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July 6, 2009
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Were you one of the 1.6 million fans randomly chosen for one of fewer than 9,000 pairs of tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service? If not, will you be watching? And if so, HOW? More than 110,000 of you (80-odd percent) have responded to the CNN.com quick poll today suggesting you'll be watching on line – how times have changed.

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Beebee   July 6th, 2009 1812 GMT

I will be watching Michael Jackson Memorial online and I am from Kingston, Jamaica.

Nicky C   July 6th, 2009 1818 GMT

I'm from Kingston, Jamaica & I'll be watching the memorial.

Heather M Parr (uk)   July 6th, 2009 1938 GMT

I wasnt in a position to obtain the tickets all tho i wish I was, theres some lucky people out there. Id be at home all day and id be tuned into watching this online.

Rest in peace Michael Jackson 1958-2009

M   July 6th, 2009 1953 GMT

I didn't get it...so I will watch it..

Ewelina   July 6th, 2009 2002 GMT

On one side I'm happy that I don't live in the USA – I live in Lithuania – so I didn't have any chance to get a ticket to MJ's memorial.
If I lived in USA, it would be a pitty for me, that I didn't get the ticket (let's admit, the chances were very small).
Of course, I'll watch The Memorial on CNN.
RIP MJ

sandra   July 6th, 2009 2017 GMT

i don't have a ticket but i'm looking on the television tomorow. ( netherlands)

r.i.p. dear michael... love you

Aleksandar   July 6th, 2009 2045 GMT

Seriously ... :(

Lucka   July 6th, 2009 2054 GMT

I will be watching from Czech Republic

Ojukwu.   July 6th, 2009 2055 GMT

Hello becky, i think i am lucky recipient of 17,500 tickets made available through email ballot. Plz plz plz i really want to be at the memorial holding at staples center. Oh my gosh im so excited.

Ademola   July 6th, 2009 2055 GMT

No i didnt get the tickets.
but ill watch online,

Ojukwu.   July 6th, 2009 2056 GMT

Hello becky, i think i am lucky recipient of 17,500 tickets made available through email ballot. Plz plz plz i really want to be at the memorial holding at staples center. Oh my gosh im so excited. I am from detla state in the niger delta region in nigeria.

Tata, Budapest, Hungary   July 6th, 2009 2059 GMT

We are going to attend the Moonwalk flashmob at 19:00 CET on the Budapest Heros' sq to moonwalk in the memory of MJ.

Ojukwu.   July 6th, 2009 2101 GMT

Rest in peace micheal omasan jackson.. Your legacy lives on.

XIMENA GARCIA   July 6th, 2009 2101 GMT

I LOVE MICHAELLLL JACKSON
THANKS CNN FOR THE BEST INFORMATION
XIMENA GARCIA FROM COLOMBIA
THE MONSTER, THE ONE!!!

Tchouanang   July 6th, 2009 2101 GMT

l'm in Cameroun, Central Africa, as you see l'm far away from USA and l didn't ask for the ticket. Anyway l'll watch the even on cable at home or in office. THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING

John mayson   July 6th, 2009 2103 GMT

I couldnt get a ticket cuz i didn't hear bout 8 in my country(Liberia) n so i wil watch on television 2morrow.

Fajinmi Oludotun Anthony 4rm NIGERIA   July 6th, 2009 2105 GMT

It's a painful thing! But there's a time in ones life, a time 2 born and 2 die! Whereby everybody prays 2 have achieved his/her goals b4 then.
Adeu, WACHO J. I ll get that online since I dont have grace 2 get the ticket!

John mayson   July 6th, 2009 2105 GMT

I wil miz u til d end of my time on earth, Micheal.

Fajinmi Oludotun Anthony 4rm NIGERIA   July 6th, 2009 2106 GMT

It's so painful to me! But there's a time in ones life, a time 2 born and 2 die! Whereby everybody prays 2 have achieved his/her goals b4 then.
Adeu, WACHO J. I ll get that online since I dont have grace 2 get the ticket!

igoni ernest .i.   July 6th, 2009 2119 GMT

with or without C. ROLNADO, manchester united will still move ahead let me also use this medium to remind real that all their three big money buy so far are all forworders,defenders are also part of a term.BARCELONA is watching and waiting to do what they know how to do best.LONG LIVE,MANCHESTER UNITED. LONG LIVE AFRICAN.LONG LIVE,NIGERIA .

Israel Ezekiel   July 6th, 2009 2121 GMT

If only i had the ticket, I would have really love to be right there @ the late king of POP memorial service, but all the same, I intend to see it all right here on my computer.

R.I.P. Michael Jackson.

Israel. (Nigeria)

TJ   July 6th, 2009 2132 GMT

No, I will not be watching. It is time to move on. Michael was a terrific entertainer, and his life was both brilliant and sad. But, he was but a man, deprived of a normal life. His memories will be good one, but we must move on. I believe CNN has not done Michael a service but the continuous repeat and "breaking news" surrounding his death and his family. We have turned his unfortunate death into a "side show" which he does not deserve.

Nathaniel   July 6th, 2009 2141 GMT

I am from Liberia and would have love to be at Michael's berial. I can't because I can not be there. I hope to wash it online with CNN

Karla   July 6th, 2009 2156 GMT

Will you buy one of this tickets for 15.000 dollars?

If so...why?

Letty   July 6th, 2009 2208 GMT

I try to get a ticket but it was not possible because I am living in the Netherlands.
Now we will watch the memorial on the tv.
Playing his songs...........watching his clips.
Thank you Michael you did touch my heart when I was little and you still touch it now when I am 50.
You are not only American you are a child of the world!
See you in heaven!

cal carter   July 6th, 2009 2316 GMT

i iwll be watiching it here at work online

Rebecca Pierre   July 7th, 2009 136 GMT

Sadly, I'll be watching on TV at home. I think this is gonna very emotional for everyone.

I really liked Michael J. he will be missed.

Donna   July 7th, 2009 322 GMT

I'm from Jakarta, Indonesia.
I will surely watch this memorable event since I love MJ, and I am a huge fan.
RIP MJ. God Bless U all the time all the way...

Claire Marie   July 7th, 2009 420 GMT

Although i would have loved to have been one of the lucky few,that isnt the case as i live in Portugal,but i will definitely be watching The Memorial.As to were,probabley CNN,if not,online for sure. :)

<3 R.I.P. Michael.....u will always be in our hearts. <3

Irene   July 7th, 2009 449 GMT

I’m from Athens, GREECE and unfortunately didn't get a ticket.
Of course I'll watch it on CNN.
R.I.P. Jacko..

Laura Ghet   July 7th, 2009 535 GMT

If I were in Los Angeles, I would be around Staples Center for sure, but I live in Iasi, Romania, so I will watch the memorial service on CNN live of course. It's a real "joy" that we can see the show live.
Michael Jackson is a blessing for all of us. We all love him very very much.
Long live The King of Pop and of the World!!!

All my love to their sweet children and family!

Love,
Laura

Mahbubur Rahman   July 7th, 2009 538 GMT

Hi, this is Mahbubur Rahman from Bangladesh. I will be watching it in your news channel CNN but if there any problem in my TV then i'll watch it in CNN.com. Advance thanks to broadcast it LIVE.
R.I.P King of POP Michael Jackson.

zenaida cristina bautista   July 7th, 2009 607 GMT

I am presently working in Saudi Arabia so I am hoping and looking forward for your consideration to please .feature the burial ceremonies of my idol MJ. Videos or pictures will be alright. It is his final memories for me as a fan to see him for the last time. I have been following all news about him and up to his final resting place I still wish to see him.Thank you and more power to your column.

jim   July 7th, 2009 618 GMT

i wasnt opportuned to get the ticket but i ll try as much as possible to watch it online

Vivienne Bezuidenhout   July 7th, 2009 630 GMT

Greeetings from Johannesburg, South Africa
Friends and I will be paying our respects and watch the memorial service to celebrate MJ life.
May his family find some peace and quiet during this time of upheaval

maria d gonzalez   July 7th, 2009 755 GMT

I definitely will watch the coverage via internet and TV . I hope there will be replays so that I dont miss anything. (UAE)

Pauline   July 7th, 2009 800 GMT

Am 4rm Nigeria, and i wil be watching it on tv set. R.I.P ma great legend.

Anna   July 7th, 2009 816 GMT

I didn't get the tickets but I really want to be there. I'm from Ukraine, Kiev and I don't have possibility to go to LA, but I'll be watching MJ's Memorial online.

Rest in peace Michael..

tram luong   July 7th, 2009 829 GMT

i will be watching the memorial online this evening. i am from vietnam

Chinogirl   July 7th, 2009 830 GMT

No tickets but I'll be watching, for sure...either on CNN or on a local channel (i'm french)

Justyna   July 7th, 2009 932 GMT

I'm from Poland and I also didn't have any chance to get a ticket but I shall be with you in spirit ( my soul will be there). Michael Jackson and His music will be forever live but I want to let go His material part of man.
Give Him a rest like he never have in this life before.... because sametimes too much love can kill you....
I want to see MJ's memorial in CNN.
'You give us all your talent and now you came back to God we want to say goodbay.'
You're always in my heart.

OB   July 7th, 2009 933 GMT

I'll be watching on TV. (Paris, France)

Krishna   July 7th, 2009 942 GMT

Hi Becky,

I will be watching from Bangalore, India...hoping the memorial will be another step towards healing the world. Rest in peace, Michael.

Laure   July 7th, 2009 1135 GMT

I did not try to win a ticket and will be watching online from Brussels, Belgium

Orsi   July 7th, 2009 1308 GMT

Applied for the ticket but did not get it... So I will be watching the ceremony from Hungary (TV, internet)...

Michael, it hurts so much, I miss you dearly...

Love you forever and ever

Anam Hakim Ali   July 7th, 2009 1327 GMT

Micheal Jackson was"A GREAT MAN" and no one can forget him.He was "A NICE MAN".Pray for him"MAY GOD REST HIS SOUL IN HEAVEN".I love u "MICHEAL JACKSON"......................

Karol   July 7th, 2009 1411 GMT

I write from Mexico City. My name is Karol and I am very sad about the death of Michael, but what saddens me most is the way the world continually tried and making this event a sad circus. Michael was a great man and a wonderful artist. And yet still can not believe this news, I was more difficult to accept that human beings can be so unfair and hurtful to someone who just went to create and give the best of it. The media still profiting with an act that deserves respect, not mockery, not entertainment. I appeal to all media, the music world is mourning the entertainment world lost one of its great. To be filled with a love that was not understood to have given their lives to entertain us, let him rest in peace. A family early resignation and wish him great inner peace to deal with who really has the power to judge when the time comes. I hope that Michael will soon be able to rest in peace, while both continue to live in our hearts forever.

Gloria   July 7th, 2009 1412 GMT

MJ's death is one death never to be forgotten. It is indeed sad that he has to die at this age. God knows best. Adieu MJ!

Gloria   July 7th, 2009 1430 GMT

I will be watching MJ memorial on CNN. Wacko Jacko cannot be forgotten because he is a star that cross the silver lining of the firmament. Everywhere you go is MJ just like MTN. Adieu Michael! I am from Warri, Nigeria.

Mariyum Samar Qureshi   July 7th, 2009 1643 GMT

Definatly!!!! In-fact im watching MJz Memorial on CNN.
I have been listening to MJ since i wz 5 and now im 22.
With his death It seems as if i've lost someone who was a part of our family!!!
im just not ready to say goodbye to u!!!!
I love u MJ!!!...
May Allah Bless U!!!......
With Love and Blessings!

Pakistan, Peshawar.

AROMIRE OLUWASEUN   July 8th, 2009 1141 GMT

I don't know why I wept,I just know I wept more when PARIS JACKSON made her speech..MJ I love you.May be that's the only way to say am sorry for not been there to fight death on your side..may be you are caught away at the time you are about to come back on your footh..But I surely believe those that felt you've offended them will forgive you now....I believe now THEY will allow YOU to REST IN PEACE. M.J.J sleep well..sleep on,we will meet at the other side of the river.
WITH LOVE FROM NIGERIA

smallarea   July 17th, 2009 143 GMT

Oh ! I missed it . I didn't wacth the real time 's funeral .
RIP. Mr. Micheal Jackson. Sleep well
Goodbye The king of pop music

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christian Lugo   July 17th, 2009 2113 GMT

I am an American living in the dominican Republic. I and My wife, who is dominican, both watched the complete event. I began at 7 easter time, which was 5 in California and CNN was already broadcasting.

Cheers to Michael and his family.

Christian Lugo

Jack Wood   July 18th, 2009 2139 GMT

Enough of Michael Jackson. At the same time he died there were some important people that died,Ed Mcmahon Karl Mauldin and six or seven others. Why was all the news about Michael (Chester the molester-drug addict) Jackson and almost nothing about Farrah Fawcett. Larry King even changed a piece that he was going to do on Farrah to do a segment on Michael which he is still doing. I haven't seen any of the segments that he is doing and I don't plan to. In fact, I may never watch him again.
Thank you very much

tshepo   July 20th, 2009 2116 GMT

Becky u look smashing

Rupert Erskine   July 21st, 2009 731 GMT

nice u are back on duty, it's lovely to have a rest, we all need a holiday!

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