you're looking thru a section in the newspaper titled "This was the week when..."

and they listen events that happened next week over diff. years in the past in the entertainment world.

And you find under 2000:

"Prince announced he was dropping the unpronounceable symbol for his name and going back to being called Prince"

And clip it out.

( guilty as charged )

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

Or better yet, you clip out a review on Beyonce's recent concert because the reviewer said she was fast becoming a female Prince.

purplesweat said:

i am SO guilty of this. sometimes if I read an article with Prince's name in it or a sentence abt him- i'll cut out that sentence or just his name. I also save the stickers that come on the CDs just b/c it says Prince on it. obsessive yes. do I care- no.

u might b a purpleneck if... u have your husband dress up like prince for halloween (spending lots of time and money on a costume)!

You actually played on stage with him like I did:

http://www.prince.org/msg...&tid=10292

GamerX said:

omg im soooo jealous - that is so cool

purplextasy said:

did you see him last year on SNL? cause that too was Feb 4

You KNOW your a Purple Neck when...you can't seem 2 find any Prince CD's in your local Music Store (though your well aware they always come right before Presley[as in Elvis]) and you sincerely start 2 feel like something is terribly wrong with the world, cuz there will usually be a CD or two in the P section but today there are none.... {cue dramatic build up from Lennon's "A day in the life"} ....And the room starts spinning around you, even though the chances any commonplace music store will have a prince CD you don't already have by now are slim 2 none, but still none of this matters cuz the entire universe has appently shifted. And the room spins faster and faster- until your 7 seconds away from turning purple with dizziness and spontaniusly combusting in2 flames from an underexposure 2 NPG flavored funk. And right before you expoled screaming: "sha-na-na-na-naa-na" (or whatever it is they're saying in the begining of "eye no") you recognize the glimmer of the golden ticket in 3121, and realize that the prince section was where it usually is, but was only covered by a misplaced pink floyd CD. And as the room's spinning slows down 2 it normal standstill, you chuckle at the fact that the golden ticket still has appeal 2 you -even though the contest is over, and then quietly walk out the store since all the Prince CD's they have.. you already own- only 2 return 2 demand the staff be more carefully with the Prince CD placement and question would it hurt them 2 invest in some of his out of print material.....or so i've been told
[Edited 5/14/07 8:46am]

SirPsycho said:

That's . . . interesting.

I always look in the Prince section, even though I have everything and I always get mad when I see how horrible the selection is. The stores in my area usually only have a bunch of Purple Rain cds and some Parade and now 3121 and that's it! It makes me crazy

jess555ja said:

the sad thing is this actually happened....of course the room didn't start spinning, but when i couldn't find ONE prince CD i felt real uncomfortable (that's so sad. ) And I immediately thought...."yeah...this is goin in the org"
[Edited 5/14/07 8:52am]

SirPsycho said:

That is why I buy most of my Prince stuff online. I don't want to embarass myself in the store. This happened to me when I was looking for the One Night Alone Live box set. I called Tower Records and asked if they had it. They told me they did, so I drove there and they then told me that they didn't have any. I was like

jess555ja said:

SirPsycho said:

Damn, you're lucky. It's only ever greatest hits or 3121 for us:roll: I think I'd die of happiness if I found Parade somewhere..

You know you're a Purpleneck when...

Your boyfriend used to be a big fan of Prince, but now he just gets jealous cuz you have more pics of Prince around than you do of him!

You do your happy dance any time a car goes by bumping Prince

As you listen to each Prince track, you try to picture him in the studio actually reocrding it

Even though you're a grown ass woman, you still imagine what your children with Prince would look like, and go over exactly what you'll say when you finally meet him!

goddess09 said:

...see, this is why i wanna be like him when i (finish) growing up...stone cold mack...my nigga (pardon me, i had a black male moment)

goddess09 said:

I don't do that for EVERY track... but it's so much fun thinking about him in the studio doing 3121 and Love... among his most innovative 3121 tracks.
I do that occasionally when the thought comes to mind.

And I don't so much over everything I'll say if I'm fortunate enough to meet him.
But it's something I've thought quite a bit about lately. It's kinda hard to think of what to say w/o saying the wrong thing.

* You're a PurpleNeck when you can imagine a lengthy conversation with Prince that starts when you ask him the following questions

Why do you write music?
What inspires you?
Do you believe your music is an extension of your innermost feelings or something else?
If your material is that personal, why do you share it with the world?

That has me so curious. If he's as close to the music as I believe he is (as the chi that flows thru him), why does he share it with us if its so personal? Cuz when u think about it, it does expose his "sensitive underbelly", if u know what I mean.

You know you are a Purpleneck when you not only know the lyrics of his songs, but you also know all the screams and all the ad libbing

jess555ja said:

in response 2 that...


when you listen to Darling Nikki, not only do u sing along, but u mimic all of his facial expressions from his theatrics in the film.

and when u hear a new song, u can sometimes predict when he'll add a little scream or ad lib... just cuz u feel like u can read his mind

* you're currently working on learning the "Father's Song" portion of Computer Blue on keyboard (I'm teaching myself) and get excited when u figure another part out.


It's so much fun.

*30 seconds after you post or reply on the Org you impaitiently wait for another purple-junkie 2 quote or respond 2 your post so you can feel validated in the the true purpleness of your neck...

SirPsycho said:

I like this one!

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

lol i'm guilty of doing that. lol- sometimes, when i'm screaming and following the song my parents wanna kno if something happened- cause i usually scream when i see a bug or something. my brothers know the difference btw my "Prince screaming" and my "bug/insect screaming"

jess555ja said:

I always play "Forever in My Life" TWICE because I have to sing the lead and then go back and sing the background!
It's so much easier with an iPod than it was backinthaday with a cassette!
(so, yeah, the neck's kinda purple!)

chocolate1 said:

I do the same thing, but with anotherloverholenyohead!

If last month you wanted to go to Vegas, and this month you want to go to London!

goddess09 said:

I've done this with Darling Nikki. I can just imagine everyone else in the studio being all at the screaming lol.


I've always wondered that about artists, especially ones that are adamant about keeping their personal life personal. I feel like saying "Well, we only have to listen to this song to find out what you think or what you felt, so why not just tell or don't release the song if you don't want people interested in it". *sigh*

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

Ive known how to play that version literally for years now on piano.. .. that and some other songs..