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Reply #30 posted 11/08/17 7:45pm

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dance4me3121 said:

^ is that Matthew mcconaughey behind Stevie Wonder in the pic of Stevie and prince Behind the keyboard? [Edited 11/8/17 19:43pm] [Edited 11/8/17 19:44pm]

That's what I thought too!

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Reply #31 posted 11/08/17 8:10pm

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dance4me3121 said:

^
is that Matthew mcconaughey behind Stevie Wonder in the pic of Stevie and prince Behind the keyboard?
[Edited 11/8/17 19:43pm]
[Edited 11/8/17 19:44pm]


yes it’s him. this was at one of prince‘s awards afterparties in his L.A. mansion.
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Reply #32 posted 11/08/17 8:21pm

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lemoncrush19 said:

dance4me3121 said:

^
is that Matthew mcconaughey behind Stevie Wonder in the pic of Stevie and prince Behind the keyboard?
[Edited 11/8/17 19:43pm]
[Edited 11/8/17 19:44pm]


yes it’s him. this was at one of prince‘s awards afterparties in his L.A. mansion.

Alright,alright,alright
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Reply #33 posted 11/09/17 1:21am

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Was this also at the White House?

5JiH.jpg

This maybe the photo from the d.c show which I think was the next day. The only time on two decades I did not go see him in concert.
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Reply #34 posted 11/09/17 1:35am

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ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Beautiful! clapping Now if only the video would leak. whistling

The video did make an appearance on the org and was deleted?

Pony up.

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Reply #35 posted 11/09/17 3:54am

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dance4me3121 said:

lemoncrush19 said:
yes it’s him. this was at one of prince‘s awards afterparties in his L.A. mansion.
Alright,alright,alright

There's a photo of him playing bongos with the band in the Afshin Shahadi photo book.

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Reply #36 posted 11/09/17 4:15am

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laurarichardson said:

rogifan said:

Was this also at the White House?

5JiH.jpg

This maybe the photo from the d.c show which I think was the next day. The only time on two decades I did not go see him in concert.

Oh that’s probably right, but Stevie was at the White House party too I think.
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Reply #37 posted 11/09/17 7:04am

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ufoclub said:

dance4me3121 said:

lemoncrush19 said: Alright,alright,alright

There's a photo of him playing bongos with the band in the Afshin Shahadi photo book.

Did Matthew have clothes on?

lol

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Reply #38 posted 11/09/17 7:18am

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rogifan said:

laurarichardson said:
This maybe the photo from the d.c show which I think was the next day. The only time on two decades I did not go see him in concert.
Oh that’s probably right, but Stevie was at the White House party too I think.

Yes, definately at the Warner Theatre show. I was there...at both.... they were incredible!

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Reply #39 posted 11/09/17 7:26am

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ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

ufoclub said:

There's a photo of him playing bongos with the band in the Afshin Shahadi photo book.

Did Matthew have clothes on?

lol

evillol

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Reply #40 posted 11/09/17 8:03am

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Astasheiks said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Beautiful! clapping Now if only the video would leak. whistling

Yeah, Wonder what they are dancing to? And a date when this happen? What was the occasion?

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Reply #41 posted 11/09/17 8:31am

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Most blind people use their hands to 'sse' things. As close as Prince and Stevie were I would like to think that Prince let Stevie 'see' his face at some point. There was much love between those two musical geniuses.

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Reply #42 posted 11/09/17 8:39am

poppys

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Beautiful! clapping Now if only the video would leak. whistling

The video did make an appearance on the org and was deleted?

Pony up.

lol

I think this was the video where Prince was talking about Stevie onstage. Said he never told him how much it meant to him when he was a kid and Stevie Wonder, a black man, kept topping the charts.


[Edited 11/9/17 8:41am]

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Reply #43 posted 11/09/17 9:35am

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partyup77 said:

rogifan said:

laurarichardson said: Oh that’s probably right, but Stevie was at the White House party too I think.

Yes, definately at the Warner Theatre show. I was there...at both.... they were incredible!

Someone on Facebook said that at one point Prince was off to the said of the stage and he was looking at Stevie and crying.

Did you get a sad or somber vibe from this show?

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Reply #44 posted 11/09/17 10:40am

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There was never really a thread where it was relevant to share this, but the only time I saw P live in person was in 2007, when he came out onstage to play "Superstition" during Stevie's show in NYC at Madison Square Garden. Just a beautiful, beautiful memory, and I wish I appreciated Prince as much back then as I do now.

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Reply #45 posted 11/09/17 10:55am

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kingricefan said:

Most blind people use their hands to 'sse' things. As close as Prince and Stevie were I would like to think that Prince let Stevie 'see' his face at some point. There was much love between those two musical geniuses.


From a 2004 Entertainment Weekly interview:

http://ew.com/music/2016/04/21/prince-ew-cover-2004/

So what is he learning from Stevie these days? “I learn just by watching him,” he says. “One day, he wanted to show me what it’s like for him to experience the world, to actually feel a piece of music, so he held my hand. Here, hold my hand.” Prince extends his palm, and I take it. It’s warm and dry, and his nails are exquisitely manicured. “Now at first, it’s like ‘Whoa, I’m holding hands with a man!'” He quickly releases his grip and throws his hands up. “Now, those thoughts and feelings are mine, and we all have to work those things out for ourselves. But then I started thinking what it means for Stevie to be able to hold someone’s hand–anyone’s hand, even a man’s. He’s telling me he respects me. And by extension, he’s teaching me that I have to have that same respect for everybody in life.”

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Reply #46 posted 11/09/17 12:40pm

Identity

President Obama's official statement on Prince's death:


"Today, the world lost a creative icon," President Obama wrote on Facebook.

"Michelle and I join millions of fans from around the world in mourning the sudden death of Prince. Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent. As one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time, Prince did it all. Funk. R&B. Rock and roll. He was a virtuoso instrumentalist, a brilliant bandleader, and an electrifying performer.


“A strong spirit transcends rules,” Prince once said -- and nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, his band, and all who loved him."

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Reply #47 posted 11/09/17 12:52pm

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There was never really a thread where it was relevant to share this, but the only time I saw P live in person was in 2007, when he came out onstage to play "Superstition" during Stevie's show in NYC at Madison Square Garden. Just a beautiful, beautiful memory, and I wish I appreciated Prince as much back then as I do now.

hug I bought Stevie Wonder on TWO track tapes as a kid. He was my first big music crush.

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Reply #48 posted 11/09/17 3:29pm

kingricefan

But you do appreciate Prince now so don't beat yourself up. Some people didn't get on the purple train until recently and some haven't gotten on yet but they have and they will. That is the magic that is Prince!

67Cadillac said:

There was never really a thread where it was relevant to share this, but the only time I saw P live in person was in 2007, when he came out onstage to play "Superstition" during Stevie's show in NYC at Madison Square Garden. Just a beautiful, beautiful memory, and I wish I appreciated Prince as much back then as I do now.

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Reply #49 posted 11/11/17 9:44am

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Photo by Peter Souza Official White House Photographer book released 11-7-17f551c1.jpg


Thanks for posting this.
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Reply #50 posted 11/11/17 1:14pm

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When Prince was on the Tavis Smiley show speaking of the election of President Barack Obama, Prince said, "I don't vote and I got nothing to do with it. I have no dog in that race." Prince went on to explain that he doesn't vote because he is a Jehovah's Witness, and that "prophecy is what we all have to go by now." Prince was already scheduled to play a show in D.C. the following night anyway, and Obama is a big Prince fan and thought about doing something around it." At the daily White House press briefing two days later, press secretary Josh Earnest called it "a non-public event that occurred at the White House" and added, "Given the private nature of the event, I don't have a lot of details to discuss from here." However, he did confirm that the Obamas personally paid for the event. In other words, it was a gig($), no more, no less.

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Reply #51 posted 11/11/17 2:40pm

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Oh how the world has changed in these past two years cry cry
It's been too long since you've had your ass kicked properly:


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Reply #52 posted 11/15/17 1:10am

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Identity said:

President Obama's official statement on Prince's death:


"Today, the world lost a creative icon," President Obama wrote on Facebook.

"Michelle and I join millions of fans from around the world in mourning the sudden death of Prince. Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent. As one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time, Prince did it all. Funk. R&B. Rock and roll. He was a virtuoso instrumentalist, a brilliant bandleader, and an electrifying performer.


“A strong spirit transcends rules,” Prince once said -- and nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, his band, and all who loved him."

Thanks to u for sharing this - Identity.

Very moving words from the then president, and, I am sure Obama felt that way, that he actually means it deep inside, his words about Prince.

I am sure both Prince/Obama had deep respect for each other, back then.

Wow this leaves me a little sad, still beautiful words.

Not easy to handle, that P is gone. Damn. sad


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Reply #53 posted 11/15/17 1:15am

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ReddishBrownOne said:

Oh how the world has changed in these past two years cry cry

I agree,

And, try imagine what the crazy fool in the white house today, what he would say or write
about P - if the P's death had happened this year,


I mean, if he - the president of today - would mention P at all.. (I doubt it)...... eek sad sad

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Reply #54 posted 11/15/17 9:51am

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I guarantee that the picture was taken down before the cheeto moved in. sad

thedance said:

ReddishBrownOne said:

Oh how the world has changed in these past two years cry cry

I agree,

And, try imagine what the crazy fool in the white house today, what he would say or write
about P - if the P's death had happened this year,


I mean, if he - the president of today - would mention P at all.. (I doubt it)...... eek sad sad

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Reply #55 posted 11/15/17 9:52am

kingricefan

TRUTH! sad

ReddishBrownOne said:

Oh how the world has changed in these past two years cry cry

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Reply #56 posted 11/16/17 4:18pm

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I wonder if Obama asked Prince for his autograph.

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Reply #57 posted 11/16/17 6:07pm

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dance4me3121 said:

^ is that Matthew mcconaughey behind Stevie Wonder in the pic of Stevie and prince Behind the keyboard? [Edited 11/8/17 19:43pm] [Edited 11/8/17 19:44pm]

self edit already answered

[Edited 11/16/17 18:09pm]

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Reply #58 posted 11/16/17 7:03pm

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If I remember correctly, this event was so quiet that the press didn't know that prince was performing at the White House until al sharpton tweeted about the incredible performance that he had just been at.
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Reply #59 posted 11/16/17 7:14pm

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I thought that I read that Prince himself eventually tweeted or said something on social media...that he basically stated that he was proud of Obama for doing the best he could. If you folks read a little closer, you will find that even though JW"s don't believe men are fit to rule, they do believe that some men are better intentioned than others. The earlier post left out what else Prince said about Obama in the Tavis interview, he called him a good man. Going to the White house even for "just a gig" was a big deal for Prince; working with Van was as well. I think P's beliefs about government were more mixed than many realize. He loved the musical Hamilton for a reason (and rap is not his favorite genre...lol)

803 said:

If I remember correctly, this event was so quiet that the press didn't know that prince was performing at the White House until al sharpton tweeted about the incredible performance that he had just been at.

[Edited 11/16/17 19:15pm]

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