Wednesday, July 1, 2009

5 1/2 Hours (and an Hour in the Pouring Rain)

That's what I endured to pay tribute to Michael Jackson at the Apollo Theater in Harlem yesterday.  As a fellow fan said, while we waited all day on line (and at one point in the pouring rain): "I know I wouldn't be standing in no rain for a relative! I hope he appreciates it, wherever he is."

Someone else said: "That's okay 'cause he is family!"

And, it felt like we were family, all of New York turning out for a lost brother.  

Here's my shaky camera work (from all my dancing - ha!) of the event, which I tried to edit down to some highlights:



UPDATE: Some extra footage from same event:

3 comments:

Huey said...

You know, aside from the shaky camera images, this was WAY MORE entertaining than the BET awards!

Anxious Black Woman said...

Glad you think so! Although it wouldn't have been hard to beat BET on this one. :)

Janeo said...

Thank you for the video. I am living in Europe and wished I could have been there.

I have heard on various blogs that BET's tribute was awful.