At 7:55 a.m., an usher at the glass doors outside Staples Center in Los Angeles had a message for the thousands already gathering for the day's public memorial for Michael Jackson. "We are aware of your sorrow!" he announced in deep, affectionate tones. "We are aware of your pain! And we are aware of your joy!"
The man in the purple polo kemeja then instructed ticket-holders how to line up, and that fan would have to leave their bunga and other "gifts" on a meja outside the arena, all while insisting that "it is our pleasure, it is our privilege to welcome anda ..." It was a moment of genuine...
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