vainandy said:

When you sat in front of the then ,new style big screen TV and watched one of his live performances that he introduced those famous yellow,but out pants, with georgeous hips showing like only he can do justice to. I nearly had a heart attack!!!

I can remember the big screen TVs before those came out. The earlier ones in the late 70s/early 80s, was a big screen on the wall and the TV part shined on the screen like a movie projector. All the lights had to be out in order to see the picture.

I rem the time when those new fangled VHS recorders came out. Oh course my mom couldnt afford one til 1985! When we finally got one, I was able to tape Prince on Video Soul, 1985 Grammy show, 1985 Oscars and Arsenio Hall... Man those were the days when you had to find a blank tape or find a spot where you can re-record over something you taped earlier...then you had to get your tape synced and paused in the right section and hoped you taped the Prince at the beginning of the tape or catch all the performance and hoped the 2hr tape dont run out...
Man those were the days...

You put the old stuff away one week, and pull it back within the next two months.

SexyBeautifulOne said:

ZsaZsaZsu said:

But wait, did yall buy the VCR just to record the Purple Rain premiere (which I attended and taped!)? And the first VHS cassette played on it was Purple Rain? I did!!! I used my student loan money to get it!
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wlcm2thdwn said:

But U were there 4 Prince right?

mplsmike said:

me too!!! 4 copies free, went to 2 concerts

SexyBeautifulOne said:

Amen to that

mplsmike said:

Oh God, I love that interview.....

ZsaZsaZsu said:

i still do that but i just use 6hr tapes and record on slp speed

emesem said:

double check

Bought both versions of 1999! Single and Double Album versions were released in Australia.

You've bought a John Prine album just to see what it's like, because you see them sitting there every time you go to the record store.



or is that "you know you're an obsessed fan when..."?

...you collected every poster and album sleeves from his albums starting with Controversy and every magazine cover including Rolling Stone, Right On! and Black Beat... I had his posters plastered on my bedroom and dorm room walls....and still got them!!

babooshleeky said:

Now, how does that make you an old school fan?

mplsmike said:

He was just a baby.

VonMarie said:

that's crazy!

mplsmike said:

why'd he do that.....what was the question?

mimi07 said:

http://video.aol.com/vide.../404266260
Check this video out to see why...kind of funny!

ZsaZsaZsu said:

I have this huge SOTT poster (the album cover) on my bedroom wall to this day.

You saw Prince open for the Rolling Stones & got booed.

I have SOTT in 2 jewl cases.
I have a concert givaway of Musicology and ndver bought the retail.
I have a foil symbol CD.
And I have 1999, PR, SOTT, ATWIAD, and The Black Album on LP

...except I'm a new fan, I didn't start listening to Prince till 3121, but that's all gotta count for somthing.

you can remember seeing announcements for Prince's 1979 concert at the Capri, stuck all over Minneapolis.

Jamzone333 said:

Oh SNAP!! Me too! I forgot all about that show.

You are also old school if you have Purple Rain on LP, Cassette, CD, and digital download. Dat is old school baby.

Frederick96 said:

And the original "Purple" vinyl 45 or LP of Purple Rain!

U read every PPML digest!

Were in Prince chat groups b4 there were pictures on the net.

Quinn319 said:

..and on Diane's Prince News list...online and by mail!