I remember back in 2001 when I stayed at the Luxor Hotel they had a small Egyptian collector items store. There they had a replica of King Tut’s funeral mask coffin on display. I remember really checking out that piece of artwork that was selling for $10,000. The piece was so beautiful I stood there in awe as tears welled up in my eyes. Years later I read Michael Jackson bought it.
Two days after Michael Jackson died, on June 27th King Tut’s exhibit opened in my home town of San Francisco. It marks the first time since 1978 the exhibit returned from Egypt to the U.S. Then I saw this video from MSNBC yesterday describing an ancient Egyptian statute resembling Michael Jackson.
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Not sure what it all means, but it all seems cosmic and deep. If I were one of those cosmic New Age thinkers, I might be thinking Michael Jackson was the reincarnation of King Tut in our modern world. King Tut was clearly one of the most famous people in ancient history as was Michael Jackson in our modern world. For me, it’s just too coincidental to overlook the boy King’s rare exhibit opening came two days after Jackson died.
Jackson probably tuned into King Tut’s vibe for his Egyptian MTV video Remember
The Time. I’m sure he was fascinated with the Egyptian boy king as was most of the world.
The tickets for the museum event are $35, but there’s no funerary mask coffin this time. The Egyptians wouldn’t let go, it’s just too fragile. People are traveling from around the country to see the exhibit in San Francisco.
I understand they have yet to bury Michael Jackson.