calldapplwondery83 said:

i love hugh laurie

Sorry to be so long-winded

This might've been posted by someone else in one of the other threads but I didn't see it, so here goes...

I was at the taping yesterday (thanks to a friend at work who was able to get tickets) and it was amazing! At first I wasn't sure if "Turn Me Loose" was a new song or a cover, but the lyrics gave it away as Prince. You all basically saw what I saw as far as that goes, but here's the cool part---after they were done taping the announcer told us all to sit, because Prince was going to perform for us! Everyone cheered and sat, and after just a few minutes he came back out and started fiddling with the opening to "Guitar." Fans started screaming, but Prince gave everyone a "hold on a minute" look while he adjusted his effects peddle. After about a minute of playing around he started playing "Guitar" again. The band joined in and he ripped through it. Sounded much better live!

When he was done he walked off and the fans kept applauding. After a moment, the horn players came back out on the set and Prince returned again (without his jacket...I guess he had to do some sort of wardrobe change ha ha). The slow-voice intro to "1999" started playing and the crowd went WILD. Prince ran through the entire song, which I had never been able to hear him do in person before. The back-up singers joined in towards the end for the "PAR-tay" chants. The whole audience was singing "party" as the song wound down. P did the "Mommy, why does everybody have a bomb?" finale, then finally left the stage. As he left he said something like "See ya'll at Coachella tomorrow." Everyone was wiped out,and grinning from this little mini-concert!

I was able to leave through the employee exit thanks to my friend who got the tickets for me. As I was in the lobby waiting on friends, Renato walked past me. All I could get out was "That was amazing!" and he smiled and said "Thanks!" We walked past Prince's gear, which had the symbol stenciled on it, and I asked my friend if artists usually performed after the show like that. She said "Never, no one ever does more than one song unless they messed up and need to re-tape." Jay was on the side of the stage bobbing his head the whole time. Prince came back out and played just for the fans, and it was incredible. When I went out through the backstage area to get to my car, we actually got to walk past his limo (which he was inside at the time). I tried to keep calm and as I walked past the tinted windows, I just mouthed "Thank you." I have no idea if he was even looking, but I had to say something, right?

It was incredible, almost better than the times I've seen him in concert, given the intimate setting. My girlfriend went with me and she got to see him live for the first time. It was very cool of him to come back and play the extra songs, and much appreciated by everyone in attendance.

Sorry to be so long-winded, just thought some of ya'll out there might be interested! And no, I didn't get any pictures...they were watching us like hawks!

THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT! THE LAST TIME I SAW PRINCE LIVE IN CONCERT WAS

AT THE "JONES BEACH SUMMER JAM CONCERT SERIES" IN NEW YORK.THE TRUE PRINCE

FANS....YALL KNOW HOW LONG AGO THAT WAS. HOPE HE PLAYS AT A VENUE I CAN GET TO

THIS SUMMER!!!

PEACE,
SCW