mattperiolat
King Koopa
Thank you, Brodie... for everything.
Posts: 11,445
|
Post by mattperiolat on Jul 7, 2009 17:31:22 GMT -5
i only saw the end..cried for 15 minutes..that little girl will be the highlight of every show tonight and tomorrow Paris is going to be on the front of every paper tomorrow, make no mistake. And yeah, Paris was the biggest cry, but if you watched the whole service, trust me, you'd cry over a lot of stuff leading up to that. Actually just had to take some Advil to kill the headache I've had from all the crying.
|
|
|
Post by primetime110 on Jul 7, 2009 17:35:57 GMT -5
I recorded it. I didn't plan to and really don't why I did. For some reason I felt I had to. I recorded the CNN coverage.
|
|
|
Post by Melissalicious on Jul 7, 2009 17:38:12 GMT -5
i only saw the end..cried for 15 minutes..that little girl will be the highlight of every show tonight and tomorrow Paris is going to be on the front of every paper tomorrow, make no mistake. And yeah, Paris was the biggest cry, but if you watched the whole service, trust me, you'd cry over a lot of stuff leading up to that. Actually just had to take some Advil to kill the headache I've had from all the crying. Haha, I was just reaching for the Tylenol myself. Seriously, I just started to breathe through my nose again, I've been stuffed up ever since the show. And definitely, the whole show was a tear-jerker. God, I'm even thinking now when Al Sharpton looked at those kids and was like, "There's nothing strange about your daddy..." Yeah. Lots and lots to cry over in that show.
|
|
mattperiolat
King Koopa
Thank you, Brodie... for everything.
Posts: 11,445
|
Post by mattperiolat on Jul 7, 2009 18:02:40 GMT -5
I recorded it. I didn't plan to and really don't why I did. For some reason I felt I had to. I recorded the CNN coverage. You'll thank yourself once you are done watching it, trust me.
|
|
mattperiolat
King Koopa
Thank you, Brodie... for everything.
Posts: 11,445
|
Post by mattperiolat on Jul 7, 2009 18:05:20 GMT -5
Paris is going to be on the front of every paper tomorrow, make no mistake. And yeah, Paris was the biggest cry, but if you watched the whole service, trust me, you'd cry over a lot of stuff leading up to that. Actually just had to take some Advil to kill the headache I've had from all the crying. Haha, I was just reaching for the Tylenol myself. Seriously, I just started to breathe through my nose again, I've been stuffed up ever since the show. And definitely, the whole show was a tear-jerker. God, I'm even thinking now when Al Sharpton looked at those kids and was like, "There's nothing strange about your daddy..." Yeah. Lots and lots to cry over in that show. Makes me feel good to know that both men and women alike were so moved by this. Truth is I think if I had most of this board in my house with me, I'd be quite embarrassed by now. Or could be out of Kleenex and Advil by now, could go either way. By the way, anyone ever try and cry and sing Heal The World at the same time? Can be done, but I wouldn't recommend it.
|
|
|
Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jul 7, 2009 18:08:02 GMT -5
i only saw the end..cried for 15 minutes..that little girl will be the highlight of every show tonight and tomorrow I've seen the replay 20 times over, and tear up everytime. I guess that's progress from the crying that happened the first couple times
|
|
GregP19
Dennis Stamp
COCK COCK
Posts: 3,839
|
Post by GregP19 on Jul 7, 2009 18:08:36 GMT -5
The last parts with everyone on stage singing We Are The World and Paris' goodbye rank up there with the last M*A*S*H, the 2000 election, the Motown 25th (how ironic), and the Miracle on Ice as Iconic, Surreal television moments
|
|
|
Post by MNM's Official "Fixer" on Jul 7, 2009 18:16:37 GMT -5
I missed the live show this afternoon, but I believe it's replaying on BET tonight at 8. Def catching it then. Only saw some clips on MSNBC. One of Brooke Shields, another of Usher choking up while singing, then looking at the coffin, and the last of his daughter saying that she loved her daddy. Very sad stuff, and I wasn't even a huge MJ fan.
|
|
|
Post by HoganBai on Jul 7, 2009 18:24:21 GMT -5
When I heard the news, I was shocked. I saw the coverage, the statements, everything, didn't cry or anything, was a bit bummed but it didn't really effect me.
I saw his coffin come to Forest Hills, and his family get out, no reaction. His coffine being brough out, and a few moments in the memorial made me shudder a bit, but nothing out of the ordinary, no real deep sadness.
Then Paris Jackson took the microphone. Oh dear God, that is the exact definition of grief and loss, a perfect description, that poor, poor girl, it was the single most heartbreaking moment I've ever witnessed. I cried like a little girl, and I'm getting a lump in the throat talking about it. I don't know how anyone can make jokes after that, it really got me, just horrible. I'm not a big religious guy, I'm more leaning towards atheist but tonight I'm praying for MJ and his family.
|
|
MCMGM
Vegeta
WC's Official Jeff Buckley Stalkeress.
Red Sonic My Ass
Posts: 9,184
|
Post by MCMGM on Jul 7, 2009 20:34:38 GMT -5
Paris at the end was one of the most heartbreaking things I've ever seen. Completely bawled over it. Alot of people forget it, but he was somebody's 'daddy' above all else. It's terrible that this is what it took for us to understand that. And I feel so bad for that little girl, and for her brothers. For the whole family. Sigh. How awful. Just ... awful. I know. I was able to hold it together until Paris spoken. All of his babies are growing up so fast and are gorgeous. I can see it already, Paris is going to be a hell of a woman when she grows up. I'm still sad, I can't believe Michael is gone. He was a HUGE part of my childhood as I'm sure he was for many here. I just hate that it takes things like this to remember what's important in life. Even though none of us knew him personally, he brought us all together with his phenomenal talents and contributions to the world over. I hope all of you are doing ok in your personal lives and I want you to know that I love you. Take care and be safe, I'm going to go be sad for a while.
|
|
biafra
El Dandy
Biafra Who?
Posts: 7,617
|
Post by biafra on Jul 7, 2009 20:42:14 GMT -5
I haven't watched and don't know if I will.
I don't do well with intense emotions.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2009 21:13:56 GMT -5
i have cried (whilst sober) probably about 3 times in my life, and 2 of those times were out of joy so idk if you can really count those.
When his daughter spoke...I added a 4th
|
|
mattperiolat
King Koopa
Thank you, Brodie... for everything.
Posts: 11,445
|
Post by mattperiolat on Jul 7, 2009 21:34:07 GMT -5
I haven't watched and don't know if I will. I don't do well with intense emotions. Keep it anyway. Someday, when you're ready, you'll be glad to have it. Speaking for myself, I'm trying to avoid the TV like the plague. I'm just still so emotionally overloaded, I feel the tears just seeing Paris on stage. Something I was thinking about earlier, and this may be a bad comparison, so forgive me, but about 45 years ago, we lost a young leader tragically to an assassin's bullet. I know from relatives that the emotion was there for four days, but it took one moment, one small gesture by the leader's son, saluting his father one last time to really capture the emotion and turn it loose. I think something like that happened again today where we all felt the emotion losing a talented, enigmatic performer over a week ago, but it took the tears of an eleven-year-old girl who missed her "daddy" to allow us to really feel the emotion too. Lame comparison, perhaps, but an effort to put into words what I'm feeling. I just pray that these kids will be OK and spared what their father went through at their age.
|
|
|
Post by carter 15 on Jul 7, 2009 21:44:09 GMT -5
well, wow.
I loved it from start to finish.
That was amazing
|
|
|
Post by psychotix5000 on Jul 7, 2009 23:02:04 GMT -5
Finally got the time to get back and share my thoughts over the whole experience. - Got up at 4:30 am to leave the house by 6:00 and catch the Metro Rail to Staples. Way better than traveling by car, trust me. Were only 2 other people on the train that I saw with wristbands. Pretty much shared the sentiment that we couldn't believe how lucky we were.
- Got to Staples shortly before 7:00 am. Not too many people out front. At that point, probably around 200 or so. Never have I seen more cops in my entire life. They were not playing. If you weren't press or a wristband/ticket holder, you were not getting anywhere near Staples.
- This, however, didn't stop a bunch of morons across the street protesting with derogatory signs stating that "homos" (not the word they used; it was much worse) doom nations, Jacko is in Hell, and that we who were attending the memorial were also going to Hell. As a Christian and someone that serves God, this offended me as real men and women of God DO NOT act this way, but I digress. Don't want to make this about religion.
- Everything about admitting people was very orderly. One thing I didn't like was every cockroach coming out of the woodwork hawking anything and everything under the sun with MJ's face/image slapped on it. The topper was a guy selling "programs" and blatantly lying to people, stating that attendees were not getting programs because "they didn't have time to make any." Right as I went in, I was handed an official program from the organizers of the event. Someone ended up stealing a box of them and was selling them on the street for $10 a pop. Not cool.
- Everyone had to pass through metal detectors and were notified by Staples Center staff that no cameras, camcorders, or camera phones of any sort were allowed and that people with such items had to check them in and pick them up after the event. As everyone in the world saw, they did not enforce this at all as thousands of people went in with their cameras.
- The performances were awesome and the presentation was excellent. Like many, I had a small gripe with Mariah's choice of attire, but, in retrospective, it's a small negative amongst a wave of positive.
- The letters from Diana Ross, Maya Angelou, and Nelson Mandela really hit home with everyone in the crowd. Very touching words.
- For the most part, and I can't believe I'd ever type these words, I agreed with Reverend Al Sharpton's points. For once, he got it right and didn't add anything unnecessary to his speech in an effort to make himself the center of attention. It was all on Michael, as it should have been.
- Stevie Wonder was awesome, as was John Mayer, Jennifer Hudson and Jermaine Jackson. I almost cried during "Smile."
![:'(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cry.png)
- People all around me were openly weeping. The atmosphere inside the building is beyond description. This was truly an event like no other.
Overall, it was a joyful experience, one that I feel blessed and privileged to have been fortunate enough to attend. It will be a memory that will never fade away and one that I will be glad to pass down to my family for future generations. I was a part of something very special. For that I will always be thankful.
|
|
GregP19
Dennis Stamp
COCK COCK
Posts: 3,839
|
Post by GregP19 on Jul 7, 2009 23:26:34 GMT -5
Al Bundy, I'm absolutely jealous of you...from what I can tell it was a great event and I would have given anything to have attended...Kudos to the LA police from keeping this from becoming a circus...well more than it already was I guess...
I have came and gone from this thread so I don't know if anyone has asked but how about from here on out every post must include your favorite MJ song...
Favorite MJ Song: Rock With You
|
|
|
Post by psychotix5000 on Jul 8, 2009 0:02:11 GMT -5
Beat It, with Thriller a very close 2nd
|
|
Chad1m
Don Corleone
Posts: 1,664
|
Post by Chad1m on Jul 8, 2009 0:27:08 GMT -5
"Man in the Mirror" and "Human Nature"
|
|
Franchise
Hank Scorpio
No you didn't.
Ronnie Garvin, you idiot! I like steak, not soup, Ronnie Garvin!
Posts: 6,879
|
Post by Franchise on Jul 8, 2009 1:00:57 GMT -5
Favorite: "Billie Jean" Most Underrated: "This Time Around" and "Human Nature"
|
|
|
Post by Silent Brad on Jul 8, 2009 1:21:06 GMT -5
My favorite would either have to be Dirty Diana or They Don't Care About Us.
|
|