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PrintableAfter over 25 years of sittin' on the damn cupcake, my ass is smothered in purple frosting. What's another $77 worth? 
I'd be most grateful if someone else would hold the cherry for awhile, though...  We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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HatrinaHaterwitz said: Efan said: I can understand hesitation on some people's parts, but I'll be there. The $77 is all right with me at this point in my life, and I've definitely spent more on worse things. I also have some faith (maybe this is naive) that there will be a lot of worthwhile stuff, like unreleased songs, on there. It's a risk I'm willing to take. Over the years, I've spent a lot of money on Prince, sometimes wisely, sometimes not. In the '80s, when I had very little money, I not only bought every album and 12-inch, but I would buy the 45s of all the singles, knowing that those 45s would ultimately be worthless to me--the A sides would be on the album, and the B sides would be on the 12-inch. Those are much smaller examples, pricewise, but some 25 years down the road, I'm not about to get any tighter with my cash regarding Prince.
Be HONEST with me, him and YOURSELF! Do you feel after all that and I know there is more, that he RESPECTS you as the loyal fan that you are? No, but I don't care. Should I care? Seriously. I know what you're saying, but I'm not sure if it's the correct question. I've got the $77, so that's not the issue for me. The odds are quite good that I'll get a lot of enjoyment out of the website. I totally understand people who evaluate things and decide not to do it. But for me, I'm comfortable with it. | |
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Anxiety said: rwn said: In what way are these fans loyal ? Because they bought Prince's products for years ? i bought all that stuff because it was available and i wanted it. it had little to do with loyalty. he's offered stuff that i didn't buy because i didn't want it. that had little to do with disloyalty. What about the stuff that you did buy even though you didn't want it?  I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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Efan said: HatrinaHaterwitz said: Be HONEST with me, him and YOURSELF! Do you feel after all that and I know there is more, that he RESPECTS you as the loyal fan that you are? No, but I don't care. Should I care? Seriously. I know what you're saying, but I'm not sure if it's the correct question. I've got the $77, so that's not the issue for me. The odds are quite good that I'll get a lot of enjoyment out of the website. I totally understand people who evaluate things and decide not to do it. But for me, I'm comfortable with it. By the way, I've bitched about this before elsewhere, but I get pissed off about lack of respect from him when he makes me wait for hours before he comes onstage and plays the damn concert. That annoys me. But the website isn't like that (for me, anyway). | |
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HatrinaHaterwitz said:[quote] rwn said: Anx said: i used to do the exact same thing.
 DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!Buying Prince's music has nothing to do with loyalty for me. Not allowing others to steal Prince's music does. So in my eyes some of Prince's "loyal fans" were not loyal at all. | |
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Efan said: HatrinaHaterwitz said: Be HONEST with me, him and YOURSELF! Do you feel after all that and I know there is more, that he RESPECTS you as the loyal fan that you are? No... I'm not asking you to change your mind. I just wanted an honest answer to that question and you answered it honestly. Thank you. I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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HatrinaHaterwitz said: Anxiety said: i bought all that stuff because it was available and i wanted it. it had little to do with loyalty. he's offered stuff that i didn't buy because i didn't want it. that had little to do with disloyalty. What about the stuff that you did buy even though you didn't want it? well, the only thing i can think of was the perfume that i had to buy in order to get 7/7/07 tickets, in which case i thoroughly enjoyed the tickets and i gave the perfume to my mom, who oddly enough happened to like the perfume...so no complaints there, i guess. | |
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i'm gonna sign up firstly because i will be able to download
the new albums on the 24th and since i live in europe that will be the quickest way to hear them. plus there will be other stuff on his site. perhaps lots of stuff i don't really care about like video's i'll watch once or twice, concert footage i already have in full on bootlegs or silly pics that mean nothing to me. oh and perhaps some actual extra music 
who knows what will materialise over the rest of the year and if nothing at least it will give me something to complain about. because like all y'all on here, i too love 2 things beyond all others: new prince music and bitching. so for 77 you get your fair share of both.  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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I will subscribe and it´s fine with me to support
my favorite artist with 77$. Life is short enough to concern about this! And besides that, there will be much more then just some pictures to see, like some of worry about | |
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rwn said: HatrinaHaterwitz said: DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!Buying Prince's music has nothing to do with loyalty for me. Not allowing others to steal Prince's music does. So in my eyes some of Prince's "loyal fans" were not loyal at all. I couldn't agree with you more. I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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Efan said: Efan said: No, but I don't care. Should I care? Seriously. I know what you're saying, but I'm not sure if it's the correct question. I've got the $77, so that's not the issue for me. The odds are quite good that I'll get a lot of enjoyment out of the website. I totally understand people who evaluate things and decide not to do it. But for me, I'm comfortable with it. By the way, I've bitched about this before elsewhere, but I get pissed off about lack of respect from him when he makes me wait for hours before he comes onstage and plays the damn concert. That annoys me. But the website isn't like that (for me, anyway). That's exactly what I'm talking about. I don't care what anyone says...it's LOYALTY to something (could even be to your money, your date but to something) that makes you stand/sit for hours waiting...when you've paid for Prince to get his happy ass up on a stage. That's under the best of conditions. How about 95 degree heat? Anybody around here ever done that? 
How about 20 degrees with sub zero wind chills? Anybody?
How about flying miles for the "privilege"?
If it's not LOYALTY that makes you do that...what is it? I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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 "My God it's full of Stars"
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rwn said: HatrinaHaterwitz said: DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!Buying Prince's music has nothing to do with loyalty for me. Not allowing others to steal Prince's music does. So in my eyes some of Prince's "loyal fans" were not loyal at all. That really has nothing to do with this discussion but since you brought it up...how exactly does "Not allowing others to steal Prince's music" demonstrate, your loyalty? I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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I want to but can't afford it right now.    | |
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shellyann said: I am so excited about the launch, that I can't imagine anyone here is seriously considering not seeing what the site has to offer.We all have had plenty of time to save our pennies. So be honest.... who is going to wait it out and who is 100% on board?
Who isn't serious about paying? if you ask me, it's just not worth it. Why pay $77 dollars to download the 3 albums when I can just go to Target and get them for 11.98. Wow, so I get to see video footage of Prince. Can I download them? My guess is no. Is he releasing any unreleased material? Probably not. I don't care about the photos. This may be all hype again and no substance. Remember the last couple of disasters when it came to his websites. What about people who paid for lifetime memberships last time? They have to pay again? Give me a break. | |
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HatrinaHaterwitz said: rwn said: Buying Prince's music has nothing to do with loyalty for me. Not allowing others to steal Prince's music does. So in my eyes some of Prince's "loyal fans" were not loyal at all. That really has nothing to do with this discussion but since you brought it up...how exactly does "Not allowing others to steal Prince's music" demonstrate, your loyalty? Of course it has to do with this discussion because you brought up the topic of loyal fans. I gave my opinion about what loyal means and why a lot of people who claim to be "loyal fans" are nothing of the sort. BTW: I never claimed to be a loyal fan. I just buy Prince's music. You claimed you were a loyal fan. | |
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rwn said: HatrinaHaterwitz said: That really has nothing to do with this discussion but since you brought it up...how exactly does "Not allowing others to steal Prince's music" demonstrate, your loyalty? Of course it has to do with this discussion because you brought up the topic of loyal fans. I gave my opinion about what loyal means and why a lot of people who claim to be "loyal fans" are nothing of the sort. BTW: I never claimed to be a loyal fan. I just buy Prince's music. You claimed you were a loyal fan. LOL!! 
The discussion is...are you or are you not subscribing to Prince's new web venture. Why or Why not? My answer is...I am not because I do not think, feel nor believe that Prince RESPECTS his LOYAL fan base. The ones that have on more than one occasion spent money, they didn't have to spend, on his music. The one's that have brought stuff, they didn't want really want nor need, just because it came with the "chance" to see Prince, after waiting for hours, come sun, rain, cold, etc. That has nothing to do with what you said about..."Not allowing others to steal Prince's music does." Care to address that? Make us understand exactly what you mean by that! I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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everybody has been burnt... ALOT of people are gonna hang back and wait and see.
I won't be subscribing until I see some (what I think is) value for money. Hard to believe I've been on the org for over 25 years now! | |
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I will be signing up. I was never apart of the other websites that he has had,and others signed up for,so I am just happy to be able to join in this time.  Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach | |
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contrapposto said: I want to but can't afford it right now. Say the word and I'll buy yours.  | |
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Anxiety said: i'll do it.
just in terms of getting a good break on tickets, his sites have paid off for me in the past. that's enough to make me shell out the $77 this time around. I agree. I'ma do it, too. | |
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Anxiety said: squirrelgrease said: The pre-sale tix were a very good deal. I got excellent seats. I'm really kind of done with Prince concerts, though. After the 2002 Celebration week, nothing holds a candle to that experience. I went to the 7/7/07 show at Target Center, had $77.31+fees nose-bleed seats, was sickened by the $75 dollar t-shirts, took my stinky 3121 perfume sampler and left. The concert did sound good... in a muffled sort of way. I won't do arena shows any more. i *might* be done with aftershows (unless they're at first ave, that is!) and unless he starts mixing up his set lists again (which seems increasingly doubtful) i don't know that i'm gonna go out of my way to see multiple shows on a tour. but if he comes to town, i wanna see him at LEAST once. and i'm sure my friends can talk me into going more than once, so the fan site discount will come in plenty handy. Agreed again. If he does multiple shows in my city, I'll see that--but I'm pretty much done with traveling to see him. Unless he does a celebration type thing at Paisley. | |
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Genesia said: After over 25 years of sittin' on the damn cupcake, my ass is smothered in purple frosting. What's another $77 worth?
When inflation starts to hit you'll know the answer to this question. Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. | |
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I'm on it like a bum on a ham sandwich. To Sir, with Love | |
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I may not. Money is an issue, and my health is an issue (bills are piling up)...and since Prince could care less about my health why should I put it at risk for a membership.
I've missed a lot of Prince events/music over the years either because I couldn't afford to go or because I didn't have the internet access to download the stuff. Life goes on. 
I will buy the CD. The price is right for that [Edited 3/18/09 1:20am] PaisleyRose was here  | |
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PaisleyRose said: I will buy the CD. The price is right for that
That is honestly the only thing that matters out of all his hodge podge stuff.. I mean, it's all good that he has extra curricular activities for his fans.. but the only thing that will last out of these whole era is that 3cd set.. the site will be gone, and i highly doubt anything major will be presented on that site.. so yeah, that is the wisest decision.. the good priced set. | |
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No, I'm not signing up. I will buy the CDs at Target though. | |
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I guess I'm not old enough to sign up yet.  |
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I will wait 'till I know what exactly I would receive for my 77$.
To be honest the only thing that it is of my interest is music. Differently to many of u, I don't like MP3 or any other audio file, but I only want factory-pressed CDs. I got all P released in 2001 on NPGMusicClub, but I never go back to listen to that songs simply because there is no CD release, and their appeal on me is lower. 2002 was great for me, with the CD releases of "One Nite Alone" and the Live. But I still regret that it is impossibile to have something beautiful as "Xpectations" on an official proper CD. Now I will wait. If in the 77$ there will be some kind of "Rave In2 Joy Fantastic" CD (exclusive) I will join. If not, that will not be my cup of tea. | |
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I will not be subscribing. I will buy the new cd though, that's for sure. | |
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