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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 9:15 am
I saw on the news today that if you got a Yes answer, you could just go to their website, type in your own special code and print out the tickets at home. I don't know how that fits with the wristband thing, but I guess those selling on Ebay could just send someone the code?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 9:29 am
A person selling one ticket explained how it has to work. The only thing printed at home is the email (or some kind of printed ticket?). You use that email to go pick up your wristbands. The name on the email must match your photo ID. Your guest must also be in your company at this time and you both get your wristbands. This person says the only way to sell a ticket is for your own second ticket to be sold to someone who will go WITH you as your guest, and that person has to be in your company to get the wristband as well as be able to enter the memorial itself.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 9:33 am
Wristbands & tickets must be picked up today at Dodger Stadium in L.A. The pickup is a drive-up arrangement, through a maze of orange cones, and it's going on right now. Given that, it will be a mad scramble for sellers to meet up with buyers.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 9:35 am
And Ebay has announced that it will pull any attempts to sell tickets/wristbands through their website.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 10:26 am
On a happier topic, American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi was married to Mike McCuddy in Maine yesterday.
nydailynews.com
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 11:31 am
Just when you thought things couldn't get any weirder: Michael Jackson will be buried this week– without his brain. As his family tries to finalise details for the King of Pop’s funeral on Tuesday they have been told it will be held back for tests. They faced the grim choice of waiting up to three weeks for Jackson’s brain to be returned to them or go ahead and bury him without it – which they have decided to do. Los Angeles Coroner’s spokesman Craig Harvey confirmed that neuropathology tests will be carried out to see if it holds any clues to the exact cause of his death. But the examination cannot begin until at least two weeks after the death when the brain has hardened sufficiently to slice it open. Jackson died from a cardiac arrest at his Beverly Hills mansion on June 25 after a suspected overdose of painkillers. Sources at the coroner’s office revealed that his brain was removed before his body was released to relatives the next day. A forensic neuropathologist will test Jackson’s brain for, among other things, past drug use and whether he has suffered overdoses in the past. The brain can also show any past abuse of alcohol or if the deceased had suffered from any one of a number of diseases. The source said that removing the brain is the “only way to carry out the tests”. “The tissue has to be examined,” he said. “I can’t tell you how long that is going to take.” One expert explained that the Jackson family could decide to wait and bury the brain with the rest of the body. But it is far more common for the lab to burn the remains once they’ve been examined or for them to be placed into the grave at a later date. “It’s up to the family. They can bury him and then bury the brain later on,” said Dr Cyril Wecht, a former coroner and one of America’s foremost forensic pathologists. But he added: “It’s rare for the body to be held back for two weeks
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 11:53 am
I know I had to give permission for my recently removed organs to be cremated.. not sure if I could have asked for them.. not that I wanted them. But that would be a bizarre decision for them to have to make, for sure. ====== Wow, Dodger Stadium! Sort of glad I didn't get picked.. I'd have worked with Pamy in some way, but what a PITA.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 12:30 pm
That's nice news about Kara. Is she still a judge on American Idol? I know there was talk that they wouldn't have four judges next season but then I never heard anything more about it.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 12:34 pm
Jimmer - I read that Paula and Kara are both still unsigned for next season. That's no biggie yet as the judges don't appear in the early audition rounds that are going on right now. The big story will be which judges are there when their services are needed, which I think is in the fall.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 12:38 pm
Oh thanks Bonza. I heard the auditions had started so I was wondering but you're right that the judges probably wouldn't participate right away even though the show makes it appear that they do.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 12:40 pm
The judges are there for the early rounds. They just aren't usually there for the first day of each city. The judges come back the next day for everyone who was told they made it in to see them. If someone travels 500 miles to a city to try out, they don't make them come back a month later or anything. The audition in front of the judges happens within a day or two. eta: (many of the contestants have explained the procedure. Mostly I remember poor Fantasia and how she was late for her callback the next day in front of the judges, and some nice guy still let her in)
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 12:44 pm
Double ETA: When the auditions are in our town, they always show on the news when the judges get to our airport.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 12:48 pm
Okay so then back to my original question. Is Kara judging?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 12:59 pm
US magazine says "yes", Kara will be back. http://www.usmagazine.com/news/simon-cowell-kara-dioguardi-will-be-back-on-idol-200955
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 1:08 pm
http://tinyurl.com/pr7oru Judges will skip early auditions and only appear at callbacks sometime later this summer American Idol 9 » by Andy Dehnart / June 3, 2009, 9:32 AM American Idol 9’s auditions begin a week from Friday, more than a month earlier than usual, but they won’t be attended by the show’s judges—two of whom don’t even know if they’ll be back next season. The judges always skip the first few days of auditions, so producers can narrow tens of thousands of people down to the talented and delusional few who will parade in front of the panel over two days, but this year they won’t even show up until separate callbacks later in the summer. It’s not yet clear whether those callbacks will be in the same cities, but I’d assume so. Citing a Fox publicist, The St. Petersburg Times’ Eric Deggans reports that “those who make the cut at the upcoming auditions will face another round of producers and then the judges sometime later this summer.” He notes that as a result, “the show won’t have to act so soon on whether to keep Abdul, whose contract with the show reportedly ends this year. But they won’t want to film the judges until some decision is reached.” The same holds true for Kara DioGuardi, whose fate is also in the air. She joined the show on a one-season contract, which can of course be renewed, and Paula Abdul’s expired at the end of this season.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 1:10 pm
Well Bonza, as you can see I was correct about past seasons. THIS season things seem to be changing.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 1:22 pm
My niece was a PA for the Chicago auditions. She said only the producers were there, and not the judges, as stated in the article above. She had to be there at 4:00 a.m. and worked until 7:00 p.m. She said that the majority of the staff was very nice to her. They provided them with really nice lunch and dinner spreads and even had an ice cream bar before she left. She's hoping to get asked back for the late summer callbacks when the judges will be there.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 06, 2009 - 2:10 pm
Abdul: Optimistic about returning to 'Idol' By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press 2009-07-06 ATLANTA — Paula Abdul says she's optimistic about remaining as an American Idol judge and says the show has invited her back for a ninth season and beyond — subject to the negotiation of a new contract. Abdul told The Associated Press in an interview on Monday in Atlanta that she's been invited to stay for the duration of the show. She was backstage at the new television show Drop Dead Diva, which premieres on July 12. Abdul's contract, which expired after the eighth season, has not been renewed. There has been speculation that Abdul would be replaced by Kara DioGuardi, who was recently added as a judge. The 47-year-old singer-dancer says she hopes a deal can be arranged so she can return to the hit show .............. SURE, they'll all be back. Sign those deals, already! :-) http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-07-06-paula-abdul_N.htm
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 9:15 am
Gorgeous wedding photo and I love her dress.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, July 09, 2009 - 3:20 pm
Jim Carrey Ready to Be a Grandfather? Yes, Man! Jim Carrey may have played the Grinch, but now he's about to be the grandpa! The star's 21-year-old daughter, Jane Carrey, is expecting her first child with boyfriend Alex Santana, the actor's rep, Marleah Leslie, confirms to E! News. The actor's only child fronts the Jane Carrey Band, and the dad-to-be goes by "Nitro" in his rock group Blood Money. "I am very excited," the future grandfather said. "Jane is going to be a great mom." Jane's mom is the Yes Man actor's first wife, Melissa Womer, who the thesp divorced in 1997. Carrey has dated Jenny McCarthy since December 2005. ________ www.eonline.com
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Friday, July 10, 2009 - 7:38 am
Does anyone else besides me think that maybe Marlon Brando was the sperm donor for Blanket? Blanked looks very like Christian, and especially Cheyenne Brando. Michael would have known that Marlon would never talk, plus they were good friends and both were recluses. Add to that MJ would probably have loved to have Marlon Brando's offspring..
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, July 10, 2009 - 7:51 am
Could have been Marlon's son, who was a close friend of Michael's..
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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Friday, July 10, 2009 - 9:06 am
I just read this on WonderWall. This guy is a piece of work. Just sickening. I hope the courts can find a way to keep those beautiful children out of his grasp. He's already seeing $$$. Joe Jackson: Michael's Kids Could Be Performers / US Magazine, July 10, 2009 Joe Jackson predicts Michael Jackson's children could wind up in the entertainment business just like their famous father. "I keep watching Paris," he said of the 11-year-old girl (who spoke at the Tuesday memorial service) on ABC's Good Morning America Friday. "She wants to do something." Michael Prince II -- the 7-year-old known as Blanket -- "can really dance," Joe said. "That's what they're saying. He can really dance." Asked who should have custody of Michael's three children, Joe said, "The grandmother, Katherine, and I. There's no one else to do what we can do for them. "We should keep them all together and make them happy," he went on. "And feed them like they're supposed to be fed. And let them get rest ... and grow up to be strong Jacksons." Katherine remains the children's temporary legal guardian until a July 13 hearing. Joe said she is taking Michael's June 25 death "real hard. When we start talking about Michael, she starts crying." Asked to name his favorite memory of Michael, he said it's the fact that his son was "the greatest entertainer that ever lived. They only come along once in a lifetime, and he was it."
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, July 10, 2009 - 9:18 am
I thought Katherine and *not* Joe had custody?! If Joe has anything to do with them, I'm concerned about these kids.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, July 10, 2009 - 9:30 am
ABC News Pays $200,000 for Jackson Video TVNewser Yesterday afternoon, ABC News correspondent Chris Connelly sat down with Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson -- Jackson's first one-on-one interview since his son's death. A small portion was used on "Nightline" last night, more of it today on "Good Morning America" and insiders tell us the interview may be used in an hour-long "Family Secrets" special Tuesday night. But it didn't come free. TVNewser has learned ABC News paid upwards of $200,000 for rights to video featuring Joe and Katherine Jackson - and with it, the interview with Joe Jackson. A source close to the situation tells us the video was shot more than a year ago, "for some kind of reality show project." ABC licensed that footage from the production company and then approached Joe Jackson about getting a current interview "to address everything that's happened in the last couple of weeks," says the source. Connelly's interview lasted about 45 minutes. Only a few minutes has already aired, which means ABC News will stretch the access into next week, perhaps culminating with the Tuesday night special. This past Tuesday ABC's "Family Secrets" about Michael Jackson's children was the #2 show of the night.
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