A friend of mine who is a makeup artist for bridal parties just called me hysterical as she was leaving a hotel in Chicago after doing a makeup session there.
As she is heading for the elevator,loaded down with bags,who should hold the elevator door open for her?????
The man himself...Prince! So she gets in the elevator and rides down ..just her ,Prince and his body guard or whoever he was and DOESNT say a WORD to him.
I yelled her "WHAT??? NOTHING???" Now mind you this friend like myself is a JW and anytime a JW meets another JW...you just start talking!! And I said why didnt you just say "Hi Brother Nelson?" to which she says "I didn't know his last name" (the s not a fan,just one reason to slap her silly)
She said she was just to much in shock! I am going to have to double slap this silly when I see her tommorrow! Can you believe it?????

what, is it a rule that whenever you're in a situation where you're standing next to prince, you must say something to him?

NO rule at all sir..just fine it amazing that a girl who never shuts up cant even say hi!

iggiesdance said:

i'm female.

okay, now i see.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

In that case "no maam" no rules at all and sorry I didn't check on your gender

iggiesdance said:

iggiesdance said:

I have to say, were I in her shoes, I would likely have done (or not done) the same thing. I'm not one for approaching people, no matter how much I like them. I'm as fussy about others' privacy as much as I am mine.

iggiesdance said:

Yes. When I was eating in Bridgman’s restaurant (it's an ice-cream joint, mostly) in Golden Valley Minnesota, Prince came in and ordered a Peppermint Bon-Bon ice-cream cone. Being that I was the only person under 20 at the time, I could have easily walked up 2 him and started up a chat. But why bug him? Anything any of us say, he's most likely heard be4.

Luv & Peace,
Alex
Clubbin' in Mpls/A Night w. Prince
[This message was edited Sun Jul 25 1:27:10 2004 by sloopydrew4u]

I've Been There ...So I Understand. I have been so Damn Shy MYSELF... All the While Harbouring Lustful Intentions. Actually, in 1990 when I first spoke to him and he was Alone well I Shoulda just said as Cher Sings....TAKE ME HOME....Take Me Home.... It's just that you feel INTIMIDATED By HIM Cause well he's Sooo Great and Up There and you are like....No Way... You Feel like STUPIFIED...LOL.

u try sayin "hey brother nelson" to the hottest and best guy n showbiz..thats gotta b hard! but she got one up on me cuz i wouldn't have got on the elevator...i would been like o u goin down? i'm goin up? bye!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

what??

you trying to tell me u wouldnt say anything?!!

sloopydrew4u said:

You know I guess I can't really be sure of what I would do in that situation unless I was in it.
But I do hope I would have been friendly,had a warm smile and said "hello" at least. I never find that to be bugging someone. And I really can't imagine it would bug Prince. There is a fine line of going "over the edge" and bugging someone and their privacy but in an elevator ..come on..its not like you are intruding on the person!!! He was kind enough to hold the door open for her to get on,so if he really dint want some one in his "space" he wouldn't have done that.
He was showing the "human" side of himself there,so I would hope I would show that same side and just be warm and friendly...not necessarily talk his ear off!! But then again I might just froze up too!

When I had a chance to say hello to Prince, I didn't speak. I felt that out of respect, unless he spoke to me first, I should say nothing. Even though I wanted to talk to him for years, it only mattered to me if he also wanted to hold a conversation.

well i certainly if they were in an elevator,, maybe they were both listening to N.E.W.S. and dozed off

That would have been amazing to have met him but what in the world do you say? I would have been scared out of my mind from excitment and then nothing would have come out. Like your standing there is shock and by the time you recover he would have gone. Your friend is so lucky, that would have been cool.

If that was me, i would have said" Prince thanks 4 sharing your gift with the world and it's been a pleasure following your career. Keep that funk alive my brutha!"...and got off the elevator.

ELBOOGY said:

what if it wasn't your floor?

I"m Surprised He Got on an ELEVATOR with Someone...In the OLD Days he Wouldn't and He Wouldn't Want Ya to KNOW What FLOOR he Was ON.. Is this Story EVEN TRUE? PRINCE likes SECRECY.

i can see it happening:

Prince amd bodyguard get on.
Prince to passenger: "could u push 6 please, hon? thanx"
end of story/

meltwithu said:

Zelaira said:

Its the absolute truth!!! Have no reason to doubt this person at all. And not only did he get in the elevator with her he held the door open for her as it was closing and she had her hands full of bags...real gentlemanly like
I did find out later after her hysterai that she did utter one thing! It was more to the body guard she said "boy these elevators sure take a long time dont they?"

meltwithu said:

LOLOLOL
What if the FLOOR didnt show up... LOLOL
That was HILARIOUS... KUDOS 2 U.

SingMia LOLOLOLOL[color=red]

GET A GRIP OF URESELVES PEOPLE!!!!!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH HAVING THE COURAGE TO SAY TO THE MAN,HE'S JUST A MAN AT THE END OF THE DAY HE AINT GONNA BITE IF U SAY A POLITE HELLO THAT ISNT BUGGING ANYONE IS IT?GET OVER URESELVES AND SPEAK TO THE MAN IF U GET THE OPPORTUNITY.

Was she at The Ritz?

cammille said:

My feelings exactly cammille! When is it ever wrong to be polite and smile and say hello?

Siquomb said:

Out of respect for the man and his band,I decline answering that one!
But I will say it was the same one that 2 of his band members jammed with the piano player in the lounge when he was in town in June.

TipN4U said:

I would have got off when i got 2 my floor. Don't make this Trigonometry!

iggiesdance said:

Suddenly I realize the irony of my freezing up in an ice-cream joint.

Luv & Peace,
Alex
Clubbin' in Mpls/A Night w. Prince

It's hard to say what you would've done having not been there; but i reckon he would've appreciated a "hello".He probably get's fed up with being a superstar, and would maybe liked to have been treated as a regular person.Dunno.....s'pose if he looked like he was distracted in thought i would leave him be, but if he seemed loose and relaxed i would've put out my hand and said;"Howdy Prince!"