LOS ANGELES – A plan to bury Michael Jackson at his sprawling Neverland ranch fizzled Wednesday, leaving details about his funeral undecided as another mystery was solved: His newly unveiled will says his mother should raise his children, or failing her, Diana Ross.
The changing funeral circumstances thwarted many Jackson fans who had descended on the estate in the rolling hills near Santa Barbara with the hope of attending a public viewing.
"We're terribly disappointed," said Ida Barron, 44, who arrived with her husband Paul Barron, 56, intending to spend several days in a tent.
The changing funeral circumstances thwarted many Jackson fans who had descended on the estate in the rolling hills near Santa Barbara with the hope of attending a public viewing.
"We're terribly disappointed," said Ida Barron, 44, who arrived with her husband Paul Barron, 56, intending to spend several days in a tent.
They're terribly disappointed. More disappointed that there is no memorial service than in his death, one presumes. One wonders (or at least I do) what those two would be doing today if Michael hadn't died. Wandering the streets aimlessly? Where do they get the time off work? Do they tell their boss, "Hey ... um ... I need a few days off."
"Why?"
"To go to the Neverland ranch and pitch a tent." Seemingly not the first time that's happened, if we are to believe the court documents.
On the TV news tonight I saw several hundred (thousand?) people lining up to sign some sort of large greeting card, supposedly proclaiming their sympathy. To whom? The card or the spiritual nothingness of whatever religion they subscribe to. Or themselves, which is the more logical answer if we can assign logic to any of this crap.
I've written about death before, (at least twice) and our fascination with the ceremony surrounding it. When it's family it's a different story. When it's a celebrity, I figure that the people in mourning would have already erected some sort of shrine in their garage while the guy was alive, so what's the point of traveling to California to make a spectacle of yourself for someone who is dead?
"We were going to listen to music and watch Michael Jackson DVDs and party all night long, not just to have fun, but in memory of Michael Jackson," Paul Barron said. "Now we're going to have to just go home."
Where they will listen to music and watch Michael Jackson DVDs and party all night long. Home. What a shame. I'm sure they left somebody to feed the goats and water the vines.
You betcha.
1 comment:
I have never understood the star worship thingy, although I do enjoy reading biography's about many actors and musicians...I would never camp out all night just to see one, or even stand in line more than an hour.
Guess I have better things to do, things I can create or participate in.
Later...
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