djstretch said:

djstretch said:

To be honest on this just stay home play few prince tunes & try to get lucky by your loved one really you being at the service shows that maybe prince needs to put restraing oder on you. you seem like type will try to walk up to and try console him at the service.really you dont know the family on personal level so please dont go he dosent need FANATICS there

Holy smokes...people (even slag) agree with me...


If you want to show your support as a faN, why not do something like send a donation in her name to Love4oneanother Charities? You know that she was involved in social work in the MPLS area, so no doubt there are plenty of organizations she worked with that could use your support. Something like that would be a much appreciated gesture and ultimately have more of an impact than going and standing behind a police barricade and shouting something idiotic when Prince appears on the scene.

Think with your heads people, not your headphones.

KAM

It's not a public service like Aaaliyah had, stay away, he'll be pissed.

Many heartfelt feelings and sympathy for Mrs. Baker's husband, Prince, and the rest of their family. On the subject of fams heading to the funeral. Muy mala idea. Put yourself in his shoes people. He lives every waking moment of his life under public scrutiny. Let him grieve in private. If you actually knew Mrs. Baker on a legitimate level -- ie you had a sincere relationship with this woman and you didn't just bump into her a couple of times and get gah-gah because she was P's mom -- then by all means go. However, a fam gathering just ain't right....send the man a nice sympathy card to Paisley Park. Let him and his family have their peace.

That ain't your family, she ain't your friend, she don't even know who you are.
Let these people be a FAMILY for a minute and leave the "Your son is Prince" bullsh*t at home man.

Prince won't even go to the funeral, why should you?

I can't stand Prince fans.
No f*cking life of their own.

I wouldn't quite have been so blunt about it, but it's good to see some people are making sense.

People if you care so much about P's loss then stay at home and say a prayerfor him and his family.

if u r not invited u shouldn't go. Funerals r 4 Family & Friends (that r invited)...

Go People Go!!

I will be there in spirt, prayer, and love only.

Luv 2 Prince....

I think KellyAnne had the best idea so far, make a donation to the Love4OneAnother charity in her name. I also think it would be the RUDEST thing a Fam could do showing up to the funeral. Many Fams have met her, but that don't give you the right to intrude on her family's grieving time.

First, I'd agree that this doesn't belong as a news item. Second, I think this is an awful idea and just reading it gave me the creeps. Did you know this woman? If she wasn't Prince's mom would you have ever given her the time of day? Is Prince your buddy who needs your support? I whole-heartedly agree with KellyAnne's suggestion that a donation to Love4OneAnother or a local charity in her name would mean much, much more to Prince and her family than a complete stranger hanging around at the funeral. It's very unfortunate that the time and place was made so public.

I think it's wonderful that you care so deeply, but I think there are far more appropriate ways to express that concern.

Not a good idea. If one knew her personally, or was a relative, or friend of family, student, member of her church, etc. - yes.

I made a statement on the thread in response to the news of
her passing. As Fams we fill like maybe we know him in somes ways because he has spoken through his music, but, does he know us - no!
[This message was edited Wed Feb 20 18:08:55 PST 2002 by sosweetofspirit]

so we're decided: if you knew her, go. If not, don't. Noone should go for the sole reason that they are a Prince fan. Essentially, this isn't to do with Prince. But the person who posted the question, I fully support your decision to go.

And yes, this should have been in the forums!

And yes, this should have been in the forums![/quote]

Why? It's on topic.

I should know.... hehe

boxgirl73 said:

No, my dear, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU???
*
bad, Bad, BAD idea - PLEASE DON'T INTRUDE BY GOING!

The people here who've met his mother do NOT "know" her - they "met" her, HUGE difference. And believe me, if they DID really know her, they wouldn't be on a friggin' message board appealing to other "fams" to go & pay respects!!!

Some of you people are in desperate need of a reality check! This is a private matter, let it remain as private as it can possibly be, considering it's splashed in the papers & everywhere - but that's beyond Prince's control. Do you REALLY think P wants a bunch of freaky fans staring at him in his time of grief??? You know that's all you'd be there for: to say you went to the funeral & you saw him - HOW SICK!!! If you really wanted to be respectful, you'd keep your silly asses at home.

I'm a fan & I certainly don't want anyone who would DARE to go representing ME.

See why people hate fanatics? Y'all feel WAY too connected to the man - pull back, chill out & let the people who REALLY knew Mattie & TRULY loved her grieve in peace.

I can tell some of you have never lost anyone, you just don't know how to act...
[This message was edited Wed Feb 20 19:55:58 PST 2002 by CalhounSq]

I agree Calhoun Sq - losing someone is very painful - it is a very private affair.

funerals are no place to go celebrity-watching...

NO WAY!]
LEAVE HIM ALONE!

apparently the address and time WAS given 2 pack the church.

ALL WHO WISH 2 GO, GO!

who is 2 say what is n ur heart but u?
funerals R the place 2 go 2 say ur goodbyes.

u do not have 2 b a friend or even close, u go bcause u FEEL 4 ppl at their time of loss.
and u xpress it by b ing there.

Go as many of u as can, that is y it was announced. Mattie had (gobs of friends?) and yes ur little moment with her, if u shared any admiration 4 the woman, qualifies u 2 b there.

if u r sad, go! cry 4 the family, cry with the family, cry bcause u r human, and u no how 2 feel.
u remember loss hurts.

never let anyone tell u otherwise, think 4 urself, that's what makes u, U.

this is a Baptist Church ppl, not a kingdom hall!
more than likely they r going 2 have 'chuch!' and r anticipating a big crowd.
this IS mattie's celebration, go party with her family.
Go get happy, if Prince has any sense he will attend and say his goodbye's as well.

Nobody there will no if u r fams or family if u conduct urselves n a proper manner, which eye no u can do.

just think half of us NEVER met DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, or JOHN F. KENNENDY, or
any famous ppl, but we go bcause n some nordin8 way that person touched our lives.

Go, bcause it is what HUMAN b ings who feel, do.....Go


u have many mothers Prince, but the one who birthed u is gone. she cannot b replaced, but whoever said u wanted 2?
say ur goodbye's, so ur hello's will b that much sweeter n the Dawn.

LikeItWasWhenWe1rstMet said:

Oh PLEASE! The address was given out b/c some journalist is an idiot.

And if the plan was to go to the funeral quietly & behave in a proper manner, there would be no plea for "fams" to attend as a group! These people want to make themselves KNOWN to P, which is WHY they wanna attend as a group in the first place - "We came to grieve with you! WE love you!" That's BULLSHIT.

Show how human you are by respecting what little privacy the man has left & leaving him alone @ this terribly painful time!!!

man, some of you people are SCARY... :O

LikeItWasWhenWe1rstMet said:

I think you may have a point. The Baker/Nelson family released the information about where and when the service would take place. They must have done that for a reason.

Stay home.

djstretch said:

Is this guy a fucking piece of work or what??
Are you gonna stand there with your Love4oneanother T-shirt on, waving your hands to Purple Rain on your headphones and then strike a pose when some of the FAMILY members or CLOSE FRIENDS walk by and say:"Hi there! My name is so and so and I'm here to represent all the fans of Prince and his momma!"
Dude... your an idiot if your gonna go...
Get a fucking life...

Please don't go. Wouldn't your time be better spent buying a bunch of flowers and visting some one you love instead.

There is NO justification for going to the funeral. This was prince's mother...NOT prince...whatever people claim, the only reason for wanting to go would be, as someone earlier said, to spot prince or to somehow ingratiate yourself with him...which is really pretty tragic.

imagine how you would feel if you had a load of people turning up at YOUR mother's funeral who didn't know her, and probably wouldn't even have recognised her...

yes, its very sad, but lets not get things out of proportion...its very sad to prince and her real family and friends...

if you are so devastated at her death and never met her, then you perhaps need to re-evaluate the level of your enthusiasm towards prince, as it is clearly getting out of control....

the likes of newpowergeneration need to sort themselves out here and get a life or else we all sound like a bunch of complete sad losers....

this is one of the strangest ideas ive read here on the org.Unless you are a relative, what business do you have attending a family funeral? This is an entirely private matter. funerals are not free for alls, regardless of who it concerns. it's not a show where the entrance is free, and you can admire the scenery. get a life.

how about sending flowers or a sympathy card? if you've met the lady a few times and found her nice?

by the way, a kingdom hall is as public a place as a baptist church; i didn't get the point of what was mentioned earlier...

Yeah,I gotta agree with almost everyone else.It's a BAD idea to attend this funeral,UNLESS you truly KNEW Mattie.Please,stay away from this funeral and allow the family members and CLOSE friends the privacy they need.This is not a fan event,you know.