I'm not a jealous man, but it kills me to even think of my wife with another man!

Weird thing is...

Why doesn't the thought of my wife being with Prince bother me?...



...What in the hell does this mean?!?



...maybe I am the #1 P Fan...



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[This message was edited Mon Jul 12 13:34:56 2004 by ocadv]

aw lawd

I actually dropped a relationship with someone who was totally bored at a Prince concert. I couldn't believe this person. It was our first date, and the person was a complete dud, standing like a bump on a log, not dancing and actually sitting down through most of the show. This person actually wanted to head for the exits mid-way through the show. I said "But the show isn't over yet!" and kept dancing...

Worst date I've ever been on. I wasted an excellent NPGMC club ticket on this person..

RavedIn2 said:

Oh that was just depressing to read.
If someone bought me a prime ticket to a Prince show I'd be forever in his or her debt

ocadv said:

I'm the same way.

The thought of my girl with Prince doesn't bother me at all.

I even think I'd let him have her for a night if he said please.

PurpleKnight said:

What's the worst that could happen... She gets pregnant and then I have my very own P2!


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That's tough. Here's how I explained my fanaticism to my partner :

"In order for me to go on living, I must believe that art matters and that there is a Mozart or Beethoven out there amidst all the mediocrity and exploitation. Prince is this person, and if I stopped caring about his music, you would most probably have a good reason to stop caring about me as I would be half-dead."

However, do tone down the Prince references, do use the headphones and try to blast Prince while she's away. A little compromise could make you both happy. She probably wouldn't like you that much if you wouldn't get your fix, as you'd be cranky and miserable.
[This message was edited Mon Jul 12 16:40:59 2004 by Aerogram]

ROTFLMAO!!

Oh my that's so funny, it's 2 bad! And my co-workers, friends and MPLS family really don't believe me when I try to explain to them that I ain't nothing... there really are some Prince FANATICS out there.

I love this thread.

ocadv said:

Exactly.

I'd be honoured to raise the next Purple Highness. Plus, if Prince found out about it, it'd mean a lifetime of interaction with him.

As for this relationship, you definitely are taking Prince too far.

You both need to compromise.

She needs to understand that plucking her underarm hairs is really unpleasant and needs a special distraction like Prince music, while you need to stop mentioning him as much and need to put on headphones while listening to him at the computer.

I'm sure it's nothing you can't talk about between the two of you.
[This message was edited Mon Jul 12 17:51:47 2004 by PurpleKnight]

RavedIn2 said:

I'm sayin! At least this person could have had the capacity and decency to feel a muhphuckin Prince gig!

purpluv7 said:

You do realize, though, that this was delivered with my trademark sense of comedic exageration? However, I make no bones about what Prince represents to me. Not too many artists out there, whether there are writers, filmmakers, musicians or painters, embody creativity and talent in such a breathtaking, all-emcompassing way as Prince. If fanaticism is justified for any musician, then Prince is as good a candidate as you'll find.

ocadv said:

it means somethin, awright...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I know!

He identifies with Prince subliminally.

What do I win?

Aerogram said:

Famboozled said:

Bummer..... I was lucky.... I married a NON Prince fan... and now he is as big a fan as I am.....
But then of course I DO have OTHER interests than Prince.....
But he really digs him.....

Peace

Martha, I can SO relate. Basically, your story is mine!

(jacked this ID btw)

I think u should recognise that this thread was somewhat tongue-in-cheek. It may irritate my wife occasionally that I listen to Prince a lot but there would be something very, very wrong if the man actually caused serious tension in a relationship.

As for the armpit hair, I don't see what the big deal is. Shaving makes it grow faster so I guess that's why my wife takes the plucking route. She can't do both sides herself as she's not ambidextrous so I do it. It's actually not about plucking hair at all but rather just some time where we can stay together, side by side, without talking about anything. She just relaxes (it doesn't hurt at all). Never thought it was strange. I pluck her eyebrows too. It's just something I do as her husband. Anytime spent with her is time well spent, plucking body hair or otherwise.



As for Prince, I can't listen thru headphones on the computer without climbing behind my computer and unplugging my amp and stuff. I'm just going to listen a little less while she's here and when she is here listen to stuff she likes (MBGITW, Prince album, ballads on Emancipation etc.)

angelfishseven said:

you need an iPod

alandail said:

Why would I want an iPod?

angelfishseven said:

then you wouldn't need to climb behind your computer and unplug stuff to listen to music - just plug the headphones into the iPod. With Apple loss-less compression, you can have full CD quality.

alandail said:

Sounds good.

Of course I could just not climb behind the computer and instead listen to my music through the amp and speakers. Or, put a CD in my CD player, or minidisc in my minidisc player. I might save some money this way too

I don't go for this mp3 and stuff. It's just for downloading. Once I have it I want it on CD and nothing else. mp3 is good for cheesy love song 200 track CD compilations here in Thailand though. The girls love them.

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[This message was edited Mon Jul 12 21:51:52 2004 by angelfishseven]

This thread was soo much fun to read Had me rollin'

angelfishseven said:

I don't think you understand - iTunes and the iPod now support Apple lossless compression - meaning the resulting files are full CD quality. They don't lose any sound quality at all like you would experience in a low bitrate MP3 file. Just think of how cool it would be to have your entire prince collection in a single box the size of a deck of cards where you could pull up any CD you want, any custom play list you want, or just random shuffle your 5 star rated songs. And the music comes out in full CD quality. YOu can take that with you anywhere - have your whole collection with you while you're driving, while you're working out, etc. And just drop the iPod in a dock or hook up an audio cable and you can use it in your stereo too. I never listen to an actual CD anymore - it's too inconvenient and offers no real advantage.

Safireseven said:

Yeah, it was especially funny to read the exchange between the 2 guys that wouldn't mind if their wive's slept with P...

It all started when I married a PRINCE fan, then came the once and awhile watching of purple rain. Then MUSICOLOGY tour was announced! I listen to it more then him! I love COME and I can't get enough of GOLD. It all depends on the type of person U R. I think deep down everyone has a FREAK. u gotta let it go!

Byron said:

ROFL!!!

my husband makes fun of me liking prince at times...

of course he's JEALOUS

as are all classically handsome men taller than 5'3", i'm sure

when they can't figger out what their women see in the "skinny MF with the high voice"

so for punishment

i made him listen to musicology about 3 times on our last road trip.

and i think he kinda liked it!

Aerogram said:

GOT TO FILL GOD SHAPED HOLE SOMEHOW

I wax my boyfriend's facial hair!