The Image Photo Booth at the Michael Jackson memorial
By the Image Staff
At the Staples Center memorial service for Michael Jackson, the crowd came dressed to mourn, to remember, to celebrate and to honor the power of simple touches a fedora, a glove to shape an indelible image.
Ricky Reza,12, of Santa Barbara came with his dad, Daniel Savala, and says he is a huge fan of Jackson’s music.
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The faces on T-shirts reflected every stage of the stars career, and some were pulled from closets rather than the abundant displays of vendors Olivia Stone of Los Angeles was one who declared that the Thriller-era shirt she wore, accessorized with bright hair and a boater, was vintage.
Kelly Hagen, 30, of
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Among the contingent who dress and perform as Michael Jackson, an attitude of respect prevailed costumes were donned outside, for the crowds and cameras. Inside the service, there was only one King of Pop.
Goward Horton, 28, of Los Angeles calls himself an impersonator and a huge fan of Michael Jackson.
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Los Angeles DJ Jahkova, 25, loves
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Ron Jones, 44, of
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Olivia Stone, 26, of Los Angeles says her
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Faye Gipson, 52, of
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Northridge resident Michael Kiss, 22, calls himself a professional impersonator and says he’s been a fan of
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Earlyne Kemper, 50, of Hemet said the memorial service was beautiful.
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Bostonian Latasha Dobson, 27, booked her ticket for L.A. before registering for tickets to the memorial, learning she had won only a couple of hours before her flight out Sunday night. She had planned to stand outside and just be part of the atmosphere around the memorial.
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Darla Custer, 51, who attended the memorial with a friend, says she has had this shirt for more than 20 years and her favorite song is “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing).”
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Alejandra Ewing,19, of
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Christie Cox, 26, of Las Vegas went to the memorial with her friend Vanessa Cross.
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Angeleno Jules Sanchez, 33, a.k.a. “Michael Fatson,” calls himself an entertainer, performing
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Nahima Kensie, 21, of Long Beach had a
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Chris Escobar, 17, of Beaumont says he’s known as “the
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Astrid Chavez, 26, of Mexico City flew to L.A. without a ticket to the memorial. She spent the day before asking for one at Dodger Stadium and later went to the El Rey Theatre, where some tickets were given away 30 minutes before the memorial.
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Josie Childs, 51, of Earls Barton, England, says she couldn’t miss saying goodbye to
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Marco Florentino, 30, wasn’t able to attend the memorial, waiting instead just outside the perimeter until the service was over.
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Although downtown L.A. resident Joyce Mandi, 25, didn’t get to attend the memorial, she snapped up four posters at Staples Center after the event.
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Scorpio, 38, right, of
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