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PrintableYou were terrified that someone might be able to break into your bank account because they could easily figure out the PIN to your ATM was "1999", so you changed it to "3121" since not too many people know about that album.
Your Prince CD's are in a certain order- chronological, favorite, etc. and nobody can ever figure out what it is past "Purple Rain". You  everytime you hear "Kiss" or "When Doves Cry" on the radio.
You wanted to slap your hairdresser when you told her to hook it up cuz you were going to see Prince in Vegas and she started singing "Little Red Corvette, ooh- ooh-ooh" in a really off key voice, over and over again, and you found yourself wanting to shout "Bitch, he's had over 20 fucking albums, let me school you" (but of course you didn't) You aren't really mad that Prince got the NAACP image award, or any awsrd in the past 2 years, even though you know he's old and has become one of those people you used to hate in the late 70's and 80's who would win awards at industry shows and you would be thinking "why doesn't Prince (or whoever) get the award? They're just giving it to _____ cuz he's old and everybody knows who he is" 
You get  when you realize you don't have any Prince CD's in your car, cuz you were trying to "go just one _____ (day, week)without listening to Prince to ensure you weren't nuts"
You have been late to work cuz you were frantically going through your Prince CD section looking for a particular CD and couldn't find it. You HAVE a Prince CD section that extends beyond 5 "standard" CD's ("Purple Rain", "1999", etc.) You think "The Very Best of Prince" sucks ass and wonder why the hell nobody called you to discuss the tracklist You like "The Hits and B-Sides" much better, but wonder "where the hell is 'Scandalous'" When listening to "The Hits and B-Sides", find yourself launching into the song on the original CD after something, (i.e. "Uptown" --> "Head") and find the fact that on disc 2, the fact that "Delirious" comes BEFORE "Little Red Corvette" is just WRONG! You get hyped on June 7 You know how to do the "I Would Die 4 U" motions correctly You miss Camille If you or someone you know is tired and you find yourself having to refrain from saying "and the reason is Camille?" or "is the reason Camille?" You have secret plans to name your kids in relation to Prince, a Prince protege, a Prince song, etc. and are trying to pick something "obscure" that you hope to God no one will notice, i.e. "Cynthia Rose", "Camille", etc. You somehow internalized why "The Rainbow Children" was a true Prince CD (theme, storytelling, etc.) , even though the lyrics/content may have had you going 
If you're a Black American, like me, you still get inwardly pissed at all of the Black shows, conferences, history month references, radio shows, etc. that go on and on and on about Black music, Motown, pioneers, etc.- you know anything that "defines Black music" because Prince is omitted 90% of the time | |
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beautifulone7 said: You think "The Very Best of Prince" sucks ass and wonder why the hell nobody called you to discuss the tracklist
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beautifulone7 said: You were terrified that someone might be able to break into your bank account because they could easily figure out the PIN to your ATM was "1999", so you changed it to "3121" since not too many people know about that album.
Your Prince CD's are in a certain order- chronological, favorite, etc. and nobody can ever figure out what it is past "Purple Rain". You everytime you hear "Kiss" or "When Doves Cry" on the radio.
You wanted to slap your hairdresser when you told her to hook it up cuz you were going to see Prince in Vegas and she started singing "Little Red Corvette, ooh- ooh-ooh" in a really off key voice, over and over again, and you found yourself wanting to shout "Bitch, he's had over 20 fucking albums, let me school you" (but of course you didn't) You aren't really mad that Prince got the NAACP image award, or any awsrd in the past 2 years, even though you know he's old and has become one of those people you used to hate in the late 70's and 80's who would win awards at industry shows and you would be thinking "why doesn't Prince (or whoever) get the award? They're just giving it to _____ cuz he's old and everybody knows who he is"
You get when you realize you don't have any Prince CD's in your car, cuz you were trying to "go just one _____ (day, week)without listening to Prince to ensure you weren't nuts"
You have been late to work cuz you were frantically going through your Prince CD section looking for a particular CD and couldn't find it. You HAVE a Prince CD section that extends beyond 5 "standard" CD's ("Purple Rain", "1999", etc.) You think "The Very Best of Prince" sucks ass and wonder why the hell nobody called you to discuss the tracklist You like "The Hits and B-Sides" much better, but wonder "where the hell is 'Scandalous'" When listening to "The Hits and B-Sides", find yourself launching into the song on the original CD after something, (i.e. "Uptown" --> "Head") and find the fact that on disc 2, the fact that "Delirious" comes BEFORE "Little Red Corvette" is just WRONG! You get hyped on June 7 You know how to do the "I Would Die 4 U" motions correctly You miss Camille If you or someone you know is tired and you find yourself having to refrain from saying "and the reason is Camille?" or "is the reason Camille?" You have secret plans to name your kids in relation to Prince, a Prince protege, a Prince song, etc. and are trying to pick something "obscure" that you hope to God no one will notice, i.e. "Cynthia Rose", "Camille", etc. You somehow internalized why "The Rainbow Children" was a true Prince CD (theme, storytelling, etc.) , even though the lyrics/content may have had you going
If you're a Black American, like me, you still get inwardly pissed at all of the Black shows, conferences, history month references, radio shows, etc. that go on and on and on about Black music, Motown, pioneers, etc.- you know anything that "defines Black music" because Prince is omitted 90% of the time  Your lips would make a lollipop too happy. | |
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beautifulone7 said: You were terrified that someone might be able to break into your bank account because they could easily figure out the PIN to your ATM was "1999", so you changed it to "3121" since not too many people know about that album.
Your Prince CD's are in a certain order- chronological, favorite, etc. and nobody can ever figure out what it is past "Purple Rain". You everytime you hear "Kiss" or "When Doves Cry" on the radio.
You wanted to slap your hairdresser when you told her to hook it up cuz you were going to see Prince in Vegas and she started singing "Little Red Corvette, ooh- ooh-ooh" in a really off key voice, over and over again, and you found yourself wanting to shout "Bitch, he's had over 20 fucking albums, let me school you" (but of course you didn't) You aren't really mad that Prince got the NAACP image award, or any awsrd in the past 2 years, even though you know he's old and has become one of those people you used to hate in the late 70's and 80's who would win awards at industry shows and you would be thinking "why doesn't Prince (or whoever) get the award? They're just giving it to _____ cuz he's old and everybody knows who he is"
You get when you realize you don't have any Prince CD's in your car, cuz you were trying to "go just one _____ (day, week)without listening to Prince to ensure you weren't nuts"
You have been late to work cuz you were frantically going through your Prince CD section looking for a particular CD and couldn't find it. You HAVE a Prince CD section that extends beyond 5 "standard" CD's ("Purple Rain", "1999", etc.) You think "The Very Best of Prince" sucks ass and wonder why the hell nobody called you to discuss the tracklist You like "The Hits and B-Sides" much better, but wonder "where the hell is 'Scandalous'" When listening to "The Hits and B-Sides", find yourself launching into the song on the original CD after something, (i.e. "Uptown" --> "Head") and find the fact that on disc 2, the fact that "Delirious" comes BEFORE "Little Red Corvette" is just WRONG! You get hyped on June 7 You know how to do the "I Would Die 4 U" motions correctly You miss Camille If you or someone you know is tired and you find yourself having to refrain from saying "and the reason is Camille?" or "is the reason Camille?" You have secret plans to name your kids in relation to Prince, a Prince protege, a Prince song, etc. and are trying to pick something "obscure" that you hope to God no one will notice, i.e. "Cynthia Rose", "Camille", etc. You somehow internalized why "The Rainbow Children" was a true Prince CD (theme, storytelling, etc.) , even though the lyrics/content may have had you going
If you're a Black American, like me, you still get inwardly pissed at all of the Black shows, conferences, history month references, radio shows, etc. that go on and on and on about Black music, Motown, pioneers, etc.- you know anything that "defines Black music" because Prince is omitted 90% of the time That was fun 2 read 
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beautifulone7 said: You were terrified that someone might be able to break into your bank account because they could easily figure out the PIN to your ATM was "1999", so you changed it to "3121" since not too many people know about that album.
Your Prince CD's are in a certain order- chronological, favorite, etc. and nobody can ever figure out what it is past "Purple Rain". You everytime you hear "Kiss" or "When Doves Cry" on the radio.
You wanted to slap your hairdresser when you told her to hook it up cuz you were going to see Prince in Vegas and she started singing "Little Red Corvette, ooh- ooh-ooh" in a really off key voice, over and over again, and you found yourself wanting to shout "Bitch, he's had over 20 fucking albums, let me school you" (but of course you didn't) You aren't really mad that Prince got the NAACP image award, or any awsrd in the past 2 years, even though you know he's old and has become one of those people you used to hate in the late 70's and 80's who would win awards at industry shows and you would be thinking "why doesn't Prince (or whoever) get the award? They're just giving it to _____ cuz he's old and everybody knows who he is"
You get when you realize you don't have any Prince CD's in your car, cuz you were trying to "go just one _____ (day, week)without listening to Prince to ensure you weren't nuts"
You have been late to work cuz you were frantically going through your Prince CD section looking for a particular CD and couldn't find it. You HAVE a Prince CD section that extends beyond 5 "standard" CD's ("Purple Rain", "1999", etc.) You think "The Very Best of Prince" sucks ass and wonder why the hell nobody called you to discuss the tracklist You like "The Hits and B-Sides" much better, but wonder "where the hell is 'Scandalous'" When listening to "The Hits and B-Sides", find yourself launching into the song on the original CD after something, (i.e. "Uptown" --> "Head") and find the fact that on disc 2, the fact that "Delirious" comes BEFORE "Little Red Corvette" is just WRONG! You get hyped on June 7 You know how to do the "I Would Die 4 U" motions correctly You miss Camille If you or someone you know is tired and you find yourself having to refrain from saying "and the reason is Camille?" or "is the reason Camille?" You have secret plans to name your kids in relation to Prince, a Prince protege, a Prince song, etc. and are trying to pick something "obscure" that you hope to God no one will notice, i.e. "Cynthia Rose", "Camille", etc. You somehow internalized why "The Rainbow Children" was a true Prince CD (theme, storytelling, etc.) , even though the lyrics/content may have had you going
If you're a Black American, like me, you still get inwardly pissed at all of the Black shows, conferences, history month references, radio shows, etc. that go on and on and on about Black music, Motown, pioneers, etc.- you know anything that "defines Black music" because Prince is omitted 90% of the time OK it's a wrap... I need purple therapy.  | |
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When your friends and family refer to your car as the Princemo-beel because of the only music that comes out it's speakers!
Then your a purpleneck! [Edited 3/18/07 12:28pm] Stop worryin' bout' what people say,
Ain't gonna stop em' anyway! Prince | |
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777Zannalee said: When your friends and family refer to your car as the Princemo-beel because of the only lmusic that comes out it's speakers!
Then your a purpleneck! | |
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777Zannalee said: When your friends and family refer to your car as the Princemo-beel because of the only music that comes out it's speakers!
Then your a purpleneck! [Edited 3/18/07 12:28pm] Princemo-beel - that's cute. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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Thanks. And that really is the name of my car! Stop worryin' bout' what people say,
Ain't gonna stop em' anyway! Prince | |
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777Zannalee said: Thanks. And that really is the name of my car!
Cool.  Is your car purple?  Of course you probably already knew that somebody was going to ask you that question.  RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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psychodelicide said: 777Zannalee said: Thanks. And that really is the name of my car!
Cool. Is your car purple? Of course you probably already knew that somebody was going to ask you that question. No but it should be! The symbol hangs in the miror! Stop worryin' bout' what people say,
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I thought of a few more.....
You ever thought of wearing lingerie to a restaurant You are still appalled at the part in DMSR where he says "Negroes say ooh, oh, allright, allright" because even though you were only 8 when that song came out, you knew we (Black Americans) hadn't been called Negroes since the 1950's/60's- but it was still somehow OK cuz it was Prince You ever told a guy or girl your phone number was 777-9311 You think that even though TLC's cover of "If I Was Your Girlfriend" was great, the words made better sense when Prince sung them You get excited when you look at the clock, a receipt, etc. and it says 319 When you listen to "1999" you are kinda bummed out that it was a boring ass year, after Prince got everyone so hyped about it back in the day You were EXCITED when it was 1999, and it felt really weird when you wrote checks, etc. with the date on them cuz you were inwardly thinking "It's finally here!" You watched "Batman" only to hear Prince's voice in the batmobile for like 3 seconds | |
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777Zannalee said: psychodelicide said: Cool. Is your car purple? Of course you probably already knew that somebody was going to ask you that question. No but it should be! The symbol hangs in the miror! That's close enough.  RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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1. If you ever camped out for tickets (this was wayyyyy before the internet)
2. If 3/4 of your mp3 player space is Prince 3. If you had more than 1 of the Shower Poster on your wall as a teen. 4. If your password is Prince related 5. If your ringtones are Prince 6. If your car is purple(yep mine is but not on purpose) 7. Have multiple copies of albums ie.. work, car and home 8. Had a Prince hair cut (a good friend of mine did) 9. Named your pet after a Prince song 10. Liked The Rainbow Children Just Call Me Afrochick
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LadyFunkSoldier said: 4. If your password is Prince related
5. If your ringtones are Prince (only for special people)
7. Have multiple copies of albums ie.. work, car and home
8. Had a Prince hair cut (a good friend of mine did) (do the fingerwaves from UTCM count?)
10. Liked The Rainbow Children Hey, I remember you from the NPGMC chatroom!  afrochick
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some more....
you have at least one (non-purpleneck) friend who calls you if they spot Prince on TV to be sure you don't miss it- and 99% of the time you're already watching. You've had a purple-painted bedroom (or any room) for most of your life. Ask where they're going, they'll tell U – "Nowhere"
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Here's one (not sure if it's been mentioned already):
You might be a PurpleNeck if: someone hears a Prince song on the radio or sees him on TV and says to you, "I saw/heard Prince the other day, and I thought of you." RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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psychodelicide said: Here's one (not sure if it's been mentioned already):
You might be a PurpleNeck if: someone hears a Prince song on the radio or sees him on TV and says to you, "I saw/heard Prince the other day, and I thought of you." but you gotta have at least one friend like I mentioned above- who actually calls you at the time! (those friends are "honorary" purplenecks, )Ask where they're going, they'll tell U – "Nowhere"
They've taken a lifetime lease on Paisley Park ... | |
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- You played N.E.W.S. in the delivery room while your son was being born.
- Had sex with your high school girlfriend during a Purple Rain concert. - Parked outside of said girlfriends house after the two of you have broken up- drinking St.Pauli Girls - playing Beautiful Ones over and over again (on cassette) -singing it through your tears - until her father comes out and asks you to leave. | |
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paisley16 said: psychodelicide said: Here's one (not sure if it's been mentioned already):
You might be a PurpleNeck if: someone hears a Prince song on the radio or sees him on TV and says to you, "I saw/heard Prince the other day, and I thought of you." but you gotta have at least one friend like I mentioned above- who actually calls you at the time! (those friends are "honorary" purplenecks, ) I have one like that, the rest are just acquaintances, like co-workers, etc.[Edited 3/18/07 18:12pm] RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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goku said: - You played N.E.W.S. in the delivery room while your son was being born.
- Had sex with your high school girlfriend during a Purple Rain concert. - Parked outside of said girlfriends house after the two of you have broken up- drinking St.Pauli Girls - playing Beautiful Ones over and over again (on cassette) -singing it through your tears - until her father comes out and asks you to leave. wow- now that's really purple purple neck!!! but during the show???? sex can wait!!! Ask where they're going, they'll tell U – "Nowhere"
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Wow, this thread is only a day old and it's already gone off like a rocket.
A lot of these things are SO TRUE. I'd like to add: You might be a PurpleNeck if... - you see a street called "Pearl Way" and wonder if you'll find a "diamond street" close by. - you believe that Prince came up with the saying "act your age, not your shoe size" - more than one Prince song makes you cry - Prince songs play endlessly in your head to the point you don't know where one ends and the next one begins. had 2 run away... pride was 2 strong. It started raining, baby, the birds were gone | |
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When ever U hear Prince...U tell your Lady-Girls Friends.....
"If U wanna get up and Dance It's Cool" Or am the only one who's done this [Edited 3/19/07 2:04am] | |
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Today I'm really feeling like a PurpleNeck because I got up this morning and looked at the calendar. When I saw the date was 3/19 (March 19), I immediately starting singing the song "319". RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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DreamyPopRoyalty said: Wow, this thread is only a day old and it's already gone off like a rocket.
A lot of these things are SO TRUE. I'd like to add: You might be a PurpleNeck if... - you see a street called "Pearl Way" and wonder if you'll find a "diamond street" close by. - you believe that Prince came up with the saying "act your age, not your shoe size"- more than one Prince song makes you cry - Prince songs play endlessly in your head to the point you don't know where one ends and the next one begins. I really did believe that...thanx alot man!!!!!  [Edited 3/19/07 7:18am]  | |
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paisley16 said: some more....
you have at least one (non-purpleneck) friend who calls you if they spot Prince on TV to be sure you don't miss it- and 99% of the time you're already watching. You've had a purple-painted bedroom (or any room) for most of your life. My best friend does that.
I did have a purple bedroom most of my life, but it wasn't because of Prince. I just love purple. I graduated bitches!!! 12-19-09  | |
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Your friends come up to you and tell you "Prince was on (insert random TV show here) last night!" "Plaid shorts are completely over." | |
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robertes71 said: Your friends come up to you and tell you "Prince was on (insert random TV show here) last night!"
Yeah, I get that too. Then it's usually followed up by, "Did you see it", or, "I thought of you right away, because I know you like Prince". RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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You might be a PurpleNeck if...
--When listening to the radio, you've ever done a double-take when during a film-developing commercial they mention double prints... "3123...that's next door to where the party be..." | |
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