i got home from the theater at about 2 in the morning...didn't get to sleep till about 3 or so, cuz i was so wound up. anyhow, the show was a lotta fun--thankfully all the crazy-assed fammy-fams were in the other theater (the show played in two theaters since so many folks bought tickets!). the show started at like 10 minutes after 10 (central time)--i knew the show would start up late. ol' boy would be late to his own funeral, if it came down to it...(*snort*)! they were zoomin in at all the celebrities in the audience and folks were crackin jokes--i went "charlie mur-phaaaaay!" when eddie murphy popped up on the screen at one point. plus--did ya'll see that one woman tryin to pop a zit or sumfin on her chin? she was rather...uh, involved with her chin.

anyway, on to the show--prince had charisma pourin outta his muh'fuckin ears, man. that, and he was wigglin his ass all over the place, like it was on clearance at dayton's and last night was the final night to wiggle it. seriously, ol' boy was fuckin rockin it--dancin with all the big girls (yay!!!) and alongside chance howard (the big brotha on stage on geetar--i kept callin 'im "big puddin'"--like, "go 'head, big puddin'! shake it!!"). my personal highlights of the night:

-- the arrangement of "life o' the party"--they were doin it all to james brown's "hot pants". i was like, "ooh, m'dayum!!!"

-- "on the couch"...most likely there were quite a few women in the audience (me included) who came down with a chronic case of Burnt Drawerz Syndrome on that one. same with "insatiable".

"purple rain" annoyed the hell outta me, as it never fails to do--i'm not a big fan of it bein played live, as it damn near always gets played as an encore. grrr. i got interviewed by channel 4--i'ma watch the news tonight and see if i ended up on there. if i did, they better have spelled my name correctly. heh. btw: hobbes, bill-eh--ya'll shoulda been in the other theater!

now, i'ma go and take a nap since i didn't really get enough sleep last night...*curls up in bed and falls asleep*

I know Shawna loved it.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I shouted Charlie Murphy too, but then my buddy upstaged me by shouting "HEY MAN, IT'S PLUTO NASH!" It cracked up this really cool dude sitting next to us. If you're reading this man, say something!

I was more excitied seeing Tim Allen. My friend was all "Aw man, he doesn't deserve to be there!" And I was all thinking, "Yeah, don't you mean Prince doesn't deserve to have THE TOOL MAN in his audience?" but I didn't actually say it because someone might have thought I was serious and Home Improvement sucked.



Prince was HILARIOUS dancing with the audience during Life o' The Party. Did anyone see him giving that girl the Bela Lugosi eyes?

And On The Couch was awesome live! I wish I had heard it on the album first, because it was a bit of a let down afterwards (Don't get me wrong, I love the song and think it's one of the best on the album, but it was really something else live).


Yeah, I was sad I didn't get to meet any of you guys!

Plus, I was stuck in the other theater right to the left of the REALLY big fams, which I generally didn't mind (The cheering and such made it feel more like an actual concert, and they seemed like nice enough people), but then they started cracking jokes and laughing loudly right in the middle of Sometimes It Snows In April and it kinda ruined the performance for me. I mean, just because they've seen that a million times live doesn't mean the need to fuck it up for everyone else.

But still, it didn't do much to dampen what was a really fun night.

Hey Hobbes, I'm sure you saw me, you can't miss a 300+pound guy in a white cap and Jacket with glasses on can ya?

billysparxxx said:

Yeh dude, I saw you! Wish I had known that was you, I would've said hi!

HobbesLeCute said:

Yeah, that was me. You should've said hi, then you and your friend could of sat with us and eat Triple Cheeseburger's and sip on Wild Irish Rose, what a rush!!

dansa! we were in the same theater and i looked but didn't see you! i'm really glad i went after all, it wasn't crowded and was in fact quite comfortable.

i loved the show. it was very satisfying to see the whole world loving prince too again and at last.

but, i hear you about the purple rain encore. . . something about it struck me as wicked funny (could have been sleep deprivation/squirrely factor, too) when he kept saying 'one more time', then another time and another time and another time and then..... the simulcast looped that segment and as we were walking out the words ...."one more time" echoing after us.. ..

it was great though. i was PROUD of our hero, and i loved the delicate way he introduced his spirituality, subtle, not overbearing, very nice. effective. i got his point better than the times he comes right out and TELLS us what to think and feel. ..

the man is great. no doubt about it.

did you end up missing him from the parties at the park? i was all nostalgic for those days

XxAxX said:

actually, i coulda sworn i saw you in the lobby, i think... i was sittin up towards the front, right up against that railing. and yeah, i'm still jonesin for a paisley party. friday nights nowadays kinna suck without 'em.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

man i wish i'd stayed around and hung out a bit longer then.. i didn't see you. i would have said hi, because i as peering all over the place looking for someone with red bangs and ponies but i can't see a bit in the dark, dangit.

'bout the parties, we can say we saw him when. .. ..

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Girl you KILL me w/ that PR could have gone on for another 20 minutes & I would have still been singing

CalhounSq said:

I'm exactly the same way, CalhounSq....to paraphrase Prince the other night, "I LOVE when he plays that song!"

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Handclaps. Great review, I'm glad you had a fun time.

@ the girl obsessing with her chin. What is up with THAT?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Let's hope for some Paisley Park aftershows (at least) when he plays at Excel.

as another one of the "c-a fammy-fams", all i can say is we know how to party -- we had the best time and it was great meeting friends from the Org & NPG and the theater staff was cool - they enjoyed our enthusiasm and friendliness.

"this is the life o the party - we gonna do it rite"

"we gonna have us a party - all r welcome too; we ain't down with nobody don't party like we do; once we get it started we got to go all nite; this is the life of the party - we gonna do it rite!"

"all the beautiful people gonna be there"

"everybody can smell the funk"

"U better not come if U can't stay"

"we gonna have us a party!!!"

"we gonna do it rite!!"


if u wanna have fun, hook up with the "c-a fammy-fams"

I'm proud to say that I'm another one of those crazy ass fammy fams!!!

The crazy ass fammy fams are the life of the party and we do it right!
We don't sit on our asses and bitch and complain all night!

I was in the theater with all the "fams". A little rowdy, but I guess they's just excited. Someone was passing out lollipops to the folks in line, that was pretty cool.