King of Pop celebrated

July 07, 2009 The public memorial drew fans, stars, onlookers, impersonators and street vendors, though hardly in the eye-popping numbers predicted when the service first was announced four days ago. There also was a lot of griping in the heartland about how much time and attention was being devoted by the media to what one caller on Fox News referred to as "a court jester" and carping even locally about the costs to the city in policing the event. The most jaw-dropping moment was the appearance of Jackson's three children onstage, highlighted by daughter Paris' wrenching words about how much she loved and missed her father.

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