RubberBuzz || Akron Unleashed: Scott Free

6.14.2005

Scott Free

You knew this post was coming. Michael Jackson was found not guilty on all charges brought before him. Now I could write about the detail of the case and how the accuser just wasn't convincing, but I think that'd be boring. Instead, I want to talk about all the crazed fans that were hanging around the courthouse.

First up, license plate guy. This random shirtless Californian had his license plate on a giant chain and wore it like a necklace. It read "MIKL JXN" or something crazy like that. When they showed him after the first not guilty was read, I thought he was going to faint. But before I could watch him pass out, MSNBC switched shots to my next favorite fan.

Bird Lady let out a white dove (or maybe a pidgin, I really couldn't tell what it was) every time a not guilty verdict was read in the courtroom. I bet those birds went and crapped on MJ's herd of black SUVs.

This brings me to my favorite of The King of Pop's fans, Le Fanatique Fou. This guy was jumping around with a French flag that said "France Loves You Michael." His jumping with a flag didn't set him apart from the rest of the crowd. What sets him apart is how beat Michael back to Neverland by a good five minutes. I know I saw this guy jumping around after the entourage left. And then during a split screen of helicopter footage of the SUVs on their way to Neverland and the Neverland front gate, there he was still jumping around with his French flag. Now that is devotion.

(joe :: Scott Free)

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