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Thread started 11/01/02 8:02am

yellowday

Oberhausen soundcheck details

Yellowday`s report:
> People shouted that P should use a mike, but he
> didn`t want to. I had the
> feeling he didn`t want to be taped by anyone. he is
> clever after all.
> He was very funny that night.
> One guy was saying that his girlfrien got sick and
> that this had in someway
> to do with the concerts. P replied "You mean my
> music made her sick?"
> I could not hear the guy, only P`s reply.
> He said" What did you do?"
> "You left her???"
> Somebody shouted "Empty Room"
> Prince cracked up on that.
> He said: "I`m sorry man, I don`t want to love about
> your feelings, but this
> IS funny"
> Then he said:"Call her!"
> "Do you you want ME to call her?"
> Somebody shouted "Drop her!".
> Somebody shouted: "You can call my girlfriend, for
> she is sick, because she
> cannot come to your show"
> P said: "She is not there?"
> Then he got the mobile.
> He called: "This is girlfriend? - (to the audience)
> very deep voive for a
> girl. ( Maybe somebody else was answering the phone)
> "HE hang up on me."
>
> I rember also that when people asked him what he
> should play, people shouted
> "Jazzy" or "Party". But he said:"See she said (a
> girl in the front)-
> WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE -
> "She is a girl, that is the difference!!!"
> He really like that statement.
>
> Somebody also asked him to play "Does not compute"
> an he did.
>
> The conversation about the tics I remember slightly
> differently.
>
> He said: If you have two kids. One has on sandwich
> and the other four and
> that one wants seven. Whom do you give the other
> sandwich?
>
> People answered that it didn`t make sense, because
> only members could buy
> the tics anyway, so they are the ones who buy many
> tickets anyway. People
> gave him a hard time and didn`t buy his arguments
> and I had the feeling he
> noticed that. That`s why he stopped the conversation
> and he was a bit
> thoughtful. We will see what will come out of it.
>
> It was great that he was talking to us that way, but
> some fans still did not
> believe him. His argumentation was funny, but not
> factual enough.
> He asked us why would go to many concerts. Somebody
> said, because he was
> doing a different show every night." He laughed and
> talked like a teacher to
> a spoiled child: "So, every night a different show?
> And you still think the
> band doesn`t deserve a bonus?"
> People said, that they were broke and he said
> jokingly"That`s because you
> wanted to go to both shows: to Chris de Burgh (who
> was in Oberhausen before)
> and me! You cannot put your feet in two...
> People laughed.
> He asked is Chris de Burgh any good? People said "He
> caused the bad weather"
> P laughed and you could feel he liked that answer.
> Also he asked people, if they went to see MADONNA.
> He wanted to know this,
> while he was talking about tickets prices again.
> When nobody put up his
> fingers. He was surprised, but pleased.
>
> I don`t remember any more. However it felt good to
> have contact with him
> like that. He only felt safe, because there was no
> mike, I think.
> Finally I think this was the most down to earth
> conversation with him that I
> can remember.
> it
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