SG2 thought that the other thread was getting full, so we are posting a new Prince thread. I was glued to the tv last night. Going from channel to channel. I still can’t believe it.
Neither can Luvvie:
Prince is Gone and I Don’t Understand
The world can definitely implode in 120 minutes. Today, I got on a flight to head to Atlanta and all was well. When I landed and turned on my phone, the world flipped inside out as I heard that Prince Rogers Nelson had gone on to glory.
I literally said “Nah. That can’t be true.” I said it over and over again with more conviction because surely that is just lies and fallacies and NAWL. It took me a full 45 minutes after hearing about it to be able to type “Prince died.”
That makes no sense and I can’t believe I just typed it.
At times like this, writers are expected to put some words on paper to measure up and verbalize the feeling of loss for those who have no words themselves. I tried when Michael Jackson died in 2009. I gave my best go when Whitney Houston died in 2012.
But I am currently fresh outta adequate words for this. So consider this my weak attempt, in the middle of shell shock.
I bought five newspapers this morning, and I still cannot quite believe it.
https://twitter.com/JaidenEverett/status/723392968036470785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/sadydoyle/status/723294505324175363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
wow
https://twitter.com/NiagaraParks/status/723519507692720128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
LOL
https://twitter.com/nealrogers/status/723331001347280897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/yeswecode/status/723266000737554432
https://youtu.be/9A84zXyL7DI
https://twitter.com/EBraeden/status/723277528308154368
The NFL has released Prince’s entire half-time show:
https://youtu.be/RT4Tn5ztwdA
This is truly awesome.
Purple Rain was a musical masterpiece.
I can’t put into words what it meant, as an awkward young Black kid…
to have someone Black make something as spectacular as Purple Rain.
https://twitter.com/FreyshPrince/status/723639452887855104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/Darian_Robbins/status/723620940056301568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Full Schedule of Prince tributes on tv:
http://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2016/04/22/full-schedule-tv-tributes-prince/
https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/723289298607431680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEgoMHTxx4M/
Wow.
PRINCE WAS UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK BEFORE IT WAS COOL TO BE SO
Damon Young, 4/22/16
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Of course, the news of the sudden and shocking death of Prince loomed over the entire evening, like music blaring through stereo speakers; pulsating, vibrating, and reverberating sounds you could either choose to attempt to ignore or acknowledge. And when his death was broached, of course there were acknowledgements of his artistic impact and the sheer surreality of this news. But something else was brought up (repeatedly) as well. Prince was Black as fuck.
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I love this comment in the replies:
NegraWithTumbao
He really was…. when you tell a conglomerate to kiss your high yellow ayus because you don’t HAVE to release music to eat…. YOU ARE A BLACK GANGSTER.
Why did Prince die? Autopsy seeks answers
CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 4:23 p.m. ET]
It could take weeks for the results of the autopsy on music superstar Prince to be released to the public, a spokeswoman for the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday. “It could be days, depending on the type of test, and most likely weeks to have the complete set of results available to us,” Martha Weaver said. She did not say which member of Prince’s family received his body after the autopsy.
[Breaking news update, published at 4:08 p.m. ET]
Investigators in Carver County, Minnesota, found no obvious signs of trauma on the body of music superstar Prince, Sheriff Jim Olson said Friday. There also is no reason to believe that the death was a suicide, Olson said.
[Original story, published at 2:45 p.m. ET]
A day after Prince’s death stunned his fans and fellow musicians, the work of finding out why the music icon died began in earnest Friday.
An autopsy was conducted Friday at the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Ramsey, Minnesota, but it could be days or weeks before results are complete, the agency said. The autopsy began at 9 a.m. CT (10 a.m. ET) and lasted four hours, the office said.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/22/entertainment/prince-death-main/index.html
Rikyrah, I forgot all about Erotic City. What was I thinking?
LOL…
At my old firm years ago, for the annual talent show, these 2 normally serious guys would dress in drag…heels, make-up, stuffed bras and poker faces…and dance to this song…every single year…the only thing that changed from year to year, were the wigs and the heels…
For anyone who wishes to get their Prince Fix on (sans Tidal)–Minneapolis Public Radio is going to air his catalogue again today, starting at 6pm CST and continuing for 26 hours.
http://www.thecurrent.org/feat…
You can also stream it right now, as I am.
I don’t know if this is true, but just the thought has me LMAO here at work reading it.
Over at VSB, they’re talking about how Prince would just ‘do ‘ stuff in the neighborhood.
Here are the comments that made me LOL:
popparatzee
I heard he’d pop up in his Jehovah witness biz at your door too.
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PaddyfotePrincess popparatzee
He most certainly would show up at your door wearing a full fur and hand you a pamphlet.
Just the IMAGE, even if it’s not true…
HILARIOUS.
bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha
https://youtu.be/xvwMNNRYTEI
https://twitter.com/violadavis/status/723257997309423617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Sweet! this is FRAMABLE.
https://twitter.com/freep/status/723583448758280192/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Just looking at the Superbowl performance.
Like we say about Rev. Al – don’t think you can come for a Black man willing to wear a perm in 2016.
A Black man who is willing to perform in front of hundreds of millions of people in a do-rag -and do it to perfection….
HE’S NEVER BOTHERED.
LOL
DAMN RIGHT! PERFECTION!
Rik on FI-YAH! LOL
LOL Like I said, NOBODY, not even women I know could pull off wearing a DO-RAG like the Purple One!
Love my President:
https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/723557651892707329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
this bitchass here:
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/723556844518707200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
GTFOH Knoller. What a whiney little TROLL
Luvvie has a new post up. It will make you laugh and cry.
Because Prince Would Want Us To Be Petty Right Now
Awesomely Luvvie — April 22, 2016 14 40
Prince wasn’t just one of the greatest musicians of our lifetime. He was also a Shade Savant. The Side-Eye Slayer. He was clearly full of jokes and he also didn’t have time for bullshit. This is why so many Prince memes and GIFs exist. He didn’t throw shade. NAH. He orchestrated eclipses with one cutting look, or a sunglasses shift
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found this at Luvvie’s Post:
I read this earlier this morning. Breathtakingly magnificent!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5mXYQPBJ30
TYLER PERRY TRIBUTE:
https://www.facebook.com/TylerPerry/posts/10154367570988268
https://twitter.com/johnvmoore/status/723498829014650880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
I was doing ok this morning until I saw one of my favorite youtubers doing a remembrance. She started bawling like a baby, and now I’m bawling at my desk :(
I understand. I’ve been crying while listening to Purple Rain.
https://twitter.com/abc13houston/status/723529552883003393
https://twitter.com/Zap2it/status/723525503806742528
Prince sooo dang fine!
https://twitter.com/Dorofcalif/status/723527456251064320
https://twitter.com/SaintHeron/status/723481612306907136
On the dance floor….On the dance floor
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When Doves Cry
https://twitter.com/TheNEWGURU/status/723378437574922240/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/TheStanMagazine/status/723281198525632513/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
LOL Yep, because that’s how they ROLL.
Very sad..
All died so prematurely…
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/723401034056372224/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 4/21/16
Peerless in his era, Prince legacy musical, cultural, political
Gail Mitchell, senior editor at Billboard Magazine, talks with Rachel Maddow about the musical, cultural, and political significance of Prince on the night of his passing at the age of 57.
Duration: 22:23
https://twitter.com/wendellpierce/status/723509220579135488
Star Tribune Variety section today
http://www.startribune.com/variety/
Steve Harvey’s tribute was terrific.
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http://giphy.com/gifs/prince-dance-rogers-nelson-J9IfpN4KTbHz2
More from Minneapolis coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQJFqiqPJew
https://twitter.com/OKCFOX/status/723504112088784897
https://twitter.com/MsPattyJackson/status/723502526415380480
https://twitter.com/DJGNote/status/723343646456721408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Prince & The Muppets
https://twitter.com/Dudette9t9/status/723389296598614016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/StarTribune/status/723240498136121344
https://twitter.com/KermitTheFrog/status/723251468925591552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/723309345350529024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/HighRollerVegas/status/723366967940243457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The Lowry Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis lit purple in honor of Prince.
https://twitter.com/EricHolder/status/723220173893865472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEfGaa3yqgj/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEeG0NhSqnD/
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/723365268051783680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/ADLavinsky/status/723346989958582272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEeKuiwPD__/
https://youtu.be/F8BMm6Jn6oU
https://twitter.com/PhilipBaileyEWF/status/723279064052572161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/kiss1041fm/status/723213261282353152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/AC360/status/723306072795127811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/UrbanCusp/status/723345761019265024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/ghaney22/status/723332151916285952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://youtu.be/EmkctxgJBt0
Chills,…… *CRYING*
https://twitter.com/jazziz2/status/723358559732256768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/CHANNINGPOSTERS/status/723355648092606467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://youtu.be/ksiSJRt2WUQ
Steve Harvey’s tribute is excellent this morning.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEfLVFqqZWd/
https://twitter.com/carolynryan/status/723330033130020864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/NerdyWonka/status/723229304289513472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/723204247710490624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/Power1051/status/723237921457889281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/theferocity/status/723257486338306049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/TimCowlishaw/status/723289791777771520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/DJHeatDC/status/723218534277484544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/LeeTRBL/status/723229589430898689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
yeah..he had it that way.
https://twitter.com/fimoculous/status/723211180974739456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/M_HazeTCR/status/528761287283851264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/AkilahObviously/status/723258433995194368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/NerdyWonka/status/723483774537736192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Steve Harvey just played Purple Rain. I cranked it up, listening to it with the earphones.
That song was an anthem.
https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjukejointpbs%2Fvideos%2F977252512388014%2F&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=video
This is a comment left at Luvvie’s. I feel it.
Morning Everyone .
I listened to Steve Harvey’s show this morning.
You ladies you did a great job on your site today I’m in tears.