Um, excuse me, but Erin Miller is 1/36th Cherokee AND her Irish ancestors who came to America were, like, slaves and so she knows, okay. This isn’t about her. It’s about Jessie Williams spewing racist words against the police, who are now a race and not an occupation.

i would put this story on my resume if it happened to me. it would be my christmas card every year.

Holy shit. This is the best story I’ve read so far.

I think you’ve told this story here (or at some other media watering hole we have in common) and it remains one of my favorite Prince stories. I’ll bet he was NOT used to hearing that.

That guitar solo above - ending “While my Guitar Gently Weeps” is SO Classic Prince. He could rock a guitar like no other.

*hug*

game recognized game. <3

Alright dammit - I HAD held it together (barely) until then. YOU BASTARD (thanks).

I insulted him to his face at a concert. Really small venue event for charity. You were never more than three people away from the stage. The show started two hours late and after standing outside in stilettos waiting to get in the venue, I was not in the mood. I was standing dead center in front of the stage, being…

MOTHER FUCKER I have held it together until now. Your post is simple yet profound and beautiful, and sums up what I loved so much about him. He made everything his. BRB gotta go cry all my mascara off.

You’re a hero for mentioning this performance :)

You just made me start crying at my desk all over again.

I was at the show where he kicked Kim off the stage and it remains one of the top three things I’ve ever seen. (He pulled her up to dance and she WOULDN’T DANCE.)

NYE 1999 belonged to him.

Football > handegg

You have ruined nothing, it only adds to how wonderful she is haha

You said you were going to ruin Emily Dickinson but all i see is you making her more awesome.

ha! what a fucking humble brag.