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Only 11,000 tickets will be given out for the Tuesday service at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Another 6,500 tickets will be given away for the Nokia Theater overflow section next door.
City officials are preparing for massive crowds. Assistant Police Chief Earl Paysinger says anywhere from a quarter-million to 700,000 people may try to reach the arena, even though a wide area around Staples Center will be sealed off to those without tickets.
No details were given about the actual memorial events, which come as the nation's second-largest city struggles with a $530 million budget deficit. City Councilwoman Jan Perry said the cost of police protection for "extraordinary" events like the memorial is built into the Police Department's budget, but she still solicited help for "incremental costs."
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Jul 04, 2009 at 10:15 PM Just Wondering Says:
Would going to this "memorial service" be considered a modern day avayra of yitain zaroh l'molech???
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Jul 04, 2009 at 10:28 PM Z. N. Mishegoss Says:
A lot of people with too much time on their hands. Enough already with Jackson - he was not the genius the publicists made him out to be. James Brown and Jackie Wilson were the ones who invented what Jackson did - all he did was put the freak show makeup on it, sort of like what Kiss is to the Rolling Stones.
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Jul 05, 2009 at 01:25 AM Anonymous Says:
If there's such demand, why do the memorial in a venue that only seats 11,000? They should have arranged to use the Los Angeles Coliseum (90,000 seats).
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Jul 05, 2009 at 07:39 AM clever Says:
o my. if onlt michael should b alive 2 c how many ppl r busy abt him. it almost pays 2b crazy. look what being crazy did 4 him... lol
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Jul 05, 2009 at 08:40 AM nebach Says:
“ o my. if onlt michael should b alive 2 c how many ppl r busy abt him. it almost pays 2b crazy. look what being crazy did 4 him... lol ”
Nebbach on Klall Yisroel that we even need to discuss this situation. How sad and what a waste of time,
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Jul 05, 2009 at 08:36 AM Anonymous Says:
“ If there's such demand, why do the memorial in a venue that only seats 11,000? They should have arranged to use the Los Angeles Coliseum (90,000 seats). ”
how doe eating for 90,000 help if the crowd i more than 10 times that?
should use the entire subway system of NY
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Jul 05, 2009 at 11:17 AM clever Says:
“ Nebbach on Klall Yisroel that we even need to discuss this situation. How sad and what a waste of time, ”
& what exactly did u just do when posting ur comment?? y did u even go in this title 2 read the details??
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Jul 05, 2009 at 11:15 AM David Says:
Er zull zein, A Shaine rein'a kapurah, far gantz klal yisroel !!!
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Jul 05, 2009 at 02:13 PM music Says:
“ & what exactly did u just do when posting ur comment?? y did u even go in this title 2 read the details?? ”
I posted out of painful emotions that we care to discuss it on a frum blog. Thre weren't any earth shattering details to discuss. It is still sad that it takes time of day. How many yiddisha kinderlich got lost due to his stuff only Hashem knows. It was no great loss for Klall Yisroel. We need real Erlicha music and real people to sing them people with Yiras Shamayim and erlichkeit.
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Jul 05, 2009 at 04:30 PM Anonymous Says:
whos in charge of the chai rotel