Michael Jackson's body will be taken to Neverland Ranch in California for a public viewing on Friday

[Roon]

www.cnn.com

[Swede]

1. Gee,I hope it doesn't turn into a circus.

:shrug:

[arcadian]

2. I don't want to start yet another jackson thread so I'l ask this here.

How much was Jackson worth? The Sony catalogue was mortgagaed to $200 million, but that doesn't include his other holdings. Anybody?

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. I think they are still trying to sort it all out. On the plus side, it seems like people have been

buying all things MJ since his death. Hopefully there will be money coming in from that that might help with any shortfalls. I would just hate to see his kids left with nothing but debt.

[dana_b]

3. oh my

that's just too much. I'd much rather just watch his videos or listen to some of his songs but I guess it helps some people to deal with it. Now I am getting an idea of what it was like in '77 when Elvis died.

[Bertha Venation]

11. what it was like when Elvis died -- exactly

This is how it was, only worse, I'd say.

[SoxFan]

5. Anybody remember Ayatollah Khomenei's funeral 20 years ago?

This has all sorts of potential for unintentional entertainment...

[Archae]

6. Anyone care to bet it won't be the body?

Just a wax dummy?

[qnr]

16. Well, guaranteed to be part plastic, at least n/t

[TheMightyFavog]

7. Neverland will become the new Graceland.

Someone's going to be able to make a metric fuckton of money converting the place into a museum.

[Beer Snob-50]

13. "metric fuckton of money"

i like it!!!

[TheMightyFavog]

15. Just remember...

1 metric fuckton = 1.668215643624 imperial fucktons

[NV Whino]

8. Oh geez, please spare us.

And him. And his family.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

12. His family are the responsible party to this media circus

and he seemed to have wanted to go out in Elvis fashion too. :crazy:

[NV Whino]

14. At least it will give Elvis a rest.

[enigmatic]

9. That will be The Mother Of All Media Circuses

I think I might pick that day to escape both cable and the internet..

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. Twelve dead in multiple helicopter collisions