I wrote NPGMC an e-mail--asking a question about the upcoming year.n the email I also advised them to answer e mails part by part..instead of answering one question and ignoring the rest. This was my response(quite cheeky I might add, stuff in quotes was me):

High

Prince & Mani r not here


"is credit card the only method of payment? is debit card acceptable, or any other means?

If it's a VISA debit card, no problem.


"prince will ever come to where i live? (he doesnt!) that portion of the price would be useless to me if he never came. "


It's up 2 u 2 take that risk. We cannot guarantee he will come and play. U can wait until he does schedule a date.


"however,i am happy to hear prince will be touring. hopefully he will schedule a concert in toronto. (hint)
also, 4 cd's a year for $100 is a lot, especially if i would never be able 2 take advantage of his concerts. that's $25 a cd!"


At least 4 CDs, maybe more. And u will get them first. But again, it's up 2 u. Prince is xpensive u know It costs US a lot.


"i want to give u some advice, because i want prince and npgmc 2 know how we feel and what u can do 2 get more people:
1)Ithink there should be other methods of payment. (money orders???)"

Okay, we'll work on that


"2) i dont think prince should keep releasing songs that are already out in one form or another. remixes are generally not well-recieved,either."

Happened a couple times out of about 100. And he has more than compensated by releasing much more than promised in several editions (3 superb premium bonus tracks in the January edition alone)


"3) give us songs from the vault!!!! (please)"

We'll leave that 2 the artist 2 decide. We don't make rules 4 him. He's the boss. (TOUCHY!!!)


"5) listen 2 what the people on prince.org r saying...they usually r very honest and don't have "positivity blinders" on." (HA HA!!!I had 2 give us a plug)

it is very easy 2 hide behind big words on an anonymous message board. We have seen it get very nasty very fast. Positivity banners? A positivity piece of paper would b nice!!! Besides, an artist needs 2 listen 2 his heart not everyone else. Certainly Prince has been all about that his whole career. And we choose 2 come along 4 the ride or not. He just wouldn't b the same person if he started doing whatever we told him.


"when people e-male u with questions, answer ALL parts of the e-male. not just one question and ignore the rest."


I dare anyone 2 answer all the emale we get with as small a staff as we have. We're doing r best, brutha!

"Iknow he doesnt like 2 hear what he "should" do...but i love his music and am trying 2 b helpful because he seems 2 b out of reach. it is really creating further divisions among his fans...and as he knows, we're a crazy crowd already."

Thank u 4 ur feedback. We always listen.


Well, that's it. I personally thought that the "Prince is xpensive u know. He costs US alot" was a cop-out. And they said "positivity banners", when I actually said "blinders". Whatever. 2 make matters worse they called me a "brutha". (sigh.)
Welp, let the guessing games begin.....