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Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:00 AM

Inside the biggest, weirdest funeral ever

Not nearly as crowded or wild as expected, the Michael Jackson memorial was a strange, somber affair to witness
By Amanda Fortini

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  • Wednesday, July 8, 2009 01:48 AM

    Strange and Somber

    News-flash!

    Memorials are almost always strange and somber. They happen when someone dies.

    "Maybe, I thought, the low energy derived from the fact that Michael's death, despite what we keep hearing on TV, wasn't an unexpected tragedy."

    Sorry it didn't provide the high energy thrills you were looking for.

    —Varmint Read Varmint's other letters

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