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Thread started 05/09/10 12:44pm

lipstick

Why is Paul Petersen ST Paul?

I was just wondering why Paul Petersen of The Family and formerley The Time calls himself Saint Paul? Isn't it egotistical to name yourself this way? A SAINT he AIN'T!
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Reply #1 posted 05/09/10 12:45pm

unique

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cuz his name is paul and the second of the twin cities is called st paul so thats what prince called him
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Reply #2 posted 05/09/10 1:08pm

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Really?

Um, St. Paul, Minnesota? as in the twin city of Minneapolis?

You really couldn't figure that one out on your own?
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Reply #3 posted 05/09/10 7:18pm

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It sounds more like you're just wanting to spit a bit of venom on someone you don't know. Paul is a humble and grateful guy. I know that from talking to him.

As noted above, it's not hard to see the play on names with St. Paul and Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Reply #4 posted 05/09/10 9:15pm

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If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot.
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Reply #5 posted 05/11/10 9:14pm

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ernestsewell said:

It sounds more like you're just wanting to spit a bit of venom on someone you don't know. Paul is a humble and grateful guy. I know that from talking to him.

As noted above, it's not hard to see the play on names with St. Paul and Minneapolis Minnesota.


I hear ya. Paul, since I have known him, has always been very humble. Heck the whole Peterson family is that way.
“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist.” Brazilian bishop Dom Hélder Câmara
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Reply #6 posted 05/12/10 1:24am

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I think Paul is the ONLY ONE who actually calls him(self) "St. Paul".giggle

I guess it is a way for him to keep is "pop music" persona separate from his "jazz persona". shrug
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Reply #7 posted 05/12/10 5:45am

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First of all, i'd wager a chunk that it was Prince that came up with "St. Paul".
Secondly, i think the Paul like a lot of Prince ex-cohorts keeps referring to himself as such so the Prince heads know/remember who he is. Same reason Carmen Electra keeps calling herself that.
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Reply #8 posted 05/12/10 5:49am

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ButterscotchPimp said:

First of all, i'd wager a chunk that it was Prince that came up with "St. Paul".
Secondly, i think the Paul like a lot of Prince ex-cohorts keeps referring to himself as such so the Prince heads know/remember who he is. Same reason Carmen Electra keeps calling herself that.


it was prince, and you are right on the rest. few non prince fans probably care about what his ex members do, apart from carmen electra, but if she didn't have the boob job she would be another one with tony m style post prince fame
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Reply #9 posted 05/12/10 6:37am

Zannaloaf

lipstick said:

I was just wondering why Paul Petersen of The Family and formerley The Time calls himself Saint Paul? Isn't it egotistical to name yourself this way? A SAINT he AIN'T!


Just like Coolio ain't all that cool- and yet he's not reverting to Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. for any future projects..lol.
I was going to use T-Pain as an example, but he IS a pain.
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Reply #10 posted 05/12/10 7:09am

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lipstick said:

I was just wondering why Paul Petersen of The Family and formerley The Time calls himself Saint Paul? Isn't it egotistical to name yourself this way? A SAINT he AIN'T!


no one ain't a saint..
and he ain't a punk either,
but prince called him a punk ;p
prince ain't a prince, either..
lol anyway..
I really like the name prince gave him..
+ got nothin' negative to tell bout st paul..
i really liked him from the first time i saw him on purple rain..
the time i saw him when i had the ice cream castle LP in my hands..
and the time i saw him when i had the family LP in my hands..
but when i heard 'nothing compares 2 u' i started loving this guy!
i never liked o'connor's version, nor prince's that much..
st paul's vocals is what make that song for me..
May you rest in peace, my beautiful queen, Teena Marie rose
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Reply #11 posted 05/12/10 7:15am

ernestsewell

ButterscotchPimp said:

First of all, i'd wager a chunk that it was Prince that came up with "St. Paul".
Secondly, i think the Paul like a lot of Prince ex-cohorts keeps referring to himself as such so the Prince heads know/remember who he is. Same reason Carmen Electra keeps calling herself that.

It's not exactly a theory that Prince called him St. Paul. It's a well documented fact.

The 2nd point is true about counterparts.

Tommy Elms still goes by Barbarella
Mark Brown still uses Brownmark
Matthew Fink still uses Dr. Fink
Sheila Escovedo still uses Sheila E.
Cathy Glover still uses Cat
Tara Patrick still uses Carmen Electra
etc etc etc
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Reply #12 posted 05/12/10 7:52am

banks

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ButterscotchPimp said:

Really?

Um, St. Paul, Minnesota? as in the twin city of Minneapolis?

You really couldn't figure that one out on your own?





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I think the absence of the thread starter all about answer that question lol
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Reply #13 posted 05/12/10 11:40am

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unique said:

ButterscotchPimp said:

First of all, i'd wager a chunk that it was Prince that came up with "St. Paul".
Secondly, i think the Paul like a lot of Prince ex-cohorts keeps referring to himself as such so the Prince heads know/remember who he is. Same reason Carmen Electra keeps calling herself that.


it was prince, and you are right on the rest. few non prince fans probably care about what his ex members do, apart from carmen electra, but if she didn't have the boob job she would be another one with tony m style post prince fame


...and some Prince fans don't care about what his ex members do either! wink
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Reply #14 posted 05/12/10 1:38pm

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ernestsewell said:

ButterscotchPimp said:

First of all, i'd wager a chunk that it was Prince that came up with "St. Paul".
Secondly, i think the Paul like a lot of Prince ex-cohorts keeps referring to himself as such so the Prince heads know/remember who he is. Same reason Carmen Electra keeps calling herself that.

It's not exactly a theory that Prince called him St. Paul. It's a well documented fact.

The 2nd point is true about counterparts.

Tommy Elms still goes by Barbarella
Mark Brown still uses Brownmark
Matthew Fink still uses Dr. Fink
Sheila Escovedo still uses Sheila E.
Cathy Glover still uses Cat
Tara Patrick still uses Carmen Electra
etc etc etc


And Roger Nelson still uses Prince.
If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot.
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Reply #15 posted 05/12/10 2:12pm

ernestsewell

squirrelgrease said:

ernestsewell said:


It's not exactly a theory that Prince called him St. Paul. It's a well documented fact.

The 2nd point is true about counterparts.

Tommy Elms still goes by Barbarella
Mark Brown still uses Brownmark
Matthew Fink still uses Dr. Fink
Sheila Escovedo still uses Sheila E.
Cathy Glover still uses Cat
Tara Patrick still uses Carmen Electra
etc etc etc


And Roger Nelson still uses Prince.

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Reply #16 posted 05/12/10 5:41pm

Zannaloaf

squirrelgrease said:

ernestsewell said:


It's not exactly a theory that Prince called him St. Paul. It's a well documented fact.

The 2nd point is true about counterparts.

Tommy Elms still goes by Barbarella
Mark Brown still uses Brownmark
Matthew Fink still uses Dr. Fink
Sheila Escovedo still uses Sheila E.
Cathy Glover still uses Cat
Tara Patrick still uses Carmen Electra
etc etc etc


And Roger Nelson still uses Prince.

That's cause it's his name. You really don't know that? Or are you just funnin'?
In case you're not - Prince's dad had a band called the Prince Rogers Band..so guess what?? lol
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Reply #17 posted 05/12/10 6:20pm

ernestsewell

Zannaloaf said:

squirrelgrease said:



And Roger Nelson still uses Prince.

That's cause it's his name. You really don't know that? Or are you just funnin'?
In case you're not - Prince's dad had a band called the Prince Rogers Band..so guess what?? lol

We know all that. If anyone knows it, it's Squirrelgrease, buddy. Prince, Shela, Mark, Fink, Tommy - that's all their real names. Yeeesh.
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Reply #18 posted 05/13/10 6:52am

Zannaloaf

ernestsewell said:

Zannaloaf said:


That's cause it's his name. You really don't know that? Or are you just funnin'?
In case you're not - Prince's dad had a band called the Prince Rogers Band..so guess what?? lol

We know all that. If anyone knows it, it's Squirrelgrease, buddy. Prince, Shela, Mark, Fink, Tommy - that's all their real names. Yeeesh.


Hard to tell sarcasm or "wink wink nudge nudge" in a post.
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Reply #19 posted 05/13/10 6:58am

ernestsewell

Zannaloaf said:

ernestsewell said:


We know all that. If anyone knows it, it's Squirrelgrease, buddy. Prince, Shela, Mark, Fink, Tommy - that's all their real names. Yeeesh.


Hard to tell sarcasm or "wink wink nudge nudge" in a post.

Don't assume Prince fans are fools. Most of them know their stuff. I mean, when you're going on about "You know Prince's name is really Prince don't you?", you might be in the wrong place.
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Reply #20 posted 05/13/10 12:51pm

Zannaloaf

ernestsewell said:

Zannaloaf said:



Hard to tell sarcasm or "wink wink nudge nudge" in a post.

Don't assume Prince fans are fools. Most of them know their stuff. I mean, when you're going on about "You know Prince's name is really Prince don't you?", you might be in the wrong place.


Considering some of the posts I see here (including this one) it's clear not EVERYONE knows these things. I wasn't calling anyone out.lol As you notice I said "are you just funnin'?" - since I wasn't sure, i don't really know peoples level of Prince trivia by name on the board.
I've had plenty of people who insist his name is Roger Nelson - and they are fans (not on these boards). SO I was just askin' and not going on about it. jeez razz
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Reply #21 posted 05/15/10 6:57pm

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ernestsewell said:

ButterscotchPimp said:

First of all, i'd wager a chunk that it was Prince that came up with "St. Paul".
Secondly, i think the Paul like a lot of Prince ex-cohorts keeps referring to himself as such so the Prince heads know/remember who he is. Same reason Carmen Electra keeps calling herself that.

It's not exactly a theory that Prince called him St. Paul. It's a well documented fact.

The 2nd point is true about counterparts.

Tommy Elms still goes by Barbarella
Mark Brown still uses Brownmark
Matthew Fink still uses Dr. Fink
Sheila Escovedo still uses Sheila E.
Cathy Glover still uses Cat
Tara Patrick still uses Carmen Electra
Kristin Scott Thomas still uses Cabbagehead
etc etc etc


fixed. lol
When eye go 2 a Prince concert or related event it's all heart up in the house but when eye log onto this site and the miasma of bitchiness is completely overwhelming!
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Reply #22 posted 05/21/10 2:44pm

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not to sound rude but....next topic PLEASE!
I PAY THE RENT IN THIS RAGGEDY MUTHA....
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Reply #23 posted 05/21/10 2:51pm

PurpleDiamond2
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ernestsewell said:

squirrelgrease said:



And Roger Nelson still uses Prince.



this is just so wrong lol




falloff
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Reply #24 posted 05/22/10 2:15am

LORILA

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GAMETHEORY, noboby wins ,Nashequilibrium,

but what would have to say S. Hawking to a equality with several dependent and independent VARIABLES, what is the best solution by many,to bring the MUSIC
into other DIMENSIONS ?
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Reply #25 posted 05/23/10 10:29pm

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squirrelgrease said:

ernestsewell said:


It's not exactly a theory that Prince called him St. Paul. It's a well documented fact.

The 2nd point is true about counterparts.

Tommy Elms still goes by Barbarella
Mark Brown still uses Brownmark
Matthew Fink still uses Dr. Fink
Sheila Escovedo still uses Sheila E.
Cathy Glover still uses Cat
Tara Patrick still uses Carmen Electra
etc etc etc


And Roger Nelson still uses Prince.


Na uhnnn. His name is PRINCE.


talk to the hand
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Reply #26 posted 05/24/10 9:23pm

Nikademus

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LORILA said:

squirrelgrease said:





GAMETHEORY, noboby wins ,Nashequilibrium,

but what would have to say S. Hawking to a equality with several dependent and independent VARIABLES, what is the best solution by many,to bring the MUSIC
into other DIMENSIONS ?



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