Earlier today, word broke that Prince had died at the age of 57.  He was found unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate outside Minneapolis.  His publicist confirmed the news without giving any further details.  Just last week, his plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Moline, after which he was rushed to a local hospital.

My favorite Prince-related memory is from my trip to Belfast back in 2012.  We were spending the night in one of the local pubs when Purple Rain came over the speakers.  Drunk Jeff decided it was necessary for him to sing along, thanks to some encouragement from the rest of the group.

My second favorite Prince-related memory would be Charlie Murphy’s recollections of playing basketball and having pancakes with him back in the day on the Chappelle Show.