The Chronic Consumer

If you’re a Michael Jackson fan or if you just want to be involved in the ongoing media circus related to the singer’s recent death, then you might be interested in attending the public memorial to be held on July 7 at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. But to get in, you’re going to have to rely on a lot of luck, because the only way to score these Staples Center Michael Jackson tickets is via a public lottery over at StaplesCenter.com.

If you want to register, you have until 6pm Pacific Time today (July 4). After that, a drawing will be held, and lucky winners will receive two tickets each. A total of 17,500 tickets are available for the event, with 11,000 granting access to the Staples Center itself and 6,500 more giving admittance to the Nokia Theater across the street, where large TV screens will broadcast the memorial live.

I’m sure there will be scalpers out on the street trying to make a profit off any free tickets they receive, so that might be another option if you really want to attend.

Flying to L.A. for an event like this isn’t an option for me, so I’ll just watch it on TV like most everyone else!