Would you like to be near Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for a mere $90 a day?
Susannah Breslin is a guestblogger on Boing Boing. She is a freelance journalist who blogs at Reverse Cowgirl and is at work on a novel set in the adult movie industry.
Yes, you would. Of course you would!
Just because you didn't make it to today's moving tribute to everyone's favoritest King of Pop, it doesn't mean you can't comfort yourself by living as close as, well, you can to his star on the Walk of Fame. Sure, it's a sad consolation prize, but it's something ... Isn't it?
Thanks to Craigslist, you can rent a one-bedroom MJ "memorial," uh, suite for dollars a day: "$90 / 1br - Michael Jackson memorial - 1 bedroom apt in Hollywood."
"Walk to Michael's Star on Hollywood Blvd. just a few blocks away," the landlord touts. I say go for it.
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Popbitch tells us that the "Michael Jackson" star at the time of his death was under the red carpet for the "Bruno" premier. The star covered with tributes is for Michael Jackson, the venerable .
What are the chances that someone will steal his body and sneak it around the world, taking pictures of MJ in front of the Eiffel Tower, the pyramids, etc?
@Antinous, my money's on the disembodied brain.
As long as they dress it like a gnome, I'm good.
The news says Mollie Sugden died today. Where do I register to get tickets for her memorial concert?
She died last week and is, by far, the most interesting celebrity death from last week's bloodbath.
Who would have thought Michael Jackson would learn so much from his brief stint as Elvis' son-in-law?
This reminds me of the ad for a designated driver I saw at the library yesterday. In sharpie-scratched scrall it said, "Too drunk to DRive? CAll mE!" There were like six of these signs duck taped to panels of the car (a 1979 Nova was it?)
Anyway, I found that, and this, terribly poignant. Tragedy and triumph and desperation and hope, tumbling like a tumbleweed down the freeway...
That depends. Will the funds go to cover the $4 million the city is expected to pay up to cover the cost of services for the memorial?
I'm not betting on it.
Yes, you would. Of course you would!
Nope.
Look, there must be millions of people like me for whom the impact of Michael Jackson on our lives is just about nil.
I'm not pouring cold water on those who want to celebrate his life, just a bit fed up at being counted in, by default, because it is not the case.