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Post by jillonthehill on Apr 21, 2016 20:24:19 GMT
The only update I have seen is that he was found unresponsive in an elevator at Paisley Park.
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Post by katlady on Apr 21, 2016 20:29:11 GMT
I keep hearing more and more stories about what a secret/quiet philanthropist he was. I wonder what his will will say since he is an only child with no children of his own. I wonder if he gives it all (or most) away to charities.
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Post by shevy on Apr 21, 2016 20:49:24 GMT
I'll be interested to see if they release the autopsy report to the public. He just had a big party Saturday for fans/locals $10 to get in. Carver County, where Paisley Park is, has released a statement that he was found deceased. And there is a police audio clip of the call that has the same information in it floating around. He was a quiet, but big part of the Twin Cities and will be missed very much.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 21, 2016 21:20:25 GMT
I am heartbroken. I loved his music. He put on one hell of a show back in the day. And his music was genius
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Post by ellen on Apr 21, 2016 21:43:38 GMT
I loved him and his music. We listened to him all the time in high school and college. I loved that he was from Minnesota and that he never left here. People here were really proud of him and his work. They respected him and let Prince be Prince. Without a doubt one of the most influential talents of my lifetime.
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Apr 21, 2016 22:29:42 GMT
I loved him and his music. So sad!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 22:40:18 GMT
I remember my friends and I hanging out outside First Avenue and 7th Street Entry because we were too young to get in but were such huge Prince and Purple Rain fans. What dorks we were. But I just loved that man and his music!
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Post by ceepea on Apr 21, 2016 22:59:31 GMT
I keep hearing more and more stories about what a secret/quiet philanthropist he was. I wonder what his will will say since he is an only child with no children of his own. I wonder if he gives it all (or most) away to charities. Father John L. Nelson and 1st wife Vivianne had 5 children: 2 boys and 3 girls. Father remarried to Mattie Shaw (Prince's real mother) and had Prince and sister Tyka Evene. Mother remarried to Howard Baker and had one son Omar. Total: 3 half brothers, 3 half sister, 1 real sister: 7 siblings R.I.P I am heartbroken
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Post by Native New Yorker on Apr 21, 2016 23:09:59 GMT
I feel like my entire childhood is dying this year.I have so many Prince memories. I'm in shock.
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Post by katlady on Apr 21, 2016 23:37:17 GMT
I keep hearing more and more stories about what a secret/quiet philanthropist he was. I wonder what his will will say since he is an only child with no children of his own. I wonder if he gives it all (or most) away to charities. Father John L. Nelson and 1st wife Vivianne had 5 children: 2 boys and 3 girls. Father remarried to Mattie Shaw (Prince's real mother) and had Prince and sister Tyka Evene. Mother remarried to Howard Baker and had one son Omar. Total: 3 half brothers, 3 half sister, 1 real sister: 7 siblings R.I.P I am heartbroken Interesting. I always heard he was an only child! Or maybe that is the story Prince wanted to be told.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Apr 21, 2016 23:39:12 GMT
My mother was the biggest Whitney Houston fan; my dad the biggest fan of Prince. We listened to them SO much growing up. When Whitney died I felt like I had lost an aunt; now I feel like I've lost an uncle too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 23:41:19 GMT
I got to see him in the Orange Bowl in 1985 for his Purple Rain Tour. He was amazing. So very sad.
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Apr 21, 2016 23:59:04 GMT
A radio station in my area that plays mostly 70s and 80s music has been playing only his music today. I knew something was up when I got in my car this afternoon and the dj said they were playing his music all day as a tribute to him.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 22, 2016 0:08:06 GMT
MTV and Vh1 have prince on their stations.
I feel so down
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Post by cindyupnorth on Apr 22, 2016 0:17:42 GMT
Lots of news here in MN. It sounds like he has been sick for awhile. They said the flu, but then he would perform. They are wondering if it was something else, as lately he had done some work with storing his older music. Making it protected,etc. He also has literally thousands of written songs in a vault that have not been released, and he had said "someone else" would have to do it. There was something else he did recently that made it sound like he was basically wrapping stuff up. I can't remember what it was. He talked about his family, and was esp close to his sister. He had been seen out and about all over the cities this wk. A few times at a pharmacy? a record store, and a jazz club. It's all very..odd, and makes me wonder. He will be sorely sorely missed here in MN. It's a terrible loss. I tried to talk to my youngest dd about him. Who HER generation, the 20 yr olds, would compare him to? ....we can't think of anyone. sad day
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 22, 2016 0:27:56 GMT
the top CNN story (the one that comes up if you click on the Purple Rain Google doodle) included a quote from a fan who attended the concert at his home on Saturday... here's an excerpt from the story with a quote from a fan who attended: " "He was more connected to us Saturday night than I had ever seen. ... He talked about what happened, and said he was OK, and said, 'Don't waste your prayers on me right now, you know, wait a few days,' " one fan told CNN affiliate WCCO Thursday. " ^^^ to me, that sentence makes it sound like he knew he wouldn't be around much longer.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 22, 2016 0:36:23 GMT
to me, that sentence makes it sound like he knew he wouldn't be around much longer. I wondered that at first, but then I wondered if he meant, if he wasn't better in a few days, then pray for him.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Apr 22, 2016 1:11:03 GMT
The big story coming out now is some drug story. Apparently NOW the hosp he was treated at in IL is changing their story, and saying he wasn't treated for dehydration, but a drug overdose? WTH?
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 22, 2016 1:29:00 GMT
The big story coming out now is some drug story. Apparently NOW the hosp he was treated at in IL is changing their story, and saying he wasn't treated for dehydration, but a drug overdose? WTH? the hospital needs to STFU and honor his privacy. When the coroner's report comes out, it can say cause of death, but those that treated him should abide by HIPAA and if they can't they should be fired, and sued. I don't care how he died. It doesn't change the loss I feel.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Apr 22, 2016 1:37:53 GMT
Ok, here is my OTHER question. Ok. if he did OD in IL, and taken to emergency. WHY was he alone last night? Why was he ALONE in an elevator? and died? it makes no sense. Don't you think he would have been watched? or others around him? Esp since he od'd 7 days ago?
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Post by cindyupnorth on Apr 22, 2016 1:43:23 GMT
1st ave right now
Dang, how do you post a pic??
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Post by Dani-Mani on Apr 22, 2016 1:45:58 GMT
The poor man's body is still warm, and we're already speculating on a cause of death? Prince didn't do drugs. Prince didn't even eat meat. Hell, he was vegan. Though anyone from any lifestyle can OD on anything,I'm really withholding judgement on this one.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 22, 2016 1:57:20 GMT
The poor man's body is still warm, and we're already speculating on a cause of death? Prince didn't do drugs. Prince didn't even eat meat. Hell, he was vegan. Though anyone from any lifestyle can OD on anything,I'm really withholding judgement on this one. that was my thought too, but since he stayed out of the spotlight, I don't know what he was into recently. Not that I care, he's Prince and that us enough for me.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Apr 22, 2016 2:08:50 GMT
So sad, seeing reports now that just days before he died, the emergency stop in Moline/Quad cities was to receive treatment for a drug overdose .
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Post by quiltz on Apr 22, 2016 2:18:20 GMT
So sad, seeing reports now that just days before he died, the emergency stop in Moline/Quad cities was to receive treatment for a drug overdose . What are your sources for this information? Reputable souces or the internet? I got the inital news of this sudden & tragic death from a very reputable source, BellMedia, who is your source?
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Post by cindyupnorth on Apr 22, 2016 2:26:42 GMT
TMZ is reporting it, and a few other places. TMZ are the ones that broke the whole he died 1st also. But I think there's a lot of stuff coming out now that we will have to wait and see til after an autopsy. See my post above, that WHY if it was a drug OD would have been left alone then 7 days later? and then alone in an elevator? if he OD'd 7 days before??!
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Post by cindyupnorth on Apr 22, 2016 2:28:47 GMT
I am starting to wonder if it was another "perfect storm" He was being treated for the flu, which had apparently turned in to pneumonia a local station is staying. He had also suffered a hip injury. ?? pain med's for that? We'll have to wait and see.
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Post by chlerbie on Apr 22, 2016 2:46:15 GMT
I'd always heard that he was totally against drugs.
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Post by femalebusiness on Apr 22, 2016 2:51:40 GMT
Someone was saying that he was having hip problems and was looking at a hip implant eventually. If he was taking pain meds for the hip before the concert, then aggravated it during the concert, he may have taken more meds after the concert and it was too many meds. He may have overdosed on Rx meds when the plane had to land and he went to the hospital. I have a hip implant and I know how much pain I had before I got my new hip.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 22, 2016 2:57:53 GMT
No matter how he died it is very sad, but I really hope it wasn't an overdose. I hate seeing people die from something so preventable and senseless.
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