i rember some orger said that in 2002
he played bambi in front of prince on open soundchecks
and prince said :this is a chalenge and took off his wedding ring and did amazing rendention of bambi.
can somebody give more details please?/

I would think that the ring would probably come off during Sister.

what???? that musta been the shit!

oh lawd, please bring back the npgmc and soundchecks pleez!!!

wonder505 said:

those were the days...
even better than the '80s
for we were able 2 get close to the musical marvel
to see him perform up close and answer our questions
maybe even play around with his guitar and dance with him

Snap said:

like someone else said i wish mani would sign dem damn papers and go away so we can get back to business.

anybody rember ?
or was at that soundcheck??

it was a soundcheck in new orleans.

I think "Bambi" was played during one of the European soundcheck dates back in the fall of 2002.

He played Bambi at the Melbourne soundcheck October 21 2003. Didn't take off his ring but was still awesome.

mynameisnotsusan said:

What's with taking off the ring? is it for dexterity?

anon said:

No I think the meaning was he didn't want to be 'unfaithful' to his wife by playing it

Hmm. I thought it was just easier for him to play with the ring off. He took it off when he did the acustic set during the Musicology release party at Webster Hall in NY.

wonder505 said:

Say what you want about Mani but sometimes I get the feeling that she was the main reason for him opening up from 2000 until 2004, the Celebrations at Paisley and those fan friendly soundchecks because keep in mind that she was a hardcore fan and knew exactly what the hardcore fans wanted. Then again, this is just my speculation..

KoolEaze said:

that sounds possible and best believe she expects to get paid a shitload for it.