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April 26, 2016: RIP Prince

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View this in your browser. Today: RIP Prince Today on Aerial View I head out to Ave of the Americas (AKA 6th Ave) between 48th and 50th streets in New York to ask passersby for reactions to the death of Prince (and for theories on what happened). Listen for: A family of French tourists responding in French. A confused kid searching for subway. Someone named George. Billy, a homeless person, who loves The Beatles Lots of commuters who ignore me. Some other "randos". Below are some pictures from yesterday's foray.  First up is Homeless Billy. Then there are shots of various locales up and down the Ave of the Americas where I tried to pry interviews from folks.  RIP, Prince. You are most definitely missed. DCSMPO I've identified a phenomenon I've dubbed "Dead Celebrity Social Media Pecking Order", or "DCSMPO" for short. Here's the way it works: A celebrity dies. People react on social media. Those people quickly establish a pecking order of who feels the loss the deepest, depending on various factors. Here's the levels I've identified, based on Prince's death: Ex-wives. Relatives/loved ones. Girlfriends. Employees. Longtime Concertgoers ("Been to every show!") Has his entire output on vinyl, including obscurities. Has the CDs. Bought Purple Rain soundtrack. Saw Purple Rain many times. Saw Purple Rain once. Likes that songs about the doves. Wants to party like it's 1999. Prefers Sinead's version. Never really cared for his music. Prince who? Man, fuck that guy. Last Week: Ace Is The Place Last week's Aerial View documented my visit to the Ace Frehley show at the BB King Club in NYC. Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments Images New * / Special *** Approx. start time Chris Prince T.  Aerial Instrumental No. 1 View   → "Aerial Instrumental No. 1 View" by "Chris Prince T." Aerial View Intros    2016  WAV          Upcoming Events Permanently unelected Mayor of Coney Island, and playwright Dick Zigun, has a new production - KILLING REPUBLICANS: A ROCK OPERA - now in residence at the Shooting Gallery Arts Annex in Coney Island. The Gala Night is Sat., April 30. I'll be sitting down with the playwright for a future edition of Aerial View.   The WFMU Record Fair is coming your way: April 29th, 30th, and May 1st at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint (79 Franklin St)! Luxuriate in a gigantic room filled wall-to-wall with LPs, 45s, CDs, videos, books, posters, collectibles and who knows what else! Oh wait, I know: live music by R.L. Boyce, The Moles, Colleen Green, Fat White Family (acoustic) and more! Get $2 off admission with this coupon, be sure to check out the full schedule of events, and RSVP to our FB event. Send feedback by clicking the pic above. Obligatory Throwback Pic(s) 2005 Mermaid Parade, with King Neptune David Johansen.

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