SxyRican said:

I'm not a fan of stupid purple coat guy. He should have sat down sometimes & let us behind him see the show! Maybe if he would have took off the coat it would have been better but he didn't care about blocking anyones view with that stupid bulky outfit.

HE FUCKING ROCKED THE HELL OUT OF OAKLAND, IT WAS THE BEST CONCERT I HAVE EVER WENT, THE SECOND WAS THE HIT N RUN TOUR IN OAKLAND LAST YEAR. PLEASE READ MY RESPONSE TO THE OAKLAND CONCERT THAT I JUST POSTED, IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT PEOPLE NOT GROWING WITH PRINCES MUSIC. THANK YOU.

SxyRican said:

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I'm so glad because she almost made me cry too! Your girl was the only one, besides me, who had the BALLS to stand up to that annoying woman who kept saying she was "not a fan but a friend of Prince's".....yeah, that's why she was there ALL DAY in line.....whuuuteeever.....she kept saying she was doing US a "courtesy" by taking peoples names down. Sounds good in theory, but we were all there for a reason to get the best seats, so as long as the person behind me doesn't mind, why shouldn't I be able to hold spots for my friends who couldn't call in sick like I did??? WHO THE HECK asked for her friggin' COURTESY anyway! If anything, she did a great job of making us feel like we were in the army and had to conform to rules which were not even NPG RULES!

I was ready to kick her ass..TWICE.....all in the name of courtesy.... I understand that it doesn't seem fair for one to hold spots for their friends, but when one is in line at 6am, they have alot more say than one who shows up at 3pm, dig? What really isn't fair is all the people that came LATE and cut in line with their friends, which they did in Oakland, after we'd been there ALL DAY!!!
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I was in line that morning also 4 the concert. The person who volunteered to take down names did say she was a friend of Prince and Billy Sparks aside from also being a club member. She told us that the NPGMC had started a policy of allowing a 1 Member + 1 Guest allowed to hold space in the line and if people left they would need to have someone hold their spot.

When the rep from Prince.org showed up to help issue out courtesy numbers to prevent people from jumping in line she confirmed the NPGMC policy.

GiGi if I recall who you are you were trying to hold a space for yourself and 6 other people. That is not fair to people that took off from work to come and stand in line all day. That is my opinion because I took off from work to be in the front row too. And the courtesty list worked because only 1 person actually cut in the group upfront.

Important Note: The person who was taking the courtesy list of names I thank really is friends with Prince and Billy Sparks - I was in the front row and when Prince came on stage for the soundcheck when he sat down behind the keyboards the first thang he did was wave at her and she waved back and he smiled. So she is definitely a friend.

keepinitreal said:

SIX people??? Damn, so I might have been in the front row if not for this shit, huh??? WHACK!!!

The general admission system will collapse into pushing, shoving, and fighting if club members don't respect each other's space in line. It is totally wrong to hold spots for 6 people to cut in line.

Club members in each city have been informally agreeing to a policy of letting each person hold a spot for ONE other person.

Yea, holding a spot for one person is fair but no more than that.

For example: if GiGi shows up @ 7am holding spots for six people, and I show up at 7:30am - WHY should I have to have all those people cut in front of me if I've been waiting out there as long as she has??? WHACK!!!

CalhounSq said:

First of all, that did not happen, so your point is moot. As you've obviously read, "Ms. Thang" was making sure it wasn't going down like that, yet she didn't seem to mind when several people cut in line, simply because she knew them...hmmm???

I'll admit that holding a spot for more than 1 person is definitely not fair to everyone else, but don't act like I'm the only person who has more than one friend they wanted to hold a spot for... As a matter of fact, there were several people who waited until the very end to CUT in front of the 100 or so people in line, so which is really worse ??? I don't recall reading anywhere on NPGMC their policy on the line-up, so when "fans" start trying to enforce rules, that's when people are going to get angry. Trust me, several people were irritated with VERA - she was very rude and I don't care if she is friends with Prince and/or Billy, we all paid $125 to be there and being friends with someone is no excuse to be rude - she should be alot nicer to people she doesn't know or she could seriously piss off the wrong person!

SxyRican said:

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First of all, that did not happen, so your point is moot. As you've obviously read, "Ms. Thang" was making sure it wasn't going down like that, yet she didn't seem to mind when several people cut in line, simply because she knew them...hmmm???

I'll admit that holding a spot for more than 1 person is definitely not fair to everyone else, but don't act like I'm the only person who has more than one friend they wanted to hold a spot for... As a matter of fact, there were several people who waited until the very end to CUT in front of the 100 or so people in line, so which is really worse ??? I don't recall reading anywhere on NPGMC their policy on the line-up, so when "fans" start trying to enforce rules, that's when people are going to get angry. Trust me, several people were irritated with VERA - she was very rude and I don't care if she is friends with Prince and/or Billy, we all paid $125 to be there and being friends with someone is no excuse to be rude - she should be alot nicer to people she doesn't know or she could seriously piss off the wrong person!

Peace, Purple Luv, and Blessings,
GiGi
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GiGi,
I have one question 4 U -- "Do U Lie". Aside from Ur own spot, U held spots for 3 Members and their 3 guests who had not arrived - that would equal six people. The person taking the list who is friends with Prince and Billy did not let anyone in front because she was busy taking names on the list until the sound check began. Actually many of us thanked her for being so helpful. Even though she is friends with them she stood in line like everyone else and she did not expect any special treatment unlike yourself.

It is sad that U feel U can not tell "the truth" and admit U felt U were better than everyone else and did not have to follow the rules agreed to by other NPG club members.

SxyRican said:

So, you shouldn't be blamed for being wrong just b/c other people did it too??? If you admit that it's wrong, why can't you see that it's WAY wrong for you to do that for SIX friggin' people???

Put yourself in MY shoes: say you're the 19th person in line, you've been there since around 10am. WHY should SIX people who show up JUST BEFORE the soundcheck get in before you??? Those six people automatically ruin any chance you have of getting into the front row.

You KNOW you'd be pissed if you were in my shoes, but you can't seem to use that empathy when it's really going down. You're only thinking about YOURSELF & YOUR FRIENDS, not the other people who paid the same $125 you did. Just because YOU showed up early doesn't mean every fool you know on the planet deserves to go in with you.

keepinitreal said:[quote]GiGi,
I have one question 4 U -- "Do U Lie". Aside from Ur own spot, U held spots for 3 Members and their 3 guests who had not arrived - that would equal six people.

To answer your question, NO....and OBVIOUSLY you're not reading my words, because I DID NOT hold spots for 6 people! Where are you getting this from? I was in line with my girl who got out there with me and later my girl who was my +1, so please don't put so much on it...u're really making more of it than it really was. The issue is people holding spots vs. people cutting. If you are the same female I'm thinking of, you got there with your friend many hours before me and I "asked" you and everyone else there how many people they were expecting to show up in their party. I never tried to regulate anything, I was just trying to be cool and "courteous", just like when the girl ahead of us told me she had 2 people she was holding spots for. That is simply my point, being courteous is asking people what they plan on doing, not "telling" people this is what's going to happen because this is what's been going on in other cities? Dig?

CalhounSq said:

Evidently, u were NOT there because if you were there or perhaps read my words CORRECTLY above, you'd realize you're jumping down my throat for no valid reason because I DID NOT let 6 people cut in line with me! Like I said before, the lady taking the names down was being very rude rather than being friendly when explaining how they did things in other other cities. She's apparently from LA and for her to come and drop lines like "I'm not a Fan sweetheart, I'm a Friend", was not only condescending but made herself look quite pitiful that she'd be out there at 8am by herself if she's such a 'friend' of Prince's.

None the less, there's no need to try and dog me when I've already said that I AGREE that in the end, I realize that the system is much more fair, so why are we still arguing?

SxyRican said:

No argument, just a misunderstanding. I still think people should only be allowed to hold a spot for ONE other person. And I hope you're never in my shoes w/ your 2 people, her 2 people & everybody elses 2 people cutting in front of you...

CalhounSq said:

I agree that wouldn't be cool and hopefully this whole experience has showed us all how important it is to respect eachother....we 'coo, CalhounSq?

SxyRican said:

... as the other side of the pillow, SxyRican.