What a punch in the gut all over again. This made my heart break even more. He shouldn't be gone. He should be here, and it's a horrible horrible mistake. All those people out there who call him a junkie, we knew better.

strawberrylova123 said:

Lidocaine is for heart arrhythmia and Alprazolam is for anxiety....i dont know what to believe anymore.

My sister was given liquid lidocaine to numb pain from a galstone attack. I also had a friend given lidocaine to numb his esophagus due to a hernia. There is more than one use for it. Alprazolam, yes anxiety.

nursev said:

wildgoldenhoney said:

anangellooksdown said:

XxAxX said:

It's just so sad that Prince died.

XxAxX said:

nursev said:

oliviacamron said:

nursev said: I got this feeling they're going to drop a bombshell on us next week

Yep the truth is coming and its not pretty.

I have a feeling it is too, and we are going to go ballistic over it. When I read this on Funkenberry on Twitter I felt ill, my heart sank. I just hope we will find out the truth ASAP so we can then focus on his talent and not these awful things

strawberrylova123 said:

manabean84 said:

strawberrylova123 said:

Lidocaine is for heart arrhythmia and Alprazolam is for anxiety....i dont know what to believe anymore.

My sister was given liquid lidocaine to numb pain from a galstone attack. I also had a friend given lidocaine to numb his esophagus due to a hernia. There is more than one use for it. Alprazolam, yes anxiety.

Remember his chef spoke of him having throat and stomach problems - apparently, P was having difficulty swallowing and wanted smoothies / soups all the time. IF P's Lidocaine was of the LIQUID variety rather than a patch, it could be for that...If it was a PATCH then that suggests it was for localised pain-relief of the external variety, such as his hips / knees, whatever.

Most importantly: no matter what any report or news article says, our love, devotion and respect for Prince will not change. That being said, we have to be open to whatever any autopsy or other official report reveals, if that report is ever released for public review. Not for one second do I believe no one in his inner circle didn't know about any drugs - legal or otherwise - that he was taking. People knew. Prince was a human being with an incredible gift - a gift he worked very hard to develop and maintain. He brought joy to hundreds of millions of people in his lifetime. When Lenny Kravitz said he thought he knew the cause of death, when Sheila E. said she knew ... The one thing in the article which caught my attention was the statement that the local authorities were no longer actively investigating his death; they would put people on it if something new turned up, but it was not on their radar right now. It is being handled by the state and federal authorities. I would not want to be on the receiving end of that investigation.

roxy831 said:

Okay, so now the picture in my mind is far more disturbing than just him being alone....in an elevator Now the image is his body and mind is so in shock he couldn't put his clothes on fast enough or correctly so he could get help!!! And I was just starting to come to terms with his passing. This s%^& is for the birds, really.

That s excatly the image I got.That he realized something was wrong and was getting confused and disoriented maybe even panicking,rushed to get dressed to get help and the drugs overpowered him in the elevator. ALONE. I read this thread right before bed and got so upset I just ended my computer time and went to bed only to keep waking up and thinking about him Lord,Iam praying this is not true.That it's just more sensationalizing gossip about when they found him.

This shit is pissing me off with all the twists and turns new discoveries etc. More and more I am feeling like we really are never going to get over this. Especially us who have rode with him through all the highs and lows since 1978.It feels like a part of the family is gone.That is pissing me off too. I hate the fact that a childhood celebrity crush passing way is having such an effect on me. I NEVER saw this coming.People die everyday and I certainly know he was going to die someday too. This right here.....this right here....is cutting deep. Iam forever heartbroken at the way he had to leave us. Poor poor P Shit......POOR US...

rogifan said:

purplerabbithole said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

Just when I thought I was on the road to closure. MFing stop giving the information in pieces!!!

I just want to screaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

You said everything right here.Iam soooo tired.I even stay away from the boards for a few days to give myself and break and what happens? BOOM!!!

nursev said:

XxAxX said:

me too so long to any pretense of closure

XxAxX it just doesn't sound right

Anyone who has followed Prince knows there is something afowl here.

The whole thing about clothes being on backward is setting off alarm bells to someone who teaches CSI.

Purplealegria7 said:

purplerabbithole said:

leadline said:

lwr001 said:

And quiet a's kept, in months leading up, he was looking ragedy and or not his usual dapper self .

Not to those close to him, they are all on record stating he looked happy and fine. The only ones creating this story are the orgers who take a shapshot in bad light here, another in bad light there, and then extrapolate their narrative on top of it. Huge afro + looses clothes = appearance of being thinner. Bad light from a crappy video while performing purple rain = appearance of sadness.

I will stick with what those close to him have said about his appearance in the last days as well as his mental state. They were all normal.

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Wow he does not look like himself here at all! Omg I can't put my finger on it but he looks way off

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

Terribly, terribly sad.

Purplealegria7 said:

purplerabbithole said:

Wow he does not look like himself here at all! Omg I can't put my finger on it but he looks way off

Of course he doesn't, the lighting is horrible, it's a frame that is not very flattering. I bet a few frames later he looked absolutely fine. We gotta stop taking these crappy pictures and making assumptions when the feet on the street (those close to him), and seeing him in real time, all have said nothing looked wrong.

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Purplealegria7 said:

rogifan said:

I don't buy it other than someone helped him obtain something illegally and it wasn't what he thought it was. I don't buy it just becaus the foul play would have to have come from someone in his inner circle and why would anyone in his inner circle want to take him out?

Agreed it would have been from someone from the inner circle, but we don't know who they may have been working for. For enough money anyone might be capable of anything. This is sickening. For what ever reason, My poor baby did not deserve this. I feel So darn helpless and sad.

That is absolutely correct, history has proven people can be bought, and history has proven people close to you cannot always be trusted.....history has also proven people are capable of incredible haneaus acts.

LBrent said:

ForeverPaisley said:

leadline said:

Purplealegria7 said:

purplerabbithole said: Wow he does not look like himself here at all! Omg I can't put my finger on it but he looks way off

Of course he doesn't, the lighting is horrible, it's a frame that is not very flattering. I bet a few frames later he looked absolutely fine. We gotta stop taking these crappy pictures and making assumptions when the feet on the street (those close to him) all have said nothing looked wrong.

But I watched him perform in a clip on the internet (not gonna say where because I would like the footage to remain up) How Come U don't call me anymore? from the Piano and A Microphone tour. He sounded great but looked really bad. I don't mean just old or skinny. He's been pretty skinny in the past (mid 1990's) but his teeth seemed to be proturding out of his mouth, his neck looked really thin, his shoulder blades stuck out badly (even in loose clothes) and the effort to get through the song was apparent. He had energy and joy but the physical stamina seemed forced.

As for the condition of the afro, I assume that afro's are not always easy to maintain, but his looked pretty damn bad. I can't find a picture of that performance but his appearance was definitely worse than the picture I provided. I don't think you could find a flattering frame from that performance.

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