Transcript: Mexican Moon Walk Attempts Record For Michael

LIANE HANSEN
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
08-30-2009
Mexican Moon Walk Attempts Record For Michael

Host: LIANE HANSEN
Time 13:00-14:00 PM


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LIANE HANSEN, host:

Michael Jackson would've turned 51 yesterday. Mexico City marked his birthday by attempting to set a world record for the most people dancing to his hit song, "Thriller." Organizers claim almost 13,000 people reenacted the 1983 video.

NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

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JASON BEAUBIEN: The first thing to note is that Michael Jackson's birthday comes in the middle of the rainy season here in Mexico City. Twenty minutes before thousands of people were about to attempt to break the world record for the most ...

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