'I felt like I was part of something special,' says one fan outside the Staples Center.
By Katie Byrne
Fans gathered outside the Staples Center
Photo: Mark Ralston/ Afp
For the lucky few who made it inside Michael Jackson's public memorial service, Tuesday (July 7) was a pretty moving day. And for most of the fans MTV News caught up with after the service, one little girl made it all the more powerful: Paris Katherine Jackson.
Vanessa Holguin, who attended the event with her mom, was moved by another Jackson as well. "When the brother [Jermaine] sang 'Smile' and when the little girl [Paris] talked, those were the saddest parts," the 20-year-old from Hacienda Heights, California, said outside the Staples Center.
Holguin and her mom almost missed their chance to be at the memorial when they showed up a little late for the ticket pickup. "I signed up at the last minute,...
By Katie Byrne
Fans gathered outside the Staples Center
Photo: Mark Ralston/ Afp
For the lucky few who made it inside Michael Jackson's public memorial service, Tuesday (July 7) was a pretty moving day. And for most of the fans MTV News caught up with after the service, one little girl made it all the more powerful: Paris Katherine Jackson.
Vanessa Holguin, who attended the event with her mom, was moved by another Jackson as well. "When the brother [Jermaine] sang 'Smile' and when the little girl [Paris] talked, those were the saddest parts," the 20-year-old from Hacienda Heights, California, said outside the Staples Center.
Holguin and her mom almost missed their chance to be at the memorial when they showed up a little late for the ticket pickup. "I signed up at the last minute,...
- 7/7/2009
- MTV Music News
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