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Is Prince the Best Person Who Has Ever Done this Whole Music Thing?

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9 years ago

June 15, 2015

In this 2014 photo released by NPG Records, Prince performs in Birmingham, England. On Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, Prince will release his first album in four years, Art Official Age, along with music from his latest protege act, 3RDEYEGIRL, PLECTRUMELECTRUM. (AP Photo/NPG Records)

Chris Richards, THE WASHINGTON POST

WASHINGTON (The Washington Post) — With the digital universe continuously crying out for our exponentially divided attention, we are living in hyperbolic times. So it’s good to be reminded what The Best Thing Ever truly looks, sounds, shimmies, shakes and shrieks like.

That would be Prince. He gave two separate shows at Washington’s relatively cozy Warner Theatre on Sunday night, and burned so much energy during his first hundred minutes on stage, it’s hard to imagine what he did for the second set. (Social media gloaters/rejoicers say he brought Stevie Wonder out onstage for a jam around 1 a.m.)

And according to a more elite level of Twitter braggarts, Wonder and Prince had performed together on Saturday night, too — at a private party on the South Lawn of the White House. Prince confirmed it on Sunday at the Warner, offering his warmest words for the First Family. “They were very cool to us and I hope you’re proud of them because we are,” he said. “They’re doing the best they can.”

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Oakland Post: Week of October 30 – November 5, 2024

The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of October 30 – November 5, 2024

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Love Life Organization Shows Love

As part of Love Life Week, the Love Life Foundation was honored to produce the 1974-75 World Champion Golden State Warrior Day. It’s a shame that our first Bay Area World Championship team’s unique accolades had been lost in the pre social media era and the cultural revolution of the 1970s.

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5 days ago

October 28, 2024

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Members of the 1975 NBA championship team, Charles Dudley (left) and Clifford Ray (right) embrace Love Life Foundation leader Donald Lacy for his antiviolence mission. Courtesy photo.

City of Oakland Celebrates 1975 NBA World Championship Team

By Donald Lacy

Special to The Post

As part of Love Life Week, the Love Life Foundation was honored to produce the 1974-75 World Champion Golden State Warrior Day.

It’s a shame that our first Bay Area World Championship team’s unique accolades had been lost in the pre social media era and the cultural revolution of the 1970s.

The 1975 NBA World Championship team were invited back to the City of Oakland last Friday, to be properly celebrated for their ground-breaking performance in 1975.

The heartwarming ceremony highlighted the recent passing of the legendary coach of that team, Al Attlles, and his former players Clifford Ray and Charles Dudley were on hand to represent the “Cardiac Kids” as they were called back then for their ability to make great comeback victories during their run for the title.

Warriors great Chris Mullin and former spiritual advisor Gary Reeves gave heartfelt testimonies of their experiences under Attles’ leadership and their relationship with the inspiration they received from the NBA 1975 World Champion Golden State Warriors.

The City of Oakland provided proclamations to all parties with speeches made by city leadership including Mayor Sheng Thao and Deputy Mayor Dr. Kimberly Mayfield and activity host Love Life non-profit founder and Executive Director Donald E. Lacy Jr..