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Printable I hope that all of you who get to go have the best time! I hope that Prince decides to drop in too! Please let us know about all the fun! Thanks.  | |
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simm0061 said: Anxiety said: i just got my tix. i might have to miss the bar-b-cue portion of the evening's festivities. i don't care if it's for prince's birthday - i have strong doubts it will be a vegan cookout.
  I was thinkin' the same thing! Maybe we can bring our own veggie burgers?  
What are you guys still doing online? Isn't it about to start already? *ahem* please don't forget to fill us in.  | |
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Hope you all have fun!
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chris/Anx just texted me that Fink just played the solo to Head.  | |
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Stymie said: chris/Anx just texted me that Fink just played the solo to Head.
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Prince didn't turn up then...? | |
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themusicthatcounts said: Prince didn't turn up then...?
WHat happened, what happened?!? | |
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I am anxiously waiting the reports... | |
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It must have been a long night and everyone is still asleep. 'You must first be a Prince before you can be King'
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Yeah all, just quickly as I'm sure there will be more detailed reports coming in.
First, No Prince. I didn't actually think that he would show so this wasn't a huge let down for me. Too bad though. 
The band included:Michael Bland, Dez Dickerson, Eric Leeds, Dr. Matt Fink, Billy Franze, Bill Brown, Odell, Donnie La Marca, Mark Lichteig, Jerry Hubbard, James Brown (JB), and G Sharp. Strangely Sonny T. wasn't there. I'll try to find out why not when I see the Combo this Monday. Seeing Dez up there was amazing!! We were close to the stage and my friend took some great shots of Dez that I'll post later. He sat in for Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad, Little Red Corvette and he even did Modernaire! I was so happy to see him up there and he hammed it up quite a bit for the cameras which was great. Michael B chose a great set list - I hope someone wrote it down for ya'll. G-sharp from Dr. Mambo's Cambo sang most lead vocals. He does a great Prince so it was really perfect having him on vocals. He even sang Condition of the Heart for an encore, which was lovely. 
I guess Tyka was in the house but I didn't see her - she didn't take the stage. Anyway, I'm tired so more later but I thought I'd at least share something with ya'll. | |
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Didn't know if I'd make it there - but - I did.
It was a beautiful nite! Amazing musicians! It was a total HIGH! There was a NEW wicked bass player there too - Yohannes Tona - Excellent. Mr. Stokely Williams closed the show - that was cool! (The associated artist/and or collaborator?)
The place was packed, the energy was high! [Edited 6/13/08 16:12pm] | |
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EchoofmySoul said: There was a NEW wicked bass player there too - Yohannes Tona - Excellent.
Thanks! I couldn't remember his name. He was very good! Here is what I can remember of the set list. I think I'm missing a lot so those who were there please add what you remember. NOT IN ORDER Head Do me baby Do it all night Why you wanna treat me so bad (w/Dez) Little red corvette (w/Dez) Modernaire (w/Dez) Sexy MF I wanna be your lover Jungle Love Let’s Work Cream DMSR Automatic Girls and boys Money don’t matter tonight She’s always in my hair When Doves Cry The beautiful ones Raspberry Beret Strange Relationship Slow Love Computer blue Condition of the heart America | |
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I had a great time last night, despite the lack of you-know-who (who none of us expected to see, anyway) and some other setbacks and minor foibles (what happened to Sonny? why did Tyka keep such a low profile? what happened to the "very special surprise guests"?).
No matter, it was still a hell of a lot of fun for what it was. The night was worth it when I got to hear Dr. Fink blast through his classic keyboard solo in "Head", and when we were treated to "Slow Love" with Eric Leeds reminding us of what makes that song one of Prince's better bedroom ballads. Dez was great - he was in a jovial mood and he had great energy. I fammed through the roof when they broke out with "Modernaire". My only wish was that he could have stayed on stage longer. It was cool to see Michael Bland, as always (the picture on his bass drum was cracking me up all night, by the way), and the "lesser known" members of the band certainly held their own with the tried and true Princely legends in attendance. I think a lot of people were thinking this was going to be one of those "special" Prince-related events, like a mini-7/7/07 or something of the like. Well, it wasn't all that, but for as much fun as we had last night, the organizers of this family reunion really didn't need to tantalize us with the possible appearance of "Jamie Starr". Hearing some of the classics I haven't heard Prince himself perform in years, last night's show was almost more Prince than Prince is himself these days. Good stuff.  | |
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Anxiety said: I had a great time last night, despite the lack of you-know-who (who none of us expected to see, anyway) and some other setbacks and minor foibles (what happened to Sonny? why did Tyka keep such a low profile? what happened to the "very special surprise guests"?).
No matter, it was still a hell of a lot of fun for what it was. The night was worth it when I got to hear Dr. Fink blast through his classic keyboard solo in "Head", and when we were treated to "Slow Love" with Eric Leeds reminding us of what makes that song one of Prince's better bedroom ballads. Dez was great - he was in a jovial mood and he had great energy. I fammed through the roof when they broke out with "Modernaire". My only wish was that he could have stayed on stage longer. It was cool to see Michael Bland, as always (the picture on his bass drum was cracking me up all night, by the way), and the "lesser known" members of the band certainly held their own with the tried and true Princely legends in attendance. I think a lot of people were thinking this was going to be one of those "special" Prince-related events, like a mini-7/7/07 or something of the like. Well, it wasn't all that, but for as much fun as we had last night, the organizers of this family reunion really didn't need to tantalize us with the possible appearance of "Jamie Starr". Hearing some of the classics I haven't heard Prince himself perform in years, last night's show was almost more Prince than Prince is himself these days. Good stuff.   Why You Jive Turkey You.... | |
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Anxiety said: I had a great time last night, despite the lack of you-know-who (who none of us expected to see, anyway) and some other setbacks and minor foibles (what happened to Sonny? why did Tyka keep such a low profile? what happened to the "very special surprise guests"?).
How was the playing? Did the artists socialize?No matter, it was still a hell of a lot of fun for what it was. The night was worth it when I got to hear Dr. Fink blast through his classic keyboard solo in "Head", and when we were treated to "Slow Love" with Eric Leeds reminding us of what makes that song one of Prince's better bedroom ballads. Dez was great - he was in a jovial mood and he had great energy. I fammed through the roof when they broke out with "Modernaire". My only wish was that he could have stayed on stage longer. It was cool to see Michael Bland, as always (the picture on his bass drum was cracking me up all night, by the way), and the "lesser known" members of the band certainly held their own with the tried and true Princely legends in attendance. I think a lot of people were thinking this was going to be one of those "special" Prince-related events, like a mini-7/7/07 or something of the like. Well, it wasn't all that, but for as much fun as we had last night, the organizers of this family reunion really didn't need to tantalize us with the possible appearance of "Jamie Starr". Hearing some of the classics I haven't heard Prince himself perform in years, last night's show was almost more Prince than Prince is himself these days. Good stuff. | |
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Stymie said: Anxiety said: I had a great time last night, despite the lack of you-know-who (who none of us expected to see, anyway) and some other setbacks and minor foibles (what happened to Sonny? why did Tyka keep such a low profile? what happened to the "very special surprise guests"?).
How was the playing? Did the artists socialize?No matter, it was still a hell of a lot of fun for what it was. The night was worth it when I got to hear Dr. Fink blast through his classic keyboard solo in "Head", and when we were treated to "Slow Love" with Eric Leeds reminding us of what makes that song one of Prince's better bedroom ballads. Dez was great - he was in a jovial mood and he had great energy. I fammed through the roof when they broke out with "Modernaire". My only wish was that he could have stayed on stage longer. It was cool to see Michael Bland, as always (the picture on his bass drum was cracking me up all night, by the way), and the "lesser known" members of the band certainly held their own with the tried and true Princely legends in attendance. I think a lot of people were thinking this was going to be one of those "special" Prince-related events, like a mini-7/7/07 or something of the like. Well, it wasn't all that, but for as much fun as we had last night, the organizers of this family reunion really didn't need to tantalize us with the possible appearance of "Jamie Starr". Hearing some of the classics I haven't heard Prince himself perform in years, last night's show was almost more Prince than Prince is himself these days. Good stuff. The playing was "on" throughout the whole show, I thought. The vocalists did justice to the material, and the musicians were spot-on through the whole night. Matt and Eric were the stand-outs for me, because when they get to do their thing, their styles are so distinct and so important to the sound of Prince's classic music. They didn't disappoint at all. Dez was great too, but again, I really wish he would have had more time on stage to strut his stuff. What little he gave us last night was really good, though. As for socializing, I didn't see a lot of interaction from the artists last night, which doesn't mean it didn't happen. I just didn't see it. Apparently Tyka was sitting upstairs the whole night signing autographs, so I guess she was socializing a lot. She didn't perform at all, though.  | |
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Anxiety said: Stymie said: How was the playing? Did the artists socialize?
The playing was "on" throughout the whole show, I thought. The vocalists did justice to the material, and the musicians were spot-on through the whole night. Matt and Eric were the stand-outs for me, because when they get to do their thing, their styles are so distinct and so important to the sound of Prince's classic music. They didn't disappoint at all. Dez was great too, but again, I really wish he would have had more time on stage to strut his stuff. What little he gave us last night was really good, though. As for socializing, I didn't see a lot of interaction from the artists last night, which doesn't mean it didn't happen. I just didn't see it. Apparently Tyka was sitting upstairs the whole night signing autographs, so I guess she was socializing a lot. She didn't perform at all, though. Most of the band was made up of Dr. Mambo's Combo (including Michael B. and G-SHarp who was on vocals). They do a Prince set almost every Monday night at Bunkers and these guys are tight! They cover Prince tunes so often it is safe to say that many of the "Princely legends" would have trouble holding there own with them! Check em out! I wish that Dez would have played more too and busted out on more solos. But there wasn't a lot of rehearsal time so maybe that is why he didn't...
The band actually did socialize quite a bit - I saw pretty much everyone walking around talking with folks. I guess Sonny T. was called away for a last minute engagement so that is why he wasn't there. But it was an excellent time and I absolutely adored the set list. Great to hear all those songs! | |
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But glad you guys had fun! | |
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Thanks for the reports guys! | |
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Thanks so much for the reports guys.
I was aaaalmost on my way there too from Indiana. " a newborn child knows nothing of destruction, nothing of love & hate" | |
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| Thanks for the report. My friends that live in MN went and they had the best time. They talked with Michael Bland, Matt Fink and Dez. Dez signed my friends hand for her. She was right in front of the stage! | |
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Anxiety said: I had a great time last night, despite the lack of you-know-who (who none of us expected to see, anyway) and some other setbacks and minor foibles (what happened to Sonny? why did Tyka keep such a low profile? what happened to the "very special surprise guests"?).
No matter, it was still a hell of a lot of fun for what it was. The night was worth it when I got to hear Dr. Fink blast through his classic keyboard solo in "Head", and when we were treated to "Slow Love" with Eric Leeds reminding us of what makes that song one of Prince's better bedroom ballads. Dez was great - he was in a jovial mood and he had great energy. I fammed through the roof when they broke out with "Modernaire". My only wish was that he could have stayed on stage longer. It was cool to see Michael Bland, as always (the picture on his bass drum was cracking me up all night, by the way), and the "lesser known" members of the band certainly held their own with the tried and true Princely legends in attendance. I think a lot of people were thinking this was going to be one of those "special" Prince-related events, like a mini-7/7/07 or something of the like. Well, it wasn't all that, but for as much fun as we had last night, the organizers of this family reunion really didn't need to tantalize us with the possible appearance of "Jamie Starr". Hearing some of the classics I haven't heard Prince himself perform in years, last night's show was almost more Prince than Prince is himself these days. Good stuff. I seen you getting down with your bad self to "Head".  It was awesome.
I thought Dez was the best part of the show. But I still wonder, what is a modernaire?  Shake it til ya make it  | |
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Anxiety said: Stymie said: How was the playing? Did the artists socialize?
The playing was "on" throughout the whole show, I thought. The vocalists did justice to the material, and the musicians were spot-on through the whole night. Matt and Eric were the stand-outs for me, because when they get to do their thing, their styles are so distinct and so important to the sound of Prince's classic music. They didn't disappoint at all. Dez was great too, but again, I really wish he would have had more time on stage to strut his stuff. What little he gave us last night was really good, though. As for socializing, I didn't see a lot of interaction from the artists last night, which doesn't mean it didn't happen. I just didn't see it. Apparently Tyka was sitting upstairs the whole night signing autographs, so I guess she was socializing a lot. She didn't perform at all, though. I was sitting in front of Tyka the whole night. She had what appeared to be a bodyguard or assistant. She also had someone with her that was passing out fliers for her new album. Shake it til ya make it | |
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I have some pictures from the show.
This is Matt Fink signing an autograph for my friend.  Shake it til ya make it | |
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simm0061 said: Modernaire (w/Dez)
I would have gone just to see this.  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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JuliePurplehead said: I thought Dez was the best part of the show. But I still wonder, what is a modernaire? all i know is, a modernaire wants to breathe some modern air. | |
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What was the picture on Michael's bass-drum? | |
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Anxiety said: I had a great time last night, despite the lack of you-know-who (who none of us expected to see, anyway) and some other setbacks and minor foibles (what happened to Sonny? why did Tyka keep such a low profile? what happened to the "very special surprise guests"?).
No matter, it was still a hell of a lot of fun for what it was. The night was worth it when I got to hear Dr. Fink blast through his classic keyboard solo in "Head", and when we were treated to "Slow Love" with Eric Leeds reminding us of what makes that song one of Prince's better bedroom ballads. Dez was great - he was in a jovial mood and he had great energy. I fammed through the roof when they broke out with "Modernaire". My only wish was that he could have stayed on stage longer. It was cool to see Michael Bland, as always (the picture on his bass drum was cracking me up all night, by the way), and the "lesser known" members of the band certainly held their own with the tried and true Princely legends in attendance. I think a lot of people were thinking this was going to be one of those "special" Prince-related events, like a mini-7/7/07 or something of the like. Well, it wasn't all that, but for as much fun as we had last night, the organizers of this family reunion really didn't need to tantalize us with the possible appearance of "Jamie Starr". Hearing some of the classics I haven't heard Prince himself perform in years, last night's show was almost more Prince than Prince is himself these days. Good stuff. Tyka was def there! its a shame there was no proper announcement of her being upstairs for a meet and greet! we all went 2 them several times re: her as some promised they would announce her, yet they did NOT. She was on hand with photo's, ready 4 signings and such, for ALL FAMS WHO WANTED 2 C HER, AND MEET HER. A FEW DID FIND THEIR WAY UPSTAIRS AS SHE TOOK PIC'S WITH THEM W/THEIR OWN CAMERA'S... WHAT A TREAT, SHE TRULY IS A SWEETHEART. At the end of the show, Ms. Nelson, did some meet and greet downstairs as Dez hung around 2 do so as well. We (the management team) still don't understand y some on stage (as we won't name names) did not announce 2 every1 properly - the meet and great which Dez & Tyka were 2 do. U best believe next time all will b announced. After all Tyka & Dez were truly the only FAMILY P had in the spot! w/the exception of all U lovely "Fams" of course. Our friends Matt Fink, Odell (mint condition), and Stokley w/Mint were all running back and forth upstairs having fun w/Tyka. She even moved herself 2 the front barstool row upstairs, away 4rom the VIP section n the back - U couldn't miss her, she looks just like P! - yet n little sister female form!
Actually there were very special guests there, a few, which held low profiles-and we were surprised no1 noticed! That says what - the music was FUNKY! & they too were able 2 enjoy it. We thank U all 4 coming as the management team 4 Tyka took the crowded floors and went around 2 as many as they could letting folks know (handing out flyers stating) Tyka was upstairs 4 a meet & greet! Congrats 2 the Guitar winner (Megan)! did folks not c Tyka's photos at the Merch booth in the back by the Guitar raffle tic's? All in all, what a wild, funky, and tasteful nite. We sure did enjoy ourselves. well mayb next time yawl. mayb next time. Love [Edited 6/8/08 10:15am] | |
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JudasLChrist said: What was the picture on Michael's bass-drum?
It's a blown up headshot of a laughing Michael wearing shades. It's very cute. You can see it on his website. | |
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five said: Tyka was def there! its a shame there was no proper announcement of her being upstairs for a meet and greet! we all went 2 them several times re: her as some promised they would announce her, yet they did NOT. She was on hand with photo's, ready 4 signings and such, for ALL FAMS WHO WANTED 2 C HER, AND MEET HER. A FEW DID FIND THEIR WAY UPSTAIRS AS SHE TOOK PIC'S WITH THEM W/THEIR OWN CAMERA'S... WHAT A TREAT, SHE TRULY IS A SWEETHEART. At the end of the show, Ms. Nelson, did some meet and greet downstairs as Dez hung around 2 do so as well. We (the management team) still don't understand y some on stage (as we won't name names) did not announce 2 every1 properly - the meet and great which Dez & Tyka were 2 do. U best believe next time all will b announced. After all Tyka & Dez were truly the only FAMILY P had in the spot! w/the exception of all U lovely "Fams" of course. Our friends Matt Fink, Odell (mint condition), and Stokley w/Mint were all running back and forth upstairs having fun w/Tyka. She even moved herself 2 the front barstool row upstairs, away 4rom the VIP section n the back - U couldn't miss her, she looks just like P! - yet n little sister female form!
Actually there were very special guests there, a few, which held low profiles-and we were surprised no1 noticed! That says what - the music was FUNKY! & they too were able 2 enjoy it. We thank U all 4 coming as the management team 4 Tyka took the crowded floors and went around 2 as many as they could letting folks know (handing out flyers stating) Tyka was upstairs 4 a meet & greet! Congrats 2 the Guitar winner (Megan)! did folks not c Tyka's photos at the Merch booth in the back by the Guitar raffle tic's? All in all, what a wild, funky, and tasteful nite. We sure did enjoy ourselves. well mayb next time yawl. mayb next time. Love
[Edited 6/8/08 10:15am] So why didn't Tyka perform? The billing made it seem like she would. It is a little strange to think that people would flock to buy her photo and pay to get autographs just because she is related to Prince. Especially given the fact that she didn't perform and has never worked with him publicly.
So who were the surprise guests in the house that we all missed?  [Edited 6/9/08 16:47pm] | |
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