OMG!! Jackson Fans Beat Odds for Memorial Tickets

A pedestrian photographs an electronic billboard at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 4, 2009, the site for the late pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service to be held Tuesday, July 7. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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The Rev. Al Sharpton called for nationwide "love vigils" for Jackson, asking people to gather in schools, community centers and churches to watch the memorial service and talk about the pop star's "message" instead of the "mess" surrounding his death.

The memorial service will be broadcast live on five television networks.

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Associated Press Writer Michael R. Blood contributed to this report.

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