My Purple Crush.

Sentimental is where I must begin.
April 9th 2008 marks a 25-year anniversary of the day I had the pleasure to encounter Prince on the Cleveland Colleseum Stage.
This story will be missing details that are solely personal 2 me, such as the moving emotions I was experiencing at the time.
I was definitely new 2 love, when Prince had to walk into my life shirtless for the second time.
The first time being 1979, when "I wanna be your lover," was taking over the airwaves, and the "Prince," album cover was taking over my heart.
"I had to have a plan...to meet this man."
I mentioned to my friends that it would happen.
As I turned fourteen and now the owner of, "For You," as well as "Controversy," and "Dirty Mind," I was still falling 4 my purple crush.
I was sixteen when "1999" came to town and I had purchased my tickets.
A photographer friend of mine, took pictures of my tickets, and another friend of mine, Kurt, and I went to the show April 9th, 1983.
I had the 8x10 in an envelope marked, "What's the hang-up, What's the scam? I guess you think I'm just another one of your fans." ....."Well, I'm not, so don't treat me like one."
And a red rose.
I wrote a hello letter 2 Prince, and a poem or two, that I barely remember.
I believe I gave my envelope to "Chick," however if I hadn't, I had met him backstage.
Within a half an hour of giving this photo to security, I was escorted backstage and to the right wing.
"Vanity-6" was on stage and I sat comfortably on a road case alone.
Prince came to me with a guitar in hand. And shirtless.
Prince came nearer to me and whispered, "Thank you for the rose."
I froze.
I smiled I hope, and said nothing.
Prince finished the song and softly left the stage.
"The Time," came on, I said, "Hello" to the members as "Vanity-6" were leaving and, "The Time," were coming on stage. I remember dancing a few minutes before I was escorted back to my 12th row floor seats , but somehow I remember watching the show from the second row.
Prince doesn't know this but I went back to my seat and broke out in hives for two days. I was watching the concert itching with white welts all over.
I wonder if I'm still allergic to him. That's nothing but, "rash," behavior.
Anyway, that was twenty-five years ago.
A rose 4 a rose, I thought.
Prince is a beautiful guy.
I remember telling the story to a DJ friend of mine, Todd Zilla, and he was funny to say to me in his cute southern accent..."You had it all planned out, didn't you, you just didn't figure out what you were gonna say."
And that is the funny truth. I guess my plan worked out, kind of.
I should have conjured up running away with him 2, and maybe that could have come true. Well, I had just turned seventeen, two days prior. I have a feeling Prince assumed I was illegal, although I knew nothing of statutory laws at that age...I was just chasing after my purple crush.
I can say that I felt that I had known Prince forever. And I loved him. And I still do.
Twenty-five years later. T.

Tame said:

holy crustaceans he gave u hives?? that must've been awful. surely it was something else that caused it?

Well I think thats a lovely story,ur sooooo lucky to have met him.I would have been a jibberin wreck if that was me.

I Like your story ,that is so sweet

royalshyness said:

Coulda been the Love Bugs.

Spirit

When the spirit takes
ahold of you
Within a door that
You must open 2
Within that room
forevermore,
Is a little bit of me, and
a little bit of you.
Am I coming through?
As you must do.
Only a wonder
for Someone
And that Love is all.
And all for One.

T

Sweet story. Was Prince your first crush?

AWWWWW!

4849 said:

aw man i was so going to say the same thing!
but really tame, that is so beautiful
cherish that memory fooorever! and you never know,
you may yet again have an opportunity to give
him another rose

Thank you for sharing your beautiful Prince experience with us. I am sure that that brief encounter has forever touched your soul as it would have touched mine too.

That is so beautiful

Twinkly1 said:

Yes.

InsatiableCream said:

Oh lawd what now, what is that eek face for.

I dunno, but tell Slash I said Hi.

Thats a great story...lucky you!!!

Hi Alyssa...this is the thread, thanx for your response. T

Also, rereading my story I meant to say that through ages fourteen and fifteen I had gotten "Controversy" and "Dirty Mind" Not that I had them all at fourteen. However, u wouldn't have caught the mistake possibly. Although, I had "Prince" first, and then "For You" within a month, and then purchased "Dirty Mind" and "Controversy," as they came out. And then "1999" was released. And so on through the years. R.ight up 2 "Planet Earth."
And I have loved getting to know all of the officially released material, through the years...
I have to say again, I cannot imagine this planet, or "my world," without listening 2 Prince. I would have been completely lost without the color purple...which Prince somehow managed to capture. It's been a royal siege. And 4 what? Ultimately, Love. And that's all we need. So, with Prince music u find love...how's that 4 profound. And simple. And worth it...thanx Prince...I only spent about three hundred dollars or your cd's, seven hundred dollars on your concerts, forty bucks on your films...and I have had twenty nine years of entertainment. Thanx friend...I don't know what I would have done, since I could never afford to leave my house. EXCEPT, to go 2 the grocery store. I love u Prince...and u were always in my house.

Sasal said:

That really was a great story.
I also like that "Spirit" poem.

Thanks for sharing

Soulsista said:

Thank you, I wrote spirit a few nights ago.