Michael Jackson has passed away. - Page 16

**ThirdMarioBro** · 07-05-2009, 02:46 AM

Ha-ha! I find it touching that they managed to work out the syndication issues to get this on the air. It'll be bittersweet watching that again. Its probably my favorite Simpsons moment in twenty years.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 07-05-2009, 07:52 PM

Won't hesitate in saying that brought a tear to my eye.

*XERO* · 07-05-2009, 10:08 PM

Any idea when they're having the funeral?

**ThirdMarioBro** · 07-05-2009, 10:32 PM

Actual funeral, I don't know. The public memorial is Tuesday at the Staples Center (aka, the 2009 LA Street Riots). All of this is too premature. No cemetery is going to able to handle the demand of visitors. They'll probably move him in a year or two to Neverland Ranch and pull a Graceland.

*XERO* · 07-05-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Staples Center (aka, the 2009 LA Street Riots).

I'm surprised they didn't riot after the Lakers won the title.

I think they did the same thing in New York when Biggie had his funeral. It turned into a party and they got a little rowdy.

**GK Punk** · 07-05-2009, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Benvenuto

I'm surprised they didn't riot after the Lakers won the title.

I'm pretty sure they did, actually.

*XERO* · 07-06-2009, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by GK

I'm pretty sure they did, actually.

...

... Yeah.

Ra · 07-06-2009, 01:52 AM

I've been having a bad week this week with my parents arguing at me all the time, but everyone shuts up any segments on Michael Jackson. For that I respect him so much more than I originally did.

It's so weird... This has probably been the only celebrity 'issue' I have really paid attention to with great interest at all in my life so far. Only now I've realised how big he had been in the culture of my childhood. I remember loving the Alien Ant Farm cover of Smooth Criminal, oblivious to who the guy was who originally made the song so famous. And the covers of his songs... only a year or so ago I bothered to listen to the original stuff and fell in love with it.

Kinda still in a daze about it... espeically after seeing the final rehersal videos. Like so many people have been saying: "You wouldn't think he would suddenly die after giving such a great rehersal".

*XERO* · 07-06-2009, 02:07 AM

For you, Ra.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 07-06-2009, 03:14 AM

Ahhh! AHHHHHHHH!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!

My ears.....blood......

But yeah, they did riot when the Lakers took the title, but that was nothing compared to this. Hell, this will be nothing compared to B.I.G. 1.2 million people flooded the site for tickets to an event that houses 17,000 people. They should have had this at the Washington Monument because I don't think LA can handle this. Heck, they can barely handle a nerd trade show in June.

*XERO* · 07-06-2009, 03:27 AM

Michael Jackson in a Lakers jersey moonwalking to 'Hypnotize' by Notorious B.I.G = riot.

**GK Punk** · 07-06-2009, 05:18 AM

That... would sure be a sight to see, wouldn't it?

**ThirdMarioBro** · 07-06-2009, 05:21 AM

Anywho, I'm looking forward to seeing the Staples Center get trampled all the way to 11th street Tuesday. It'll be bittersweet to see just how many people really cared after all these years of negativity.

**GK Punk** · 07-06-2009, 05:34 AM

I heard that a lot of channels will actually be airing his funeral... anyone hear about that?

*XERO* · 07-06-2009, 05:39 AM

I laughed at the jokes they made of him, but it was all in the vain of comedy. I never laughed to ridicule the person. I always cared for and respected the guy, because he is a big musical influence in my life, if not the biggest.

I can honestly say that no other artist will ever break the sales record of Thriller.

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Originally Posted by GK

I heard that a lot of channels will actually be airing his funeral... anyone hear about that?

Dude... I'd be shocked if they didn't.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 07-06-2009, 12:41 PM

ABC, CBS, Fox, and CNN are. NBC was holding out, but they caved yesterday.

*That Matt Guy* · 07-06-2009, 01:37 PM

The commercialization of a f*cking funeral is makes me ill.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 07-06-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Anywho, I'm looking forward to seeing the Staples Center get trampled all the way to 11th street Tuesday. It'll be bittersweet to see just how many people really cared after all these years of negativity.

That's exactly how I felt just looking at this thread. Little sneering at his weirdness, but lots of grief at his death and kudos to him as an artist and performer. The emotion here has exceeded my wildest dreams.

Peanut · 07-06-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Ahhh! AHHHHHHHH!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!

My ears.....blood......

Oh, come on. I think as far as covers go, especially concerning MJ, that one wasn't so bad.

**GK Punk** · 07-06-2009, 05:57 PM

I always liked that cover. That and this German punk band did a cover of Billie Jean back in the 90's that was pretty decent,

07-05-2009, 02:46 AM	#301
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Ha-ha! I find it touching that they managed to work out the syndication issues to get this on the air. It'll be bittersweet watching that again. Its probably my favorite Simpsons moment in twenty years. __________________

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ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Won't hesitate in saying that brought a tear to my eye. __________________

07-05-2009, 10:08 PM	#303
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	Any idea when they're having the funeral? __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

07-05-2009, 10:32 PM	#304
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Actual funeral, I don't know. The public memorial is Tuesday at the Staples Center (aka, the 2009 LA Street Riots). All of this is too premature. No cemetery is going to able to handle the demand of visitors. They'll probably move him in a year or two to Neverland Ranch and pull a Graceland. __________________

07-06-2009, 01:52 AM	#308
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	I've been having a bad week this week with my parents arguing at me all the time, but everyone shuts up any segments on Michael Jackson. For that I respect him so much more than I originally did. It's so weird... This has probably been the only celebrity 'issue' I have really paid attention to with great interest at all in my life so far. Only now I've realised how big he had been in the culture of my childhood. I remember loving the Alien Ant Farm cover of Smooth Criminal, oblivious to who the guy was who originally made the song so famous. And the covers of his songs... only a year or so ago I bothered to listen to the original stuff and fell in love with it. Kinda still in a daze about it... espeically after seeing the final rehersal videos. Like so many people have been saying: "You wouldn't think he would suddenly die after giving such a great rehersal". __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

07-06-2009, 02:07 AM	#309
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	For you, Ra. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

07-06-2009, 03:14 AM	#310
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Ahhh! AHHHHHHHH!! AHHHHHHHH!!!! My ears.....blood...... But yeah, they did riot when the Lakers took the title, but that was nothing compared to this. Hell, this will be nothing compared to B.I.G. 1.2 million people flooded the site for tickets to an event that houses 17,000 people. They should have had this at the Washington Monument because I don't think LA can handle this. Heck, they can barely handle a nerd trade show in June. __________________

07-06-2009, 03:27 AM	#311
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	Michael Jackson in a Lakers jersey moonwalking to 'Hypnotize' by Notorious B.I.G = riot. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

07-06-2009, 05:18 AM	#312
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	That... would sure be a sight to see, wouldn't it?

07-06-2009, 05:21 AM	#313
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Anywho, I'm looking forward to seeing the Staples Center get trampled all the way to 11th street Tuesday. It'll be bittersweet to see just how many people really cared after all these years of negativity. __________________

07-06-2009, 05:34 AM	#314
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I heard that a lot of channels will actually be airing his funeral... anyone hear about that?

07-06-2009, 12:41 PM	#316
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	ABC, CBS, Fox, and CNN are. NBC was holding out, but they caved yesterday. __________________

07-06-2009, 01:37 PM	#317
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	The commercialization of a f*cking funeral is makes me ill.

07-06-2009, 05:57 PM	#320
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I always liked that cover. That and this German punk band did a cover of Billie Jean back in the 90's that was pretty decent,