Why doesn't he throw some money to Ted's classic car works
I didn't want to be accused of being a racist.
Posted on 08/27/2009 1:27:06 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Michael Jackson's birthday is now a Spike Lee joint. The celebrated filmmaker plans to commemorate what would have been the King of Pop's 51st birthday on Aug. 29 by hosting a massive block party in Brooklyn, The Root reports.
Lee told the site he has been a Jackson fan since the beginning and was deeply affected by MJ's death. He said he grew up watching Jackson 5 morning cartoons and wanting an afro as "perfectly round" as Michael's. The two artists later collaborated on a music video for "They Don't Care About Us."
Now Lee said he wanted to do the right thing by his idol's memory with free music and dancing at Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park starting at noon on the 29th. The party has since been moved to Prospect Park to accommodate a larger crowd, The New York Times reported.
Michael Jackson's Stuff on the Auction Block "It's going to just be how we do it, Brooklyn-style, I'll leave it at that," Lee told The Root. "It's going to be a joyous, festive, celebratory party. At the end, we'll all sing 'Happy Birthday' to Michael, We're going to make sure he hears us, too. All over the world, people are going to be celebrating his birthday. But he's going to hear Brooklyn; Brooklyn is going to be in the house. Deep."
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will even proclaim Aug. 29 "Michael Jackson Day," The Root reported.
Jackson's body, meanwhile, will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at a Los Angeles cemetery that day, the late singer's father has said. The burial will come more than two months since Jackson died after cardiac arrest.
Just think a birthday party and a funeral on the same day. These people and their minions are sickos.
If I wanted to celebrate a paedophile’s birthday, I’d become a Muslim.
Why doesn't he throw some money to Ted's classic car works
I didn't want to be accused of being a racist.
Spike is in it for the bucks, and it will make some bucks.
Somebody held a drive-by shooting, and a block party broke out.
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