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Printable wow..im going to get to meet TheRisistor finally? way cool..
i'll post my attire for those who want to say hi.....as soon as i figure out what im going to wear.. 
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sosgemini said: wow..im going to get to meet TheRisistor finally? way cool..
i'll post my attire for those who want to say hi.....as soon as i figure out what im going to wear..
and i think we are going to try to get there at 7:30 this time.....do the doors open that early? Well, I was there at 7 last week and there was already around five or six people in line. My dumb ass decided to grab a slice of pizza in the restaurant next door and when I came out at 7:20 or so, there were 17 people in line... doors open at 8 pm... 
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TheResistor said: sosgemini said: wow..im going to get to meet TheRisistor finally? way cool..
i'll post my attire for those who want to say hi.....as soon as i figure out what im going to wear..
and i think we are going to try to get there at 7:30 this time.....do the doors open that early? Well, I was there at 7 last week and there was already around five or six people in line. My dumb ass decided to grab a slice of pizza in the restaurant next door and when I came out at 7:20 or so, there were 17 people in line... doors open at 8 pm... why are people getting in line that early? arent tables assigned at the time you RSVP? i thought i saw a table chart with everyone's name on it...we got there at like 8:20 and got two tables from the front.... 
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CandaceS said: sosgemini said: something about the quality of lyrics then and now..... and thats all im saying...  OK, I'm intrigued, sure wish someone who was there would clarify...was she criticizing his more recent writing? If so, that's interesting since other threads claim W&L worked on his new album... She clarified this statement during the 20th show. Before they did Raspberry Beret, she said they felt there was a period when he was writing incredible lyrics and she rattled off several albums as examples: Around the World in a Day, Parade and Sign O the Times. Coincidentally, all projects Wendy & Lisa had worked on the most extensively! . [Edited 7/25/05 11:23am] | |
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sosgemini said: TheResistor said: Well, I was there at 7 last week and there was already around five or six people in line. My dumb ass decided to grab a slice of pizza in the restaurant next door and when I came out at 7:20 or so, there were 17 people in line... doors open at 8 pm... why are people getting in line that early? arent tables assigned at the time you RSVP? i thought i saw a table chart with everyone's name on it...we got there at like 8:20 and got two tables from the front....
is there a bar near by we can all meet for drinks at? I guess I should clarify. The line I was in was for people WITHOUT reservations. If you booked a table than you can pretty much go at anytime.
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Jestyr said: CandaceS said: OK, I'm intrigued, sure wish someone who was there would clarify...was she criticizing his more recent writing? If so, that's interesting since other threads claim W&L worked on his new album... She clarified this statement during the 20th show. Before they did Raspberry Beret, she said they felt there was a period when he was writing incredible lyrics and she rattled off several albums as examples: Around the World in a Day, Parade and Sign O the Times. Coincidentally, all projects Wendy & Lisa had worked on the most extensively! . [Edited 7/25/05 11:23am]
and its true..but i woulnt say it was because of their involvement..it was because he felt a challenge to one up them...all three admit they had a friendly rivalry going on where they each brought things out of each other... dare i say this was probably the same rivalry that andre, morris and he shared in the begininng.. which is why everything after lovesexy has been a mixed bag....he proved he could do it alone (sott, to some extent and def. w/ lovesexy)..he felt he had nothing else to prove....and the songs, while always having great hooks and catchy melodies started to get weaker and weaker.....they became less memorable. Space for sale... | |
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sosgemini said: ...and its true..but i woulnt say it was because of their involvement..it was because he felt a challenge to one up them...all three admit they had a friendly rivalry going on where they each brought things out of each other...
dare i say this was probably the same rivalry that andre, morris and he shared in the begininng.. which is why everything after lovesexy has been a mixed bag....he proved he could do it alone (sott, to some extent and def. w/ lovesexy)..he felt he had nothing else to prove....and the songs, while always having great hooks and catchy melodies started to get weaker and weaker.....they became less memorable. I think you're right on the money there. "I would say that Prince's top thirty percent is great. Of that thirty percent, I'll bet the public has heard twenty percent of it." - Susan Rogers, "Hunting for Prince's Vault", BBC, 2015 |
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sosgemini said: Jestyr said: She clarified this statement during the 20th show. Before they did Raspberry Beret, she said they felt there was a period when he was writing incredible lyrics and she rattled off several albums as examples: Around the World in a Day, Parade and Sign O the Times. Coincidentally, all projects Wendy & Lisa had worked on the most extensively! . [Edited 7/25/05 11:23am]
and its true..but i woulnt say it was because of their involvement..it was because he felt a challenge to one up them...all three admit they had a friendly rivalry going on where they each brought things out of each other... dare i say this was probably the same rivalry that andre, morris and he shared in the begininng.. which is why everything after lovesexy has been a mixed bag....he proved he could do it alone (sott, to some extent and def. w/ lovesexy)..he felt he had nothing else to prove....and the songs, while always having great hooks and catchy melodies started to get weaker and weaker.....they became less memorable. I agree with you on that SOS. I would also say that the lyrics on Controversy, 1999 and to a lesser extent, Dirty Mind were also innovative and edgy. I think a lot has to do with youth and the novelty of life and certain experiences. There is a hunger that comes with learning and discovering who we are that doesn’t easily come again once we settle into contentment. Maturity and success might be a trade off to creativity! I really dig Wendy and Lisa but I’m tired of people making them out to be more than they are/were. They are not responsible for all things brilliant about Prince. He would have been amazing no matter what and if it wasn’t W&L he would have surrounded himself with a couple of others that he could feed off of - delivering to us a different groove that we have yet to imagine. Only problem now is that once you’re an R&B icon no one has the balls to show you something new or suggest anything different. From 1981 to 1988 Prince’s creativity was unstoppable. That was simply his prime. And W&L, I’m sure, feel both thrilled and blessed to have been along for the ride. | |
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simm0061 said: I really dig Wendy and Lisa but I’m tired of people making them out to be more than they are/were. why get upset? or if not upset, why be tired? just because wendy and lisa mean a lot to a huge percentage of prince's fanbase should not take your enjoyment of prince away...you cant take that away fro those people because thats how they feel..... for me, i wouldnt have become a prince fan if not for wendy and lisa...period!!! because i was their fan before i was a prince fan..and going to these largo shows and seeing all the doyle bramhall fans bopping their heads and singing the w&l lyrics..and seeing the wendy and lisa fans singing the doyle lyrics...its a community...its really awesome....you dont get that "hatred" like you do with (some of) the prince fanbase.... to some, wendy and lisa are equally important to their admiration of prince....to some they are of lesser importance..and to others they are no importance.... but to each person, theres a certain "feeling" that these girls create...and you cant take that away from that person..im not going to deny you how you feel...so dont deny those who appreciate a lil or a lot..  Space for sale... | |
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sosgemini said: simm0061 said: I really dig Wendy and Lisa but I’m tired of people making them out to be more than they are/were. why get upset? or if not upset, why be tired? just because wendy and lisa mean a lot to a huge percentage of prince's fanbase should not take your enjoyment of prince away...you cant take that away fro those people because thats how they feel..... Not upset. Like I said, I really dig them, they mean a lot to me too. And I'd be more excited to get a fresh album from them than a new Prince record. And other people's views don't take away my enjoyment of anything. I just think that sometimes people put others on a pedestal for the sake of the pedestal and whatever nostalgial it represents, rather than the actual merit of the individual. W&L are flippin great (trust me, I was a 10 year-old W&L junkie) - but lets be a little objective, people. They would be. | |
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simm0061 said: sosgemini said: why get upset? or if not upset, why be tired? just because wendy and lisa mean a lot to a huge percentage of prince's fanbase should not take your enjoyment of prince away...you cant take that away fro those people because thats how they feel..... Not upset. Like I said, I really dig them, they mean a lot to me too. And I'd be more excited to get a fresh album from them than a new Prince record. And other people's views don't take away my enjoyment of anything. I just think that sometimes people put others on a pedestal for the sake of the pedestal and whatever nostalgial it represents, rather than the actual merit of the individual. W&L are flippin great (trust me, I was a 10 year-old W&L junkie) - but lets be a little objective, people. They would be. but your asking people to be objective about something that is subjective..... 
for some, the tracks that wendy and lisa co-wrote w/ prince are what got them into prince..so of course those people are going to say wendy and lisa helped prince become what he is...to others, they got into prince during dirty minds an they hated the contributions that w&l gave...and then to others (a newly discovered breed) only like the lisa contributions....(poor wendy seems to get the bulk of hate.. ).....
and we will never know if prince would have become as popular as he was without wendy and lisa because thats not how reality unfolded.....when can hypothosize all we want..but i can also hypothosize wendy and lisa blowing up if not for trevor horn locking them into a seven year hell (contract) too...i can hypothosize jonathan melvoin not dying and the girls releasing a "pop" album and going on tour with sheryl crow and blowing up.....i could hypothosize the revolution never breaking up.....i can hypothosize mj still being black..... umm, what was my point? oh yeah....have a good day..
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anybody see EverlastingNow (from Colorado) at the show? | |
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sosgemini said:[quote] simm0061 said: ....(poor wendy seems to get the bulk of hate.. ).....
stupidsexyflandersedit... [Edited 7/26/05 8:39am] Yeah, nothin' like a cheeky lesbian to ruffle peoples' tail feathers! | |
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no..... a close friend of his has been trying to reach him to see if he will be attending but he seems busy taking care of life issues.....
jessie, we all wish you the best....."keep saying we love you" is our motto... speaking of former web-gods i need to email kat and find out if she is going...damn, i hate that our girlbros forum is down right now...errrr... Space for sale... | |
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CreamyThighs said: anybody see EverlastingNow (from Colorado) at the show?
Yes, he was at the second one! noituloveryxesevolasildnaydnew
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TheResistor said: I was there last Wednesday and I will be there again this week!
 Good to see you last week, and I'll see you again this week! noituloveryxesevolasildnaydnew
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LisasBrush said: CreamyThighs said: anybody see EverlastingNow (from Colorado) at the show?
Yes, he was at the second one! awesome to hear... so folks: we are setting up a lil sign system to send the girls messages..here are some of em i've thought of thus far: "lisa: sing Dont Try To Tell Me" "girls: New album news?" "girls: U & Prince 2Ghetto again?" "doyle: New album news?" "All: Pacifico Album?" any others you all can think of? Space for sale... | |
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sosgemini said: LisasBrush said: Yes, he was at the second one! awesome to hear... so folks: we are setting up a lil sign system to send the girls messages..here are some of em i've thought of thus far: "lisa: sing Dont Try To Tell Me" "girls: New album news?" "girls: U & Prince 2Ghetto again?" "doyle: New album news?" "All: Pacifico Album?" any others you all can think of? Hello all!  Yes I was able to make it to the second show and was blown away by Pacifico. I am attending one more show in August and hope to see you all there. Susannah just KILLED me with her solo numbers, she really steals the show. Was I the only one there that hadn't heard of Romper Room??
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EverlastingNow said: sosgemini said: Hello all! Yes I was able to make it to the second show and was blown away by Pacifico. I am attending one more show in August and hope to see you all there. Susannah just KILLED me with her solo numbers, she really steals the show. Was I the only one there that hadn't heard of Romper Room??
"Susannah"- What can we look forward to hearing Violets on?? Amen, to that!!! That song Kicked Arse!!!!! Sus, is just on fire right now!!! Can't wait till tomorrow night. "Life is a Bowl of Cherries, but this is just the pits" | |
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girlbro said: Amen, to that!!! That song Kicked Arse!!!!! Sus, is just on fire right now!!! Can't wait till tomorrow night. At least one of ya'll best be coming back with a recording and some pics!! Should I fly out for the last show...  | |
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I will be there tonight. Looking forward to this show. Wendy and Lisa rock. The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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apologies to all..our girl got caught up in NY and was three hours late.....we are pushing getting there on time.....
hopefully i can chat with folks before the show starts..... damn jetblue... Space for sale... | |
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last night i finally got what i was looking for...lisa jamming on her black and blues.....and to top it off..it was a piano duel with a guest player.....
tonight was..i dont know what to say..one of the best experiences of my life hands down..i got to meet soo many wonderful orgers (old and new).....i got to chat with nikka costa, susannah, wendy and doyle's cuttie sister (with her hot boyfriend who was one of the hornplayers in the band.).... yes, they had horns last night!!! 
i totally different show then the first night.....to see lisa just waxing on her keys using her serious face...WOW!! suprisingly wendy was the least vocal and least up front member of the band.. eeks..my flights boarding...more info later..toodles!! -sos Space for sale... | |
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sosgemini said: last night i finally got what i was looking for...lisa jamming on her black and blues.....and to top it off..it was a piano duel with a guest player.....
tonight was..i dont know what to say..one of the best experiences of my life hands down..i got to meet soo many wonderful orgers (old and new).....i got to chat with nikka costa, susannah, wendy and doyle's cuttie sister (with her hot boyfriend who was one of the hornplayers in the band.).... yes, they had horns last night!!!
i totally different show then the first night.....to see lisa just waxing on her keys using her serious face...WOW!! suprisingly wendy was the least vocal and least up front member of the band.. eeks..my flights boarding...more info later..toodles!! -sos ...THANX 4 THE INFOS! ps>Did u catch any info about Future Project(s) beetween The GIRLS & Prince ? | |
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A great show and a lot of fun meeting other Orgers (like terinkydink and sosGemini). The songs were a lot of fun, the horns rocked and it was a total blast.
I could go on and on, but I am running late to work. Can't keep staying out this late. No word about anything new with Prince, but they did answer some questions... mostly with comical answers. No CD "news" coming out about any of them in any combination. The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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sosgemini said: last night i finally got what i was looking for...lisa jamming on her black and blues.....and to top it off..it was a piano duel with a guest player.....
tonight was..i dont know what to say..one of the best experiences of my life hands down..i got to meet soo many wonderful orgers (old and new).....i got to chat with nikka costa, susannah, wendy and doyle's cuttie sister (with her hot boyfriend who was one of the hornplayers in the band.).... yes, they had horns last night!!!
i totally different show then the first night.....to see lisa just waxing on her keys using her serious face...WOW!! suprisingly wendy was the least vocal and least up front member of the band.. eeks..my flights boarding...more info later..toodles!! -sos Wow sos glad that you have fun and can't wait for you to come back some more details. the last day of the show happens to be on lisa's 45th b-day and i bet that going to be interesting show. it hard to believed that in few years lisa will be in her fifties. time has surely flies. | |
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im a cross-posting fool...posted this for the folks at doyle's fansite....figured cha all would like to read it too...
ahhh...feet firmly planted on land...
aight..real quick before dinner time....so, thanks to the person who handed Susannah our Questions....She actually handed it to Wendy on stage..... Here's a rundown of the important stuff... NO ALBUMS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS!!! yeah...sucks..but lets have faith..hopefully the energy and excitement from these shows will hopefully turn into excitement.. and if not? so the f*ck what..this was the point that my friends and i emphasized with susannah....and wendy. RELEASE THE MUSIC ON THEIR OWN!!! either via i-tunes or on their own sites...i mentioned how excited the net is over susannah's Violet tune.....and i asked, "just release it"....and she said she would... best questions to come for the "power of three" online community (doyle's yahoo group, girlbroslandia and prince.org)..Mike Elizando: Who's the bigger pimp: 50 Cent or Eminem...Did you all know Mike (bass) co-wrote half the songs off of eminems last album..and wrote hits for both the rappers? both of their lasts hits were written w/ mike... at anyrate...soo much more to share with you all..sorry to wet your appatites as such...but gotta go to dinner now... NEW YORK!!! NEW YORK!! YEAH!!!!! -sos Space for sale... | |
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The show last night was really awesome. I really liked the small intimate club setting. Great music, finally getting to meet people from here (madhouseman, sosgemini). I think it was the best 30 bucks I have spent in a long time. I must also add how down to earth and nice Wendy was last night. (madhouseman- I stuck around for another 20 minutes or so after you left and Lisa still never came out. Oh well maybe next time, that is if you plan on attending other shows) | |
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Ok, here is my 2 cents on the show.....Fantastic, Jaw droppin, awe inspiring, kick ass music!!!  Doyle and Sus were on fire. Not as much solo material from them, but what they played was stellar. Abe Laborial,jr is a kick ass drummer with a strong vocal presence. His guitar playing aint half bad.....Mike E, well what can I say..His fingers thump a mean bass!!!! Wendy and Lisa...Top of their game from the get go. Wendy again leading a rousing version of Rasberry Beret. Yes, she tried again to clarify her comments regarding Prince's lyrics. If you ask me, she is entitled to her opinion and doesnt need to keep trying to smooth anything over. Non the less, with the added horn section, they had a fuller sound that just rounded everything out. Fantastic, Funky and Full of Love is the sound that was brought forth on this night. Did I mention all the loving eye contact between Doyle and Lisa? I think Doyle was trying to bring Lisa out a bit...I think I just really enjoyed seeing and hearing the vibe between them all. There is alot of LOVE in that there PACIFICO  ....I spoke to Sus and Wendy and according to them...Nothing as far as a cd. There may be a possibility of some tunes hitting the net for downloading. No plans for Violets being released but Sus is hopeful (Lets cross or fingers and whatever else)..AND, the last date in aug may not happen. Wendy stated that her and Lisa just got hit with a ton of work, so we shall see....But that's still a good thing...As Martha would say!
"Keep saying I love you" 
ps, I thought it was touching to hear Wendy dedicate " I will" to Pops Melvoin "Life is a Bowl of Cherries, but this is just the pits" | |
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