King of Pop’s Farewell
The day has come for the world to say its final farewell to Michael Jackson. The King of Pop was mourned around the world today. This morning Michael’s body was taken in a beautiful gold casket to Forest Lawn Memorial Park in LA for a private funeral attended by family.
After the family said their goodbyes in private, Michael’s body was then taken to the Staples Center for his fans and friends to adore him one last time with songs and loving words.
This event has been the biggest in my lifetime. I was certain that Michael’s memorial would just about shut everything down around the world today. I thought it was going to be an over the top “circus” but from what I’ve seen my speculations were incorrect thankfully. I was hoping Michael Jackson’s memorial didn’t turn into a spectacle.
One thing I found to be a little over the top was the lottery tickets to attend the memorial at the Staples Center. More than 18,000 people won tickets in a web lottery. In my 27 years, I’ve never heard of having to have a lottery ticket for a funeral/memorial but again this was the King of Pop’s final farewell so what should one expect huh?
Performances ranged from Usher to Stevie Wonder to a 12 year old boy who would have been apart of Jackson’s show on his upcoming come back tour.
One of the most talked about moments of Michael’s memorial was the few words of his 11 year old daughter Paris who broke into tears saying how her daddy was the best. This is also one of the first times I’ve actually seen Michael Jackson’s children. Now I must say one thing, Michael did a great job in keeping his children out of the media spot light.
All in all, I found the tribute/memorial for Michael Jackson to be loving and very fitting for the King he was. You will be missed Michael. RIP
Mariah Carey Sings an old Michael Jackson/Jackson 5 tune – I’ll be there
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