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Thread started 11/22/16 6:20am

rogifan

Former Prince employee shares Paisley Park memories

Tom Underwood, who worked at Paisley Park, shares the last time he saw Prince. I thought this was so beautiful. đź’ś

https://www.facebook.com/...72354801:0


"There were a few gigs I unfortunately couldn’t attend towards the end of his life, which I regret. I did, however, remember the last time we crossed paths. Madonna had stopped by after her show [Oct 8, 2015] to come check out Paisley. He ended up playing for her and it was awesome.

I tell ya, flipping off the final light and locking the door was for many a relief because we had been working like dogs all day and were about to drop by the time 5:00 am rolled around, but it was kinda sad to leave. It’s like I never wanted the party to stop and there were times when it seemed like it wasn’t going to. Those were the best parties…when you go to leave and the sun was starting to rise and the birds were chirping, and your ears ringing from all the loud jamming he’d do. Wow, what a cool time it was.

At the end of the gig everybody had left except for Prince and the manager. Well, here comes Prince rolling up on a sweet beach cruiser bicycle going for a stroll. He had the biggest grin, and to be left with that as my last thought…of him smiling, is priceless."


He shares a few other stories on that Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/...k/?fref=nf
Paisley Park is in your heart
#PrinceForever đź’ś
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Reply #1 posted 11/22/16 6:40am

kepurplehunter

Awesome
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Reply #2 posted 11/22/16 6:56am

calhounlovejoy

rogifan said:

Tom Underwood, who worked at Paisley Park, shares the last time he saw Prince. I thought this was so beautiful. đź’ś

https://www.facebook.com/...72354801:0


"There were a few gigs I unfortunately couldn’t attend towards the end of his life, which I regret. I did, however, remember the last time we crossed paths. Madonna had stopped by after her show [Oct 8, 2015] to come check out Paisley. He ended up playing for her and it was awesome.

I tell ya, flipping off the final light and locking the door was for many a relief because we had been working like dogs all day and were about to drop by the time 5:00 am rolled around, but it was kinda sad to leave. It’s like I never wanted the party to stop and there were times when it seemed like it wasn’t going to. Those were the best parties…when you go to leave and the sun was starting to rise and the birds were chirping, and your ears ringing from all the loud jamming he’d do. Wow, what a cool time it was.

At the end of the gig everybody had left except for Prince and the manager. Well, here comes Prince rolling up on a sweet beach cruiser bicycle going for a stroll. He had the biggest grin, and to be left with that as my last thought…of him smiling, is priceless."


He shares a few other stories on that Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/...k/?fref=nf



Thank you for posting this.
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Reply #3 posted 11/22/16 7:03am

klick2me

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Man, I dig this! especially the very end.

klick
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Reply #4 posted 11/22/16 7:13am

ufoclub

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awesome!

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Reply #5 posted 11/22/16 2:18pm

AnnaStesia10

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Good stuff thank u for sharing this!!!

"A strong spirit transcends rules." - Prince
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Reply #6 posted 11/22/16 3:39pm

journalism16

So sweet, thanks for sharing.
Erin Smith
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Reply #7 posted 11/24/16 3:32pm

GustavoRibas

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Cool! Thanks

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Reply #8 posted 11/24/16 7:04pm

pinkcashmere23

Great story! Thanks for sharing!

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Reply #9 posted 11/25/16 10:06am

LBrent

I can just see that smile in my mind's eye as I read the ending of this story.

So sweet and tear-inducing.

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Reply #10 posted 11/25/16 10:12am

luvgirl

To have seen him happy with a wide grin...
Thanks for sharing.
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Reply #11 posted 11/25/16 10:58am

Telecaster5

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Thank you so much for sharing this.

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