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Thread started 09/09/16 6:00pm

AlexHahn

Book Update

Hi, guys, I have posted the Foreword of the book I am working on with fellow orger Laura Tiebert on our Facebook group for anyone that wants to check it out. Best, Alex

https://www.facebook.com/...7681809680

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Reply #1 posted 09/09/16 6:50pm

purplethunder3
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Thank you for letting us read your new foreward, Alex and Laura. It's great that you two are making the writing and research of the book a shared experience with us...

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

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #2 posted 09/09/16 6:57pm

fortuneandsere
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Tell the truth and nothing but the truth so help me god.

The world's problems like climate change can only be solved through strategic long-term thinking, not expediency. In other words all the govts. need sacking!

If you can add value to someone's life then why not. Especially if it colors their days...
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Reply #3 posted 09/09/16 7:05pm

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Foreword surprisingly upbeat. Will the rest of the book continue in same vein? boxed

The world's problems like climate change can only be solved through strategic long-term thinking, not expediency. In other words all the govts. need sacking!

If you can add value to someone's life then why not. Especially if it colors their days...
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Reply #4 posted 09/09/16 8:37pm

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I can't wait to read. When will it be available for purchase?

"Don't worry about what I'm doing. Worry about why you are worried about what I am doing."
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Reply #5 posted 09/09/16 8:43pm

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blondie1147 said:

I can't wait to read. When will it be available for purchase?

When they are finished writing it.

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

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #6 posted 09/09/16 8:58pm

luv4u

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Awesome read. Thanks for sharing this part of the book.

Sticky thumbs up!

Link to previous thread: http://prince.org/msg/7/429524

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Reply #7 posted 09/09/16 9:01pm

funkyprez

Looking forward to it! I just finished Possessed, that was a good read and I learned so much about his life, music and dealings in the music business.
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Reply #8 posted 09/09/16 10:41pm

Krystalkisses

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Thanks Alex for sharing with us. I really enjoy your writing style.

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Reply #9 posted 09/10/16 12:27am

glamstar01

toilet no thx

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Reply #10 posted 09/10/16 9:13am

Misslink88

Thanks for the update, Alex. You mentioned there would be a couple of volumes - I can imagine that you can't pack the life he lived into one book. Well, you could....but it would take a forklift to read it wink

God is my Sugar Daddy.
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Reply #11 posted 09/10/16 11:42am

darkroman

It will be interesting to know how this will be any different to any other Prince book, past, present and future.

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At the moment, we are being swamped with notice of so many people creating books, so why would we choose yours over another?

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Thank you!

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Reply #12 posted 09/10/16 3:53pm

2olskool4u

No matter how many are thrown out there, we are never going to get a definitive book until someone spills the beans on Prince's final years and the truth behind the death, as well as the dust settling regarding the estate and the final outcome of everything. So surely, nothing can be written yet, that has not already been said?
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Reply #13 posted 09/10/16 9:09pm

luvgirl

Thanks for sharing. So far so good. Can't wait to read it.
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Reply #14 posted 09/11/16 7:48am

babynoz

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Reply #15 posted 09/11/16 9:16am

MendesCity

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This is lovely, teared up a bit. Can't wait for the whole thing.

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Reply #16 posted 09/11/16 11:43am

AlexHahn

Misslink88 said:

Thanks for the update, Alex. You mentioned there would be a couple of volumes - I can imagine that you can't pack the life he lived into one book. Well, you could....but it would take a forklift to read it wink

Thanks very much! We are writing this book at a much greater level of granularity than Possessed (as well as with a different approach overall). The granularity brings with it length. So indeed, this will be a volume that covers a discrete part of Prince's life -- in effect the "origins story." Depending on how this goes, other volumes are a strong possibility. My interest is in finding new things to explore. Inevitably, there will be some crossover with Possessed (and other books, for that matter), but if there isn't something new to say, that's of less interest to me. But with that said, people are approaching us with a fair amount of new information on any number of topics.

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Reply #17 posted 09/11/16 11:44am

AlexHahn

MendesCity said:

This is lovely, teared up a bit. Can't wait for the whole thing.

Very humbling, thank you. I found it fairly emotional to write, especially the last passage.

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Reply #18 posted 09/11/16 11:48am

AlexHahn

Krystalkisses said:

Thanks Alex for sharing with us. I really enjoy your writing style.

Feels good to hear, thanks very much!

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Reply #19 posted 09/11/16 6:24pm

JoeyCococo

AlexHahn said:



Krystalkisses said:


Thanks Alex for sharing with us. I really enjoy your writing style.



Feels good to hear, thanks very much!




Can't wait....
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Reply #20 posted 09/12/16 6:34am

Musze

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Can't download or preview this (Not a Facebook member)... any pointers?

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Reply #21 posted 09/12/16 8:58am

Misslink88

Musze said:

Can't download or preview this (Not a Facebook member)... any pointers?

You can join the FB page and download or read it from there. It's a public group.

God is my Sugar Daddy.
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Reply #22 posted 09/12/16 2:31pm

MD431Madcat

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I enjoyed the Jimi references. cool

[Edited 9/13/16 21:04pm]

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Reply #23 posted 09/12/16 3:17pm

Musze

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Misslink88 said:

Musze said:

Can't download or preview this (Not a Facebook member)... any pointers?

You can join the FB page and download or read it from there. It's a public group.

U can't JOIN a FB group, even public page... without a FB account.

I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore...
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Reply #24 posted 09/12/16 4:16pm

Misslink88

Musze said:

Misslink88 said:

You can join the FB page and download or read it from there. It's a public group.

U can't JOIN a FB group, even public page... without a FB account.

Check your orgNotes and let me know if you received it.

God is my Sugar Daddy.
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Reply #25 posted 09/13/16 10:22pm

databank

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I'm in! biggrin

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Reply #26 posted 09/14/16 7:30am

musicfan77

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What about Prince's ex-wife writing a book?

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Reply #27 posted 09/14/16 7:32am

AlexHahn

MD431Madcat said:

I enjoyed the Jimi references. cool

[Edited 9/13/16 21:04pm]

thanks very much. It felt appropriate and natural to me given the parallels between Prince and Hendrix, not to mention the recurrence of the words "rain" and "dream" throughout Prince's canon.

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Reply #28 posted 09/14/16 7:58am

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musicfan77 said:

What about Prince's ex-wife writing a book?

rolleyes

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

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #29 posted 09/14/16 11:11am

Savannah

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Thank you for the update.

Look forward to meeting in the future.

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