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Printable somehow I dought it. News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so. You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop. | |
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FunkMistress said: I've never heard his smile described as a "grand piano." I kind of like that.
 I like it too better than saying 'his smile was like a broken picket fence' lol!!! oh dear....  
'Ive never been 1 2 hide my feelings, Baby, u blow my mind I painted your face upon my ceiling, I stare at it all the time...'
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You can call me retarded if you like.
Can someone explain "The Truth" to me? Are we talking another band with a fancy name? Are we talking about Prince's Album music? What are we talking about? What's the truth? News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so. You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop. | |
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MickG said: You can call me retarded if you like.
Can someone explain "The Truth" to me? Are we talking another band with a fancy name? Are we talking about Prince's Album music? What are we talking about? What's the truth? I'd never call you retarded MickG because we all see things differently. Everyone one is unique depending on their experiences and life lessons. 
When i saw the name "The Truth" and the line up of musicians i thought  they have that name right. Seeing most of these guys perform live, there's nothing closer to The Truth when it comes to The Funk.  
Prince is magnetic when it comes to The Funky Truth    | |
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How much do you wanna bet that they will end up being Prince's touring band. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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LecoleKidman said: he's my puppet
  .... aren't there some candles to sell or somethin'? God bless everyone. NO exceptions. | |
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2freaky4church1 said: How much do you wanna bet that they will end up being Prince's touring band.
 ka-ching!!! $$$$
Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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moderator" The Truth " was the name of my Son's Father's band. 11 years ago.
they broke up cuz they failed to honour the name. " the embassy shut to keep the fools out " - as above, so below. | |
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luv4u said: 2freaky4church1 said: How much do you wanna bet that they will end up being Prince's touring band.
ka-ching!!! $$$$I was already thinking that before anyone said something. Prince and The Truth. yeah, it doesn't work for me. Sounds like an oxymoron. I might be willing to take that bet. News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so. You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop. | |
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Minneapolis again young, dumb, and no fun..
most of my threads are missing | |
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no tamar? no twinz? no girlz? young, dumb, and no fun..
most of my threads are missing | |
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UCantHavaDaMango said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: when i think "grand piano smile" i think james brown. ol' boy's got a smile more like a toy piano...
 
Awww...c'mon, it's goofily cute! Has that cute little smile like my one year old, Makaeda! He looks like he is still a virgin! | |
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So who else is just pissed that they decided to leave town after work on Thursday?????
Ya gotta understand [Edited 8/23/06 6:52am] A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. | |
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The spelling error in the title of this thread pains me so. Can you find it? And I'm not talking about "2" or "C," even though those, too, are incorrect. | |
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CuntOMatic said: The spelling error in the title of this thread pains me so. Can you find it? And I'm not talking about "2" or "C," even though those, too, are incorrect. But we all slip and do that sometime's. But we know it's wrong. It's just a forum...it's o.k. to not be too anal about errors.Why do you like playing around with my narrow scope of reality? - Stupify | |
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Dang!!! I've been meaning to go down to see them since they started up. Now I gotta start going.
five said: Last night @ Trocadero's in downtown Minneapolis, enter stage left...well upstairs anyway...around midnight...enter's Prince in black attire, with a black scarf around his head....looking bright...(yeah in black) and full of life.
He walked in right through the front door of Trocadero's, and headed straight upstairs....center stage view to dance 2 the music of "The Truth" which features, Kirk Johnson, Kip Blackshire, Chance Howard, Jellybean Johnson, Odell, St. Paul Peterson, Eric Leads, Tracy and special guests. The house was packed, a few tributes went out to our man of Purple...as he looked on with that grand piano of a smile he has, all the night long. For ya'll that missed it, we'll keep U posted on where "The Truth" will be next. Morris Hayes, was also in the house as well as many other paisley parker's. God "Bliss".....Love
[Edited 8/18/06 8:56am] [Edited 8/18/06 8:56am] [And here's the thread showing pictures from that night c/o orger shellAnswerMan - luv4u] http://www.prince.org/msg/7/199551 | |
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MickG said: You can call me retarded if you like.
Can someone explain "The Truth" to me? Are we talking another band with a fancy name? Are we talking about Prince's Album music? What are we talking about? What's the truth? http://www.startribune.co...83605.html The Truth: All in the family Several of Prince's disciples form a new funk band to revisit those magical Purple Daze. Jon Bream, Star Tribune The band's first rehearsal wrapped up with a can't-miss party medley of Prince's "Dance Music Sex Romance" and the Time's "777-9311." But singer Paul Peterson seemed to be struggling, and it wasn't because the 1980s phone song hadn't been updated with a 612 area code. "Whatsa matter, Paul?" saxophonist Eric Leeds purred in his best Prince voice. "Can't you play two keyboards at once?" Laughter erupted in the rehearsal room. Prince's fingerprints are all over this new Twin Cities band that calls itself the Truth -- its members cut their teeth with the Purple One in three different decades -- but these guys aren't operating under his thumb anymore. "His presence is there, no question. I'm Prince's disciple," said guitarist Jellybean Johnson, the original drummer in Prince-hatched projects the Time and the Family. There's no nonsense in this no-frills rehearsal space, home to two decrepit upright pianos and couches probably plucked from somebody's curb. The musicians, ranging in age from early 30s to early 50s, are disciplined. They show up on time. They've done their homework on the songs. They work efficiently without breaks, booze or babes hanging around. On this June evening, it feels like a reunion of the few, the proud, all of whom trained under the same drill sergeant. If Prince said: "Be here at 11 p.m.," they obeyed, never mind that the music might not start 'til 3 a.m. and stretch until 8 a.m. -- with a callback at 2 p.m. If he didn't like your uniform, he'd commission a new one whether it was your style or not. In the Truth, however, there is neither a boss nor big egos. These guys are brothers, created (and underpaid) equally. • • • Local manager/agent Jeff Taube came up with the idea this spring: an all-star funk band to celebrate the so-called Minneapolis Sound of the 1980s, made famous by Prince and producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis at Flyte Tyme Studios. His first call was to Johnson. "I had my doubts," Johnson, a Twin Cities bar-band warrior, said later. "It's one thing to say 'Yes,' and it's another thing to show up to rehearsal and gigs." Within two weeks, Taube had contacted seven semi-famous sidemen and called a meeting May 16 at Trocaderos, the spiffy new Warehouse District nightspot where the group would begin a regular Thursday gig 30 days later. He lured them with a free lunch and a promise of work, including talk of $30,000 for one show in Japan. "Apiece?" asked saxophonist David Eiland. Everyone chuckled. First order of business was figuring out a schedule, since everyone is busy with part-time gigs. Each guy took a calendar and Xed out the days in June, July and August when he wouldn't be available. Peterson's calendar had so many X's it looked as if he were playing cover-all Bingo. "It looks like Paul can do only one gig," Eiland observed. "Should I bow out?" Peterson asked. "I want to be fair about it." "Do things slow down in the fall?" Taube asked. "I hope not," Peterson said. Next order of business was to discuss substitutes at each position, with all the players needing to have a Prince or Flyte Tyme connection. Within minutes, Taube had a depth chart with three or four potential subs for each instrument. "My sub gets 50 bucks," Peterson suggested, "and I get the rest no matter what country I'm in." After Taube gave a quick overview of his marketing campaign, it was time to choose a moniker. Funk Mob, Funkapolis and everything on Taube's list got the thumbs down. "I like the name 'The Truth,' " drummer Kirk Johnson piped up. Peterson and Jellybean Johnson seconded. Then Taube asked each player to e-mail him five songs the band should perform. After 50 productive minutes, the Truth was born. • • • Taube distributed recordings of the suggested songs -- by Stevie Wonder, James Brown, George Clinton, Jimi Hendrix, Rick James, the Ohio Players, the Time, the Family, Mint Condition and, of course, Prince -- to each musician to study. On May 25, the Truth gathered at Trocaderos to shoot publicity photos. Taube also had some news: Eiland, who performs regularly at a Christian club, had dropped out because "he's struggling with secular music." But Leeds, a longtime Prince sideman, was now on board, and Matt Fink, one of Prince's first keyboardists, was another possibility. After posing for photos, the Truth headed to a rehearsal space in northeast Minneapolis for the heavy lifting: Deciding who would sing lead on which songs, and who would play which instruments. Then it was time to jam. • • • Buff, bald drummer Kirk Johnson looks like a Marine, but runs rehearsals with the focus, finesse and friendliness of a popular high-school football coach. Each of the musicians takes notes, and some record the final takes for study. Their musical depth is striking. So are their memories. They can recall Prince's precise arrangement on a recording and how he simplified it for the stage. Leeds, Peterson and Jellybean Johnson even remember four songs from the Family -- their short-lived but underrated group that first recorded "Nothing Compares to You" -- as if it were yesterday instead of 1985. Just in case, Kirk Johnson keeps all the lyrics in a loose-leaf notebook (in plastic sleeves) on a music stand next to his drum machine. Even on an unfamiliar song -- "I Got What You Need" by the Truth's youngest member, 30-year-old Kip Blackshire -- the band is fast and true: It took just 40 minutes to master. Fink, however, was a bit tentative at his first rehearsal. Now a studio denizen and married father of 8- and 11-year-olds, he hasn't gigged with a band in more than a decade. "I thought you were scared," Jellybean Johnson said to Fink after a nearly four-hour session. "You said you hadn't done this in a while." "That doesn't mean I'm scared," said Fink, 48. "I'm fried. I'm not up this late these days." Indeed, June 6 (Jimmy Jam's birthday) had just turned into June 7 (Prince's birthday). Fink had a 40-minute drive home, and the Truth would have three more rehearsals before show time. • • • Eight hands are joined in a pile like a basketball team. "It's all about the Truth," Kirk Johnson declares like a team captain ready to take the court. Fink dropped out after one rehearsal. So did his replacement. New sub Donnie LaMarca had two rehearsals. And Jellybean Johnson is on tour out East with the Time. All that doesn't matter now. It's the moment of the Truth. By the second verse of the first song, the dance floor at Trocaderos on Thursday was full. When Blackshire burst into "Higher Ground," the joint was jumping. And the ensuing "Funky Good Time" definitely described the scene. After the first set, keyboardist Chance Howard teased his bandmates: "You guys are terrible." Then he got serious: "That was funky." Said Peterson: "For Gig 1, I'm not complaining. I've got a couple personal improvements I'll make. But I think that was pretty darn good for the first gig." [Edited 8/21/06 17:24pm] If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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Musicology Volume II, [Edited 8/22/06 17:15pm] may meekness, and peace follow u where ever u may go... | |
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2freaky4church1 said: How much do you wanna bet that they will end up being Prince's touring band.
I have that same feeling. This tour would be off the hezi4chezi! Who ever said Prince has lost it - has lost it. The Kid's still got game! | |
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