Palin Stepping Down as Alaska's Governor

Sarah Palin announced minutes ago that she is leaving her position as governor of Alaska. Yeah, Alaska!

Free Memorial on Tuesday for Michael Jackson

A free public memorial service for megastar Michael Jackson will be held on Tuesday at the Staples Center at 10:00 a.m. (1:00 p.m. Eastern). Fans who wish to attend the Los Angeles event should go to Staples Center to apply for a free set of tickets, which will be awarded randomly.

17,500 tickets are available to those who sign up online between now and Saturday at 6:00 p.m. The breakdown is as follows - 11,000 will watch live in the Staples Center and the remaining 6,500 will watch the a live stream at the Nokia Center.

Police will not allow anyone without a ticket or wristband near the Staples Center. Fans are strongly urged not to attempt to scalp tickets for this event in honor of Michael Jackson. The city of Los Angeles and the Jackson family have gone to great lengths to make this memorial service available to the fans. They realize that everyone will not be able to attend and have provided for a live broadcast that fans may view on their televisions or on the Internet.



Related Links:

CNN: Jackson specktacle likely a world event
(Shame on CNN for use of the word spectacle!)

Tickets For Michael Jackson's Funeral

Loaves & Fishes Biloxi Seeking Assistance

Just Moving On Blog, which features Gospel music from the days of vinyl, is helping to get the word out about the call for assistance for East Biloxi, Mississippi food pantry Loaves & Fishes. The soup kitchen was established in 1983 and has been providing meals for those in need since that time. Miss Rita, Miss Kathie and the rest of the staff weathered Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and, despite the tremendous damage suffered, returned to the task of feeding Biloxi's hungry. They even allow Sir Lattimore Brown to use the phone once he has depleted his cell phone minutes each month.

The Soul Detective, Red Kelly, set up a fund to raise money to keep Loaves & Fishes open. Please help...we're all in this together!