At 7:55 a.m., an usher at the glass doors outside Staples Center in Los Angeles had a message for the thousands already gathering for the day's public memorial for Michael Jackson. "We are aware of your sorrow!" he announced in deep, affectionate tones. "We are aware of your pain! And we are aware of your joy!"
The man in the purple polo شرٹ, قمیض then instructed ticket-holders how to line up, and that شائقین would have to leave their flowers and other "gifts" on a میز, جدول outside the arena, all while insisting that "it is our pleasure, it is our privilege to welcome آپ ..." It was a moment of genuine...
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