Prince dead!

[iamjoe]

The "butt flu"[/quote]


And you are an idiot, no you are a fucking idiot.

 

[milkchickenbomb]

The "butt flu"

Most people don't contract all their illnesses via their anus. But don't worry, that's just part of what makes you a special flower.

RIP Prince. Prolific and fathomlessly talented musician. Morning Papers is one of my favorite songs from any genre. Tasty solo.

 

[errrrrl]

The "butt flu"

That guy scored some of the hottest chicks on the planet... He may have dressed funky and had some odd looking guitars to say the least.. but gay? Only Prince could be displaying a manly confidence while sporting a pair or high heels while singing and dancing like James Brown. That little guy could move I'm not the biggest fan of his music but definitely respected him as a true artist. RIP Prince!

 

[IndyPhil]

Well the gossip channels are suggesting AIDS since the 90's and more shocking, the fact that he stopped taking the cocktail 2 years ago thinking God saved him. (put in his head by his spiritual advisers) Well...science wins once again. If this is true then you gotta think that is a hell of a chance to take!

Seriously? Starting your post with "the gossip channels" and then belittling his religion is fine form when a person dies. Hope this opportunity to grind your axe vs said faith has made you feel better for the day.

R.I.P. Prince and condolences to your loved ones left behind.

 

[ElectricVoodoo]

An overdose seems as the possibility. Odd, because he looked like someone who took care of himself, I wouldn't have thought this.
Apparently, he had one last weekend and they reported it as flu like symptoms.
Sad

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Well the gossip channels are suggesting AIDS since the 90's and more shocking, the fact that he stopped taking the cocktail 2 years ago thinking God saved him. (put in his head by his spiritual advisers) Well...science wins once again. If this is true then you gotta think that is a hell of a chance to take!

Seriously? Starting your post with "the gossip channels" and then belittling his religion is fine form when a person dies. Hope this opportunity to grind your axe vs said faith has made you feel better for the day.

R.I.P. Prince and condolences to your loved ones left behind.

It does, because there is faith and then there is stupidity. Not saying any of this is true but if it were and a person knowingly decided God would protect them from a known virus when clearly all signs were starting to indicate that he wasn't and a said person continued on anyway? ( especially on the word of another man or "adviser")That is more about signing your own death warrant than God making you an angel. Everyone has a right to their own belief system but it becomes extremely dangerous when that system overshadows scientific fact. Doesn't detract from his legacy as an artist or performer either, look at Bob Marley. Nothing but respect for the man, just not necessarily the decision if the gossip mill is right.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

An overdose seems as the possibility. Odd, because he looked like someone who took care of himself, I wouldn't have thought this.
Apparently, he had one last weekend and they reported it as flu like symptoms.
Sad

Prescription pills and booze seem to be taking a lot of lives in Hollywood. Cocaine can cause your heart to stop alla Dubrow too. I think outside of meth and heroine users, a lot of addicts can come off as clean. Who knows, in most of these cases you never get the real story if the name is big enough.

 

[ewill52]

RIP. Big loss, of all the shows I've ever been to, his concert was hands-down the best show I've ever seen. The guy played 4 instruments, sang his ass off, and worked the stage like a mofo.

 

[blackba]

RIP Prince

 

[Mailman1971]

A buddy of mine works for a moving company that specializes in working with rock stars moving their stuff around.
He did a move for Prince once. He had been in Prince's mansion and told me of the elevator and that the Purple Rain bike was in the basement.
Said it was mind blowing.

 

[metalmaniac93]

Definitely a huge loss. He was a musically genius and one of a kind!!

 

[Racerxrated]

An overdose seems as the possibility. Odd, because he looked like someone who took care of himself, I wouldn't have thought this.
Apparently, he had one last weekend and they reported it as flu like symptoms.
Sad

I'm hearing Narcan was used in an Illinois hospital. That's typically used to kick start the respiratory system, if someone is bottoming out with their B/P or respirations. He has needed bilateral hip replacement surgery since 2005, but has refused to have it because of his beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness. They refuse any blood products so no surgery possible. So my bet is he has been taking pain meds to control his hip pain, and that caused/contributed to his death.

So sad.

 

[ElectricVoodoo]

The few J.W.'s I talked with some time ago said the same thing regarding transfusions in that if life saving surgery was needed, they would do what was needed to preserve life.

All will come out sooner or later in the results. Either way, its a very sad day.
From people who attended his last concert a week or so ago, he told them at one point in the show that they shouldn't waste their prayers just yet on him and that they should wait a few days to do so. Kind of odd.

 

[IndyPhil]

The few J.W.'s I talked with some time ago said the same thing regarding transfusions in that if life saving surgery was needed, they would do what was needed to preserve life.

All will come out sooner or later in the results. Either way, its a very sad day.
From people who attended his last concert a week or so ago, he told them at one point in the show that they shouldn't waste their prayers just yet on him and that they should wait a few days to do so. Kind of odd.

As a J.W. the only medical treatments that we would refuse are blood transfusions or treatments involving the 4 major components of blood. This stance has been partly responsible for the advancements in bloodless surgery that have helped avoid complications from blood transfusions that used to be required for many surgeries. We are very pro medical treatment and consider it a lack of respect for life to refuse medical treatment that does not violate God's law on blood (Acts 15:20,29). A good friend of mine who is also a J.W. is a published M.D. who developed the testing done on heart transplant patients to ensure that the heart and recipient match. This has allowed heart transplants to last 10 years or longer instead of the 2 years previously due to his advancements in the field. He travels the world to provide training to heart surgeons on his techniques.

 

[JackBootedThug]

The few J.W.'s I talked with some time ago said the same thing regarding transfusions in that if life saving surgery was needed, they would do what was needed to preserve life.

All will come out sooner or later in the results. Either way, its a very sad day.
From people who attended his last concert a week or so ago, he told them at one point in the show that they shouldn't waste their prayers just yet on him and that they should wait a few days to do so. Kind of odd.

As a J.W. the only medical treatments that we would refuse are blood transfusions or treatments involving the 4 major components of blood. This stance has been partly responsible for the advancements in bloodless surgery that have helped avoid complications from blood transfusions that used to be required for many surgeries. We are very pro medical treatment and consider it a lack of respect for life to refuse medical treatment that does not violate God's law on blood (Acts 15:20,29). A good friend of mine who is also a J.W. is a published M.D. who developed the testing done on heart transplant patients to ensure that the heart and recipient match. This has allowed heart transplants to last 10 years or longer instead of the 2 years previously due to his advancements in the field. He travels the world to provide training to heart surgeons on his techniques.

my take on that is to abstain from eating meat with blood in it. Well done versus medium rare. Don't understand how anybody gets bloodless surgery or no blood transfusions from a letter of direction from the apostles to the gentiles.
eg.-
" Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood."
Not trying to start an argument or be a smart ass, just trying to understand. And good on your friend for the work he has done.

 

[IndyPhil]

I replied to your question via PM because I did not want to hijack the thread and get off topic. Anybody else who wants to know why Jehovah's Witnesses take that stance can feel free to PM me as well.

 

[JackBootedThug]

I replied to your question via PM because I did not want to hijack the thread and get off topic. Anybody else who wants to know why Jehovah's Witnesses take that stance can feel free to PM me as well.

thanks for the info. this is rigtalk-everything goes offtopic eventually...

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

What is "sexual immorality" anyways? How do you define what is and isn't? It opens up a can of worms on homosexuality which was a huge part of the ancient world and today's world and that we know clearly by the laws of common sense, are/is not immoral in any way.

 

[IndyPhil]

An overdose seems as the possibility. Odd, because he looked like someone who took care of himself, I wouldn't have thought this.
Apparently, he had one last weekend and they reported it as flu like symptoms.
Sad

I'm hearing Narcan was used in an Illinois hospital. That's typically used to kick start the respiratory system, if someone is bottoming out with their B/P or respirations. He has needed bilateral hip replacement surgery since 2005, but has refused to have it because of his beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness. They refuse any blood products so no surgery possible. So my bet is he has been taking pain meds to control his hip pain, and that caused/contributed to his death.

So sad.

This is simply not true. My mother had hip replacement surgery and the surgery was done bloodless. If he declined hip replacement surgery it was not due to him being a Jehovah's Witnesses.

 

[IndyPhil]

What is "sexual immorality" anyways? How do you define what is and isn't? It opens up a can of worms on homosexuality which was a huge part of the ancient world and today's world and that we know clearly by the laws of common sense, are/is not immoral in any way.

Are you directing that question to me or just in general.