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MJ was entertainer, but not a role model
Like Elvis Presley before him, the demise of Michael Jackson has engaged the entire world, and the parallels are spooky. Both Presley and Jackson lived isolated, somewhat bizarre lives, eventually destroying themselves with drugs administered by doctors...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Minority Groups, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Memorial Service (2009), Martin Luther King Jr.
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Memory of Elvis lives on at Michigan festival
The memory of the King of Rock 'n' Roll lives on this week in Michigan. The 10th annual Michigan ElvisFest is Friday and Saturday at Riverside Park in Ypsilanti's Depot Town. Organizers say about 9,000 people are expected at the event about 28 miles...Tags: Roy Orbison, Elton John, Tom Jones, Michigan
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Theater review: 'Some Kind of Wonderful' at Florida Stage in Manalapan
The Miami HeraldIf you were a teen in the early 1960s, what do you remember about summer? Cruising to the burger joint, going to the drive-in but not watching much of the movie? Maybe it's the music, the oldies that transport you right back to those days when your...Tags: Barbra Streisand, Music Industry, Barbie, Rick Nelson, Manalapan
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Iconic Waikiki hotel closes because of mounting financial losses
Associated Press WriterHONOLULU (AP) — The Y-shaped Ilikai hotel that has graced the Waikiki skyline for nearly five decades and hosted everyone from U.S. presidents to Elvis Presley is closing. The new owner is ceasing hotel operations of the iconic property after...Tags: New York, Hawaii, Television, iStar Financial Inc., Tourism and Leisure
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Jackson's doctor denies giving dangerous drugs
The Associated PressMichael Jackson's dermatologist said he had sedated the pop star in the past for painful medical procedures but had never given him dangerous sedatives like Propofol to use. "I was not one of the doctors who participated in giving him overdoses of...Tags: Neverland Ranch, Mariah Carey, Medicine, The O2, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Iowa State Fair rethinks Jackson butter sculpture
Associated Press WriterPlans for a Michael Jackson butter sculpture at the Iowa State Fair are churning up so many comments that the fair is putting the proposal to an online vote. Officials with the fair, known for its butter cow, announced days after Jackson's death that...Tags: Superman, Indiana, Michael Jackson, Space Programs, Grant Wood
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Dr. Arnold Klein: Michael Jackson's kids aren't mine -- I think
andy.edelstein@newsday.comWho's your daddy? Not me. Well, maybe not me. Dr. Arnold Klein, Michael Jackson's dermatologist, told ABC's "Good Morning America" Wednesday that he is not the biological father of the late singer's two oldest children -- "to the best of my knowledge."...Tags: Neverland Ranch, Mariah Carey, Medicine, The O2, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Pop icon is mourned, honored by friends, family, fans
Michael Jackson, the iconic entertainer who spent nearly all of his 50 years in the spotlight, made his final public appearance at an elaborate and highly emotional memorial service Tuesday, surrounded by family, friends, dozens of celebrities,...Tags: National Government, Smokey Robinson, Celebrity, Government, Nelson Mandela
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Michael Jackson's doctor: I'm not the father of his kids -- I think
AP Entertainment WriterDr. Arnold Klein, Michael Jackson's dermatologist, said Wednesday he isn't the father of the pop star's two oldest kids -- as far as he knows. In an interview that aired Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America, Klein addressed recent reports that he...Tags: Neverland Ranch, Mariah Carey, Medicine, The O2, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Jackson lawyer, friend to control estate
THE LOS ANGELES TIMESA judge says Michael Jackson's longtime attorney and a family friend should take over the singer's estate. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff issued his ruling after a court hearing Monday morning. Attorney John Branca and music...Tags: Joni Mitchell, Hank Williams, Ray Charles, Celebrity, Lisa Marie Presley
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Michael Jackson: A requiem for a king
In the end, they brought Michael Jackson to the one place where his life always made sense -- beneath a spotlight and in front of his adoring fans. The superstar, in a gleaming gold coffin, was celebrated in a Staples Center memorial service that was...Tags: Mariah Carey, National Government, Smokey Robinson, United States, Government
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Dying young
Dying young Like Elvis Presley the early death of Michael Jackson shows even kings die young. It may be meant for us to remember them as always young and at the top of their careers. -- Jerome C. Malon, ChicagoTags: Michael Jackson
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