OK. This is weird. I work at the Minneapolis Public Library. Usually on the floor with the music materials. Just after I posted this two people came up to the desk looking for a musical score that was behind the desk. As I looked for it the man said to the woman "yea, before they close Paisley Park...." So I asked him what that was about and he said it was closing up again to all outside projects and pretty much has been already. No real new news there. He pulled out a Paisley Park pen from his jacket. And then he said "Prince is having hip surgery too you know..." to which I responded that I had been hearing back and forth on whether this was true or a rumor. He said "Oh, it's true for sure." as if he knew it for a fact. He seemed to be "in the loop" as it were but i didn't want to be rude and push any further with my questioning. So in the end I don't know how reliable a source he is. Interesting though....

its been denied by Prince himself

anyway this thread is likely to be locked like all the other threads on this subject

http://prince.org/msg/7/262609