Here's the deal....
If you don't like Prince, why come here and bitch and gripe?...DON'T COME...
(it just seems pointless and a waste of your and my energy)
If you don't feel like paying to go to the celebration, DON'T GO!!!
If all you can do is bitch and gripe and complain about $100 to join the NPGMC, DON'T JOIN...or DON'T REJOIN..

It seems pretty simple to me....
I'm just getting fed up with all of the haters around here...
Don't get me wrong..I've been frustrated too at times...
But why don't you follow my lead and just let it all slide...(enuff fussin' from me...I'ma let it slide some more now)

PEACE.....

Yeah what you said Gettoff

Hey Man what's up? :NUTS:

Much Love,
LoLinex

freedom of speech is a beautiful thing...

facists!

gettoff said:

Amen! Anyone who has been a long-time Prince fan knows that he has a reputation of leading you and, breaking promises, etc. It just goes along with being a fan. Twice in my life I have bought plane tickets to travel to see the man only to have the gig cancelled. Do you think I got my airfare back? No. Was I mad? Yes. So, now I don't go out of my way to see him. His career has been one of the most rewarding AND frustrating experiences for me. Take the good with the bad. Peace.

Thank you! I'm glad someone posted this. I'm not saying we should all come here and kiss Prince's behind, but all some people ever do is complain. We all have control over spending the $'s or not. My soundchecks and excellent concert seats were well worth the $100 spent to re-join the club. Hey, sometimes you have to take the sour with the sweet.

Smooches!

Thank goodness there are others that are feeling the same frustrations that I've been feeling as of late....
It started to wear on me and I don't like that feeling...
Free Speech?...yeah..I enjoy it too....
Keep your trap shut?....try it....

gettoff said:

I speaks my mind,i post positives and negatives.Yr speak no evil attitude won't make things better.u want 2 sleep walk and pretend evrything is great.And just as easy as u want me 2 keep my opinion 2 myself i say u can skip my post,U DON"T HAVE 2 READ WHAT I SAY.if the truth hurts i'm sorry,naw FUCK THAT I AIN"T SORRY!
[This message was edited Thu May 16 16:38:43 PDT 2002 by theC]

So when Prince finally breaks down and covers Rico Suave per Dumbass...We should all just accept it and keep quiet?

Okay...ill agree with that...

BUT: What if he were to include a cover tune from Milli Vanilli, Vanilla-Ice, Right Said Fred, Falco, Reebe Jackson and Vicki Lawrence...Would we still have to stay silent?

Okay team....Game time here...Name all above mentioned one hits wonders tunes...If you are successful you will get to smack my arse..

SkletonKee said:

I think that would be great :)It would SHUT ME UP(and everyone would love that in here)
[This message was edited Thu May 16 20:49:07 PDT 2002 by theC]

I agree 100%
The Music is worth it.

gettoff said:

- It seems simple to me too....it´s because of one word called ´debate´....it´s the essence of the forums....that´s why it´s called DISCUSSION FORUMS.....
If only the ´fams´ came here to post and praise everything Prince does (even when they are ripped off), these forums would be called WORSHIPPING FORUMS and the org would be a very monotonous place.

GET SERIOUS!


Prince Prince Prince Prince

GustavoRibas said:

what i don't get is why someone would spend so much energy in something they don't or no longer enjoy. There was a period that I was not diggin the Prince thing... so i didnt buy his albums, or any Fanzines, or search for anything online. Just not my deal at the time. But it seems some people are searching for things to gripe upon. Do you not have any other artists, music, interests to enjoy... that you must focus on what you hate/dislike.

I was hoping to come to this forum to 'discuss', not to 'debate' or feel like I have to argue my reasons for likin the music.

just some thoughts.
[This message was edited Thu May 16 22:06:46 PDT 2002 by jimmcc01]
[This message was edited Thu May 16 22:08:13 PDT 2002 by jimmcc01]

SkletonKee said:

Girl U KNow Its True...Ice Ice baby...Im Too Sexy....Rock Me Amadeus/Der Kommassar...Centipede....The Nights The Lights Went Out In Georgia which I would like for him to cover

gettoff said:

Gettoff,

It's simple, really. Different people, especially adults, have differing opinions. We like to share them, from time to time. For some of us, it can be a way to not only share perspectives but to appreciate those of other people. Sometimes, we even change our minds.

Rest assured that, for anyone to be here, they've got to be a fan. A pretty big one, too, I'd wager. If you're the sort of fan that supports P no matter what, so be it. If you're the type who, aware of the efficiency and professionalism that mark similar ventures by other artists (U2 and Ani are mentioned quite frequently), it's only natural that we should want to see similarly excellent returns on our investments.

Great artist that he is, Prince has an established record for breaking promises to his market. That bears analysis whenever he does something new that would involve me supporting him financially.

It's true that if you're a Prince fan you have to take the sour with the sweet. But some of us are fed up with always getting the sour and never getting the sweet.

People only have so much patience.

Whatever ,you are all right.
But i would rather have ,he brought out some more material on the open and free market. I am a fan but no member ,so i know i miss a lot. But is this the openness of the free (internet) market? That i persee have to become a member of this exclusive club? And pay upfront etc.?
What the fuck ,it can't be mentioned enough. I am a fan since 83/84 and devoted ,i deserve more.

As Batdance said "It's true that if you're a Prince fan you have to take the sour with the sweet. But some of us are fed up with always getting the sour and never getting the sweet.

People only have so much patience."

I agree completely.....Now...as far as people taking about return for their investment....Did we get our money's worth?
Prince isn't a commodity to be traded....
He's not about to offer an I.P.O. on the stock exchange...
If you're looking for return on investment, go see Smith Barney....don't look to prince for "return on an investment"

I never understand topics likes this. We have many positive and negative threads up here.

You are asking people who make negative (in your opinion) ones to leave. Therefore, you do not want threads which you are fed up to continue, all because YOU don't like them.

I have a much better solution to relieve you tension and keep everyone happy, DON'T READ THEM!

If you choose not to read the negative threads then you won't get pissed off.

By asking the people writing the negative threads to stop, you are in fact asking for open conversation to be reduced, because you don't like some of it.

Thats just selfish.

Pshaw...you call this a challenge?

Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True
Vanilla-Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
Falco - Der Komissar
Reebe Jackson - Centipede
Vicki Lawrence - The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

*WHACK* on the ass.

jimmcc01 said:

dude people gripe because they already paid 100 bucks upfront and then feel screwed for some reason or another.

the reason why they come up here to vent their emotions is exactly what Gustavo said, it's a discussion forum where you can discuss basically anything what you want.

My question is: why do people who don't feel they have to complain get so frustrated by the naysayers...?
doesn't that say everything about you and your ability to not let it frustrate you, because it isn't worth it? don't you think you are basically acting the same when you come up here and complain about the complainers?

yes! i think it does!


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[This message was edited Fri May 17 11:45:41 PDT 2002 by Abrazo]

jimmcc01 said:

- That´s not the point....I spend so much time here because as I said before I love Prince and his music. I love other artists as Tom Jobim, Me shell, Djavan, etc but Prince is the one that speaks more to my heart. But if I find something wrong in my point of view, I will express my thoughts here. If I think NPGMC could be better, I will tell. I am a true fan, but not a fanatic. I wont praise every song P does.
The strangest thing is: some of the same people that praise the NPGMC criticize his music everyday (specially his ´JW´ lyrics), thing that I never did after TRC was released. Go figure...

I agree with Abrazo. These forums are for here for discussion purposes.

If people feel the need to vent their emotions and feelings on something Prince-related, where else are they supposed to do go?

There are people here who have literally spent thousands of dollars and several years as Prince fans. If they feel they are being screwed in some way, they should voice those feelings. And the folks at NPGMC should be reading those posts so that they will know how their customers feel.

This is a Prince site. Therefore, if someone has a gripe about the NPGMC, or Prince's business practices, this is the place to say what's on your mind.

NikkiDarling said:

Nikki u r a darling,free speech ain't hurtin nobody.
now let me nibble on those EARS