As listeners are no doubt aware, next week will be a big one for Prince fans in Minneapolis: Monday through Wednesday is Prince from Minneapolis, the second-ever (and first in the States) academic symposium devoted to papers about Prince; then, from Thursday to Sunday, Paisley Park will open its doors for its second annual posthumous Celebration event. I will be there for both, so I thought now was the perfect opportunity to talk to Stuart Willoughby, whose book Minneapolis Reign: A Guide to Prince's Hometown documented his own trip to last year's Celebration 2017. Stuart and I had a really fun conversation, which will hopefully give everyone else out there planning their own pilgrimages some pointers about where to go and what to do in Prince's hometown.



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00:00:00    "Calhoun Square” (1993 Recording, available on Crystal Ball)



00:04:12    "1999” (from 1999, 1982)



00:08:28    "Cream” (from Diamonds and Pearls, 1991)



00:13:07    "Nothing Compares 2 U” (1991 Recording, available on Prince 4Ever)



00:30:23    "Paisley Park” (from Around the World in a Day, 1985)



00:34:48    Rudolph's Bar-B-Que



00:44:23    "All the Critics Love U in London” (Live at indigO2, London, 2007)



00:45:09    My Name is Prince Exhibition (Now in Amsterdam)



00:50:28    David Bowie Is Exhibition



00:52:03    Buy Stuart's Book on Amazon



00:54:11    "Rock 'N' Roll is Alive! (And It Lives in Minneapolis)" (1995 B-Side)



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00:56:50    Contribute to Snax's Pledge Music Drive!