After attending 4 different 3121 Jazz Cuisine aftershows, it became clear to me that Prince gets what he wants. I personally loved the lighting because it was dark as fuck and you could barely see the people at your own table. One night some of us paid $50 to basically sit in a room, next to the room Prince was in and some were not expecting to not be able to even see him play. Another night Prince did not like the guitar set-up and stormed out of the room after 3 songs. Another night we waited for the aftershow along with the Rio staff, and Prince cancelled at the last minute to go hang out with Tavis Smiley at a private party in his hotel room.

Had I gone to only one show, I would not have realized that anyone that goes to see Prince should expect the unexpected.

You could also tell that he did not want people to yell out comments or even notice when he walked into the room. I mean, even the Rio hotel staff told me that they were told not to look Prince in the eyes if he walked by.

So perhaps Howard did not realize that when you go to a small private Prince show, these things happen. Slightly odd if you have never experienced them before. And I do not think he is as big a fan of Prince as we all are - so the lighting, having to stand the entire show and not being able to see him just gave Howard some more things to make fun of Prince for. Then again, that is his job.
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and from what I understand Stern didn't even PAY to see the show. Randee invited him...so I think (I could be wrong) he was just a freeloader bitching about NOTHING.

The Jazz Cuisine in Vegas would be a great example of how the lighting was at the afterparty in NYC. Of course for me that would be perfect lighting. I could still see everyone in the Jazz Cuisine & could see what they were wearing from head to toe. The mood was absolutely wonderful and intimate, which is just how I loved it.

howard probly wanted the lights on so he could show off his do. he likes that spotlight, he does. always making noise to attract it. always being the rebel in the house.

Howard's a big baby when it comes to going out to social events. Ba Ba Booey threw a party at his house last year and all Howard did the next day was complain about it. He said it was too cold so he shut all the windows in Booey's house, Then he said that the food was being served too late for him and he was tired. Beth shushed him at this party too. He then said that he and Beth were both tired and had to leave. The funny thing is Beth called in and said she wasn't tired, but left because he was so miserable.

Sounds like the same old Howard being a little bitch about things.

KeyLimePy said:

me too....maybe howard just wanted to sit because he is old

I don't know if it was said before by someone else but NO ONE in that room screamed out that it was too dark and that they couldn't see Prince so Howard is straight up lying right there. I was in the front row but I knew people who were in the back and they never complained about not being able to see the man. Sound might have been a different issue but not lighting. It seemed like they were adjusting the lighting as the show went on. Howard's being a douchbag like he can be sometimes.

It seems Howard Stern is the only one who sits at a Prince concert.
The show was general admission ie standing only. Maybe Howard thought he was going to see the Opera or one of the Broadway shows. Howard shame on you.

japanrocks said:

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To me the lighting was perfect, I actually liked it, but I was in the front row.
I still think you could see Prince from the back without a problem and NO ONE complained.

purplecam said:

I love Howard but I was shocked and this was totally uncalled for. His new wife said she was embarrassed but sadly the members of the show blindly supported this as they always do lately.

Efan said:

He's a huge baby!

Anxiety said:

That's a little bit ridiculous. He had a main stream movie produced by Ivan Reitman. It was a modest hit at the box office and highly praised. Also, while he totally over exaggerates but I believe his arrival on Sirius helped that company to survive.

VinnyM27 said:

i'm not saying he was never hugely successful. of course he was. and to the extent that he has a healthy career and is most likely not starving or having to sell shit on ebay in order to pay his bills, i would imagine he is still hugely successful. but his popularity today is nowhere near what it was in the 90s, and anyone who would dispute that is more likely than not a howard stern fammy fam fam.

NPG2045 said:

not mushroom?....kept in the dark & fed bullshit..
wanted 2 watch the fungi play guitar
stern is such a toads tool
sorry..could.....not.....resist

omg! this article was obviously a load of tosh, but funny anyway. the idea of prince taunting the crowd in the dark is too exciting

Anxiety said:

well call me names then.
but I really think it's just because he's not on "mainstream" radio that people think he's not as popular. He is as much if not more influential today than he's ever been. He brought sirius sat. radio from about 1 million subsrcibers to almost 9 million in less than 3 years. Now I realize that he's not soley responsible for that increase but he's almost solely responsible for it. Being the fammy fam fam that I am I even credit him with the XM Sirius merger. XM was the clear leader...till Howard came and then XM started a downword spiral to the point they were gonna go under unless they merged with Sirius...now there's almost 20 million subscribers to satellite radio. Howard is a HUGE force to be reckoned with in the radio world. He is the king of all media ya know

Shorty said:

he's the king of pay radio media, which is great for howard's bank accounts, i'm sure, but i think it has marginalized him significantly in terms of his visibility to the general public.

Anxiety said:

I sorta thought that "F-man" costume was a bit of a slam on Prince... but way over the top..... how many men have been known to go on stage with open backed pants?? I can only think of two.Personally Howard Stern has not one attribute that I would consider couth.

Anxiety said:

I'm such a crazy Howard Stern fan that I listen to everything he does but I also fell know he is not perfect and I can't stand fans that think everything he does is great and funny....and I can't imagine he or anyone else on the show likes those people either....He would like me better. Just kidding. I have no aspirations of being in Howard's inner circle. I would say that he probably is not as "popular" as he used to be (even though his wedding did manage to get a lot of major media attention from entertainment shows which is something I noticed without looking for it). I think if he did peak in popularity apart from his hardcores, it would be with "Private Parts", which was four years after the "Fartman" stunt...But only a Fammy Fam would know that. And I would be a Fammy Fam than a SuperFan, cause those people are wackos....a wacko is not be confused with a wack packer. That's enough for one day.

Anxiety said:

I agree. I thought I was a causal fan but then I knew I was going to scramble for a Sirius that Thanksgiving before he started. I'm definitely happy with the service overall but Howard should work a damn Friday....sorry. Wrong forum.

Madison, "Fartman" was a character for years and something he was trying to make a movie into at the time. But maybe the cut of the pants was because of Prince, but I think he would have somehow had his ass out in the costume anyway.

PS During Robin's News Wed, they mentioned that the writer of the original "Batman" theme died. They started talking about all things old "Batman" and Howard was really critical even of the song saying that Prince's "Batman" theme was much better (granted, he nor Fred who was looking for the song in the Sirius music system never said the proper name). Robin liked it too and she made some gag about playing the song with the lights out or something. Howard didn't get all angry like he was when he originally told the story. Maybe he realized he was being an asshole. A few stories later, a fan named Sour Shoes who famously makes song parodies on a Casio, attempted to recreate "Batdance".

I hope that was the last time Howard would ever show his azz. That was not sexy at all it was plain disgusting. YUCK!!

VinnyM27 said:

"sour shoes" "wooooo"

Anxiety said:

That's old news, Prince has been burning up pussy since the early 80's, he's given up now he's a JW
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