User blog:Spikewitwicky/April 22, 2016 - Spike's Journal Entry



I'm at Seattle Memorial with dad. They said he should be discharged Sunday. I can tell he's getting better because he's really getting pissed off about being here, and wants to go home ASAP.

I've been doing a lot of reading. So, that has given me some time to listen to my iPod. And, of course, like millions of others, I'm reliving all of my memories about Prince. He died suddenly yesterday. And the outpouring has been something - and well deserved.

My Prince history goes back to 1983, when I picked up 1999. There were some songs that I had to hide from dad. And 1984. Let's just say that without reliving too many memories, my entire life changed in 1984. That's when we met the Autobots. When they rescued us. It was also the same year that Purple Rain came out. And that entire year, it was this weird battle between Bruce Springsteen and Prince. One represented the so-called "ideal" America - which Springsteen had said was funny, because if anyone were to so much as read the lyrics, they'd find a totally different America than what Reagan was pushing. But to me, living what seemed to be a sci-fi dream, Prince just seemed so much more appropos. Springsteen was what I was listening to to pass the time when I was working on an oil rig. But as soon as we were rescued, were introduced to the Ark, and every single thing that entailed - Prince just seemed like the perfect soundtrack. Bruce was my trusted Toyota pickup. Prince - was the spacecraft.

And like millions of others, I'll say that I didn't follow him as much as I probably should have in the past 20 years. He may not have released another Sign O' The Times, but I'm sure if you dig through his entire catalog, you're going to find some absolutely great pieces. And now, he joins the likes of David Bowie. The world is a far less stranger place than it was in 2015 - and the world is for the worse because of that. So, now, I'm going to finish this up, and go back to 1999, Purple Rain, and 3121 (the last Prince album I picked up). I can't imagine what Blaster is feeling right now.