Jackson fans await word on tickets to the memorial

Jul 6th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

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In the days since Michael Jackson died, fans have grieved, cried and sung along to his music as it played perpetually across the airwaves. On Sunday, they did something else; they waited.

All day long, they trolled their e-mail accounts and BlackBerries and iPhones for a message saying they were among the 8,750 randomly chosen ones who would get a pair of tickets to Tuesday's memorial service at Staples Center or the live televised feed at the Nokia Theatre across the street. Twitter was atwitter with people wondering who had gotten tickets.

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