OK, first no NPGMC, I guess that was losing money possibly. Then a few parties in LA, ok, cool he's getting the Hollywood Biz back on his side..

After last night, I am wondering if he'll ever do any small club shows for the real fans again? Hollywood, doesn't care about the music, it's all about ego and just GETTING IN. Then they probably don't even give a crap who's on stage..

Prince's coolness is wearing thin, along with his hair, and if he loses those of us who buy every record, he's gonna be left soulless..

yes


Prince absolutely HATES his fans, and we love him for that!

i'm sure he will but it is kind of funny....i had always thought the club closed because he wanted to actually perform without having to worry about the backlash from not releasing fan club tickets....but who knows

we are not the only people who prince should be catering to all day, everyday. believe it or not, there are other people besides the fanbase out there who actually LIKE the guy.

DMSR said:

so he had one party with no fans, only celebrity, many of which are fans. before that he did Butter with fans, then he did las vegas with fans, then he did BET with fans, then he did Tamar shows with fans.

why are you so quick to think he's throwing in the towel because of one party?
[Edited 8/28/06 19:59pm]

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

wonder505 said:

I agree also .

Isn't Prince a businessman also? And, doesn't his music help most along the way - even the holy-wood folks?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Thank you!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Exactly !!!!

Don't get so upset. He'll be back. I don't think he'll ever turn his back on us regular folks! I don't believe that Prince will go on with absolutely no web presence whatsoever. He'll bring something back online and it'll be cool. Of course he's going to tour again. As a Prince fan you have to realize that he is just so unpredictable. Who knows what he'll do next! Plus, even though the celebrities are famous many of them genuinely like him. Whether we like it or not there are perks to being a celeb and going to an awesome party with a free Prince concert is one of them!

I just wanna know if he got in some preach time with them like he always does with us . . .

4everYoung said:

A lot of u guys SHOULD b 4gotten..

pkidwell said:

Thanks again for driving me around in Vegas. How ya doing?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Other people?....OTHER people?.....I'll have to think about that for a while....other people, you say? Good Lord! Can it be true? This is all too much, I need to lie down.
[Edited 8/29/06 1:30am]

SDNafka said:

i know...it's a bit much, ain't it? it shocked me when i first found that out, too.

sexxydancer said:

oh shoosh mani

sacredwarrior said:

U R nuts...

DMSR said:

take it easy DMSR. yikes! jumping the gun a bit I think. he just did butter in june and yes celebs were allowed in but so were the fans..right? and his coolness is wearing thin? now now, let's not be irrational! He is freezerburn compared to cool
it'll be ok DMSR, he'll be back (I hope)

Give the man some air.

No, I don't think he has. He's just not catering to us right now. He's going through a strange phase now and no one really knows what to make of it.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

superspaceboy said:

What strange phase? The man is acting normal. He doesn't have to invite fans to every event that he has, strange, naah, not at all.

DMSR said:

Oh brother. No offense but even if he were to announce a 30 city, US/European tour today doing small venues there is no way that only hardcore fans would get tickets.

wonder505 said:

Ifsixwuz9 said:

i know, right? where the hell was this thread during the last couple of tours?

Didn't Prince play the House of Blues later that evening?... for the umpteenth time... Its one of the smallest venues in the country where, once again, "neglected fans" had the chance to get up close and sweaty.

silverandgold said:

You don't call a major album release by him with all of this hoopla he created around it only to become recluse shortly after and not promote it's release strange? To me this whole year with the release, promotion, non-promotion, no tour, website shut down, his divorce, Temar's album being shelved and them parting ways...well strange. That's a lot of stuff to just say "oh that's normal" for Prince. Maybe much of it is not in his control, but something has been going down that we don't know about.

superspaceboy said:

Ok, let me 'splane:

1) Prince did some shows to promote a new artist (Tamar), which in some shows
did include songs from 3121 cd (Vegas, GMA, Butter, Bet Awards afterparty
in LA)

2) Some promotion, not a lot of promotion was done for 3121-apparently there
was a problem with Universal (Universal did break up in groups few months
after Tamar had been signed and Prince made a deal with them for the 3121
cd;


3) Sure there was rumors of a tour for Summer '06, but it wasn't definite.
I'm sure there are legitimate reasons why it didn't happen, doesn't mean
it won't happen down the road.

4) Prince's website shutdown suddenly - only reasons he could explain-no it
wasn't fair that fanclub members weren't given earlier notice, not saying it
was right to do it that way, but we'll probably never know the real
reason for the closure other than the email sent by the mods explaining to
fans the club was on hiatus.

5) Prince's divorce - that's his business, not the fans.

6) Tamar's album shelved - Yes the release date was changed several times, we
still don't know if we will be able to purchase it even though certain
outlets may have it available in a couple of weeks.remember when Stevie
Wonder's album release date changed about 3 times?

7) Tamar and Prince parting ways - Until I see an official report from either
artist about it, then I'll believe it. Not saying it didn't happen, but it is
not unusual that two artists decide to part ways;doesn't mean she won't
perform with Prince again as a special guest, and if true, I'm sure they
both agreed for good reasons and will remain friends.

Not making excuses for all that happened this year with Prince with what you noted in your post, but in this industry, these things happen.

Now as far as the club shutting down suddenly and Prince's divorce, only he knows, only Prince knows why, so it doesn't make any sense trying to figure those two things out.
[Edited 8/29/06 18:46pm]