Sitting at home tonight, I actually felt relieved not to be winging my way to the O2 again! I flipped on the V+ box, and watched Wednesday's episode of Heroes and I was acutally glad to be home, instead of making the usual trip from Cambridgeshire to London! Whats happening to me!!!!???

Originally, I was going to all 21 shows. I decided to water that down to 12. Much as I'm loving having Prince down the road, I think seeing so many dates so soon, I'm beginning to lose my appreiciation for the individual gigs.

The shows are fantastic, and I'm sure I will look back and say, "I should have gone to all 21", but the reality is, I think I'm going to cut back to only two more shows, so that I will apprieciate them more.

I'm now so familiar with the sets that I can follow every one of Princes band commands and signals within the set! Its like being told how a magic trick is done.

Worst still, when I play Prince in the car now, I've started to do the Twinz dances!If you see a guy drving along the M11 in a black Merc doing strange robotic movements, then you know thats me listening to Controvery!

Prince, I know I don't have to watch big brother to have an attitude! I know there are so many hits and so little time. I know that London is funky. And I know we ain't ready for Erotic City!

My body doesn't seem to handle the tours as well anymore, and this is the easiest for me to follow by far! Anyone else loving the fact that P is here, but struggling to keep up with a Purple guy much older than them!?!?

Oh, and by the way....I can't wait until my next show.....its like crack.....

too much of a good thing ?!

Jxx said:

Yep, but I want to go again!

If you don't want your 21st Sept tickets just give me the nod, happy to help out a fellow orger!!!

I'm the helpful kind too !

HotPaisleyGirl said:

Thats one of the remaining shows you couldn't keep me away from! I'm looking forward to the main and aftershow, but I think there will be a tinge of sadness, because I have a feeling that the 21st will be Prince's final "big" show on these shores.....

I've got to wait till the day and try and get tickets!

i can only imagine post 21/11!!!!Lets enjoy and party hard with him being here, but i feel you all the way Squirrel, its like that cooked crack in a pipe!!

purplewisdom said:

I'm still stopping my evenings when I'm not there to check on the live set list updates!

I'm like a jealous lover! I'm excited, but fearful Prince will cheat on me and sing Chelsea Rodgers on a night I'm not there!

SquirrelMeat said:

Could U please whisper that last phrase as it is 2 much to handle

SquirrelMeat said:

That cracked me up and I can totally relate.

I've been having the same feelings tonight and also have tickets for two more, thinking that would be enough and then I'd be satisfied. However, seating reading the org tonight, I've suddenly got hyped up again, so am gonna head down on Thursday for the main and aftershows.

I realised that if I didn't go, it would be the only week he's been doing shows that I hadn't attended. It just seems rude to miss a week.

I'm like a jealous lover! I'm excited, but fearful Prince will cheat on me and sing Chelsea Rodgers on a night I'm not there![/quote]

Hahahahaha. wow that is exactly how I feel and I hadn't realised!!!!
I'man official geek. Wonder what it will be like to have my life back post 21 nights in London!

TheEnglishGent said:

We've got some sort of Prince disease!

I'm must stay strong. I'm going to go on the 9th and 21st (main and aftershow) and no more!

Unless those lovely cheap gold circle seats pop up again on the day...! Arrh!

SquirrelMeat said:
Pictures please I do something similar not a prety sight ppl look at me in a strange way

SquirrelMeat said:

Agreed! Are you also finding that you're now playing down the number of shows attended when talking to people? The people at work are starting to think I'm a little wierd now.

It's hard for non-fans, who have attended shows by different artists to comprehend how he mixes things up and makes it different each night. It's weird because nobody bats an eyelid if I go to watch Arsenal each week and I'd argue that they actually do less things different than Prince does each night.

SquirrelMeat said:

That's what has been the killer for me too, they are so hard to resist, especially at the price they are. And at the end of the day is it really better to be sitting in watching Heroes? We watched Snakes On A Plane on Sky tonight and while it was mildly entertaining, deep down I couldn't help but feel I should be elsewhere.

katt said:

Wait till you see my "Black Sweat" car dance with imaginary twinz on each shoulder!

SquirrelMeat said:

And we also know what a trombone, that it isn't a sample and that Cora plays real drums.

He cracked me up with the drum comments on Friday. "These are real drums, I expect you haven't seen those in a while".

Err, actually Prince, about half an hour ago the support act had them too.

SquirrelMeat said:

now thats something i want 2 see.
My daughter the other day was singing along 2 guitar and she was doing the leg guitar movements the twinz do in the backseat now thats something i will never forget

TheEnglishGent said:

Are those the same live drums he used later on Sign O the Times!?

SquirrelMeat said:

Haha, I wonder every time he plays with the sampler about the real music by real musicians.

katt said:

I tried the leg thing.....nearly crashed!

SquirrelMeat said:

reminds myself not 2 atempt the guitar dance when driving, mind u i had tears of laughter rolling down my face I am surprised i didnt have a accident.

I wouldn't even dare to attempt the guitar dance when I'm not driving and on my own.

i'm actaully kind of proud of my constitution on this Prince stint!

I'm 32 and i can't remember the last time i partied till for in the morning and then hung around for a 5.30 tube, and still managed to go to work everyday!

it's not often that i'm awake as the sunrises! welcome to the dawn!

Prince must have some kind of eternal youth thing that's rubbed of on me!

i've only got tickets for 2 more shows/aftershows though!

cloudguitar said:

I know what you mean. All my mid thirties mates are tucked up in bed. I revel in the fact that they serious lightweights!

SquirrelMeat said:

I like the fact that you stay in for a quiet night, but end up still on your pc at 2am!

cloudguitar said:

I'm here at 2 aswell. Can't sleep, just got back from tonights show. Going again next week, lovin it lovin it. He almost played more than 5 seconds of housequake tonight too.

Finiding the kiss link a little too obvious now, but still cried through Sometimes!!

Wuss

lol
JT

jasontate said:

jasontate said:[quote]cloudguitar said:[quote]


Finiding the kiss link a little too obvious now, but still cried through Sometimes!!

there was a piano set tonight then?

Nice thread man!!!
He really is like crack, we're all his slaves!
My obsession was cooled down a bit, untill i saw the 28th aftershow....
Somebody help me.