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Thread started 06/13/16 8:15am

sonshine

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prince to receive honorary arts degree from u of mn

http://www.usatoday.com/s.../85820860/
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Reply #1 posted 06/13/16 9:21am

purpleaslan

well its no bloody good to him now is it?....too little...too late...

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Reply #2 posted 06/13/16 9:26am

sonshine

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purpleaslan said:

well its no bloody good to him now is it?....too little...too late...


So no one should waste their time or resources honoring him or his legacy since it doesn't serve him a purpose now??? What a shitty thing to say.
It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN
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Reply #3 posted 06/13/16 9:41am

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sonshine said:

purpleaslan said:

well its no bloody good to him now is it?....too little...too late...


So no one should waste their time or resources honoring him or his legacy since it doesn't serve him a purpose now??? What a shitty thing to say.

AGREE!!! LEGACY!!! HONOR!!!
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Reply #4 posted 06/13/16 9:42am

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You do realize they asked him do accept them a more than once and he said no up until just before he died, right?
Besides, they're basically saying he's so good a self taught musician, he has earned a doctorate, alive or dead. It wouldn't have done him any good alive either, not really.
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Reply #5 posted 06/13/16 9:54am

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Blakbear said:

You do realize they asked him do accept them a more than once and he said no up until just before he died, right?
Besides, they're basically saying he's so good a self taught musician, he has earned a doctorate, alive or dead. It wouldn't have done him any good alive either, not really.

Good point. It's still a wonderful way to honor him and I'm proud that it's happening even tho he is no longer here with us.
It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN
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Reply #6 posted 06/13/16 10:40am

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This kind of shit is so stupid. They had 57 years to do something, and now that he's ash in an urn, they wanna bestow a meaningless title on him? That, my friends, is called publicity, not respect.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #7 posted 06/13/16 11:36am

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TrivialPursuit said:

This kind of shit is so stupid. They had 57 years to do something, and now that he's ash in an urn, they wanna bestow a meaningless title on him? That, my friends, is called publicity, not respect.


Well, I'm glad I'm not so jaded and don't see it that way. For me it's a beautiful thing.
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Reply #8 posted 06/13/16 12:05pm

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sonshine said:

TrivialPursuit said:

This kind of shit is so stupid. They had 57 years to do something, and now that he's ash in an urn, they wanna bestow a meaningless title on him? That, my friends, is called publicity, not respect.

Well, I'm glad I'm not so jaded and don't see it that way. For me it's a beautiful thing.


So I'm jaded because I see past the bullshit? The title means zip at this point. Watch how many more awards Prince receives post-morteum. Where were all these awards and titles while he was alive?

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #9 posted 06/13/16 12:09pm

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TrivialPursuit said:

This kind of shit is so stupid. They had 57 years to do something, and now that he's ash in an urn, they wanna bestow a meaningless title on him? That, my friends, is called publicity, not respect.

As someone else stated, this was in the works prior to his death. Prince would have known about it and signed off on it. I think it wonderful that he's getting a an honorary doctorate from the U of MN.

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Reply #10 posted 06/13/16 1:21pm

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Please discuss in existing thread, thanks:

http://prince.org/msg/7/427555

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