A musical genius, a cultural icon, a seemingly ageless and endlessly curious and challenging and infuriating and inspiring man whose brilliance crossed generations, is dead at 57.
The likes of Prince will never be seen again.
The reign of the man born Prince Rogers Nelson in Minneapolis in 1958 began when, at the age of 19, he released his debut album. By 21, he went platinum. Then came three hit LPs — “Dirty Mind,” “Controversy” and “1999” — followed by the earthquake: “Purple Rain.”
Song after song, the 1984 soundtrack to the movie of the same name imprinted itself on the American mind: “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Darling Nikki,” “Baby I’m a Star,” “The Beautiful Ones,” “When Doves Cry” and the title track.
STARS REACT TO PRINCE’S DEATH
This was not just because of the explicit sexual content (“Nikki” was one of many targets of Tipper Gore’s crusade for “Parental Advisory” stickers).
It was because of the passion. The screaming. The perfect pop hooks laced with layers and layers of something so much more dangerous and honest.
And mostly because of the angst, the strangeness, the impossible energy and the vulnerability of the man who on some songs played every instrument (he was proficient in two dozen): keyboard, drums, guitar. Oh, guitar.
Harper should know. The former spouse of the pioneering African American golfer Lee Elder, Harper has worked with the world’s best players – from Arnold Palmer and Gary Player to Tiger Woods. She was instrumental in the founding of the PGA Tour Wives Association, initiated the Golf Digest Minority Golf Summit, restructured PGA player credentials, established a minority joint venture golf course design team, was the first person of color to run a full concession eighteen-hole golf complex for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and she organized the first multi-racial sporting event in the history of South Africa.
Fulfilling several roles successfully as husband, father, entrepreneur, concerned citizen and avid golfer George Webber has an interesting life full of opportunities and challenges. Webber is the Founder and President of FindMyGolfBuddy.com, an online interactive recreational/sports website whose social platform unites golf playing partners from around the country, and around the world. The mission: “To find golf partners one buddy at a time.”
Webber, sole owner of the company and its Chief Golfing Officer (CGO), says the aim of FindMyGolfBuddy.com is in “bringing the game to more players and increasing the frequency of play among all golfers.” The Canadian-based Corporation has created the ideal means for doing so. “Golf allows me to relax and have fun with my friends,” says the former Human Resources corporate executive who recently retired and works from home.
Webber enjoys a relaxing day in Philadelphia, Pa.
Webber and his wife enjoy traveling and they both keep fit and healthy by enjoying–in moderation–the native dishes of Trinidad in the Caribbean where he was born. “It’s a treat when we are able to indulge,” he chuckles.
(L-R) Errol Blake, Eli White, Donald Rucker
(L-R) Herbie Lewis, Jesse Branson
The club was organized in November 1997 and was originally called The Weequahic Ball Strikers Golf Club. The charter members were Leon Harris, Althear Lester, Blease Greene, Leonard Simmons, William Walker, Coleman Holmes, William Wright, Jesse A. Bell, Harry Robinson and Darryl Jeffries.
