As much as I love the idea of the NPGMC, I really think the site needs to be completely updated. I think he should really concentrate on the business side of the NPGMC more. Get some good people working for you Prince. You deserve it!! I mean, Prince himself should concentrate on making really great music but he should also make sure someone at Paisley knows what they're doin.
Imagine an NPGMC where we could buy rehearsals, soundchecks, tours live on CD or Video? Prince, i think it's amazing what you are giving us all, and we don't want to seem ungrateful, but keep the NPGMC music and bonuses seperate from commercial release e.g Don't re-hash material from year 1...if something is given to your members, don't sell it commercially. We appreciate that we get new music FIRST, but we don't like recieving new music twice.


Update the site, make it really slick, with a downloads section that gets updated with one off downloads all the time as a suprise for members. The CD's are great I wouldn't change that. But I think they should be bonuses for NPGMC members. Prince should still release great albums through one off deals with distributors/labels (like TRC and RAVE) but take time to create those albums.But make them great albums that come out every couple of years. Use the NPGMC as a supplement to fulfill P's and the fams desire for more music.
Trust me, I think a combination of heavily promote Great albums every two years as well as rarities and bonuses from the NPGMC would only increase members. I know it's all coming together slowly, but i think this is the way everyone can be happy.

I hope that there is an NPGMC discussion with Prince at Paisley this celebration

I agree. Prince can do so much more with what he has started. Everything said above makes sense and would satisfy evry1,and would do the world of good to Prince and take the burden off him, so he isn't doing everthing himself.

SEXUALCHOCOLATE said:

man when will yall realize.PRINCE DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT US! prince could care less about what we say...as long as we keep sending in our money every year.you think prince sit up worrying about the NPGMC? hell no..prince thinks he is above us..we are just the lowly peasants who are here to worship him! just be happy with the peanuts he throws us.remember what wendy said "he don't care about nobody but himself" just accept that and go on with your life! He' a great musician,nothing more,nothing less

I have e-mailed the club about e.g. getting music polls online and the possibility 2 voice our opinion about the club 2 P. himself.


and this is the response:

"As we said, we will b glad 2 open it up when Prince decides that is what he would like"


so there u have it. NPGMC will only facilitate it whenever P. wants it, and at the moment he doesn´t.

hence the stuff we can get from the club.
[This message was edited Sat May 18 1:16:27 PDT 2002 by talk2thejay]

That is the problem. They keep waiting for prince before doing anything. I wouldn't be surprised if prince is one of the website programmers.

Hmm...definitely a topic to be delved further into at the Celebration...

Shadow said:

I was thinking the exact same thing!

NPGMC is indeed a good topic 2 discuss at the Celebration, unfortunately I cannot attend it: pff way 2 expensive, Amsterdam 2 Moneyapolis.

talk2thejay said:

Try to make it if you can. I'm doing the trek from Sydney, Australia.... so if i can do it...anyone can!!!

SEXUALCHOCOLATE said:

You said he should hire good people but to do what? You say that you want the NPGMC to be a place to buy rehearsals and soundchecks, etc. What does that have to do with hiring good people? It has nothing to do with the NPGMC and everything to do with Prince. His club, his rules. If you want more music, don't complain about the NPGMC, complain about Prince and self-imposed music release policy.

yup it is all up 2 Prince when it comes down 2 releasing stuff.

I 2 believe that the club could B so much more, but:

IMHO it is better 2 have no Xpectations about the vault stuff being released: otherwise u´ll B waiting in vain.. just like I did.

The 4 CDs R fine and the other perks on top of that is bliss.

However with Prince u´ll always enter a business that´s like a box of chocolate: u never know what u gonna get!
[This message was edited Thu May 23 7:31:43 PDT 2002 by talk2thejay]