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prince showbox

Monday, August 02, 2004
Highlights from the show:

Stage time: Just over two hours, with one two-song encore. The Purple One took the stage at 8:20 p.m. and wrapped things up at 10:25.

Minute-to-dollar ratio: It was 39 cents per minute for the $47.50 seats and 57 cents for the $69.50 seats.

Song highlights: "7" and "Purple Rain"

Best song (and why): "7"; The song is fabulous in its own right, but it was also one of his only hits that was played to completion.

Best outfit: The Artist... and his band were attired in many stylish outfits throughout the night, but Prince's head-to-toe blood red suit -- complete with arm tassels -- was the most dashing.

Most outlandish costume: The unexplained cap-and-gown get-ups worn by two members of the backing band.

Merchandise: Tambourine adorned with the symbol used by Prince when he was the Artist Formerly Known As Prince -- $65; tank-tops -- $40; T-shirts -- $20-35; teddy bear wearing a mini Prince T-shirt -- $25

Signature Prince dance moves that were missing: The splits and that twirly thing he usually does

Best onstage aerobics: The amazing percussionist John Blackwell Jr. and his juggling act with the drumsticks -- while playing a solo.

Coolest accessory: A tossup between Prince's diamond encrusted ear monitors and his microphone which was shaped like a handgun.

After party: The Intersection, 133 Grandville Ave. SW, hosted an after-concert party complete with Purple Rain drink specials and a DJ spinning tunes from the '80s, including plenty by the King of Funk himself.

Unexplained cap and gown? Gee. Do you need an education to figure that out? School's in! Maceo has completed his PHD in Musicology!! Duh!

pkidwell said:

Why must you be so rude? Why not simply offer input without being an asshole? This sort of behavior is just uncalled for. I am wondering why it's permitted to begin with.

Come now....address me in the same manner. I know you will because you can't resist. It's quite apparent that you have an inferiority complex of some sort. Otherwise, you would refrain from being so aggressive toward someone who has at least tried to give you some input on the show tonight. What? You have nothing better to do?

wow, geez dianne, chill out.....you must ne a really sensitive person, i was thinking the same thing as pkidwell, i was at the toronto show when they did the same thing, and you don't need to be a prince fan to figure out what they were trying to say.....peace and love dianne and pkidwell!

I am chilled out. I just don't think saying "duh" to someone is called for when all she was doing was posting about the show. I wonder if that's the typical response all people get from pkidwell when they say something that he/she feels is stupid. Maybe she didn't know. I thought it was obvious, but hey, maybe she didn't know. you really feel that response really called for? I don't think so.

dianne34 as cute as you are I have to disagree.

If you had read as many stupid reviews by ignorant critics who have no idea what is going on you would be saying DUH along with the rest of us ..

dianne34 said:

Pkidwell was saying "duh" to the reviewr, not the poster. EroticCityNPG posts lots of articles from various media outlets, so this was not her own review. Pkidwell is taking issue with the reviewer's ignorance..

FunkyStrange said:

What do my looks have to do with anything?

I must have read the whole thing incorrectly. I apologize. I think maybe the nastiness on this site is getting to me. Sorry pkidwell.

I can see clearly now. I was really tired last night. Please forgive me

Just read the above. I can understand why dianne34 said what she did, but on the other hand I can understand why pkidwell said what he said to. Sometimes there are no answers, but if we compromise then everyone's happy! Peace.

dianne34 said:

well I didn't HAVE to post on this thread now did I

and that means what, exactly?