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Anxiety

NPGMC: 3121 Report/Vanguard Jam

Just got this in my e-mail:

Hello NPGMC,

The 3121 Report: Vanguard Jam

How does one top receiving a Vanguard Award from the NAACP (broadcast
March 25th on Fox)? You throw a get down, funk-filled,
momma-thank-you-for-going-thru-16-hours-of-pain so that I can experience this moment!

PRINCE, is a true VANGUARD hero (defined as the forefront of an action
or movement) -- and I knew he was definitely going to make it a point
to prove it! Gotta hit 3121 tonite! I whipped out my cel phone and
dialed my contact: So am I in? "No I'm sorry the list is closed." What
do you mean the list is closed? You always sneak me in! "No, its a
private party." They are always private parties! Come on, please!!
"Really, why are you such a nuisance? Haven't you been to enough parties?"
NO! You got me hooked now you're going to leave me without my hit?
Silence on the other end of the phone. Hello? Can you hear me? Can you
hear me now? "Yes I can hear you. *Sigh* Just you, and you alone. You
come with anyone else and you will not be allowed in." Click.

YES!

"Thru the gates, knock on the door... " Well, I didn't have an
opportunity to do so, as the hostesses opened the door replete in purple
embroidered tops. Nice. Purple is the theme tonite! Upon closer
inspection, I noticed they all had "3121" necklaces and earrings... hmm
interesting. I make my way to the kitchen after gaping open mouthed for at
least a full minute at the five foot tall chocolate fountain of yum -- I
glance around and notice all the servers and chefs are in "3121" gear.
Okay, so maybe the theme isn't purple but "3121".

I pass by the bar and pick up an M&M but instead of an M -- its
"3121"!! "Okay, what's really going on here?" I ask the patron next to me,
who just happened to be Angela Bassett! She smiled that ever so famous
grin, and said "Party at 3121!" Prophetic words indeed because within
ten minutes of uttering said phrase, the house was full! Oprah, Salma,
Orlando Bloom, Jaime Foxx, Gabrielle Union, Gary Dourdan, Tavis Smiley,
Dr. Cornel West, regulars Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Regina King,
Kimberly Elise, director Taylor Hackford, Sheila E, ?uestlove, Stevie
Wonder, Yolanda Adams, Christina Aguilera, Lynn Whitfield, Moriss Day,
Jerome Benton, Steve Baltin, JJ Abrahams, Mekhi Pfiefer, Randy Jackson,
Vanessa Williams, Wanda Sykes... oh lawd, fuggedaboutit. I don't have
enough energy to go through the whole constellation because I had to
save it up for THREE HOURS of hot licks, sick riffs and SOUL!

Party initially started at 11pm but didn't truly start until 4:15am!
That's when the crowd was bombarded with classic jams insanely
reinvented by PRINCE and his house band. If I were truly in my right mind I
would have remembered all the joints covered, but alas -- I was too drunk
on that funk!

What I do remember was a drum off with John Blackwell and Cora Coleman!
Lawdy! You could smell bacon cookin' from all the heat on them skins!

Then a voice out of nowhere: "the drums are calling, Sheila E.. the
drums are calling.." Miss E appeared in full glory and taught John and
Cora a lil' sumpthin. Just when that synchopation nearly re-set my
heart beat... here comes ?uestlove and Cora for round 3! Kat Dyson on
guitar, Prince on Hohner, Greg Boyer on trombone with two other cats from
Sheila's band...

Too much, too much! and then.. .and then!!!! STEVIE WONDER? GOOD
LAWD say it ain't so!!

Tell me I cannot see through walls at the red lanterns paving a path to
that distinctive symbol as a backdrop to historic jams? Am I
dreaming?!?!

What? Me? In Prince's living room, he's only TWO feet away and
directing this complety phenomenal group of talented musicians? All Prince
had to do was nod and they KNEW. Their eyes never left him as they were
playing the skin cells off of their fingers. Keys were pounded and
begged for mercy. Strings were broken but kept their tune, skins were
beaten like a red-headed step child! The place was INSANE! And I thought
I was either gonna pass out or make out with my contact for allowing me
the privilege of being present at 3121.

The night ended at 7am. As I left, there to the left was a last supper
of omlettes and discourse by Joni, Prince, Stevie, Herbie and a select
few.

The bright sun greeted me wildly brilliant as if to say, "You know what
just happened, Right?" Oh Lord, thank you.

As I waited for valet to retrieve my car I glance over to the left and
see a photobooth with a sign that says "Please take 2 sets of fotos, 1
4 U, 1 4 our host!"

Hmmm..

Somewhere in Prince's house there's a pile of photo booth pics and in
the midst of them, there's a snapshot of someone grinning like a chesire
with crude sign that says THANK YOU. Thats me.

"3121 - U can come if U want 2 but U can never leave"... smile

Love4oneanother,
The NPG Music Club
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Reply #1 posted 03/23/05 10:21am

xpsiter

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You beat me to it. wink
I am MrVictor....
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Reply #2 posted 03/23/05 10:26am

Taureau

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OH MY GOD THATS LIKE THE FIRST TIME EVER ID GOTTEN THE EMAIL LIKE ONLY A FEW MINUTES AFTER SOME US-TYPE POSTED IT, LIKE OH MY GOD! SORRY, CAPS!
jerkoff.....drool BULLSEYE! cool
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Reply #3 posted 03/23/05 10:27am

xpsiter

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A cool report that's not in "Princebonics", but I'm sure there will be those who attack a simple party report. The event sounded cool to me though. Now, I'm ready to hear some of the funk that flowed... fro
I am MrVictor....
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Reply #4 posted 03/23/05 10:39am

onenitealone

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Sorry Anxiety - I didn't see this thread when I posted the other one.

It's quite a thrill being locked up wink
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Reply #5 posted 03/23/05 10:42am

Anxiety

onenitealone said:

Sorry Anxiety - I didn't see this thread when I posted the other one.

It's quite a thrill being locked up wink


that's what they tell me... batting eyes
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Reply #6 posted 03/23/05 10:45am

Taureau

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Ok. So he's having all these parties, and the folks that are there seem to be other artists in general. And he's touting this number, '3121', gets out his best cuttlery, and then jams himself silly, allowing some of said artists to join him now and again.



I don't get it confuse
jerkoff.....drool BULLSEYE! cool
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Reply #7 posted 03/23/05 10:49am

Anxiety

Taureau said:

Ok. So he's having all these parties, and the folks that are there seem to be other artists in general. And he's touting this number, '3121', gets out his best cuttlery, and then jams himself silly, allowing some of said artists to join him now and again.



I don't get it confuse


i bet when the new album is out, it'll all make sense. you know the drill by now, right?
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Reply #8 posted 03/23/05 11:02am

tackam

Fun!

Makes a girl wish she were a random celebrity rather than a mere fan so I could attend such a party. wink
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Reply #9 posted 03/23/05 11:02am

Taureau

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Anxiety said:

Taureau said:

Ok. So he's having all these parties, and the folks that are there seem to be other artists in general. And he's touting this number, '3121', gets out his best cuttlery, and then jams himself silly, allowing some of said artists to join him now and again.



I don't get it confuse


i bet when the new album is out, it'll all make sense. you know the drill by now, right?



OK Anx' sure, but really, what's with all the schmoozing and showing off to his peers? Unless, unless record execs are there maybe, but failing that the '3121' ain't gonna be stirring any brain cells, whether you're Hancock or Aguilariaia. Hmm, unless Aguilariaia is one of those idiot-savants who gets thrills out of prime numbers. Hmm, is 3121 prime? This IS fun I suppose, all intriguing and mysterious. Especially cool if he seems to be chilling with Stevie a lot, AND Hancock drool
jerkoff.....drool BULLSEYE! cool
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Reply #10 posted 03/23/05 11:14am

muirdo

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I wonder if the photobooth is symbolic.
confuse
Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
woot!
KrystleEyes 22/03/05
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Reply #11 posted 03/23/05 11:18am

Doozer

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Taureau said:

Hmm, is 3121 prime?


Yes.

http://www.math.utah.edu/...elist.html
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Reply #12 posted 03/23/05 11:23am

tackam

Doozer said:

Taureau said:

Hmm, is 3121 prime?


Yes.

http://www.math.utah.edu/...elist.html


falloff


I thought 3121 was his street address. Did I make that up? hmm
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Reply #13 posted 03/23/05 11:24am

tmama

i just want to say that I love love love prince and I in no way want to write anything that isn't beautiful about him but I am sad inside and miss prince. i miss the prince that allowed npg music club members into soundchecks. i miss the prince at the celebrations in minneapolis. i miss the prince that was connecting with us fans in this insanely intimate way. ever since prince's resurgence to the mainstream i am missing him. i am truly happy that he is getting paid and people are respecting him again. but there were some of us who always felt this way. i am sorry but i HATE reading about these 3121 parties. prince is going hollywood and it makes me sad. i am sorry but i don't think pam anderson goes to the 3121 parties and experiences the same sort of exiliration and love that a true prince fan would. i miss the times that prince did aftershows for us. what is happening? where is the prince that i knew a few years ago? i miss him? what about us, your devoted fans? we go to your shows when they are not publicized, we fly to minneapolis and stay in eden prairie. we went to see minority report with you in chanhassen. i miss prince. i miss knowing june was coming and that my year would have a great high at the celebration. i guess i just got spoiled. i hope you will come back to us cuz i miss you. and i go to your shows not to be seen and to schmooze and not because it's the "in" thing to do in LA but because I love the music and the feeling i get a prince show is unexplainable. i just want to feel that way again.
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Reply #14 posted 03/23/05 11:28am

Taureau

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Doozer said:

Taureau said:

Hmm, is 3121 prime?


Yes.

http://www.math.utah.edu/...elist.html



It sort of had that 'prime' feel about it, a sort of numerical arrogance, like it'd only ever fuck with itself or 1. Christina must have almost choked on her drool while her brain masturbated over 3121'ness.
jerkoff.....drool BULLSEYE! cool
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Reply #15 posted 03/23/05 11:31am

DownTheNeedleD
ownTheSpoon

Ok... cool....

So when do they spread the love East => => =>

NYC awaits you P...

And we don't have much patience smile Just kidding smile

No.. seriously... git yo a$$ to the lower east side where you Chaka & Larry played a couple of years back...

...only, this trip, bring Stevie, Joni, Shelia, Kat, et al...along

c u sooon smile
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Reply #16 posted 03/23/05 11:32am

mkaye8

Why do we really need any lame reports on these parties when we know we will never be able to get in and never be able to hear them? Seems kind of lame and pointless to me.
M
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Reply #17 posted 03/23/05 11:36am

Taureau

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mkaye8 said:

Why do we really need any lame reports on these parties when we know we will never be able to get in and never be able to hear them? Seems kind of lame and pointless to me.
M



I spose that's kinda like what I was trying to say.
jerkoff.....drool BULLSEYE! cool
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Reply #18 posted 03/23/05 11:52am

lbadored

tmama said:

i just want to say that I love love love prince and I in no way want to write anything that isn't beautiful about him but I am sad inside and miss prince. i miss the prince that allowed npg music club members into soundchecks. i miss the prince at the celebrations in minneapolis. i miss the prince that was connecting with us fans in this insanely intimate way. ever since prince's resurgence to the mainstream i am missing him. i am truly happy that he is getting paid and people are respecting him again. but there were some of us who always felt this way. i am sorry but i HATE reading about these 3121 parties. prince is going hollywood and it makes me sad. i am sorry but i don't think pam anderson goes to the 3121 parties and experiences the same sort of exiliration and love that a true prince fan would. i miss the times that prince did aftershows for us. what is happening? where is the prince that i knew a few years ago? i miss him? what about us, your devoted fans? we go to your shows when they are not publicized, we fly to minneapolis and stay in eden prairie. we went to see minority report with you in chanhassen. i miss prince. i miss knowing june was coming and that my year would have a great high at the celebration. i guess i just got spoiled. i hope you will come back to us cuz i miss you. and i go to your shows not to be seen and to schmooze and not because it's the "in" thing to do in LA but because I love the music and the feeling i get a prince show is unexplainable. i just want to feel that way again.

So true, so true. sad
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Reply #19 posted 03/23/05 12:15pm

anemone

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mkaye8 said:

Why do we really need any lame reports on these parties when we know we will never be able to get in and never be able to hear them? Seems kind of lame and pointless to me.
M


To whet your appetite. Now if P really wanted to make his fans happy, he'll release these jam sessions through NPGMC! (Or better yet, WEBCAST!!!) I'm not sure how that works with other musicians playing though.. (their record labels giving permission, etc.) That would be soooo nice if he could do it! I'm sure the fans would pay for that.
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Reply #20 posted 03/23/05 12:21pm

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maybe, just maybe P is finally realizing that the whole "music industry rebel act" just doesn't pay the bills like it used to...quite honestly, I could do without the senseless emails cluttering up my inbox from NPGMC...who really cares if a bunch of no talent ass-clowns show up at his house to watch some real talent jam...
Peace Out, Trout!!
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Reply #21 posted 03/23/05 12:24pm

Taureau

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welcum2thedawn said:

maybe, just maybe P is finally realizing that the whole "music industry rebel act" just doesn't pay the bills like it used to...quite honestly, I could do without the senseless emails cluttering up my inbox from NPGMC...who really cares if a bunch of no talent ass-clowns show up at his house to watch some real talent jam...



yeah, fuckin wonder! and hancock! :reallybigsigh:
jerkoff.....drool BULLSEYE! cool
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Reply #22 posted 03/23/05 12:24pm

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Actually, these parties are a smart PR move for Prince. He plays cool sets for celebs, generates lots of press just because of who is there, becomes the talk of the town for his incredible performances, and generally keeps himself in the public eye, all the while just doin' what he always does. He can try out a few new jams, and have a good time blowing away his peers. Also, because there are only celebs and not a bunch of psycho fans, he can relax and enjoy himself.

The time will come again for the parties for fans, but in the meantime, this is a good way for him to go.
jedi

Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9)
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Reply #23 posted 03/23/05 12:30pm

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Gee whiz. People always have to complain don't they. If your not interested in reading reports of the parties then just dont. If Prince wants to give parties and hang out with his celebrity friends fine, whats the problem? U people are such haters. It's just information. No more no less.
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Reply #24 posted 03/23/05 12:48pm

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tricky99 said:

Gee whiz. People always have to complain don't they. If your not interested in reading reports of the parties then just dont. If Prince wants to give parties and hang out with his celebrity friends fine, whats the problem? U people are such haters. It's just information. No more no less.



With all due respect, the NPGMC kinda crams this crap down our throats via its spam efforts. I'm really not complaining, just stating the fact that I am quite apathetic about P's late nite jam fests.
Peace Out, Trout!!
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Reply #25 posted 03/23/05 1:18pm

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JediMaster said:

Actually, these parties are a smart PR move for Prince. He plays cool sets for celebs, generates lots of press just because of who is there, becomes the talk of the town for his incredible performances, and generally keeps himself in the public eye, all the while just doin' what he always does. He can try out a few new jams, and have a good time blowing away his peers. Also, because there are only celebs and not a bunch of psycho fans, he can relax and enjoy himself.

The time will come again for the parties for fans, but in the meantime, this is a good way for him to go.


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welcum2thedawn said:

tricky99 said:

Gee whiz. People always have to complain don't they. If your not interested in reading reports of the parties then just dont. If Prince wants to give parties and hang out with his celebrity friends fine, whats the problem? U people are such haters. It's just information. No more no less.



With all due respect, the NPGMC kinda crams this crap down our throats via its spam efforts. I'm really not complaining, just stating the fact that I am quite apathetic about P's late nite jam fests.

good point...i wonder if any of the npgmc webmasters have thought of givin folks the choice to opt-out of stuff they don't want in their inboxes.
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Reply #27 posted 03/23/05 2:20pm

FutureShock

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

welcum2thedawn said:




With all due respect, the NPGMC kinda crams this crap down our throats via its spam efforts. I'm really not complaining, just stating the fact that I am quite apathetic about P's late nite jam fests.

good point...i wonder if any of the npgmc webmasters have thought of givin folks the choice to opt-out of stuff they don't want in their inboxes.


You all are overreacting. You all are acting like every other day you're getting tons of e-mail from NPGMC. But of course you can op-out... it's called "cancel membership"
"You've got to believe in something... why not believe in me?"
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Reply #28 posted 03/23/05 2:22pm

Handclapsfinga
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FutureShock said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:


good point...i wonder if any of the npgmc webmasters have thought of givin folks the choice to opt-out of stuff they don't want in their inboxes.


You all are overreacting. You all are acting like every other day you're getting tons of e-mail from NPGMC. But of course you can op-out... it's called "cancel membership"

can't really cancel your membership with the club or get a refund or anything of that sort, they've got your money even if you stop going to the site.

making a simple observation and commenting on something (as i've done in the past couple posts) is by no means "overreacting".
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Reply #29 posted 03/23/05 2:29pm

FutureShock

tmama said:

i just want to say that I love love love prince and I in no way want to write anything that isn't beautiful about him but I am sad inside and miss prince. i miss the prince that allowed npg music club members into soundchecks. i miss the prince at the celebrations in minneapolis. i miss the prince that was connecting with us fans in this insanely intimate way. ever since prince's resurgence to the mainstream i am missing him. i am truly happy that he is getting paid and people are respecting him again. but there were some of us who always felt this way. i am sorry but i HATE reading about these 3121 parties. prince is going hollywood and it makes me sad. i am sorry but i don't think pam anderson goes to the 3121 parties and experiences the same sort of exiliration and love that a true prince fan would. i miss the times that prince did aftershows for us. what is happening? where is the prince that i knew a few years ago? i miss him? what about us, your devoted fans? we go to your shows when they are not publicized, we fly to minneapolis and stay in eden prairie. we went to see minority report with you in chanhassen. i miss prince. i miss knowing june was coming and that my year would have a great high at the celebration. i guess i just got spoiled. i hope you will come back to us cuz i miss you. and i go to your shows not to be seen and to schmooze and not because it's the "in" thing to do in LA but because I love the music and the feeling i get a prince show is unexplainable. i just want to feel that way again.



I sympathise with you on this. But I think you have to put everything into perspective. It's only been what, 2 afterparties for the "celebrity elite"??? And the parties have only been after major public events. If anything, I think Prince just wants to show off his new house in LA. He damn sure can't invite all of the fans to his house. And if he let in just a handful of fans, then the rest of us would be pissed.

Just hold your horses for a while. I'm sure sooner or later Something Funky This Way Comes...
"You've got to believe in something... why not believe in me?"
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