Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Michael Jackson Memorial Madness

Totally worth coming out of blogging hiatus -- Michael Jackson only dies once.

We live in the thick of this mess, so we left one car at Mr. Monkey's office parking structure last night. I walked six blocks to my car in order to get out this morning. This is what I saw along the way.
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I'm just glad I made it out alive. These people are effing crazy.

23 comments:

  1. i was at once fearful and jealous of you for being this close to the madness.

    you like how i managed to keep any song title references out of this?

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  2. I am so glad you blogged about this! It doesn't look as crazy as I thought it would (I expected shoulder to shoulder crowds), but maybe it's still early. Glad you got out of there though and good luck getting home tonight, stay safe!

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  3. kudos for making it out. i am going nowhere near downtown today.

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  4. Crazy! I especially like the MJ dressed up guy holding a Sephora bag. Gotta moisturize, you know...

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  5. Thanks for the pictures! I was wondering what things would be like for you today.

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  6. I'm glad you made it out okay. Totally crazy down there.

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  7. Glad you got out of there safely.

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  8. Let the MJ lovers strike me down, but I can't wait until all this craziness is over.

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  9. Nutty! The Sephora bag totally makes that outfit in the second pic.

    Did you get any street food along the way?

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  10. yay for your (sort of) blogging return!

    love the people peddling their wares, way to stay klassy. :/

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  11. i wish i was there.

    - an effing crazy MJ fan

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  12. Thanks for the pics! I feel like I was on your walk with you. ;) Love the shot of the garbage cans.

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  13. ... yeah. I am staying the heck out of downtown today.

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  14. Wow, that is just crazy. Glad to hear you made it out okay.

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  15. Awesome pictures! I'm guessing the traffic is probably less awesome though...hope it's a bit better by the time you have to head home.

    And I'm sure you're on blogging hiatus for very good reasons and doing all sorts of fun things, but I hope you hurry back - I miss your posts!

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  16. yeah i can't even imagine how much of a madhouse it was today. but love the pictures, i think they sum it up pretty well.

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  17. OMG! Kinda sorta wish I weren't in Hawaii. Chaos demands to be reveled in. I feel out of touch. Thanks for the pix ;-) I feel closer to M. Jackson.

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  18. I can't decide which group I find more ridiculous -- the hordes coming out of the woodwork to make a buck off of mourners (hawkers with buttons, flowers, shirts, etc.) or the fools who actually spend money on such crap.

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  19. YES!!!!!!!! and in one of those pics, the girl (with the perfectly arched eyebrows) was featured on d-listed!

    glad no riots broke out..

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  20. I wish I could have been there! I would have loved to people watch.

    Please come back soon. I don't want people to have to die to make you post. No Taking of the Pelham 123 or whatever.

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  21. This whole MJ was pretty crazy and I was able to catch the ceremony in my office. Not cool that us taxpayers got stuck with the tab.....it was a funeral fit for a President.

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