Michael Jackson gets a hometown tribute in Gary

Jul 10th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune

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They came by the thousands to the ball yard in Gary on Friday night, in white sequined gloves and high-water pants, to celebrate the musical legacy of hometown hero Michael Jackson.

The public memorial at the U.S. Steel Yard downtown, barely a mile from Jackson's boyhood home, was

a world away from the somber and star-studded celebration in Los Angeles this week, Gary's tribute was an upbeat affair to remember the boy wonder who escaped humble beginnings to forever change pop music.

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