Michael Jackson to hospital in cardiac arrest (Dead)

[JumpCutz]

[The Edit King]

You're FUNNY!

[kvrdave]

Man, watching his show is like wataching some freaky marching band thing.

[Nick Danger]

Originally Posted by Groucho

Pretty good write-up here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony/ATV_Music_Publishing

Good stuff. The obituary in The Economist describes him as a skilled and ruthless businessman who personally faced down Motown, Sony, and CBS, walking away a winner.

http://www.economist.com/obituary/di...ry_id=13941042

[sracer]

Originally Posted by tommy28

what a shame.... woulda been a great show.

Really? How so? I saw nothing of vintage MJ performances in that clip. Just lots of jerky footstomping.

[Chrisedge]

Originally Posted by JumpCutz

I believe that's Jennifer Batten. Excellent guitarist.

http://www.jenniferbatten.com/

Not Jennifer Batten, I saw her earlier this year, and she looks older than the pic TEK posted.

She was a freak when I saw her. Played guitar along with techno track / slideshow off her Macbook.

[Chrisedge]

One thing that is funny is, If MJ had such a bad childhood, why would anyone want his children to live with his parents?

[General Zod]

Originally Posted by General Zod

There's a plan, apparently, that Jackson will basically lay in state in Neverland so his fans can bid him farewell. I figure Joe Jackson will set up a little booth and charge $100 a head and require a minimum of 2 BLU-Ray DVD purchase before entering. Advertising on the coffin would also not be a surprise.

Well the plan changed now to the staple center but Joe didn't let me down completely. There will be a $25 ticket price to attend.

[LiquidSky]

Originally Posted by cungar

I hear they're going to have giant screens outside showing the proceedings. Thank god I'm not going to be anywhere near downtown Tuesday. The whole thing sounds like it's going to be very weird.

You should smoke a big fat joint and go.

[calhoun07]

Originally Posted by Groucho

I always thought it was "Ja chid is not Tyson".

I always thought it was "The chair is not my son."

[calhoun07]

Originally Posted by Chrisedge

One thing that is funny is, If MJ had such a bad childhood, why would anyone want his children to live with his parents?

That question was in the back of my mind when I heard the kids were left to his mother. I am not sure whom he should have left them with, but I would think those would be close to the end on the long list.

[Michael Ballack]

Originally Posted by Chrisedge

One thing that is funny is, If MJ had such a bad childhood, why would anyone want his children to live with his parents?

Exactly the thing that's been bothering the shit out of me. She wasn't able to stop Joe with the beatings back then, how will she now? And speaking as someone who's grandma tried to raise as a Jehovah Witness, Jehovah Witnesses are fucked up. I hope Debby Rowe or a third party gets them.

[dan30oly]

Originally Posted by General Zod

There will be a $25 ticket price to attend.

Wow. Just wow.

How much of a take off of concessions/t-shirt sales do you think he's going to get?

Will there be a premium ticket price to get a picture with MJ's corpse?

[General Zod]

Now it's updated and says "Free". They will be selling the t-shirts from the upcoming concerts though outside.

[The Edit King]

Okay, so how much are the free tickets?

[JumpCutz]

Originally Posted by The Edit King

Okay, so how much are the free tickets?

25 Dollars.

[Franchot]

Originally Posted by JumpCutz

25 Dollars.

The tickets are still free, but they've raised the Staples parking to 25 dollars per hour.

[Franchot]

http://enews.earthlink.net/article/t...09070274081263

Sure. Put some blame on the cops. Maybe the Jackson family can sue the LAPD and get a nice settlement from the city. I'm sure the mayor will okay the pay-out. And the taxpayers won't mind picking up the bill after they've picked up the tab for the massive amount of money needed to stage the memorial at Staples Center.

LOS ANGELES - The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police.

Why didn't police seal the mansion where he had been living? Why didn't they get immediate search warrants? Why did they tow away a doctor's car right after the death but not declare the home a crime scene? And why was Jackson's sister Janet allowed to move possessions out of the mansion two days after the death, before police searched it?

Los Angeles police say proper procedures were followed based on the circumstances officers encountered when they were called to the home at 12:21 p.m. on June 25. A doctor was attending to Jackson and stayed with him when he was placed in an ambulance at 1:07 p.m. There was no sign of foul play.

Others say police should have assumed it was possible a crime occurred and taken precautions to ensure the scene was not disrupted so evidence wasn't lost or tainted.

"If I was the chief detective on the case, I would have said, 'We don't know what's going on. We should seal the scene,'" said defense attorney Harland Braun, who has represented celebrities including Robert Blake, Roseanne and Gary Busey. "You always have to think of the worst-case scenario and you have to think fast. I would have sealed the scene just because it was Michael Jackson."

Whether the Jackson probe turns into a criminal investigation hinges on what evidence emerges involving the drugs. Charges could be brought if authorities determine Jackson had been overly prescribed medications, if he had been given drugs inappropriate for his medical needs, or if doctors knowingly prescribed Jackson medications under an assumed name.

It's still not known what caused Jackson's death at age 50. The pop star went into cardiac arrest in his bedroom and his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, performed CPR while an ambulance was called, according to Murray's lawyers. Murray has spoken to police and authorities say he is not a suspect, though his actions have come under scrutiny because his own lawyers acknowledge it may have taken up to a half-hour for an ambulance to be summoned.

An autopsy was conducted but results are not expected for several weeks. The Jackson family had a second autopsy performed and those results also are pending.

On Wednesday, The Associated Press learned Los Angeles police asked the Drug Enforcement Administration to assist in the investigation.

DEA agents participated in the investigation of the 2007 overdose death of Anna Nicole Smith at a Florida hotel. California Attorney General Jerry Brown investigated her former boyfriend and two of her doctors.

Brown handed the investigation over to the Los Angeles district attorney's office, which filed charges of conspiring to provide Smith with prescription drugs.

Brown said the suspects broke the law because Smith was a "known addict." The former boyfriend and doctors denied the charges.

The DEA also probed whether painkillers found in actor Heath Ledger's system after his death last year were obtained illegally. Federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.

Jean Rosenbluth, a University of Southern California law professor, said the agency's involvement in the Jackson case suggests authorities are looking into whether drugs came from out of state. Murray lives in Las Vegas and is licensed to practice in Texas, Nevada and California.

Federal drug regulations include controls over whether and how frequently a doctor can write prescriptions over the phone, and DEA agents could be looking to see if these rules were broken, Rosenbluth said.

"You can't just get on the phone and continue to prescribe something for someone without having seen them for a long period of time," she said.

Jackson had a well-known history of using prescription medications, especially painkillers. Following his death, Cherilyn Lee, a registered nurse who had worked for Jackson, told the AP she repeatedly rejected his demands for the drug Diprivan, also known as Propofol. It's a potent anesthetic used in operating rooms and it would be highly unusual to have it in a private home.

Uri Geller, a former Jackson confidant, said he tried to keep Jackson from abusing painkillers and other prescription drugs, but others in the singer's circle kept him supplied.

"When Michael asked for something, he got it," Geller said in a telephone interview from his suburban London home.

Jackson had multiple doctors and many others like Geller who came in and out of his life. Which people are being interviewed by police is unclear because the LAPD has said virtually nothing about the probe.

"I am not going to make any comments on the investigation," Commander Patrick Gannon, the designated police spokesman on the Jackson case, said by e-mail Thursday.

Any evidence would be turned over to the district attorney's office, which has final say on criminal charges.

One of the key questions is why it took four days for police to issue a search warrant and remove medications from Jackson's home. In the meantime, several people, including Janet Jackson, removed unknown items from the home.

Although the home wasn't declared a crime scene, police did tow Murray's car the evening of the death to look for potential evidence.

Vernon J. Geberth, former commanding officer of the Bronx Homicide Task force in New York, said police should have known they were dealing with an extraordinary situation.

"If it's a high-profile person, you have to do more than you would do ordinarily," he said.

Still, Geberth, who now acts as a private forensic consultant, said he believes the LAPD acted appropriately.

"Having a doctor present altered the equation. It was not a homicide scene. It was an emergency medical scene," he said.

Police spokesman Lt. John Romero declined to comment when asked if the LAPD was reviewing its handling of the investigation.

Rosenbluth said if the case ends up as a criminal prosecution, any defense attorney would seize on the LAPD's failure to immediately seal Jackson's home.

"If you can get even one juror think, I don't know, maybe somebody fiddled with the medicine before the police came in and collected it, that's reasonable doubt," she said. "All that the defense attorney needs is one juror."

[The Edit King]

Originally Posted by Franchot

The tickets are still free, but they've raised the Staples parking to 25 dollars per hour.

[movie diva]

I don't want to be mean, BUT I will be glad when they get this guy in the ground, glass coffin, taxidermy or what ever they are going to do with him, and there is not enough money to make me go near The Staples Center, I am glad that I work in the other direction.

[brizz]

Originally Posted by Brent L

Here is some footage from his last rehearsal:



If this is released on BD, it'll be a day one purchase for me.

[mrpayroll]

Originally Posted by The Edit King

Seriously though, parking in that area is going to be $25 minimum and probably closer to $50.

Chris

[Suprmallet]

I would have considered going but I have work that day.

[Shannon Nutt]

Originally Posted by Chrisedge

One thing that is funny is, If MJ had such a bad childhood, why would anyone want his children to live with his parents?

Joe Jackson and Katherine Jackson are seperated and have not lived together for years. All indications are Katherine was a wonderful mother to Michael, which is why he wanted her to take care of the kids.

[Jippy]

Originally Posted by Chrisedge

Not Jennifer Batten, I saw her earlier this year, and she looks older than the pic TEK posted.

She was a freak when I saw her. Played guitar along with techno track / slideshow off her Macbook.

The new guitarist is Orianthi and she has an endorsement with Paul Reed Smith guitars. Never heard her play, but have heard great things about her. I think she opened for Steve Vai a few years back but I got to the show late and missed her set.