{{{'Sup bump Squad? First review; Getwild! Thank u. 2nd review; j7

Getwild
Wow...just got back from a Cinco De Mayo surprise at the 300-capacity
"Platinum Live" supper club in Studio City, Calif. Pete Escovedo,
father of Sheila E., held an "all-star celebrity jam" to raise money for their
church, the Namaste Interfaith Center/Community Outreach program of Los
Angeles.

Lots of celebrity entertainers, including Peggi Blu (former Star
Search Winner), actor Michael De Lorenzo, Najee, Verdine White of Earth Wind
and Fire, Jimmy Smits, comedian Tommy Davidson, Raphael Saadiq of Toni
Tony Tone all performed, as, of course, did the Escovedo family, but the big
surprise of the night was special guest star Prince who jammed with the
Escovedos at the end of the show.

Sheila E., who performed a couple of Latin jazz songs with her dad's orchestra, which also featured her brothers Juan and Peter Michael, which
was the reason I went to the show. Their part was brief, since there were
so many others waiting to perform in the 3 1/2 hour show.

Immediately after Sheila's set, comedian Tommy Davidson, who appeared
on "In Living Color," had mentioned that Prince was in the audience, and
incorporated the music to "Sign of the times" when he joked on how Prince
ordered food from Mc Donalds. We thought he was joking that Prince was
there, but sure enough, we saw Prince's bodyguards standing in a dark
corner of the room, and we knew he was indeed there.

After a couple of other acts, Sheila E took the stage again, with her
dad's band, Verdine White on bass, Raphael Saadiq on guitar, and Kat Dyson,
formerly of the NPG, on bass, and Lynn Mabry on vocals with Sheila,
and Sheila invited "her brother" Prince to come up and jam with them, but
Prince didn't. Sheila played A Love Bizarre, which became a long medley of
funk classics such as One Nation Under a Groove, Thank You Falletin me Be
Mice Elf Again and several others, and then Prince finally grabbed a
guitar and jammed with the band for about 10 minutes. Most noticibly different
about Prince was his "new 'do"--a mini Lenny Kravitz-esque afro. He was
wearing a white turtleneck and white slacks. The jam was entirely
instrumental, and reminded me of the appearance he made with James Brown and Michael Jackson...totally improvised, and a really funky guitar riff, similar
to "Talking Loud and Saying Nothing" or "The Jam."}}}

After about 10 minutes, the show was over and that was that. An unexpected
surprise, and, as usual, an awesome performance by Sheila E and her family.

After the show, Prince was overheard saying to Sheila, "you should do that more often," and he left the club shortly thereafter.

Tune in next hit.
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Thank you Get wild.

here is j7's review

Well, went 2 the Escovedo Charity concert 2night and our fav funky
brother not only showed up but brought down the house for a good 15-
20 minutes!

On stage was a new rapper (no not Tony M.s Cousin and so far no
relation 2 a Prince protegee) Raphael Saiidiq (formerly of Tony Tone
Toni), Najee for a bit, Sheila E, Kat Dyson and several Escovedo
family members.

For the ladies; Prince was sportin a new doo, (I guess his afro is
the roundest in the song "Reflection") a short lil fro going on. Gone
are the long burns. He was wearin all white (turtleneck sweater and
long dress pants covering up the heels)as well as very cool blue
shades and a gold medalion.

Prince played a black guitar and could not have been more than 60
people in there at the time. Place went nuts. He keps his back to the
auidence most of the time til he warmed up to us and saw no one was
gonna bum rush the stage. Yes, me made those funky ass guitar faces
that got every women in the place 2 have wet chonies. Also a few guys
had some as well.

This performance was a suprise and quite random even though he did
attend her show at the House of Blues on Saturday night.

Frankie (Prince's baby's momma, hehe) had 2 point out that this was
the BEST CINCO DE MAYO EVER! Couldn't agree more cuz everyone was
smiling ear 2 ear.

B wild y'll. Thanks again 2 getwild. Pics 2 follow soon along with
Paradise7's review.

j7

jseven said:

So - u mean it was sh*t then and that he was ripped 2 the tits on a nasty white powder? (alledgedly)
Sorry - Im only kidding. I dont believe any of that rubbish that has been rumoured, but I just couldnt resist posting about it due 2 your refrence.
Dont worry - Im sure I wont be the last!

bananacologne said:

That was from getwild's review, not mine. I just posted it. =-)

Reminded Me personaly nothing of that show but people have different opinions. =-)

I thought it was fun and different.

best Cinco De Mayo Ever!

Now for Mexican inpendance day in September!

How did you find out about this event?
Was it announced by NPGMC?

OuzoPower said:

Pure luck. Was just going to the Sheila show to enjoy great and talented live musicians and he was there just watching. He was NOT slated to perform and he did not have his equipment. Sheila basicaly told him to join his sister on stage. After asking for like 10 minutes and sending Najee up to solo...Prince was handed a black guitar and jammed the heck out of it.

It was a rare and raw appearance. Totally unexpected. I have fun at Sheila E shows and like I said was going there for that reason.

Welcome 2 the bump Squad OuzoPower.

HHHMMM PRINCE WITH A MINI AFRO, THIS GOTTA SEE

ROADHOUSEGARDEN said:

Sounds like he's trying to take it back to the "For You" days.

Wow! Cool. Thanks for sharing all the details! And what Prince is looking like these days and what he was wearing, helps picture the whole thing.

All good flying cloud. Suprised you were not there since you are usually thinking bout attending Sheila shows.

When and where and what was it like when Prince, Michael Jackson and James Brown jammed together !!!

Sounds like a pretty funky adventure.

"...tell me do you like my hair this way? remember all the way back in the day when we would compare who's afro was the roundest..."


Reflection lyrics, april 2003

Now I got one more reason to believe it is a new song. Some people suggested it could have been written long ago, close to the release of crystal ball. It didn't sound old to me but very mature and reflexive, very intimate and quiet. A little jewel full of balance.

berko said:

I think it was 1983 during a James Brown concert. Michael and Prince were both in the audience and Brown called them up on stage. First Michael and then, when he was finished, Prince was called. After a few seconds a huge security guard came through the audience with Prince riding on his back (funny as hell!).

Prince did some dancing and a pretty awful guitar solo (he was probably drunk or high). Then he jumped back into the audience pulling a lamppost or something similar with him that fell over some people. Crazy stuff. You can find it on Kazaa.

I hate hearing things like this when I am only 40 minutes away from where he is! I am sure that it was a great experience for those that caught it!

...I need to move to California...

okaypimpn said:[quote]

ROADHOUSEGARDEN said:

ROADHOUSEGARDEN said:

Right, right. A Lenny-esque Fro at that...

Blue

Would love to see those two jam again

PurpleJedi said:

I hear ya,purplejedi,I need to move to Cali. too.
Too many great Sheila shows out there.

Vibrator said:

You don't need to be drunk or high to perform a pretty awful guitar solo...

Delores said:

- Hmm...´Reflection´ is a nice song, but it indeed sounds dated. I must confess I am expecting more from a new album...something more like a ´band collaboration´ a la Gold Experience with this new band. ´Reflection´seems to be performed only by Prince on an insomnia night. Nice, but not spectacular IMO.
About the jam, Jseven, you were lucky. The whole concert must have been great.