Just as I predicted, it was announced just two days ago, that the Paisley Park Museum, scheduled to open to the public for tours will NOT open on October 6 as planned.
According to the Star Tribune, the Chanhassen City Council, has delayed the opening date. After several hours of discussion and a 3 to 2 vote, they chose to table the zoning request that would reclassify Paisley Park as a museum. The council members want more time to figure out how the museum’s opening would affect Chanhassen’s traffic, parking, and public safety. One member said they also need to decide whether they want to become a “tourist town,” hosting approximately 600,000 visitors annually. Even with a Trust adviser handling the business affairs for the estate, it seems that no one has ever heard the expression, “counting your chickens before they hatch.” Didn’t anyone think that until the details were finalized, it would not be a good idea to make big plans. Geez Louise…
The planned Paisley Park museum will provide fans access to the building’s first floor, which includes over 12 rooms that are organized chronologically throughout Prince’s career, and will include his various instruments, outfits, and other items. Prince apparently left “detailed guidelines” for converting the studios into a museum. Those include “a wall-mounted timeline of his life through the mid-1990s and messages and texts sent to friends that specify how he wanted fans to walk through Paisley Park.
“Entertainment Tonight” shared a sneak peek preview of the museum and a short interview with his sister, Tyka. She was asked about her reaction to her brother’s death and she said she was expecting it. He had told her two years ago that he felt he had done everything that he came here to do.
I am continually amazed by how beloved Prince Rogers Nelson was to people who barely knew him, or didn’t know him at all. Cities all over the world are dedicating various events as a tribute to his memory.
I lived in Cincinnati and I know how conservative that city can be. Yet, they dedicated their annual Labor Day fireworks show to Prince by “purple-izing” the show. Their famous fireworks waterfall that cascades off of one of the bridges across the Ohio River, was turned purple instead of the usual white.
The latest display of affection comes from the Minneapolis Lynx players, who wore commemorative basketball shoes.
On September 19, 2016, the Minnesota Vikings played their first regular season game at their new home, U.S. Bank Stadium. During halftime, they paid tribute to Prince with a rendition of “Purple Rain,” performed by the Minnesota Orchestra and the Steele Family. The entire field was lit in purple.
Click the image to see footage of the halftime show. 
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