Why are todays' fans so DESPERATE?

You all are the most DESPERATE people I have ever seen. I've been a fan since Prince's Purple Rain days and people were never this greedy, and hungary and just Desperate for something from that man. What is it??

Cause Prine tours once every full moon these days, and this was not just a 'dublin' show, it was the only show bar coachella this year, so fans were coming from all over, The 16th was pretty much going to be prince day in Dublin.

This is not just a cancelled date on the leg of a tour or something

Dayclear said:

People have spent a hell of a load of money on that gig, most of people will never see again. There is nothing desperate about expecting a performer to perform on the date he has scheduled to perform at a massive venue with over 50,000 people scheduled to attend.

Yeah how can you baby boomers who saw him in the 80's be so self centerd, I'm 17 and wanted to see him, doubt I'll get the chance again
[Edited 6/10/08 8:28am]

because we are living in desperate times and the things we used to be able to trust and believe in are no longer there for us??

sometimes people lose hope and i think that prince's music and work have the power to reach people who might otherwise be lost.

granted, this is a bit extreme, but then some folks get that way about the dude. this is just my 2c

desperate?
Prince doesnt tour like that anymore. Maybe this will help...Ive been a fan 4 a while but not as long as others and Ive NEVER seen Prince in my own city. Ive always had to go 2 see him in other states. One of the times I saw him was by accident. He just happened to be there. So,I can imagine how it feels to people who actually spend all this money to see the man on purpose and then its gone just like that.Theyre not desperate or greedy. If they were greedy they wouldve been stopped being Prince fans the way hes rationing out performances these days.
And Im really hating the fact that people from the US are starting threads like this when the Dublin concert was just cancelled.
I hope people know that not ALL Americans feel this way.

damn said:

Yeah how can you baby boomers who saw him in the 80's be so self centerd, I'm 17 and wanted to see him, doubt I'll get the chance again

Dayclear said:

All this bitching and moaning. None of u know why the concert was canceled. I'm sure its more then Prince just canceling it on a whim. All this hate is very very unnecesary. Prince was just in London for 21 nights plus aftershows. Couldn't most of the Dublin folks got there? If u are flying half-way around the world for a concert u are taking a financial risk. Sometimes u win sometimes u lose. Some of u folks love Prince Too much. U love him so much that u hate him (sounds like a song lol). Maybe u guys need another hobby.

I've never found Prince fans to be desperate!


I've always seen it as feeding an addiction!

tricky99 said:

myloveis4ever said:

tricky99 said:

All this bitching and moaning. None of u know why the concert was canceled. I'm sure its more then Prince just canceling it on a whim. All this hate is very very unnecesary. Prince was just in London for 21 nights plus aftershows. Couldn't most of the Dublin folks got there? If u are flying half-way around the world for a concert u are taking a financial risk. Sometimes u win sometimes u lose. Some of u folks love Prince Too much. U love him so much that u hate him (sounds like a song lol). Maybe u guys need another hobby.

agree

tricky99 said:

If your definition of desperate is;
1-asking for more than SIX days cancellation notice, for a gig that tickets have been bought+paid for since March.
2-asking for a valid reason, as to why said concert has been cancelled
3-the feeling of being royally shafted by Prince(+unbelievably not in a good way
Then Yes, I would agree with your definition, if not however may I suggest u hush up and move along.....I thank u.

Dayclear said:

Twiki said:

damn said:

Yeah how can you baby boomers who saw him in the 80's be so self centerd, I'm 17 and wanted to see him, doubt I'll get the chance again

Oh, no, that is just so wrong.

RUHip2TheJive said:

Twiki said:

Oh, no, that is just so wrong.

why is that so wrong? i agree with damn.

RUHip2TheJive said:

Twiki said:

Oh, no, that is just so wrong.

why is that so wrong? i agree with damn.

Twiki said:

RUHip2TheJive said:

why is that so wrong? i agree with damn.

I was just commenting on how someone thinks I'm a baby boomer for being around in the '80s.

ToraToraDreams said:

RUHip2TheJive said:

why is that so wrong? i agree with damn.

Lol, maybe its the age. That would make people in their thirties in the 80's, right? Most were teens.

tricky99 said:

I mean why are fans really loving this man like this, that we all know would not SPIT on you if you were on fire and needed water. it's almost sad.
I shouldn't even use the word 'love'. It's something more needy than that.
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tricky99 said:

tricky99 said:

I'm a Gay man who's PROUD to also be a Prince fan

You're right Tricky99! They actually said they hope he DIES, I can't believe it!

Dayclear said:

You're right Tricky99! They actually said they hope he DIES, I can't believe it!

I'm a Gay man who's PROUD to also be a Prince fan

i just want the man 2 put out an effort that comes from his soul again. i want something that funks out or rocks out!

purplecam said:

Dayclear said:

You're right Tricky99! They actually said they hope he DIES, I can't believe it!

It doesn't get any sicker than that now does it? How can you love someone or be a fan of someone who you hate? There's a lie in there somewhere with that kind of thinking and I'm glad I'm not deceiving myself.

share thoughts on the croke park cancellation here:

http://prince.org/msg/12/272982