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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts) Fri Apr 22, 2016, 04:33 PM Apr 2016

I thought it would be fun to share our Prince-related memories ... [View all]

I'll go first:

I went to see the movie, Purple Rain ... at the drive-Inn theater ... it was a triple date ... me and two women I was dating.

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I thought it would be fun to share our Prince-related memories ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 OP

You win, I cant even remember mine now. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #1

I just remember MFM008 Apr 2016 #2

I remember Purple Rain at the skating rink steve2470 Apr 2016 #3

You win! onpatrol98 Apr 2016 #4

Can I, also, share that I was 23 ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #7

???? Number23 Apr 2016 #25

I had varying tastes in women. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #28

Not as cool as yours! wildeyed Apr 2016 #5

when i was a teenager d_r Apr 2016 #6

I remember gollygee Apr 2016 #8

And Darling Nikki? 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #9

Yes, that too n/t gollygee Apr 2016 #10

I found a raspberry beret ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #11

Ha! I bought one too rbrnmw Apr 2016 #15

I still love that song ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #23

me too I also had a Purple outfit rbrnmw Apr 2016 #24

I did too! 2naSalit Apr 2016 #31

Seeing him more than once in concert One time he was in the round the stage was in the middle Person 2713 Apr 2016 #12

I went to his 1985 Concert in San Francisco.....which was Amazzzzzing! FrenchieCat Apr 2016 #13

See?!? ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #14

Truth! FrenchieCat Apr 2016 #19

These stories are amazing. lovemydog Apr 2016 #34

I saw Purple Rain at the Cinema on my very first date. rbrnmw Apr 2016 #16

Were you in a little red corvette? betsuni Apr 2016 #17

Yep.....makes sense to me! FrenchieCat Apr 2016 #20

Most of the guys I hung out with wildeyed Apr 2016 #21

Anyone remember the Jamie Fox stand-up routine about Prince? 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #29

Look in his eyes. wildeyed Apr 2016 #30

LOL, yeah! lovemydog Apr 2016 #38

van jones or someone said he was a really funny guy JI7 Apr 2016 #42

Well, and you and all the others who loved him lovemydog Apr 2016 #35

very much , there are a few others like this i can think of , but i never was into JI7 Apr 2016 #41

This is totally random, but our classes swim ballet Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #18

That was my purpose for the thread ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #22

Key Arena, Seattle, 8/30-8/31 2004 - sold out both nights... Raster Apr 2016 #26

Paterson NJ 1982 gwheezie Apr 2016 #27

Dayuuum lovemydog Apr 2016 #36

I was a little old for the club scene when Prince first became popular The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #32

Oh I'm so happy hearing how Minneapolis lovemydog Apr 2016 #37

in college lovemydog Apr 2016 #33

Very cool.... FrenchieCat Apr 2016 #39

Yes, he earned every bit of the genius rep! lovemydog Apr 2016 #40

adding to this DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #60

Uh, uh Chitown Kev Apr 2016 #44

I looked Mojo up. wildeyed Apr 2016 #45

I was so in awe of Mojo when I interviewed him Chitown Kev Apr 2016 #49

I don't know what kind of confirm you are looking for ? Poster? Person 2713 Apr 2016 #51

That was he only thing I found, too. wildeyed Apr 2016 #54

Truly old school. lovemydog Apr 2016 #52

Me and some friends JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #43

Sounds like your Memorial Weekend party is going to be EPIC. wildeyed Apr 2016 #46

Was in Dominican Republic JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #47

OK, just be sure to keep training! wildeyed Apr 2016 #48

A woman I worked with, in the 80s .... kwassa Apr 2016 #50

I haven't been posting. I have been emotionally destroyed by Prince's death. Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2016 #53

Even more is coming out. Van Jones was on talking about all his anonymous humanitarian Person 2713 Apr 2016 #55

I'm torn about what Van is doing. On the one hand, I want people to know how generous and Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2016 #57

This is a wonderful post, L_S. Number23 Apr 2016 #56

You're so very welcome! I was on a three-day suspension, of course, so I couldn't share my Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2016 #58

I've got almost Jamaal510 Apr 2016 #59