Special Note left for Prince at Paisley Park

[Equinox Moon]

http://www.startribune.com/prince-global-rock-star-musical-genius-cultural-icon-and-a-good-neighbor/376848181/

A hand-written note left at the growing memorial outside Paisley Park in Chanhassen is just one incredibly sweet example. It reads:

Prince ~

Thank you for letting us weave you into the fabric of our community. We loved you as our neighbor and we hope you felt our love and our welcome. We appreciated your gentle humanity as well as your music. You gave anonymously and humbly to our town, our schools — but we knew it was you behind all those large donations! You enriched our lives and made Chanhassen a better place.

Rest in peace, neighbor. You left a legacy and you made a difference.

Your community

[GreatGazoo]

1. nice

[malaise]

2. How beautiful

We can call Prince the UnTrump - that outpouring of love is genuine.

[Equinox Moon]

3. Yep

[demtenjeep]

4. that is so awesome

did you all know he had a son that only lived a week

[Equinox Moon]

6. Plus,

I heard his first wife and he lost a 2nd pregnancy too.

Too bad.

[demtenjeep]

7. how horrible

i could not imagine

[spanone]

5. K&R...

[SCVDem]

8. Sweet! nm

[LibDemAlways]

9. He stayed true to his roots, and the

admiration was obviously mutual. Beautiful.

[Equinox Moon]

10. One amount known: $30,000 to Chanhassen Schools' music program

[dinkytron]

11. Rips my heart our. My 85 year old mom is so sad she did not pay more attention to him....

She had a hard time seeing past all the sexy stuff!!!!!! She is catching up now!

[Equinox Moon]

12. Thanks for sharing. He indeed reached all ages

His eclectic music reached various people.
And yes, some of his music I did not like. But the songs I did, I really liked. Hence, his music spoke to many people in various ways.

The Minnesota Twins baseball team have an annual initiation ritual. All new rookies have to learn, and sing, all the words to "Little Red Corvette" !

There was a video of it, but I can't find it now. They showed it on the news a couple days ago. Very fun!

Prince was Minnesota Grown.

[saidsimplesimon]

13. Prince planned his own BD party.

How sad is that? A genius, musical prodigy, and decent human being has left the planet. Was he a victim of a religious moral code or a cult? The similarities with Michael Jackson are extraordinary. imo

Violets and Lillies of the Valley I offer in his memory.

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[cui bono]

14. What? I don't agree with that at all.

The only similarity I see is musical artistry, but Prince was way beyond Michael with that, and flamboyant/extravagant performances.

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[flamingdem]

17. My favorite and

my breakup song in the 80s

[BlancheSplanchnik]

15. .....

❤️

[BlancheSplanchnik]

16. Found this sweet expression of his warm heart:

https://www.facebook.com/steven.jackson.792740/videos/735352883163305/

[Lochloosa]

18. Just cool. Thanks.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

19. Glad you clicked through to watch.

So worth it....


💜

[ronnie624]

23. +1

Fun.

[malaise]

25. Very cool

They divide and rule so well that people don't know who's on their side

[onethatcares]

20. great way to be remembered.

if we all just tried for the same the world would be a much better place.

[Fast Walker 52]

21. That's really what it is all about!

[underahedgerow]

22. I have a hunch that he has left his estate and fortune to his community. I hope, hope, hope

that he's left his home to be a school and museum, and a trust funding a universe of music, education and charitable giving for the next generation (or two or three).



X fingers.

[Equinox Moon]

24. I love it!

He was such a humanitarian, secretly. Your comments might just be true. He loved his fans and community. A hopeful wish of mine is that Paisley Park will become a museum open to the public.

The sound stage and room holds about 200 people. They could keep up with small concerts. The admission fees for concerts and to the museum, would pay for the upkeep of Paisley Park.

Many thumbs up!
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