leslievette said:

I don't even know where to begin! I'm at work so I can't go too in depth until I'm home but I can post a few pics. I will say however, there were so many little surprises and coincidences that happened throughout the trip. I know in my heart that P was with us the entire time and orchestrating every little thing, some things were just too good to be true. It was such a blessing for me personally.

Me and Mr. Morris Hayes. He was so sweet!

We met Shelby right before the show. She was doing an interview and came over and hugged us before going backstage. So sweet of her

One of my favorite moments (there were many) was having this tattoo done in Minni. Some of you know I'd been thinking of getting his signature done. I love that I was able to get it there, it makes it that much more special

Many many more pics to come! Gotta run and try to actually work now. Over 400 emails, I've been here for 3 hours and only got through about 50 lol

Love the tatt and you.

Lucah said:

Because it's always Lovesexy Day for me...and because Guitarhero will appreciate this one too. Missed you this weekend.

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Love you Lucah

leslievette said:

Hey family!

So first of all, I still can't believe last week actually happened. It was such a surreal experience and I know P was there every step of the way.




Our first "full" day was literally a tour of all things P in Minni. First off, Minneapolis is BEAUTIFUL! Such a difference from the Bay Area/LA so I was in awe. I may not say the same when it starts snowing (lol) but right now it's gorgeous. I think I could drive around Minnesota all day listening to P and be perfectly content. Anywho, we visited the Purple Rain house which P bought not too long ago.

There were little memorials for him out front. If you squint you can see one in the bushes down below, there was also one on the mailbox. I'm really hoping they preserve this and turn it into some sort of landmark.




We visited the Schmitt Music Wall, which I know is familiar to all of us!

I couldn't help but to take a side by side




We of course went by First Ave and actually had lunch at The Depot which is the restaurant attached to it. I couldn't believe I was actually standing in front of the First Ave. Next to PP I felt like that was the Holy Grail. It meant a lot to me since PR is the reason I fell in love with him and his music in the first place. I teared up before we even hit the corner. Many many tissues were abused during the entire trip lol

Jen Jen caught this awesome pic of me taking a pic You could already see the gold paint starting to chip away. I have a feeling they're gonna have to touch this up quite often.

Electric Fetus was also on the list.

Susannah and Judith Hill both did signings here throughout the week. We had so much going on though, we didn't get the chance to meet them but there are plenty of photos going around! Looks like everyone enjoyed meeting them.

I'm gonna break this up into a few posts so that it's not pic overload

Wow thanks for all the cool pics leslievette , your lovely.

Guitarhero said:

Lucah said:

Guitarhero said:

Love you Lucah

Love you too...I'm on a crap phone and can't properly comment and post but I love seeing everyone back...

Np, just glad to know your ok

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Guitarhero said:

thank u leslievette. great pics. all 4 of you look lovely. glad to hear you had a good time. nothing like a great road trip!

Lucah said:

Guitarhero said:

Np, just glad to know your ok

I'm ok, or getting there...working my way back up to being thus good. Thank you for the good vibes love. [img:$uid]http://image.oregonlive.com/home/olive-media/width960/img/oregonian/photo/2016/04/21/-36a82d1d8418b117.jpg[/img:$uid]

Bless you , will always send you many positive vibess

Lucah said:

I'll catch up later but love y'all so much. Have to wipe away a few tears this afternoon because of just how much. A little loveliness for my favourite purple family. [img:$uid]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51uW2aqHOtL.jpg[/img:$uid] [Edited 10/18/16 10:51am]

For GH!

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MoDrawersMoDrawers said:

For GH!

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Thank you missed yah Love the picture with the four Delta Funk sisters

Going on picture and gif hunt ya'll have posted so many unseen ones , to me anyway. Would love to reply to all of them but i think the org would blow up

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Guitarhero said:

leslievette said:

LadyLayla said:

Lil Leslie Vette! Thanks so much for the pics. I live vicariously through those. All beautiful Purple ladies....that's you and Jenjens in the middle. I'm guessing left is Bank and right is my Sagittarius sis Mo Dee. Now I am looking forward more than ever to get up there for perhaps April or June. Of course, there won't be a big show going on for those times, but I can imagine some big parties.

You're welcome! And yep, you got the line up right! Please join us in April, I cannot wait to go back It'll be bittersweet but it'll be good

I guessed them correctly, yay! Now that I know you guys will probably be there I will surely have to set my sights for April. If I'm not mistaken, I thought Sister was planning on that time also. Would be nice if we could get the lovlies from across the pond (that includes you GH!) and more lovlies in our wonderful neighbor to the North. We can help dry tears and have fun! Starting to look at my FF miles from Delta and Hertz gold club stuff. Oh BTW, in case none of you have heard of this...www.studentuniverse.com. My son introduced me to that and it has great fares especially for out of USA. He flew JFK-Paris-Prague-Philadephia during last Christmas for $400.

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leslievette said:

Guitarhero said:

Love the tatt and you.

Thanks GH! Missed ya!

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I'm not a fan of tattoo's, but that is just BEAUTIFUL!!

leslievette said:

Dance Til Dawn. Me and my Purple ladies!

I loved the symbols they had lined against every single window. Can I get one for my bedroom window?

When we were driving as we were leaving I happened to look out the window. All I saw was a familiar arm that said "Minneapolis" and I screamed! I nearly scared Bank half to death when she was driving but I know that arm anywhere! We immediately made a U turn and saw this on the side of the building

It was one of those odd coincidences again. None of us were even aware and had I not been looking where I was, we would have missed it.

Next and final day was Chanhassen. We visited the stunning mural on the side of the Chanhassen Cinema. It's even more breathtaking in person. It is massive. Once again, tissues were abused.

Then, we toured Paisley. I hadn't planned on taking the tour at all, I thought it was too soon for me. However as soon as I landed in Minni I knew it was something I had to do. There were still tix available for that day so we went for it. I think I can speak on behalf of all of us that we don't regret it at all. I still can't believe that I went. As soon as I walked through those doors I cried. It is beautiful inside and out. Pretty much everything is how he left it. Just to be in the same rooms where all of his incredible music was created was something I can't describe. I want everyone to have their own experience of PP so I won't go in and describe everything, but just know it is absolutely worth it. His presence is everywhere.

When I saw the Parade Tambourine laying on the piano I knew I had to hold it (considering the shirt I was wearing). I was told I was allowed to so I did. I can't wait to frame this one

The last (and biggest) sign was as we were leaving PP. As MoD mentioned, we walked out and suddenly there was this incredible double rainbow waiting for us outside. Once again, I start bawling. You couldn't make up a better ending if you tried. It truly was unbelievable. I took it as a sign/gift and I can honestly say I will never forget that for as long as I live

That night we went to Bunker's to see Chase & Ovation perform. They are an awesome P cover band, and we danced all night. I hated that it had to end, but I'm glad it ended the way it did. The entire trip was perfect. Thank you Bank, MoD and Jen Jen for the time of my life!! It blows me away when I think about the fact that this pic thread is the reason why we even connected in the first place. P knew exactly what he was doing bringing us all together.

Thanks for sharing your experience and photos! Your tattoo is beautiful!

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