Employees of Staples Center in Los Angeles carry a banner after a morning news conference announcing details of a public memorial service for Michael Jackson.
Organizers plan to give away 17,500 tickets to Tuesday’s 10 a.m. memorial at the center. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Journalists at the news conference. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
A note taped to a lectern indicates how tickets will be given away. People can register for the drawing at Staplescenter.com. Those selected will be notified between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday and told where they can pick up their tickets. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Journalists from around the world wait for the news conference to start. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Performance artist and Michael Jackson fan Thierry Marceau of Montreal speaks with reporters. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Jennifer Callaghan, center, and Karen Sheridan, right, flew in from Ireland to attend what they thought would be a weekend memorial for Jackson. The two attended the news conference but will fly home Saturday afternoon and miss the Tuesday memorial. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
