Comments on: The Michael Jackson Memorial Service Open Thread: Because I Don’t Have Enough Eyeballs To Watch All The Coverage

By: TriedandTrue

TriedandTrue — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:58:26 +0000

@whoneedslight: Considering to what lengths their father went to to make sure those kids were out of the public eye, yes, it was inappropriate to have them up there.

By: whoneedslight

whoneedslight — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:27:09 +0000

@Audif Jackson Winters IV: You would have to have a heart of stone not to have been moved, but seriously, raise your hand if you think having them on stage at all was completely inappropriate.

By: LostTurntable

LostTurntable — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:16:56 +0000

@Audif Jackson Winters IV: Yeah, that got me too. Damnit.

By: Chainsaw Dick

Chainsaw Dick — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:10:40 +0000

okay paris completely ripped out the world’s heart right there.

on a slightly lighter note, cnn just got first evidence that hardcore lamb of god fans are total fanboys for mj just like the rest of us. classic interview.

By: slowburn

slowburn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:02:03 +0000

@Audif Jackson Winters IV: Yeah, seriously. That was moving and totally unscripted.

By: Audif Jackson Winters IV

Audif Jackson Winters IV — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:52:32 +0000

Man, any cynicism I had about this whole event was completely crushed by MJ’s daughter bawling for her Dad.

By: juiceandgin

juiceandgin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:27:27 +0000

We need Sexual Chocolate for We Are The World.

By: Maura

Maura — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:20:32 +0000

Corey Feldman is keeping it… Corey:

By: Maura

Maura — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:13:57 +0000

Hi guys, what’s going on in this comment thread?

Alternately: So, what did I miss while I was on WNYC?

By: Thierry

Thierry — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:52:45 +0000

Somewhere, a bunch of lefthanded sequined gloves are feeling unloved.

By: Maciej

Maciej — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:36:27 +0000

@slowburn: Naw, man, that's just John Mayer.

By: slowburn

slowburn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:30:45 +0000

Al Sharpton has lost weight!

By: revmatty

revmatty — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:01:32 +0000

I love Shep Smith. My wife flew into L.A. today (for business totally unrelated to Mr Jackson) and was dreading the traffic et al.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:47:42 +0000

@Christopher R. Weingarten: Seriously. My guess is that the original Mariah & Trey duet might get an iTunes bump though.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:46:11 +0000

“four, tops”. Missed a coma.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:45:15 +0000

How many weeks before News of the World has a “MIchael Is Alive!” headline? I give it four tops.

By: Christopher R. Weingarten

Christopher R. Weingarten — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:44:14 +0000

Something tells me this performance isn’t going to be released as a Billboard-charting memorial single.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:43:16 +0000

Trey Lorenz’s voice is now significantly better than Mariah’s. Sad.

By: Christopher R. Weingarten

Christopher R. Weingarten — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:43:12 +0000

Did she always flail her arm around like someone making fun of Xtina in a MadTV skit?

By: Christopher R. Weingarten

Christopher R. Weingarten — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:40:56 +0000

Oh noes, Mariah started off a little shaky