I gotta say I'm a little irritated w/ fans that are complaining about the aftershows on NPGMC

I flew in from Cali, had a total of maybe 10 hours of sleep since Monday, attended the Wednesday/Thursday aftershows & bolted for the airport, came straight in to work, am tired as all hell but I'm STILL ON CLOUD 9!!! Hmm, maybe P should pick up Paisley Park & move it somewhere where folks aren't so jaded. I'd give anything to have a legend like that in my town - opening up his studio to fans, playing on a whim. Me thinks Minnie fans are quite spoiled...

They complain about the wait, there being nowhere to sit, what he plays, blah blah blah... True, there's virtually nowhere to sit once inside. So when I got tired I plopped on the floor & waited. The opening acts were GREAT both nights, much better than listening to a dj spin while waiting. I'm so glad they were booked! And I love that he just kinda snuck onto the stage to jam w/ them Wednesday. When he hit the stage I was pumped & ready to go all over again. There's not a bad seat in the house @ PP so joining the crowd later (after resting somewhere) is always an option - use it folks!

I figure he's gracious enough to let me in HIS "house", I'm gonna be gracious enough to play by his rules. Aftershows are unpredictable, just accept that going in. I dunno about some fans - there was a guy there last night who screamed out (twice, no less) "play some old school!" WTF?? How you gonna come in HIS house & treat him like a jukebox?? Just rudeness. Some people just don't appreciate the experience enough IMO... Don't get me wrong - I wasn't standing there grinning like an idiot all night. At one point Thursday I was thinking, "if Princey don't get his ass out here right now?!!" But he's never made me mad enough to leave or pout the whole time I'm there, even when he's come on & done 1 song before leaving!

I could THANK PRINCE for many things: for letting us tour the studio to see where his inspiration gets laid down... for even having aftershows & announcing them in time for me to make arrangements ... for wearing a sleeveless shirt last night & dancing in front of me - OH MY, hee hee ... for giving me a new appreciation for "Peach" which I didn't have before last night (he ROCKED IT!)... but most of all I wanna thank him for performing a song I'd had yet to hear him do live & have wanted to hear live for SO VERY LONG... Thank you for singing Beautiful Strange last night!!! That made my night, my trip, my year! Worth every hour of missed sleep, every whack meal in Minnie (y'all need seasoning down there, lol), every dime spent 10 times over.

It was also really cool when they couldn't quite end the set Wednesday night & seemed to spontaneously fall into Dear Mr. Man & The Rainbow Children Man, I didn't want either night to end. Luckily he stopped just in time for me to make my flight outta there this morning, lol (yes, I was willing to risk it )

Anyway, I'm yammering on. Just had to say how much I appreciated the PP experience. At least I can say I've been there should he stop doing Celebrations forever (please don't ever stop!!!). I'm still smiling & I should have bowed down @ P's car when he drove by me last night but I felt goofy so I didn't

Anyway, THANK YOU!!! Wish I could have stayed longer, I know y'all are gonna have an insane time tonight. We're waiting for you to come back to the Bay - we like aftershows too!



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[This message was edited Sat Jun 19 0:03:51 2004 by CalhounSq]