Jeffiner said:

Maybe it had something to do with the number of cameras at the first few shows? As the shows went on, the number of people taking photos became less and less as people knew that they'd get ejected. Just a thought.

TheEnglishGent said:

Yeah, that's true, he really did have a problem with that!

The whole seven weeks was kind of a blur to me as I was completely exhausted for most of the shows/aftershows due to driving back an forth from Dorset and going straight into work as soon as I got home. Total insanity but something that had to be done.

onecrush said:

Jeffiner said:

So do \ did I, you can't go to a gig these days without a sea of mobile phone screens waving in your face..they do it for most of the show..why not just enjoy it and forget the shakily shot youtube style video. Seems gigs these days are more a commodity..like going to the cinema..when I was a kid it was special and thank God mobiles hadn't been invented..well they had but I doubt they would fit through the cinema doors!

dayzofwyld said:

Christ I find myself agreeing more and more with Dayzof....maybe I'M Wolfie

eireboy34 said:

NO I'M WOLFIE!!!!


Everything is a commodity these days..look at music..how many times do you cringe walking down your local high street and there are a gang of teens listening to the latest "tune" on a tinny mobile phone...yuk

Maybe I am just getting old :/

dayzofwyld said:

Was just thinking the same thing Bette

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[Edited 8/9/08 8:40am]

These tunes are of horrid quality, I hate 'em too.
And I'm not old.

Thanx 'one crush' for setting up this thread. 2morrow will be our 'year ago today' anniversary. I wrote a little something in celebration of the AMAZING shows at the O2 and Indigo last August and September, something to reflect on from time to time, that would make us laugh or cry. I put it 2gether after the last aftershow on 21 Sept, and have hesitated all year to share it with you becuz it's personal and means alot to me/us... I kno that those of you who were there will relate... it goes like this...hope u like...

21 NIGHTS

I've been sittin' ON THE COUCH,
Feels like A MILLION DAYS,
Writin' 'bout our PLANET EARTH summer,
THE TRUTH,
BEAUTIFUL STRANGE!

FOR YOU,
And Ur memories,
I set on a mission
2 put down in words
That wonderful vision,
UPTOWN at the O2,
Prince on the stage,
IN2 THE JOY FANTASTIC,
RAVE!

I used some of His song titles,
Added a few words of my own,
BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW!
How U have grown,
2 LOVE and ADORE him
With EXTRAORDINARY FASCINATION,
NOW U r a member of,
THE NEW POWER GENERATION!

7 SUPERFUNKYFRAGISEXY nights,
Gettin' LOOSE at the O2 WITH YOU.
SWEET BABY, Emma, SHAKE! Ur TAMBOURINE,
U know how MR GOODNIGHT do...

An INSATIABLE, PRIVATE JOY,
HOUSEQUAKE with the GIRLS & BOYS.
A time, I'm sure,
U'll never 4get,
ENDORPHINE MACHINE,
Gettin' us SOFT & WET.

Wearin' THE LATEST FASHION,
We were STROLLIN' on ALPHABET STREET.
Shinin' like 3 CHAINS O' GOLD,
Just like BABY, BAMBI and CINDY C!

(continued)...

(continued)

.....All the RAINBOW CHILDREN,
Doin' the mexican wave,
There's JOY IN REPETITION,
Playin' this SILLY GAME!

"Ladies and Gentlemen
The Incomparable Prince",
NOW, keep Ur MELODY COOL
Make SPACE,
He COMEs like THUNDER,
Bringin' CHAOS & DISORDER,
ROCK HARD, IN A FUNKY PLACE.

And WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN,
A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT IT'S GONNA B,
DEAR MR MAN,
THE ONE U WANNA C.

Call IT what U like,
I'm call it how it b,
Just another one of God's gifts,
MUSIC-O-LO-GY...

"This is a saxophone"
"That's a trombone"
"Drummer, not bad for a girl",
SEXYDANCER playin' piano
On the big symbol curl.

1+1+1=3,
(Ur Mum and U and me),
Front Row A, Block C1,
EYE LIKE IT THERE,
TELL ME HOW
U WANNA BE DONE.

(cont'd)...

(Cont'D)....

DMSR, EROTIC CITY, NASTY GIRL and KISS,
Play That Funky Music White Boy...
Could it get any better than this?

SO FAR, SO PLEASED,
He can b such a tease.
SHHH! Take it down,
We wanna hear every sound.

SOLO that's MELLOW,
Silk white shirt soakin' up BLACK SWEAT,
THE BEAUTIFUL ONES ... LITTLE RED CORVETTE ...

Like in the ARMS OF ORION,
That's where I wanna b.
No intoxication unless U c what I c,
Dancin' hot and sweaty,
Right in front of me ...

If Ur WILLING AND ABLE
An' wanna DOT IT ALL NIGHT,
3121 was the place 2 b.
18 & OVER only,
COME hitherto,
Sho' me some I.D... !

Tim, (BOB) GEORGE, Nate and Chris,
The boys from Bolton, well,
Astley Bridge...
And Chris who stayed in 319,
WE GETS UP in the DREAM FACTORY!

Purple Party People
Q-ing by the INDIGO2,
WALK (?) DON'T WALK
DAMNED IF I DO,
CONTROVERSY, FURY,
If U shove and PUSH,
Or U b lookin' like LEMON CRUSH!

Then, the ILLUSION, COMA,
PIMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE,
LIFE CAN BE SO NICE
PAPA's comin',
Bringin' on an AVALANCHE.
Maceo, Marva, Shelby J and the Band,
CALL MY NAME, ACKNOWLEDGE ME,
I ROCK, THEREFORE I AM...

DA, DA, DA, TICK, TICK, BANG,
Here come da POOM POOM,
But do not despair...
U be leavin' this joint,
Like U been in the ELECTRIC CHAIR!

(Cont'd)...

... Don't U wanna come 3121,
Gonna B so much fun 3121,
That's where the party B,
U can come if U want 2,
But U can nev-er leave...

TANGERINE GUITAR,
THE ONE with leopard skin strap.
Lond white coat and shades,
HEAD wrapped in a black do-rag

ALL THE MIDNIGHTS in the world,
We saw COME and go.
CRAZY, what a PARTY...MAN,
Ain't SATIFIED with ONE NIGHT ALONE!

But it's cruel on the HUMAN BODY,
Altho' WE CAN FUNK with the best,
Our heads were spinnin' ROUND AND ROUND,
And our feet were in need of a rest!

Yep, He's THE LIFE O' THE PARTY,
PRETTYMAN with STYLE,
UNDISPUTED SEXYMF, boy,
They were DAYS OF WILD!

Makes U just DELIRIOUS,
Wondrin' if he will COMEBACK.
As ONE OF YOUR TEARS falls,
FACE DOWN, and U
CAN'T STOP THIS FEELIN' U GOT!

I no U feel SO BLUE, and wish,
STILL WOULD STAND ALL TIME.
U got a CONDITION OF THE HEART,
When U hear him singin',
WHEN U WERE MINE...

Drink Ur STARFISH & COFFEE,
SHAKE! on the CINNAMON GIRL.
Think of he FUTURE BABY,
MAMA kno's U seen a NEW WORLD!

Even tho' U GOTTA BROKEN HEART AGAIN
DJ, turn it up, turn it up
And COUNT THE DAYS,
And DANCE ON.
Cuz JUST AS LONG
AS WE'RE TOGETHER,
We will always remember,
THE GOOD LIFE having BIG FUN,
When PRINCE was in town,
NPG OPERATOR, gettin' down...

It's no REVELATION,
We LOVE (him) 2 THE 9'S,
He's SOMEWHERE HERE ON EARTH,
Don't think of it as GOODBYE...

Maybe UNDER THE CHERRY MOON,
Or in the PURPLE RAIN,
SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL,
UNTIL HE'S RIGHT BACK HERE,
IN Ur ARMS (reach) AGAIN!

Could be WHEN DOVES CRY,
I don't have a CRYSTAL BALL,
Can't promise U 2MORROW,
SWEET BABY, stand tall, don't fall...

Look 4ward with POSITIVITY, 2ward
THE SUN, THE MOON AND STARS,
Here's 2 THE SENSUAL EVERAFTER...
And WELCOME 2 THE DAWN...

End....

That's amazing!

darlingfloor said:

Thank U! I hope U enjoyed reading is as much as I did putting it 2gether...

strangerelationship said:

I think I did, tears rolling down my face. My belly still hurts from laughing!

darlingfloor said:

WOW! like it did it one time ... but not with Prince songs ... hm, sounds as if there is a new project calling 4 me
[Edited 8/10/08 14:31pm]

onecrush said:

Lucky you going to all 21 shows, I went on the 14th August and I can't believe its almost a year. Yeah 2 right he needs to come back, hopefully with Wendy and Lisa.

jasch55 said:

can't wait

Jeffiner said:

no it was something else! .. it was not because of the pictures...
I was at the concert friday and the aftershow.. and was really upset he didn’t even show up!!! that’s why I bought tickets for Saturday aftershow. I was so happy to c him playin this guitar. At least it was allright with me he didnt sing.....
i have read some of u sayin he left because of some guy in a white shirt has taken pictures... u really think that? it was something else i tell u... the security took that man away...
so why didn’t he want to stay longer .....

nikka and the whole band were so great(nikka and HER band and the sexy female dancers that shook the bootys in front of my face..WOW)
then finally prince came and did this thing with nikka and after dancin with her it seemed to me like he was watchin me!
i felt like he was watchin MEEE LOL until i looked to
my left!! Until I recognized he was NOT..
he was really staring to the hot chick right beside me..well okay, she was a beauty yes, nice curled darkbrown hair..very beautiful... i really felt some chemistry between them, thats NOT A JOKE, he was watchin her! and she was watchin him!
THEN he didnt even seem to move... then ...playing his funky solo so damn cool u cant believe(those who were not there on the 4th)

now it finally came out.. i still remember that beauty..cant forget her! ..... so bad he had left that quick
I love prince cause hes obsessed with women..
..... and she really was a horny pony .....
standing so close to him on the left side I had the best view ..i could really recognize quite evrything.....

eireboy34 said:

Agreed!

And while we're at it, can we also ban crisps/sweets and everything else from cinemas and theatres please! Can't people sit and watch a film/show/concert for a couple of hours without stuffing their faces and annoying everyone around them! 'Bette' !!!

(Oh, although there are some very good pics from the Indigo2 aftershows last year on my 7th August thread, if anyone hasn't checked them out yet....!! )
[Edited 8/16/08 2:43am]

marilyn84 said:

So, who WAS she? You think she was 'with' him, or just someone in the crowd that he noticed?!! He stared at me on 6th Sept, honestly!! For AGES, don't laugh! ...it was bliss, I think he noticed my purple hat He's such a flirt... lovely eyes though...

marilyn84 said:

funny that..i was there at the front that aftershow,p had blacked out sunglasses on the whole 5 mins he was on stage,reckon he was staring at me too.

the guy security took away was escorted right back to the front when they realised he wasnt who they thought he was.

cammille said:

Well, he didn't have sunglasses on on the 6th!! Well, for a little while at the beginning, then they came off, then the doo rag came off, then he put his hood up, then down....up, down, up, down... he's funny!

camille said:

where did u stand? what do u mean...u could see his eyes through that sunglasses!!!! i saw that eyes very good.
she gave a smile then...after that he smiled back! i wish i had a cam!
[Edited 8/16/08 8:00am]

Jeffiner said:

u had that outfit on that day? with the purple hat? then u dont have to wonder he was lookin at you..
i dont know who she was...she had curly darkbrown hair and had a beautiful smile.

was stood with the guy who got taken away

marilyn84 said:

Ahhh... thanks marilyn, you've made my day now!