I never saw this subject on the Org. Of course, I'm a relatively new member, but not new to Prince. What caused me to seek out the Org was when I heard a Prince song in 2009 on a local radio station (believe it or not!) called "Better With Time." And I really liked it, unlike a lot of people on this site. And, after not listening to or knowing about Prince since 1995, I really wanted to know what had been going on with him (or not! LOL). Plus, even though I had been a fan in the early 80s, I never got to see him live. So, I wanted to find out about where and when I could... That's where Prince.org came in handy! What's your story?

There was lonely, then the Org found me..

I've been a fan for as long as I can remember so I thought about joining a site where I could share my thoughts, memories and passions with like minded people.

Then the reality hit in, all internet forums are brim full of cranky, bitter and jealous people who thrive on bitchy comments and trying to get one over other posters. The org is no different, actually it's probably worse than most others.

There is no other Prince message board worth looking so eventually I found this one.

I had been on alt.music.prince, and was a member of the PPML back in the day... I just kind of ended up here.

chocolate1 said:

I had been on alt.music.prince, and was a member of the PPML back in the day... I just kind of ended up here.

I didn't really seek it out......... I was messing about on the web one night & wondered whether Prince had started up a new site after 3121..... Prince .org came up in the results so I thought I would check it out. I even missed the Lotusflow3r site & by what I've read I certainly didn't miss much there!!!!

It was during the "Musicology" tour in 2004 and I was searching the internet for a schedule of the tour to see if Prince was coming anywhere near my area. During my internet search, the org came up in one of the search results.

I was on AMP, and then I found this back when it looked different (was it 2000?)

Joined mainly to here cool stories about Prince and new bootlegs. Then I started thinking the humor on here was really entertaining. And the links to funny stuff, news, and porn.

I can't believe that this site is now moderated to be family friendly when most people here worship non family friendly Prince shit. Talk about fucked up.

There are some crazy people on here, there are even celebs, and it was embarrassing when someone who actually works closely with Prince would post on here, and people wouldn't even realize that and post some stupid shit. I think that happened with Femi Jiya.

Not so much this site in particular, but after the SuperBowl (which kinda reminded me that a couple years ago, I saw Prince for the first time by accident-- "Purple Rain" was on cable-- and he blew me away... never saw anyone like him before, a true artist in the music business)

I started googling... came across a site that had a bunch of his videos posted so for the first time, I heard songs like Little Red Corvette, When Doves Cry, Kiss and Let's go Crazy... to name a few.

I had a hankering thirst for purple knowledge from the only place I knew I'd get it: from the people who have been listening to him longer than I have.

I certainly wasn't going to be able to ask around my family or friends because they either knew next to nothing or they didn't see him the way I did... they regarded him as a weirdo more than someone to be taken as seriously as I was

so I guess I googled Prince messageboards and this was the first one I came to...

I'd say the rest is history, but man, this place has done so much for me.

I not only got the knowlege I was seeking... the albums that I should check into to really get a feel for Prince's skills and just knowing more about him... but I got more music than I imagined I would, found another voice in writing (a few months in2 my time here, I started a Prince blog. Still write about him every now and then, but I broach a wider range of subjects these days)... gained more of a respect for artists that write their own material and found a couple friends, some of them for LIFE.

Cheaper than therapy.

I was looking for Prince photoes and came across the org. I kind of just sat back and watched the org without joining for a few years before I decided to go ahead and commit.

steve hammer shut down his chatroom in late 1996 during one of his many tantrums about how underappreciated he was, and the togdog.com/ppml had just recently opened one.

it stuck. then it became the org. then it got forums. etc.

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All people from PPML ended here, b4 it was L4L I think. It has taken me few years to sign up. The org has changed over the years, but people are still here and read

errant said:

steve hammer shut down his chatroom in late 1996 during one of his many tantrums about how underappreciated he was, and the togdog.com/ppml had just recently opened one.

it stuck. then it became the org. then it got forums. etc.

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a reconnection with Prince post Rave

vainandy said:

It was during the "Musicology" tour in 2004 and I was searching the internet for a schedule of the tour to see if Prince was coming anywhere near my area. During my internet search, the org came up in one of the search results.

me too, early 2003 I heard a rumour, or something made me go look, then I thought the gallery here had some Prince pix, so I made an account but all it was was pictures of ORGERS at INVASIONS I was so mad!

Later that year Prince toured and I was all over this place ever since.

I had always known about org since it's black-and-purple days; however, I started checking the org weekly once L41A.com/npgmc.com was up and in full swing--I was so turned off by their rhetoric, their "send us your bootleg experiments", their branding unsatisfied customers as 'haters', etc. that I started to come to org to get all of my news, because people were speaking their minds here.

I started to actively post only once bannanacolonge, ex-Mod, created one of the many Prince-photoshop competition threads---I created an account, and started posting at that time (04-ish ?).

imago said:

I had always known about org since it's black-and-purple days; however, I started checking the org weekly once L41A.com/npgmc.com was up and in full swing--I was so turned off by their rhetoric, their "send us your bootleg experiments", their branding unsatisfied customers as 'haters', etc. that I started to come to org to get all of my news, because people were speaking their minds here.

I started to actively post only once bannanacolonge, ex-Mod, created one of the many Prince-photoshop competition threads---I created an account, and started posting at that time (04-ish ?).

oh yeah

imago said:

I had always known about org since it's black-and-purple days; however, I started checking the org weekly once L41A.com/npgmc.com was up and in full swing--I was so turned off by their rhetoric, their "send us your bootleg experiments", their branding unsatisfied customers as 'haters', etc. that I started to come to org to get all of my news, because people were speaking their minds here.

I started to actively post only once bannanacolonge, ex-Mod, created one of the many Prince-photoshop competition threads---I created an account, and started posting at that time (04-ish ?).

Was searching through dozens of fansites of various artists out of boredom and was impressed with the diversity in the music:non prince forum.

I saw him on Lopez Tonight and thought, wow, he's still around and still got it! So I got interested in him again (first became real fan at Symbol Album but dropped out around '98 when I started law school and then marriage, kids). I'm looking around going, oh my god Prince is still such an awesome performer! Love me some Prince! ... and realized absolutely NO ONE liked Prince and even looking at me funny for liking him. So I started looking around the internet and prince.org came up.

As previous poster mentioned, also was impressed by the diversity in Music Non-Prince and the humor in GD. Could do without some of the harshness and negativity, but that's everywhere on the internet to some degree.

prodigalfan said:

imago said:

I had always known about org since it's black-and-purple days; however, I started checking the org weekly once L41A.com/npgmc.com was up and in full swing--I was so turned off by their rhetoric, their "send us your bootleg experiments", their branding unsatisfied customers as 'haters', etc. that I started to come to org to get all of my news, because people were speaking their minds here.

I started to actively post only once bannanacolonge, ex-Mod, created one of the many Prince-photoshop competition threads---I created an account, and started posting at that time (04-ish ?).

I remember those. How come we stopped doing them? Is it because we are restricted what pictures can be posted on the Org?

Yep, the Web Sherrif came into town and all that had to stop

Nikademus said:

prodigalfan said:

I remember those. How come we stopped doing them? Is it because we are restricted what pictures can be posted on the Org?

Yep, the Web Sherrif came into town and all that had to stop

Someone hipped me onto the Politics & Religion forum, and I almost posted exclusively there until I got burned out from it , then I started peeping out the other forums. GD was the biggest (and most fun) surprise of all, and I pretty much spend most of my time there now or Music Non-Prince. Although I've listened to Prince's music since 1978, I don't actually enjoy the forums having to do much to with him, as I find a great many of his supporters near rabid and cult-like in their fanaticism for the man. It's like walking into a room full of Moonies and having to swat them like gnats just to be able to relax, breathe, and enjoy the atmosphere, and that I can really do without.

the ORG is eternal. i found the old newsletter when i moved back home to mpls. wanted to know what was up

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Prehaps its an intrinsic need for all humans to pick an idol,hero,Rock Star to adulate and worship. Thats why Prince is who he is .If it wasnt for hero worshippers and fans he would just be a porridge person......an everyday norm......

Joining Prince.Org gives me an excuse to not do what Im supposed to be doing...Studying and writing assignments!mmmmm

Everytime I googled "Prince" this site was always a top recommendation.

So one day I clicked on it and became intrigued.

Then after a while I joined, but basically just lurked.

Once I even entered the chatroom and my head nearly exploded!

Now it's my drug of choice.

PurpleJedi said:

Everytime I googled "Prince" this site was always a top recommendation.

So one day I clicked on it and became intrigued.

Then after a while I joined, but basically just lurked.

Once I even entered the chatroom and my head nearly exploded!

Now it's my drug of choice.