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and brooke shield and paris’ speech really made me cry.

rip mj, i miss you!

On another note, however, the fact that Michael’s memorial service has been turned into such a huge circus, like a hard-to-get-into concert, is kind of disgusting. Some of the things I’ve read about him on other sites today are so odd to me. People flipping out like they’d won the lottery because they got tickets to his memorial service? People rejoicing that they they’re first to comment on a Michael Jackson blogpost while adding,’R.I.P. Michael Jackson’ as an afterthought? Even the fact that people are twittering through his memorial service….is kinda disrespectful to me. I understand and admire that people can and are using it to share the necessary moment to mourn with others, as you are, but at the same time, so many other people are using it to be disrespectful and sh*tty about the whole situation. It’s a Catch-22, I guess.

In any case, it’s the world we live in today. And MJ being as hugely popular (in both good and bad ways) as he was, there’s just no way around it. I’ve heard a lot of negativity and hate spewed about Michael Jackson since his death. People focusing on what he’s been accused of and all his craziness in recent years. I understand that, I do. I hadn’t paid much attention to him other than to gawk at his eccentricities in the past decade or so. I even remember you talking on the site about how weird you thought he was even though your boyfriend was still a diehard fan. But we both fell back to respect and honor the artist we used to love as children, as I think many of his mourners are doing. No, most of us were not dearly devoted to him and/or thought of him on a regular basis recently. But, he had a long life and was many things throughout it. I don’t think we should forget the beautiful things he accomplished and how much a part of our childhood he was…..to people in our generation anyway…..blah….I’ve said my piece. And I don’t mean to offend anyone, just needed to air it out.

For me, I come to this blog because I think he’s covered many, many celeb stories in a considerate and dignified way. And when the stories are more frivilous, I enjoy his fun comments. But I’m not altogether thrilled with how he’s handled the memorial service. I fell like, if you have a media pass – fine you’re media; write all you want. But if you entered the draw, you should be there as a fan, not a blogger, and you can share your experience after. And if you BOUGHT your ticket, just shame on you and whoever sold to you. What’s wrong with saying this?

I think those of you and you know who I’m talking about (REALIST, GEANA, B, HEATHER) need to get a little bit of a grip on yourselves before you come on here and start blasting at people for being fans and showing their emotion. And for giving a guy crap for the way he chooses to run HIS website. If you don’t like it, why did you choose to sign on here in the first place?!

And can I just say that I truely appreciate your Twittering and continuous reports on this whole thing, Trent. You have done it with respect and humanity that those of us who appreciated him and his music absolutely thank you for.

Growing up, I knew Michael Jackson as the moonwalker, the alleged pedophile and the weirdo (wacko jacko). I knew of his lavish and unconventional lifestyle. With all the hoopla surrounding his life (and death), I never thought of him as anything else other than an entertainer. The memorial service today showed that “the king of pop” is also someone’s friend, family and father.

@ realist
We all do things to “damage” our bodies (from smoking, overeating, eating the wrong things, not exercising enough …) – things that can result in heart attacks, cancer and/or death. Yes, we are accountable for these actions, but at the end of the road, even the “addicts” need a little bit of compassion.
I don’t like the fact that we are spending tax dollars towards something like this, but whether you like it or not, MJ has affected a lot of people’s lives.