http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eB...RK:MESE:IT


Wow Damon must not want those memories anymore. If he held on to them they may be worth more than that in time.

"MY MEMORIES ARE NOTHING MORE THAN MEMORIES AND IT'S TIME FOR ME TO LET GO OF THE PAST AND FOCUS ON THE FUTURE. EVERYONE REMEMBER THIS WORD OF ADVICE. "YOUR FRIENDS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS" AND IF YOU GET INVOLVED WITH OTHERS MAKE SURE YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING BECAUSE YOU WILL GET USED AND THEN FORGOTTEN. I HAVE SOME GREAT MEMORIES AND THEN I HAVE SOME OF LIES, DECIET AND NON TRUTH. I NO LONGER NEED TO HOLD ON TO THESE GOLD RECORDS THAT RESEMBLE HARD WORK, LONG HOURS AND SACRAFICE. I AM GOING TO START OFF WITH ONE AND WHO KNOWS I PROBABLY WILL GET RID OF THE OTHERS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY E-MAIL. WHO KNOWS MAYBE THEY WILL FIND A HOME THAT WILL APPRECIATE THEM FOR WHAT THEY ARE AND NOT OF THE MEMORIES THEY HAVE BECOME."

(his all-caps. not mine)


well, at least he's not bitter.

I don't know whether to laugh my ass off or feel sorry for the dude.

Oh wait... I just looked at the starting bid
"DayDay" Dickson...
[Edited 10/4/04 19:51pm]

Umm, how did he get that in his possession?

Is that real, or a replica?

Did Prince give it to him?


Somebody school me, because I would think only the artist would get those, yes? Aren't they rare?

SynthiaRose said:

Yeah they are rare but he was a member of the NPG and it looks like he has a few of them. I bet he received them also as a member. He is listed as dancer ,percussion background vocals. mhm ?????

$20,000?! what's his prob -- and then saying those things about Prince! gimme a break. sad. if he truly feels that way, then throw the things in the garbage -- don't try to make $20,000 off of your regrets. that's kinda sick --> "your friends are not your friends" -- yeah, that's really encouraging for your fans

Snap said:

He has fans?!?!?!





If he wants to sell it, I have no quibs with that. Hell, if I was broke, I'd do it too. But sitting there posing with the awards, wearing a big Gargamel ass grin... with a starting bid of $20,000?!?!?!? That mofo needs to be glad that only a Prince fan would recognize his ass. And if someone does bid on it, I'll surely be in the backyard with gold spray paint, some vinyl copies of Diamonds and Pearls and , some nice wooden frames and I'll be dressed up like Tony M for the pictures.
[Edited 10/4/04 20:50pm]

Oh my god... that really bums me out.

I don't know what else to say. I never really appreciated Damon, Kirk, and Tony, but...

That just bums me out.

I hope Damon can find some happiness real soon, because it's not going to come in the form of twenty grand.

Damn...

seriously. that 20,000 shit is insane.

dude needs to start with $20, and i'm sure he'd get considerably more.

but 20,000? ay yay yay.

$20,000.00 + 0 feedback = 1 BIG fraud!!!
Beware...

psykosoul said:[quote]

Snap said:

why is everybody giving the dude a hard time?

so he's got something out of his work in the past, and he wants to sell, which he has every right to do. If he's asking a bit much, fine. The market'll push him down.

He looks different without the hair

ok who would sell a damn gold record?i know i wouldnt

Hey! Give this guy a break!

Everyone has a right 2 support their crack habbit

dnaplaya said:

TheFrog said:

Yeah, he has obviously got some issues that we don't know about..

dnaplaya said:

d-d-dayummmm....

This is a hoax. Its gotta be. Prince would have all kinds of legal shit going on to prevent this kind of thing....

Prince has no doubt made shit loads of enemies in the past, but you never see anyone selling Prince memorabilia because of "the lies and deceipt". Doesnt everyone have to sign away their lives pretty much to join the Prince crew?

Jon said:

I don't think it's a hoax. I'm sure Damon got the gold record, because he was part of the NPG (more people than the artist get the gold records), so it's likely his property to sell or do whatever he wants with it. I don't know if Prince's legal team could do anything about this, Damon doesn't come right out and diss Prince personally by name.

But, I think Damon is trying to make a point as much as he is actually trying to sell the item-if not more (though I am sure he would be very happy to sell it at that price). Clearly from the item description, that's one bitter dude, and he wants the world to know it. That high starting bid is clearly an attention grabber.


S
[Edited 10/5/04 7:35am]

* The starting bid has been lowered to $10,000.

* You guys must be emailing and taunting him. He put this up:

Jon said:

the dude can sell a gold disc if it's his. ain't no legal stuff which is going to prevent that, and any clause in a contract trying to stop that sort of thing would surely be unenforceable.

as for his ramblings about lies etc., the only thing the little high heeled songstress could possibly claim is libel, and the ramblings are too vague for prince to do anything at all.

i wouldathunk.

Jon said:

Don't think it is a hoax since he is sitting with them and also his name is on them "Presented to Damon Dickson for..." So they must be his or he wouldn't be able to sell them.

I see he added and update on it.....

Well I hope he finds what he is looking for.

"Hard Work"? Dude, you just sort of STOOD there.

I think he has been working for prince in one capacity or another for a long time, he was there working the crowd with a DJ at the Xenophobia Celebration... someone asked him about Tony M and he semed to indicate that Tony was o longer around because of something dramatic...

A lot of folks get these...executives, producers, all kinds of folks who work on the album. My freind has a few left to him by his dad, who was an exec at WB.

He's gonna charge me $30 to have it shipped after I drop a 10k on him??

Come on brother , pick up the shipping cost ...

...then I might consider it

Who cares? I can't listen to this or eat it. So I don't care. The man needs money and he knows some fanatic will buy this record.

I think fandom can border on fetishdom sometimes. I just don't need EVERY Prince item.


Kool trivia fact though.

WHOA...his words are very contradictory..."Your friends are not your friends" and then "I have nothing but love for my brother Prince & the NPG". Someone did someone wrong and someone is looking to make money out of something! Im not bashing him for this, only he knows the real reasons behind his actions. I just think that 10,000 is really really expensive for a piece of gold I cant even wear. And although I adore Prince, even if I had the money to cop it I wouldnt, I did nothing to earn the gold record and it's superpsychofan-like.

Damon sounds like he needs a and some