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When John Lennon Died Yoko Ono  had him cremated. When Michael Jackson(MJ) Died he was laid to “rest in peace” in a  Batesville Golden Casket. Saturday October 9th 2010- would have been John Lennon’s 70th Birthday.

In our culture the most basic Funeral Choice is burial or cremation.

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$3 Fee For Leaving Flowers at MJ Burial place-Your Funeral Guy

Now You can leave Flowers  for Michael Jackson’s  grave for  $3.00 Forest Lawn Cemetery, a place not so hard up for Cash charging fans for leaving flowers at his burial site inside the Mausoleum.

Fans have been leaving  memorial mementos at a stage,  but no more, a new policy has taken place.

According to sources at the infamous burial space, Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, CA has decided to take down the stage where fans were previously allowed to place gifts — and are now enacting a new gifting policy … so long as fans pay the price and abide by the rules.

Effective immediately, cemetery staff will take gifts for MJ inside the mausoleum where fans are still forbidden from setting foot — for a $3 fee … oh yeah, as long as those gifts are flowers.

via www.tmz.com

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Guess they still want to cash in on the Michael Jackson Burial

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Michael Jackson was buried on September 3rd, 2009

Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, came to the courthouse on Friday, February 5th, 2010 to submit to authorities in an MJ Manslaughter.  His lawyers were suppose to hold a press conference.  That swas canceled, Media is saying the charges will be manslaughter, on Monday.

A Manslaughter that led to Michael Jackson’s death and funeral

“After days of speculation and rumor, Los Angeles prosecutors have announced that Dr. Conrad Murray will be formally charged Monday in the death of Michael Jackson.

Although the district attorney’s office has not confirmed it, Murray is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison.”

via www.people.com

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Michael Jackson|Burial|Private Family Program-Your Funeral Guy

Revealed here is the Michael Jackson Private Family Burial Program. For the 200 guests at the burial funeral on Thursday night there was a special program. You can click on the Link here to see the program in PDF format from the MJ Burial at Forest Lawn, Glendale. This program contains the order of service and speakers.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE MICHAEL JACKSON  FAMILY BURIAL PROGRAM IN PDF FORMAT.

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Michael Jackson Funeral | Burial-Video-YourFuneralGuy

Revealed here is the video of the Michael Jackson Burial Service. The guests had to wait because the Jackson Family was late. This was a quiet affair, quite a contrast to the media coverage of the  MJ Memorial service in July.

CLICK  HERE FOR VIDEO TO THE MICHAEL JACKSON BURIAL GRAVE SIDE  SERVICE.

2 months after his death Michael Jackson was laid to rest.

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Michael Jackson Funeral|Burial Aerial Picture,Map-YourFuneralGuy

Here is an Aerial Picture of the Michael Jackson Burial(grave)Site at Forest Lawn, Glendale California, and a map you can understand. Forest Lawn, Glendale will not be open to the public before or after the burial on September 3rd 2009.

Aerial Photo of Forest Lawn Glendale, Site of the Michael Jackson Burial

Here a map that can help you understand the MJ Burial site Photo.

Map to the Location of the Michael Jackson Grave site at the Great Mausoleum

Here are the details of the map which will be mentioned during News Broadcasts of the Burial.

Details of Forest Lawn and the Great Mausoleum Map

You can find video of the Michael Jackson Grave and video here when it becomes available.

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Michael Jackson Funeral| Burial MJ’s Last performance-YourFuneralGuy

Michael Jackson’s Burial  is set for Thursday September 3rd, 2009  at 7pm local time at the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery. This will all take place in Glendale, California.

Press Positions are filled up according to news reports. The media from all over the World have reserved their spots to cover Michael Jackson’s last performance at the Great Mausoleum. The setting could be called forever land. the place is a who’s who of Hollywood celebrities.

The burial location will not be opened to the public before or after the event. The event will be attended only by the Michael Jackson Family and close friends.

It will be the last time the Gold plated Michael Jackson Casket will be seen before it goesin the MJ Grave.

From: www.thefreelibrary.com

“Jackson’s gold-plated casket is to be placed in a private section of the mausoleum that is also home to the final resting places of famous names from Hollywood’s golden age such as Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Carole Lombard.

Forest Lawn, which opened in 1906, is also home to exact replicas of some of Michelangelo’s greatest works, including David, La Pieta and Moses.

The cemetery also boasts a stunning recreation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper in stained glass.

Other entertainment icons buried at Forest Lawn include Humphrey Bogart, Lon Chaney, Nat King Cole, Walt Disney, Errol Flynn and Jimmy Stewart.”

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Michael Jackson Funeral|Death ruled Homicide LA Coroner-YourfuneralGuy

It has been reported that Michael Jackson’s Death has been ruled a homicide. This is according to the LA Coroner.

Michael Jackson was murdered. The LA Coroner stated that after it is was revealed in an unsealed search warrant.

MJ Died of a lethal dosage of Propofol.

From Msnbc.com

“The Los Angeles County coroner ruled Michael Jackson’s death a homicide Monday after a search warrant affidavit revealed that Jackson had lethal levels of the powerful anesthetic propofol in his system…..”

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Michael Jackson Burial to be 8.29.09?

Joe Jackson “Michael Jackson’s father” has stated that his burial is to be Aug 29th 2009. This is what Michael’s dad  recently told the New York Daily News. Earlier reports of secret “MJ Burial’s” appear to be false. However we will not know for sure until an amended Death Certificate is filed in LA. The last recorded death certificate has “pending” for the burial location.

Aug 29 th is Michael Jackson’s 51st Birthday. Joe Jackson stated that the Burial will take place at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills.

From the “New York Daily News“.

Michael Jackson will be buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. on Aug. 29 on what would have been the King of Pop’s 51st birthday, Joe Jackson told Steve Friess, the Daily News’ man in Las Vegas.

Will this be the finally burial spot, grave for Michael Jackson?

For now treat this as an unconfirmed report.

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Reporsts ay that Michael Jackson's Funeral will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills.

It appears that Michael Jackson may have his final burial and RIP at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills California.

Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills seems to be the place that MJ will  be buried.

There have been several at multiple  reports of different types of burials for Michael Jackson: Radar On Line has reported that MJ will be buried next to his grandmother at Forest Lawn.

Other news reports say that MJ will be buried in an unmarked grave, anonymously.

From ET Online.

“ET first broke the news that Michael Jackson’s body would be laid to rest at Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills; it will reportedly be an unmarked grave, because the Jackson family is worried about security and vandals who could desecrate the site,” says Diane.

“According to reports, Michael’s burial will be anonymous, with no formal ceremony or fanfare,” continues Diane. “Only one or two family members — some say La Toya and brother Randy — would be present as witnesses.

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