This is what it sounds like when the violet backed starlings cry.

January 16, 2021 10:33 AM

Prince as birds. (Twitter) Avian avatars of the Artist. thread reader link For the Twitter averse (or Donald Trump).
posted by barrett caulk (10 comments total)

Being somewhat Twitter averse myself, I learned post-FPP that this thread seems inspired by this earlier Twitter thread. More feathered flamboyance via thread reader.
posted by barrett caulk at 10:51 AM on January 16, 2021

I hope those birds are paying royalties to his estate!
posted by Flock of Cynthiabirds at 11:11 AM on January 16, 2021 [1 favorite]

so many beautiful birbs!! I wish they were identified.
posted by supermedusa at 11:13 AM on January 16, 2021 [2 favorites]

Those birds are definitely dressed up as Prince, not the other way around.

Also, pretty!
posted by obfuscation at 11:32 AM on January 16, 2021 [2 favorites]

If you ain't hip to the rare house quail, shut up already.


damn.
posted by Catblack at 12:14 PM on January 16, 2021 [3 favorites]

I was fortunate enough to see Prince live on his last tour. My wife made a last-minute decision to buy tickets, long after they had gone on sale. So we were way off to the side of the stage... BUT we were only around 20-40 meters from the stage (hard to estimate, but certainly close enough to make out facial features and details), and only about 15-20 rows up. Turns out the stage jutted way into the audience, so our last-minute tickets turned out to be fantastic!

Sure, we were off to the side. But Prince and his band were really mobile, playing to every side of the stage. In short—the seats were great. And the show was spectacular. Jennifer Hudson made an appearance and did a song with him. I'm 50 now, so Prince was hugely popular when I was in high school. I was never a huge fan, but this show really made me appreciate his music and showmanship. It was about three hours long, and more like a crazy dance party with a few Big Hits thrown in to give the entire performance some structure. A truly memorable show.

He wore a pretty low-key (for Prince) bright yellow outfit and even his hair was short and understated. But he was indeed like a funk-rock-soul "canary" on stage. He died around a year after this concert if my recollection is correct. I became a fan from that show.
posted by SoberHighland at 1:25 PM on January 16, 2021 [1 favorite]

These are GREAT. I love all the yellow (and very much the tiny round black and white birb).

(And I am among the Twitter averse, so I especially appreciate the thread reader link.)

Thank you for posting this, barrett caulk!
posted by kristi at 2:03 PM on January 16, 2021

Such relatededly, only with sea slugs instead of birds, and for Bowie. Bowiebranchia: Nudibranchia or other opisthobranchia compared to the various looks of David Bowie.

Bowie sea slugs never made the blue, how can this be?
posted by away for regrooving at 2:52 PM on January 16, 2021 [6 favorites]

both bowie and prince. this is best of web.
posted by 20 year lurk at 10:37 AM on January 17, 2021

Oh, some of these were so unexpected! What a nice pick-me-up, thanks.
posted by inexorably_forward at 12:07 PM on January 17, 2021