Prince

Scott Hardie | April 23, 2016
Thoughts on Prince upon his sudden passing this week? What did he mean to you?

Steve West | April 23, 2016
Seriously, he performed the music that I grew up to. He produced his first album the year I graduated High School and was a staple of my early college years. His uniqueness was atypical of the era and no one came close to mimicking his style, flash or sound. He was enthralling and electrifying. He became a standard reference in my house that whenever I heard the word "prince" in any context, it would prompt me to say, "I love that little black man." I had the pleasure of introducing his music to my oldest daughter who had previously been unexposed (shame on me) to his music. Now she's a devoted fan. His legacy will not soon be forgotten.

Samir Mehta | April 24, 2016
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Erik Bates | April 25, 2016
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Scott Hardie | May 1, 2016
I'm sad to say that I'm with you guys, Samir and Erik. I knew Prince only through his greatest hits, and now that I'd like to check out the rest of his catalogue, his fierce vigilance against ever allowing any of his music to be available online makes it prohibitively expensive for me to do so. I will continue to respect his legacy and mourn him through the outpouring of love his fans have shown. Well said, Steve.

A recent passing that surprised me more was Chyna, the onetime wrestler and failed movie star. She co-starred in one of the very worst movies I've ever seen, a movie so bad that it inspired a documentary about its awfulness, but the fact that I still liked her afterwards proved to me her natural charisma. She badly wanted the role of the female terminator in T3 and I believe to this day that her casting would have made for a better film than the one that we got. She was a weird sideshow freak among C-list celebrities, but I'll miss her anyway.

Chris Lemler | May 1, 2016
She was a great diva and her wwe family will miss her. She was a great performer and I never saw that one coming at all.