Spring Snowstorm Could Be a Record Breaker

Reply #1 posted 04/01/14 6:58pm

Nexxt	New CD release dates??
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Reply #2 posted 04/01/14 8:21pm

Musicology2004	So is there a show both on Friday and Saturday or is it Friday night/Saturday morning?
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Reply #3 posted 04/01/14 9:08pm

Musicology2004	Also, how has the car shuttle worked for past events? Is it near paisley park? Anyone have an address for it? What time have people typicaly started lining up for previous weeks events? I'll be driving from Milwaukee so I'm just trying to get my facts right for the drive up! I'd hate to get there and have it be sold out. So excited! I haven't seen prince since 2004! [Edited 4/1/14 21:08pm]
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Reply #4 posted 04/01/14 11:05pm

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There are no garantee you will actually see Prince at these parties or that there will be a show... I went to all 3 and at the first 2, march 22nd and 28th, Prince was no show nor did he play.. There was djs and other bands playing though...Just my two cents if u drive up do it without expectations!

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Reply #5 posted 04/02/14 2:07am

rafael	hi there, is someone able to buy me the posters which were sold at the last concert...Prince alone, Prince with 3rd eye girl?? I will pay in advance if you want and give you something extra....Please pm me if you wanna help me out... thanks for reading!!
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Reply #6 posted 04/02/14 6:37am

Musicology2004	Can someone tell me if there are two events or just one? Is there one on both Friday and Saturday night or is it just Friday night/Saturday early morning?
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Reply #7 posted 04/02/14 7:10am

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hi musicology. i can't speak to the shuttle service, but last week there were two parties, one on Friday night from 9:00 pm -2:00 am and one on Saturday night from 9:00 pm -2:00 am. i think there will be two parties this week as well, Friday April 4th and Saturday April 5th. sounds like fun eh?

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Reply #8 posted 04/02/14 8:16am

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Musicology2004 said:Can someone tell me if there are two events or just one? Is there one on both Friday and Saturday night or is it just Friday night/Saturday early morning?

it looks like Friday and Saturday nites, also usually I just drive up to PP lot around 9-930pm and have been able to park there for $10, if it's full they will direct you to where to park and catch the shuttle which in the past has been Lifetime Fitness about a mile away..

Lastly there was only perhaps 500-700 people last saturday so unless a lot more people decide to go you should be ok to get in, doesn't PP have a capacity over at least 1000?

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Reply #9 posted 04/02/14 8:21am

Musicology2004

inspireof said:

Musicology2004 said:Can someone tell me if there are two events or just one? Is there one on both Friday and Saturday night or is it just Friday night/Saturday early morning?

it looks like Friday and Saturday nites, also usually I just drive up to PP lot around 9-930pm and have been able to park there for $10, if it's full they will direct you to where to park and catch the shuttle which in the past has been Lifetime Fitness about a mile away..

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Great. Thank you both for your help in trying to get the logistics straight! Hoping he plays, either way it will be great.

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Reply #10 posted 04/02/14 11:07am

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Cool news! Looks like P is ramping up the weeekend parties again at the Park!

Now he needs to also start back up Livestream so we can all listen in! headbang

The greatest live performer of our times was is and always will be Prince.

Remember there is only one destination and that place is U
All of it. Everything. Is U.

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Reply #11 posted 04/02/14 12:27pm

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Nexxt said:
New CD release dates??

lol

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Reply #12 posted 04/02/14 12:43pm

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Sometimes it Snows in April

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Reply #13 posted 04/02/14 1:14pm

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3rdeyedude said:

Sometimes it Snows in April

Right? lol

Models are showing anywhere from 6-12 inches of snow on Friday.

I'll probably sit this weekend out. But you never know...

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Reply #14 posted 04/02/14 1:29pm

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From the national weather service...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT

FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS

IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM

WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX TONIGHT

WHICH WILL BECOME STEADIER THURSDAY MORNING...AND TRANSITION TO

ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND

EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT

AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS

EXPECTED ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM TO

MONTICELLO AND CAMBRIDGE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTH AND

EAST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO WHERE A WINTRY MIX MAY PERSIST THE

LONGEST.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING

TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

AS WINDS INCREASE...SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OPEN AREAS.

THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW

ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN

EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...

AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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Reply #15 posted 04/02/14 1:30pm

bobmonkeycool	hmmm, if i were to come to only one of these does anyone have an idea of what would be my best chance at seeing the purple guy? guess nobody really can say
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Reply #16 posted 04/02/14 5:13pm

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no. no no and NO. there will not be any snow this week. just, no.

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Reply #17 posted 04/02/14 9:08pm

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A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

Elsewhere in the northern hemisphere spring is breaking out...

Wear proper clothing...

Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.

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Reply #18 posted 04/02/14 9:54pm

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sad

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0

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Reply #19 posted 04/02/14 10:29pm

udo

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purplethunder3121 said:

What was that +/- Emacipation era track mentioning the Minnesota snow?

Hmm..

Get yo snow tyres, blankets, snowboots, etc.

Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.

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Reply #20 posted 04/03/14 4:44am

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2020 said:

Cool news! Looks like P is ramping up the weeekend parties again at the Park!

Now he needs to also start back up Livestream so we can all listen in! headbang

Yes, please!

What?

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Reply #21 posted 04/03/14 6:32am

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awwwww crap. headlines from Minneapolis/St. Paul online news source this morning:

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3384330.shtml?cat=1

Spring Snowstorm Could Be a Record Breaker

Updated: 04/03/2014 6:19 AM
Created: 04/02/2014 6:04 AM KSTP.com
By: Jennie Olson

Get ready for more plowing and shoveling in Minnesota and Wisconsin. A snowstorm of record-breaking proportions is predicted to mess up the Friday morning commute in the Twin Cities.

A mix of precipitation is expected to turn over to heavy snow after midnight Thursday and leave as much as a foot of snow in the Twin Cities by mid-morning.

Morning Chief Meteorologist Ken Barlow says a light mix of rain and snow will slowly change over to all snow Thursday evening, and the snow will continue heavy at times during the night. More heavy snow is in the forecast for Friday, so Ken says we can expect poor travel conditions all over the area.

Ken says we will see accumulations of 5-10 inches within most areas to the north and northwest of the Twin Cities, with a few 12-inch amounts likely. Just south and southeast of the Twin Cities, slightly lower amounts are expected -- perhaps up to 4 inches.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Thursday and Friday for much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities and northern Wisconsin. Wind gusts of 40 mph late Thursday night could make travel difficult in open areas.

Despite the storm this week, the weekend looks quiet with sunshine expected to return along with temperatures in the 40s.

Track the latest weather conditions at KSTP.com/weather, and send your snow photos to pics@kstp.com.

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Event:

Winter Storm Warning

Alert:

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM BEGINNING IN WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS 
AFTERNOON AND SPREADING EAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... 
 
.A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN 
WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. A 
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL 
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...EAST OF A LINE FROM BLUE 
EARTH TO MENOMONIE AND CORNELL IN WISCONSIN. 
A STORM SYSTEM...WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE....WILL TRACK 
FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY TO MISSOURI BY TONIGHT...WITH THE 
STORM REACHING THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A LARGE 
SWATH OF PRECIPITATION... BEGINNING AS A WINTRY MIX...WILL TURN TO 
ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
FRIDAY. THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THE MIX WILL TURN TO 
ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO WEST CENTRAL 
WISCONSIN WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINING IN EFFECT. 
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH 1 TO 2 
INCH PER HOUR RATES POSSIBLE. THUNDER SNOW CANNOT BE RULED OUT... 
WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL RATES FURTHER. TOTAL SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST 
AMOUNTS IN AN AREA FROM REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM THROUGH SAINT 
CLOUD...MORA AND RICE LAKE IN WISCONSIN. 
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING 
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... 
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING 
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 
 
* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL 
TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT 
TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY 
AFTERNOON. 
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 12 INCHES. 
 
* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY 
FRIDAY. 
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. 
THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

Instructions:

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Target Area:

Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Le Sueur
McLeod
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Washington
Wright

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Reply #22 posted 04/03/14 6:20pm

kidmelody2012

so u recommend I fly in for saturday show?

CarrieMpls said:

From the national weather service...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT

FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS

IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM

WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT WINTRY MIX TONIGHT

WHICH WILL BECOME STEADIER THURSDAY MORNING...AND TRANSITION TO

ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND

EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT

AND FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS

EXPECTED ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS AND NEW ULM TO

MONTICELLO AND CAMBRIDGE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWEST SOUTH AND

EAST OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO WHERE A WINTRY MIX MAY PERSIST THE

LONGEST.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING

TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

AS WINDS INCREASE...SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN OPEN AREAS.

THIS WILL ALSO BE A WET SNOW WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW

ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN

EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...

AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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Reply #23 posted 04/04/14 5:02am

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dang. i just looked out the window and several (4, 6?) inches of snow is on the ground that wasn't there last night. dammit. still snowing, too. nasty. i blame the weatherman, why couldn't he have been wrong? they're usually wrong....

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Reply #24 posted 04/04/14 5:29am

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7.3 inches in downtown Minneapolis so far and it's still coming down. It's supposed to let up by about 1...

There have been delays at the airport already. I'D wait and travel tomorrow personally, but I likely won't even go this weekend, so it's not much of a priority for me.

Still, roads could be cleared by the evening if it really does stop and they make it a priority. But at this time of year with warmer temps around the corner and the snowplowing budget already used up they generally aren't doing as much to clear roads...

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Reply #25 posted 04/04/14 6:23am

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CarrieMpls said:

7.3 inches in downtown Minneapolis so far and it's still coming down. It's supposed to let up by about 1...

I live in anoka Carrie, which is about 20 min from Minneapolis, and we have about the same amout of snow. And its still coming down!! Last year we got snow in may even!!

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Reply #26 posted 04/04/14 6:28am

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stuart3121 said:
CarrieMpls said:

7.3 inches in downtown Minneapolis so far and it's still coming down. It's supposed to let up by about 1...

There have been delays at the airport already. I'D wait and travel tomorrow personally, but I likely won't even go this weekend, so it's not much of a priority for me.

Still, roads could be cleared by the evening if it really does stop and they make it a priority. But at this time of year with warmer temps around the corner and the snowplowing budget already used up they generally aren't doing as much to clear roads...

I live in anoka Carrie, which is about 20 min from Minneapolis, and we have about the same amout of snow. And its still coming down!! Last year we got snow in may even!!

I grew up in Andover, so very familiar with where you are. smile

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Reply #27 posted 04/04/14 7:09am

mookid

wow, this is crazy short notice. I imagine turnout will be pretty low for both of these events. I'd love to go to both but the driving is going to be bad and I'm not sure if my friends want to go again after we dropped $30 each last Friday to not see him, only to hear that he played to an even smaller crowd the next night. I'm busy tonight, but maybe tomorrow... it's a shame there are no phones allowed in there, or else I could just text a friend who's there to ask what the gear setup on stage is!

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Reply #28 posted 04/04/14 7:15am

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Now reporting 10.5 inches of snow in Mpls, 8.8 in Chanhassen.

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Reply #29 posted 04/04/14 7:42am

mookid

so let's speculate - what do you think the reasoning was for playing Saturday but not Friday last week? Do you think it was spontaneous, or do you think he had intended to do it that way, with Friday kind of being like an "opener" and Saturday being the real deal? Maybe he did it just to be unpredictable after word got out of Friday's low-key event, inevitably leading to lower attendance on Saturday, kind of like a reward for the dedicated? These are the kinds of things we wondered about as we sat there Sunday morning realizing we came so close but missed him. Apparently last weekend he said something like "Paisley Park every weekend for eternity!"

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