Acorrding to FB posts, Prince's long-time collaborators/friends had a celebration last night. Monte Moir's post said, in part:

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I think the whole Purple Army around the World is taking it hard.

I keep wanting to slap myself, saying wake up, wake up, this is not possible!

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starkitty said:

he may have said MARRY ME every time he came, so quite possibly there are a lot of fiancee's floating around out there.

Okay that also made me giggle

starkitty said:

thatGIRLthang said:

Cream-ation is the only way he can keep them from tampering with his DNA at the cloning centres ...very wise decision. He know the industry inside out, and he always promotes love and the coming to know our Saviour.

What cloning centres? Another conspiracy wacko amongst us.

Cremation because that's what JW beliefs require.

For those that are asking why certain people weren't there, has it occured to anyone that it's possible that they just couldn't be there that day.

Let's stop trying to analize everything about his death. If you don't know the reason someone wasn't there, then there's no reason to speculate. Move on!

caselov said:

For those that are asking why certain people weren't there, has it occured to anyone that it's possible that they just couldn't be there that day.

Let's stop trying to analize everything about his death. If you don't know the reason someone wasn't there, then there's no reason to speculate. Move on!

Exactly.

None of us have the right to judge anyone about the way they deal with grief, whether they attend a gathering or not, whether they post anything or not.

Prince had hundreds of colleagues, friends, lovers etc over the past 4 decades but it is perfectly understandable that most of them probably weren't even invited to that small, intimate remembering Tyka held inside Paisley after the cremation so there's no point in jumping to conclusions about anyone not being there.

And of course some people might have been abroad, some might not even want to go back to Paisley because it'd be too hard for them, some might chose to go silent and invisible for awhile, it's all OK. Let them be.

The Revolution posted a video message on BrownMark FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/...rkfanpage/

KaresB said:

I don't quite understand why suddenly Sheila is in charge of things either. They might have still been friends with Prince but I guess he had several other (and possibly closer) friends too.

And if I were her I wouldn't brag about Prince proposing her either when he was juggling women and certainly didn't end up actually marrying her.

I think she is 'in charge' of getting everyone together to make the music happen. Since she did well with the Family Jamm back in the early 2000s

I have no problem with that.

something thats bugging me is if Prince had no intention of dying, ie no will. How did they know he wanted a private cremation? In the recent Rolling Stone interview he said he didn't think about dying. I hope the police are investigating properly. Was the will lost on purpose. And how bad are his lawyers not putting it to him strongly that he needs a will.

caselov said:

For those that are asking why certain people weren't there, has it occured to anyone that it's possible that they just couldn't be there that day.

Let's stop trying to analize everything about his death. If you don't know the reason someone wasn't there, then there's no reason to speculate. Move on!

...except, when someone was asking why such and such wasn't there, Susannah Melvoin actually replied and said that SHeila E was the one handing out the invites. Make of that what you will...

Superfan1984 said:

I have to say, (now that someone else has already said it) I also don't like the way they keep referring to Shelia E as his "former fiance" and she's sitting there like she was. I agree, him mouthing Marry me onstage is a cute moment they had between them, not a wedding proposal! I have never heard Prince refer to her as his former fiance and I find it tacky that she is referring to herself that way. I mean, apparently he has a girlfriend now (or did at the time of his death) and no one is mentioning her. Some of this I don't like at all.

She wasn't really his fiance unless she got a ring and they had set a date. Otherwise, she was just another member of his harem. After all, he was also seeing Susannah Melvoin and Cat Glover during the time period.

Sheila is giving interviews like they were bussom buddies, but in one interview she said that she had not talked to Prince in about 8 months. It sounds to me that they talked maybe 2 or 3 times a year and worked together on ocassion.

But I guess once you've been with someone like Prince, it's hard to let it go.

antonb said:

something thats bugging me is if Prince had no intention of dying, ie no will. How did they know he wanted a private cremation? In the recent Rolling Stone interview he said he didn't think about dying. I hope the police are investigating properly. Was the will lost on purpose. And how bad are his lawyers not putting it to him strongly that he needs a will.

He could have told his family that much and still leave no will.

Allanya said:

Really surprised that Shelby J wasn't at his service.

John Blackwell is taking this hard from reading his FB page and also The Twinzs.

Is this sarcasm?

OldFriends4Sale said:

I think she is 'in charge' of getting everyone together to make the music happen. Since she did well with the Family Jamm back in the early 2000s

I have no problem with that.

Exactly...Not only that but in case most people have forgotten Shelia is an EXCELLENT Music Director/Arranger...The Latina Sista is bad to the Bone and Producers have booked her to direct their shows (televised & non-televised) on many occasions...Yeah, the family could have asked Musical Director & LEGEND Rickey Minor (who is also Bad to the bone) or some other big name Music-Director but Sheila was Prince's friend and the Family did not think twice about asking her to take on the task of planning Prince's tribute...This is a very strange discussion.....

tmo1965 said:

Allanya said:

Really surprised that Shelby J wasn't at his service.

John Blackwell is taking this hard from reading his FB page and also The Twinzs.

Is this sarcasm?

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databank said:

80spfantwp said:

Maybe it was Prince's wish. Most people state in their Will whether they wish to be buried or cremated. Let's respect that.

Whether it was P's wish or his family's, it is not our place to critcize such an intimate decison.

I completely agree. It's not our place.

Allanya said:

tmo1965 said:

Is this sarcasm?

No

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The reason I ask is that there no mention of Prince's death on their FB pages.

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Allanya said:

No

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The reason I ask is that there no mention of Prince's death on their FB pages.

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John Blackwell has been very active on Twitter regarding Prince's passing.

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bonatoc said:

thatGIRLthang said:

Cream-ation is the only way he can keep them from tampering with his DNA at the cloning centres ...very wise decision. He know the industry inside out, and he always promotes love and the coming to know our Saviour.

What cloning centres? Another conspiracy wacko amongst us.

Cremation because that's what JW beliefs require.

Umm no they don't, my grandmother was burried and my mom will be burried.

They do not REQUIRE cremation.

Some people said they had no problem with cremation of Prince.

"Cremation of a dead body is carried out at a temperature ranging between 1400 to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. The intense heat helps reduce the body to its basic elements and dried bone fragments.

The process takes place in a cremation chamber, also known as a retort, of a crematory. The chamber is preheated at a set point and then body is placed is quickly transferred there through a mechanized door to avoid heat loss"

I wouldn't done that to Prince even if he was dead.

Astasheiks said:

Some people said they had no problem with cremation of Prince.

"Cremation of a dead body is carried out at a temperature ranging between 1400 to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. The intense heat helps reduce the body to its basic elements and dried bone fragments.

The process takes place in a cremation chamber, also known as a retort, of a crematory. The chamber is preheated at a set point and then body is placed is quickly transferred there through a mechanized door to avoid heat loss"

I wouldn't done that to Prince even if he was dead.

yellowday said:

Astasheiks said:

Some people said they had no problem with cremation of Prince.

"Cremation of a dead body is carried out at a temperature ranging between 1400 to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. The intense heat helps reduce the body to its basic elements and dried bone fragments.

The process takes place in a cremation chamber, also known as a retort, of a crematory. The chamber is preheated at a set point and then body is placed is quickly transferred there through a mechanized door to avoid heat loss"

I wouldn't done that to Prince even if he was dead.

Once the Soul leaves the Body the Flesh returns to the Earth....Some families choose a traditional Funeral that includes burying an embalmed Body while others choose Cremation....Our Human form is only Temporary, the REAL experience begins when we die....

AmourUnBondParfait said:

[b]UMMMM NOT NOT a requirement. Not true. Family members are JW's and were just plainly barried. ALSO, JW Kingdom Hall is supposed to be having a funeral for him this Sunday, May 8th.

What other info do you have about this? where did you get this info? Curious. Will keep up with meet up thread.

babynoz said:

terrig said:

i feel for tyka...i lost my brother. poor thing i want to hug her

i have just learned to live with the emptiness of that loss like i will have ot learn to live with this one.

I lost my brother in February. I know how heavy that urn feels.

It's overwhelming...

so sorry for your loss.