What do you know about his current bodyguards? Who has been around the longest? I was watching the film "Ray" and realized that the guys who act as bodyguards have a full time job, doing a little bit of everything for the artist they work for.

While I am a fan of Prince, I am also interested in what goes on behind the scenes, the people who make it so he can spend his days and nights creating.

Assistants, designers, bodyguards, public relations.

Ponder ponder.

I was head of security for P, what do you want to know?

who ever they are they need to be shot for the girls they picked during the Musicology tour to parade on stage...

hi this moongirl!

Shallanswerman how long have you work at paisley park? Any did you ever bodyguard for Mayte?

Moon said:

My employment for PRN Productions went from 1983-1992. I was in Germany when P first met Mayte; I only did one detail for her. A colleague of mine work with Mayte for many years

well going to the after party in Mpls after the concert...recently....Trevor seems to be the one who has been around the longest. then Scotty (i think that is his name if i am correct) whom u see in the pictures alot...i dont think any of you would see trevor.

but as far as anyone else .. the house looks new once again (referring to when he cleans house so to speak) alot of the people look unfamiliar...although Damon Dickson was also working so he would really be the longest of long in his employment. but he didnt seem to be bodyguarding.. just crowd guarding at the party.

yep yep

seems the bald headed white guy has been around awhile, when I was at an afterparty in 2000, it was him, a huge guy an two ther guys, one was an older black guy, I think it may have been Duane Nelson

ShellAnswerMan said:

Wow... for Prince, that's a long run of employment, no?.. did you leave on good terms?

I'm sure you were witness to some craziness. I'm embarassed to say, but it'd be cool to hear about some of the happenings from the good ole days when he was... ahem, fancy free with the ladies.


Any tidbits?

ShellAnswerMan said:

... I can't ask you!! What if you say, yes, I was there with another bodyguard and Prince? Should then I ask: what did he do later, were did you go and Prince?
[Edited 4/2/06 7:00am]

ShellAnswerMan said:

Trevor has been associated with P for several years. He does not do many EP details for P, however he does do some promotional stuff for him. P has a new EP I believe his name his Raho undersized Hispanic gentleman, one of my boys said he’s shorter than P that’s pretty funny. Don’t get me wrong size has zilch to do with his ability to do the job, I just find it amusing that after all these years of having these massive guys ( Big Chick) with him, that he now has someone that is the some dimension as he is. Bald white guy 2000 his name is Aaron, he is no longer is with P. He currently works with Chaka Khan. Scott is a good friend; he still lives in the twin cities, believe or not he sales used cars. Damon Dickson is also a close friend, Damon never did any EP work I’m not sure where that came from but it’s not correct. And Duane Nelson what a JOKE, the only reason he was hired was P wanted something for him to do. And yes, I have some remarkable stories

do you mind sharing some stories?

Who else have you worked for? Did you have to grab some people who thought they could get up on P? Does he require round the clock security at his home?

Whats a person like who has grown up a celebrity and has no concept of 'normal'?

Thanks for taking the time.

p.s. What does 'ep' stand for? Im thinking short album

ShellAnswerMan said:

The following is just a partial list of my former and present clients
Mick Jagger
Carmen Electra
Chris Rock
Vivica A. Fox
Madonna
Sheila E
Bon Jovi
Vanity 6
Kim Bassinger
Raphael Saadiq
Morris Day
Patti Labelle
George Clinton
David Bowie
Prince
Sting
Tevin Campbell
Sheena Easton
Bonnie Rait
Eric Clapton
Taylor Dayne
Sugar Ray Leonard
Lenny Kravitz
Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis



Award shows and special events


American Music Awards
Grammy Awards
Academy Awards
NBA All Star Weekend
Super bowl XXVI
Purple Rain
Under the Cherry Moon
Graffiti Bridg

I will share some very good stories with the board soon
EP stands for Executive Protector or Executive protection.
Can someone tell me how to put pictures in my replies?
Thanks

Whoa! Quite a list. I bet your resume is a book!

Regarding images: Click on the 'Img' button up above the posting box, then put the URL where your images are stored. If you dont hae them uploaded somewhere, check out photobucket.com, its pretty easy.

Also, you can shoot me an email and I will put them up.

Are you packing? Who did you like the most? Have you thought of writing a book of your experiences? How do you become a bodyguard? What about women bodyguards?

Im fascinated. Thank You for sharing all this.

ShellAnswerMan said:[quote]The following is just a partial list of my former and present clients
Mick Jagger
Carmen Electra
Chris Rock
Vivica A. Fox
Madonna
Sheila E
Bon Jovi
Vanity 6
Kim Bassinger
Raphael Saadiq
Morris Day
Patti Labelle
George Clinton
David Bowie
Prince

Rozilla just about any one can be an EP; the following is a list of Skills and Interests.

To be a bodyguard you should:
· Be physically fit, with good eyesight and hearing
· Have quick reactions
· Be able to work as member of a team, but also to have confidence to act on your own initiative
· Have good powers of observation and be able to recognize potentially dangerous situations
· Have discretion and be committed to client confidentiality
· Be able to remain calm under pressure, and to adapt and improvise as required in response to situations
· Have good interpersonal skills
· Have decision-making and planning skills
· Have good written and verbal communication skills

As for as packing goes, it really depends on the detail. My weapon of choice is a Sig p226. Favorite client, with out hesitation Sheila E. Besides my wife she is genuinely the most beautiful human being I know. Wendy and Lisa are good people as well; I did think about writing a book at one time I even had a title (After the Rain) and a publisher but in the end I decided not to do it. Thanks for the info on the pictures; I have some pretty cool pictures to share

Lisa and myself Tokyo 1986
[Edited 4/4/06 8:37am]

Wow, awesome body!

Big Chick R.I.P.....

Hey Man.

I'm a little shocked that this thread isn't burning up right now.

Any stories U feel comfortable telling?

Easy,

G.

Giovanni777 said:

G

I plan on sharing a couple of stories real soon
Peace

Wow, can't wait!!!!! Nice to meet you ShellAnswerMan

This ought to be cool.

ShellAnswerMan said:

OMG...Memories! I remember that place!!! I was like 4 years old! I remember being so scared I'd fall in. WOW. Okay sorry...it's just been SO LONG!


I can't wait for a story! But if nothing else, just...thanks for that pic.

hey ShellAnswerMan so who's idea was it to bring prince into a venue in an equipment box?

i cannot wait!

ShellAnswerMan said:

Will you be respectful in sharing them?...Susan Rogers (i think that was her name) really hurt Prince by the things she told Kevin Smith. Kevin retold them because he never signed the confidentiality agreement, so I'm hoping you won't hurt Prince be revealing things that may be..personal to him

oh..an by the way, it was way cool for Prince to do a fundraiser for Chick's family when Chick passed away unexpectedly

PurpleRein said:

that was a pretty good show...there were even girls offering sex favors for tickets in the parking lot

PurpleRein said:

Yeah I'm sure Prince was extremely hurt that we found out he shopped in the Nordstrom's boy department

Also, Susan Rogers was an engineer and left his camp like 12 years before Kevin Smith ever went to Paisley Park.