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It seems like everybody has a distinct memory of what Michael Jackson meant to them, particularly those of us in our 30s, who grew up listening to him. For me, it was convincing my parents to buy the "Thriller" album (33 RPMs!), and listening to it for hours at a time on our sweet Curtis Mathes all-in-one home entertainment system that looked a lot like this. 
There is nothing better than watching a movie with a predictable ending, especially one that ends with the main character dying. The director just sits back thinking, "I'll make you love this guy, embrace him, eat him up and just before you basically can't get enough of him on screen I'll hack him." Leonardo Dicaprio's character in Titanic agrees.
MJ rolled up to the event in a wheelchair, just in time to watch Tito Ortiz get smacked around ... that is, if he could see anything through those ridiculously blacked out shades.Yep, that's Jacko above. I hope he enjoyed the show as much as I did.
NEW YORK - APRIL 25: (L-R) Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters Randy Couture, Renato Magno and Enson Inoue pose together during a private party hosted by David Mamet for "Redbelt" at Honey on April 25, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - APRIL 25: Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters Randy Couture (L), Renato Magno (2nd L) and Enson Inoue (R) pose with David Mamet during a private party, hosted by David Mamet, for "Redbelt" at Honey on April 25, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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Choi Hong-man (L), a mixed martial arts fighter, arrives at an army training camp for recruits in Wonju, about 80 km (50 miles) east of Seoul, April 21, 2008. Former traditional Korean wrestling champion Choi, now a K1 fighter in Japan, entered the training camp for his mandatory military service, local media reported. REUTERS/Lee Sang-hak/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA). NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.
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Choi Hong-man, a mixed martial arts fighter, waves to the media upon arrival at an army training camp for recruits in Wonju, about 80 km (50 miles) east of Seoul, April 21, 2008. Former traditional Korean wrestling champion Choi, now a K1 fighter in Japan, entered the training camp for his mandatory military service, local media reported. REUTERS/Lee Sang-hak/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA). NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.
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Georges St-Pierre, from Montreal, celebrates after defeating Matt Serra, from Long Island, NY, during their Ultimate Fight Championships Welterweight title fight in Montreal, Saturday April 19, 2008. St-Pierre won the match with a second round TKO. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)
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Georges St-Pierre, from Montreal, celebrates after defeating Matt Serra, from Long Island, NY, during their Ultimate Fight Championships Welterweight title fight in Montreal, Saturday April 19, 2008. St-Pierre won the match with a second round TKO. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)
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** EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT ** Mark Bocek, of Canada, takes a right from Mac Danzig, from Cleveland, during their lightweight Ultimate Fight Championships middleweight fight in Montreal, Saturday April 19, 2008. Danzig won the fight on a third round tap-out. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)
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Ultimate fighter Matt Serra gestures at the weigh-in on Friday, April 18, 2008, in Montreal. Serra will fight Georges St. Pierre on Saturday at UFC 83. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Peter McCabe)
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Ultimate fighters Mac Danzig, left, and Mark Bocek pose during a weigh-in, Friday, April 18, 2008, in Montreal, for their Saturday UFC 83 ultimate fighting bout. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Peter McCabe)
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Ultimate fighter Mark Bocek poses during his weigh-in Friday, April 18, 2008, in Montreal. Bocek will face Mac Danzig on Saturday at UFC 83. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Peter McCabe)
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When it comes to the recovery of Huston Street and his right elbow, there hasn't been much good news to report. Everytime he feels well enough to do some throwing, there's a setback. So since the A's really couldn't think of anything else to do, they sent Street to Toronto where he spent 18 days working with four specialists day and night doing everything they could to get his elbow healthy."Gentlemen. We can rebuild him. We have the technology."Well, now that Street's back from Canada, he's more optimistic about his return than he's been at any point so far.
"They threw everything at me," said Street, who rejoined the A's in the Bronx and played catch for the fourth time in five days. "They considered every angle, every facet."Well, Huston may not want to go into any more detail to spare our feeble minds, but I don't mind telling you what the
"It was pretty intense. I could go into more detail, but it wouldn't mean anything to you. It was just constant, and they'd do updates not daily but hourly."
"This is as encouraged as I've been," Street said with a big smile. "We put our trust in those guys up there, and to this point, they've delivered."
Michael Jackson wanted front-row tickets to the NBA All-Star Game in Vegas so he could see, first-hand, just how "Bad" and "In the Closet" Vince Carter really is. (I kid, I kid.) Fortunately, though, the NBA is all out of 'em. A well-placed source says Wacko Jacko waited too long to call for tickets - the front-row seats had already been promised to Jack Nicholson, Christina Aguilera, Jay-Z, Diddy, Nelly and Adam Sandler. "The tickets he wants are not available at this time," said our insider.Thank. God. I was planning to watch this year's All-Star game on a friend's 42-inch television. The last thing I want to see with some nachos and a few beers in me is a high-definition close-up of that "thing" formerly known as his face. Ugh. Jacko almost makes Sam Cassell look hot. (Sorry, Mr. Hardaway.)
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