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Reply #30 posted 07/01/16 8:53pm

avajane

Here's his GoFundMe page where you can donate money for his medical expenses.

https://www.gofundme.com/...lackwellJr
[Edited 7/1/16 20:56pm]
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Reply #31 posted 07/01/16 10:51pm

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EnDoRpHn said:

babynoz said:

Testing can be difficult too. For example, the dye they inject into people to take some scans makes some people sick.

A pap smear can be excruciating for a woman with endometriosis.

A mamogram can be very painful for a woman with fibrocystic breasts.

So let's just send good thoughts and leave it at that.

I did a contrast CT once. It gave me electrical crackling sensations in my mouth and a warm feeling throughout my body. Fun fun fun.



Good lord, I hope it did no permanent damage! eek

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #32 posted 07/01/16 11:29pm

EnDoRpHn

babynoz said:



EnDoRpHn said:




babynoz said:


Testing can be difficult too. For example, the dye they inject into people to take some scans makes some people sick.

A pap smear can be excruciating for a woman with endometriosis.

A mamogram can be very painful for a woman with fibrocystic breasts.

So let's just send good thoughts and leave it at that.



I did a contrast CT once. It gave me electrical crackling sensations in my mouth and a warm feeling throughout my body. Fun fun fun.





Good lord, I hope it did no permanent damage! eek



Other than spending too much time here, I don't think so. smile
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Reply #33 posted 07/02/16 2:18am

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pray

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #34 posted 07/02/16 3:41am

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Damn, hope this is just a false alarm, he's such a great drummer and he seemed like such a warm and lovely person in that interview he gave after Prince's death. Maybe it would be a good idea for the mods to put the Gofundme link on the news section on the front page, that way a lot more people would probably see it.
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Reply #35 posted 07/02/16 4:16am

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RaspBerryGirlFriend said:

Damn, hope this is just a false alarm, he's such a great drummer and he seemed like such a warm and lovely person in that interview he gave after Prince's death. Maybe it would be a good idea for the mods to put the Gofundme link on the news section on the front page, that way a lot more people would probably see it.

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Reply #36 posted 07/02/16 8:47am

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EnDoRpHn said:

babynoz said:



Good lord, I hope it did no permanent damage! eek

Other than spending too much time here, I don't think so. smile



lol

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Reply #37 posted 07/02/16 11:24am

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Get well brother sad

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Reply #38 posted 07/02/16 3:18pm

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avajane said:

Here's his GoFundMe page where you can donate money for his medical expenses.

https://www.gofundme.com/...lackwellJr
[Edited 7/1/16 20:56pm]



Well if Prince was still with us on tour, I would be buying the $500 VIP ticket from the purple saving account. I'm donating the purple fund to John
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Reply #39 posted 07/03/16 8:32am

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No! This is so not something this year needs. Blackweel seems like a very warm, humble and loving person. The way he talked about other people in his life, he is a person of live. The way he talked about Prince also, the way he was honest, but always with love. I'm really hoping this is nothing at all.

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Reply #40 posted 07/03/16 10:00am

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I am in a big shock. I wish John a speedy recovery. This is a very sad news and I wonder what's going on in the Prince world. So many shit things happening right now. neutral

Prince I will always miss and love U.
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Reply #41 posted 07/03/16 11:13am

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Very, very sad day. Even if the tumors are positive, he may need surgery. He will not be able to play the drums anymore. So sad to loose Prince's best drummer and what about all the memories he had with Prince? Damn! sad

Prince I will always miss and love U.
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Reply #42 posted 07/03/16 2:07pm

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One of the highlights of the Musicology tour, for me, was John Blackwell's drumming. At one of the shows I went to, I had a floor seat kind of tucked in near the drum kit. It was amazing to watch him! He is, hands down, the best drummer I've seen live.

Aside from being mega-talented, he seemed to be having so much fun the nights I saw him. During Prince's acoustic set, John was along the rail of the front row shaking hands. I was wondering what he was doing out there, but he soon ran toward his drum kit and gave it the 'bum, bum, bum' after prince sang the line "Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war". He then ran back and went under the stage. A minor detail, but I still remember the beaming smile on his face as he walked backstage.

I really wish it was 2004 right now!
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Reply #43 posted 07/03/16 2:36pm

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OzlemUcucu said:

Very, very sad day. Even if the tumors are positive, he may need surgery. He will not be able to play the drums anymore. So sad to loose Prince's best drummer and what about all the memories he had with Prince? Damn! sad



I hope he will be able to pray

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Reply #44 posted 07/03/16 5:32pm

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Very sad news...prayers for John pray

The greatest live performer of our times was is and always will be Prince.

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All of it. Everything. Is U.
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Reply #45 posted 07/03/16 8:26pm

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pray dove bwell
flowing through the veins of the tree of life...purplemaplesyrup
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Reply #46 posted 07/04/16 2:03am

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Sad news indeed, best wishes to Mr. Blackwell.

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Reply #47 posted 07/04/16 2:44am

FlyOnTheWall

There is a GoFundMe page for his medical expenses.


https://www.gofundme.com/JohnBlackwellJr

[Edited 7/4/16 2:45am]

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Reply #48 posted 07/04/16 4:17am

lucylula

This is very sad news, John was my favourite of Prince's drummers, I will happily donate too but can't help but think if P was here this wouldn't be a worry for the Blackwell family X
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Reply #49 posted 07/04/16 11:07am

FlyOnTheWall

lucylula said:

This is very sad news, John was my favourite of Prince's drummers, I will happily donate too but can't help but think if P was here this wouldn't be a worry for the Blackwell family X

That was my first thought: If Prince were alive, he would likely cover all of Mr. Blackwell's expenses. It's all so sad.

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Reply #50 posted 07/06/16 2:14pm

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FlyOnTheWall said:

There is a GoFundMe page for his medical expenses.


https://www.gofundme.com/JohnBlackwellJr

[Edited 7/4/16 2:45am]

Sad to hear about his illness. Furthermore, Strange a Drummer of his caliber needs a gofundme page. In Other Words a Drummer of his caliber is not rich or have plenty of money nor doesn't have medical insurance. Prince didn't have a will and now this brother doesn't have medical insurance. Do you think Prince paid him adequately during the Musicology tour and other tours and performances he played with Prince? [Snip - luv4u]

[Edited 7/6/16 14:18pm]

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Reply #51 posted 07/07/16 3:58am

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Astasheiks said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

There is a GoFundMe page for his medical expenses.


https://www.gofundme.com/JohnBlackwellJr

[Edited 7/4/16 2:45am]

Sad to hear about his illness. Furthermore, Strange a Drummer of his caliber needs a gofundme page. In Other Words a Drummer of his caliber is not rich or have plenty of money nor doesn't have medical insurance. Prince didn't have a will and now this brother doesn't have medical insurance. Do you think Prince paid him adequately during the Musicology tour and other tours and performances he played with Prince? [Snip - luv4u]

[Edited 7/6/16 14:18pm]

--- I remember John Blackwell saying that Prince actually paid him a retainer at one point. Meaning he paid him to not work for anyone else in between projects.

I read an article in the Washington Post just last week about musicans not having insurance or they have insurance with low premiums and high deductiables. John may have insurance but not enough to cover brain surgery or chemo. I am sure someone will have a fund raiser for him and I am sure if Prince were alive he would have stepped up.

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Reply #52 posted 07/07/16 4:11am

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Astasheiks said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

There is a GoFundMe page for his medical expenses.


https://www.gofundme.com/JohnBlackwellJr

[Edited 7/4/16 2:45am]

Sad to hear about his illness. Furthermore, Strange a Drummer of his caliber needs a gofundme page. In Other Words a Drummer of his caliber is not rich or have plenty of money nor doesn't have medical insurance. Prince didn't have a will and now this brother doesn't have medical insurance. Do you think Prince paid him adequately during the Musicology tour and other tours and performances he played with Prince? [Snip - luv4u]

[Edited 7/6/16 14:18pm]

Maybe his medical insurance does not cover medical treatment in Japan? He was in Japan so he had to be hospitalized in Japan, so this seems serious. Blackwell was not with Prince for ages and these guys are all session musicians. They only get paid when they tour etc.

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Reply #53 posted 07/07/16 10:32am

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My wife and I had an opportunity to meet and talk with John during the first Dallas Musicology stop. What a nice guy! We were in the front row and he actually went back on stage to fetch a drum stick for my wife.

He cringed when I gave him a firm handshake because he said he had hit his hand on his drum set during that performance. As big and strong as he is I could not believe anything I could do to him would cause him even the slightest pain.

A few short months after this meeting he lost his daughter which hit us hard because we had a girl about the same age. I can't imagine the pain his family went through.

My prayers are being sent up for a truely first class guy.

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Reply #54 posted 07/07/16 1:22pm

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OzlemUcucu said:

Astasheiks said:

Sad to hear about his illness. Furthermore, Strange a Drummer of his caliber needs a gofundme page. In Other Words a Drummer of his caliber is not rich or have plenty of money nor doesn't have medical insurance. Prince didn't have a will and now this brother doesn't have medical insurance. Do you think Prince paid him adequately during the Musicology tour and other tours and performances he played with Prince? [Snip - luv4u]

[Edited 7/6/16 14:18pm]

Maybe his medical insurance does not cover medical treatment in Japan? He was in Japan so he had to be hospitalized in Japan, so this seems serious. Blackwell was not with Prince for ages and these guys are all session musicians. They only get paid when they tour etc.

I see or undertand then...

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Reply #55 posted 07/08/16 1:46pm

EnDoRpHn

Surprised no one has posted this, update from 9 hrs ago (around 7:00AM EDT 08 Jul 2016):

johnblackwelljrThis is Yaritza, John is waiting to be released from the hospital in Japan. Once in Florida, he will be seen by a specialist who will tell us which treatment is necessary for his recovery. We appreciate your messages, donations and prayers, #ThankYou. https://www.gofundme.com/...ackwelljr. #JohnBlackwell #gofundme #drums#drummer

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Reply #56 posted 07/08/16 5:15pm

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terrig said:

2016 can go eat a bag of dicks. this is just so fcked up. i hope he makes it through this.

sad sad blessing up


THIS RIGHT HERE!!! sad it's a terrible year in so many ways disbelief
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Reply #57 posted 07/08/16 7:54pm

FlyOnTheWall

Here is an article with a few more details about John Blackwell's condition. He really needs our prayers and donations.

Prince Drummer John Black...rm and Leg

Earlier on Tuesday, Yaritza reported:

This Yaritza, John began physical therapy for his leg, all that to stabilize him, so he can travel back home. Thank you for your prayers, and donations.

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Reply #58 posted 07/09/16 9:51am

schbobby

Folks keep sharing the Go Fund ME Link on Social Media. We need to reach the goal for John. Thanks

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Reply #59 posted 07/09/16 10:48am

Hifidelity67

didnt p pay him well whys he need a gofund?

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