1.0 link 229638 <![CDATA[Michael Jackson Hometown Memorial: Crowds Flooding Gary]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/10/michael-jackson-hometown_n_229638.html GARY, Ind. &mdash; Michael Jackson's boyhood hometown bade farewell to the King of Pop on Friday with a celebration of his life and music.

More than 6,000 people showed up for an upbeat memorial event that featured performers singing and dancing to his hits, video montages of Jackson and comments from the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Gary's mayor and people who knew Michael Jackson when his family lived in Gary.

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