cc3078 said:

Looks like a lot of the current memorial items at Paisley Park are coming down today and being saved for good use! I see this as a good thing in that weather had taken its toll on many of the beautiful items when I was there 5 days ago and I'm sure we're allowed to add more items in the future.

I'm very pleased that they are taking the time and trouble to do this. It means so much to all the people who poured their hearts out on that fence! And I am so glad that you were able to capture the tribute fence as it was in your wonderful photos to share with us.

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cc3078 said:

The photos below are taken from Paisley Park today - May 15. I have about 50 to share in all. Beautiful day outside and perfectly cloudy - just like the ATWIAD album cover. Today was my first day towards coping with this loss.

How did I spend my time there? I took my iPod - sat on the grass facing the front fence so I had a clear view of Paisley Park - and played ATWIAD from start to finish as I watched all the fans and friends walk along the fence.

The fence appears to be about 200 yards long - and is jam packed with memorials. There was a consistent flow of 100-150 people walking along the fence during my entire 2 hours there. Traffic wasn't too bad and I was able to park nearby.

I would say some 'official' car would enter those locked gates every 15 minutes or so. So whatever is going on with the estate is still happening even into the weekends.

I didn't see any tears flowing but I also wore dark sunglasses to hide mine. The final 5 minutes of the drive to the Park was the hardest - realizing the totality of the loss and what the next 2 hours would bring back for memories. I was able to hang a couple letters and poems and some new flowers.

I encourage anyone to bring more flowers - the original ones from those awesome fans the first week have now mostly died due to the elements. Most of the balloons have gone flat. The fence could use a slight refresh but the memorial taking shape is stunning. You would need 5 hours to walk along the entire fence and read everything. It's beautiful.

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Thanks for posting these beautiful pics. I see so much love and gratitude in the flowers, portraits, Thank-You notes, and balloons.

Thank you cc3078 for the 2nd and 3rd batches of photos.

Amethyst5 said:

Thank you cc3078 for the 2nd and 3rd batches of photos.

Thank you Amethyst5, PurpleThunder3121 and so many others. I took all of these photos with professional gear - if anyone wants high-rez JPG versions of these for printing out and framing I'll make them available for absolutely free. I plan to print out a couple myself in 8x10 and frame them for my living room. If there's interest, I'll be happy to upload the high-rez versions for all to share.

These are such difficult times. I feel so bad for all of you, plus Prince's close friends, those who worked with him, and all the fans like myself who walked through life with his music as our anchor.

http://www.startribune.com/bremer-trust-to-preserve-prince-mementos-left-at-paisley-park/380324001/#1

The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that the mementos are being archived, overseen by Bremer Trust.

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For its June 2016 issue, the Eastern European edition of Bazaar tapped Chanel Iman to channel the Purple One with a series of covers that harken back to his most iconic looks. Above is one cover.

It's one month today

It's like a treasure stolen



I wish I was clever enough to say

just how it is I feel

I never really met you,

But through your music I know Me!


Rest Well Skipper

A rest well earned

I'll be missing you in every purple rain
And thanks to you I'll strive to be a better person.


thank you for the funky time!

One month....

I can't believe it has been a month -- Time moved so slowly for the first 2 weeks. Each minute I was searching for more and more. I needed to see and hear Prince. I needed to read as much as I could . I needed to feel a part of it. Most people mentioned it in casual conversation. I needed to start my conversations about it...............................................................................

I started to grow sad as I saw the the media give it less attention -- only becuase it would mean that there would be less celebrating of him..............................................................................................................................................

I am sorry if this link has been posted before. I just found it. It was awesome!! The tears started up again while he plays acoustic , and I feel like I am at that show and he is playing to me -- and that he will just keep playing. https://youtu.be/W-TeaVxcNoU

The tears still flow as I type, but I realize now, that the tears show--- how much he really meant to all of us.

Prince, you will Forever be in My Life.

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starkitty said:

left the grocery store yesterday and heard (over the speakers): she couldn't stop cryin cuz she knew he was gone 2 stay and I started crying like a dumb baby in the parking lot

well, there must be tons of dumb babies - that would have got me too

It's still hard for me to even see the words "we all mourn his loss" on the front page of this site. I know I'm avoiding & trying to quell the reality every chance I get, & the latest headlines (about the "hours") are fucking with me. It's incredibly HARD, no way around it. Glad for the Org, it's pretty much the only place I can express how painful this really is

Some of the artistic tributes left on the fence at Paisley Park are quite good. I hope some will be kept for his museum memorial.

Prince fans are the best; and relentless. The Paisley Park fan memorial 2.0 is underway. After the fence was emptied last Friday (May 20), fans have already begun building up the fence again. New photos from May 21 are below. And one updated photo of the star at First Avenue also from May 21.

cc3078 said:

Prince fans are the best; and relentless. The Paisley Park fan memorial 2.0 is underway. After the fence was emptied last Friday (May 20), fans have already begun building up the fence again. New photos from May 21 are below. And one updated photo of the star at First Avenue also from May 21.

Thanks so much for the update on the PP tribute fence and reposting my poem. I am deeply touched by your action. Looks like the fence will turn into a permanent Prince shrine whether the city likes it or not! I didn't know that the artist Dan Lacey, who painted that huge Prince painting above, was a Prince fan. I have one of his MJ paintings hanging on my wall. Small world, indeed.

Thanks cc3078 for posting the Paisley Park Memorial 2.0.

ksgemini63 said:

cdeskurat said:

I can't believe it has been a month -- Time moved so slowly for the first 2 weeks. Each minute I was searching for more and more. I needed to see and hear Prince. I needed to read as much as I could . I needed to feel a part of it. Most people mentioned it in casual conversation. I needed to start my conversations about it...............................................................................

I started to grow sad as I saw the the media give it less attention -- only becuase it would mean that there would be less celebrating of him..............................................................................................................................................

I am sorry if this link has been posted before. I just found it. It was awesome!! The tears started up again while he plays acoustic , and I feel like I am at that show and he is playing to me -- and that he will just keep playing. https://youtu.be/W-TeaVxcNoU

The tears still flow as I type, but I realize now, that the tears show--- how much he really meant to all of us.

Prince, you will Forever be in My Life.

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Thank you for posting this redeeming link. 10 mins into the Billbored (sic) carp and found your post. No match for intelligence + musicology. 2 U

ksgemini63 said:

I feel sad when I see so many people so sad and removing Prince from their playlists etc. I admit At 53 I am emotionally stunted I guess cuz like the man himself I have not cried but maybe once in 40 years. The outpouring of grief here is very deep and I respect the different ways people feel and express grief but hope people will still listen to the music and not let the sadness take away from the glory and individuality of Prince's magic life.

I think it's safe to say we'll all get back to listening & enjoying at some point, but for some of us it's just too friggin' hard right now. I'm tearing up just typing this!! He was too much a part of my life to ever give him up completely, I can't imagine never listening again. The "ban" is temporary - who wants to cry at every red light?? It's just gonna take time, like looking at pics of someone you've lost that's close to you - super hard after the loss, but over time you can look & remember & it hurts a little less each time. We'll get there.

******

*had to come back & edit this - though I still don't feel totally ready, I kinda forced myself tonight. Only playing my "joy" playlist to keep it light, still CRIED but as the songs went on it got easier It's strange that what gets me most at times is certain guitar solos - the pure JOY you hear in his playing, I can see his facial expressions & those hands moving & it just kills me that he's not somewhere having the time of his life, doing what he LOVES But maybe setting aside time to just get the cries out will make all this easier bit by bit. I dunno, like I said before every time I think I've made progress w/ the grief I fall backward. But at this moment, it's good to have him in my ear (even if it's accompanied by a few tears)*

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oldsoulonearth said:

Thebigpill said:

I'm driving to work this morning "eye hate U" comes on the Ipod so I skip to the next song cause I'm just not ready to hear his music yet & the next song is "sometimes it snows in April" I pulled the car over & just start crying like a baby...God this pain is too much.

haven t listen 2 sometimes yet ... eye know it will be 2 hard, so eye avoid it !

i watched "the love we make" @ the north sea jazz festival ... tears like the first day after

U R not ALONE !!

Mumio said:

CalhounSq said:

WHYYYYYY isn't this getting any easier??!!!! Everything is a Prince song... EVERYTHING I can't focus, it crosses my mind all day but mostly late at night... which puts "Power Fantastic" in my head, which now makes me cry... EVERY DAMN DAY I'm (unsuccessfully) holding back tears! I can't imagine what it must be like for those who knew him, it's just so fucking awful & it's gonna suck all over again when the autopsy report comes out. I just want to turn back the clock sooooo bad, more than anything right now

I'm right there with you CalhounSq

I am so relieved I am not alone. I still cry everyday. my heart hurts so much!!!

Hello... I feel like I am finally around people that "get it" I am utterly devestated. I cry everyday and I just feel lost! My friends think I am a little crazy. So now I just try to hold my emotions inside untill I am alone. then I just weep....anyhow thank you for listening.

everything is a Prince song... I "follow" Jason Momoa on fb, he'd posted something about last week's ep of GoT, which lead to a Khal Drogo impersonation... which lead to "Sun, Moon & Stars"... EVERYTHING IS A PRINCE SONG

It has taken me a month to post this. For weeks, I was in a state of sadness and disbelief. The loss of the talent and humanity in such a sudden way was too staggering to comprehend.

Unlike others here, I drowned in his music, his concerts, his interviews. I taught my kids the catalogue of hits. I watched Purple Rain, Under the Cherry Moon and dozens of concerts.

For a month, I wavered between being deeply grateful for having had Prince and being despondent and inconsolable that we had lost him. It has been said before, but it bears repeating: in the world of popular music, nothing compared to Prince.

But more than the music, I remember the humanity. I am from Baltimore. And last year, as our city lay in flames, many avoided us. Even the police abandoned the streets for weeks on end as violence in an already violent city spiked. But Prince was there - putting out "Baltimore" and performing in concert for Baltimore youth charities.

That night, he brought out family members of Freddie Gray's and Michael Brown's and Eric Garner's. He played for three hours and inspired a crowd that had seen its share of hard days. He was there for Baltimore when it seemed nobody else was. For that, I and my fellow Baltimoreans will forever be grateful.

That night, he was vibrant, he was incredible and he was amazing (as always). I cannot believe that less than 12 months later, he was gone. The loss was crushing.

It has taken me a while, but I can finally be at the point where I am grateful that we had him and lived alongside his genius for four decades. With the possible exception of Stevie Wonder, no one else was in his league.

Rest in peace, my friend. Baltimore will always hold a candle for you...

Awwww.

stringerbell said:

It has taken me a month to post this. For weeks, I was in a state of sadness and disbelief. The loss of the talent and humanity in such a sudden way was too staggering to comprehend.

Unlike others here, I drowned in his music, his concerts, his interviews. I taught my kids the catalogue of hits. I watched Purple Rain, Under the Cherry Moon and dozens of concerts.

For a month, I wavered between being deeply grateful for having had Prince and being despondent and inconsolable that we had lost him. It has been said before, but it bears repeating: in the world of popular music, nothing compared to Prince.

But more than the music, I remember the humanity. I am from Baltimore. And last year, as our city lay in flames, many avoided us. Even the police abandoned the streets for weeks on end as violence in an already violent city spiked. But Prince was there - putting out "Baltimore" and performing in concert for Baltimore youth charities.

That night, he brought out family members of Freddie Gray's and Michael Brown's and Eric Garner's. He played for three hours and inspired a crowd that had seen its share of hard days. He was there for Baltimore when it seemed nobody else was. For that, I and my fellow Baltimoreans will forever be grateful.

That night, he was vibrant, he was incredible and he was amazing (as always). I cannot believe that less than 12 months later, he was gone. The loss was crushing.

It has taken me a while, but I can finally be at the point where I am grateful that we had him and lived alongside his genius for four decades. With the possible exception of Stevie Wonder, no one else was in his league.

Rest in peace, my friend. Baltimore will always hold a candle for you...

stringerbell said:

It has taken me a month to post this. For weeks, I was in a state of sadness and disbelief. The loss of the talent and humanity in such a sudden way was too staggering to comprehend.

Unlike others here, I drowned in his music, his concerts, his interviews. I taught my kids the catalogue of hits. I watched Purple Rain, Under the Cherry Moon and dozens of concerts.

For a month, I wavered between being deeply grateful for having had Prince and being despondent and inconsolable that we had lost him. It has been said before, but it bears repeating: in the world of popular music, nothing compared to Prince.

But more than the music, I remember the humanity. I am from Baltimore. And last year, as our city lay in flames, many avoided us. Even the police abandoned the streets for weeks on end as violence in an already violent city spiked. But Prince was there - putting out "Baltimore" and performing in concert for Baltimore youth charities.

That night, he brought out family members of Freddie Gray's and Michael Brown's and Eric Garner's. He played for three hours and inspired a crowd that had seen its share of hard days. He was there for Baltimore when it seemed nobody else was. For that, I and my fellow Baltimoreans will forever be grateful.

That night, he was vibrant, he was incredible and he was amazing (as always). I cannot believe that less than 12 months later, he was gone. The loss was crushing.

It has taken me a while, but I can finally be at the point where I am grateful that we had him and lived alongside his genius for four decades. With the possible exception of Stevie Wonder, no one else was in his league.

Rest in peace, my friend. Baltimore will always hold a candle for you...

Such a moving post, Bell. Got chills when you described what your city was/is going through. Sure didn't get any easier today with the acquittal. How can so many cops be right and so many victims be wrong? Madness. + Strength 2 U

JoeBala said: