Jackson's Chosen Few Play Beat the Clock

1. I'm in and out

Posted at 3:07PM on Jul 6th 2009 by bg

2. Pick em up for Jacko

Posted at 3:06PM on Jul 6th 2009 by gregoryy2k

3. I knew something like this would happen. If people are coming from all over the world, how do they expect them to make that kind of a deadline? And on top of all that, the congestion at the airports! This is going to be crazy!

Posted at 3:09PM on Jul 6th 2009 by Julie

4. They should not have applied if they couldn't be there, that is just stupid

Posted at 3:10PM on Jul 6th 2009 by Dana

5. Anyone in LA near the Staples center? Just wondering if people have pitched tents already or what not.

A 6 p.m. deadline...hmmm...well what about those folks who's plane doesn't get in till later in the evening? Not too bright in the way of thinking these ticket vendor folks. Hope they can push the deadline...6 is just too early...

Posted at 3:10PM on Jul 6th 2009 by DeeVee

6. Does anyone have a general idea on how long the funeral is going to be?

Posted at 3:17PM on Jul 6th 2009 by Curious

7. 5. This was a stupid way to give out tix and they should have expected it. And what's wrong with the morons who are complaining? Why sign up if you know you don't live in CA and might not make the deadline? IDIOTS!


Hey Einstein, did you ever consider that people would not travel to L.A. unless they were granted tickets? People were only notified last night if they were accepted. That is not enough time for some people traveling from all over the world to reach L.A. by 6 tonight. You my friend are the idiot.

Posted at 3:17PM on Jul 6th 2009 by itmusttakeageniustounderstand

8. Does anyone know where british fans can meet 4 the memorial in the u.k.? Southampton or London or anywhere!

Posted at 3:21PM on Jul 6th 2009 by vanstrass

9. I ENTERED ...BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN RI ....I WAS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE TO WIN...ANYONE WHO LIVED IN RI...NEW YORK OR FLA!

I WAS WAITING TO BOOK A FLIGHT ....THEN I READ IN OUR NEWSPAPER...PROJO.COM WE WERE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE ALONG WITH FLA AND NY.

RI OFFICIALS HAVE CALLS INTO THE STAPLES CENTER TO SEE WHY WE RI RESIDENTS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE!

Posted at 3:22PM on Jul 6th 2009 by Deb in RI

10. Any word on how long the funeral is expected to last?

Posted at 3:22PM on Jul 6th 2009 by Curious

11. JACKO IS WACKO...............ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH. GET OFF MY DAM COMPUTER AND GO AWAY!

Posted at 3:25PM on Jul 6th 2009 by Ashlee

12. It's too bad with all the technology today that they can't wait alittle longer to have mj's memorial and yet still preserve his body so his family can decide what and where to have his memorial....they are the one's that need time at this horrible time!!!

Posted at 3:32PM on Jul 6th 2009 by beat it

13. While AEG is at it, perhaps they ought to crack down on the asshats that are selling their tickets on Ebay for thousands of dollars. Now that is bull!

Posted at 3:25PM on Jul 6th 2009 by Smacky

14. Do not forget the fools on ebay spending thousands of dollars on voucher numbers to then find out after payment that they needed to be at dodger stadium today LOL.

It will be a madhouse but I bet there are plenty of fillers in line waiting to take the seat of no shows.

Posted at 3:30PM on Jul 6th 2009 by antfkr

15. i am NOT feeling at all sorry for people who cannot get to dodger stadium by the deadline. considering it is TOTAL b.s. that they even opened this ticket lottery up to the entire world in the first place, it's not suprising that this would be an issue. i mean seriously, besides complete greed based on plans to sell the tickets if won, why would anyone who had no realistic way of getting to los angeles by today to pick-up tickets even enter the drawing in the first place? all that did was limit the chances for people who could actually attend the memorial. i loved it when they announced during the registration website crashing that they were opening it up for people outside the united states as well - awesome, let's make the situation worse!
so let's see, if i were just joe average guy who lived in europe and decided to register on 7/3, i would have had to get an airline ticket reserved to fly out by the next day to get to los angeles by sunday evening to check my email and hope that i would have won tickets to go claim on 7/6. hmm, in this economy, it really seems unlikely that is going to really be an option for a lot of people and guess what that means...even more unclaimed tickets that could have been used!
at this point i say just bury the man and let his family do their mourning!

Posted at 3:42PM on Jul 6th 2009 by serioulsy annoyed MJ fan