"Collusion means that you are treating people as a piece of property and absolutely stifling their freedom."
—ex-NFLPA Executive Director @demauricesmith on his reaction to learning of the "secret agreement" between the NFL and the players union
Ex-NFLPA leader @DeMauriceSmith on the Lamar Jackson collusion case:
"If they offered $1 more to him, they could have the best player in the National Football League. Not only did no team — not one — make an offer to Lamar Jackson, I watched league and team executives give press conferences: 'You know what? I'm not really interested in him.'"
A 29-year-old Black entrepreneur is aiming to acquire Spirit Airlines working to make history with the first Black-owned commercial airline in the U.S. ✈️
It has been 5 years ago today since former Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke tragically lost his life in a car accident in Los Angeles.
Clarke was just 19 years old.
Gone far too soon.
Origins of Purple Rain,
Purple Rain' was originally written as a country song, and was intended to be a collaboration with Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks.
According to Nicks, she received a 10-minute instrumental version of the song from Prince, with a request to write the lyrics, but she felt overwhelmed by the task.
She later said: "I listened to it and I just got scared. I called him back and said, 'I can't do it. I wish I could. It's too much for me.'"
Prince then asked his backing band to try the song: "I want to try something before we go home. It's mellow."
According to Lisa Coleman, Prince changed the song dramatically after Wendy Melvoin started playing the guitar to accompany the song: "He was excited to hear it voiced differently. It took it out of that country feeling.
"Then we all started playing it a bit harder and taking it more seriously. We played it for six hours straight and by the end of that day we had it mostly written and arranged."
Prince's explanation on the meaning of 'Purple Rain':
"When there's blood in the sky – red and blue = purple... purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/god guide you through the purple rain."
After recording the song, Prince phoned Journey member Jonathan Cain, to ask him to listen to it.
Prince was concerned that it might be too similar to Journey's 'Faithfully', a song composed by Cain which had recently been in the US charts.
However, Cain reassured Prince by saying that the songs only shared the same four chords.
"I thought it was an amazing tune," Cain said. "I told him, 'Man, I'm just super-flattered that you even called. It shows you're that classy of a guy. Good luck with the song. I know it's gonna be a hit.'"
Ladies and gentlemen,
Prince performing a special and an absolute classic song, Purple Rain, live at Paisley Park, in 1999.
Credits for the background information: @SmoothRadio
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#Underd0gs4Life
Taylen Green is arguably The Most Gifted QB prospect ever: 6'6", 227 Ibs, with a 4.36 40 (2nd-fastest QB ever), record 43.5" vertical, and 11'2" broad jump-explosive long-stride speed, cannon arm, and rare size/athleticism combo like a supercharged Lamborghini Truck.
Jackie Robinson:
The Ultimate Underd0g
Before shattering baseball’s color barrier in 1947, Jackie was a 4-sport phenom—lettering in baseball, basketball, football & track at UCLA. A trailblazer who faced death threats, racial slurs & spiked cleats with unbreakable dignity.
Happy Jackie Robinson Day ✊🏿🏆
He didn’t just play the game… he changed it. Stood alone against hatred, turned rage into resolve, and proved character beats circumstance every time.