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” or “What song was about his favorite pet?” Riders yell back the answers, “Lisa Marie Presley” and “Ben.” The trip is taken on a smaller charter tour bus that seats about two dozen people to allow for Gary’s narrow side streets and to fit underneath low-hanging electrical wires. One rider, Mallorie Garner, 58, said the tour offered her perspective on the beginnings of such a famous family. “It helps you appreciate where they started and how far they came,” Garner said. Another rider, Danielle Smith, a 21-year-old student, said she attended memorials after Michael Jackson’s death. Seeing his childhood home put the singer’s career into perspective for her, Smith said. “To truly understand Michael you have to go where it all started, his beginning, their experiences in Indiana,” Smith said. “It was really calming because I knew that’s where he grew up, but there’s a feeling of loss.” Tour guides researched the Jackson family’s time in Gary to offer a glimpse into their early days, Walker
” or “What song was about his favourite pet?” Riders yell back the answers, “Lisa Marie Presley” and “Ben.” The trip is taken on a smaller charter tour bus that seats about two dozen people to allow for Gary’s narrow side streets and to fit underneath low-hanging electrical wires. One rider, Mallorie Garner, 58, of Olympia Fields, Ill., said the tour offered her perspective on the beginnings of such a famous family. “It helps you appreciate where they started and how far they came,” Garner said. Another rider, Danielle Smith, a 21-year-old student from Park Forest, Ill., said she attended memorials after Michael Jackson’s death. Seeing his childhood home put the singer’s career into perspective for her, Smith said. “To truly understand Michael you have to go where it all started, his beginning, their experiences in Indiana,” Smith said. “It was really calming because I knew that’s where he grew up, but there’s a feeling of loss.” Tour guides researched the Jackson family’s time in Gary
” or “What song was about his favorite pet?” Riders yell back the answers, “Lisa Marie Presley” and “Ben.”Click for related contentWhere Abe, Elvis and JFK grew upThe trip is taken on a smaller charter tour bus that seats about two dozen people to allow for Gary’s narrow side streets and to fit underneath low-hanging electrical wires.One rider, Mallorie Garner, 58, said the tour offered her perspective on the beginnings of such a famous family.getCSS(“3053751”) If you go …THE KING OF POP HOMETOWN TOUR Click here for online reservations and information.Phone: JWR Tours reservations, 866-717-8687.Tours: Saturday and Sunday, pick up 12 p.m. from Matteson, Ill., and 12:45 p.m. from the Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park, specifics online. Special groups by appointment.Price: $55 adults, $45 children age 6-12, children 5 and under are free. $30 for senior citizens, $25 senior citizen group rate.Souvenirs: T-shirts, framed pictures of Michael Jackson, CDs and buttons are available for purch
