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Reply #90 posted 07/10/07 2:55pm

bellanoche

endorphin74 said:

Anxiety said:



that's exactly how i feel. nod

his voice was ON FIYAH at the aftershow, and what he was wearing...oh my GOD...he looked every bit the badass rock star again. drool


co-fucking-sign

It was one intense and overwhleming day. But dizamn. Controversy, Broken Heart and Girls and Boys at the Ave. FINALLY seeing Prince on the stage in the club I've grown up at. Watching Wendy and Sheila hammmm it up while Larry was rocking out. DAMN, I'm tearing up just TRYING to find words to express how hard it all hit me. AMAZING. Give me some time to come down but that was one of the best days of my life.


I agree with you both! For him to hit those notes on Gotta Broken Heart Again and Satisfied in his THIRD concert of the night at 3 something in the morning was phenomenal!! I can't complain about anything!

And that outfit at the aftershow had me drooling!!! That was just tooooo sexy!!! It was total bad ass, sexy rock star to the 9's. I LOVED it!!!

It was truly one of the best days of my life! I can't remember anything like it. Three concerts in less than 12 hours!!! All the musicians were fantastic and the shows were great.
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Reply #91 posted 07/10/07 6:24pm

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Always the mark of a great party - when the police come and stop it. cool
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Reply #92 posted 07/10/07 6:56pm

Stax

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yazidatan said:

Always the mark of a great party - when the police come and stop it. cool


nod

I keep this song on the iPod to play when they come to the door: http://www.youtube.com/wa...VBB2upbVys
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Reply #93 posted 07/10/07 7:28pm

CJBabyDaddy

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Anxiety said:

LeGrindLady said:




Larry does get on folks' nerves for his guru-like presence, but he still is good...you wrong for that!


larry-bashing is SO 'rave un2 the year 2000'. rolleyes

prince usually trundles larry out for aftershows, most folks should be used to it by now. just be glad tina wasn't there - when they brought out a stack of towels before the gig, i was scared for a minute.


Oh, she was definitely there. eek

When it was clear that she wasn't going onstage, I remember saying to myself,
"Wow, there must be a Jehovah after all." nod
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Reply #94 posted 07/11/07 5:45am

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is the sexy outfit ppl are talking abt the white suit or the black "army" suit? lemme kno.... any pics? giggle
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Reply #95 posted 07/11/07 11:31am

GangstaFam

endorphin74 said:

Anxiety said:



that's exactly how i feel. nod

his voice was ON FIYAH at the aftershow, and what he was wearing...oh my GOD...he looked every bit the badass rock star again. drool


co-fucking-sign

It was one intense and overwhleming day. But dizamn. Controversy, Broken Heart and Girls and Boys at the Ave. FINALLY seeing Prince on the stage in the club I've grown up at. Watching Wendy and Sheila hammmm it up while Larry was rocking out. DAMN, I'm tearing up just TRYING to find words to express how hard it all hit me. AMAZING. Give me some time to come down but that was one of the best days of my life.

I'm still laughing and crying thinking about everything that happened.
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Reply #96 posted 07/11/07 3:06pm

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mzflash said:

viewaskew said:

They finally got sick enough of Larry Graham that they had to call in the fuzz to get him to stop playing!


That's mean and untrue. I felt a lot of love going out to LG both when he passed us in the Macy's line and onstage in First Avenue. What i think ppl don't 'get' is that those trademark songs that he sings are as revolutionary as Prince's 'Uptown.' Larry's message asks people to come together and realize we are all brothers and sisters striving for the same things. Maybe Prince even encourages Larry to continue to play the same songs hoping that the message will make it thru the dense cloud that permeates society. Lots of people that still don't 'get it.' The reoccuring theme, the stark statement that we are all in this together, falls on deaf ears. Maybe Prince agrees to have Larry play those same songs, despite the naysayers, hoping that even one person will realize what they're singing about. Nothing is going to change much until EVERYDAY PEOPLE get it. So what if we have to hear them again, they are good, funky tunes with an important message. Big deal, not many complain when they hear Prince play the same songs. Larry is a legend and an excellent bass player that Prince has chosen to perform with. Find a new perspective.
The 'fuzz' was there because they like to be in control and if they had their way, we would never hear Everyday People or Thank U for letting me be myself.' One female cop quipped as we leaving "what's the matter? did he play "BEAT IT?"
Ignorance is bliss. disbelief


clapping Totally concur to your point of view. Very well said. Long may the 'messages'live on. They are, after all, probably the most important ones in the whole world.
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Reply #97 posted 07/12/07 7:23pm

GangstaFam

endorphin74 said:

Anxiety said:



that's exactly how i feel. nod

his voice was ON FIYAH at the aftershow, and what he was wearing...oh my GOD...he looked every bit the badass rock star again. drool


co-fucking-sign

It was one intense and overwhleming day. But dizamn. Controversy, Broken Heart and Girls and Boys at the Ave. FINALLY seeing Prince on the stage in the club I've grown up at. Watching Wendy and Sheila hammmm it up while Larry was rocking out. DAMN, I'm tearing up just TRYING to find words to express how hard it all hit me. AMAZING. Give me some time to come down but that was one of the best days of my life.

This is how I feel too. Knowing that he was going to play longer was initially a bummer, but we got SO much in such a short amount of time, that in a way, it was almost merciful that it ended when it did. And it was such a thrill to see Prince looking more wicked and funked out than he's looked in a decade, playing in the formative Prince club, playing some of his early, classic material with some of my bestest friends in the world. THAT is my idea of heaven. After all was said and done, I really couldn't ask for anything more. I'm euphoric, intoxicated, exhausted, emotional and energized all at the same time. This was one for the record books folks. nod
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Reply #98 posted 07/12/07 9:05pm

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EML3 said:

shakenbake said:

I agree with all you said about the late set ups. One of the people in line with me all night said there was another show earlier at the Ave. Sat. night they were suppose to go to before Prince made his announcement. They said they go often and the time for the previous show was oddly early so they thought something was up. that is probably why they could not set up earlier anyway so just use the same equipment. It would have saved the tear down time after the Target Center and Prince would have to freshen up in between so there would be time for the set up. In theory it sounds right but reality was different. they might have learned something, it isn't often he does 3 shows, different locations with in 6 hours. I know I learned to be prepared for any and all things when it comes to Prince.


Just wanted to clarify, I know that there was a show at 1st Ave B4 Prince's aftershow, my point was, the doors to the aftershow were set to open at 11. therefore, THAT show HAD to have been cleared out at 11. This gives the Prince camp free reign at 1st Ave NO later than 11. The question is: "Why start setting up @ 1:30 am, when you could have started at 11pm?"

My point is, he has several stages worth of equipment. Be efficient with them if you wanna do 3 shows in 12 hours within blocks of each other. These issues are predictable, if the right people are in decision making positions.


EML3 I understand your frustraion but you should also realize that there was a show playing at 1st Ave that night that did not get out until probably 12 midnight. The club asked them to cancel but they refused. That threw a monkey wrench into an already failing situation. Prince had good intentions I'm sure but best laid plans don't always come to fruition. Be happy for all that we did get. We'll see him again.
peace heart and fro
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Reply #99 posted 07/13/07 2:24pm

babynoz

GangstaFam said:

endorphin74 said:



co-fucking-sign

It was one intense and overwhleming day. But dizamn. Controversy, Broken Heart and Girls and Boys at the Ave. FINALLY seeing Prince on the stage in the club I've grown up at. Watching Wendy and Sheila hammmm it up while Larry was rocking out. DAMN, I'm tearing up just TRYING to find words to express how hard it all hit me. AMAZING. Give me some time to come down but that was one of the best days of my life.

This is how I feel too. Knowing that he was going to play longer was initially a bummer, but we got SO much in such a short amount of time, that in a way, it was almost merciful that it ended when it did. And it was such a thrill to see Prince looking more wicked and funked out than he's looked in a decade, playing in the formative Prince club, playing some of his early, classic material with some of my bestest friends in the world. THAT is my idea of heaven. After all was said and done, I really couldn't ask for anything more. I'm euphoric, intoxicated, exhausted, emotional and energized all at the same time. This was one for the record books folks. nod




Exactly!
Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #100 posted 07/13/07 11:26pm

GangstaFam

babynoz said:

Exactly!

Hey you!

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Reply #101 posted 07/14/07 9:15am

babynoz

GangstaFam said:

babynoz said:

Exactly!

Hey you!

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Hey Sugar! hug

I woke up this morning thinking about where I was last week this time and it still trips me out.

When our plane landed in Mpls and the pilot was giving his final instructions he said "and don't forget your Prince tickets!" lol there were about half a dozen of us on that plane and we started shouting for joy while the other passengers were like eek
Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #102 posted 07/18/07 6:21am

dseann

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Bars in Minneapolis have to stop serving liquor at 2 A.M.; though some, like First Ave., can stay open until three. It was almost four I guess when they shut it down, it was just that they were open too late.


Wow, I live in Antigua and nothing closes here until the last patron leaves. This could be five in the morning or later if the party is jumping. Wednesday, Sunday it doesn't matter.
Wow, the grand old U.S. wow.


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