Big Dick McGee
If you don't know, now ya know
I realize that MJ was an amazing entertainer. He was a cultural icon that crossed all racial lines, and all borders. We'll probably never see another like him in our lifetime.
That being said...a tribute at the Staples Center, on a TUESDAY FUCKING MORNING??? WTF is up wit that? The city of Los Angeles is broke as a joke; the entire state of CA is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. No one from Jackson's family or any other celebrity has offered to offset any of the costs associated with the tribute. Conservative estimates peg the costs at somewhere around $2M.
More to the point, some of us actually have to WORK on Tuesday mornings. I commute on the I-10 W, and it passes within spitting distance of the Staples Center. There are something like 11 thousand tickets available, and police have told people to stay away if they don't have a ticket. They won't be allowed within a 4-block radius of the Staples Center. But people won't fucking listen. They still estimate that close to a million people will try to make their way down there. ONE. MILLION. PEOPLE. The freeways can't support the usual morning rush, with this many additional people, the roads will essentially be shut down all day.
So, now I have to PAY for a fucking memorial service I don't care about, and also leave like 5 hours early in the morning, and PRAY I make it into work on time. I don't even want to think about the commute home. I'm figuring it will be a 18-hour day from door-to-door. I would take the day off, but FUCK THAT, why should I waste a vacation day for this bullshit??
I cannot fathom why they couldn't hold off, and have the memorial service on a Saturday. It's a fucking JOKE!
That being said...a tribute at the Staples Center, on a TUESDAY FUCKING MORNING??? WTF is up wit that? The city of Los Angeles is broke as a joke; the entire state of CA is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. No one from Jackson's family or any other celebrity has offered to offset any of the costs associated with the tribute. Conservative estimates peg the costs at somewhere around $2M.
More to the point, some of us actually have to WORK on Tuesday mornings. I commute on the I-10 W, and it passes within spitting distance of the Staples Center. There are something like 11 thousand tickets available, and police have told people to stay away if they don't have a ticket. They won't be allowed within a 4-block radius of the Staples Center. But people won't fucking listen. They still estimate that close to a million people will try to make their way down there. ONE. MILLION. PEOPLE. The freeways can't support the usual morning rush, with this many additional people, the roads will essentially be shut down all day.
So, now I have to PAY for a fucking memorial service I don't care about, and also leave like 5 hours early in the morning, and PRAY I make it into work on time. I don't even want to think about the commute home. I'm figuring it will be a 18-hour day from door-to-door. I would take the day off, but FUCK THAT, why should I waste a vacation day for this bullshit??
I cannot fathom why they couldn't hold off, and have the memorial service on a Saturday. It's a fucking JOKE!
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