PaisleyPark5083 said:

wat if he helped me back on my feet. such a gentleman...

tznekbsbfrvr said:

Then you would be like snow white, kissed awake by her Prince!

PaisleyPark5083 said:

i don't thi k i wanna be kissed by a man 20-something years older than me...even if it is prince. i'd be in confession the next day crying!

PaisleyPark5083 said:

I think he would smile and help you back up. ooh, ooh, that's my strategy.
When I see him I will faint in front of him.
[Edited 4/24/07 14:05pm]

Awesome! You acted Kewl! You did the right thing! but he probably wouldn't have bit-if you'd had said Hi in a quiet manner-not using his name to draw un-wanted attention! I think he's a Kewl Kat!

Peace!

I work in Beverly Hills and always peruse a nearby outdoor magazine stand on my lunch break that's on Wilshire. For you non-Los Angeleans, it's basically the main drag through Beverly Wills and Westwood. Anyhow, at around 1:35pm ish LA time, I walk past and start to check out the rags, feeling the Monday blahs. Nothing really interested me, so I continued to walk past and did a complete double take--I thought, God, what a cheesy Prince impersonator. Teased black hair, really heavy black eyeliner, and a the TAFKAP love symbol necklace that looked gawdy as hell. All black, long pants, long sleeves--holy FUCK THAT is FUCKING PRINCE!!!!! I turned to see a large black SUV and a hispanic, heftly looking driver that the short man was handing magazines to, one by one. It was him. I shamelessly walked back toward the section he was standing in and stood directly to his left. I picked up "Arena" and pretended to look at the pictures and he walked behind me and STOOD DIRECTLY TO MY RIGHT FOR ABOUT 25 SECONDS!!!! I was too terrified to turn my head and look him in the eye and/or say ANYTHING (I am so regretful)...he browsed through a music magazine (I think it was Q), then I watched him walk back toward his driver. The voice was unmistakable..."Just these ones" as he passed the last magazine. That's when I caught my best glimpse, from behind. He has the TINIEST legs I have ever seen on an adult human being, male or female. It looked like his pants were seriously polyester. His shoulders, his frame, his back, is all so TINY! I've seen the man up close in concert but he looks so much grander up there...On his same level ground he is a fucking manorexic shrimp, shockingly so.

He got in the SUV and that was that. The Hispanic man paid for the magazines and took off. I asked the magazine stand owner why he was not that phased and he said that P usually swings by on Sundays around noon, when there aren't too many people to notice him. But it was so shocking...P wasn't trying to be incognito at all! The hair, makeup, clothes, and especially the necklace were a dead giveaway! I thought it was an impersonator! Only another small group of people seemed to notice, and they were so not subtle, the girl got a picture of her friend whom she was pretending to shoot with P ten feet away and just barely in the frame and then shouted with excitement. P did not react.

If anyone doesn't believe me, I don't care, google some paparazzi images on Prince from 4/23/07.

OMG I can't believe it!!!!! I'm so fucking amazed I saw him on the street in person. Coolest thing ever.[/quote]

meow85 said:

I dont think Prince is over 120-130lbs I am sure hes over 5ft though. but some of u guys are acting like hes a circus midget or something.. hes just naturally a small person.. u know how some people are really skinny and its their unnatural weight.. but I think if Prince was heavier it would be bad for him.. I wonder if hes one of those people that can eat alot and not gain weight.. I bet he sneaks double cheeseburgers and just act like a vegan to be cool LOL..

-Dolphinking23

tznekbsbfrvr said:

He smells like pepperoni hot pockets and dominos cheezy bread... LOL


-Dolphinking23

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Dolphinking23 said:

eewww- really?

First of all...."I SAW PRINCE IN THE FLESH TODAY..."

Panny check @ the image that springs to mind....





I have no idea how I'd react in your situation.

My first reaction is I'd completely want to stalk him.


Sorry, that's honest


I'm certain I'd be on


I'm so happy for you and your sighting today!!!


Next time... PICTURES!!!! j/k

Dolphinking23 said:

Now that's just nasty.

badujunkie said:

This reminds me of when he stood behind Appollonia in PR. I think I would have put down the magazine, turned around & winked at him and walked away.

badujunkie said:

"No, I'm not taking a picture of Prince! I'm randomly taking a picture of my friend near this display of magazines, while trying not to look excited."

LOL.

I guess you'll be hanging around that magazine stand/shop/whatever a little more often, huh?

*Sorry for the double post

That is so crazy cool right there badujunkie! I hope you stay on

Am I the only one slightly disturbed by the obsessive nature of the text used in the orginal statement, and even more so by the responses!?!?!?!

yep! u may b the only one

SquirrelMeat said:

No. I can see why the person would be a little jazzed but this...

The cat is out of the bag, he will probably never go there again. Good on you for giving him his space.

When I met him I didn't trip out and I think he appreciated that.

Very cool! I would, despite my usually relaxed demeanor be a little bit shaken to be standing right in front of Prince in a lineup, I think most Prince supporters on this site would be.

I am happy for you that it made your day. Wicked!

www.myspace.com/marktgrimshaw

That's cool & it's a funny story. About 1996 or 97 i got a glimpse of him in Manhattan getting into a limo. My sister was the one who saw him first. I remember her shouting out "Oh Shit it's Prince". A few people turned & looked. He got into the limo so quick you would have missed him if you did not catch him walking down the street to the waiting car. He was with 1 bodyguard. Yes, he is a tiny fellow. I think pictures of him makes him look a bit bigger (not much).

If I ever stumble across him and have the chance to say something, I think I'd say:

"I'm a big admirer of your music. I really liked Thriller!"

I'd imagine the look on his face while he processed that comment would be absolutely priceless!

babynoz said:

I know that's right...

Your SSOOOOO lucky!!!

If it was me, I'd probably freeze up and look stupid

oh and let me say the line "On his same level ground he is a fucking manorexic shrimp, shockingly so" made me cry laughing


WHAT MAGAZINES DID HE GET???

dang , I guess those ... "What would you say to Prince if he was standing next to you at a magazine stand" threads do have a purpose on here.

SquirrelMeat said:

Did you expect anything less? It's not like you're new around here.

nurse said:

This is a very cool story, badujunkie. Thanks for sharing. I love reading stories like this.

I agree with many of the responses here that Prince is smaller than you imagine. Standing next to him during the aftershow was a trip. I thought, "and he kicked Murphy's ass in basketball!" (Dave Chappelle Show)