tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164003043367448765.post444669125309525453..comments2023-07-07T01:34:41.523-07:00Comments on A Place of My Own: Celebrating the Life of the 'King of Pop'Darcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661633527521636573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164003043367448765.post-87346455584604905172009-07-08T07:22:47.695-07:002009-07-08T07:22:47.695-07:00Hi Stacey!! :) I didn't know about that! The n...Hi Stacey!! :) I didn't know about that! The news doesn't ever say anything about that! LOL. <br /><br />Liz - good question on why the family didn't pay some of the costs.Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661633527521636573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164003043367448765.post-59118800006977944642009-07-08T07:13:27.934-07:002009-07-08T07:13:27.934-07:00I"m not sure about the police officers pay, b...I"m not sure about the police officers pay, but most of it was paid for by the company that was sponsoring the UK concerts, because they got a huge pay off from their Lloyds of London insurance policy that they had on Michael Jackson.Stacey T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14054846009757731706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164003043367448765.post-37903103270353853322009-07-07T20:54:52.034-07:002009-07-07T20:54:52.034-07:00You know, I realize he was an icon. But so was Fa...You know, I realize he was an icon. But so was Farrah Fawcett. So was Ed McMahon. So were a thousand other people who've died in the past few years. As far as I know, no other city has spent millions to cover the funerals of those people. Why MJ's? It would be different if he was an ex-president or something, but we're talking about an entertainer who's been in huge amounts of debt, who had a questionable reputation where children are concerned. Why isn't his family footing the bill?Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606570803094936934noreply@blogger.com