Is Just Beyond Your Reach
    Gone Too Soon

    Born To Amuse, To Inspire, To Delight
    Here One Day
    Gone One Night

    Like A Sunset
    Dying With The Rising Of The Moon
    Gone Too Soon

    Gone Too Soon

  • What about sunrise
    What about rain
    What about all the things
    That you said we were to gain…
    What about killing fields
    Is there a time
    What about all the things
    That you said was yours and mine…
    Did you ever stop to notice
    All the blood we’ve shed before
    Did you ever stop to notice
    The crying Earth the weeping shores?

    Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah
    Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah

    What have we done to the world?
    Look what we’ve done.
    What about all the peace,
    That you pledge your only son?
    What about flowering fields?
    Is there a time?
    What about all the dreams,
    That you said was yours and mine?

    Did you ever stop to notice,
    All the children dead from war?
    Did you ever stop to notice,
    The crying Earth the weeping shores?

    Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah
    Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah

    I used to dream
    I used to glance beyond the stars
    Now I don’t know where we are
    Although I know we’ve drifted far

    Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah
    Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah
    Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah
    Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah

    Hey, what about yesterday
    (What about us)
    What about the seas
    (What about us)
    The heavens are falling down
    (What about us)
    I can’t even breathe
    (What about us)
    What about the bleeding Earth
    (What about us)
    Can’t we feel its wounds
    (What about us)
    What about nature’s worth
    (ooo, ooo)
    It’s our planet’s womb
    (What about us)
    What about animals
    (What about it)
    We’ve turned kingdoms to dust
    (What about us)
    What about elephants
    (What about us)
    Have we lost their trust
    (What about us)
    What about crying whales
    (What about us)
    We’re ravaging the seas
    (What about us)
    What about forest trails
    (ooo, ooo)
    Burnt despite our pleas
    (What about us)
    What about the holy land
    (What about it)
    Torn apart by creed
    (What about us)
    What about the common man
    (What about us)
    Can’t we set him free
    (What about us)
    What about children dying
    (What about us)
    Can’t you hear them cry
    (What about us)
    Where did we go wrong
    (ooo, ooo)
    Someone tell me why
    (What about us)
    What about babies
    (What about it)
    What about the days
    (What about us)
    What about all their joy
    (What about us)
    What about the man
    (What about us)
    What about the crying man
    (What about us)
    What about Abraham
    (What was us)
    What about death again
    (ooo, ooo)
    Do we give a damn

    Aaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaah

  • Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough lyrics
    [1st Verse]
    Lovely Is The Feelin’ Now
    Fever, Temperatures Risin’ Now
    Power (Ah Power) Is The Force The Vow
    That Makes It Happen It Asks No Questions Why (Ooh)
    So Get Closer (Closer Now)
    To My Body Now Just Love Me
    ‘Til You Don’t Know How (Ooh)
    [Chorus]
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough

    [2nd Verse]
    Touch Me And I Feel On Fire
    Ain’t Nothin’ Like A Love Desire (Ooh)
    I’m Melting (I’m Melting)
    Like Hot Candle Wax Sensation (Ah Sensation)
    Lovely Where We’re At (Ooh)
    So Let Love Take Us Through The Hours
    I Won’t Be Complanin’
    ‘Cause This Is Love Power (Ooh)
    [Chorus]
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    (Ooh)

    [3rd Verse]
    Heartbreak Enemy Despise
    Eternal (Ah Eternal)
    Love Shines In My Eyes (Ooh)
    So Let Love Take Us Through The Hours
    I Won’t Be Complanin’ (No No)
    ‘Cause Your Love Is Alright, Alright

    [Chorus]
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    [Refrain]
    Lovely Is The Feeling Now I Won’t Be Complanin’ (Ooh Ooh)
    The Force Is Love Power
    [Chorus]
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    Keep On With The Force Don’t Stop
    Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
    [Ad-Lib To Fade]

  • All of yall kill me with this slander against Michael Jackson. One you want to call him the “King of Pop” but in the same breath call him a molester or he isn’t the father of those children or what have you. I am tired of the slander, the man has been stressed over this same stuff for years and what good does do still keeping this alive. If he did he did, and if he didn’t he didn’t. Yall all kill me just let the man rest in peace. I will never slander a person when he is not here to defend himself. So all yall should be ashamed of yourselves speaking on this man like he done wrong all his life. They used Michael for this contraversy and slander tops the charts like records do. I don’t believe in none of this but what I will say is R.I.P. Michael! 1958-2009 King of POP forever nobody does it better!

    • So we should speak well of all people who have done horrible things but are now dead?

      Give me a break.

  • Thanks SGT. As an aside, I hope you’re better at shooting those nasty Iraqis than forming sentences.