{"id":3531,"date":"2016-04-21T20:51:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T20:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danklass.com\/pill\/?p=3531"},"modified":"2016-04-22T16:38:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T16:38:04","slug":"pillbox-249-the-one-about-prince","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danklass.com\/pill\/2016\/04\/21\/pillbox-249-the-one-about-prince\/","title":{"rendered":"PILLBOX: #249: The One About Prince"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1735 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.danklass.com\/pill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/i_am_not_prince.jpg\" alt=\"I am not Prince\" width=\"211\" height=\"199\" \/>IN MEMORIAM:\u00a0I have been a longtime fan of Prince. \u00a0Yes, I admit it. \u00a0I also admit I was a bit taken aback when my wife bought tickets to his recent concert. \u00a0Since he hadn&#8217;t released an album that either of us cared for in five years or so, I didn&#8217;t know what to expect. \u00a0Of course, I should have known to expect a journey&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In this edition of The Bitterest Pill I talk about Prince for an hour and twenty minutes, from the day one of the Jones sisters handed me her copy of\u00a0<em>Dirty Mind<\/em>\u00a0to his May 28th engagement at the LA Forum.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>(June 9th, 2011)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8350\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3531-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/www.danklass.com\/pill\/podcasts\/BP249_2011_06_09_partyup.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/www.danklass.com\/pill\/podcasts\/BP249_2011_06_09_partyup.mp3\">http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/www.danklass.com\/pill\/podcasts\/BP249_2011_06_09_partyup.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 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