As news of the death of Michael Jackson spread, fans converged at UCLA Medical Center. Allison Louie-Garcia of Yahoo! News headed to Westwood, Calif. to get their reactions.
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31-year-old Abe Romero holds a Michael Jackson poster outside of UCLA Medical Center. “I’m a very dedicated fan and was looking forward to seeing him in concert.
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Romero’s friend, 22-year-old Matthew Daneel (R), who is originally from South Africa, found out about Jackson’s death from a friend living in South Africa. He immediately chatted online with Romero and said: “Let’s go over there [to the hospital]; let’s pay some respect.” Romero’s favorite song: “You Rock My World.” Daneel’s favorite song: “Love is a Feeling.
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24-year-old medical student Mansour Jammal was at the hospital at the time of Jackson’s death. “Nobody thought it was true at first,” he said. “I just went outside to see all the commotion.” Jammal’s favorite song:
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Olivier Tarpaga, a West African and Contemporary Dance instructor at UCLA somberly said of Jackson’s passing: “It was a really bad surprise.
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49-year-old Yoshako Plair (L) said a random man gave her a flower and simply said it was “for Michael.” “Afterwards, we just hugged,” Plair said. “His death is like the devastating loss of a family member. We want to show our love. We’re here because we want to be a part of history.
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Fans taking cell phone photos and members of the media crowd the entrance of UCLA Medical Center. A chant of 'Michael! Michael!' broke out soon after.
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30- year-old Maya Wunstell is taking an anatomy class at the hospital, and she was patiently waiting among the crowds for her class to start.
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38-year-old Erica Renaud claims to be Michael Jackson’s number one fan. Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., Renaud said she’s been to almost all of Jackson’s concerts, has all of his original albums, and has portrayed him many times at Halloween. “We’re not going to leave until we see something…something Michael Jackson. I will stand here for days and days if I have to. There will never be another Michael Jackson.
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Renaud then sang a line from her favorite song, “I’ll be There” and screamed “Michael, I will be there for you.” She then danced some of her favorite Michael moves. “When I found out that he died, I sped over here as fast as I could; I had to get vicious on the roads, sorry Michael. ” (Yahoo! News/Michelle Barnes)
Renaud’s daughter, 18-year-old Jade Vargas said, “I’ve been a Michael Jackson fan since I was in a walker! I mean, my mom was president of his fan club!”
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