morningsong said:

MoBettaBliss said:

Revolution said:

"Letitgo"

purplethunder3121 said:

Letigo! Prince was was on this planet for a time but he is still here with us...if we will let him be so. I had a friend who passed on last year who I knew for 30 years and she suddenly died alone in her home in mysterious circumstances like Prince did but she is still present for me all the time. If you let Prince be there for you...eventually he will be.

what was mysterious about your friends passing if you don't mind.

purplethunder3121 said:

"Letitgo"

Ready or not, here I come
(Come on)
(Come on)
All my life I've kept my feelings deep inside
Never was a reason 2 let somebody know
Lover here, lover there - Who cried? Who cared? Foolish pride
Never was a good seat at any of this man's shows

Until now all I wanted 2 do is
Do do do what I do, and
Bang bang bang on the drummer
And love so-and-so

But now I've got 2 letitgo (letitgo)
Lay back and let the vibe just flow
I wanna just letitgo (letitgo)
Lay back and let my feelings show
(letitgo)
I'm ready 4 the real
Give me something I can feel

All my life this heart's been under lock and key
My curtains were drawn there wasn't nobody home
Trigger here, Trigger there - everybody's high except 4 me
Better off dead if I couldn't be alone

Until now all I wanted 2 do is
Do do do what I do, and
Bang bang bang on the drummer
And love so-and-so

But now I've got 2 letitgo (letitgo)
Lay back and let the vibe just flow
I wanna just letitgo (letitgo)
Lay back and let my feelings show
I, I'm ready 4 the real
Give me something I can feel

4teen years and tears I've longed 2 sing my song
But a horse couldn't drag your ass 2 put me on
But now I've got an army and we're three million strong
This song will ring in your ears when we are gone

Until now all I wanted 2 do is
Do do do what I do, and
Bang bang bang on the drummer
And love so-and-so

But now I want 2 letitgo (letitgo)
Lay back and let the vibe just flow
Said I want 2 letitgo (letitgo)
Lay back and let the feelings show

I am ready 4 the real (Come a little closer)

(letitgo)
(Lay back an' let the vibe just flow

yep

PeteSilas said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Letigo! Prince was was on this planet for a time but he is still here with us...if we will let him be so. I had a friend who passed on last year who I knew for 30 years and she suddenly died alone in her home in mysterious circumstances like Prince did but she is still present for me all the time. If you let Prince be there for you...eventually he will be.

what was mysterious about your friends passing if you don't mind.

The fact that she died so suddenly and I still don't know what caused her death. Her family never told her closest friends (closer than family) what caused it.

purplethunder3121 said:

PeteSilas said:

what was mysterious about your friends passing if you don't mind.

The fact that she died so suddenly and I still don't know what caused her death. Her family never told her closest friends (closer than family) what caused it.

that's wierd, why would they say? I don't understand people really.

MoBettaBliss said:

nursev said:

avajane said:

MoBettaBliss said:

jodznsez said:

He's not a junkie. He wasn't on meds for fun. he needed them for everyday life, and it all got too much. Massive difference to peopel like richards etc who are coke heads / crack heads for recriational "fun"...

in the end addiction is addiction

some people medicate physical pain.. some people medicate emotional pain... and yeah... some just wanna rock'n'roll

but at the end of the day... once the addiction has hold... how you got there doesn't matter... it's the same muthafuckin' thing

purplethunder3121 said:

This couldn't have been posted in one of the stickies?

mailaccount63 said:

avajane said:

Would you say that to a Diabetic that needs an insulin injection on a daily basis?!?!? Don't judge, lest ye be judged. Don't judge until you have walked a mile in the other man's shoes. You are quick with your anger, but do you understand pain? I mean, REALLY understand pain? Chronic pain?!? The kind that never gives up?!? The type of pain that is with you day after day after day? The kind that gradually worsens as the days go by?!? How much did Prince have to give for you?!? Didn't he already give enough?!? People close to Prince have already said he was in a lot of hip pain. I couldn't/wouldn't have done the kinds of acrobatics that Prince did onstage, especially just for the fleeting approval of fans. We know what kind of damage that type of activity does to joints - that has been documented a million times over. Have you ever broken a bone?!? Do you have an arthritic joint? Then you are only beginning to understand the demands on Prince. Are you angry with Prince?!? You should be ashamed of yourselves. Instead celebrate the music Prince left us. Find joy in the musical weavings that Prince left us.

are you referring to my post?

you think i'm judging him?... it's the exact opposite

go back and re-read what i wrote in context

thedance said:

GeniusLuv said:

jodznsez said:

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coz corporate meds are worse than "street" drugs.

I honestly never knew that. I always thought crack and heroine were the kiss of death automatically..but guess not.

That's right, GeniusLuv. Now you know the truth about how much worse corporate drugs are "coz" Master Chemist jodznsez said it on the internet. Case closed!

mailaccount63 said:

Just like the disciples of Jesus didn't understand Jesus' parables, we didn't understand what Prince was trying to tell us all along.

This is the funniest shit I've ever read in my entire life.

steakfinger said:

GeniusLuv said:

I honestly never knew that. I always thought crack and heroine were the kiss of death automatically..but guess not.

That's right, GeniusLuv. Now you know the truth about how much worse corporate drugs are "coz" Master Chemist jodznsez said it on the internet. Case closed!

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sorry who are you?

What's with the condescending attitude?

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doctors push meds like no one's business daily, someone's making a heap of cash, making them dangerous and legal...so much more easy to access than illegal shit.. how many junkies you know/been around? How many people have you helped kick perscription meds?

Anger is a natural emotion that comes with death. Some people get angry at their spouse of 50 years that die of natural causes because they 'left' them. It isn't a choice, you feel what you feel. In time, reason steps in when you are ready and you move on.

I sure wish Prince didn't resort to Fentanyl, whatever the reason, but he did. We will never, ever know what was going on in his mind, so it is futile to try and figure it out.

Regardless, the anger will pass.

SheLovesMeNot said:

I'm so pissed I wish I can punch him...Prince oh Prince...why?! You should've known better! We've got Ozzy, Mick, Steven...they've done it...you did it and your gone. I'm so sad. I will never be able to look into those eyes again.

OMG, you just said what I've been saying for the past 6 weeks. Just told a family member last week, "If he were in front of me right now, I punch in the chest. Wait for him to wake back up, and punch him again." I've been saying that for the past 6 weeks!!!....smh.

OperatingThetan said:

Prince medicated for pain and was not a recreational drug user as far as we can tell. The story about Prince being a drug addict due to 'stage fright' originates from the Daily Mail. No sane or even averagely intelligent person would consider it seriously for a moment.

That wasn't where I came into knowledge about Prince's stage fright. I have never read the Daily Mail - never accessed it.

[Edited 6/6/16 10:35am]

jodznsez said:

He's not a junkie. He wasn't on meds for fun. he needed them for everyday life, and it all got too much. Massive difference to peopel like richards etc who are coke heads / crack heads for recriational "fun"...

He should have used cannabis instead.

keenly said:

jodznsez said:

He's not a junkie. He wasn't on meds for fun. he needed them for everyday life, and it all got too much. Massive difference to peopel like richards etc who are coke heads / crack heads for recriational "fun"...

He should have used cannabis instead.

I agree wholeheartedly, but I wonder if he didn't have an issue with using anything that's illegal. I think that's where a lot of people's willingness to use and often overuse prescription opioids comes from; the legality gives them a false sense of security even though medical marijuana is much, much safer.

Arbwyth said:

keenly said:

He should have used cannabis instead.

I agree wholeheartedly, but I wonder if he didn't have an issue with using anything that's illegal. I think that's where a lot of people's willingness to use and often overuse prescription opioids comes from; the legality gives them a false sense of security even though medical marijuana is much, much safer.

if he didn't learn from Elvis, from Michael etc.., I really don't know what to think about what went through his head. Drugs period should be avoided under any circumstances possible.

Arbwyth said:

keenly said:

He should have used cannabis instead.

I agree wholeheartedly, but I wonder if he didn't have an issue with using anything that's illegal. I think that's where a lot of people's willingness to use and often overuse prescription opioids comes from; the legality gives them a false sense of security even though medical marijuana is much, much safer.

Indeed.

PeteSilas said:

Arbwyth said:

I agree wholeheartedly, but I wonder if he didn't have an issue with using anything that's illegal. I think that's where a lot of people's willingness to use and often overuse prescription opioids comes from; the legality gives them a false sense of security even though medical marijuana is much, much safer.

if he didn't learn from Elvis, from Michael etc.., I really don't know what to think about what went through his head. Drugs period should be avoided under any circumstances possible.

Nonsense.

Natural so called drugs are part of our experience on this earth. It has been this way for thousands of years. There are literally hundreds of herbs that will get you high.

MAN MADE Pharma, and street drugs are the danger. Mushrooms are not dangerous. Cannabis is not dangerous.

Nature is wonderful, take advantage of it.

i could never be pissed at prince for using drugs either way, recreationally or medicinally. it just wouldn't be fair. i'm a bit pissed at God, i guess. i wish God would have reached down with his giant loving hands, scooped prince up and rushed him to the hospital magically. although, i guess that's what actually happened in a way.

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but i can't blame prince for anything at all. for one thing, i don't know what he was going through in his life spiritually and/or healthwise, for another even if i'm not wearing a fentanyl patch right now, i am not without sin...

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but, admit i'm sad in the same way that i was sad for jimi hendrix, michael jackson, river phoenix, amy winehouse, janis joplin, and others who passed more or less this way. preventable deaths of gifted artists. irreplaceable, leaving a gap where they should be standing and the rest of us crying for their absence.

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it's a bit like where hannibal lecter advises starling not to roll too deep. i think prince was a deep roller. he flew too close to the sun, drove close to the edge, and pushed himself to do impossible things. ultimately really suffered for his art.

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i do wish he'd taken it easier on himself

[Edited 6/6/16 11:42am]

keenly said:

PeteSilas said:

if he didn't learn from Elvis, from Michael etc.., I really don't know what to think about what went through his head. Drugs period should be avoided under any circumstances possible.

Nonsense.

Natural so called drugs are part of our experience on this earth. It has been this way for thousands of years. There are literally hundreds of herbs that will get you high.

MAN MADE Pharma, and street drugs are the danger. Mushrooms are not dangerous. Cannabis is not dangerous.

Nature is wonderful, take advantage of it.

Snip - langebleu - moderator

we don't live natural so we can't use those things and expect the same results our ancestors did. I always draw the analogy of tobacco, the indians used it for sacred reasons and didn't abuse it, so how peopple use it today could be considered sacrilige but people do it because they are hooked, stressed, need relief and it kills and adversely affects millions of lives. You do what you want I'll do what I want. I've seen little good come from that shit but you addicts always try to paint it like it's the holy grail

If people wish to discuss the risks that are associated with different drugs, they can start a thread in General Discussion.