I did see that I mentioned this and was still told the opposite - that he was going to close it.

I do plenty of research before I book any trips.

laurarichardson said:

1sexymf said:

I was in touch with the organizers who assured me that Prince was closing out the festival - they were adamant about it.

Well the organizers were telling you the exact opposite of the information that was sent out to the media back in March. The truth is people do not take the time to read or pay attention to anything and then blame the artist for their mistake. If I am not mistaken Frankie Beverly and Maze always close this festival so I doubt P was every going to close it out.

check your facts!im always right!he playing Friday!

laurarichardson said:

kidmelody2012 said:

Prince is the opening act July 4th...where earlier it was implied he would be the closing headliner on Sunday

Not according to this link from March.

http://www.nola.com/essen...veals.html

He was listed as the headliner on opening night. He was the headliner the last time in 2004

Here are some of my notes from that night.

"As soon as I walked in, i thought to myself. This is going to be EPIC!

I only knew this because both rooms were already open. There was a long line for refreshments in the smaller room and it was dark. It could be cool but whats that? i wondered. already on stage and look Hanna's drums. Yep it's going down tonight. I have to be cool, lord knows i don't want a scandal.

I am just gonna stand over here on the side and go unnoticed. Wait a minute. There's Donna.

I wanted to scream, Donna it's me. that would have been to scandolous, considering she was on the other side of the room. Standing back i with my directors eye, just watched.

3rd Eye Girl they are so much like Vanity 6, in that moment they stand together, rock out together, they laugh and root on the party together. When i say they remind me of Vanity 6 I mean it's just the 3 of them. They are 3rd Eye Girl.

The difference between them and Vanity 6 is that they are different then just a girl group. 3rd Eye Girl is a band and having been in bands myself, there is a bond between band members very strong, especially when you spend that much time together. You become a family of sorts and when your in a really good band, there is a really strong emotional connection. you create with one another. It's love making a whole different level. Hanna is a Beast on the drums and she has a playful spirit. She is aways smiling, Hana seems to be having fun. She is the fun in the bunch. She did this really cool thing at the end of the show. this guy went over by the exit of the staging area and he waited for them respectfully and when the girls came out he asked Hanna if he could have one of her drum sticks, and the cool thing was she stopped the girls and then darted off to her drum set, when she got back to where the girls were she handed the guy the stick. The smile on his face was priceless. Hana's smile was contagious. What was also great about that was Donna reaction.

When Donna is on stage she is very focused. When she is not playing, like during the time when Prince was singing at the keyboard. Donna was standing at full attention the whole time. It made me wonder if she had ever been in a marching band. Very disiplined. She came over to the side where I was standing during the show, like 5 feet away from me. For a split second I saw Wendy. Then Donna turn and hurried back to her position. I was that close to Donna. Now i know i have to be objective in my review. See what's there and not what you want to see. But, Donna is so amazing!

Ida on the other hand she walks out onto the stage, everything about her exudes confidence. When she is holding her bass, she stands there and everything about quitely says, "I got this." she is a grown woman.

Trevor groooves. That's all i am going to say.

Paisley Park, it seems much more innocent now. What ever that means. The vibe is music, dance, dreams and the engery is electric. It is Electric Blue."

I like how the people who work there are also people who get to perform. It reminds me of a movie, where everyone gets a chance to shine but in the meantime dishes need to done, patrons need to be served, the house needs cleaning.ect. ect. ect. lol

I wish i could hang out there more. The place is such a creative enviorment. At least that's what i get from it. I feel creative when i am there and for some time afterwards.

there is more more to this story but for time reasons, these are just some of my mental notes from that night.

P.s. It was my first actual 3rd Eye Girl show. I had a blast!

The Valentine,

within this loveletter

[Edited 4/3/14 19:13pm]

Weird b/c the couple times i went recently to PP i felt like i got groped/molested before going inside.

I had shorts on/t-shirt/light jacket w/ 2 small pockets. Not like i had big bulky clothing.

I understand no pic's,phone, camera's etc. But all those you can feel/see in pocket/bag.Plus If someone take's a pic or try's to there 98% going to get thrown out.

So i don't see a reason to make people feel violated, espicially after you travel expecting him to play 1 of the night's an he doesn't. Thats 1500-2,000 down the drain each trip!!

I understand P don't need money but c'mon. Were the people who are going to buy yr new album/reissue's etc. But i no people who where complete P fan's and are now anti-P. So he might make money but the more people get irked by no show's after he say's this is hapening til eternity or whatever. I don't expect him to play every show but 2 out of how many, that's not cool for the fan's who have to travel.

I'm lucky i was able to see the Fillmore show. Even tho i had to pay 800 bux for a ticket, that someone bought an let me in w/. Fillmore on 3/19, was amazing!! Plus no1 groped me going in, they searched bag's of course/anything bulky, and kicked out a few for TRYING to take a pic. So goes to show you don't need to be groped/violated by security to not have any troubles.

I'm sure Prince wouldn't enjoy someone doing that to him!!!