Aww Andy looked so happy in that performance. The way she was twirling around I'm glad this was made available.North Sea Jazz 2011 had some of my favorite Prince performances ever.

pinkcashmere23 said:

Aww Andy looked so happy in that performance. The way she was twirling around I'm glad this was made available.North Sea Jazz 2011 had some of my favorite Prince performances ever.

They are definitely fun to watch. Prince put on arguably the best show in the business.

I saw the NSJ awhile ago and enjoyed it. I even noticed the lil drawn on hearts and asked about it...someone answered that was something P did before they performed .

I dunno. I never paid this gal much attention except noting that she seemed tall to me and had a big 'fro. I mean, she's pretty I guess. I have no idea regarding if she's talented cuz I didn't pay much attention to her, she was simply background filler to me. After many gals showing up over the years, I usually just tune them out. Nothing personal, I'm just not checking for them. Lol

I didn't even know there was some sort of "following" for a supposed "relationship". I don't see it, but if it makes y'all happy...go'on wit it.

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LBrent said:

I saw the NSJ awhile ago and enjoyed it. I even noticed the lil drawn on hearts and asked about it...someone answered that was something P did before they performed .

I dunno. I never paid this gal much attention except noting that she seemed tall to me and had a big 'fro. I mean, she's pretty I guess. I have no idea regarding if she's talented cuz I didn't pay much attention to her, she was simply background filler to me. After many gals showing up over the years, I usually just tune them out. Nothing personal, I'm just not checking for them. Lol

I didn't even know there was some sort of "following" for a supposed "relationship". I don't see it, but if it makes y'all happy...go'on wit it.

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The "Sharpie hearts" were very cute. Thanks for that reminder, LBrent. I've also been marveling at how tall Andy seems. As Prince sang in "2Y.2D,": She’s got knee-high boots & e-o-lectric hair...Her legs so long she never climbs stairs." Yet, even in those 5-inch stilettos and with her huge afro, she didn't seem to tower over P.

BTW: Before listening to Art Official Age and HNRP2, after P's passing, I never paid much attention to Andy Allo, either. Then, after having those records in heavy rotation in my car, it dawned on me that AA was all over both records. That's when the light bulb went off for me.

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It wasn't like Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, but the Boss wanted her there.

Prince's band members seemed to love Andy and most still show support for her and her career.Dr Funk said Ida attended one of Andy's recent shows.

LOVESYMBOLNUMBER2 said:

i often wonder what the rest of the band thought when prince would bring his "protégés" on stage that did seem somewhat out of place musically, and clearly not on the same talent level musically as everyone else?

Good question. If I had to guess, I'd say that they were probably thinking that they were onstage with the great Prince Rogers Nelson, at whose pleasure (and whims) they served. And they just went with the flow.

FlyOnTheWall said:

LOVESYMBOLNUMBER2 said:

rogifan said:

LOVESYMBOLNUMBER2 said:

i often wonder what the rest of the band thought when prince would bring his "protégés" on stage that did seem somewhat out of place musically, and clearly not on the same talent level musically as everyone else?

Seems to me many of his band members (and others he worked with) developed long lasting friendships. You've got The Revolution and original NPG doing tours' Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Judith Hill doing gigs together. And they always seem to be promoting each other on social media. I think that's so cool.

I agree. Just recently, during Andy's StageIt concert, Shelby was online interacting with the other commenters. The last thing Andy did before the hard break that ended the show was to shout out Shelby. It was very cool. I recently learned that she, Liv, and Judith even postponed their re-scheduled StageIt show so as not to conflict with Andy's already scheduled show.

LOVESYMBOLNUMBER2 said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

Good question. If I had to guess, I'd say that they were probably thinking that they were onstage with the great Prince Rogers Nelson, at whose pleasure (and whims) they served. And they just went with the flow.

Yes, it is a well know fact, if you worked for prince in any capacity, you were going to go with his flow 100% of the time, or you were going to be gone. That was not the question, the question was I wonder what they thought, I am sure fly you will tell us what they were thinking. Not about Andy as a person, or a solo artist, but about young women coming on stage with them at princes desire, and how they fit in musically, and in this case specifically Andy.

Of course, I can't tell you what they were all thinking individually. Relative to Andy, though, I think they must have sensed that something was different. I could be wrong, but that's the vibe I get. One thing's for sure, Prince probably could not have cared less what they thought. He seemed to be having the time of his life. Indeed, he seemed to take immense pleasure from her presence and he barely let her out of his sight. Below, I'll post a cool photo of him watching her get set up at her easel.

She wore a "Rasberry Beret" and P's shirt...

pinkcashmere23 said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

rogifan said:

LOVESYMBOLNUMBER2 said: Seems to me many of his band members (and others he worked with) developed long lasting friendships. You've got The Revolution and original NPG doing tours' Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Judith Hill doing gigs together. And they always seem to be promoting each other on social media. I think that's so cool.

I agree. Just recently, during Andy's StageIt concert, Shelby was online interacting with the other commenters. The last thing Andy did before the hard break that ended the show was to shout out Shelby. It was very cool. I recently learned that she, Liv, and Judith even postponed their re-scheduled StageIt show so as not to conflict with Andy's already scheduled show.

Didn't know that.That was cool of them!

FlyOnTheWall said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

rogifan said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

I agree. Just recently, during Andy's StageIt concert, Shelby was online interacting with the other commenters. The last thing Andy did before the hard break that ended the show was to shout out Shelby. It was very cool. I recently learned that she, Liv, and Judith even postponed their re-scheduled StageIt show so as not to conflict with Andy's already scheduled show.

I think this is something that really gets underreported when discussing Prince's career. He brought a lot of really great musicians/artists together. And they have lasting friendships mainly because of him. I didn't even mention all the NPG horn players. They're keeping Prince's memory alive and they don't even have to perform his music to do it. I love it.

sharpieheartz said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

She wore a "Rasberry Beret" and P's shirt...

Ooh, somebody's sneaking a peek

ACharmed1 said:

Iamtheorg said:

exhibit B

I knew it was gonna happen. And when P is referred 2 as "The Purple Yoda" and "Mr. Goodnight" all in 1 comment it's just gonna go downhill in a hand basket from here. I wonder how many TMZ writers R on the Org?

I don't understand Purple Yoda, Mr Goodnight (I remember Mr Goodbar) and Penguin. I know the old "nickname" Skippy - which he hated, but with which some still refer to him.

Que pasa?

SpinsterSister said:

1Sasha said:

I have to be honest with you: I find the obsession with this relationship unsettling because it did not stop what ultimately happened to him. Was she around when he had physical pain that caused him to use painkillers? What was her effect on him in that regard, if she witnessed the pill use? He may have been in love with her still, but it wasn't enough to save him from going to the end of the path he took. And, frankly, did she not witness the deterioration in his physical appearance from 2014-2016? Surely she saw him occasionally in person and could easily have looked him up on the internet. If she did notice the change, why didn't she get on a plane to PP to be with/help him, or was he wrapped up in Judith Hill exclusively? Perhaps, as another poster said on the old thread, he needed a more experienced woman (read: older) in his life to pull him out of the abyss. JMO

thank you 1Sasha for the shout out!

SpinsterSister said:

1Sasha said:

I have to be honest with you: I find the obsession with this relationship unsettling because it did not stop what ultimately happened to him. Was she around when he had physical pain that caused him to use painkillers? What was her effect on him in that regard, if she witnessed the pill use? He may have been in love with her still, but it wasn't enough to save him from going to the end of the path he took. And, frankly, did she not witness the deterioration in his physical appearance from 2014-2016? Surely she saw him occasionally in person and could easily have looked him up on the internet. If she did notice the change, why didn't she get on a plane to PP to be with/help him, or was he wrapped up in Judith Hill exclusively? Perhaps, as another poster said on the old thread, he needed a more experienced woman (read: older) in his life to pull him out of the abyss. JMO

thank you 1Sasha for the shout out!

I don't think anyone else can pull another person "out of the abyss." We are all the masters of our own fate. I think Andy's lyrics tell the story of why she and Prince ended up apart. Perhaps, with time, they would have found their way back to each other, which I think they both, ultimately, wanted. Here are the words to two of her beautiful ballads, "Lone Gone," and "The Calm."

FlyOnTheWall said:

anangellooksdown said:

If the lyrics to the two songs posted above were about Prince, it makes me feel bad that he was caught up in an obsession with someone so young, and that there was all this fighting and "storminess".
It doesn't seem like the Prince I have come to understand; the Prince of peace and positivity; the Prince whose heart wanted so badly to be calm.
I believe that if he had had a spiritually matured partner, someone who could've "pulled him in"; the "right person" as he stated several years earlier it "would have to be", he would've experienced something he never had.
He deserved that.
We all do.

In a truly matured relationship, both parties are only thinking about giving - and how to make the other person happy. There's no drama, ego pain, etc.

I would have loved to have seen him have that.

I'm not sure if this is from North Sea or Copenhagen, but it's a really good shot of Prince and Andy.

LOVESYMBOLNUMBER2 said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

Good question. If I had to guess, I'd say that they were probably thinking that they were onstage with the great Prince Rogers Nelson, at whose pleasure (and whims) they served. And they just went with the flow.

Yes, it is a well know fact, if you worked for prince in any capacity, you were going to go with his flow 100% of the time, or you were going to be gone. That was not the question, the question was I wonder what they thought, I am sure fly you will tell us what they were thinking. Not about Andy as a person, or a solo artist, but about young women coming on stage with them at princes desire, and how they fit in musically, and in this case specifically Andy.

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I think it made P happy to have a lover-muse/protege supporting him.

A happy boss is a good thing.

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FlyOnTheWall said: