With my teen years firmly set in the ’80s, Prince was firmly set in my musical consciousness. His songs were fun, catchy, danceable and clear indicators of his genius.
But his music and persona have become part of the fabric of my family’s life, as it’s turned out, so his death today comes as a shock.
My husband, who has fantastic taste in a variety of music, and dance skills to match, has a large stack of Prince’s CDs. And in the early days of our acquaintance (in a church congregation at college, surprisingly enough), his lip-sync and dance performance of “When Doves Cry,” complete with eyeliner, purple jacket and white ruffled blouse, for a talent show gave me the notion that he was something special. Maybe that’s why I said yes when he asked me out a month later.
Five years ago, when our oldest was a teen, it was announced that Prince was adding a last-minute concert in Fresno, near us. As soon as tickets were available, I pounced. I bought them for me and my husband and my teen. And we partied like it was 1999 (only it was 2011).
Just last year, when that oldest daughter got married, we knew we had to have a special father-daughter dance at the reception. It would be something that reflected US. We deliberated, brainstormed, and came up with something perfect. And it included Prince, naturally. I thought it was awesome.
The Prince is dead. Long live the Prince.
Life and Lims 
Very touching blog post. Prince was before my time but my mother was/is a huge fan of him and his music, who grew up listening to his music. Naturally, she passed on her love of Prince’s music to me. I have always liked Prince and believed that his music was diverse, fun, catchy yet it had meaning and poignance about it that makes his music live on. May Prince rest in peace
Here is a video of him performing my favorite song of his
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/10777115/prince_little_red_corvette/