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Liner Notes

A weekly column by Tribune pop music critic Curtis Ross

By CURTIS ROSS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 2, 2009

Announcer: You're watching MJN, the most trusted name in Michael Jackson news.

Anchor 1: Welcome back to MJN, where we don't stop 'til you've got enough Michael Jackson news. I'm Annie and here are the headlines: He's out of our lives. Michael Jackson has "Beat It" to the other side. Here's Ben with the latest.

Anchor 2: Thanks, Annie. With an update on Jackson's condition, we go to Diana at the funeral home. Diana, any new developments?

Diana: Ben, officials at the funeral home are telling me Jackson is still dead. He has no pulse or vital signs of any kind, and a source, speaking on condition of anonymity, says no change in his condition is expected. Ben?

Anchor 2: Thanks, Diana. We'll stay on top of this story and bring you any new developments as soon as we have them. Now with the weather, here's Billie Jean, who's not my lover!

Billie Jean: Thanks, Ben! That never gets old! Friday's Neverland forecast calls for mostly clear skies with highs in the mid- to upper 70s. The rest of the country will see sun, rain, killer storms and so on. Annie?

Annie: Thanks, Billie Jean. A programming note: A panel of doctors, all of whom wrote prescriptions for Jackson, will review his colonoscopy footage on "Michael Jackson: A Look Inside," tonight at 9 p.m. We'll be back after the break.

Announcer: You're watching MJN. Michael Jackson News 24-7. Your life is sadder than his was. And you never even had a pet chimp.

Curtis Ross can be reached at (813) 259-7568.