Bravo from the Love 4 One Another crew 2 all who donated items 2 the pre-show food and coat drive. Some of u gave the coats off ur backs, and others brought in new items still bearing tags. Still others brought entire cases of food or water. Big ups 4 all ur support, especially considering some of u had 2 carry the goods on the shuttle bus. Ur generosity was even greater than anticipated and will b much appreciated by all the recipients around the Twin Cities.

peace and blessings.

NPGRecords said:

That's so cool.... I like Prince Fans

PRINCE IS SUCH A WONDERFULL MAN!!! 2 BRING PEOPLE 2GETHER IN LOVE GIVING LOVE 2 PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED IT! PRINCE URE THE BEST!! GOD BLESS U FOR ALL THAT U GIVE TO THIS WORLD!!! PEACE

Nice to hear. Applause and love to all those who contributed, organised and got this thing off the ground.

I would have donated a kidney, if I could have been there last night! Unfortunately I had to work and there was no way to get time off on such short notice!

It's wonderful to know that people are so generous in giving to others who are in need of food, water, and warm coats. I'm sure that whoever will receive the items will be grateful for this generosity.

It was my pleasure to donate.

And thanks to all the security, admission and L4OA folks who manned the gates last night. You all were so patient, professional and kind (thanks for letting me stand under your heater while I waited for some folks to arrive), it only added to my enjoyment of the evening.

I thought the charity compliment to the show was an excellent idea! I enjoy giving when its a good cause, so thanks to Love4OneAnother for the brilliant opportunity.

I'm glad folks did a good job with the donations!

To NPGRecords, I think some of us would be willing to make monetary donations also. Is L4OA set up to accept checks and if so, where should we send them?

I BET GOD HAD A GREAT TIME AS WELL, LOOKING AT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL HEARTS OF SOME OF HIS CHILDREN!! PRINCE, LARRY GRAHAM, THE BAND, BRIA 4 BEING SO KIND, TYKA 4 ALWAYS BEING AS SWEET AS U R, THE STAFF, SECURITY, THE CLEAN UP GIRL IN THE RESTROOM AREA, DJ LENKA PARIS 4 MAKING IT FUNKY,THE FOLKS WHO DIDN'T MIND TAKING THE SHUTTLE AND UNDERSTANDING, THE 1'S WHO GAVE, AND EVEN THE 1'S WHO WANTED 2, BUT DIDN'T HAVE IT 2 GIVE. ITS ALWAYS A PLEASURE!!

LOVE

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our pleasure and people truly need it ...help is all it takes



oh I hope for future events trash or recycling receptacles will be set up because I can't tolerate seeing water bottles lodged in the outside entry plants and thrown around the grounds, I mean people you could easily held on the bottle until you found a garbage.Be respectful of the mans property

Thank U Prince, Paisley Park staff,and L4OA. What can I say that hasn't already been said already in these forums? Nothing more than Thank U. It was THE best thing to happen to me right now and the timing couldn't have been more perfect. Once again, I have been reminded that The Universe is always with U, taking care of U and giving U exactly what U need in unexpected ways. Thank U

I so love the LOVE One Another Componet...I pray I get the opportunity from the Cleveland area to host, support and/or participate in a program....that would be so

thanx 4 providing the oppor2nity 4 us 2 contribute. it's a good feeling 2 know that u may b able 2 help some1 else at some point in your life. God Bless the L4OA org & all such places like it around the nation.

Do you think all the cans of food and clothes added up to the price of the "Prince Opus"?

Well done to anyone who brought stuff in, not disrespecting you at all.
My point is more aimed at the different sets of values that our little purple hero has these days. Release something worthwhile for charity for gawds sake.
Don't charge for a gig and ask your fans to bring in free stuff to help.

If all the proceeds from the vulgarity that is the Prince Opus were going to charity, there would not be a single complaint about it. Well apart from the alligator skin. oh, and the crap photoshopped pics, oh and the lack of actual tour material in a tour book.

Hey this is just MHO before you all jump on me.


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Rorywan said:

Oh Rory, I thought it was nice that they asked fans to contribute to a charity that would help those in need in Minny. It's not as though fans were forced to do it. It was also nice that he did a concert for fans at Paisley Park, as many fans were hoping for a long time that he would, and their wish came true. I've never been to Paisley Park, but who knows, maybe one day I may decide to go, should future events there happen. Nice to know those who were able to go had a good time as well.
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Such joy was found through this knowing that it was in support of L4OA, Prince, and keeping someone warm. It's tough being young and not having money or the resources to get a coat...moreover, a nice coat that a child will want to wear and feel a positive image about his or herself is 1derful. Thank U for this opportunity to show the love.

2elijah said:

I completely agree, it was great fans could help such a good cause. And it was great that he played at paisley park. I guess I just question his actions these days as he seems completely obsessed with the $. Just wish he would do something on a larger scale which showed real charity, ie coming from his own pocket, not from his generous fans. Listen all charity is good charity if people are benefiting from it. Don't want to seem like scrooge but the opus thing early in the year was vulgar almost in biblical terms, so I find this a little harder to be positive about. but u are right, it was good because of the fans.


Peace

Rorywan said:

Prince does a lot for charity, without publicity surrounding it.

As for the Opus deal, so a company offers him a bunch of money to make a collectible item and there's something wrong with that? That company has done high priced packages for other artists also. Am I going to pay that much for it? No, but someone will, just like people spend ungodly amounts on bling, art, cars, etc.. But I do know I'd rather spend $2k for this than $12k or whatever it was for Elvis's hair.

But would you have donated something if Prince hadn't asked you?

dayzofwyld said:

But donating through L4OA added a special flavor to the giving!!

dayzofwyld said:

Yes, we still had a choice.

dayzofwyld said:

utopia7 said:

Wow. Some people really have no manners. I wonder how they'd like it if they invited people over to their place and their guests threw their trash in the lawn?

sweething said:

Let me rephrase my statement; personally I probably would not have donated to that particular charity on a whim as there are others closer to home. However, charitable giving -- yes -- something I do year-round in various ways to various causes.

I got excited and had a great time shopping for those things, in fact I had to limit myself. The act of giving makes me happy (when I have the means) it feels good especially when I know someone is going to benefit and be happy too. This was fun because I could buy cute stuff for little ones who might not have the things they should.

Lastly, I trust that Prince's charity will give the items to the ones that need it and that is important to me when participating.