wavesofbliss said:

amimissinsumthin said:

This is a dismissive response to a serious question. What evidence or facts can you present that led you to deductively think that something from Mr/Dr PRN prompted her message back to him? We are in pursuit of the truth wrt the man here, not falsities. I appreciate this revisionist hagiographic thread dedicated to associate Ms AA though.

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co-sign. amimissinsumthin, i wish u luck on this thread. severall of us have tried to bring reason to the maddness. i still don't why this has been allowed to continue. nice to see new blood here, though. happy holidays.

Happy Holidays, waves!!

I always assumed that Andy and Prince were musical collaborators and nothing more. I'm wondering if they were an item, where Lala fit into all of this? From her posts, it seems she was a love interest... Her instagram post recently implied the song "That Girl Thang" was written for her, with references that she would understand, and that song implies sexual intimacy. She also seems rather deeply hurt by his death.

All of this is speculation of course... but if he and Andy were an item, then it seems there would have been some overlap.

Latin said:

Andy Allo is very sweet. She has posted on Instagram her rendition of the holiday classic, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and you can download it for free! Check out her gift to you: https://www.instagram.com...cnlGBhRLi/ [Edited 12/25/16 13:08pm]

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Thanks so much for sharing, Latin!! This is one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs. Andy really does it justice. A+, AA!!

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Purpleone4Eva said:

I always assumed that Andy and Prince were musical collaborators and nothing more. I'm wondering if they were an item, where Lala fit into all of this? From her posts, it seems she was a love interest... Her instagram post recently implied the song "That Girl Thang" was written for her, with references that she would understand, and that song implies sexual intimacy. She also seems rather deeply hurt by his death.

All of this is speculation of course... but if he and Andy were an item, then it seems there would have been some overlap.

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I don't have all the answers, Purpleone4Eva, but Lala's name came up earlier in this thread. Some even speculated that Prince's dealings with her might have been the catalyst for Andy leaving Minneapolis. (I have read that she was living at Paisley Park, but I have no firsthand knowledge of this.) In spite of that, she and Prince were still in contact and he made many overt efforts to reunite with Allo.

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As to the question of this apparent overlap, perhaps the lyrics to what is reportedly Prince's last song give us some insight into the complex mind of one Prince Rogers Nelson. His words suggest that, like many men, he compartmentalized relationships.

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Don’t worry what’s happenin wit the candy girl
U’re the only one that matters in my world

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The handwritten lyrics to "Stay Cool" are pictured below and, along with the typewritten lyrics to "Look at U, Look at Me," are on permanent display in the control room of Studio A at Paisley Park. It is my belief that both of these songs were inspired by Andy Allo.

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Stay Cool

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Ain’t no reason 2 get uptight
When everybody else is feelin a groove
Alright, alright?!
Stay cool, Baby
Don’t b no tool?
Don’t worry what’s happenin wit the candy girl
U’re the only one that matters in my world
Alright?….Alright?
Alright
Stay Cool Stay Cool Baby Baby
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Stay Cool, Ur so beautifool
U must b cuz let u break all of my rules
let u take ur top off in my swimming pool

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Alright? Alright
Don’t fight let’s don’t fight
(possibly a scratch-out)Don’t u wanna make sweet love all
_____ night & wake up with a smile
a million miles Sun Shines so bright

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Alright
Stay Cool….Stay Baby Baby

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Here are the lyrics to "Look at U, Look at Me," from Prince's final album Hit N Run Phase 2.

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Look at U, Look at Me

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Look at me

Tell me what you see
The back and forth of an earthquake
Goes strong and sturdy tree
I ask myself this question, but it's still a mystery
How I'm gonna keep my balance when I
Look at you?

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How can you not know
Standing over there like a Nefertiti, or the queen, Dido
Please don't think too ill of me
It's all that I can do
Got to feel myself when I
Look at you

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Modesty aside, whoever made you should be praised. Yes!
Ain't no need to hide
Every glass should be raised
Brandy or martini
Kudos overdue
What else is there really when I
Look at you?

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Fight it, yes, my soul has tried
When you look at me
All other women just roll their eyes
But even Ray Charles can see you
Stevie Wonder can too
Thoughts well up and wonder
Thinking about me and you
A dozen fantasies you
Call me won and done
When you look at me
Look at you, look at me

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FlyOnTheWall said:

purplegirl00 said:

A little defensive aren't we? FYI- your "thinking" doesn't prove anything. I'd like some receipts as well, besides pictures of Prince looking "admiringly" at Andy that have littered that last 40-some pages of this thread. Also, if this instagram message was directed at Prince, I'd like to see the conversation. I don't think that's too much to ask. Otherwise, "thoughts" are just conjecture.

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Oh yea, why is this thread in the main Prince forum? Shouldn't this be in the Associated Artists forum since Andy was a collaborator/ associate?

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Not defensive at all, purplegirl00. Just answering the question asked: How do [I] think this? Really, for me, it comes down to deductive reasoning.

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Specifically, my thinking is based on my scrutiny of Andy Allo's social media, which is filled with all things Prince. For example, she has several sections called "Andy Prints," which contains the many photographs of her (around the world) taken by Prince. And, as someone pointed out to me, it sounds like Andy-Prince.

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Lastly, I think Andy's big megawatt smile in that Instagram post was put there by Prince, and only Prince, because she never posted about any other men, (except the one time Lamorne Morris, from New Girl, escorted her to the Golden Globes in 2015, and she joked that they were "lost"). Her very next post, after the one from April 19, posted above, was her tribute to her beloved P, posted April 24, three days after his shocking transition, which included a photo of the two of them, with her wearing his ring on her engagement/wedding ring finger. I have included that post below for any who have not seen it previously.

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Pictures and social media are not convincing enough that they had a romantic relationship, sorry. It's easy to pretend and I believe that's what Andy and Prince had fun doing- example this picture you put up above with the ring. Prince was known to do this kind of thing when promoting someone.

purplegirl00 said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

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Not defensive at all, purplegirl00. Just answering the question asked: How do [I] think this? Really, for me, it comes down to deductive reasoning.

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Specifically, my thinking is based on my scrutiny of Andy Allo's social media, which is filled with all things Prince. For example, she has several sections called "Andy Prints," which contains the many photographs of her (around the world) taken by Prince. And, as someone pointed out to me, it sounds like Andy-Prince.

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Lastly, I think Andy's big megawatt smile in that Instagram post was put there by Prince, and only Prince, because she never posted about any other men, (except the one time Lamorne Morris, from New Girl, escorted her to the Golden Globes in 2015, and she joked that they were "lost"). Her very next post, after the one from April 19, posted above, was her tribute to her beloved P, posted April 24, three days after his shocking transition, which included a photo of the two of them, with her wearing his ring on her engagement/wedding ring finger. I have included that post below for any who have not seen it previously.

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Pictures and social media are not convincing enough that they had a romantic relationship, sorry. It's easy to pretend and I believe that's what Andy and Prince had fun doing- example this picture you put up above with the ring. Prince was known to do this kind of thing when promoting someone.

Okay, but just out of curiosity, since you say that "Prince was known to do this kind of thing when promoting someone," you must have pictures of him with other "associates" wearing his ring. Please feel free to post them here. We'll wait.

FlyOnTheWall said:

amimissinsumthin said:

This is a dismissive response to a serious question. What evidence or facts can you present that led you to deductively think that something from Mr/Dr PRN prompted her message back to him? We are in pursuit of the truth wrt the man here, not falsities. I appreciate this revisionist hagiographic thread dedicated to associate Ms AA though.

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If my response to your question seems "dismissive," amimissinsumthin, it's because it is "dismissive." My "dismissive" answer reflects your "dismissive" question. There are 43 pages (and counting) of photographic, journalistic, and social media documentation here. If you have not done so, I invite you to go back and read up. In the event that you have already read the thread, and you are still not convinced that Prince and Andy Allo were in love, then we will just have to agree to disagree, agreeably, please.

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With regard to your comments that I have highlighted above, let me just ask that you demonstrably point out any "falsities" that I have posted here. That's number one. Secondly, what is "revisionist" or "hagiographic" about this thread? (There are a couple big words!)

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Lastly, this thread is dedicated to both Andy AND Prince and their collaborations over the last five years of his life. That's what you're apparently missing, amimissinsumthin. So, to answer your question housed in your oh-so-clever moniker, yes. you. are. missing something. Absolutely and fundamentally.

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Indeed, your responses are indicative, IMHO, of one who can't see the forest for the trees on this thread. Yes, AA was P's "associate," but she was so much more in that, arguably, she fueled much of his creative output in his final albums, Art Official Age and Hit N Run Phase 2, both considered by many to be his final masterpieces. What part of that don't you and other naysayers understand?

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At any rate, you're entitled to your opinion, as am I. The thing is, the opinions/theories that I have presented here are grounded in hours of extensive (and ongoing) research. And, I have only begun to scratch the surface. Stay tuned.

You may be right about people needing to see the forest beyond the trees, but Andy is one of those in the forest to look beyond. She's just meh.. If you want to believe they were in a relationship, deeply in love go ahead, but pictures and social media are not enough.

purplegirl00 said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

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If my response to your question seems "dismissive," amimissinsumthin, it's because it is "dismissive." My "dismissive" answer reflects your "dismissive" question. There are 43 pages (and counting) of photographic, journalistic, and social media documentation here. If you have not done so, I invite you to go back and read up. In the event that you have already read the thread, and you are still not convinced that Prince and Andy Allo were in love, then we will just have to agree to disagree, agreeably, please.

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With regard to your comments that I have highlighted above, let me just ask that you demonstrably point out any "falsities" that I have posted here. That's number one. Secondly, what is "revisionist" or "hagiographic" about this thread? (There are a couple big words!)

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Lastly, this thread is dedicated to both Andy AND Prince and their collaborations over the last five years of his life. That's what you're apparently missing, amimissinsumthin. So, to answer your question housed in your oh-so-clever moniker, yes. you. are. missing something. Absolutely and fundamentally.

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Indeed, your responses are indicative, IMHO, of one who can't see the forest for the trees on this thread. Yes, AA was P's "associate," but she was so much more in that, arguably, she fueled much of his creative output in his final albums, Art Official Age and Hit N Run Phase 2, both considered by many to be his final masterpieces. What part of that don't you and other naysayers understand?

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At any rate, you're entitled to your opinion, as am I. The thing is, the opinions/theories that I have presented here are grounded in hours of extensive (and ongoing) research. And, I have only begun to scratch the surface. Stay tuned.

You may be right about people needing to see the forest beyond the trees, but Andy is one of those in the forest to look beyond. She's just meh.. If you want to believe they were in a relationship, deeply in love go ahead, but pictures and social media are not enough.

Okay. Peace.

purplegirl00 said:

Pictures and social media are not convincing enough that they had a romantic relationship, sorry. It's easy to pretend and I believe that's what Andy and Prince had fun doing- example this picture you put up above with the ring. Prince was known to do this kind of thing when promoting someone.

i'm reminded of some of the things the lala escargo said. she said that prince told her to come on stage at some show and kiss him, but she didn't and he got cranky about it later. he had one girl(one of the new hens but i don't know her name) holding his guitar onstage during one show.

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i'm also reminded that prince himself said in in his 85 RS interview that he liked to do somethings just "to be sick, just do something no one else would do." prince was a master illusionist and provocateur- that only works if u get the people(ur chess pieces)to believe what ur telling them. that's why so many were / are heartbroken to realize that they too were just part of the smoke and mirrors. they believe anything he tells them and how he makes them feel and forget the reality, if they ever understood it to begin with.

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as i said in the vanity/morris thread, if prince was parading andy around, whodid he have stashed in the coup?

FlyOnTheWall said:

purplegirl00 said:

Pictures and social media are not convincing enough that they had a romantic relationship, sorry. It's easy to pretend and I believe that's what Andy and Prince had fun doing- example this picture you put up above with the ring. Prince was known to do this kind of thing when promoting someone.

Okay, but just out of curiosity, since you say that "Prince was known to do this kind of thing when promoting someone," you must have pictures of him with other "associates" wearing his ring. Please feel free to post them here. We'll wait.

Hey, if you want to hang your hat on Andy wearing his ring in a PICTURE as being strong/ solid evidence of a relationship beyond professional collaborative, go ahead and knock yourself out. Why didn't he just buy her a regular engagement ring? He did that for the others. When I say he was known to do this kind of thing- I didn't mean specifically the ring, but in general. He was good at projecting an image of something/someone as a way to promote himself or the artist he was selling. Prince was not necessarily truthful with the media.

wavesofbliss said:

purplegirl00 said:

Pictures and social media are not convincing enough that they had a romantic relationship, sorry. It's easy to pretend and I believe that's what Andy and Prince had fun doing- example this picture you put up above with the ring. Prince was known to do this kind of thing when promoting someone.

i'm reminded of some of the things the lala escargo said. she said that prince told her to come on stage at some show and kiss him, but she didn't and he got cranky about it later. he had one girl(one of the new hens but i don't know her name) holding his guitar onstage during one show.

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i'm also reminded that prince himself said in in his 85 RS interview that he liked to do somethings just "to be sick, just do something no one else would do." prince was a master illusionist and provocateur- that only works if u get the people(ur chess pieces)to believe what ur telling them. that's why so many were / are heartbroken to realize that they too were just part of the smoke and mirrors. they believe anything he tells them and how he makes them feel and forget the reality, if they ever understood it to begin with.

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as i said in the vanity/morris thread, if prince was parading andy around, whodid he have stashed in the coup?

Hey, waves. You can only so long, I see. Thanks for your input, such as it is.

wavesofbliss said:

purplegirl00 said:

Pictures and social media are not convincing enough that they had a romantic relationship, sorry. It's easy to pretend and I believe that's what Andy and Prince had fun doing- example this picture you put up above with the ring. Prince was known to do this kind of thing when promoting someone.

i'm reminded of some of the things the lala escargo said. she said that prince told her to come on stage at some show and kiss him, but she didn't and he got cranky about it later. he had one girl(one of the new hens but i don't know her name) holding his guitar onstage during one show.

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i'm also reminded that prince himself said in in his 85 RS interview that he liked to do somethings just "to be sick, just do something no one else would do." prince was a master illusionist and provocateur- that only works if u get the people(ur chess pieces)to believe what ur telling them. that's why so many were / are heartbroken to realize that they too were just part of the smoke and mirrors. they believe anything he tells them and how he makes them feel and forget the reality, if they ever understood it to begin with.

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as i said in the vanity/morris thread, if prince was parading andy around, whodid he have stashed in the coup?

YES- This!

purplegirl00 said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

Okay, but just out of curiosity, since you say that "Prince was known to do this kind of thing when promoting someone," you must have pictures of him with other "associates" wearing his ring. Please feel free to post them here. We'll wait.

Hey, if you want to hang your hat on Andy wearing his ring in a PICTURE as being strong/ solid evidence of a relationship beyond professional collaborative, go ahead and knock yourself out. Why didn't he just buy her a regular engagement ring? He did that for the others. When I say he was known to do this kind of thing- I didn't mean specifically the ring, but in general. He was good at projecting an image of something/someone as a way to promote himself or the artist he was selling. Prince was not necessarily truthful with the media.

Where I come from, PICTURES are considered permanent. They are real mementos of special times. They are even EVIDENCE in courts of law.

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Quick question: Besides his wives, for what "others" did Prince buy engagement rings? Sheila? Susannah? Who???? Please provide photos. But speaking of engagement rings, do you mean like this one that Andy is wearing in this photo taken by Prince?

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purplegirl00 said:

wavesofbliss said:

i'm reminded of some of the things the lala escargo said. she said that prince told her to come on stage at some show and kiss him, but she didn't and he got cranky about it later. he had one girl(one of the new hens but i don't know her name) holding his guitar onstage during one show.

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i'm also reminded that prince himself said in in his 85 RS interview that he liked to do somethings just "to be sick, just do something no one else would do." prince was a master illusionist and provocateur- that only works if u get the people(ur chess pieces)to believe what ur telling them. that's why so many were / are heartbroken to realize that they too were just part of the smoke and mirrors. they believe anything he tells them and how he makes them feel and forget the reality, if they ever understood it to begin with.

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as i said in the vanity/morris thread, if prince was parading andy around, whodid he have stashed in the coup?

YES- This!

nice to see new blood here. try not to be discouraged by the whackadoodles that have been allowed to troll the org with their fanfic thread about "p and aa's great love affair". it's best to talk around them. oh and the pics r great. cheers!

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Foxy Lady

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Andy Allo is sitting pretty at Fox & Goose, where the singer-songwriter got her start.

Photo by Marc Thomas Kallweit

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The buzz began with a Facebook post from Tower Café on June 5 announcing that purple
royalty came in for lunch. No, it wasn’t Jimmer Fredette or Tyreke Evans. It was music icon Prince on a whirlwind tour of Sacramento. Over the course of that week (during which he celebrated his 54th birthday), the artist formerly—and now again—known as Prince, was also spotted at Cafeteria 15L, Corti Brothers (where store director Rick Mindermann confirms that someone ordered a veggie sandwich at the deli counter and wrote “Prince” on the order ticket), hung out at Mix Downtown, saw the movie Prometheus at the Esquire IMAX Theatre and shopped for some music at Records on Broadway.

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So what brought the Purple One to town? It was his new protégé, Andy Allo, a 23-year-old Sacramento singer with large eyes, a slight frame and a striking, tightly curled afro. Her new album Superconductor, scheduled for release in late September, was executive produced by Prince and also features several songs that he co-wrote with Allo. And yes, it was Allo who took the Minnesota musician to Tower Café for a plate of its signature custard-soaked French toast, surrounded by the restaurant’s eclectic collection of Asian and African art and artifacts.

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In fact, Allo herself is something of an African cultural export, moving to Sacramento 12 years ago from her native country of Cameroon. Read More...

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FlyOnTheWall said:

purplegirl00 said:

Hey, if you want to hang your hat on Andy wearing his ring in a PICTURE as being strong/ solid evidence of a relationship beyond professional collaborative, go ahead and knock yourself out. Why didn't he just buy her a regular engagement ring? He did that for the others. When I say he was known to do this kind of thing- I didn't mean specifically the ring, but in general. He was good at projecting an image of something/someone as a way to promote himself or the artist he was selling. Prince was not necessarily truthful with the media.

Where I come from, PICTURES are considered permanent. They are real mementos of special times. They are even EVIDENCE in courts of law.

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Quick question: Besides his wives, for what "others" did Prince buy engagement rings? Sheila? Susannah? Who???? Please provide photos. But speaking of engagement rings, do you mean like this one that Andy is wearing in this photo taken by Prince?

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"Others" include the wives but nice try by subtracting them out of the equation. They are the very ones who received engagement rings that we know of for sure. I was asking you why didn't he just buy her her own ring instead of her wearing his?

You can say all you want about pictures but NOWHERE did Prince ever say or allude to being engaged to Andy. So these picture mean NOTHING.

ETA: Prince had fun punking us and keeping us guessing. Andy, as well as Bria, and Judith weren't more than professional collaborations. Continue on with your fairytale..

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purplegirl00 said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

Where I come from, PICTURES are considered permanent. They are real mementos of special times. They are even EVIDENCE in courts of law.

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Quick question: Besides his wives, for what "others" did Prince buy engagement rings? Sheila? Susannah? Who???? Please provide photos. But speaking of engagement rings, do you mean like this one that Andy is wearing in this photo taken by Prince?

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"Others" include the wives but nice try by subtracting them out of the equation. They are the very ones who received engagement rings that we know of for sure. I was asking you why didn't he just buy her her own ring instead of her wearing his?

You can say all you want about pictures but NOWHERE did Prince ever say or allude to being engaged to Andy. So these picture mean NOTHING.

Okay. Gotcha. To most, however, a picture is, as they say, worth a thousand words. What does mean something, in your mind? Do tell us, please.

FlyOnTheWall said:

purplegirl00 said:

"Others" include the wives but nice try by subtracting them out of the equation. They are the very ones who received engagement rings that we know of for sure. I was asking you why didn't he just buy her her own ring instead of her wearing his?

You can say all you want about pictures but NOWHERE did Prince ever say or allude to being engaged to Andy. So these picture mean NOTHING.

Okay. Gotcha. To most, however, a picture is, as they say, worth a thousand words. What does mean something, in your mind? Do tell us, please.

You're too funny trying to turn this on me when I'm NOT the one creating a fairytale out of pictures and cutsie/ childish social media posts that were meant to PUNK us.

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You've been called out by a few posters already so it's evident whatever you're trying to sell, not many are buying but I'll leave you to it. BYE..

This topic's endurance!

purplegirl00 said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

Okay. Gotcha. To most, however, a picture is, as they say, worth a thousand words. What does mean something, in your mind? Do tell us, please.

You're too funny trying to turn this on me when I'm NOT the one creating a fairytale out of pictures and cutsie/ childish social media posts that were meant to PUNK us.

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You've been called out by a few posters already so it's evident whatever you're trying to sell, not many are buying but I'll leave you to it. BYE..

I'm not selling anything. I am merely trying to curate the major events and collaborations of Prince's final five years. As fate would have it, Andy Allo is at the center of that historic period of his life and career. That is undeniable.

"Yellow Gold" is the fifth song on Andy Allo's second album Superconductor (her first on NPG Records). Prince appears on unidentified instrumentation on the track. While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Summer 2011 - early 2012 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA or Powerplay Studios, Maur, Switzerland.

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Andy Allo explained in a[n] interview to Bonedo.de that she came up with the song demo, an acoustic guitar/voice workout and that she and Prince worked on this basis, adding layers of instruments onto it and eventually transforming it into a funk number.

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Some of the song's lyrics were first posted by Andy Allo on her Facebook page on 7 January 2012, with a note saying the chorus was "written sometime in March [2011]", which would place it before she first started working with Prince; Prince's hand appears on the image of the lyrics sheet, however. Read More...

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Andy Allo: "Yellow Gold" (stripped) Live at The Mint..Los Angeles, CA 4.23.14

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Latin said:

Andy Allo posted on Twitter today her YouTube video posting of "I'll Be Home for Christmas". This is the same song she is giving to everyone as a free download! Let us all be inspired by her sweet Christmas spirit. Here it is: https://m.youtube.com/wat...a-RD6j3kAY #love4oneanother [Edited 12/25/16 19:36pm]

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i downloaded it, i dig it

Latin said:

Andy Allo posted on Twitter today her YouTube video posting of "I'll Be Home for Christmas". This is the same song she is giving to everyone as a free download! Let us all be inspired by her sweet Christmas spirit. Here it is: https://m.youtube.com/wat...a-RD6j3kAY #love4oneanother [Edited 12/25/16 19:36pm]

FlyOnTheWall said:

"Yellow Gold" is the fifth song on Andy Allo's second album Superconductor (her first on NPG Records). Prince appears on unidentified instrumentation on the track. While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Summer 2011 - early 2012 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA or Powerplay Studios, Maur, Switzerland.

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Andy Allo explained in a[n] interview to Bonedo.de that she came up with the song demo, an acoustic guitar/voice workout and that she and Prince worked on this basis, adding layers of instruments onto it and eventually transforming it into a funk number.

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Some of the song's lyrics were first posted by Andy Allo on her Facebook page on 7 January 2012, with a note saying the chorus was "written sometime in March [2011]", which would place it before she first started working with Prince; Prince's hand appears on the image of the lyrics sheet, however. Read More...

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According to Prince Vault, "Prince's hand appears on the image of the lyrics sheet."

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Could the hand not be Mr/Dr PRN's, but another's? PV should review the provenance of this image.

amimissinsumthin said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

"Yellow Gold" is the fifth song on Andy Allo's second album Superconductor (her first on NPG Records). Prince appears on unidentified instrumentation on the track. While specific recording dates are not known, it is assumed to have been recorded in Summer 2011 - early 2012 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA or Powerplay Studios, Maur, Switzerland.

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Andy Allo explained in a[n] interview to Bonedo.de that she came up with the song demo, an acoustic guitar/voice workout and that she and Prince worked on this basis, adding layers of instruments onto it and eventually transforming it into a funk number.

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Some of the song's lyrics were first posted by Andy Allo on her Facebook page on 7 January 2012, with a note saying the chorus was "written sometime in March [2011]", which would place it before she first started working with Prince; Prince's hand appears on the image of the lyrics sheet, however. Read More...

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According to Prince Vault, "Prince's hand appears on the image of the lyrics sheet."

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Could the hand not be Mr/Dr PRN's, but another's? PV should review the provenance of this image.

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That mole on the finger is certainly a distinguishing feature...

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Perhaps Prince Vault already did "review the provenance of this image," amimissinsumthin. Otherwise, they could have used the photo, with no mention of the hand...or the hand could have even been cropped out. Alternatively, they could have done without this photo, altogether, on the "Yellow Gold" page.

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Whatever the case, I cannot speak to the veracity of PV's claim; although, they are considered the gold standard by most when it comes to Prince documentation. As such, they are usually very good about using disclaimers when information is unverified.

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