PennyPurple said: How about when he put Goobers in his popcorn? Personally I put Good N Plenty in my popcorn. . I do think that he did string her along, which kept her from pursuing her solo dancing career in Cairo. I agree. And was disappointed her parents didn't step up and say anything to her about that. I think they were kinda holding out for the big paycheck | |
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bsprout said: The way Mayte describes the 'handshake' metaphor in the book when referring to Prince's preferred girlfriend of the moment is chilling. Yes. This and "the girl on the way out gets moved out of town. The girl on the way in moved into PP" | |
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I agree about Mayte's narration. I've never once listened to an audio book before now but I downloaded the audio version after seeing so many people comment on it in reviews. Mayte's voice really makes the words on the page come to life. The emotion in her voice is enough to bring you to tears at times. Chapter 9 - my gosh!! She should consider doing voiceover work. | |
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Oh, I agree. I wouldn't have done it. To me, it's suspect just like MJ hanging with kids is suspect but some people overlook certain things for various reasons. I have a guy friend who always tells me that men don't want to be friends with beautiful women. Every male friend a woman has deep down wants to be something more and is just waiting (and hoping) for the right opportunity. This is exactly what Prince did. He waited for her to become of age and got his prize. Look at it anyway you choose but that's the truth. Luckily, (or perhaps not) he married her. Maybe if she was just a short term GF she wouldn't have had so much heartache. Who knows?? The good thing is that he def loved her. No one can see he was being a "typical guy" going affer sex. For whatever reason they couldn't get past the losses they suffered.
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Yeah, that was messed up. | |
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Regarding chapter five, just some thoughts: First, Mayte was incredibly accomplished as a dancer. I don't have much of a background in dance. I took some dance classes here and there. I love to dance to music in the car and at home. But her world of dance is new to me. Music and dance are natural partners, so I can understand how she and Prince naturally gravitated toward one another and developed a relationship that was all-encompassing---artistic, friendship, romantic, and professional. It's also obvious that hse's fluent in 3 languages, which I knew, but I can see why now. She spent so much of her childhood in Germany. . It was interesting reading about the filming of the "Diamonds and Pearls" video. I would have guessed that Prince chose who would be cast in the video, as he did in most other aspects of his world, but according to Mayte, the director, Rebecca Blake, called the shots when it came to casting in the video. . I've never seen "3 Chains 'o Gold" in its entirely, jsut some of the individual videos. I thought it was very interesting how the filming for 3CoG more or less ebbed and flowed with what Prince wanted, like there wasn't a defined structure to the filming. He jsut had money like that where he could hire people to just go film or make music or travel. . It's interesting that she says she joined the NPG in 1994 (p. 120). I thought that she was a member of the NPG earlier than that because she was on the D&P tour, Act I, and Act II tours. Live 4 Love ~ Love is God, God is love, Girls and boys love God above | |
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Yep, I connected these two metaphors/behaviors also...they seem to go hand in hand. Live 4 Love ~ Love is God, God is love, Girls and boys love God above | |
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What do you mean when you say aspirational, rather than factual? Live 4 Love ~ Love is God, God is love, Girls and boys love God above | |
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Just a thought: My hunch/feeling/guess is that part of Mayte's motivation for doing this book was to set some things straight and also to give her son an identity and preserve his memory. For 20 years, he was "Boy Gregory," son of Live 4 Love ~ Love is God, God is love, Girls and boys love God above | |
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Why a new tell-all from Prince’s ex-wife isn’t a sordid cash-inhttp://www.macleans.ca/cu...d-cash-in/
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Are you actually implying that Prince deserved to die because of some kind of bad karma in terms of his treatment of Mayte? Cold.
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purplerabbithole said: Are you actually implying that Prince deserved to die because of some kind of bad karma in terms of his treatment of Mayte? Cold.
[Edited 4/10/17 3:45am] dreamer218 speaks specifically about adultery and the fact that while he and Manuela carried on, he was still legally married to Mayte. This behavior is not accepted in the JW faith... (Genesis 39:7-9) "sin against God". So, the fact that Prince broke his vows to Mayte, there was "karmic retribution", so to speak, when Manuela divorced Prince. Had nothing to do with Prince dying (the manner and mode). That is how I interpret this but dreamer can clarify their intent. "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence......." ~ DESIDERATA ~ Max Ehrmann | |
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Backtracking a bit.....something that wasn't mentioned from Chap 4 was when Prince was especially excited about sharing a new song (or whatever it was he wanted to share) with Mayte, that he would buy AN AIRPLANE SEAT for the tape, etc., rather than mail via FedEx or other carrier. Couple thoughts about that are 1) the man must have spent a small fortune on his correspondence with Mayte, and 2) do they actually place the inanimate object, cassette tape for ex., on a seat and strap it in? Now, I have taken a few plane rides and never, have I ever, sat next to a cassette tape. Or a video tape. Or a cd. Just how is this handled? Ok....back to Chap 5! Thanks for indulging me! "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence......." ~ DESIDERATA ~ Max Ehrmann | |
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NotACleverName said: Backtracking a bit.....something that wasn't mentioned from Chap 4 was when Prince was especially excited about sharing a new song (or whatever it was he wanted to share) with Mayte, that he would buy AN AIRPLANE SEAT for the tape, etc., rather than mail via FedEx or other carrier. Couple thoughts about that are 1) the man must have spent a small fortune on his correspondence with Mayte, and 2) do they actually place the inanimate object, cassette tape for ex., on a seat and strap it in? Now, I have taken a few plane rides and never, have I ever, sat next to a cassette tape. Or a video tape. Or a cd. Just how is this handled? Ok....back to Chap 5! Thanks for indulging me! 😆 | |
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Please don't bring your twists and turns over here. You already have a thread for that. This thread is discussing the actual book, with NO insults. Thank you . | |
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I will say this. I finished the book last night.
. Everybody ready for Chapter 6? [Edited 4/10/17 7:35am] | |
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I have paid to put a package on a greyhound bus but I never actually bought a seat for it ..lol | |
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good read ...I was wondering if P was wearing Mayte's clothes in the photo
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Once P got with th JW, his convictions changed and he viewed that type of admiration for someone as "idolatry" which is a big no no with the JW's (and many other religious beliefs) | |
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80tomato said:
good read ...I was wondering if P was wearing Mayte's clothes in the photo
Haha. I wondered that as well! I also think the article is terrific and it pretty much sums up my opinion of the book. I'm glad she was able to write it and hope it brings her some peace. | |
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Not to be pedantic but Prince was baptised as a Jehovah Witness in 2003, studying the New World Translation for years before converting so technically, the brotha didn't break his vows to Mayte in the faith. 3121 #1 THIS YEAR | |
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Is that in the book? Because that is what we are discussing on this thread. | |
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I thought the same thing, then upon thinking about it some more I would bet there was a person holding the package. Surely he wouldn't want to risk the chance of the package getting into the wrong hands. And after all, someone had to bring it on and off the plane. So either she didn't know the person, or didn't want to name them, or who knows how it happened, but she could have been more clear on the logistics on how this happened. Just my thoughts on the matter.
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Well it's interesting that practically everything that was discussed on the org and other places over the years were discussed in the book. | |
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DD55 said:
I thought the same thing, then upon thinking about it some more I would bet there was a person holding the package. Surely he wouldn't want to risk the chance of the package getting into the wrong hands. And after all, someone had to bring it on and off the plane. So either she didn't know the person, or didn't want to name them, or who knows how it happened, but she could have been more clear on the logistics on how this happened. Just my thoughts on the matter.
Peace, ~~DD55 Very good point, DD55! Yes, I agree. The lack of an "escort" for the work product would leave open too many possibilities. Thanks for your insight. "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence......." ~ DESIDERATA ~ Max Ehrmann | |
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...and Mayte noticed this well before they were a couple. Example: The "purple" house was painted and redone every couple of years, along with a matching car. Mayte even stated that his entire life took on an entire "wardrobe change" every couple of years. I'm sure she didn't think she'd ever be part of that recurring sequence, and that's what makes me feel bad for her | |
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Morningsong, Yes, you are right. Although I wasn’t on the org until he passed, I’ve read several old threads (some are hilarious by the way). So back to your point, yes practically everything has been discussed and that’s what makes all the hate and ‘scandal’ so silly in many ways. JMHO | |
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precioux said:
...and Mayte noticed this well before they were a couple. Example: The "purple" house was painted and redone every couple of years, along with a matching car. Mayte even stated that his entire life took on an entire "wardrobe change" every couple of years. I'm sure she didn't think she'd ever be part of that recurring sequence, and that's what makes me feel bad for her I feel the same way. I don't care what a person decides to do if it only involves themselves, but when Prince deliberately involved Mayte and expected her to go along with his wishes, then he crossed the line because his words and actions, in effect, caused her words and actions, therefore creating several unfortunate outcomes.😔 | |
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Could it be that P's presentation of the "annulment" was the JW's way of overriding the adultery? | |
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