i left at 1.30am and the music was still playing althought quieter and old J5 stuff what was nice
Pretty much my thoughts exactly...
I went to the O2 around 5 pm yesterday...and saw all the cheery people on stage dancing and shouting and cheering and giggling and it just felt weird. I just felt completely lost and "ourt of place" because I started sobbing already on my way to O2 when I heard people talk about MJ and because all I could think iof was that just 4 months ago I had been there and had been SO HAPPY. Happier than I had been in YEARS. And now I am going there to basically say goodbye to someone who meant so much to me. I was just absolutely heartbroken and not in a cheery mood, and I wasn't expecting to go to a "carnival". I understand that people are going to do what they need to do and everyone is different and if some feel like "celebrating his life"...fine. But what disgusted me, to be honest, was seeing all these people I had never seen before at any MJ events, on stage, in front of all the cameras, "singing" Eart Song. Many of them didn't even know the lyrics and most of them were just giggling and making fun of the "aaaah ooooh" part and it just made me sick. IF you need to sing and be on stage and "celebrate", at least be RESPECTFUL about it and not giggle and make it a comedy. It just sickened me. Made me feel really bad. And like many others said....you could find all teh peopel who you'd meet at MJ's hotels and events at the back, far away from that crazy "stage crowd". I think the most BIZARRE moment was when the people on stage told everone to hold hands, and I thought "Okay...finally a nice moment...respecting Michael and his legacy and what he was about"....and then they are playing PYT!!! Truly a "WTF?????!!!!" moment!! :doh::doh::doh::doh::doh: I was like "Are they serious? I can hold hands but I ain't holding hands to PYT, I mean WTF???!!" :doh: I just felt really lost, and I held on to my flowers and banners for hours because I didn't feel like going to where "that crowd" was...it didn't feel right to have my banners where they were. Sorry if it offends anyone in case someone was there....but it just wasn't for me. I'm so glad I met people I actually knew too so that I could be with someone who understands and didn't have to feel alone.
We went away from the "circus" after a while and wanted to "wait until they go away" or until things get quiet so that we can have our vigil then. But when we came back it was pretty much the same. So we just did the ballooon thing on our own and tried to "do our thing". We wanted to get on stage later on to release balloons again at MJ's time of death to have a moment of silence for him and to think about him....but they didn't let us on stage. It just really felt some people were just there to make it "their show"...just made me sad. And it's sad that everyone was not given a chance to do what they need to do. The "cheery people" were having their circus for hours, it would have been nice if they coudl have given us even just 15 minutes of silence or even just something that would have been more like a vigil. Then when FINALLY teh ones on stage started playing the "right kind of songs"...and peopel were holding up candles...peopel at teh back started playing dance songs and cheering and I just thought "You gotta be kidding me??!!" and after a while I had enough, so I just walked through the crowd in the middle of that circle and PLEAED them to give us at least just 5 or ten minutes of "silence". I was like "PLEASE....could you stop the music even for just 5 or 10 minutes....everyone is singing for Michael...PLEASE" and I was almost crying because I just felt so bad. And surprisingly enough they did stop the music and joined everyone in holding candles and in the singing. That really amazed me, because honestly, I was expecting a lot of "oh go eff yourself we'll do what we wanna do" or them just blasting the music as soon as I left. But they did turn it off without any arguments so I thought that was really nice of them. So whoever that was in that group. Thank you so much for respecting our wishes and turning the music off. That was really nice of you.
What made me sad though was that I had come to the vigil to get "closure"...and as I told the wonderful little group of people I was able to hang out with (while sobbing away and barely being able to talk) when we were leaving, was that it felt so bad because I came there pretty much to "say goodbye to Michael"....but it felt more like I came to some "carnival" or a "circus" where there were people just making it "their show" and almost "hijacking" the place...so it felt I wasn't really able to get "closure" and it felt bad to leave that place like that. And it felt so bad especially, because I wanted to pretty much literally pay my last RESPECTS to Michael...and it felt it was just a total circus and carnival there. So sad.
Anyways...I just wanted to say THANK YOU to the group of peopel I was allowed to hang out with and who really made it a vigil for me and who really made me feel welcomed and who understood what I feel. I felt so lost at first, but being able to be with you guys really comforted me and to be able to be aroudn people who I was around when I last saw MJ in teh very same place as well, felt really good and it was just what I needed. So that being said...
Thank you Maya (you're such a sweet girl!!! *huuuggggsssss*), Andy, Benji, PrettyYoungThing,Pez, Kim, Katr2000, Motsey and those in the group whose names I didn't catch (the guy in the white shirt and someone's mom)...THANK YOU SO MUCH that I was allowed to be with you guys!! I am so sorry that I was sobbing every two minutes and sounded like Mickey Mouse when I talked because I had to cry most of the time because I just felt so sad...but that you so much for being so nice and understanding. You guys really made it a vigil for me and it felt so good to be aroudn you guys. So thank you so much!!!
And Motsey....thank you so much for the ballooons!!! It was such a great idea and it was so selfless of you to do it for free. That's why I wanted to pay you for the ballooons because you were so nice and not trying to rip anyone off. I can't believe you didn't want to take any money!! But I really commend you for doing it for free. You coudl have chosen to make money out of the situation, but you chose to be a nice person and do it without trying to rip anyone off. MICHAEL WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF YOU and it's fans like you that are real fans!!! So thank you again and you can be proud of yourself!! It was great to meet you!!
Thank you also to everone I met....Hoofmark (thank you so much for comforting me and helping me with the banners!!), SpunkyFunky, Moonstreet, Lorraine, Londonfan, Afifa and Gary. Was nice to meet you all, even though I wish the circumstances would have been different!!
Elusive, sorry I missed you...Were you with moonstreet? I didn't see you!
katzr2000's boyfriend, was nice to meet you 
Pretty much my thoughts exactly...
I went to the O2 around 5 pm yesterday...and saw all the cheery people on stage dancing and shouting and cheering and giggling and it just felt weird. I just felt completely lost and "ourt of place" because I started sobbing already on my way to O2 when I heard people talk about MJ and because all I could think iof was that just 4 months ago I had been there and had been SO HAPPY. Happier than I had been in YEARS. And now I am going there to basically say goodbye to someone who meant so much to me. I was just absolutely heartbroken and not in a cheery mood, and I wasn't expecting to go to a "carnival". I understand that people are going to do what they need to do and everyone is different and if some feel like "celebrating his life"...fine. But what disgusted me, to be honest, was seeing all these people I had never seen before at any MJ events, on stage, in front of all the cameras, "singing" Eart Song. Many of them didn't even know the lyrics and most of them were just giggling and making fun of the "aaaah ooooh" part and it just made me sick. IF you need to sing and be on stage and "celebrate", at least be RESPECTFUL about it and not giggle and make it a comedy. It just sickened me. Made me feel really bad. And like many others said....you could find all teh peopel who you'd meet at MJ's hotels and events at the back, far away from that crazy "stage crowd". I think the most BIZARRE moment was when the people on stage told everone to hold hands, and I thought "Okay...finally a nice moment...respecting Michael and his legacy and what he was about"....and then they are playing PYT!!! Truly a "WTF?????!!!!" moment!! :doh::doh::doh::doh::doh: I was like "Are they serious? I can hold hands but I ain't holding hands to PYT, I mean WTF???!!" :doh: I just felt really lost, and I held on to my flowers and banners for hours because I didn't feel like going to where "that crowd" was...it didn't feel right to have my banners where they were. Sorry if it offends anyone in case someone was there....but it just wasn't for me. I'm so glad I met people I actually knew too so that I could be with someone who understands and didn't have to feel alone.
We went away from the "circus" after a while and wanted to "wait until they go away" or until things get quiet so that we can have our vigil then. But when we came back it was pretty much the same. So we just did the ballooon thing on our own and tried to "do our thing". We wanted to get on stage later on to release balloons again at MJ's time of death to have a moment of silence for him and to think about him....but they didn't let us on stage. It just really felt some people were just there to make it "their show"...just made me sad. And it's sad that everyone was not given a chance to do what they need to do. The "cheery people" were having their circus for hours, it would have been nice if they coudl have given us even just 15 minutes of silence or even just something that would have been more like a vigil. Then when FINALLY teh ones on stage started playing the "right kind of songs"...and peopel were holding up candles...peopel at teh back started playing dance songs and cheering and I just thought "You gotta be kidding me??!!" and after a while I had enough, so I just walked through the crowd in the middle of that circle and PLEAED them to give us at least just 5 or ten minutes of "silence". I was like "PLEASE....could you stop the music even for just 5 or 10 minutes....everyone is singing for Michael...PLEASE" and I was almost crying because I just felt so bad. And surprisingly enough they did stop the music and joined everyone in holding candles and in the singing. That really amazed me, because honestly, I was expecting a lot of "oh go eff yourself we'll do what we wanna do" or them just blasting the music as soon as I left. But they did turn it off without any arguments so I thought that was really nice of them. So whoever that was in that group. Thank you so much for respecting our wishes and turning the music off. That was really nice of you.
What made me sad though was that I had come to the vigil to get "closure"...and as I told the wonderful little group of people I was able to hang out with (while sobbing away and barely being able to talk) when we were leaving, was that it felt so bad because I came there pretty much to "say goodbye to Michael"....but it felt more like I came to some "carnival" or a "circus" where there were people just making it "their show" and almost "hijacking" the place...so it felt I wasn't really able to get "closure" and it felt bad to leave that place like that. And it felt so bad especially, because I wanted to pretty much literally pay my last RESPECTS to Michael...and it felt it was just a total circus and carnival there. So sad.
Anyways...I just wanted to say THANK YOU to the group of peopel I was allowed to hang out with and who really made it a vigil for me and who really made me feel welcomed and who understood what I feel. I felt so lost at first, but being able to be with you guys really comforted me and to be able to be aroudn people who I was around when I last saw MJ in teh very same place as well, felt really good and it was just what I needed. So that being said...
Thank you Maya (you're such a sweet girl!!! *huuuggggsssss*), Andy, Benji, PrettyYoungThing,Pez, Kim, Katr2000, Motsey and those in the group whose names I didn't catch (the guy in the white shirt and someone's mom)...THANK YOU SO MUCH that I was allowed to be with you guys!! I am so sorry that I was sobbing every two minutes and sounded like Mickey Mouse when I talked because I had to cry most of the time because I just felt so sad...but that you so much for being so nice and understanding. You guys really made it a vigil for me and it felt so good to be aroudn you guys. So thank you so much!!!
And Motsey....thank you so much for the ballooons!!! It was such a great idea and it was so selfless of you to do it for free. That's why I wanted to pay you for the ballooons because you were so nice and not trying to rip anyone off. I can't believe you didn't want to take any money!! But I really commend you for doing it for free. You coudl have chosen to make money out of the situation, but you chose to be a nice person and do it without trying to rip anyone off. MICHAEL WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF YOU and it's fans like you that are real fans!!! So thank you again and you can be proud of yourself!! It was great to meet you!!
Thank you also to everone I met....Hoofmark (thank you so much for comforting me and helping me with the banners!!), SpunkyFunky, Moonstreet, Lorraine, Londonfan, Afifa and Gary. Was nice to meet you all, even though I wish the circumstances would have been different!!
Elusive, sorry I missed you...Were you with moonstreet? I didn't see you!
overall i liked it but i think AEG should have shown something on the screen that was there
) lol. But there is time for that in the future.I unfortunatly know exactly who they were. I don't want to name any names, but they are all wannabe impersonators who have been various members of different fan forums from time to time (and many were banned for their rudeness to other members) the sad facts are they are one big friendship group who think they are bigger fans than everyone else because they can dance. And they also all think they are 'gangsta'. lol. They are fans, but fans who like critisizing Michael. I heard one of them I know looking at a picture of Mike in the BAD era and saying "as far as im concerned, that man died a long time ago. I dont even recognise that guy there" (Pointing at a picture from the TII press conferece.
They have performed at fan events and partys before, and as soon as I saw them yesterday, I knew they were going to take over and try and make things about them. They were taking turns to dance on the stage, and not let anyone else near the tribute wall. Dont get me wrong, I wasnt against dancing at the vigil. I danced myself (not on the stage though) because Iwas celebrating the work of Michael. However there were other people who wanted to get on the stage, and got the reply "No, we organised all this, so let us perform for you".
It didnt surprise me at all to be honest. Other than that It was a nice vigil, I met some lovely people (but not enough/any people from MJJC
Please excuse my essay :mello: haha
I unfortunatly know exactly who they were. I don't want to name any names, but they are all wannabe impersonators who have been various members of different fan forums from time to time (and many were banned for their rudeness to other members) the sad facts are they are one big friendship group who think they are bigger fans than everyone else because they can dance. And they also all think they are 'gangsta'. lol. They are fans, but fans who like critisizing Michael. I heard one of them I know looking at a picture of Mike in the BAD era and saying "as far as im concerned, that man died a long time ago. I dont even recognise that guy there" (Pointing at a picture from the TII press conferece.
They have performed at fan events and partys before, and as soon as I saw them yesterday, I knew they were going to take over and try and make things about them. They were taking turns to dance on the stage, and not let anyone else near the tribute wall. Dont get me wrong, I wasnt against dancing at the vigil. I danced myself (not on the stage though) because Iwas celebrating the work of Michael. However there were other people who wanted to get on the stage, and got the reply "No, we organised all this, so let us perform for you".
It didnt surprise me at all to be honest. Other than that It was a nice vigil, I met some lovely people (but not enough/any people from MJJC
Please excuse my essay :mello: haha
I hear that this group are planning something on the 26th, they kind of over took things at the Trafalgar Square Vigil on the 26th too.
It was nice to see you there
I hear that this group are planning something on the 26th, they kind of over took things at the Trafalgar Square Vigil on the 26th too.
It was nice to see you there
*Like something out of the X-Files, floats some information to you*
On June 25th 2009, the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson passed away, leaving behind 3 children.
Michael would always want us to remember him for his music, his videos, his dance moves, and his legion of loyal fans, perhaps the most die-hard, and committed fans in the world. Michael would want us all to remember that while he is not here in body, his spirit lives on, touching and connecting with any one of his fans.
That is why on August 29th, we hope to celebrate Michael Jackson's birthday the way he would have always wanted to... With his fans. Even though Michael can not come down to be with us in person, his spirit will be there, saying thank you to everyone who turned up to celebrate with him.
We plan to host the event the o2 Arena in London, where Michael would have been part way through his 50 night "This Is It Tour" Like the memorial on the 13th July, we aim to have the event at the same place, however, with some small changes (Things like a better soundsystem)...
The event will be kicking off from about 10AM, although if you want to come down earlier, then feel free to help us set up! The aim is to create a party-like atmosphere, with balloons, games, dancing, singing, everything MJ could ever ask for at a party... We may even get a cake
The event will run until 9PM. After which time we would be doing our best to keep noise to a minimum due to residents living close by.... There is hopefully going to be another event being hosted in the evening in London, and we will try and tie the two events together (Note: The evening event is likely to be a club night, and may be unsuitable for children, hence the late running of this event to ensure everyone can be catered for).