Honoring Prince in Our Own Way
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vintageadsI have a scheduled post with our weekend events posting in a few hours. I honestly cannot remember what they are at this moment. I can barely type as my hands are shaking. I thought David Bowie's passing was a cultural shock; but now Prince?! PRINCE?! Someone form a protective circle around John Taylor of Duran Duran for the rest of the year please.
As with David Bowie, Prince has a major impact on my life. His lyrics profoundly affected me from '78 thru high school in '87. And no, not just the sexual aspects, though I'd label a lot of them sensual. Though um, yeah, there's some straight up explicit songs. Who else but Prince could have a song G-Spot? In many of his songs there was an undercurrent of spirituality that could speak to you, if you listened, no matter your individual beliefs. Messages of positivity, being yourself, all people are the same no matter their race/sex/nationality, and there's no shame in enjoying yourself.
In addition to our previously scheduled weekend events, let's have PURPLE to honor Prince. Ads that include any shade of purple in any way. Also, of course, any Prince ads. You can also post, anything----meaning no ad required----about Prince now thru Sunday.
Honoring Prince starts now, not tomorrow.
"Don't need no segregation, don't need no race." "No child is bad from the beginning, they only imitate their atmosphere." From Sexuality, which I couldn't embed, as I don't know Chinese, but you can watch the original video here.
He was inducted in the Rock Hall in 2004. Prior to this, there was a list of the 100 greatest guitarist in Rolling Stone and he wasn't on it. Nice FU by him here and he didn't overpower the song and George Harrison always wanted guitar solos in Beatle songs. George's son was thoroughly enjoying it.
I do not have a guitar, but I am weeping. I wish u heaven Prince. Rest in Purple.
As with David Bowie, Prince has a major impact on my life. His lyrics profoundly affected me from '78 thru high school in '87. And no, not just the sexual aspects, though I'd label a lot of them sensual. Though um, yeah, there's some straight up explicit songs. Who else but Prince could have a song G-Spot? In many of his songs there was an undercurrent of spirituality that could speak to you, if you listened, no matter your individual beliefs. Messages of positivity, being yourself, all people are the same no matter their race/sex/nationality, and there's no shame in enjoying yourself.
In addition to our previously scheduled weekend events, let's have PURPLE to honor Prince. Ads that include any shade of purple in any way. Also, of course, any Prince ads. You can also post, anything----meaning no ad required----about Prince now thru Sunday.
Honoring Prince starts now, not tomorrow.
"Don't need no segregation, don't need no race." "No child is bad from the beginning, they only imitate their atmosphere." From Sexuality, which I couldn't embed, as I don't know Chinese, but you can watch the original video here.
He was inducted in the Rock Hall in 2004. Prior to this, there was a list of the 100 greatest guitarist in Rolling Stone and he wasn't on it. Nice FU by him here and he didn't overpower the song and George Harrison always wanted guitar solos in Beatle songs. George's son was thoroughly enjoying it.
I do not have a guitar, but I am weeping. I wish u heaven Prince. Rest in Purple.
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Date: 2016-04-21 07:56 pm (UTC)RIP
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Date: 2016-04-24 10:16 am (UTC)2016 can go straight to hell.