R.I.P. Michael Jackson

[moreluck]

Maybe he makes a good lookin' corpse and they don't want to inter him yet.

He died like June 25 or so and burial on Sept. 3rd is a long ,long time to wait.

You're right, Iowa, the quote does indeed fit well.

[ups1990]

My feeling was that the family was going to put Micheal in a cryogenic state. You know, where a person is frozen like a piece of steak, hoping for a future revival as medicine technology improves. Kinda of like Ted Williams, where his sons go to visit "pops".

[dilligaf]

Speaking of hearing things...............has anyone heard that they are going to turn his practice sessions (the ones he was doing before he died) into a movie.


I think More has it right. The title......"How Can We Miss You When You Won't Go Away?"

[moreluck]

Here's the link to the Jackson movie story......

http://www.usmagazine.com/news/micha...s-only-2009218

[moreluck]

Sounds like interest in the King of Pop is fading.....that Jackson clan will have to get real jobs!
Jackson Vienna concert line-up falling apart

By Caroline Copley and Alex Dobuzinskis Caroline Copley And Alex Dobuzinskis Thu Sep 10, 5:28 pm ET

BERLIN/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Plans for a Vienna tribute concert honoring Michael Jackson have been dealt a blow, with singers Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole not expected to perform, despite efforts by the late pop star's brother, Jermaine, to organize the event.
In Berlin, Jermaine Jackson and organizers on Thursday played down the lack of confirmed big names for the September 26 concert in front of Vienna's Schoenbrunn castle before an expected audience of 65,000.
"The star is Michael Jackson -- it's not about name dropping and who else will be there," the show's producer Georg Kindel told a news conference.
Tickets for the concert called "The Tribute" -- where Jermaine Jackson also plans to perform a medley of Jackson Five hits -- are being sold in stages for $92 to $755 (63 to 518 euros).
But U.S. representatives for Blige, Brown and Cole said on Thursday none of the three would perform in Vienna, despite statements by the concert organizers earlier this week that they would perform there.
That leaves only some lesser- known performers still definitely on board to sing at the show, including Sister Sledge, best known for the 1979 dance track "We Are Family."
Karynne Tencer, a Los Angeles spokeswoman for Blige, said in an e-mail that the singer will not perform at the tribute concert. "She wanted to but she had a previous commitment in Milan" on September 26 at an event for fashion company Gucci, Tencer told Reuters.
A person close to Brown said on condition of anonymity the R&B star will not perform at the tribute show. The "Kiss Kiss" singer was recently convicted of beating his former girlfriend, the pop star Rihanna, and he would need to get a judge's permission to leave the United States.
Maureen O'Connor, a Los Angeles spokeswoman for Cole, said she will not be there because days earlier she will attend an event in Tennessee for Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, and can not make it to Vienna in time.
O'Connor said organizers of the Jackson tribute show had reached out to Cole. "There was a conversation, but she was never committed to do it," she said.
'A LOT OF CONFUSION'
Show organizers plan to announce a list of confirmed acts in Vienna next week, after Jermaine Jackson has personally confirmed who will attend.
"It seems that there is a lot of confusion regarding the confirmed talent for the tribute -- we are rechecking and confirming each artist personally," Kindel said.
Plans call for "numerous international stars" to reinterpret Jackson's greatest hits, including "Billie Jean, "Thriller" and "Bad," according to the show's website.
Michael Jackson died of a prescription drug overdose on June 25 in what U.S. authorities describe as a homicide. They are investigating doctors who treated the singer.
Friends and musicians including Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie performed at a public memorial for Jackson in Los Angeles in July that was watched on television by more than 31 million Americans and many more around the world.
Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, pledged her support for the Vienna concert in a video message aimed at allaying rumors of a family feud.

"I am looking forward to being there," she said in a video recorded on Wednesday at the Jackson family compound in Los Angeles. "I am sure it is going to be a great show." (Editing by Jill Serjeant and Philip Barbara)

[stevetheupsguy]

I read that he was buried with his sunglasses, glove and other items. Last time I checked, it said, you are born into this world with nothing and when you die, you take nothing with you.

[UpstateNYUPSer]

Originally Posted by stevetheupsguy

I read that he was buried with his sunglasses, glove and other items. Last time I checked, it said, you are born into this world with nothing and when you die, you take nothing with you.

Unfortunately he was not buried with his dignity as this had been taken from him a long time ago.

[over9five]

I thought they auctioned off his glove?
Or was that the other "long missing" glove.

[BLACKBOX]

What's the Umbrella carrying guy going to do now?

[over9five]

Originally Posted by BLACKBOX

What's the Umbrella carrying guy going to do now?

Maybe he can get a Czar job from Obama!

Umbrella Czar....

[JessicaHRea]

We all know that he was a big pop sensation from when he was a little kid until now. To my opinion, he didn't want to be living anymore of what the doctors have been saying. They are saying that the doctors deliberately killed Michael Jackson when in reality Michael wanted to kill hisself. I don't have any sympathy over anyone who wants to commit suicide just to get out of this world. I'm so tried of hearing Michael this and Michael that. This will never rest until after a year is over just like James Brown. Michael was not that big, so I just wish everyone would drop it. Don't get me wrong, I'm sorry he passed, but I don't know why ppl like to make a big scene over celebrities when they die, they are regular ppl like me and you. Yea, they may entertain us, but ppl out here idol these people and it should not be like that, because the only one that you should be idoling is our Father up in Heaven, not these famous ppl.

[stevetheupsguy]

Originally Posted by JessicaHRea

We all know that he was a big pop sensation from when he was a little kid until now. To my opinion, he didn't want to be living anymore of what the doctors have been saying. They are saying that the doctors deliberately killed Michael Jackson when in reality Michael wanted to kill hisself. I don't have any sympathy over anyone who wants to commit suicide just to get out of this world. I'm so tried of hearing Michael this and Michael that. This will never rest until after a year is over just like James Brown. Michael was not that big, so I just wish everyone would drop it. Don't get me wrong, I'm sorry he passed, but I don't know why ppl like to make a big scene over celebrities when they die, they are regular ppl like me and you. Yea, they may entertain us, but ppl out here idol these people and it should not be like that, because the only one that you should be idoling is our Father up in Heaven, not these famous ppl.

I don't know why, but this post reminds me of LiL Comet.

[orangputeh]

Originally Posted by JessicaHRea

We all know that he was a big pop sensation from when he was a little kid until now. To my opinion, he didn't want to be living anymore of what the doctors have been saying. They are saying that the doctors deliberately killed Michael Jackson when in reality Michael wanted to kill hisself. I don't have any sympathy over anyone who wants to commit suicide just to get out of this world. I'm so tried of hearing Michael this and Michael that. This will never rest until after a year is over just like James Brown. Michael was not that big, so I just wish everyone would drop it. Don't get me wrong, I'm sorry he passed, but I don't know why ppl like to make a big scene over celebrities when they die, they are regular ppl like me and you. Yea, they may entertain us, but ppl out here idol these people and it should not be like that, because the only one that you should be idoling is our Father up in Heaven, not these famous ppl.

11 people committed suicide over mj's death. ( in first couple days )

it is a sick world.

[moreluck]

The blood-sucking head leech comes forth...............

Joe Jackson seeks stipend from Michael's estate

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer Anthony Mccartney, Ap Entertainment Writer 36 mins ago

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday.
The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the 81-year-old Jackson family patriarch.
Michael Jackson's 2002 will, however, only called for money to be paid to his mother, Katherine, his three young children, and various charities.
A judge has approved more than $26,000 in payments to Katherine Jackson each month, and a $60,000 monthly payment for the care of the children.
The latest court documents say Joe Jackson receives a $1,700 monthly Social Security payment and had relied on his son for support for many years.
Joe Jackson sufferers from diabetes and had a stroke in 1998, the filing states.
"He does not have a regular or steady source of income, and he was dependent upon the money provided by his son, Michael Jackson, through his wife, Katherine Jackson, for his support," the filing states.
An itemized list of expenses says Joe Jackson spends $1,200 a month on rent for his Las Vegas home; $2,500 to eat out; $1,000 on entertainment, gifts and vacations; $2,000 on air travel and $3,000 on hotels.
A phone message left for Oxman was not immediately returned.
James Bates, a spokesman for the administrators of Jackson's estate, did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment.
A judge denied Joe Jackson's petition for an expedited hearing on the matter and his request to file the motion under seal.

[cachsux]

$1200 a month for rent on a Vegas home? Where does he live? In a cardboard box behind the Bellagio?

[BLACKBOX]

JJ would be a lot more efficient if he just stayed home and cooked for himself. $2,500.00 to eat out is just too extravagant.

signed,

Dave "Better than I deserve" Ramsey

[upsgrunt]

He must order the spotted owl regularly.