Dr. Funkenberry can't spell.

Secrets?

I hope not.

This festival generally has a crowd that is largely unaware of Prince's greatness. He should slam it all by himself and with the band, of course.

this Dr Funkenberry is getting all the updates

Well,will we b able 2 c the thing r not?
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I bet its gonna be Larry Graham.

ToraToraDreams said:

Please, NO!... he'd be smart to trot out someone relatively hip like Gwen or Dave Grohl... or a legend like Santana. The Coachella crowd could give a crap about Larry or Maceo.

Jude418 said:

Don't worry. He's in Spain and Switzerland at the weekend.

I hope it's not Chelsea Rodgers

b3xy said:

Ledisi - She will be performing on the Tonight Show tomorrow and at Coachella with P.

i looked this festival up in wilkpedia and found that it has a track history of reunions. maybe prince and the revolution, it's not a "prince" venue, no american TV so it fits the bill for a man of mystery.

dreamshaman32 said:

EITHER A "REVOLUTION" REUNION OR A TIME REUNION OR NEITHER!!!!!

It said, "taking with him", so I guess it will not be any artist already performing at Coachella.

Otherwise, I'd love to see some collabs with these:
Portishead, performing before Prince.
Jack White is a Prince fan isn't he?
Sharon Jones & the Dapkings!!!
M.I.A.
Diplo, might make a good remixer for some uptempo dance songs!

Actually I find it weird seeing Prince at a festival. It just isn't him. Sure $4.5m is him. I just can't see the festival crowd (uninterested folks, beer throwing, mud dancing) getting into Prince. It just might be opening for the Stones all over again.

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Mr Jackson ?

luv4u said:

does anyone know who he is? i mean is a known personality in the US or is it an anonymous person who somehow is in the 'prince' know!

he reports on other celeb right?

maybe it'll be a rendezvous with an old friend.

syble said:

I have a suspicion it's more than just in the 'know' with P. The articles are written in the exact language used on 3121 updates. And with 3121 gone how is P going to let everyone know about stuff? Also what other LA website would have Shelby down as a celeb? I think I smell a purple hampster.

Rorywan said:

yup!!! thats what I thought! also explains the comment about P having the company of a beauty at the osca gig! oh and the miss-spelling!

Yep, I think Dr Funkenberry is definitely P's official spokesperson of the moment!
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Jeffiner said:

do you think it could be ol George clinton or maybe his daughter? she was at his gig in london and spoke for him at the signing afterwards.

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Jeffiner said:

From what I see, the Dr Funkenberry site is an entertainment site. They report on American Idol for goodness sake! Nothing Princely about that whether he was on the show or not! Plus I've seen other items that have nothing to do with Prince so I wouldn't go so far to call it Prince's spokesperson.

purplecam said:

I would respectfully disagree. Compare it to.. say Perez Hilton or some other entertainment site. It is highly unusual. I mean c'mon!... 'DR'... 'Funk' ...'n' ...'berry'
Apart from the 'n' I would believe these all to be quite, emm.. princey!
And he did use an 'n' once as well. Can't remember in which song.




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How far is Coachella from West Hollywood? Sly & The Family Stone are playing that night at the West Hollywood House of Blues. If it is Sly then that could bode well for the First Ave show next Friday May 2nd which I will be attending. Perhaps Prince might show up for that?

Also. If anyone on here will be at Coachella don't miss Kraftwerk earlier in the evening. I saw em last Saturday here in Minnesota and it was great fun. ELectronic music pioneers!

tricky2 said:

You know, a lot of people on the east coast kind of make a big deal out of Ledisi. I've heard her sing, but not crazy about it. She has a nice voice, and I guess I could put her in the same category as Angie Stone, but that's about it.
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Sander said:

I have to agree with you about Sharon & the Dap Kings, love their sound. I just became a new fan of their music. Sharon's a true, soul singer and her band has that 60s, JB soul sound, and it's no wonder,since she is from James Brown hometown of Augusta, GA. Sista burns a hole in the floor when she performs.I definitely would love to see them live. I hope Coachella airs their performance.


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RumAndRaisin said:

Maybe Santana, stevie wonder, sheila .E. ???
or kate bush , gwen stefani , alicia keys?