Get Your Tee Times Now for Michael Jackson Memorial Golf Course
by Ryan Ballengee on Jan 5, 2010 1:46 PM EST
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The Taj Majal was constructed as a mausoleum for an emperor's fallen wife. Dollywood was erected (pun intended) by Dolly Parton to rake in a ton of cash while she is still living. What would be a perfect hybrid of the two?
Did you say "a 100 acre, $1 billion amusement park and resort created in Michael Jackson's honor?"
Then you, sir or madam, are correct.
The Los Angeles Times reports today on the beginnings of such a project that would start this year and take almost a decade to complete. It would be in Gary, Indiana (Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana), largely paid for by private donors, and honor Jackson's career and family roots. The LA Times piece says that a golf course will likely be developed in the second phase of the construction.
Perhaps some names for the course would include:
- The Mirror, since it would reflect your golf skills
- Bad, if it's designed like ::insert your least favorite course architect here::
- Thriller, just cause that would make sense
- Or your favorite child molestation innuendo (though Jackson was never been convicted of such crimes, we all know where the comments on this story are headed)
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The LA Times piece says that a course will likely be in the second phase of the construction.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Jan 5, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
is there ANY common sense left in the Jackson family ?
An amusement park dedicated to Michael Jackson – a NEVER ending string of child molestation jokes there. How many parents will be protesting this idea ?
And a golf course ? Sure – it makes sense to have a golf course at a resort…then again…the parents were away when the kids were with Jackson….
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
My kids were.....
Never alone with Michael…….He didn’t Dupe me…..lol….Now the Priest thing is another matter…Think they could fit a course in the Vatican……call the Tournament the “Pope” Invitational…..Seeing as the “Hope” may be going away…….
"The game is swell when it's played well."
by Fairways and Grins on Jan 5, 2010 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
F's and G's.....well so much for Wendy's words for you.
You’ve crossed the line here bubba! In the area I live in we have close to 100 murders, rape, home invasions and terrible crimes committed by people that voted for Obama……why don’t you leave the Pope alone and address some of those issues. Typical lefty.
Saints are killing me!!!!!!!!
F&G
Cool, A Vatican GC… 19th hole has a whole other meaning…
You ask that as if...
…there was ever any common sense in the Jackson family.
"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin
LMAO – good point…but the Jackson 5 was a great part of the real Motown.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Amen to that.
Talented children + abusive father = a string of brilliant pop songs, and some very f***ed up adults.
"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin
I can’t think of a single reason why I would go to that place. Then again, I have passed Graceland a bunch of times and never stopped in, and even though my two-doors-down neighbor once played for the Broncos and the Ravens, I don’t stare adoringly at his place. So maybe I fail the Celebrity Obsession test.
we just have different obsessions – how about Augusta National ? :-)
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I will confess to having visited Graceland...
…and I’m not even a huge Elvis fan. But as a southerner, it just felt like one of those things I had to do.
"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin
The MJ fans who remained strong through the controversy, the facial reconstruction, molestation charges, and what have you are a hearty stock. They will go to the end of the earth for MJ stuff, so I wouldn’t be surprised if that brought in a lot of visitors for them.
I’d much rather go to Dollywood though.
Jamie RS
Snaphook Herald
natural gut is love.
@jamiehasstyle
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Am I the only one here...
who has driven through Gary, Indiana? It’s not exactly the kind of place I’d envision an amusement park.
Truth has a well-known liberal bias.
Driving through Gary on the interstate...
…on the way to Chicago, I looked out over the landscape and determined that Gary might actually be the most depressing place under the sun.
"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin
From what I saw...
…the only thing that could make Gary worse would be if it were dotted with landmines.
But then, I kind of feel the same way about the whole of Indiana. (Apologies to Larry Bird and John Mellencamp.)
"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin
Lived there....
….of course, I was only a year old…. :-)
No – it’s not paradise, but there is a lot of pretty country around Gary and it’s an easy trip from Chicago.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Driving Tjhrough Gary? How About Stopping There?
Early in my career, Sprint was laying out its long-distance fiber optic cable backbone. This was 1985 and 1986, not long after the Consent Decree opened up the long distance market to competition. (Odd that no one pays for long distance calls anymore…) Anyway, we started in Sprint’s center in downtown Chicago, working out way from there to South Bend, Indiana testing the cables before they were put into service. One waypoint was the train yard in Gary.
Now imagine this: a skinny white kid, all of 24, hanging out by himself in that rail yard in a little bitty telephone shack. There were no cell phones then, no Internet to speak of, and besides a little transistor radio, no other way to connect with the outside world. At night. With gunshots ringing every few minutes on the other side of the tracks.
It’s a nice way to spend the evening on your second business trip ever, and I did it.
PING,COURT, F&G,EM,
The TIGAR is being commissioned as we blog to do the design..it will have 18 Ho’s…err, thats holes, (i stand corrected)…Oh wait, they can’t do the commission thing, cause they can’t find the TIGAR…Guess they’ll just have to go with Jack or Arnie…how many years is this going to take???. Second phase you say? .‘I lived in the vacinity for a number of years, and I really can’t think of an “pretty country” around Gary…Course when I was there, all the steel mills belching out the garbage…yuk!!! …STUB
Sandusky, Ohio
Not good and probably runs a close second to Gary, Indiana. jes sayin
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
True @ Cedar Point
I think Cedar Point has the only jobs left in that community. I always did want to operate the “Tilt A Whirl” DOH !!!
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Political Correctness
I’m not even going there with suggesting names for the Golf Course due to the resent protest regarding comment content. LOL However, My company does offer “White Glove” Service :o)
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Jumpn
I’m not Catholic, but it seems that Ping as put me in some kind of poster “purgatory”…….arggggg.
Saints are killing me!!!!!!!!
Local Rules for Michael Jackson GC.
- Please refrain from spinning and grabbing your crotch after sinking a putt on the practice green.
- One glove must be worn at all times.
- No yelling, “Fore” on the course. If a players ball is hit by an outside agency, the player must exclaim, “You’ve been hit by! You’ve been struck by! A smooooth criminal!”
- All references to “rub of the green” in the USGA rulebook are hereby replaced with “play time with Bubbles.”
- 90º Rule in effect at all times for carts, although players may inexplicably jump on top of their cart and bash it with a crow bar while yelling, “hooooo!” at any time.
- One nose per round.
LMAO
lol – except that the golf glove has a purpose
is that Bubble of the green or Rub of the Bubble ? :-)
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
always a great local joke back in the day...
What do Michael Jackson and the Atlanta Braves have in common ? They both wear one glove for no apparent reason.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
by courtgolf on Jan 5, 2010 6:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
HAHAHA
O’h well , your on his current,, >>(political correctness) > “poopy list” em. We can all settle this on the golf course sometime. :o)
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Only if ping releases me......lol......poopy....is that word ok??? Be careful.....lol
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Yes it is
As in,,,You have poopy in your diaper. I an see it in the look you have on your face. buahahaha
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
A Resort in Michael Jackson's Honor....
First of all parts of Gary, IN are not garden spots, nor is the area in New Jersey adjacent to I-95. It’s really difficult to make steel in an environmentally clean yet economic way. The petro-chemical business is a dirty one but it employs tens of thousands of people if not more. After all the comedians have taken their shots with Michael Jackson, the creation of something like this would be an enormous windfall benefit to the area. A golf course was built on a waste disposal area in Northern Indiana. Talk about reclaiming the land! This facility could employ many, many people who voted for President Obama, which I gather is code for African American. There would be John Deere mowers made in Moline to buy. Ask the people in Pigeon Forge, TN if they care what Dolly Parton’s bra size is…. Elvis died on the toilet, a bloated, drug addict. Graceland still does a land office business to the benefit of many businesses in Memphis. I hope this isn’t interpreted as a defense of Michael Jackson or Elvis. It’s just business folks! Orlando was a dismal swamp before Walt Disney came to town. Hey Ryan, which hand did Michael wear that crystal glove? A pro shop could sell a bunch of lefts….
Ping.....There you go again. No code words.......
not all low/no income, uneducated people are black(I guess that’s what you think). In my area (as in most areas) crime is committed by these people, whether white, black or Hispanic, here it is a proven fact that they overwhelmingly voted for Obammmmmmma. The common thread for most of them is that they depend on the government for their existence…….so crawl off your high horse and give it a rest.
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Um...
In his comment above, I believe ping was referring specifically to the potential economic benefit to the population of Gary, which – according to the 2000 census – was 84% black.
"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin
TO.....He knew what I was talking about, thus his
clarification response. We’ve been having a “little” feud, which I HOPE is over now.
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and all the white collar criminals, who destroyed the economy...
voted for McCain. Good thing there’s more of us than there are of them, huh?
Truth has a well-known liberal bias.
Some folks see the criminal...
…who robs the convenience store for $150, and ignore the criminal(s) that robbed billions from everyone’s 401ks.
And, of course, the guy that robs the corner store will do harder time if caught than will the other, who – if he serves time at all – will spend several months in federal tennis camp.
Ad. Madoff.
"...it is well to remember that to miss a putt is not a criminal offense and does not prevent a man from being an excellent husband, father, and citizen." - Bernard Darwin
Actually, most of Wall Street supported Obama. They
knew big giveaways were coming. And I’m not sure if you consider Congressmen white collar, but Barneys Frank and Chris Dodd would head the list. Frank encouraged people to invest in Fanny Mae…..“a great investment” about 4 months before it collapsed. Fine fellow. He and Dodd should be in the cell next to Madoff, but we know that the new “change” is not change at all, unless you consider Chicago thugs as being change.
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dianemarie.....Again, your wrong. There are twice as many
conservatives as liberals in this country, with independents and others making up the rest. Now, after only a year of Obammmmmma, the independents that put him in office are bailing as fast as possible. Even the most radical of leftists are angry with him. Virginia and New Jersey were just the precursor of what is to come in 2010…….get ready, it’s gonna be fun.
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D – let’s assume for a minute that your argument holds any kind of water. Those white collar criminals accounted for a few billion dollars. Inside of a month, Barry O added almost a TRILLION dollars to the country’s debt with intentions of adding between 4 and 7 TRILLION more over the next few years, plus whatever bill he would tack on for “health care”.
Pretty sure the criminals you imagine “destroyed” the economy are looking like that corner store robber compared to the Chairman.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Diane.....
Gallup Poll……..40% Conservative……36% Moderate…… 20% Liberal. Did you know that 22% of Democrats call themselves Conservative. All these have moved to the right since Barry took office…….remind me to send him a thank-you note….lol lol lol
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diane.......here it comes........Dodd, Ritter, Dorgan......retiring,
which is a code word for “I better get out cause I’m gonna get my butt kicked”. Dodd probably has some other considerations as well, but they are the first of many that will quit before being dumped out on their keesters.
Saints are killing me!!!!!!!!
“Orlando was a dismal swamp before Walt Disney came to town.”
Odd, as a child growing up in Cocoa Beach (my family were KSC/CCAFS workers) I remember O-Town well before Disney. While it certainly wasn’t the tourist destination it is today, it was a pretty big town and the largest central Florida burg east of Tampa-St. Pete.
And for the record, when Disney was built it was over 20 miles SW of Orlando anyway.
OMP......I lived in a little town just west of New Orleans
that was the other finalist for Disney-world…..Orlando got it and as they say….“the rest is history”.
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Bada Bing
The Sopranos did pretty well in New Jersey and the Bada-Bing Lounge employed lots of local gals…jumpn/progolf
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
You've crossed the line there paisano!
Lay off the mob or you might wake up with a horse head in your bed…
MOB ?
What Mob ? I used to work front door duty in the Orpheum Theatre, Boston secret room at poker games for the Patriaca family if that counts. No wait, you must mean the angry MOB over at TGC blog. LOL
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Diane.....one more thing.
A great many Republicans did not vote, because McCain didn’t represent their conservative views, but Palin managed to help quite a bit, or he would have lost by a bigger margin. And much to your chagrin, you will be hearing from her again…….but as a female you surely will embrace her.
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….but as a female you surely will embrace her.
Are you saying that “females” will vote for another woman simply because she’s female and not based on her platform or position on issues?
I write about golf at www.tees2greens.com, too.
Just the opposite......that was sarcastic, based on
how the wonderful feminist movement is for all women, oh except those who are pro-life conservatives. Feminazi’s.…..that about covers it.
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We really need...
a sarcastic font – it’s hard to tell sometimes.
Feminism, just like any other umbrella label, has good and not so good philosophies. Like you said above…some Republicans didn’t vote for the Republican candidate because he didn’t meet their expectations… I think that goes to prove that labels don’t always represent the feelings and positions of such a large group that might fall under it.
Just because I’m a female and appreciate the opportunities I have now due to the “movement”, doesn’t mean I agree with all things Feminist.
There will always be extremists – and it’s unfortunate that the small minority always seem to get all of the attention.
I write about golf at www.tees2greens.com, too.
You are correct. My post was in response to
Diane’s assertion, or maybe she “implied” that McCain voters were white collar criminals. Do you think that NOW is a small minority? I hope they are, but their treatment of Palin exposed their hypocrisy. They should change their name to National Organization of Liberal Woman…..then their treatment of Pro Life Conservatives would have been expected.
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That’s a very good point, em. Liberals divide into groups and sing the praises of that group…until someone would could be in the group goes against the flow – then they are targets of ridicule and scorn. (sounds like junior high school, doesn’t it ?)
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Yeah.....but it always comes back to bite them.....
they just don’t get it…..the politics of personal destruction have been exposed by their unrelenting attacks on Palin…….whether she runs or not, just being in the spotlight has been big for conservatives. Hope the libs can swim….a tsunami is on the way.
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we’ll see – it’s been this way for decades and never really goes away – yet they still get elected…mostly because Republicans won’t stand up for what they say they believe and when they do, the media does everything they can to undermine it. I thought Newt Gingrich was going to be a strong leader – but that didn’t work out.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Your right.....over and over. Newt may be making a comeback.....
sorry about GaTech……I was working and watching, but it looked like it was pretty well played………
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better played by Iowa. They found a weakness and exploited it all night long. Tech just never found a rhythm. Oh well.
You think Newt will come back ? He seems happy mostly out of the spotlight, doing a few speeches, teaching classes, and writing books.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I've seen him on a couple of shows
where they’ve asked him, and while he won’t commit, there is that little grin that speaks volumes…..lol
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em66
I agree, time to bury the hatchet. Until next time….
Telephone? Know the game?
It’s always fascinating how comments evolve. Look how this article about a Michael Jackson Resort in Gary turned into a discussion of political idiology. That’s not a complaint, only and observation. Now, if Ryan could only find a way to include Anna Nicole Smith into the blog we could really go to town.
OPENING DAT TOMORROW
KAPALUA, woooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooooo I expect to surge ahead in the Fantasy Golf…jes sayin { ;o)
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
I meant Opening DAY
my first comment of the day and I have a typo already.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Next Tuesday
Hopefully gonna have cocktails with Niblic on Tuesday night and do a little gambling. Staying until Sat. I have a pretty full plate of meetings to attend, so unfortunatly, no golf on this trip. But like I told him, “I always have time for cocktails”
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
I wonder !!
I wonder if they will notice if I try to use Ball Markers for chips.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Nibs ?
What brand of Golf Ball do you use ? If I have room in one of my suitcases I’ll accomodate.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
See Court,
and you accuse me of always bringing “drink” into my blog…I don’t see you jumping on Jumpin or Nibs…STUB
ME ???
Hey now, ya rummy… (lol)
funny you mention it – my brother just sent me a Covert Cooler – holds a 6-pack and it has “SHOE BAG (does not contain beer. just shoes)”
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
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