Anxiety said:

U look more like Kim bassingger than she does.

Anxiety said:

is that why she is making that face? she is remembering their sex?

wait, these were the religion debates huh?

no wonder why everyone looks so bored and depressed....

sosgemini said:

"Religion debates"? I wasn't there, so clue me in...there was an actual debate or discussion, not just a monologue that everyone was supposed to listen to and accept without question? Was it specifically about JW beliefs, or more wide-ranging? I'd be interested in some first-hand reports from those of you who were there.

CandaceS said:

Me too!

i met levi, michael b, tony, damon, kirk, sonny t, mr hayes, tommy b, a few times in the early to mid 90's ,.....

i even asked the guys a couple of times if they could get p to sign my ticket and they said ,...

"sorry man more than my job is worth !!!"

he used to send the "guys" out to meet the fans ,.. never mayte or diamond or pearl !!! he used to lurk in the background watching ! (what a dickhead) at one aftershow in the garage in glasgow he sat on a staircase peeping through the bars on the stairs !! it just made people think he was an asshole !!

sosgemini said:

CandaceS said:

I was in this room too. It was 2001

emesem said:

Thanks. So what all went on? I'm interested in hearing more first-hand accounts from this.

CandaceS said:

well, my first hand account of seeing this pic is,

"who is the blonde chick with the crimped blond hair who is sucking way to hard on a sourball...?"

sosgemini said:

She's trying to make her best "Prince face"
not realizing she looks nothing like Prince

Is it me, or does Prince wear glasses at the times when he sees himselve as some intellectual adviser? (the social commentarory on Sign of the Times, the religious, JW-fuelled commentaroty on the Rainbow Children)? lol

Does holding his hand and then looking into his eyes count?

Riverpoet31 said:

aw man, i like the camille look. i was happy when he rocked it again on tavis smiley.

I met Prince briefly during the Act I tour here in DC. The third date was a benefit concert in conjunction with BET at the newly renovated Warner Theater. My friend Chris and I had heard that certain people were going to be able to meet and hang with the band before the show. Not being on that short list, we hoped to successfully sneak in. We stood outside Warner’s main entrance trying to get in and despite our best attempts at deception were repeatedly rebuffed. Then inexplicably, someone connected with BET came through and made a delivery or something. On his way out he came over to me and asked if I wanted in. (Duh, Yeah!) He gave me an official BET badge for the event that he was wearing. I kicked him some money, and with my newly acquired credentials, gained entry for the both of us. We went downstairs, met a few band members, and in general celebrated our luck. The show was absolutely killer with my personal highlight being a live “She’s Always in My Hair”. I should have known that it was going to be a different kinda night when at intermission I ran smack into the venerable Rev. Jesse Jackson. When I asked him how he was enjoying the show he said, “It’s great. Prince is the Man.” My friends didn’t believe me until they saw him about two seats down from then BET host Donnie Simpson and Carmen Electra who were seated together. Before the concert was through, we found out that the afterparty was going to be at this club on M street called the Dome. Five of my friends and I hurry over after the show, and apparently arrived before anyone connected to Prince’s camp. I had continued to wear the badge more as a souvenir from the night than anything else, but to my surprise it also served to wisk us into the club and right into the cordoned off section of the club prepared for Prince and his entourage. No cover charge, Free drinks, food, the whole nine. About an hour before P’s arrival, the manager of the club comes up to ME and asks whether there are any instructions that he wasn’t aware of that should be carried out in anticipation of P’s arrival. (This was an invitation only event that I not only crashed but was now running thangs! ME!) I gave him some spiel about security being at the ready and to make sure that everyone allowed in our section had a proper invitation. From leaving the house that afternoon, I had gone from having little chance of doing anything more than seeing the concert that I had bought a ticket for, to preparing the way for P’s arrival to his and BET’s official afterparty. My friends were stupefied because this was an incredible turn of events and I was frontin to the MAX. Prince arrived, we greeted him with applause and as he was coming through, I said to him, “That was an awesome show brother”. He shook my extended hand and said thank you, then went over to a private table where he sat until he left. One thing we all learned that night is that Prince does not like look-alikes because our friend Gerome who naturally resembles P and was made up in his Paisley best was removed from the party at P’s request. I danced with Mayte, and Carmen (who had a personal security person shadowing her every move) but I spent most of my time chillin with Tony M and Sonny. It was a really cool night. Will never forget it.
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met him twice...once amazing just us alone...the 2nd time horrible at the first prince celebration...

prettymansson said:

pretty, tell me about it! Give me details!!! Pleeeease!!

beret1022 said:

i was part of a prince tribute show with a very well known music group in 1999 and i was invited to paisley park 2 meet him and see the rave tv special taping...we spoke...and i got to tell him how much he meant to me and my music... we shook hands and it felt AMAZING for weeks...so happy that my man even knew i was alive...about a year or so later i went to the prince celebration at paisley park and got DISSED big time ....prince was walking around pretty relaxed standing by the dj booth with some drum sticks ...when he was leaving he walked towards me and looked me right in the eye ...i said hi...i met u at the rave taping i was part of the tribute show with.... he walked right past me and shook hands with the person i went to the celebration with... 2 feet away from me...and his bodyguard aaron even pushed me aside with his shoulder...i hated him and wanted to leave but i just brushed it off (after a few hours) "how dare his bodyguard touch me when im one of only a handful of people that even care about his rainbow children CRAP" !!!???? eventually i remembered he owes me nothing and its all about the music anyway...i didnt let that spoil my trip...thats my story

prettymansson said:

excuse me i mean aaron pushed me aside with his elbow...sorry

prettymansson said:

Well I would be hurt too. But you gotta remember Prince meets tons of people everyday...I am sure it is hard for him to remember everyone's face.

klhk said:

this is hella funny!!! i totally agree with u. if i knew i was gonna go see Prince, the mall would have to shut down for a day so i could find the perfect thing to wear...and omg...

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Yeshua4all said:

Your friend got kicked out just cause he resembles The Kid? Man, that's some cold shit.

Oh yeah I met him too. I was 14 when I first met him. My boyfriend at the time had performed as Prince the night before and shut down the school's talent show when he came out in a thong and leg warmers. Prince, The Time and Vanity Six heard about the show and wanted to know more about Jeff-the boyfriend. The whole time I'm talkin' to Prince he and Jeff were just staring at each other (Jeff used to look A LOT like him) then Jeff kissed his hand and quickly left the room! Prince didn't say a word just watched him walk across the room and out the door! My friend Kelly kept trying to touch his hair and Prince kept moving his head! It was very funny.

Even funnier- Now, twenty years later, Jeff is in The Time! Go figure!
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won a pass to an afterparty at a club from a local radio station on the 2000 " Hit n Run tour, didnt really meet him, he just walked passed me between his bodyguards, no one else seen him coming, it was dark andhe was dressed in black, I guess thats how he sneks in, but I spotted that strut coming toward me,I had to say something or I would regret it for the rest of my life, I said, "whats up brotha" he looked up at me and nodded, I cool with that because Im white, when he was leaving my boy snapped a picture, P looke at him with one of those P face as if to say why you gotta do that you idiot, his bodyguards went after him and the camera, he slid it to me and ran, I stuck it my pocket as they came toward me, I threw up my hands and said " I dont have it" they quickly went back to getting P out.

CandaceS said:

I think he looks really good looking in this photo! And I really forget how short he is when see this pic.

Well, I think "met" is over estimating the experience but here goes.....

1st time was at a club after one of the Nude gigs in London. There was me and a bunch of other peeps getting down to Flashlight by Parliament on the dance floor. I took a step to the left and heard some high heels clatter on the wooden floor. So there I was, turning around to apologise to the "girl" I thought I had nearly knocked over and there was P looking up at me (I'm 6' 2"!!) with one of those "WTF! Get outta my way!!!!" faces..... Too funny!

The 2nd was during a promo trip to London. The whole band including "Tora Tora" was doing a signing at Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street..... still have the Get Wild EP signed by the band, and Tora Tora aka Prince. He didn't say a word that day though.