Jackson's hometown holds memorial for pop icon (AP)

with a show that featured experienced homegrown talent, as well as youngsters who hope to follow in his footsteps.

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More than 6,000 people showed up for Friday's upbeat memorial event, which included performers singing and dancing to his hits, video montages of Jackson and comments from the Rev. Jesse Jackson , Gary's mayor and people who knew Michael Jackson when his family lived in the city located 30 miles southeast of Chicago. "It brought back a lot of memories," said Betty Nicholson, 52, of Gary, who said she used to perform at some of the same talent shows as Jackson and his brothers. "The show was fantastic." Some of the biggest applause came before the three-plus-hour event started, when Jackson's hits were playing over the public address system at the Steel Yard, Gary's minor league baseball park, and young children and teenagers went out to the dugout and mimicked his moves.

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