I've been afraid of this happening for weeks now, the day when posts, other than maybe photos, started getting less and less. I knew it would happen. There gets to be less to say, just re-hashing things and people moving on. In my mind I knew the day would come, but still it's hard. I miss him so much, today it is a full 2 months and it's no easier. I love and miss you so much beautiful one.

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mimi1956 said:

I've been afraid of this happening for weeks now, the day when posts, other than maybe photos, started getting less and less. I knew it would happen. There gets to be less to say, just re-hashing things and people moving on. In my mind I knew the day would come, but still it's hard. I miss him so much, today it is a full 2 months and it's no easier. I love and miss you so much beautiful one.

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No it's not getting easier. It is totally unreal. So brutal.

Yes, I still feel really sad and unhappy.

A product of change. Makes me sad too.

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No, my friends.... It is up to us true fans to keep his legacy alive. We will never forget our sweet Prince. Also join NPG Music Club (Rebirthed). Lots of our Purple family sharing!!

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I expected those that weren't real fans, to move on quickly, that's just the way it is, that's how you know who the real fans were and those who weren't. Unfortunately, this is our world today, the world of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.....one day something is big news, and it's gone the next, people included, happens all the time now. Whenever something makes news now, and it's a big story, or in our world, leads to lots of attention, "likes"...whatever, then it attracts the attention of others that jump on the bandwagon, and then fades away shortly thereafter, I expected it to happen with the death of Prince, and it has. Of course, it will happen to whomever is big news next also, it just how it is now. But Prince true, loyal fans, will always love him and never forget him, that's a fact.

mimi1956 said:

I've been afraid of this happening for weeks now, the day when posts, other than maybe photos, started getting less and less. I knew it would happen. There gets to be less to say, just re-hashing things and people moving on. In my mind I knew the day would come, but still it's hard. I miss him so much, today it is a full 2 months and it's no easier. I love and miss you so much beautiful one.

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Maybe we now go back slowly to the situation as it was before April 21, when the people who visited and posted on this place were long time members who had followed and supported Prince throughout good and bad times, visited his concerts and bought his music, in the stores and online, name-change or not....

"We're still a group, right?"

mimi1956 said:

It is very sad of course, and also strange how I am thinking of Prince more in the way I did in the 80's when I was first disccovering and getting into him. I think because I know he is not around, not recording, or performing, or scheming up some new thang, my mind is distancing him again to where "Prince" was back then. Before the internet and he himself became so accessible (I mean, we even got to go to Paisley Park for a week of concerts!).

But if things start getting released, and those releases have access to years worth of material, then I feel we will still be posting our opinions and theories here for while.

mimi1956 said:

I've been afraid of this happening for weeks now, the day when posts, other than maybe photos, started getting less and less. I knew it would happen. There gets to be less to say, just re-hashing things and people moving on. In my mind I knew the day would come, but still it's hard. I miss him so much, today it is a full 2 months and it's no easier. I love and miss you so much beautiful one.

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Maybe some people are afraid of making duplicate posts and having them locked by the moderators. That is a pretty jarring experience. I hope my honesty here doesn't offend anyone.

FlyOnTheWall said:

Maybe some people are afraid of making duplicate posts and having them locked by the moderators. That is a pretty jarring experience. I hope my honesty here doesn't offend anyone.

That is one reason that I have given up starting new posts. I've only been on this site for 16 days and anytime I have started a new posts I was told by mods that they were old posts (even though I combed through every title of posts before posting or if I asked a question I was told it was already answered in another post that there again was not in titles of posts with the referenced post, so I just try to comment where I can comment. I do not have my own personal photos to share as I never saw him in concert so posting pics of him would probably get me shut down for being repeats of what others have done. Therefore I just pretty much read and try to chime in where it is acceptable.

justAmeda said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

Maybe some people are afraid of making duplicate posts and having them locked by the moderators. That is a pretty jarring experience. I hope my honesty here doesn't offend anyone.

That is one reason that I have given up starting new posts. I've only been on this site for 16 days and anytime I have started a new posts I was told by mods that they were old posts (even though I combed through every title of posts before posting or if I asked a question I was told it was already answered in another post that there again was not in titles of posts with the referenced post, so I just try to comment where I can comment. I do not have my own personal photos to share as I never saw him in concert so posting pics of him would probably get me shut down for being repeats of what others have done. Therefore I just pretty much read and try to chime in where it is acceptable.

Don't be discouraged. Chime in, ask questions - whatever moves you. And don't feel bad if a thread gets removed - the mods are just trying to keep everything orderly. That's been a tall order in the last couple of months. And don't worry about not posting pictures. Some of us have been for years and don't do that. Because, yeah - most of the pictures have been seen before.

We all miss him and are just muddling through. Don't feel like you aren't welcome or can't contribute.

Genesia said:

justAmeda said:

That is one reason that I have given up starting new posts. I've only been on this site for 16 days and anytime I have started a new posts I was told by mods that they were old posts (even though I combed through every title of posts before posting or if I asked a question I was told it was already answered in another post that there again was not in titles of posts with the referenced post, so I just try to comment where I can comment. I do not have my own personal photos to share as I never saw him in concert so posting pics of him would probably get me shut down for being repeats of what others have done. Therefore I just pretty much read and try to chime in where it is acceptable.

Don't be discouraged. Chime in, ask questions - whatever moves you. And don't feel bad if a thread gets removed - the mods are just trying to keep everything orderly. That's been a tall order in the last couple of months. And don't worry about not posting pictures. Some of us have been for years and don't do that. Because, yeah - most of the pictures have been seen before.

We all miss him and are just muddling through. Don't feel like you aren't welcome or can't contribute.

Thanks, Genesia!

I come to org often, but don't post nearly as often. I've had to keep my distance from every media report that came out. Couldn't watch any of the tributes at first. I couldn't watch any of his performances for a while. I couldn't harldy listen to his music during the first week. It's only now that I'm feeling better revisiting his music & performances again. It's still hard though. Even harder to believe he's actually gone.

I don't think the activity here will go away. His music will start trickling out of the park once they get things straight, which who knows how long that'll be, but I'm very much looking forward to what they choose to release. Once his music does start getting released, everyone will be back to bashing & praising like before, lol!

when prince was still with us, there were pretty long periods in the prince: music and more
forum when nothing much happened at all. except for some rehashing and a photothread.

and, as we all know, the bi-weekly "what if emancipation was a one disc release?" or the
ever popular "is there really a video of prince, mj and james brown on stage?" etc.

but things would slow down and then slowly pick up again with new releases. tour info was
already relegated to another forum so whenever prince went on tour this forum would not
start buzzing all of a sudden.

only time it went a bit nuts was with a new release.

so if the estate keeps releasing music in the future, there will be new things to discuss and
ruminate about.

it won't be the same, but i don't think this place will become a desert too soon. with all the
material prince released, all the potential future releases, and the amazing amount of life
and experiences he squeezed into his years, there's plenty to keep talking and wondering
about for us here.

and if things get a bit boring, there's always the chance to start a topical picture thread or
a 'what would your 1 disc emancipation look like?' thread

but as bussy and as flooded as this forum has been since april 21st, it's never been before.
it was and sometimes still is, hard to keep up with actual new information. the forum was
at one point moving so fast that a thread that was posted on 15 minutes before, already
got pushed back to page 2 of the forum. it was madness compared to how it was before.
so that was never an accurate representation of what the org actually was and will be in
the future.

mimi1956 said:

I've been afraid of this happening for weeks now, the day when posts, other than maybe photos, started getting less and less. I knew it would happen. There gets to be less to say, just re-hashing things and people moving on. In my mind I knew the day would come, but still it's hard. I miss him so much, today it is a full 2 months and it's no easier. I love and miss you so much beautiful one.

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I knew it was inevitable. When the person for whom the site was created passes on, naturally the flow of traffic to the site will dwindle over time. That's life...it keeps on moving no matter who passes on. All we can do is support each other and cope the best way we can one day at a time. Hang on to the healthy things that remain... In the meantime to everyone still here.

I think it's just natural for people and things to move on. It's better for our mental health to just accecpt that he's gone than to remain in that state of utter shock, sadness, and disbelief that we were in when we heard about his death. How horrible that was. Keep Prince in your heart.

I think one thing to keep in mind is to remember that everyone is still grieving, and doing so in their own way. Coming to the org everyday and reading about Prince keeps the pain and heartache of his passing fresh. Every time I come here, I'm reminded that he has moved on without us and we are left with the memories. Each time I remember that he's passed on, it is jolting and heartbreaking. I broke down and cried today as I was driving to work and was listening to "Free Urself" because I remembered how I had asked him to make that song available for download and he retweeted me, and then later tweeted about the Free Urself t-shirts saying "Ask and ye shall receive" and then after that, "BTW (link to song) : )". I remembered how happy I was that he had released it, that he'd retweeted me asking for it, and then it dawned on me there wouldn't be any more moments like that, I would never be able to ask for a song and have him release it. But just remembering how happy I was that he had done that ... and right after remembering that he's passed on and ... it was almost too much. These constant reminders...they get rough.

The real fans aren't going anywhere...

Genesia said:

Don't be discouraged. Chime in, ask questions - whatever moves you. And don't feel bad if a thread gets removed - the mods are just trying to keep everything orderly. That's been a tall order in the last couple of months. And don't worry about not posting pictures. Some of us have been for years and don't do that. Because, yeah - most of the pictures have been seen before.

We all miss him and are just muddling through. Don't feel like you aren't welcome or can't contribute.

This is such a kind message, thank you. The Org and the fanbase in general are really intimidating at first, and still are sometimes, because of the sheer size, longevity, and age span of it. I see a lot of people talking about what it means to be a "true Prince fan," (not that I discredit the idea that there's "fake fans") and a lot of the so-called criteria I didn't fit having never been to a concert, being younger, and really only discovering him after the fact. It's an unwelcoming and discouraging atmosphere, but I'm always relieved when I see evidence that that's not always the case. What matters most is we all love Prince. We have to be there for each other--especially right now--not tear each other down. You'll find your groove Ameda.

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pandaleka said:

pandaleka said:

Genesia said:

Don't be discouraged. Chime in, ask questions - whatever moves you. And don't feel bad if a thread gets removed - the mods are just trying to keep everything orderly. That's been a tall order in the last couple of months. And don't worry about not posting pictures. Some of us have been for years and don't do that. Because, yeah - most of the pictures have been seen before.

We all miss him and are just muddling through. Don't feel like you aren't welcome or can't contribute.

This is such a kind message, thank you. The Org and the fanbase in general are really intimidating at first, and still are sometimes, because of the sheer size, longevity, and age span of it. I see a lot of people talking about what it means to be a "true Prince fan," (not that I discredit the idea that there's "fake fans") and a lot of the so-called criteria I didn't fit having never been to a concert, being younger, and really only discovering him after the fact. It's an unwelcoming and discouraging atmosphere, but I'm always relieved when I see evidence that that's not always the case. What matters most is we all love Prince. We have to be there for each other--especially right now--not tear each other down. You'll find your groove Ameda.

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Thanks Genesia and Pandaleka. This site is very intimidating for me because the only fan groups I have ever been a part of was for country music artists that I listen to. I liked Prince as a musican first and it was refreshing that he was excellent eye candy for this backwoods KY girl to look at, but I never thought to look into him having a fanbase until I saw this site referenced in some social media post soon after his death was announced.

Take solace in the fact that for months and months, nothing new would be discussed here.

And THEN, when there was something (a new single, an album, some event), it was usually met with 50 % vitriol, 30 % "it's ok" and 20 % "better than OK to MASTERPIECE!!!!".

HitnRun Phase 1's release, the internet thing with Kendrick Lamarr -- those were not a nice time to be a Prince fan on Prince.org.

I come back for the regulars and whoever is in a discovery mode. I love it when people rediscover songs or discover them.

My bet is that there will be plenty to discuss in the future, you just have to wait for it (like many did before).

benni said:

I think one thing to keep in mind is to remember that everyone is still grieving, and doing so in their own way. Coming to the org everyday and reading about Prince keeps the pain and heartache of his passing fresh. Every time I come here, I'm reminded that he has moved on without us and we are left with the memories. Each time I remember that he's passed on, it is jolting and heartbreaking. I broke down and cried today as I was driving to work and was listening to "Free Urself" because I remembered how I had asked him to make that song available for download and he retweeted me, and then later tweeted about the Free Urself t-shirts saying "Ask and ye shall receive" and then after that, "BTW (link to song) : )". I remembered how happy I was that he had released it, that he'd retweeted me asking for it, and then it dawned on me there wouldn't be any more moments like that, I would never be able to ask for a song and have him release it. But just remembering how happy I was that he had done that ... and right after remembering that he's passed on and ... it was almost too much. These constant reminders...they get rough.

What a wonderful memory, and that he took the time to acknowledge and answer you was great!