Gary, Indiana

Gary, Indiana, is an industrial city close to Chicago. It is also where Michael Jackson was born and raised. He spent the first 11 years of his life there

Recently, members of the singer’s family watched as local performers staged a medley of his greatest hits, and youngsters mimicked his famous “moonwalk”.

One of the most famous people in this special event was Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, who told 6,000 devotees "This is the origin of it all". Jesse went on to say that this is where Michael first learned to dance and sing.

Mayor Rudy Clay later unveiled a 7 foot memorial to Gary's famous son.

Memorial Today

The special Michael Jackson memorial is today.

In the meantime, attempts by lucky ticket holders to sell (at up to $20,000) their tickets are being twarted by places like eBay and Craigslist. Scalping is illegal in most jurisdictions, and visitors to those sites are flagging any ads they find. See more details in this article.

You may also want to see the article, L.A. braces for massive Michael Jackson memorial, which includes some info on a possible final resting spot for The King.

Michael Jackson Honoured by Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson both started their careers in Motown. In fact, they knew each other in the early 1970s. Michael used to ask Stevie lots of questions, and they played air hockey against each other.

Jackson's life ended up fading into weirdness and scandals, while Wonder continues to add to his legendary status. Stevie was in Montreal, Canada, this week for that city's Jazz Festival.

During a news conference, Stevie performed a version of his 1984 hit, I Just Called to Say I Love You, complete with some new lyrics for Michael.

Advice for Michael's fans? Wonder urged them to ignore all the negative, and concentrate on the music that MJ left us all.

As news of Jackson's death dominated TV, Mr. Wonder was inspired to write lyrics to a new song called In the Arms of God. That one is for Michael.

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