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?uestlove of The Roots (who's currently playing with D'Angelo on in Europe),
posted this in their tour diary, August 17th:



uptown.....so this is what it's like in the dream
factory huh?



from the artist formerly known as b.r.o.the.r ?uestion on Aug 17 -



12:50 PM



thanks 2 the following.



bobby z.- wow. while the world cries about how great sheila was
(and she was and still is), and while the world claims how great
michael b.'s technique is ("shhh! break it down", is one of my
favorite drum solo's in modern music), and while the world
dances to kirky j's rhythms. you are and will always be my
favorite drummer associated with prince. i know the anxiety you
went through being one of the first drummers to bring
computerized drumming to the stage. i studied those tapes and
still do. and stand amazed that you hit those crash and ride
cymbals, hand claps, and the tom toms and was still fast
enough to sit down and find the off button only to then have to
have your hand find the clap button in complete darkness and
god forbid if you missed his "good gawd" to bring em back in.
trust me. i heard the ice cream castle rehearsal tape. ("ice
creeeeeam!!!!!") i heard the insults ("y'all
having an off day?...this shit would never get on the radio") i
know about your role as band spokesman....trust. i know. and
just as d and i said tonight. i will say it again. we appreciate you
so much, and you've done so much for our lives as a musician i
know you feel that most cats are just thinkin about prince when
they tell you how much they listened to you as a kid. please
know that for each of y'all we got love. we are forever grateful.



eric leeds- the white version of your brother (spitting image of al,
'cept red hair and an on the money ned flanders voice, but not
as corny.....totally cool.) thank u 4 joining us 2nite. despite
jacques frowning and moping over not soloing we were greatful.
it's been a dream since the family album. and u made it come
true. thank u for showing us the way.



alan leeds- despite what others say.....there is nothing but love
round here. thank you for preserving your history and sharing it
with not just anybody, but to a selective few who know,
understand, and apply it so that they too might learn from the
past and build a better future with it. i for one am a better
musician and man because of it. "thanks" is not enough.



larry graham- so sorry that you couldn't stay. who would've
known that profanity would've prompted you to leave halfway into
the show. (ironic being as though you work with the man who
once got me on punishment when i was 11 for playing a song
that once contained the lines "i sincerely wanna fuck the taste
out of your mouth".) hmmmm strange. it would've been nice
hearing from you.....but you did what you have to.



prince- so you planned an eygyptian vacation during our time up
here. thanks 4 the paisley invite. it was an experience that could
only make us stronger. it also showed another side of you that
we don't get 2 c quite often. glad 2 c femi jiya back home after
17 some odd years. i hope u find what u r looking 4. everyone
should b happy and enjoy life. eye just hope that one day u will
find it. again. thanks. you taught us so much about ourselves,
and showed us that we had strength we never knew exsisted.
now get off that bullshit and put the revolution back together, and
stop playin'.....again thanks.



well needless to say. this was an important night. we were in the
king's territory. and yeah we was nervous for a sec. "what will
they think?" "who's on the guest list alan?"
etc. and believe it or not. some tried to plant evil seeds to make
us fall apart. but you know what? that shit only makes weak
individuals crumble, and strong people monstrous and by no
means are we weak people. we were so in the zone last night
that i can't believe we didn't document it. the best part of last
night was the validation of the cats that we grew up on. i was in
such a rotten mood after the LA show it really didn't matter to me
that sheila e. thought we were incredible. i felt bad and nothing
she could say supported her theory. but last night?
wooooo!!!!! d and i were like the ghetto matt damon,
and ben afleck on oscar night. to hear bobby z, eric leeds,
stokely (mind conmutherf@#$inditon) michael bland and a cast
of others that we grew up on telling us that we "have the torch
now....run for our lives". meant so much. d was in the rarest
form i've ever seen him in in these past 8 months. tonight was a
victory indeed. to bad some couldn't handle it. so this is what it's
like in the dream factory huh?