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Tampa Calling
Riffing on area trends, lineup changes, onstage spectacles and national buzz with local impact









July 7th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
From the Twittershepere:
TheStew – Hearse carrying MJ is now in a low speed chase with attorneys & opportunists. Last seen headed toward the Staples Center.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Wondering how much Nissan paid for that pre-roll ad.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
“Airlift the casket in!”
July 7th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
The shows have begun on TV, no feed up yet on Lulu. The exterior is calm, the crowds not that huge, and some empty seats in the Staples Center. LAPD expected up to 750K, but discouraged people from congregating around the venue.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Favorite talking-head quote so far: “A word or two about this casket, folks”
July 7th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Police estimate that 50,000 people are in and around the arena.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
From Fox News: “Diana Ross (pause) of all people (pause) may end up raising Michael Jackson’s children.”
July 7th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
The blue and gold Times New Roman / Script graphics are KILLING MEEEEE!
July 7th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Geraldo’s hitting folks hard, calling people hypocrites who didn’t back him during the child molestation issues.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Jackson will be buried in a “Celebrity Studded” cemetery near Humphrey Bogart and John Ritter.
July 7th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
I’m still waiting for Bruno to jump out of the casket.
*fingers crossed*
July 7th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
It’s eerie how similar in tone and pitch Mariah Carey’s voice now is to Michael Jackson’s when he was 9.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Stevie Wonder is 59 and slayin’ those high notes.
July 7th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Who was singing with Mariah Carey?
July 7th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
From Twitter:
@joelkodner
MJ is, according to Brooke Shields, perched in a crescent moon in heaven. Or being pineapple-raped by Hitler in hell
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:34 am
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