Comments on: 11,000 Michael Jackson Funeral Tickets Free

By: AmyGrindhouse

AmyGrindhouse — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:48:45 +0000

Those were early reports so I went back and checked… and seems you were right Michael. I just checked on CNN and it corroborates your comment!

By the time the deadline for the registration rolled around at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET) Saturday, 1.6 million fans had signed up, organizers said.

http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/04/fans-register-to-win-tickets-to-jackson-memorial/

By: Michael Voight

Michael Voight — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:44:12 +0000

I don’t know why people keep saying hundreds of million.
There were about 1.6 million total. There were over 500 THOUSAND the first hour. Someone reported this as 500 million.

By: AmyGrindhouse

AmyGrindhouse — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:44:54 +0000

Hi Kevin, it may have either closed already or be struggling. The site has hundreds of millons of people on it, so it may be sluggish.

By: KEVIN D'CRUZE

KEVIN D'CRUZE — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:21:28 +0000

can’t even get in to register!

By: chalonda cook

chalonda cook — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:06:50 +0000

we luv you micheal jackson..in our hearts foever!!!

By: rosa lopez

rosa lopez — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:21:22 +0000

Que descanses en paz michael y a la familia mucha resignacion. me encantaria verlo. soy de Puerto Rico

By: AmyGrindhouse

AmyGrindhouse — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:48:16 +0000

You comment did come through Pamela – there is a moderations system so they don’t show up straight away.

Thanks for the note. It will be akin to the Princess Diana memorial. We’ll never see anything like it again.

By: AmyGrindhouse

AmyGrindhouse — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:47:01 +0000

Welcome – a donation system is a great idea. People had mentioned that the only reason to charge for any of the tickets is to cover minimum costs. I’m sure that most fans would be happy to help cover the costs if a fund of some sort were set up. Or even give a minimum donation in order to register to cover admin costs.

By: AmyGrindhouse

AmyGrindhouse — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:44:13 +0000

About how wierd this all is, I agree. But, this is a celebrity of unmatched magnitude and so this is just the way it goes. It’ll likely never happen again in our lifetime, so you’ll be fine

By: AmyGrindhouse

AmyGrindhouse — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:41:59 +0000

You can see all the details, but a little clearer at a new post I made:

http://amygrindhouse.com/staplescentercom-jackson-funeral-tickets.html