Thanks for being there on our behalf

Militant said:

Some of the people involved in putting this together reached out to me about 10 days ago which is when I gave the quote and an audio recording. The audio was also used in the tribute video at the service. I broke down all over again when I saw it. I don't think I've ever felt so humbled in my life. I am proud to represent all of us and the org.

Wow... just Wow

Militant said:

For what it's worth.... several Paisley employees including the people that reached out to me said that he visited here often and they'd hear him laughing sometimes at things he read here. Employees would visit here as well and occasionally show things to him that they found amusing or interesting. Many thanks to Manuela, Mayte and all involved with putting the service together....

purplethunder3121 said:

That's Deep...congrats Militant and great work.

RiotPaisley said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Detroit did something cool.

Militant said:

Some of the people involved in putting this together reached out to me about 10 days ago which is when I gave the quote and an audio recording. The audio was also used in the tribute video at the service. I broke down all over again when I saw it. I don't think I've ever felt so humbled in my life. I am proud to represent all of us and the org. For what it's worth.... several Paisley employees including the people that reached out to me said that he visited here often and they'd hear him laughing sometimes at things he read here. Employees would visit here as well and occasionally show things to him that they found amusing or interesting. Many thanks to Manuela, Mayte and all involved with putting the service together....

Wow, thank you for sharing and for submitting kind words for the program on behalf of us.

missfee said:

Militant said:

Some of the people involved in putting this together reached out to me about 10 days ago which is when I gave the quote and an audio recording. The audio was also used in the tribute video at the service. I broke down all over again when I saw it. I don't think I've ever felt so humbled in my life. I am proud to represent all of us and the org. For what it's worth.... several Paisley employees including the people that reached out to me said that he visited here often and they'd hear him laughing sometimes at things he read here. Employees would visit here as well and occasionally show things to him that they found amusing or interesting. Many thanks to Manuela, Mayte and all involved with putting the service together....

Wow, thank you for sharing and for submitting kind words for the program on behalf of us.

2elijah said:

james said:

Interesting that they did this without his Siblings being included, or wait for them to organise an official memorial.

And explains the slightly bizarre statement from Tyka about non-offical memorials (as far as we knew there weren't any!)... It sounds slightly bitchy in the context of this now happening. She clearly was pissed about it.

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But it seems that lots of people that knew Prince quite well turned up to this anyway. Which perhaps says something about their thought about his family... maybe!??

Just my opinion, but they still should have at least reached out to some of his family members to attend, and should understand that his siblings are still grieving. I mean it was nice of them to do a memorial. I think reaching out to his actual family, would have been the respectful thing to do, even if they denied the invitation. I could understand his family members trying to protect their brother from those who probably weren't around as his friends, in the last 2 or 3 years of his life, and only showing their faces now.

I think this was their way of having their own memorial for Prince as they were not invited to the one in Minn.

Seems their is a divide between his old friends and the family.

1contessa said:

This appears strange to me. What happened to the days when only your immediate family were the only ones to give a memorial service for you, because you were after all, the deceased family? To me, it's kind of disrespectful, especially since Prince's sister Tyka, and other siblings weren't there, or maybe not even invited. It just doesn't sit right with me.

Where were Prince's fam when he was kicked out and had to live with Andre?

Blood means nothing.

This memorial was beautiful.

OldFriends4Sale said:

paulludvig said:

That's not my impression. Mostly celebrities. With a few exceptions like Morris Hayes. Did Kirk Johnson attend?

impressions

the people involved were not 'celebrities' these are people he knew for various extended periods of time who he was still in contact with

oops I'm sorry I forgot Wendy & Susannah Melvoin are mentioned. That will draw paulludvig out of hiding

Exactly.

keenly said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

impressions

the people involved were not 'celebrities' these are people he knew for various extended periods of time who he was still in contact with

oops I'm sorry I forgot Wendy & Susannah Melvoin are mentioned. That will draw paulludvig out of hiding

Exactly.

Do really think he was in regular contact with most of these people?

Having said that, it's ok for former colleagues, business associates and showbiz people to arrange something for themself. Even though it seems a little self serving to me.

i can't believe anyone would have a problem with the people who were in his life, some who were family, some from the beginning of his career, some who were major influences on his music, some who were married to him and bore his child, some who knew him better than many others, are having their motives for a memorial in his honor questioned by fans who didn't know him at all. unbelievable!
[Edited 5/13/16 6:46am]

paulludvig said:

keenly said:

Exactly.

Do really think he was in regular contact with most of these people?

Having said that, it's ok for former colleagues, business associates and showbiz people to arrange something for themself. Even though it seems a little self serving to me.

i dont know if he was in regular contact nor do you..what i do know is that YOU are giving it wayyyy toooo much fucking thought

Would have loved to be a fly on the wall when he read through the org in 2001 after TRC dropped. Pretty sure thats how "Pearls before the Swine" was born.

JOYJOY said:

Wow... just Wow

Militant said:

For what it's worth.... several Paisley employees including the people that reached out to me said that he visited here often and they'd hear him laughing sometimes at things he read here. Employees would visit here as well and occasionally show things to him that they found amusing or interesting. Many thanks to Manuela, Mayte and all involved with putting the service together....

Militant said:

Some of the people involved in putting this together reached out to me about 10 days ago which is when I gave the quote and an audio recording. The audio was also used in the tribute video at the service. I broke down all over again when I saw it. I don't think I've ever felt so humbled in my life. I am proud to represent all of us and the org. For what it's worth.... several Paisley employees including the people that reached out to me said that he visited here often and they'd hear him laughing sometimes at things he read here. Employees would visit here as well and occasionally show things to him that they found amusing or interesting. Many thanks to Manuela, Mayte and all involved with putting the service together....

and

The service sounded wonderful. I'm sad it wasn't televised so we could all see it.

Personally, I dont get why so many fans weren't in favor of the memorial. Honoring someone you love is never a bad thing. Kudos to Mayte, Manuela & everyone for coming together to make the tribute happen.

I truly hope many of the same attendees will be on hand for the public memorial. As a fan, I will feel cheated otherwise. Time and distance doesnt minimize the events of the past.
[Edited 5/13/16 9:07am]

paulludvig said:

keenly said:

Exactly.

Do really think he was in regular contact with most of these people?

Having said that, it's ok for former colleagues, business associates and showbiz people to arrange something for themself. Even though it seems a little self serving to me.

Self serving is about overused

Self servering how? To say goodbye with memories combining people who knew worked with a love him? Head dead? what actually is self serving about a memorial?

Get real man

lwr001 said:

paulludvig said:

Do really think he was in regular contact with most of these people?

Having said that, it's ok for former colleagues, business associates and showbiz people to arrange something for themself. Even though it seems a little self serving to me.

i dont know if he was in regular contact nor do you..what i do know is that YOU are giving it wayyyy toooo much fucking thought

most likely because he sees Wendy & Susannah on there

mjscarousal said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

how do you make these statements..mani was naming a school in his honor before his death for hos philantropic endeavors,...mayte was at recent show ,,what makes you think they werent speaking..you have definitive proof

I was not trying to be disrespectful with my comments. I just hope it was nothing like Michaels memorial where there were a bunch of celebrities there that were not close with him and were just kinda there for "show/attention". Your right I dont know how close Prince was with any of these people but I hope that some of these celebrities showing up have sincere intentions because I know how some celebs are. I said the memorial seemed like it was nice overall.Sorry if my comments came off disrespectful because I really miss Prince and care about him deeply. I am just giving my thoughts on what it kinda seemed to me for some of them, thats all.

[Edited 5/12/16 18:00pm]

It wasn't televised it was low key, we all found out about it last minute or after the fact

So how do you 'hope it wasn't like' MJ memorial when it clearly was not

Militant said:

Some of the people involved in putting this together reached out to me about 10 days ago which is when I gave the quote and an audio recording. The audio was also used in the tribute video at the service. I broke down all over again when I saw it. I don't think I've ever felt so humbled in my life. I am proud to represent all of us and the org. For what it's worth.... several Paisley employees including the people that reached out to me said that he visited here often and they'd hear him laughing sometimes at things he read here. Employees would visit here as well and occasionally show things to him that they found amusing or interesting. Many thanks to Manuela, Mayte and all involved with putting the service together....

I was exciting reading what U were able 2 add. And I'm glad U did.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Militant said:

Some of the people involved in putting this together reached out to me about 10 days ago which is when I gave the quote and an audio recording. The audio was also used in the tribute video at the service. I broke down all over again when I saw it. I don't think I've ever felt so humbled in my life. I am proud to represent all of us and the org. For what it's worth.... several Paisley employees including the people that reached out to me said that he visited here often and they'd hear him laughing sometimes at things he read here. Employees would visit here as well and occasionally show things to him that they found amusing or interesting. Many thanks to Manuela, Mayte and all involved with putting the service together....

and

dreamer218 said:

The service sounded wonderful. I'm sad it wasn't televised so we could all see it. Personally, I dont get why so many fans weren't in favor of the memorial. Honoring someone you love is never a bad thing. Kudos to Mayte, Manuela & everyone for coming together to make the tribute happen. I truly hope many of the same attendees will be on hand for the public memorial. As a fan, I will feel cheated otherwise. Time and distance doesnt minimize the events of the past. [Edited 5/13/16 9:07am]

I too would have loved to have seen it televised. But I am glad it wasn't. Because if your read some of the snide remarks by people who feel this should not have happened, they would be calling them 'self serving' or some other ignorant comment

It was beautiful. And what we got to see here, was more than what happened in Minneapolis. Except for those fans who got handed the purple boxes, the purple boxes, some that ended up on Ebay

emesem said:

Shit. Looking at the images and words in the program have made it all the more real than ever. I think it's finally sunk into my soul. He's gone [Edited 5/12/16 19:44pm]

I fel the same, I said that early on, that it would hit me when I saw some kind of memorial involving many of the people involved in this one. It is done.

keenly said:

1contessa said:

This appears strange to me. What happened to the days when only your immediate family were the only ones to give a memorial service for you, because you were after all, the deceased family? To me, it's kind of disrespectful, especially since Prince's sister Tyka, and other siblings weren't there, or maybe not even invited. It just doesn't sit right with me.

Where were Prince's fam when he was kicked out and had to live with Andre?

Blood means nothing.

This memorial was beautiful.

From what I read over the years, it was Prince that no longer wanted to live with his mom and his step dad, and it was Prince whom asked Andre if he could live with him and his mom. Tyka was just as young as Prince during this time, and was probably living at home also. His family was always there, and none of us know what the real situation was, so you just can't take Prince's side and blame his family. Blood may mean nothing to you, but it does to some! Maybe Prince's family wanted to be close to him and he pushed them away, who knows? That doesn't mean that they didn't care about him.

[Edited 5/13/16 10:41am]

OldFriends4Sale said:

dreamer218 said:

The service sounded wonderful. I'm sad it wasn't televised so we could all see it. Personally, I dont get why so many fans weren't in favor of the memorial. Honoring someone you love is never a bad thing. Kudos to Mayte, Manuela & everyone for coming together to make the tribute happen. I truly hope many of the same attendees will be on hand for the public memorial. As a fan, I will feel cheated otherwise. Time and distance doesnt minimize the events of the past. [Edited 5/13/16 9:07am]

I too would have loved to have seen it televised. But I am glad it wasn't. Because if your read some of the snide remarks by people who feel this should not have happened, they would be calling them 'self serving' or some other ignorant comment

It was beautiful. And what we got to see here, was more than what happened in Minneapolis. Except for those fans who got handed the purple boxes, the purple boxes, some that ended up on Ebay

Just my humble opinion, but the fact that it was not televised speaks volumes. It shows it was not a self serving event.


On a side note: people put some of those Purple boxes on Ebay?! Makes me wonder wth were those people doing there in the first place...

MMJas said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I too would have loved to have seen it televised. But I am glad it wasn't. Because if your read some of the snide remarks by people who feel this should not have happened, they would be calling them 'self serving' or some other ignorant comment

It was beautiful. And what we got to see here, was more than what happened in Minneapolis. Except for those fans who got handed the purple boxes, the purple boxes, some that ended up on Ebay

Just my humble opinion, but the fact that it was not televised speaks volumes. It shows it was not a self serving event.


On a side note: people put some of those Purple boxes on Ebay?! Makes me wonder wth were those people doing there in the first place...

That is a great side note!

keenly said:

Siblings are the invisible in grief. There is no sibling card I'm the condolences section.

As a widow I felt terribly for my in laws. I couldn't get them a card. It's infuriating.

MMJas said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I too would have loved to have seen it televised. But I am glad it wasn't. Because if you read some of the snide remarks by people who feel this should not have happened, they would be calling them 'self serving' or some other ignorant comment

It was beautiful. And what we got to see here, was more than what happened in Minneapolis. Except for those fans who got handed the purple boxes, the purple boxes, some that ended up on Ebay

Just my humble opinion, but the fact that it was not televised speaks volumes. It shows it was not a self serving event.


On a side note: people put some of those Purple boxes on Ebay?! Makes me wonder wth were those people doing there in the first place...

I agree, it says a lot that they didn't let it be televised.

Yes, less than a day after they got them. the purple boxes

1contessa said:

keenly said:

Where were Prince's fam when he was kicked out and had to live with Andre?

Blood means nothing.

This memorial was beautiful.

From what I read over the years, it was Prince that no longer wanted to live with his mom and his step dad, and it was Prince whom asked Andre if he could live with him and his mom. Tyka was just as young as Prince during this time, and was probably living at home also. His family was always there, and none of us know what the real situation was, so you just can't take Prince's side and blame his family. Blood may mean nothing to you, but it does to some! Maybe Prince's family wanted to be close to him and he pushed them away, who knows? That doesn't mean that they didn't care about him.

[Edited 5/13/16 10:41am]

Prince left his mom and step dads home because of the way things were there for him.
Then when he moved back in with his dad, his father put him out (his sister told him to beg to get back in) and his dad wouldn't. Prince said that was the last time he cried(this was from a 1985 interview

I said this before and I will say it again. Have you ever been in the hospital with a loved one, not eating or drinking all day and you find a vending machine???? Do you really care what you look like?? Well, she spent the whole day dealing with a death and cremation.. Why are you focusing on a bag of cheetos when she had a really crappy 48 hours. Maybe she was going to pass out. --

Hopefully yours is the kind of comment he is now laughing at from heaven.

endiadj said:

1contessa said:

I'm not saying that they shouldn't have the opportunity to grieve as the others, but it just doesn't seem right to me, them making a whole memorial service like the family of the decease does normally, it just seems kind of disrespectful to me, that's all, and not their place.

i thought it was disrespectful for his sister to be carrying out bags of cheetos and the kid to be hiding his ashes under a jacket after the rushed cremation and service that very few loved ones in his life was invited to.

OldFriends4Sale said:

lwr001 said:

i dont know if he was in regular contact nor do you..what i do know is that YOU are giving it wayyyy toooo much fucking thought

most likely because he sees Wendy & Susannah on there

Calm down.

OldFriends4Sale said:

MMJas said:

Just my humble opinion, but the fact that it was not televised speaks volumes. It shows it was not a self serving event.


On a side note: people put some of those Purple boxes on Ebay?! Makes me wonder wth were those people doing there in the first place...

I agree, it says a lot that they didn't let it be televised.

Yes, less than a day after they got them. the purple boxes

That is truly sad. I also just read on FB that Prince's family is considering taking legal action against people that are proffitting off his death with the RIP merchandise. Who would want a t-shirt saying RIP? But it seems they are selling like hot cakes. People, huh?