Cuddles said:

Was that the girl Prince made those FUNNY comments about???

he kept calling her a shim and a shoe, LOL

he kept calling her a shim and a shoe, LOL

Swimminginkisses said:

He walked past her at first and said something like "He" was having a good time then took a double take and corrected it to "She" Then looked yet again and called her "shim" I was in the front row on Prince's left side and yelled out "daammm" and started cracking up, Prince looked directly at me and had the biggest grin/smirk on his face I have ever seen...
I am still laughing about it today...

purplezeig said:

He was making a fool out of her and she didn't even know! Too damn funny.

motherfunka said:

Well, that wasn't very nice...

beener04 said:

Is that who that was? Man, she sat there for a long time after the show was over, too. Didn't talk to anyone (that I saw), barely even looked around. Very odd.

Amazing nite!!!

There was a misty drizzle when I arrived in Chanhassen, but by Minnesota standards, the temperature was relatively mild. I watched out my hotel window as the Purple People began to file in with Big smiling faces. : )

The shuttle was a cinch, as well as the line and the time it took to get inside. The Love4OneAnother room was closed off but a remodeled bathroom with a common entry area circled to the right for women, and left for men.

The earlier reports capture the 'electric' feeling of walking into Paisley, the large room with a stage set to hold royalty.

The spot that I found had an excellent opening to see Prince but not much else of the stage. I was standing near where Lenka Paris was spinning. But I didn't know it was her til someone posted it on here. I the remix she made and was given away at First Avenue for the 7-07-07!! She did an excellent job keeping the crowd hopping prior to Prince's arrival.

Forever in my life was riveting, and beautiful jams one after another kept on rolling. Larry Graham and Prince rocked fantastic guitar duos. Pure Homegrown Excellence I hope this was taped, and will appear on Lotus for all the doubters. I'm a guitar fanatic, my ears don't lie, and that was FUNKY!!! Great to see Prince having so much fun, great to see Prince, period.

After the first encore i decided to go toward the back and when i inadvertently started toward the Love4OneAnother room. A guard standing nearby mistakenly said that the show was over. Not knowing how cold or wet it was outside, I headed for the bus. As we sat there on the bus, not many people were exiting the building. I had a familiar feeling that it wasn't OVA!!!

Purple Rain must have been the bomb...I would have loved to hear the new rendition. It always amazes me how Prince can imagine so many new sounds. Nothing can compare to the proximity or sound of the Art in Motion as Prince playing live.

Got back to the hotel about 2:30 am, and a vehicle was dropping someone off just ahead of me. When i stepped into the elevator I notice a beautiful young lady with a sharp purple/blue dress on. So i just had to ask if she had seen Prince. When she said yes and that she works for him I started realizing that this might be Shelby. So I asked and she said yes and seemed surprised that I'd recognized her. Then I told her that I'd seen one of her videos on the Org and this whole time I'm thinking, wow the orger 'japanrocks' would love to have been on that elevator ride : ) I read a few of his posts and I'll just say that Shelby is very fine, stunning and sweet!!

I drifted off to sleep dreaming about Prince, Paisley Park, and the happy family of friendly Purple Peeps Reality hit too soon, I woke up really early and went downstairs for a cup of coffee. On the elevator ride back to my room another woman looked like she could be a Prince fan. Not many people were up and about so I asked her if she had seen Prince. Turns out it was Prince's hairdresser!! She said that she's been fixing Prince's hair for (7 or 17) years. She said that they just got back from Paris and she had to head out to Paisley Park.

I told her that Prince's hair looked great and I thanked her for doing the Pretty Man's Do, keeping his hair looking fabulous. She was sweet and gracious also and it was fun bumping into two different people who work for Prince.

I decided to drive by Paisley before leaving town, It was still raining and kind of dreary. But there was hardly any evidence that something had happened there a few hours before. The grounds were clean and the building glowed. I popped in a Prince CD and drove away not knowing when or if he'll be back...

So Right Now, I'd like to thank Prince, the Band, Special Guests and Purple Peeps for the super special, Beautiful Nite!!!

purplezeig said:

He was making a fool out of her and she didn't even know! Too damn funny.

motherfunka said:

Wow! At first I didn't get it. So shim equals she/him together. Not to be rude, but I wonder if that is what he calls Bria as well. Lots of folks on here think she is a shim as well.

motherfunka said:

Well, that wasn't very nice...

utopia7 said:

you got to talk to him?!?!?1 when?? i was happy that he walked by me so many times!

mayrain said:

i think you are wrong, he was referring to the dance she was doing

which was much like what i just posted in the youtube videos

in fact it was exactly this with some of her own arm movements.
[Edited 10/25/09 15:34pm]

beener04 said:

Yep I HIIIII PRINCE said "Thanks for opening up the park" he walked directly over to Portia and I he was looking for someone and I held his arm and asked him if he wanted security ...( for them to come over since he looked like he wanted to go through the crowd ) he said " Yeah I do ...nah no I don' want security" THE END my verbal exchange with Prince TEE HEE

mayrain said:

i think you are wrong, he was referring to the dance she was doing

which was much like what i just posted in the youtube videos

in fact it was exactly this with some of her own arm movements.

its called the shim sham
[Edited 10/25/09 15:41pm]

Cuddles said:

Oh okay cause the way some folks made it sound. I was thinking he was being mean. Why did this other person say he called her a he if he was just referring to her dancing?

utopia7 said:

you opened up the park? were you one of the first people there?

With all of the renovations going on I'd say that's where the party gonna be 2010 !!!


It was also amazing to hear live MOUNTAINS/SHAKE YOUR BODY ....I do hope in the future he'll dig in the catalog like surprising Paris with ALL DAY ALL NIGHT etc


It was just really great to see celebration die-hards again I have the feeling IT AIN'T OVER !!! Prince made up for 7-7-7 from the short set-list at FIRST AVE

AHA


and yes I did notice after the show was over he limped a tad-bit as if either his foot or knee was in pain he danced during the night but something hurt. Not
going to speculate or diagnose, no one should but aside from the shuttle buses having to take people back, his slight pain , sound issues. I am certain he would have took us into the dawn jamming!never-the-less it was well worth it,
I just need ONLY Prince fans in the house next those who stood around like tombstones needed to say home old or not !!! as I post I have not slept in 27 hours still managed to have ENERGY during the show.. come home walk the dogs etc

okay time to get food and pass the hell out Save your pennies peoples you've been forewarned it's gonna go down with the last minute shows.

* goes to roll pennies and loose change

uptown1 said:

Just a little clarification...when I wrote my orginal post I had been up for about 22 straight hours and was a bit loopy!

The shuttle bus idea was brilliant and really made getting to/from Paisley really easy. Let's hope that Prince does this in the future for other shows!

When we first walked in a video camera was setup in the back by the soundboard, however it was removed a few songs into the show to make room for the special guests that were sitting on couches on raised platforms around the General Admission area.

He did a bit of "You Can Make It If You Try" during the Larry Graham portion of the show. I think he also did some of "Water." (The LG part really wasn't that bad as he was there as more of a complement to Prince--he did not take things over or anything). Say what you will about Larry but he IS a fantastic bass player. He did not do "If You Let Me Stay" as I had originally posted.

Yes...Bria and George Clinton were also there. Prince also mentioned that Mint Condition was in the house but I'm not sure if they were or not (couldn't pick them out of a lineup or anything).
Seriously...it was a freakin' awesome show!! Prince did have some sound issues periodically, especially at the beginning of the show. Numerous times throughout the night he was asking for his guitar to be turned up/down as well as the keys, cross-fade, background vocals, etc. I was a bit worried at first because we all know that this tends to irritate Prince, but he was in a seriously GREAT mood...really seemed happy to be back in Minneapolis and playing for the fans.

The definite highlights were "Forever in My Life" (which had to have gone on for 10 minutes!) and "Kiss" (I have NEVER been pleased with any of the live versions of this song but last night's version was killer!!!). "Northside" was an absolute suprise (I coulnd't believe my ears!) as was "Turn Me Loose." Hearing Prince do "I Want You Back" (!!!) and "Shake Your Body" was pretty cool, too. As someone else commented...the guitar effect at the end of "Purple Rain" was stunning...

Oh...and Prince doing the classic Time and Sheila E. stuff...WOW!

With all of the renovations going on I'd say that's where the party gonna be 2010 !!!


It was also amazing to hear live MOUNTAINS/SHAKE YOUR BODY ....I do hope in the future he'll dig in the catalog like surprising Paris with ALL DAY ALL NIGHT etc


It was just really great to see celebration die-hards again I have the feeling IT AIN'T OVER !!! Prince made up for 7-7-7 from the short set-list at FIRST AVE

AHA


and yes I did notice after the show was over he limped a tad-bit as if either his foot or knee was in pain he danced during the night but something hurt. Not
going to speculate or diagnose, no one should but aside from the shuttle buses having to take people back, his slight pain , sound issues. I am certain he would have took us into the dawn jamming!never-the-less it was well worth it,
I just need ONLY Prince fans in the house next those who stood around like tombstones needed to say home old or not !!! as I post I have not slept in 27 hours still managed to have ENERGY during the show.. come home walk the dogs etc

okay time to get food and pass the hell out Save your pennies peoples you've been forewarned it's gonna go down with the last minute shows.

* goes to roll pennies and loose change

utopia7 said:

Back in the day when he would have private parties and play in the atrium it was awesome. Everybody dancing, drinking, eating and having a good old time then perform sometimes. When the parties got moved to Love 4 One Another room it wasn't the same anymore. You didn't have to be invited and the peeps would just come in and gather around the stage waiting for him to play and staring at him up in the dj area. So the wallflowers have been coming for many years now.

beener04 said:

No, Thanking him for opening up Paisley Park it was pretty full by the time we got in there but still managed to get a good place far left up front

uptown1 said:

George Clinton was not there last night - it was a person with long dreads but it was not George

Just KeepinItReal

stillw8ing said:

The person you are referring to is a friend he personally escorted to sit in his guest section so she would not have to stand up and people were pushing towards the front of the stage and he was concerned for a friend. I think he was a dear friend and gentleman to literally stop playing to personally escort her out of there and have her sit in his guest area.
If you had looked back later you would have seen the person sitting in the area with Larry and Tina and his other guests- I find it interesting how people report things inaccurately on the ORG

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