{"id":11399,"date":"2016-04-22T15:57:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T19:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?p=11399"},"modified":"2016-04-22T19:44:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T23:44:37","slug":"spike-lee-with-ponders-celebrates-the-life-of-prince-in-ft-greene-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/spike-lee-with-ponders-celebrates-the-life-of-prince-in-ft-greene-brooklyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Spike Lee Ponders &#038; Celebrates The Life of Prince in Ft. Greene Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Spike-at-Prince-Celebration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11400 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Spike-at-Prince-Celebration-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Spike at Prince Celebration\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Spike-at-Prince-Celebration-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Spike-at-Prince-Celebration-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Spike-at-Prince-Celebration.jpg 934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Upon hearing the sad news about the death of Prince, Spike Lee decided to hold an impromptu celebration to honor Prince&#8217;s legacy, as Prince&#8217;s music played throughout the evening. \u00a0 In just a few hours the news spread and Spike&#8217;s Joint on South Elliott Place was packed outside with Prince fans and media.<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Buzz was right there to celebrate the life and legacy of Prince. \u00a0Spike pictured, with a heavy heart just taking it all in. \u00a0Checkout the raw video below.<\/p>\n<p>Ci<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11401 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Laurie-Cumbo-Brooklyn-Buzz-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Laurie Cumbo Brooklyn Buzz\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Laurie-Cumbo-Brooklyn-Buzz-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Laurie-Cumbo-Brooklyn-Buzz-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Laurie-Cumbo-Brooklyn-Buzz-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/04\/Laurie-Cumbo-Brooklyn-Buzz.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>ty Council Member Laurie Cumbo was in the crowd, along with Brooklyn Buzz&#8217;s Stan Parham.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R.I.P. PRINCE! \u00a0From Brooklyn USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76VUzhV5hgc\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upon hearing the sad news about the death of Prince, Spike Lee decided to hold an impromptu celebration to honor Prince&#8217;s legacy, as Prince&#8217;s music played throughout the evening. \u00a0 In just a few hours the news spread and Spike&#8217;s Joint on South Elliott Place was packed outside with Prince fans and media. 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