How many people are in Mayte's belly dancing classes? It doesn't look like that many. By the time you pay for a space to hold the class and then airfare to get to it, how much money can you be making?

nursev said:

I can honestly say that I respect folks like Susan and Brenda who showed there respects to Vanity and Prince and kept it moving. Even Nona who obviously had issues with Prince but she has left well enough alone and moved on with her life. Prince fans are very unique and alot of us have been around for 30 years or more we never met the man, we never knew him or married him, but through his gift he touched each and every one of our lives and some of us have stuck around after his death to keep it real and sift through all this bullshit just to keep the legacy of our hero legit and alive.

Very beautifully said.

itsme123 said:

Why is everyone so up in arms about Mani, but not about Mayte?! Mayte acts as if she was STILL married to Prince. I TOTALLY get the two of you lost a child BUT, you are not his widow. I think Mani has handled everything with class and grace. I dont understand why people dont like her. We have no idea how often her and Prince spoke in recent years and what their relationship was like. But, it's very clear Mayte and Prince were not in communication at all.

I don't get the Mani hatred on here. At least she moved on with her life. Mayte, on the other hand . . . well . . . girlfriend seems to still be living in 1996. I'm surprised she doesn't still wear her wedding ring. She needs to get a grip, especially considering that he probably never would have married her if she hadn't gotten knocked up.

CROWNS1 said:

terrig said:

sad isnt it?

I'm calling them "Sister Wives"

this is the single greatest thing i've ever read on the org.

SpinsterSister said:

nursev said:

Let me say this and then Im done with this lady and all the other opportunist who were once apart of Prince's life. Its amazing to me that these folks are now appearing to be so concerned and involved in affairs related to Prince's memory, but let us not forget that he DIED ALONE IN A FUCKING ELEVATOR So I dont have sympathy for any of these mofo's From all these associates selling symbol material and booking belly dancing classes...shit is foul. People have EX spouses for a reason. Prince moved on from Mayte and Mani so to be honest they shouldve shown their repsects to him and let that be that. But since April the public has seen more of these two women than theyve ever seen before...crazy. Prince divorced both of these women back in the early 2000's one it appears never moved on and one is remarried with kids Like I said before the second one is now lamenting the fact that she was a gold digger and a stupid one at that...all this couldve been hers, but Prince saw better and moved on. She needs to stop following Prince's bandmates which she wasnt even around when they were playing with Prince, Stop posting on social media so she can say his fans are harassing her and go somewhere and raise her children. The aftermath of Prince's death has been worse than his death itself, but it has truly made me see the light regarding some of these so called Associates. Lemme say this again...I will never support another damn thing that any of them do and I mean that!!!

I have met so many intelligent and strong women on this board, I am so happy for that! Nursev, you're a cool chick! I hope I get to meet you and several others sometime next year. Thanks for having the guts to post this.

PREACH.

Let me say this and then Im done with this lady and all the other opportunist who were once apart of Prince's life. Its amazing to me that these folks are now appearing to be so concerned and involved in affairs related to Prince's memory, but let us not forget that he DIED ALONE IN A FUCKING ELEVATOR So I dont have sympathy for any of these mofo's From all these associates selling symbol material and booking belly dancing classes...shit is foul. People have EX spouses for a reason. Prince moved on from Mayte and Mani so to be honest they shouldve shown their repsects to him and let that be that. But since April the public has seen more of these two women than theyve ever seen before...crazy. Prince divorced both of these women back in the early 2000's one it appears never moved on and one is remarried with kids Like I said before the second one is now lamenting the fact that she was a gold digger and a stupid one at that...all this couldve been hers, but Prince saw better and moved on. She needs to stop following Prince's bandmates which she wasnt even around when they were playing with Prince, Stop posting on social media so she can say his fans are harassing her and go somewhere and raise her children. The aftermath of Prince's death has been worse than his death itself, but it has truly made me see the light regarding some of these so called Associates. Lemme say this again...I will never support another damn thing that any of them do and I mean that!!!

SistaGrrlLoveThang said:

CROWNS1 said:

I'm calling them "Sister Wives"

this is the single greatest thing i've ever read on the org.

True though it's starting to look like an episode. There's Judith talking to the Times and everybody getting their panties all twisted up over that one...then there's Sheila doing back to back interviews right after his death...and now having her own T shirt line...oh and let's not forget Suzannah's T shirt line. Mayte all of a sudden jet setting all over the country doing belly dance classes. Mani dedicating schools in P's honor and leaving her husband at home to attend concerts...Appollonia has become a greiving widow, they are all going to continue trying to one up each other untill all hell breaks loose and fur starts flying.

malbena said:

malbena said:

They might be cool or appear to be but some sure get a lot of hate around here. I

What was Carmen embarrassed by?

that Prince was embarrassed by her opening act so he pulled her?

SpinsterSister said:

SpinsterSister said:

that is EXACTLY what I said when we left....and I will say there was something in the air regarding Apollonia and Jill, the way they kept interupting each other - just the feeling. When apples was introduced, people stood up and she did the whole teary eye with namaste bow...she was the only one to get that from the audience.

There was supposedly an after party with DJ Questlove but we passed because we didn't want to get involved with the Prince Pecking Order display, that was so obvious. The way some of the other ladies kept staring at me made me feel a bit off tone.

I have a feeling this pecking order thing will be going on for at least another year, God help us all!

We're going to be inundated with "He never did drugs"..."we were engaged"...."he said he loved me most" ...and "he said i was the best he had..."......

shit, give us the music, videos, pics...etc....we can fill in the rest. (with ourselves starring)

Sad but predictable, the next avenue after the furvor is over will be the tell-all books, we know they

EDIT: meant to finish as:.........(we know they)...will because the money will be drying up.

Wait...they were doing the pecking order thing even with women from the audience? Oh good lord.

I remember this from my single days when I hung out with my musician friends, all the women vying for the top spot. I can only imagine how much worse it is with P, even though he's gone now.

CROWNS1 said:

How many people are in Mayte's belly dancing classes? It doesn't look like that many. By the time you pay for a space to hold the class and then airfare to get to it, how much money can you be making?

Conducting the belly dancing classes in Minneapolis will allow her to write off all those expenses on her taxes.

SistaGrrlLoveThang said:

CROWNS1 said:

nursev said:

Let me say this and then Im done with this lady and all the other opportunist who were once apart of Prince's life. Its amazing to me that these folks are now appearing to be so concerned and involved in affairs related to Prince's memory, but let us not forget that he DIED ALONE IN A FUCKING ELEVATOR So I dont have sympathy for any of these mofo's From all these associates selling symbol material and booking belly dancing classes...shit is foul. People have EX spouses for a reason. Prince moved on from Mayte and Mani so to be honest they shouldve shown their repsects to him and let that be that. But since April the public has seen more of these two women than theyve ever seen before...crazy. Prince divorced both of these women back in the early 2000's one it appears never moved on and one is remarried with kids Like I said before the second one is now lamenting the fact that she was a gold digger and a stupid one at that...all this couldve been hers, but Prince saw better and moved on. She needs to stop following Prince's bandmates which she wasnt even around when they were playing with Prince, Stop posting on social media so she can say his fans are harassing her and go somewhere and raise her children. The aftermath of Prince's death has been worse than his death itself, but it has truly made me see the light regarding some of these so called Associates. Lemme say this again...I will never support another damn thing that any of them do and I mean that!!!

Love your post !

It is foul - I just can't for any of them

whoever wrote the article today in the NY Times must not be a MT fan. They named every.single.person who got up on that stage, except for her.

SistaGrrlLoveThang said:

CROWNS1 said:

avajane said:

SistaGrrlLoveThang said:

I don't get the Mani hatred on here. At least she moved on with her life. Mayte, on the other hand . . . well . . . girlfriend seems to still be living in 1996. I'm surprised she doesn't still wear her wedding ring. She needs to get a grip, especially considering that he probably never would have married her if she hadn't gotten knocked up.

Apollonia said that she herself felt like a widow and I didn't see anyone criticize her for it. Smh, even after Prince's death, people still have the need to criticize the women in his life. [Edited 9/2/16 21:12pm]

Apples is not inserting herself everywhere and whining about privacy nor has she been publicly auctioning off his stuff or throwing shade his way via any media (FB, reality shows etc.) and she was still in his circle. These ex wives are not widows-they were not even at Paisley hanging out

They and Apples are 2 different situations for me. When Apples is doing too much I will be sick of her too-

Mani and Eric need to quietly just be gone from tributes etc.

Mayte-no comment.

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

CROWNS1 said:

SistaGrrlLoveThang said:

CROWNS1 said:

I'm calling them "Sister Wives"

this is the single greatest thing i've ever read on the org.

True though it's starting to look like an episode. There's Judith talking to the Times and everybody getting their panties all twisted up over that one...then there's Sheila doing back to back interviews right after his death...and now having her own T shirt line...oh and let's not forget Suzannah's T shirt line. Mayte all of a sudden jet setting all over the country doing belly dance classes. Mani dedicating schools in P's honor and leaving her husband at home to attend concerts...Appollonia has become a greiving widow, they are all going to continue trying to one up each other untill all hell breaks loose and fur starts flying.

SistaGrrlLoveThang said:

itsme123 said:

Why is everyone so up in arms about Mani, but not about Mayte?! Mayte acts as if she was STILL married to Prince. I TOTALLY get the two of you lost a child BUT, you are not his widow. I think Mani has handled everything with class and grace. I dont understand why people dont like her. We have no idea how often her and Prince spoke in recent years and what their relationship was like. But, it's very clear Mayte and Prince were not in communication at all.

I don't get the Mani hatred on here. At least she moved on with her life. Mayte, on the other hand . . . well . . . girlfriend seems to still be living in 1996. I'm surprised she doesn't still wear her wedding ring. She needs to get a grip, especially considering that he probably never would have married her if she hadn't gotten knocked up.

Oooohhhh so we can all agree Mayte was definitely pregnant before they got married! (sorry if this has been talked about, i havent seen any post on it)

itsme123 said:

Why is everyone so up in arms about Mani, but not about Mayte?! Mayte acts as if she was STILL married to Prince. I TOTALLY get the two of you lost a child BUT, you are not his widow. I think Mani has handled everything with class and grace. I dont understand why people dont like her. We have no idea how often her and Prince spoke in recent years and what their relationship was like. But, it's very clear Mayte and Prince were not in communication at all.

I think of Mayte not only as an ex-wife of Prince that shared the loss of a child with him, but a performer. Paisley Park, Prince, the band.... she spent her youth (teenager) and young adult life around that. To me I totally get Mayte. Mani.... I don't get.

CROWNS1 said:

SistaGrrlLoveThang said:

this is the single greatest thing i've ever read on the org.

True though it's starting to look like an episode. There's Judith talking to the Times and everybody getting their panties all twisted up over that one...then there's Sheila doing back to back interviews right after his death...and now having her own T shirt line...oh and let's not forget Suzannah's T shirt line. Mayte all of a sudden jet setting all over the country doing belly dance classes. Mani dedicating schools in P's honor and leaving her husband at home to attend concerts...Appollonia has become a greiving widow, they are all going to continue trying to one up each other untill all hell breaks loose and fur starts flying.

[Edited 9/3/16 7:04am]

nursev said:

Its interesting too that every time a thread is created over the things that this woman does that particular mods always either shut down the thread or let it keep going to serve alterior motives and none of that shit would happen if Prince was still alive If U dont want threads created on the Org about you then stop going to every Prince related event and doing all things Prince...remember this lady divorced Prince cause she was tired of all "things Purple" how soon they forget

I'm going to have to support nursev with this argument. Something is not right.

[Edited 9/3/16 7:16am]

willowcb said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

luvgirl said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

Mayte does have a class scheduled today in Minneapolis and yes it's sold out.

Does she live in Minneapolis? [Edited 9/3/16 12:40pm]

Nope. She lives in CA. Not sure why she posted she was "coming home"....

nursev said:

I can honestly say that I respect folks like Susan and Brenda who showed there respects to Vanity and Prince and kept it moving. Even Nona who obviously had issues with Prince but she has left well enough alone and moved on with her life. Prince fans are very unique and alot of us have been around for 30 years or more we never met the man, we never knew him or married him, but through his gift he touched each and every one of our lives and some of us have stuck around after his death to keep it real and sift through all this bullshit just to keep the legacy of our hero legit and alive.

PREACH!

malbena said:

luvgirl said:

paisleyparkgirl said: Does she live in Minneapolis? [Edited 9/3/16 12:40pm]

Nope. She lives in CA. Not sure why she posted she was "coming home"....

Well, I think she feels connected to Mpls because she spent a signifcant portion of her life here. So maybe if feels like "home" even though this isn't her permanant residence. I think I read she was an "army brat" growing up so she was moved all around the world all her life so with an upbringing like that I think people kinda choose what they consider their home base regardless of where they really live or are from.

Btw, I was ten feet away from her last night at First Ave,she looked like she was having an amazing time just dancing and enjoying Prince music, you could tell she loves MPLS and was having a great time.

Krystalkisses said:

malbena said:

Nope. She lives in CA. Not sure why she posted she was "coming home"....

Well, I think she feels connected to Mpls because she spent a signifcant portion of her life here. So maybe if feels like "home" even though this isn't her permanant residence. I think I read she was an "army brat" growing up so she was moved all around the world all her life so with an upbringing like that I think people kinda choose what they consider their home base regardless of where they really live or are from.

Btw, I was ten feet away from her last night at First Ave,she looked like she was having an amazing time just dancing and enjoying Prince music, you could tell she loves MPLS and was having a great time.

Thank you for remind me of the positive Krystalkisses. I think I am in the "anger" stage of grief so I just think I will refrain myself from posting any further comment and just read. I'm glad you are around to remind us of keeping it positive.

malbena said:

Krystalkisses said:

Well, I think she feels connected to Mpls because she spent a signifcant portion of her life here. So maybe if feels like "home" even though this isn't her permanant residence. I think I read she was an "army brat" growing up so she was moved all around the world all her life so with an upbringing like that I think people kinda choose what they consider their home base regardless of where they really live or are from.

Btw, I was ten feet away from her last night at First Ave,she looked like she was having an amazing time just dancing and enjoying Prince music, you could tell she loves MPLS and was having a great time.

Thank you for remind me of the positive Krystalkisses. I think I am in the "anger" stage of grief so I just think I will refrain myself from posting any further comment and just read. I'm glad you are around to remind us of keeping it positive.

It's ok Malbena. I understand how you feel....Prince's death is still a lot to process even months later...don't feel guilty for how you are feeling or feel like you have to be "positive" all the time. What you are feeling is what you are feeling, and there is nothing wrong with that....and it is ok to express that too.

morningsong said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

I'm setting out passing out tons of And I ain't saying a word.

Any extra room? Got any chocolate and gummy bears to go with that popcorn? Are soda refills unlimited?