Watch Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Pratt
Michael Jackson isn't the first name that comes to mind when I think about great books (though Read Street has noted his interest in Batman and other classic heroes from the comics).
But Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library exists to be more than a repository of great books. So Tuesday at 1 p.m., fans of the King of Pop can watch TV coverage of his memorial service on a 10-foot by 10-foot screen in the main hall of the Pratt's central branch, at 400 Cathedral Street. The most recent event broadcast in the hall was President Obama's inauguration.
“The Pratt Library has always shown history making events on television screens on display at the Central Library Main Hall,” Carla D. Hayden, who heads the Pratt, said in a statement. “From man landing on the moon to the inauguration of President Obama, the Pratt has simulcast news making events.”
AP photo of Jackson in a May 6 rehearsal for planned 2009 concert tour
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They’ll be streaming it live over at http://jjpeg.com/watch28015.html and there will be a download available afterward at http://jjpeg.com/file2018451.html so you can keep a memory of it. For now, though, the site is just streaming re-runs of Michael Jackson performances :)
Posted by: karenakarson | July 7, 2009 12:43 AM
Michael meent the world to me as i be a fan for 29 years seant the age of 7 i am now 36 when i heard the news about him it realy broke my heart i still can not belive he gone but it like his song said he gone to soon he is now in heaven looking down on like my famliy what are with him i loved him so much i send my love to his famliy plus his three chilren he will never be forgotton and always be in our heartsR.I.P. MICHAEL LOVE ALWAYS FROM A BIG FAN DONNA WOOTTON FROM NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND
Posted by: Donna | July 7, 2009 8:03 AM
Pratt is keeping w/the everchanging way we communicate. Libraries are not just about books in the literal sense. Loved the library as a kid and are proud of the way they keep changing and moving forward.
Posted by: ruth | July 7, 2009 8:31 AM
''YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN''
I remember singingWHO'S LOVING YOU'' at the bus stop when i was younger i use to watch the hit movie jackson 5 all the time and listen to michaels music on a daily basis.
~michelle~
Posted by: michelle alley | July 9, 2009 11:02 PM