From the new May 2006 issue of Esquire, Dave Chappelle cover story:

"Laughter pops inside the SUV as we arrive at Prince's mansion. And what a mansion it is. Tall iron gates. Beige granite with the numbers of the address deliberately jumbled. A swarm of chiseled, no-neck security men. Parking valets zigzagging from vehicle to vehicle. A Gothic doorman with black eyeliner, black fingernail polish, and a black tongue ring, standing there with a guest list on a clipboard. 'Is this a club or Prince's home?' Chappelle asks no one in perticular. Dave Chappelle is not on the sheet, but he's admitted after Prince himself is told who is waiting outside the iron gate. A shuttle van is sent down to ride us up the hill to Prince's palace. It is a thirteen-second excursion we could have done by foot.

If Dave Chappelle is hyped to be here, he does not show it, and as we go by two hostesses at the colossal threshold to Prince's home, one of them says to Chappelle wryly, 'You need to thank Prince for letting you in.' No reaction from Chappelle, but he does make it a point to spot Prince, promptly, and walks right over to thank him for his hospitality. Although Chappelle stands nearly six feet and is long and wiry, it is the elfin Prince in natty outfit- a blue blazer, white slacks, white shoes- who is the Goliath in this instance. Dig if you will this picture: Chappelle's a kid all of a sudden, the pubescent Dave who worshipped Prince in the 1980s. His gaunt face is tight and nervous, and his gleaming eyes bounce like ping-pong balls from the Purple One's face to the hardwood floor.But ain't Dave Chappelle famous, too? And for sure, dues-paying members of the fame club are omnipresent and accounted for at this joint: Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Jeremy Piven from HBO's Entourage, and Morris Day and the Time, the headliners for the evening.'

It goes on to talk about how Dave just kind of sat there not partying, and one more mention of the Time (doing "777-9311") but that's it. Interesting article on Dave Chappelle altogether.

Bow down and kiss the ring, muthafukka.

Is that Dave on that VH1 special back in 94-95 doing stand-up just before the NPG comes on with "The Ride"?
[Edited 4/13/06 17:15pm]

yamomma said:

Yep

So what? He didn't make him any pancakes?

A surreal experience for him, that's for sure...

thanks, skip... how about posting the rest of the article?

altavista said:

too much typing for me i'm afraid. that was the only prince part...

That would ahve been some funny shit, did they talk about that skit. (He had on like a Zorro type outfit...) that shit still gets me.

yamomma said:

Yes indeed. I was at Paisley Park for the taping back in about 1995it must have been. I had never heard of Dave Chappele back then. He did some stand up, then Nona Gaye played a few songs and then at the end of the night Prince and the NPG did about 4 songs. Lots of standing around in between while camera men ran around and stuff but definitly a cool time to see that stuff!