goodness that blows for people who paid $530! i would have preferred him doing all 3 shows on the main stage so we could at least see and have more dance room.

you would think he would have more compassion for sightlines since he is tiny like alot of us. if we get a tall tree in front of us, our view is jacked and we tippy toe all night just to see a shot of him.

bwdinhb said:

GDB said:

Fortunately for me I was within one row of people from the stage...unfortunately the two guys in front of me were just as tall if not an inch taller than me...so I felt sorry for anyone behind us because they were going to be screwed. That show should have been sold as obstructed view with such a low platform for the artist to play upon and no disrespect, but considering his height...you just couldn't see him from the rear. Weird space for a performance to take place...low ceiling, poor sightlines. But it was small and intimate.

It was a sweet view up close, wasn't it? For those of you in the back here ya'll go:

[Edited 5/26/11 9:54am]

Awesome shot - I think you were right behind me!

DaveG said:

scratchy said:

wanted to make the folks who weren't fortunate to come out feel better about saving their money.

i went to the first 2 shows.

although it seemed like tix were avail for the 7pm up until showtime, it was completely packed in there. walked to the back towards the end and it was wall to wall people.

1st show was ruined by an extremely drunk lady who failed to follow the basic rules of a prince show at a club. keep it classy people!

a)don't come in shitfaced. he doesn't like booze so don't be totally shitfaced, especially when he can see you and you keep bumping into the people around you

b)don't be sporting a hat when we are all in the same level. this isn't stadium seating yo. you are blocking people behind you.

c)don't be mistaking this show as an audition to be a back up dancer. no need to be flailing your arms and blocking everyone behind you while you are jumping around all sloppy

d)dude also pushed his way to the front and blocked some girls. luckily he moved back so the lil ones could see

all in all was a good show with a setlist similar to the forum. i liked his lil white knit cap that looked homemade and his lil curls coming out. *sigh* he wore the cutest silver sparkly sneakers. he was very playful but i don't think it was worth the $220 for such a short setlist (even with a 17 min version of dmsr-my fave!) since he came out so stinking late. he had big bags under his eyes. looked way more tired than he did at the troub show. hoping his voice will hold out for this weekend's shows.

2nd show was basically a clusterfuck. unless you were handful of people who came super early, you couldn't see shit. i would have rather saved my $100 and bought tix to the remainder of the forum shows. if i knew he was playing at the restaurant, i would not have bought these tix. security was a hot mess. people kept sneaking in without the proper wristband so they ended up pulling people out. people who were filiming got escorted out. it was hot as hell in there. he played in the dark for half of the show so it was like you were listening to a live bootleg at your house party during a blackout. it looked WAY more than 250 people. people were climbing on top of the booths to try to see. alot of sloppy drunks up in the restaurant. i've never seen so many people doing crazy dances in the back. sound was great but definitely not worth the $100.

[Edited 5/26/11 9:57am]

Note to self... Don't go to a show with scratchy...

hee hee hee, you're funny DaveG.

NewFunk said:

bwdinhb said:

It was a sweet view up close, wasn't it? For those of you in the back here ya'll go:

[Edited 5/26/11 9:54am]

Awesome shot - I think you were right behind me!

And Right next to me - Im sure I spoke to you guys...Long haired dude with Symbol tattoo on wrist

Anyways It's disapointing to hear ppl had a bad time at this show as it was totally stupendous. He killed it again. I debated that after the Troubadour he couldn't top it...but I was wrong. A continually incompariable artist

Also the most intruiging part of the night was seeing him talking to his people off stage...to me that was one of the most fasinating things ever. Just to see him standing there having a normal conversation, laughing and chatting. Amazing times...

DaveG said:

scratchy said:

wanted to make the folks who weren't fortunate to come out feel better about saving their money.

i went to the first 2 shows.

although it seemed like tix were avail for the 7pm up until showtime, it was completely packed in there. walked to the back towards the end and it was wall to wall people.

1st show was ruined by an extremely drunk lady who failed to follow the basic rules of a prince show at a club. keep it classy people!

a)don't come in shitfaced. he doesn't like booze so don't be totally shitfaced, especially when he can see you and you keep bumping into the people around you

b)don't be sporting a hat when we are all in the same level. this isn't stadium seating yo. you are blocking people behind you.

c)don't be mistaking this show as an audition to be a back up dancer. no need to be flailing your arms and blocking everyone behind you while you are jumping around all sloppy

d)dude also pushed his way to the front and blocked some girls. luckily he moved back so the lil ones could see

all in all was a good show with a setlist similar to the forum. i liked his lil white knit cap that looked homemade and his lil curls coming out. *sigh* he wore the cutest silver sparkly sneakers. he was very playful but i don't think it was worth the $220 for such a short setlist (even with a 17 min version of dmsr-my fave!) since he came out so stinking late. he had big bags under his eyes. looked way more tired than he did at the troub show. hoping his voice will hold out for this weekend's shows.

2nd show was basically a clusterfuck. unless you were handful of people who came super early, you couldn't see shit. i would have rather saved my $100 and bought tix to the remainder of the forum shows. if i knew he was playing at the restaurant, i would not have bought these tix. security was a hot mess. people kept sneaking in without the proper wristband so they ended up pulling people out. people who were filiming got escorted out. it was hot as hell in there. he played in the dark for half of the show so it was like you were listening to a live bootleg at your house party during a blackout. it looked WAY more than 250 people. people were climbing on top of the booths to try to see. alot of sloppy drunks up in the restaurant. i've never seen so many people doing crazy dances in the back. sound was great but definitely not worth the $100.

[Edited 5/26/11 9:57am]

Note to self... Don't go to a show with scratchy...

scratchy said:

goodness that blows for people who paid $530! i would have preferred him doing all 3 shows on the main stage so we could at least see and have more dance room.

you would think he would have more compassion for sightlines since he is tiny like alot of us. if we get a tall tree in front of us, our view is jacked and we tippy toe all night just to see a shot of him.

Had you ever been to the House of Blues before? Just wondering.

NewFunk said:

UltraLash said:

Yikes, I'm lucky I was right in front, then. I didn't see any of that madness. And every time I looked back, it seemed like the back of the room was empty. Maybe it filled up as the show went on? No one up front was drinking (didn't want to run to the bathroom and lose our spot!). So the front of the room was respectful, sober and in a great, party mood.

Sorry to hear about your experience :-/

Were you one of the ladies in the front row? Trying to find the cool people I was chatting with before and after the show - I'm the British guy...

Got to say the vibe up front was awesome...even with jet lag!

Hello, British guy. I was not one of the ladies in the front row. I was one of the guys you were chatting up in line before the show (reality tv). Don't let my online handle fool you. I'm a dude (rah!). You looked like you were having a blast, though. Shelby got right up in your face!

Realtor said:

scratchy said:

goodness that blows for people who paid $530! i would have preferred him doing all 3 shows on the main stage so we could at least see and have more dance room.

you would think he would have more compassion for sightlines since he is tiny like alot of us. if we get a tall tree in front of us, our view is jacked and we tippy toe all night just to see a shot of him.

Had you ever been to the House of Blues before? Just wondering.

yes, more times than i can count. never saw anyone perform at the restaurant but plenty of times on the main stage. i've stood all over for other shows. on the floor up front, on the sides, in the back, up in the balcony. never had a problem before.

LectricManx said:

NewFunk said:

Awesome shot - I think you were right behind me!

And Right next to me - Im sure I spoke to you guys...Long haired dude with Symbol tattoo on wrist

Anyways It's disapointing to hear ppl had a bad time at this show as it was totally stupendous. He killed it again. I debated that after the Troubadour he couldn't top it...but I was wrong. A continually incompariable artist

Also the most intruiging part of the night was seeing him talking to his people off stage...to me that was one of the most fasinating things ever. Just to see him standing there having a normal conversation, laughing and chatting. Amazing times...

Yeah, I think we spoke briefly. Couldn't agree more about his 'offstage' antics...on sites like this, you tend to forget that, in many respects, he's very human in many ways.There were moments when he looked really angry, others when he was kidding around or just having a normal conversation...

Not the first time I've been up close to him but I always get the distinct impression that he's just looking right through us the moment he gets back on stage... he could really interact with the guys offstage but as soon as he was singing into the mic or playing a solo, there was no eye contact, no interaction, no acknowledgement of the people showing him love. It's almost like he was just playing for himself and we happened to be in the same room. Not saying I want him to interact more (hell, I'm there for the guitar solos)...I just find it a little odd.

2020 said:

IamFunkay7 said:

Wonder how everything is going

Seriously! No tweets from Dr F or anyone for that matter! They all must be in shockedelica nirvana!

I was standing next to Dr. F. He was tweeting up a storm, so I'm surprised not to read a lot of comments per his tweets. I mean EVERY song that Prince started, tweet tweet tweet. I kinda felt bad, because he appeared in work-mode (great for us) more than fun-mode. I tried to make the experience more sociable for him w/convo...cool, well informed guy I must say...so hopefully, I was successful. Btw, GREAT view from VIP area upstairs to watch Prince and the band perform. Full, clear perspective of every one on stage.

Realtor said:

2020 said:

IamFunkay7 said: Seriously! No tweets from Dr F or anyone for that matter! They all must be in shockedelica nirvana!

I was standing next to Dr. F. He was tweeting up a storm, so I'm surprised not to read a lot of comments per his tweets. I mean EVERY song that Prince started, tweet tweet tweet. I kinda felt bad, because he appeared in work-mode (great for us) more than fun-mode. I tried to make the experience more sociable for him w/convo...cool, well informed guy I must say...so hopefully, I was successful. Btw, GREAT view from VIP area upstairs to watch Prince and the band perform. Full, clear perspective of every one on stage.

Realtor - you the guy in the hat?

Astasheiks said:

legna said:

Very cool... thanks for sharing these

UNBELIEVABLE PHOTOS!!!

they are nice pics but not mine.. i found them online. so well done to the person/s who managed to get them & share them

thankyou!

scratchy said:

Realtor said:

Had you ever been to the House of Blues before? Just wondering.

yes, more times than i can count. never saw anyone perform at the restaurant but plenty of times on the main stage. i've stood all over for other shows. on the floor up front, on the sides, in the back, up in the balcony. never had a problem before.

Ok, that makes sense. I think there's only ONE consensus when it comes to going to see Prince. Tell me if you agree. The more intimate the experience, the better the experience is. With all the disagreements, name calling, arguing, foolishness, incompetence, and misinformation that sometimes appears in prince.org, I would have to say that NO ONE has ever had less than a great time when they've seen a small (below 1,000) venue Prince show and have been upclose and personal. So, my take is, Prince wants to be intimate with his music and he's constantly trying to figure out how to create an intimate experience for his audience. If I ever had a gripe with how Prince handles these type of affairs, it would be more per the tardiness, but not the venues, themselves, or even where he plays in the venues.

Before the 2nd show started, as I stood in front of the pillar, I was thinking to myself how are all these people going to see and what was Prince thinking when he stood by the window and said : 'I want to play right here.' I can understand some frustration, but I think people have to approach shows with open minds when it comes to Prince. I was fortunate, because I entered the restaurant before going into the main hall, so I saw the setup. I'm going to assume that you didn't see the setup in advance. Right when the 1st show ended, I knew I had to move quickly. At the end of the night, I much preferred the 2nd show; I'm interested in getting more peoples' feedback that attended both.

LectricManx said:

Realtor said:

I was standing next to Dr. F. He was tweeting up a storm, so I'm surprised not to read a lot of comments per his tweets. I mean EVERY song that Prince started, tweet tweet tweet. I kinda felt bad, because he appeared in work-mode (great for us) more than fun-mode. I tried to make the experience more sociable for him w/convo...cool, well informed guy I must say...so hopefully, I was successful. Btw, GREAT view from VIP area upstairs to watch Prince and the band perform. Full, clear perspective of every one on stage.

Realtor - you the guy in the hat?

Yep, that was me. AND, I want to say, once again, all the orgers I met were very cool....really, really cool people...reminds me of the Celebration days, I might cry.....

Realtor said:

scratchy said:

yes, more times than i can count. never saw anyone perform at the restaurant but plenty of times on the main stage. i've stood all over for other shows. on the floor up front, on the sides, in the back, up in the balcony. never had a problem before.

Ok, that makes sense. I think there's only ONE consensus when it comes to going to see Prince. Tell me if you agree. The more intimate the experience, the better the experience is. With all the disagreements, name calling, arguing, foolishness, incompetence, and misinformation that sometimes appears in prince.org, I would have to say that NO ONE has ever had less than a great time when they've seen a small (below 1,000) venue Prince show and have been upclose and personal. So, my take is, Prince wants to be intimate with his music and he's constantly trying to figure out how to create an intimate experience for his audience. If I ever had a gripe with how Prince handles these type of affairs, it would be more per the tardiness, but not the venues, themselves, or even where he plays in the venues.

Before the 2nd show started, as I stood in front of the pillar, I was thinking to myself how are all these people going to see and what was Prince thinking when he stood by the window and said : 'I want to play right here.' I can understand some frustration, but I think people have to approach shows with open minds when it comes to Prince. I was fortunate, because I entered the restaurant before going into the main hall, so I saw the setup. I'm going to assume that you didn't see the setup in advance. Right when the 1st show ended, I knew I had to move quickly. At the end of the night, I much preferred the 2nd show; I'm interested in getting more peoples' feedback that attended both.

2nd show was way better than the 1st in my opinion. If only for that insane guitar playing on 'bambi' alone. Very similar in vibe to the troubadour 2nd show. And it was probably better than the 3rd as well. First show was good, but a little too similar to the forum shows for my taste. I wanted songs that weren't on the forum setlists.

Realtor said:

LectricManx said:

Realtor - you the guy in the hat?

Yep, that was me. AND, I want to say, once again, all the orgers I met were very cool....really, really cool people...reminds me of the Celebration days, I might cry.....

Aww, I wish I spent more time hanging with you guys at the show. I had a great time chatting with people in line, and I'm glad the show was as electric as it was!

NewFunk said:

UltraLash said:

Yikes, I'm lucky I was right in front, then. I didn't see any of that madness. And every time I looked back, it seemed like the back of the room was empty. Maybe it filled up as the show went on? No one up front was drinking (didn't want to run to the bathroom and lose our spot!). So the front of the room was respectful, sober and in a great, party mood.

Sorry to hear about your experience :-/

Were you one of the ladies in the front row? Trying to find the cool people I was chatting with before and after the show - I'm the British guy...

Got to say the vibe up front was awesome...even with jet lag!

did u travel from uk especially 4 these shows?

These are great reports.

However, did anyone make it to the third show? Haven't heard any reports on it yet.

funkylust said:

CallMeCarrie said:

I heard the 3rd set was all NGP funk and the girls singing.

I heard that Prince didn't sing at all!

They said Prince was at the back playing guitar and that's it.

They said that they almost wanted to leave halfway through it,

but stuck it out just in case something interesting happened - nothing did.

(one person's opinion of the 3rd show)

I was at all 3. The last show wasn't all girls. It was one massive jam session. Prince shredded the guitar.... Mike Phillips played Shelby did a bunch of tracks including Rude Boy from Rihanna and others. Prince did an extended version of Controversy and very strangely he did "More Than This" by Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music. I will have to get back to my friend 'mike' to go back tonight and check the tracks. After 3 shows and over 6 hours of Prince and 4 hours sleep, my brain is a purple haze right now but I am on a purple high

thanks 4 the info

junkfoodCB said:

Realtor said:

Ok, that makes sense. I think there's only ONE consensus when it comes to going to see Prince. Tell me if you agree. The more intimate the experience, the better the experience is. With all the disagreements, name calling, arguing, foolishness, incompetence, and misinformation that sometimes appears in prince.org, I would have to say that NO ONE has ever had less than a great time when they've seen a small (below 1,000) venue Prince show and have been upclose and personal. So, my take is, Prince wants to be intimate with his music and he's constantly trying to figure out how to create an intimate experience for his audience. If I ever had a gripe with how Prince handles these type of affairs, it would be more per the tardiness, but not the venues, themselves, or even where he plays in the venues.

Before the 2nd show started, as I stood in front of the pillar, I was thinking to myself how are all these people going to see and what was Prince thinking when he stood by the window and said : 'I want to play right here.' I can understand some frustration, but I think people have to approach shows with open minds when it comes to Prince. I was fortunate, because I entered the restaurant before going into the main hall, so I saw the setup. I'm going to assume that you didn't see the setup in advance. Right when the 1st show ended, I knew I had to move quickly. At the end of the night, I much preferred the 2nd show; I'm interested in getting more peoples' feedback that attended both.

2nd show was way better than the 1st in my opinion. If only for that insane guitar playing on 'bambi' alone. Very similar in vibe to the troubadour 2nd show. And it was probably better than the 3rd as well. First show was good, but a little too similar to the forum shows for my taste. I wanted songs that weren't on the forum setlists.

Bambi was sick, wasn't it? Wow again. He kept getting deeper into it....and I was like he's going deeper, deeper....ok that's it, can't go any deeper....and then, he took it to another level after taking it to another level. Do you think it was possible for him to get that sound in the main room? Because I was wondering to myself why he couldn't combine shows 1 and 2 into a $325 show and maybe send the background singers away for the guitarfest portion. But in my opinion, the sound would have been different. I don't know how he was able to even determine the acoustics in the restaurant would be so good, but that's the magic of House of Blues, I guess, because it really sounded good in there. I agree that the 1st show was similar to the Forum shows. If I had to choose one or the other, I would take the House of Blues, but after going to the Forum 11 times, could have used a little more imagination in my opinion, but still great time.

Overall, an enjoyable experience in a very odd performance space.

There were hints of technical problems during setup. First with Renato's rig, which appeared to get cleared up.
More severe was when I noticed one of the techs climb behind the rack housing the P.A. system's power amps.

Regarding the performance space, I did feel sorry for the vertically challenged people in attendance.
Even being 8-10 feet from the stage (i'm about 6'), there was a guy directly in my sight line which obscured Prince's face most of the time.

I can only imagine what shorter folks were seeing (if anything).

For folks that were looking for "The Kid" in Rock mode, this was it. No Show-Time, just jammin'.

Half way into the set, the crush of humanity became too much for me. I even had one "Realtor" squeeze in front of me...

I will however give him props on his motivation for doing so (see ya Friday bro.).

I retreated to the rear of the room to hang out with Morris Hayes (who didn't play the "Jazz Cafe" set).

Also, given the volume, it was much more comfortable sound wise back there.

Personally, the highlight of the set for me was Shelby doing Brown Skin.
Powerful vocalist and appears to be a very gracious person.
For those that feel it's their appointed duty to constantly rag on her, I don't get it.

Met some nice folks throughout the evening.


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Man, oh man - I hope these surface at some point.

UltraLash said:

Realtor said:

Yep, that was me. AND, I want to say, once again, all the orgers I met were very cool....really, really cool people...reminds me of the Celebration days, I might cry.....

Aww, I wish I spent more time hanging with you guys at the show. I had a great time chatting with people in line, and I'm glad the show was as electric as it was!

The cool thing about being around prince orgers is that they know Prince music. My connection with everyone is THE MUSIC. The people that gush over being looked at, or some of what I consider... just an opinion...to be trivial matters, I don't really relate to.

I'm all for going on the Prince journey with people when it's about the music, because that's his gift to the world. I stand by my statement that I believe he expects us to challenge him and take him to places he, and very few others, can only go musically. So...when people do the ass-kissing, meaning praising EVERY SINGLE THING HE DOES, I think its a disservice to him and to all of us. But when we respectfully compare and discuss our experiences, musical tastes, and how his art affects us as people, I think it's the ultimate in stimulation. Prince responds to us and he responds to energy; all human beings do. When he titled these performances, I laughed to myself, because I knew the "Jazz Cafe" was a response to us, not some type of legitimate theme. Prince will not allow anyone to pigeonhole him and I'm grateful that he doesn't. He takes people on goose chases that want to go on goose chases, but I sincerely think some of us have found a great balance with accepting, receiving, rejecting, embracing, inspiring, and being inspired by his work and performances. I look forward to chatting at the next show.

theAudience said:

Overall, an enjoyable experience in a very odd performance space.

There were hints of technical problems during setup. First with Renato's rig, which appeared to get cleared up.
More severe was when I noticed one of the techs climb behind the rack housing the P.A. system's power amps.

Regarding the performance space, I did feel sorry for the vertically challenged people in attendance.
Even being 8-10 feet from the stage (i'm about 6'), there was a guy directly in my sight line which obscured Prince's face most of the time.

I can only imagine what shorter folks were seeing (if anything).

For folks that were looking for "The Kid" in Rock mode, this was it. No Show-Time, just jammin'.

Half way into the set, the crush of humanity became too much for me. I even had one "Realtor" squeeze in front of me...

I will however give him props on his motivation for doing so (see ya Friday bro.).

I retreated to the rear of the room to hang out with Morris Hayes (who didn't play the "Jazz Cafe" set).

Also, given the volume, it was much more comfortable sound wise back there.

Personally, the highlight of the set for me was Shelby doing Brown Skin.
Powerful vocalist and appears to be a very gracious person.
For those that feel it's their appointed duty to constantly rag on her, I don't get it.

Met some nice folks throughout the evening.


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tA

Half way into the set? We spoke prior to the set while standing there when I introduced you to three people....uh.....remember?

DoffieParker said:

NewFunk said:

Were you one of the ladies in the front row? Trying to find the cool people I was chatting with before and after the show - I'm the British guy...

Got to say the vibe up front was awesome...even with jet lag!

did u travel from uk especially 4 these shows?

No. Am crazy but not that crazy. I was in town on work and everything just fell into place like it was supposed to happen. I didn't plan for ANY of this, which is what makes it so great and even more surreal!

rasputin1981 said:

Regarding shhh at the 1st show, he did the "Do it in the kitchen on the table top" part... Hadn't heard that in many recent shhh incarnations… coulda missed something though You know what else ruled in the first show? When he kept pulling open his coat to reveal a vest with no shirt underneath

He always does that part.

Realtor said:

theAudience said:

Overall, an enjoyable experience in a very odd performance space.

There were hints of technical problems during setup. First with Renato's rig, which appeared to get cleared up.
More severe was when I noticed one of the techs climb behind the rack housing the P.A. system's power amps.

Regarding the performance space, I did feel sorry for the vertically challenged people in attendance.
Even being 8-10 feet from the stage (i'm about 6'), there was a guy directly in my sight line which obscured Prince's face most of the time.

I can only imagine what shorter folks were seeing (if anything).

For folks that were looking for "The Kid" in Rock mode, this was it. No Show-Time, just jammin'.

Half way into the set, the crush of humanity became too much for me. I even had one "Realtor" squeeze in front of me...

I will however give him props on his motivation for doing so (see ya Friday bro.).

I retreated to the rear of the room to hang out with Morris Hayes (who didn't play the "Jazz Cafe" set).

Also, given the volume, it was much more comfortable sound wise back there.

Personally, the highlight of the set for me was Shelby doing Brown Skin.
Powerful vocalist and appears to be a very gracious person.
For those that feel it's their appointed duty to constantly rag on her, I don't get it.

Met some nice folks throughout the evening.


Music for adventurous listeners


tA

Half way into the set? We spoke prior to the set while standing there when I introduced you to three people....uh.....remember?

My sequence of events is off in that paragraph due to stream of consciousness writing.

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tA

theAudience said:

Realtor said:

Half way into the set? We spoke prior to the set while standing there when I introduced you to three people....uh.....remember?

My sequence of events is off in that paragraph due to stream of consciousness writing.

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tA

I had a great time, so if I had any effect on making yours less enjoyable, please let me know. You can already see I'm very hard on some people, so definitely don't want to be a hypocrite. The girl to my right was making me laugh the whole time; she was being a standup comedian to the fullest extent. I don't know if you witnessed the bar episodes, between the guy that they kept saying was in a Bud Light commercial and everyone else, pretty funny stuff. But quarters were tight, it got pretty hot, until they got a professional to operate the air conditioning. See you Friday.

NewFunk said:

bwdinhb said:

It was a sweet view up close, wasn't it? For those of you in the back here ya'll go:

[Edited 5/26/11 9:54am]

Awesome shot - I think you were right behind me!

Thanks! I was the guy with the goatee and black rimmed glasses leaning on the post behind you. The man right in front of me was the one Shelby J (!) sang to. I took two pics early on, and didn't look at them until this morning and found this surprise. The other was a complete blur.

Allanya said:

was there any celebrities in the house last night?

A tiny mention here about last night:

http://blogs.ocweekly.com...the_ho.php

"According to gossip blogger Dr Funkenberry, a very devoted Prince follower, Bono was at the third of Prince's House of Blues shows on Sunset last night. He told us, "Prince called him out one time but he did not come out. What could have been." Still, it was definitely a star-studded affair.
Tom Cruise, Dan Aykroyd, No Doubt's Tony Kanal, Cornel West, David Spade, Tavis Smiley, Bono and Charlie Sheen were all there to witness a super-intimate night with Prince. I still feel bad for Cubensis, but there's no way that the House of Blues would've seen this wattage of star power without the Purple one."

And thanks everybody for your reports/pics!

[Edited 5/26/11 15:02pm]