dothejump said:

This is Aaron's latest stunt. Aaron has regularly tried to embarrass Prince and his legal team through the years. He wants P's attention so bad he's creaming in his pants just thinking about it! Here he goes again. The day before Prince's site launches, he's trying to create some bad press. He wants attention.

Hold on to your hats, gonna be an influx of "real" fans

Teacher said:

True.

mplsmike said:

Well, Mr. Reznor isn't a crazy little man child either.

NIN is much more interesting, and their music is too.

Giovanni777 said:

Thanks Giovanni777 for breaking it down....but i think everyone here is over the age of 7 so no need for the soft approach....just say it HQ F**k up they should of known better...that's it...if they cared about HQ fans they would just stop and remove the logo/image/picture/sign...it was really crap photoshop banner anyway then the same nutter posted it on the org to cause more trouble....I fail to see why so called Prince fans are so stupid..

2elijah said:

Gav said:

GOOD!!

There's not enough coffee in the world for me this morning.

horatio said:

I feel the same way, however, I can see where people feel ripped off because it was suppose to be a "lifetime" membership, which sorta gave the impression that it would be around for the life of his career.
But, for the money I paid, I personally feel I got my moneys worth as well.
But I can also see how other ppl feel differently, ya know?

aubergine said:

I am perfectly relaxed, this I guarantee.
edited to correct typo
[Edited 1/30/09 7:26am]

Anxiety said:

I just made a second thermos of tea myself.

Anxiety said:

funksterr said:

When i read what Gav put up i thought it was a Media Hype Story to gain headlines ....that would be sad if he did it for headlines...
It would be really sad if Prince was working with HQ on this stunt..

2elijah said:

Ah, so it's a karma thing right?

npggirl77 said:

I understood lifetime as the lifetime of the site.
which logically wouldnt be forever. What was it, like 30 bucks? Thats like a magazine subscription. And it not like those tracks cant be had by other means.

swanny said:

But he did write some top songs in the 70s
But he did write some top songs in the 90s
But he did write some top songs in the 00s....

funksterr said:

I don't know Aaron, but this is an interesting take on the event.

mdiver said:

That's right... people prepared to discuss Prince music as opposed to starting threads like "what do P's farts smell like" and "Prince's asshole: bleached or natural"?

Good god...

horatio said:

Yeah, I took it as the lifetime of the site also. Some folks just do not care for him shutting down sites, then opening another. Personally,I am fine with however he wants to handle his own business.
As far as the price of the membership...
It has been so long ago, but I swear I think I paid like $100.00.
Anyone recall?
[Edited 1/30/09 7:33am]

horatio said:

yeah. i'm not trying to be a fammy apologist (and i don't think horatio is, either), but i agree. the NPGMC project cycled its way through what prince felt was its completion, and he moved on to what he felt was the next thing. we paid to be part of that NPGMC concept through its completion, and it eventually ended. what's the big deal? for 25 bucks, we were supposed to somehow have lifetime access to everything prince would do for the rest of his career? who else has ever offered anything like that to fans? hell, i'm even fammier about david bowie, but last i saw it costs over $60 just for a YEAR of membership at his official site, and nothing even goes on over there except some forums and an occasional one line greeting from bowie himself. yet nobody at bowienet seems to complain about it. i think we got off good with NPGMC.

Anxiety said:

apart from the silly pictures/logo/image/photoshop that a so called "fan" posted to cause the org trouble

Anxiety said:

I certainly did. I joined but the amount was never debited from my account.

LondonStyle said:

yeah, well, there was that.

you can get with THIS:

or you can get with THAT:





you can get with THIS:





or you can get with THAT:





you can get with THIS:




or you can get with THAT:

swanny said:[quote]

horatio said:

no it did break the rules ...the rules prince has regarding banners..

When this so-called minority realizes that it actually is a MAJORITY (with its own powers) the LotusflowEr will wither away...








unnoticed




*****!yrros m'I, ffust sih yub t'noD*****

wow
i have been a member here and at HQ for a long time. I spend most of my time at HQ but lurk here a lot too.

it's sad to me to see all the negativity and straight up hatred over here for Aaron and HQ in general. it seeems pretty childish and petty in my opinion.

but then i am just one of those HQ losers that is obviously not wanted here.



man, it sucks not to be invited into the popular "click'

A day b4 the clearance
And all are awake
Prince makes an appearence
2 shake the Housequake

Make it official
Next time u receive
Mutual beneficial
.....and never try 2 deceive.

Anxiety said:

The only other artist I know of who charges for access to a website is Bowie.
I'm a huge Bowie fan too, but I'm not paying his ridiculous annual membership so I can look at what amounts to pretty much nothing.
So, yes, I do think for $25 it's reasonable to expect that 'lifetime' means lifetime.

Or maybe I've just been spoilt by Trent a little too much?

So Aaron has to put up with this stupidity.
Or shut up, as it appears.

But there's also the 'SUE HIM' option.
Prince should learn what the real world thinks about this 'rules'.
I'd gladly donate a few euros if he goes that way.

(yes I know I am not A's friend, nor Gav's, but I do know mr P is not always right)