Jackson to be interred Aug. 29 at Forest Lawn in Glendale

[steven johnson]

Finally Michael Jackson may rest in peace.

Wed 19 Aug 2009
By Harriet Ryan and Andrew Blankstein

With his love of old-time Hollywood glamour, showy art and showmanship, Michael Jackson would probably have welcomed his family's announcement Tuesday that his remains will be interred in the star-laden, sculpture-speckled confines of Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Glendale.

Jackson will be interred Aug. 29, which would have been his 51st birthday, in an intimate morning service for family and friends in the expansive cemetery's Great Mausoleum, according to a statement from the family publicist. The pop singer's remains will be placed in a crypt in the Holly Terrace section of the mausoleum, a massive building that is the final resting place for stars from film's golden age, such as Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard and Clark Gable.

Jackson, who spent lavishly on antiques and fancy reproductions, is to be placed in an area decorated by sculptures and bronzes of American icons, including George Washington, Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt on a property that has replicas of Michelangelo statues and a stained glass window depicting the "Last Supper."

The funeral announcement capped two months of rumors that began even before Jackson's gold-plated casket was rolled into Staples Center on July 7 for a televised memorial. That day began with a service at Forest Lawn but ended without a burial or interment. One report had his body stored in a crypt owned by Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr., and there was widespread speculation that an elaborate grave -- and ultimately, a Graceland-style museum -- would be constructed at the entertainer's Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara County.




Jackson to be interred Aug. 29 at Forest Lawn in Glendale

[FirstLight]

1. Jebus...they haven't buried him YET??!!

I am SOOOOOO over this story. and WHY should he be surrounded by statues of abraham lincoln or teddy roosevelt?
he was a goddamn child molestor FREAK...not a STATESMAN!

christ, just goes to show that money can buy you your own personal delusional place in history, even in death.
:puke:

[butterfly77]

2. Wrong....

You hateful person.