I see alot of peeps on this board always dissin hi. Why? What did he do?

er.. cos he wasn't Bernard Edwards?! he he

He seems to be irritating for some reason. Now...that's not to put down his past work ....as in WAY BACK IN THE DAY WORK....but he just seems to be a "hanger on". LOL

I have no issue with Larry in the slightest. That being said, I wish that P would chill and be a little less starstruck. Both men are great musicians and Prince's "fawning" behavior gets to be a little much at times

i'll tell u why.....


I've hated Larry since he was first introduced as a Prince sidekick in the late 90's, you could tell Prince under Larry's wicked spell by the way Prince looked at Larry, as if Prince were an obidient child or a submissive woman with no opionoin of his own, being dominated by a super tall, man-like beast with a overgrown mustache and a bass guitar! It's cool if Prince respects the dude, but to hang on Larry's every word and obey his every order is simply ridiculous of a grown ass man to do!

Prince acts as if he never had a daddy and it would not surprise me if Prince goes crying to Larry Grahm about every little problem he has, looking for answers. Larry knows all too well the influence he has over Prince and he knows that Prince is puddy in his hands, Larry has a plan, he is after Prince's fortune.

klhk said:

Prince will soon enough screw over this associate (Larry) as he has all others before him and all will be well in the dysfunctional world of Prince once again

Averett said:

I doubt it.Prince is a grown ass man and you should give his ass more credit. Larry is one of the Gatekeepers Of The Funk and P knows that. Prince might disagree with him on certain issues but he won't compromise the Funk I assure you .
[Edited 5/11/05 22:33pm]

MsLegs said:

P has wronged just about every person he has ever been close to. P generally treats his fans better than his collaborators. Time will tell which of us is right

Averett said:

Ok, see you're a newbie. P doesn't give a shit about nuthin but the greenback and the Funk so again like you say: time will tell, we got to see what happens.

Averett said:

Prince is socailly retarded. I too think he has wronged many people.

klhk said:

He has wronged many people is strictly about his greenback and the Funk/music. Everything else is secondary to him unforutately even his new on side rather she knows it or not. .

MsLegs said:

I really hate it when fans start pulling rank and acting like they have the right to offend people they don't even know with such terms as "newbie." Lady you don't know a damn thing about me.

Averett said:

That's kinda harsh! Mslegs is cool people and top dickologist in her field. I think you misread her.

Averett said:

Well, when I saw your comment that Prince treats his fans better than his associates, I thought the same thing... "newbie".
I am a newbie, and even I know that Prince treats his fans horribly in the past. Crystal Ball, people sent in their money and NEVER did get the merchandise. Can't blame it on a record label mix up because it was direct order from Paisley Park. Prince sued many fan sites out of existence. Has royally focked with Housequake.com (I like to think of it as the 'sister' web site to the Org). And just the usually celebrity antics, "don't look at me while we all eat in a public restaurant.. look nowhere but at your plate, fool, before I get my bodyguards to work you and your date over"
He has been incredibly generous to his fans also, but he is a Gemini, he runs hot and cold in a lot of social situations.

prodigalfan said:

Let me add context to my statement, Prince generally treats his fans better (and has made up good ground on that front with such events as the 2002 Celebration) than his collaborators (many of which still want their money or songwriting credits.)

I think the word "generally" was somehow overlooked when people decided to judge the content of my statement.

klhk said:

I would generally agree with your assessment but disrespecting people you don't know from Adam seemed really "uncool." You can check every single post I have ever made here. I have never shown a lack of respect by using such terms toward others.

klhk said:

Thanks for having my back and respecting my craft Klhk.

prodigalfan said:

Thanks Prodigalfan for having my back . As you know,I didn't mean any know disrespect with the newbie comment. But knowing the Gemini nature of Prince, we both know that can't sugar coat anything and he can be quite diva like and flaky and I wanted Averett to keep it real and not take the typical fan worhip stance.

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prodigalfan said:

No problem.

Averett said:

well then I guess I have never called you a "purple koolaid drinker".
This is much more inflammatory than the "newbie" label... but one I like to use when it seems to fit the occassion.

prodigalfan said:

You got to admit that the "Purple Koolaid Drinker" has an interesing ring to though.
[Edited 5/12/05 15:34pm]

Don't forget "a fam trying to make it into Purple Heaven".
[Edited 5/12/05 16:03pm]

vainandy said:

That is EXACTLY what I mean when I said that. Well, also, I think of Jim Jones and his disciples following him to hell, waiting in line to drink that grape koolaid. Just seems like some fams would do the same for Prince... hence the Purple Koolaid Drinkers.

prodigalfan said:

I think you hit it right on the head w/alot of Prince fams.

Lord have mercy, I love that one. Evil White Male needs to get in on this one with his famous..."blind sheep following their sheppard Prince". We should start a whole thread on ways to describe obsessed fams.

vainandy said:

Been there and done that. Early this year when Prince's law firm was messing with HQ once again, there was a FIERCE thread on HQ. You could tell there were some newbies who came from the NPGMC just to put there 2 cents in (fewer than 3 post poster writing long paragraphs about how EVIL HQ was).And I really WENT TO TOWN ON A FEW since I was SOOOOO PISSSSED OFF!!! So pissed, that I signed up with HQ and volunteered to contribute to a legal fund.

I had all kinds of names to call, but I didn't use profanity. That was a dark moment of my online experience, since I unknowingly did some name calling of some Orgers that I happened to like and respect. So, I try really hard to watch my mouth. But some times, "purple koolaid drinker" slips out.

prodigalfan said:

Averett, I have YOUR back. You were seriously misunderstood by a few people. In no way were you drinking that nasty purple koolaid and yes, being called a newbie can come across as demeaning and insultive at times. I understand the point you were TRYING to make: that Prince treats some of his collaborators worse than he treats his fans, which is saying something considering how disgusting he can be to his fans at times. You may be better off just being a fan and not risk losing your property and money in any type of CONtract with that man. (unless you were a fan with a Prince website in the 90's) And his being a Gemini is NO EXCUSE for dishonorable actions. Each astrological sign has its negative and positive traits. Each individual has free will. Prince CHOOSES to be an ass. Some people CHOOSE to love him anyway. They may also CHOOSE to stand in line for a paper cup of that yummy PK. I CHOOSE not to join them.

Excuxe ME! I AM someone and I do not hate Larry Graham. Larry is funky and I LUV DA FUNK

KelleyG said:

WHY MUST WE THRIVE ON HATE?


If U only had one year left 2 live
What good is the time U spend if U got no love 2 give?
Let's all get up off the front and find a cause 2 back
Then we can teach the babies replications of the act,