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Well Price is gone but not forgotten I have been told I remind some people of him Especially when I play my guitar He was a legend short but a legend just the same purple rain purple rain Purple rain purple rain purple rain purple rain always thought id see you again his girl Appelonia died a few months ago as well, about the same age as Chyna... Apollonia Kotera? She's still alive and kicking. |
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Sad to hear Prince has passed away, and at that age..
Don't know this Chyna, but when someone leaves this physical plane, it's always sad. RIP |
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you bet!!! |
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Well Price is gone but not forgotten I have been told I remind some people of him Especially when I play my guitar He was a legend short but a legend just the same purple rain purple rain Purple rain purple rain purple rain purple rain always thought id see you again his girl Appelonia died a few months ago as well, about the same age as Chyna... Apollonia Kotera? She's still alive and kicking. my bad, it was Vanity (the drummer on Purple rain)that died earlier this year... |
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Sad to hear Prince has passed away, and at that age.. Don't know this Chyna, but when someone leaves this physical plane, it's always sad. RIP she was big in the WWE wrestling in the late 90's... only female to win a mens title belt... (beat Jeff Jarett) Intercontinental, i think... |
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OMG, 2 Greats down. Who's the third? These things come in 3's. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/blues-guitar-great-lonnie-mack-dies-aged-74-637299 
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There was always something otherworldly about Prince – a pixie-like man (both in stature (he stood 5'2"), and in his facial features) who possessed musical talents that one can only assume were bestowed at a crossroads in the deep south around midnight (he was said to be proficient on at least 35 instruments, and pretty much a master at guitar, piano, bass and drums). He was like a prince of the fairies who decided to slip into our reality through a mushroom ring, just to screw with our heads for a bit. (Which is one of the reasons I love the photo above)
So it doesn't seem too surprising that in 2009 Prince told of how - according to his mother - as a youngster he had an encounter with an 'angel', who cured him of his childhood epilepsy: "I've never spoken of this before, but I was born epileptic. And I used to have seizures when I was young. My mother and father didn't know what to do, how to handle it, but they did their best they could with what little they had. My mother told me one day I walked into her and said 'Mum, I'm not going to be sick anymore'. She said, 'Why?', and I said 'An angel told me so.' Now, I don't remember saying it, that's just what she told me." http://www.dailygrail.com/Music/2016/4/Princes-Otherworldly-Encounter-Child |
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Very sad that such mesmerizing talent and generosity has passed. He did a lot for others with out making a big show of it. The courage he put up in a business world that was not always fair or generous to a performer of any color was remarkably smart. And he put his friends and fans first from what I have read. .
Sometimes I wonder if the tremendous pressure we put of performers to do fantastic "shows" is not too much for the mortal body. I saw the Superbowl performance that would put harden soldiers to shame. It was very sad to see the more recent photos of Prince barely walking in such great pain. I do think we expect people to be forever young and more or less immortal. A lot of "showmanship" and just being "on the road" is very taxing on the body as well as the mind which he seemed to keep working if from sheer grit. Especially from someone who always looked rather fragile because of his small size and low weight. And dealing with epilepsy is no small challenge. It is really going to make me furious if they try to make it out that it was his "abuse" of drugs that did him in when the drugs that are routinely given like candy for pain are so dangerous. Someone who was clearly in the pain he was in should have been closely monitored and encouraged by the Money machine, including fans, to have done more of what was perfected genius only when he felt up to it and rested as comfortably as possible whenever he needed to rather than chronically having to say he was sorry for the minimum of self care he allowed himself. I looked up tour schedules and at 56 that was incredibly taxing for someone in perfect health. I hope the Good Lord took him home quickly and he is jamming in the sky since he clearly loved his craft. |
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another "3rd" death...
King Jr., Dies at 51 Published May 16, 2007 Associated Press Facebook447051 Twitter415 Email Print ATLANTA – Yolanda King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, has died. She was 51 King died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 51, said Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center. Klein said the family did not know the cause of death but think it might have been a heart problem. "She was an actress, author, producer, advocate for peace and nonviolence, who was known and loved for her motivational and inspirational contributions to society," the King family said in a statement. Former Mayor Andrew Young, a lieutenant of her father's who has remained close to the family, said Yolanda King had just spoken at an event for the American Heart Association. She was helping the association raise awareness, especially among blacks, about stroke. Young said she was going to her brother Dexter's home when she collapsed in the doorway and "they were not able to revive her." Born on Nov. 17, 1955, in Montgomery, Ala., King was just an infant when her home was bombed during the turbulent civil rights era. She was a young girl during his famous stay in the Birmingham, Alabama, jail. She was 12 years old when Martin Luther King Jr. died. "She lived with a lot of the trauma of our struggle," said the Rev. Jesse Jackson, an aide of Martin Luther King Jr. "The movement was in her DNA." As an actress, she appeared in numerous films, including "Ghosts of Mississippi," and even played civil rights heroine Rosa Parks in the 1978 miniseries "King." One of her father's close aides in the civil rights movement, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, said Wednesday he was stunned and saddened by the news of King's death. "Yolanda was lovely. She wore the mantle of princess, and she wore it with dignity and charm," Lowery said. "She was a warm and gentle person and was thoroughly committed to the movement and found her own means of expressing that commitment through drama." The Rev. Al Sharpton, a black political leader, said he expressed his condolences to her brother Martin Luther King III on Wednesday. Sharpton said Yolanda King was a "torch bearer for her parents and a committed activist in her own right." "Yolanda never wavered from a commitment to nonviolent social change and justice for all," he said. "She was the first daughter of the civil rights movement and never shamed her parents or her co-activists." Yolanda King was the founder and head of Higher Ground Productions, billed as a "gateway for inner peace, unity and global transformation." On her company's Web site, King described her mission as encouraging personal growth and positive social change. King was also an author and advocate for peace and nonviolence, and held memberships in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference — which her father co-founded in 1957 — and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Her mother, Coretta Scott King, died last year. Yolanda King is survived by her sister, the Rev. Bernice A. King; two brothers, Martin Luther King III and Dexter Scott King; and an extended family. Funeral arrangements would be announced later, the family said in a statement. Yolanda King was the most visible and outspoken among the Kings' four children during activities honoring this year's Martin Luther King Day in January, the first since Coretta Scott King's death. At her father's former Atlanta church, Ebenezer Baptist, she performed a series of one-actor skits that told stories including a girl's first ride on a desegregated bus and a college student's recollection of the 1963 desegregation of Birmingham, Alabama. |
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I just heard on the news that Prince was far more popular than Michael Jackson. I was really surprised.
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another "3rd" death... King Jr., Dies at 51 Published May 16, 2007 Associated Press Facebook447051 Twitter415 Email Print ATLANTA – Yolanda King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, has died. She was 51 King died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 51, said Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center. Klein said the family did not know the cause of death but think it might have been a heart problem. "She was an actress, author, producer, advocate for peace and nonviolence, who was known and loved for her motivational and inspirational contributions to society," the King family said in a statement. Former Mayor Andrew Young, a lieutenant of her father's who has remained close to the family, said Yolanda King had just spoken at an event for the American Heart Association. She was helping the association raise awareness, especially among blacks, about stroke. Young said she was going to her brother Dexter's home when she collapsed in the doorway and "they were not able to revive her." Born on Nov. 17, 1955, in Montgomery, Ala., King was just an infant when her home was bombed during the turbulent civil rights era. She was a young girl during his famous stay in the Birmingham, Alabama, jail. She was 12 years old when Martin Luther King Jr. died. "She lived with a lot of the trauma of our struggle," said the Rev. Jesse Jackson, an aide of Martin Luther King Jr. "The movement was in her DNA." As an actress, she appeared in numerous films, including "Ghosts of Mississippi," and even played civil rights heroine Rosa Parks in the 1978 miniseries "King." One of her father's close aides in the civil rights movement, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, said Wednesday he was stunned and saddened by the news of King's death. "Yolanda was lovely. She wore the mantle of princess, and she wore it with dignity and charm," Lowery said. "She was a warm and gentle person and was thoroughly committed to the movement and found her own means of expressing that commitment through drama." The Rev. Al Sharpton, a black political leader, said he expressed his condolences to her brother Martin Luther King III on Wednesday. Sharpton said Yolanda King was a "torch bearer for her parents and a committed activist in her own right." "Yolanda never wavered from a commitment to nonviolent social change and justice for all," he said. "She was the first daughter of the civil rights movement and never shamed her parents or her co-activists." Yolanda King was the founder and head of Higher Ground Productions, billed as a "gateway for inner peace, unity and global transformation." On her company's Web site, King described her mission as encouraging personal growth and positive social change. King was also an author and advocate for peace and nonviolence, and held memberships in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference — which her father co-founded in 1957 — and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Her mother, Coretta Scott King, died last year. Yolanda King is survived by her sister, the Rev. Bernice A. King; two brothers, Martin Luther King III and Dexter Scott King; and an extended family. Funeral arrangements would be announced later, the family said in a statement. Yolanda King was the most visible and outspoken among the Kings' four children during activities honoring this year's Martin Luther King Day in January, the first since Coretta Scott King's death. At her father's former Atlanta church, Ebenezer Baptist, she performed a series of one-actor skits that told stories including a girl's first ride on a desegregated bus and a college student's recollection of the 1963 desegregation of Birmingham, Alabama. Someone not unlike her gracious and brave Mother I would prefer to see on US currency; than someone who was not a Heroic as some stories make her sound. As is true of people who ride and underground railroad they often go from bad to worse; few tell how many escaped slaves became homeless low- wage slaves or froze to death in the north or died forced back onto the battle field. To me the people who work with in the system to make it better are the ones we should honor. |
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another "3rd" death... King Jr., Dies at 51 Published May 16, 2007 Associated Press Facebook447051 Twitter415 Email Print ATLANTA – Yolanda King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, has died. She was 51 King died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 51, said Steve Klein, a spokesman for the King Center. Klein said the family did not know the cause of death but think it might have been a heart problem. "She was an actress, author, producer, advocate for peace and nonviolence, who was known and loved for her motivational and inspirational contributions to society," the King family said in a statement. Former Mayor Andrew Young, a lieutenant of her father's who has remained close to the family, said Yolanda King had just spoken at an event for the American Heart Association. She was helping the association raise awareness, especially among blacks, about stroke. Young said she was going to her brother Dexter's home when she collapsed in the doorway and "they were not able to revive her." Born on Nov. 17, 1955, in Montgomery, Ala., King was just an infant when her home was bombed during the turbulent civil rights era. She was a young girl during his famous stay in the Birmingham, Alabama, jail. She was 12 years old when Martin Luther King Jr. died. "She lived with a lot of the trauma of our struggle," said the Rev. Jesse Jackson, an aide of Martin Luther King Jr. "The movement was in her DNA." As an actress, she appeared in numerous films, including "Ghosts of Mississippi," and even played civil rights heroine Rosa Parks in the 1978 miniseries "King." One of her father's close aides in the civil rights movement, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, said Wednesday he was stunned and saddened by the news of King's death. "Yolanda was lovely. She wore the mantle of princess, and she wore it with dignity and charm," Lowery said. "She was a warm and gentle person and was thoroughly committed to the movement and found her own means of expressing that commitment through drama." The Rev. Al Sharpton, a black political leader, said he expressed his condolences to her brother Martin Luther King III on Wednesday. Sharpton said Yolanda King was a "torch bearer for her parents and a committed activist in her own right." "Yolanda never wavered from a commitment to nonviolent social change and justice for all," he said. "She was the first daughter of the civil rights movement and never shamed her parents or her co-activists." Yolanda King was the founder and head of Higher Ground Productions, billed as a "gateway for inner peace, unity and global transformation." On her company's Web site, King described her mission as encouraging personal growth and positive social change. King was also an author and advocate for peace and nonviolence, and held memberships in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference — which her father co-founded in 1957 — and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Her mother, Coretta Scott King, died last year. Yolanda King is survived by her sister, the Rev. Bernice A. King; two brothers, Martin Luther King III and Dexter Scott King; and an extended family. Funeral arrangements would be announced later, the family said in a statement. Yolanda King was the most visible and outspoken among the Kings' four children during activities honoring this year's Martin Luther King Day in January, the first since Coretta Scott King's death. At her father's former Atlanta church, Ebenezer Baptist, she performed a series of one-actor skits that told stories including a girl's first ride on a desegregated bus and a college student's recollection of the 1963 desegregation of Birmingham, Alabama. Someone not unlike her gracious and brave Mother I would prefer to see on US currency; than someone who was not a Heroic as some stories make her sound. As is true of people who ride and underground railroad they often go from bad to worse; few tell how many escaped slaves became homeless low- wage slaves or froze to death in the north or died forced back onto the battle field. To me the people who work with in the system to make it better are the ones we should honor. very well said... |
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I just heard on the news that Prince was far more popular than Michael Jackson. I was really surprised. a lot of people don't realize just how talented he was... besides being a true guitar hero, he wrote many songs for others that made them famous or were number one hits... here is a short list of some: Sinade oconner madonna bangles -manic monday stevie nicks - stand back chaka khan shelia e shena easton the time (morris day) Celine dion http://www.people.com/article/prince-songs-written-for-others |
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He really was amazing...
In so many ways... |
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