PP7(LARRY G.) CAME IN SATURDAY NIGHT TALKING ABOUT A WEEK LONG BIBLE STUDY WITH PRINCE. IT IS FOR INVITED GUESTS ONLY. WELL I GUESS I WILL NOT BE INVITED SINCE I AM NOT A JW. LOOKS LIKE BIBLE STUDY SUNDAY HAS TURNED INTO A WEEK LONG BIBLE CELEBRATION.

enjoyniki said:

Oh Im sure all the Prince Lambs over at NPGMC will enjoy this one. Have you read some of the crazy shit those guys post???

enjoyniki said:

I could name at least 5 FAMS by name right now from the NPGMC who if they aren't already one of the "chosen ones", will now be workin overtime kissing butt and displaying their religiousness in hopes of being invited.

Pathetic.

Also, by making such an exclusionary event so publicized the NPGMC is certainly promoting "unity" among members. lol

NPGMC only preaches to the choir? Oh, how Christ-like.

enjoyniki said:

Nice - brainwashing the brain dead.

Anxiety said:

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Maybe they also invited people that are sceptic about it. You know how Prince is, he cannot really be talked with on that matter.

BTW, is this true at all? And since when is PP7 Larry Graham?

ain't nobody gonna be studyin anything, i imagine...most likely folks would be too busy droolin and creamin their jeans over the fact that prince is in their presence, therefore they'd lose track.

what's the point?

I am thoroughly disappointed in the chat room there now because of this fiasco.And to clarify-if you arent going 2 join in on bible study on sundays-your discussions should happen in pm.What the hell is going on over there??? That is NOT cool.Several people were booted for being 'wise'-i came close-i was insulted by a moderator for god's sake<-pun intended.I shall never go in on a sunday again if its going to be that way.It's bullshit.

Oh please God let there be some jackasses over there "studying the bible" right now. Sure they invited the skeptics...and I'm on my fucking way.

theblueangel said:

Wow blue angel u are no joke u really came into the room,, I never saw u in the room before.

ascenderx said:

Wow ascenderx,, i saw u in the room before blue angel..welcome

You know...PP7's a bit one-sided in terms of his/her fixation on religion, but s/he's not so bad...just wish s/he'd tell Prince to release some music, already.

enjoyniki said:

Actually they are going to burn some bibles and Prince albums and Larry is bringing the beer and pot. A week long of getting high with Larry G.

The pile of bullshit over there just keeps getting bigger and bigger...

enjoyniki said:

How do you know PP7 is Larry Graham?

If this means Prince will quit preaching his dogmatic religion to the normal people, I'm all for bible study behind closed doors on an invite-only basis.
He should also organize a couple of lectures on "race" on an invite-only basis so he can get it out of his system.

can anyone confirm that this is actually true?

Ok, i went into the npgmc chatroom to see if i could get some confirmation on this ... apparently the plan is to make a new chatroom in the VS room and have the week long invitation-only thing in there.

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ascenderx said:

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When I was in there, PP7 asked if anyone wanted to be baptised, like Jesus, as an adult. Rebecca (you know the girl I mean, from ONA Live, REBECCAAAHH!!?) said "Oh I would love to" or something to that effect and PP7 said something like "Why would someone do that?"

So I said "Well, obviously Rebecca wants to do it to get closer to her favorite pop idol." I mean, GUH...

Then PP7 said something about getting to heaven or whothefuckknows...some new age drivel, you know what I mean. But I think it was about getting into heaven, and I said "Would that mean I could get a copy of The Chocolate Invasion?"

Then the mods fled and my boyfriend came downstairs and I realized that I was sitting in a bible discussion chat room that I PAID FOR. So I logged off, heh. Anything interesting happen after that, enjoyniki or ascenderx? Someone asked something about which version of the bible people have, and I asked if I was the only one present who didn't own a bible...there was one other person who admitted to it. Kinda interesting.

And KDowney, you're awesome. I really hope we get to meet up again some day and just boolsheet. It'd be rad.

Rebecca is that nutbag Oceana.

What I don't get is she was banned from the Club for a certain time (for what reason I don't know) but it sounded like she really pissed some folks off over there. Now she's reinstated and lives 24/7 in that chatroom.

She used to rag on religious fanatics and she certainly displays a lot of less than Christian attitudes; then suddenly one day she's JW this and bible study that etc etc. It's so obvious she's just trying to suck up to the PPs and Prince in any way she can.

Rebecca=Oceana?!?!?!?!?!

Actually, I think I've been told this a few times by a few different Orgers, and every time I'm just as surprised. I saw her at Paisley...right next to the soundboard the whole night, knowing that's where he would make an appearance. KUHREEPY.

And they encourage that type of behavior!! Larry, if you're reading this, THAT'S HYPOCRITICAL and Jehovah would not be happy.

Oh...and Larry, if you're reading this, GCS2000 or whatever it's called is a fantastic album with a crappy name. Bumped it in my ride today...love4oneanother can happen, you know. But you gotta quit being so damn COLD. I guess that's more for Prince than Larry. Or Sam...I KNOW yer shorty ass reads this.

theblueangel said:

Jw's beleive that only a selective few will enter heaven and that the earth will become paradise like.

The moderator did not ask about baptism, rebecca did mention baptism in bible study over at the club and she said she is having bible studies and feels she has a long way to go and does not know if it is the right thing for her. Rebecca went to an assembly and saw people being baptised and thought this was a beutiful thing she saw.

Leave the girl alone she has went through so much in the past year with the loss off her husband and having to deal with her childrens pain, i hope she does not mind me saying this, at least get the story right before saying another said something when they did not, tsk tsk.

As if you can ever really understand what's going on in there, with the way it scrolls. You know I'm telling the truth. You can't scroll up to see what you missed...you can't copy and paste...ridiculous.

And I'm sorry, but Oceana is seriously scary. I'm sure she's good peeps and all, but shit. I know nothing about her, and I'm certainly sorry to hear her husband died. Death is one of the worst losses...I hope it wasn't too traumatic or sudden. I'm not sure why you brought that up, though, except to make me feel bad or make me look like an asshole. Like, Look! This guy just made fun of someone whose NEWBORN BABY JUST CHOKED ON HER PUPPY. What a vile piece of scum.

Anyway, that Rebeccaaahhh?! thing on ONA kills me...not that I listened to that much, and it has since been stolen outta my car, so whatever. And that's Prince's fault, not his.

And I'm not making fun of her so much as I'm making fun of the notion of a pop star holding a bible group...ridiculous. We're fans of the music. Don't you have people around you who you can talk religiobabble with? Can't you talk about ANYTHING besides religion?

All the self-named RainbowChildren on that site would spit at their bibles and shove crucifixes up their assholes tomorrow, if Prince did it.

And as for that "select few" crap...like that's specific to JWs or something? Most religions believe the same thing, when it boils down to it. Selfish dogma.

theblueangel said:

I did not say it to make you feel guilty this is not in my nature to do such a thing, this weather many have been abusing this girl, they will not leave her alone, who are we to judge on another, why hurt someone when they are already in so much pain, this i do not understand and will never understand. If someone was doing this to you i would be there telling them to leave you alone.

As far as i know this is not the same rebecca on the ONA Album but i could be wrong, i will ask her anyway

Prince wishes people to share what he beleives, his website upto him, you can either join in or not, it is all up to us. The site was only $25. that is approx £17 for myself, yes it is called a music club, yet for £17 i dont expect free music when he comes out with a new album i expect to pay, hey after all he's running a buisness, i do think people want a lot for just £17.

Ok bed for me, take care theblueangel

Take care, katt...and alla y'all.

You know, thinking about this, I've come to an interesting conclusion:

WHO CARES?

I mean, really. Think about it in a different direction. I have. Or at least I've tried to.

Take someone like Moby. He has his own site, in which he spouts all his beliefs and he has fans who gobble it up, maybe because they actually AGREE with him, maybe because they're fans and they want to be "down" with him, and maybe because they just want to be sycophants for the sake of getting an autographed block of tofu or some shit. But if you were a fan of Moby's and the dude wanted to hold a chat about veganism, and you love nothing more in life than to sit down in front of a big, bloody, steaming hot steak, are you really going to feel betrayed or genuinely peeved that your musical hero wants to talk shop about something important to him with fans of a like mind (or whatever), or are you just gonna shrug it off and think "eh, it's not for me," and forget about it?

I mean, if I said I was gonna get some people together to play Monopoly, and you don't happen to like playing Monopoly, are you gonna be pissed off at me personally for choosing a game to play with folks that you don't like? I just wanna play a damn board game, ya know? And hopefully some other folks wanna get into it too, and if you don't, well, maybe sometime I'll break out Aggrivation or Risk and maybe that'll be more to your liking. Or maybe I won't. But you're more than welcome to put something together that appeals to your own interests.

And I should pause here for a second - I'm not coming down on ANYone for their POV regarding this "Bible Study" stuff - I'm just playing a bit of devil's advocate here to see what'll come flying back at me in response.

I DO think that Prince should start a sister site, or have an extra "room" built into NPGMC that focuses on his religious interests - after all, the "allure" of this site is that we're paying to belong to a MUSIC club centered around someone who has created a specific musical legacy. If it were the NPG Kingdom Hall, I doubt I'd have much interest in plunking down $25. This past year of the NPGMC has been an unfocused mess in my opinion, and yeah, part of it has been due to an alienation I've felt in a "us vs. them" mentality between those who claim to subscribe to Prince's ideologies vs. those who just wanna hear some dang music and maybe discuss the music we enjoy.

But if the dude wants to use his site to promote his interests, I may not be interested nor may I be crazy about the direction in which he's taking his website, but I guess I'm having a hard time seeing it as an affront. Is it?