Does love see color? Frankly, I dont' care whether P was black, white, red or purple. I believe P while he was saw color disparages, he was hoping we would be love and accept each other. I forget which video in the beginning where he says "finally, color blind....it's about time". Larry Graham was also in it. I doubt the heart sees color and hence his choice of women. As to the 70's look, he changed his looks, music and style every so many years like he did musicians....does it matter? Perhaps he was "guided" by a Higher Power in that direction. As other people have commented, I cant' seem to stay away from this site, latest P news, you tube, etc. I have a job, outside activities, etc. I never met the man but followed him through the years from the very beginning, albeit somewhat lacksadaisical. I too am beginning to wonder if there is something wrong with me.

Sheila's and PP members tribute was amazing and very loving. They put their all into it and showed their respect and hearts for P. Sheila and Mayte at the end....they looked beautiful and could still see the grief showing in their faces...it was palpable. The group did P way proud! I loved it. What a way to close the show. Sorry for the criticism that follows...JH is a good screamer...never did think screaming is the same as singing I think I may have misunderstood the speech given by Jesse Williams. GREAT show overall. Can't get over the Sheila E and crew tribute though. Thank you.

cudnpete said:

Crying so hard my chest hurts. It's been 66 days..

Thanks Maxwell.

My wife is tending to me like I am at a funeral....lol

Yes, made me emotional too...................

How do I watch these videos, all I can see is 5 frames with 'Bet Award Moments' text in it, what's with that? Is this ' a US only thing' again?

Grog said:

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I am actually proud of BET today. The network came through for the Purple Yoda in a big way.

Has anyone seen D'Angelo?

Yea, where was D'Angelo? I thought he was billed to perform....??

Is anyone kinda suprised that Lenny Kravitz wasnt a performer? I was.

1Sasha said:

Oh, boy, here we go ... Did anyone else think Prince's recent appearance from the natural hair (Afro-style) to the tunics and chains had him resembling African-American men of the 70s? It was as if he wanted to leave the image he had cultivated behind in favor of what he was comfortable with in the 70s as he started his career. But then there were the complaints that his women were usually light-skinned - where were the darker-skinned women in his life? I am white, and I never thought of him as a black artist. In fact, I never thought of him in terms of color. He always said he was "old school," loving the James Brown School of Entertainment. Or, as in a quip about Madonna (paraphrasing) that he could sing and dance at the same time. But his color never entered into it for me.

Thank you, the same for me. I never saw him in regards to color, just what an amazing entertainer and person he was. I am also "white", I put that in quotation marks because that's what some people want life to be about. Other than my daughter that I lost, I have never cried so hard, nor so long as I have for this beautiful man. He didn't exist in color for me only music. This is supposed to be a tribute site for him, not a color, race, creed or religion arguement. That was not what he was about.

tracyface said:

Grog said:

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I am actually proud of BET today. The network came through for the Purple Yoda in a big way.

Has anyone seen D'Angelo?

Yea, where was D'Angelo? I thought he was billed to perform....??

Is anyone kinda suprised that Lenny Kravitz wasnt a performer? I was.

I was wondering the same thing.

I'm quite worried about D'Angelo. I hope he backed out for a mundane reason, and that he's OK. I keep waiting for Quest to reassure us.

AA1slot said:

tracyface said:

mimi1956 said:

CROWNS1 said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Prince in song seemed to be in love with the idea of marriage, 'marry me' was throught his songs

Yes Sheila's father is Mexican (a lot of people consider that diff from Latino) her mother is Creole

I was just kidding about the politically correct, I guess that is more ethnically correct.

He did seem so. I remember on the View (I think) once Barbara Wawa pointed out to him that he was 'different' and it really seemed to bother him. I think he desperately wanted normalcy but he really wasn't normal lol. I could only imagine what his marriages must have been like. When he sings about being a lover, mother, brother, sister, father...in a way for me it was true (not the lover part) but as a woman, here was this tiny little man who was sexy (lover part), child like in many ways (mother part)one of the girls (sister part) and someone who mentored young women and showed them the ropes and protected them (brother). No wonder he had us all in a mixed up emotional mess!

He could never be 'normal' and be Prince

I remember him trying to normalize himself on that 21Nights book/cd.
Saying when he was young his mother used to send him to the store like everyone else to get her cigarettes and such. (my mother never sent us to the store for stuff) but I'm thinking "Prince that was a million miles away in time. but 1980 he was in a different universe 4ever.

lol yes, that is on point what you said.

AA1slot said:

Does love see color? Frankly, I dont' care whether P was black, white, red or purple. I believe P while he was saw color disparages, he was hoping we would be love and accept each other. I forget which video in the beginning where he says "finally, color blind....it's about time". Larry Graham was also in it. I doubt the heart sees color and hence his choice of women. As to the 70's look, he changed his looks, music and style every so many years like he did musicians....does it matter? Perhaps he was "guided" by a Higher Power in that direction. As other people have commented, I cant' seem to stay away from this site, latest P news, you tube, etc. I have a job, outside activities, etc. I never met the man but followed him through the years from the very beginning, albeit somewhat lacksadaisical. I too am beginning to wonder if there is something wrong with me.

Sheila's and PP members tribute was amazing and very loving. They put their all into it and showed their respect and hearts for P. Sheila and Mayte at the end....they looked beautiful and could still see the grief showing in their faces...it was palpable. The group did P way proud! I loved it. What a way to close the show. Sorry for the criticism that follows...JH is a good screamer...never did think screaming is the same as singing I think I may have misunderstood the speech given by Jesse Williams. GREAT show overall. Can't get over the Sheila E and crew tribute though. Thank you.

ITS CALLED TAKING IT TO CHURCH....MAYBE ITS NOT 4 EVERYONE OH WELL THE PURPLE ONE LOVED IT.If you look online miss patti labelle is singing it the same way and prince went crazy loving it.The song was suppose to be sung by stevie.But stevie said he would of cried through it.

http://www.bet.com/video/...ay-up.html

rogifan said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Prince in song seemed to be in love with the idea of marriage, 'marry me' was throught his songs

Yes Sheila's father is Mexican (a lot of people consider that diff from Latino) her mother is Creole

I was just kidding about the politically correct, I guess that is more ethnically correct.

At the Oakland P&M show Prince talked about his father and said he loved all the things his father loved and then named off what those things were: his mother, the bible and music. He also mentioned at one point how much his mother and father loved each other. Makes me wonder just how scarred he was over their breakup and how that impacted the rest of his life.

Yeah I don't know if he every went deep into that stuff. I know the earlier interviews with his father putting him out was hard. He said after that he never cried after begging his father to let him back. For a lot of people, especially men, that is shut down of certain emotions. And tend to be ready to cut people off quick who get close.

destinyc1 said:

AA1slot said:

Does love see color? Frankly, I dont' care whether P was black, white, red or purple. I believe P while he was saw color disparages, he was hoping we would be love and accept each other. I forget which video in the beginning where he says "finally, color blind....it's about time". Larry Graham was also in it. I doubt the heart sees color and hence his choice of women. As to the 70's look, he changed his looks, music and style every so many years like he did musicians....does it matter? Perhaps he was "guided" by a Higher Power in that direction. As other people have commented, I cant' seem to stay away from this site, latest P news, you tube, etc. I have a job, outside activities, etc. I never met the man but followed him through the years from the very beginning, albeit somewhat lacksadaisical. I too am beginning to wonder if there is something wrong with me.

Sheila's and PP members tribute was amazing and very loving. They put their all into it and showed their respect and hearts for P. Sheila and Mayte at the end....they looked beautiful and could still see the grief showing in their faces...it was palpable. The group did P way proud! I loved it. What a way to close the show. Sorry for the criticism that follows...JH is a good screamer...never did think screaming is the same as singing I think I may have misunderstood the speech given by Jesse Williams. GREAT show overall. Can't get over the Sheila E and crew tribute though. Thank you.

ITS CALLED TAKING IT TO CHURCH....MAYBE ITS NOT 4 EVERYONE OH WELL THE PURPLE ONE LOVED IT.If you look online miss patti labelle is singing it the same way and prince went crazy loving it.The song was suppose to be sung by stevie.But stevie said he would of cried through it.

I think only because it was Patti
But she messed the song up

destinyc1 said:

http://www.bet.com/video/...ay-up.html

THNX but ehhrrr.... Nope, also not workin'

GhostChick said:

AA1slot said:

Does love see color? Frankly, I dont' care whether P was black, white, red or purple. I believe P while he was saw color disparages, he was hoping we would be love and accept each other. I forget which video in the beginning where he says "finally, color blind....it's about time". Larry Graham was also in it. I doubt the heart sees color and hence his choice of women. As to the 70's look, he changed his looks, music and style every so many years like he did musicians....does it matter? Perhaps he was "guided" by a Higher Power in that direction. As other people have commented, I cant' seem to stay away from this site, latest P news, you tube, etc. I have a job, outside activities, etc. I never met the man but followed him through the years from the very beginning, albeit somewhat lacksadaisical. I too am beginning to wonder if there is something wrong with me.

Sheila's and PP members tribute was amazing and very loving. They put their all into it and showed their respect and hearts for P. Sheila and Mayte at the end....they looked beautiful and could still see the grief showing in their faces...it was palpable. The group did P way proud! I loved it. What a way to close the show. Sorry for the criticism that follows...JH is a good screamer...never did think screaming is the same as singing I think I may have misunderstood the speech given by Jesse Williams. GREAT show overall. Can't get over the Sheila E and crew tribute though. Thank you.

Prince dated Black women too, goodness.

He see's himself in lightskinned women .Guys catch up this is 1980's stuff.But,for those that say they dont see color if prince was prince jackson you would see color 'BYEFELICIA'

MarcelS67 said:

destinyc1 said:

http://www.bet.com/video/...ay-up.html

THNX but ehhrrr.... Nope, also not workin'

What browser are you on?

OldFriends4Sale said:

destinyc1 said:

MarcelS67 said:

THNX but ehhrrr.... Nope, also not workin'

What browser are you on?

I'm on Safari, can it be a 'regional thing'?

OldFriends4Sale said:

destinyc1 said:

ITS CALLED TAKING IT TO CHURCH....MAYBE ITS NOT 4 EVERYONE OH WELL THE PURPLE ONE LOVED IT.If you look online miss patti labelle is singing it the same way and prince went crazy loving it.The song was suppose to be sung by stevie.But stevie said he would of cried through it.

I think only because it was Patti
But she messed the song up

Oh i gotcha .But did she change the words or F them up Like when prince said dearly enumerated sp

Now THAT was the homegoing service I needed to see.

Seeing that performance by Sheila felt almost like seeing Prince perform for one last time.

The medley was tight and the band incredibly well-rehearsed.

MarcelS67 said:

destinyc1 said:

What browser are you on?

I'm on Safari, can it be a 'regional thing'?

Yes thats the prob.Your going to have to go to fb and get on their page.bet page

CROWNS1 said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Prince in song seemed to be in love with the idea of marriage, 'marry me' was throught his songs

Yes Sheila's father is Mexican (a lot of people consider that diff from Latino) her mother is Creole

I was just kidding about the politically correct, I guess that is more ethnically correct.

He did seem so. I remember on the View (I think) once Barbara Wawa pointed out to him that he was 'different' and it really seemed to bother him. I think he desperately wanted normalcy but he really wasn't normal lol. I could only imagine what his marriages must have been like. When he sings about being a lover, mother, brother, sister, father...in a way for me it was true (not the lover part) but as a woman, here was this tiny little man who was sexy (lover part), child like in many ways (mother part)one of the girls (sister part) and someone who mentored young women and showed them the ropes and protected them (brother). No wonder he had us all in a mixed up emotional mess!

EXACTLY! OMG, thank you for putting this into word form. This is why the man was so damn mysterious! He was multi-faceted, and I love that about him. I've always been more influenced by the fact that he's a sexy mf, but he was very protective and was a good mentor to those around him. I guess being a protector and mentor was his way of "paying it forward."

destinyc1 said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I think only because it was Patti
But she messed the song up

Oh i gotcha .But did she change the words or F them up Like when prince said dearly enumerated sp

I couldn't even remember the words lol she rushed to do her Patti and got off key and then when the 'oooh oooh oh oooh' part came she was lost. So she left her shoe on the stage.

People should just leave Purple Rain alone lol TreySongz did it that night too and he was worse.

Wendy(leading the Revolution in 2012) and Fantasia are the only other people I heard and loved it.

OldFriends4Sale said:

destinyc1 said:

Oh i gotcha .But did she change the words or F them up Like when prince said dearly enumerated sp

I couldn't even remember the words lol she rushed to do her Patti and got off key and then when the 'oooh oooh oh oooh' part came she was lost. So she left her shoe on the stage.

People should just leave Purple Rain alone lol TreySongz did it that night too and he was worse.

Wendy(leading the Revolution in 2012) and Fantasia are the only other people I heard and loved it.

Right....Loving you is another one...Remember sam something from starsearch ?Well patti told him to sing it from the upper register and hold that note Its done on broadway and it usually gets a standing O ...Luther vandross was big on doing it that way.They start with a few of the words then thats it.

morningsong said:

mimi1956 said:

Thank you, the same for me. I never saw him in regards to color, just what an amazing entertainer and person he was. I am also "white", I put that in quotation marks because that's what some people want life to be about. Other than my daughter that I lost, I have never cried so hard, nor so long as I have for this beautiful man. He didn't exist in color for me only music. This is supposed to be a tribute site for him, not a color, race, creed or religion arguement. That was not what he was about.

He made a point to be know and seen as a black man. It was important to him.

Yep. I agree. Prince was a brother for sure and proud of it! But you best not try to stereotype him otherwise you might get a boot...a high heeled boot! I personally loved him for his uniqueness and I loved him for his swag...his black american swag. Yep. there it was front and center in all he did. He loved all people regardless of race, gender, etc. but dont get it twisted, he was a brother through and through.

^^
Gosh! The world lost a true orignal... I miss his Prince-ness