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Michael Jackson fans remember pop icon
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - SEPTEMBER 4: U.S. singer Michael Jackson opens his first concert in Taipei 04 September 1993 with his popular 'Jam,' to an audience of 36,000 fans. At least 25 people passed out during the performance.
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Michael Jackson fans remember pop icon
Michael Jackson fans remember pop icon
Southern California fans of Michael Jackson gathered Thursday outside UCLA Medical Center – the hospital where the pop star died. KPCC’s Frank Stoltze spoke to some of them as they mourned, and celebrated, the life of Michael Jackson.
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