jaynoonan said:

ldmendes said:

Yes please share..Sheiia E mentioned something on her Facebook page

Only chance to fix this for the fans is make sure OCT 13 is amazing and it is also televised. Up to this point, fans have been shafted, not able to get closure at all. I'm keeping the faith that this event will be everything we want it to be. Everything that we NEED it to be!

The fans haven't had closure at all. Zappa's Universe was a brilliant tribute to FZ and he was actually still alive. Oct 13 will give them plenty of time to get it right.

seeing the urn makes me lose my sh*t.

the goodie bag/hoodie combo thing -

If the hoodies and goodie bags were given out to fans at a public memorial it would be different, but to those who knew and were close to him seems weird.

why do a lot of you have issues with the "goodie" bag they were given? I doubt that it's referred to as such by attendees, but I think it's nice gesture for people that were close to him to have something like what they received.

BlackandRising said:

LuxLove said:

The goodie bag to me was tacky and peculariar too. Its not like you were going to a concert and buying a Tshirt & poster

gollygirl said:

jumanji2016 said:

gollygirl said:

The goodie bag to me was tacky and peculariar too. Its not like you were going to a concert and buying a Tshirt & poster

But it's also not like anyone will ever be able to attend a concert of his again and purchase such items?

I don’t think of it as goody bags. I think it's nice to have mementos. I would treasure it. I hope these items are for sale, I’d be first in line.

1Sasha said:

JMO but I think the 2016 Prince would have liked his tribes gathering together to raise a glass to his life (even though he did not drink). But he would have wanted it to remain private - no photos, no interviews. I have never heard of gifts being handed out at such a service, but I would buy that necklace.

I like the necklace too. But that hoodie cheap ass piece of shit for a man that would never have been seen in a hoodie in a million years? Nooooooo.

People grieve in their own way. People memorialize in their own way. It's not for me to judge what other mourners have done. Prince is gone. People will eventually find closure within themselves - in their own unique way - and then they move forward into a full and beautiful life with cherished memories.....even though it's really hard to let go.

RainbowGranny said:

People grieve in their own way. People memorialize in their own way. It's not for me to judge what other mourners have done. Prince is gone. People will eventually find closure within themselves - in their own unique way - and then they move forward into a full and beautiful life with cherished memories.....even though it's really hard to let go.

emby said:

Mumio said:

Very well said babynoz. It's a different process for all of us

Yes--I appreciate this place so much because I ALREADY have those worries, and I ALREADY feel like I've exhausted my husband's tolerance for how sad I am about a "stranger." This is where I can visit to be around other folks having a similarly mind-blowing emotional experience. And who are patient and understanding with my n00biness.

[Edited 8/13/16 12:00pm]

Hugs to you emby I completely understand your sentiments. My husband is a gem and does understand too, but it's really important to be with others who get it.

[Edited 8/14/16 17:05pm]

You know, what really gets to me? It isn't seeing pictures of him, or the urn, or the memorial. It's not listening to his music, although there are certain songs that make my stomach turn to knots.

What really, really gets me, what gets my mind all twisted up in knots, is seeing photos of Paisley Park. Because when I see pictures of the building, it reminds me that the creator of the sounds that have kept me enthralled for the past 37 yrs or so is simply gone. The halls and rooms of PP are empty; the lifeblood of what made the building what it is is no longer there, so it's like a shell with....things in it now.

I imagine people walking inside and all I ever here are just echos of footsteps.

rogifan said:

ldmendes said:

NinaB said:

Gifts/mementos were given 2 his friends. I don't see a problem.

I don't see a problem either. These items were probably merchandise left over from concerts, just like the purple boxes that were handed out to fans putting heartfelt tribute gifts on the fence outside Paisley Park. I wouldn't doubt that the symbol necklaces handed out were the same ones that I bought at concerts in 2011...

ldmendes said:

jumanji2016 said:

gollygirl said: But it's also not like anyone will ever be able to attend a concert of his again and purchase such items?

I don’t think of it as goody bags. I think it's nice to have mementos. I would treasure it. I hope these items are for sale, I’d be first in line.

Yeah but mementos of a memorial service? Is that really a thing people do today at memorials for personal friends or family? That's the aspect of it, for friends and family, that I find weird about a gift bag (or whatever term one wants to call it) and hoodies with the date of the memorial service on it being given out to attendees of the service for friends and family: those items ARE things FANS (like you, and like me, people who were fans of this man and his music but who didn't know him personally) would indeed buy, like at a concert or tribute show or the like. It just doesn't seem - to me, anyway - like something that you get when you go to a private memorial for a person you KNEW on a personal level who you spoke with and called your friend or family member and interacted with in a personal way.

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Imo, all that stuff commercializes a memorial service that I guess I feel should be more intimate and focusing on Prince the friend and family member AS a friend and family member. Not EVERYTHING today needs to be "branded" or have a "brand" on it, but again, that's jmo.

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If most people think this was cool and ok, then I suppose I should re-evaluate my thoughts; maybe I'm too old-fashioned. And I'm not saying that to be snarky, perhaps I really am. I just would feel strange accepting a bag of 'merchandise' at a memorial service for a person I knew/loved on a real, personal level (vs. being a fan and buying this kind of stuff at a fan-centered event).

AnnaStesia10 said:

Wow this is heavy, but in a way I am relieved that finally there are these specific services being held to pay respects to Prince and that his family, friends and colleagues are able to mourn him. I also pray a lot of Prince fan's especially the Org family are able to attend the tribute concert in October. It sounds like it is going to be wild from what his cousin says, and I for one wish I could be there.

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I know the fans going to this event will benefit from going, and I am happy for you all that will. As for us fans that cannot attend, I hope we can see it via broadcast. But I know that is not the same, nothing like being there in person and feeling the vibes.

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Luv to you all out there, it feels like we are all re-living his passing all over again. I miss you Prince!!

u 4ever

A broadcast would be wonderful, but if it doesn't happen it would be fantastic if org members that are attending the October tribute would Periscope it for the rest of us who can't go. I doubt very much if there will be a ban on cell phones for this event. I knew nothing about Periscope until the Bruce Springsteen tour this year...and his fans did a wonderful job of "Periscoping" most of the concerts so that those who couldn't attend could watch them live. I think that would be a great option for org members.

purplethunder3121 said:

AnnaStesia10 said:

Wow this is heavy, but in a way I am relieved that finally there are these specific services being held to pay respects to Prince and that his family, friends and colleagues are able to mourn him. I also pray a lot of Prince fan's especially the Org family are able to attend the tribute concert in October. It sounds like it is going to be wild from what his cousin says, and I for one wish I could be there.

+++

I know the fans going to this event will benefit from going, and I am happy for you all that will. As for us fans that cannot attend, I hope we can see it via broadcast. But I know that is not the same, nothing like being there in person and feeling the vibes.

+++

Luv to you all out there, it feels like we are all re-living his passing all over again. I miss you Prince!!

u 4ever

A broadcast would be wonderful, but if it doesn't happen it would be fantastic if org members that are attending the October tribute would Periscope it for the rest of us who can't go. I doubt very much if there will be a ban on cell phones for this event. I knew nothing about Periscope until the Bruce Springsteen tour this year...and his fans did a wonderful job of "Periscoping" most of the concerts so that those who couldn't attend could watch them live. I think that would be a great option for org members.

This is a good idea! Any org members going to the tribute concert down for this or are able to do this?? Even if they do broadcast this event, it would be kool to see it thru the eyes of someone in this community.

emby said:

Mumio said:

Very well said babynoz. It's a different process for all of us

Yes--I appreciate this place so much because I ALREADY have those worries, and I ALREADY feel like I've exhausted my husband's tolerance for how sad I am about a "stranger." This is where I can visit to be around other folks having a similarly mind-blowing emotional experience. And who are patient and understanding with my n00biness.

[Edited 8/13/16 12:00pm]

Hugs to you emby I completely understand your sentiments. My husband is a gem and does understand too, but it's really important to be with others who get it.

[Edited 8/14/16 17:05pm]

purplethunder3121 said:

AnnaStesia10 said:

Maybe im the only one feeling this but,i just feel like many got to celebrate him with inthese past 4 months except the ones hurting the most outside of his family and friends.And maybe its selfish to feel this way,maybe its rude,or ignorant or all the above.I'm just feeling some type of way that i dont know the true words to express......

destinyc1 said: