rnljs said:

No, you definitely wouldn't recognise me, especially as I'm all girl!!

2elijah said:

obsessed said:

The title of the thread is referring to something Prince said at one of the aftershows last year in London, he then went ON to say, he used to be able to go to the 'supermarket' just like everyone else...!

He would occasionally go to the supermarket, rent movies, and get coffee in Chanhassen/Eden Prairie. He still could. People recognized him sure, but he was pretty much left alone. When people are used to seeing you, it's no big deal.

Jeffiner said:

Thanks, I'm lost a lot of the time, so these days I'm starting to ask

Now, tell me who the real Prince is

Jus ing

simm0061 said:

I agree, and I bet he still does occasionally when he's here.

Jeffiner said:

Anyone see that Michael Jackson Private Home Movies thing where someone fixed it for a supermarket to be closed so he could roam around there and feel "normal"? Yeah, well when everyone else in the supermarket is in your paid entourage and you're allowed to fling foil plates around as frisbees, it might be fun then

Jeffiner said:

Yeah but jeffiner it's his bloody fault we worship him in the first place, he should'nt be so funkin gorgeous and talented, he started it with the assless pants, wearing no underwear, sexy songs what does he expect< having said that if he came round to my place i'd treat him like he was one of us!!!!!


I know what you mean though, I was there that night he sang that song.

Just Like U (Monologue)

I like that ... I need to talk to you, though ...

There used to be a time when I could walk down the street, just like U
Nobody wanted a picture of me
Now everybody want one
Like I'm some animal in a zoo
I used to be like U
I could go to the supermarket
If my momma asked me ... momma asked me to pick her up some cigarettes and tampons, I could, you know, I could .... What? What?
Like your momma hasn't told U? Whatever?
U'd hide it in the bag, tryin' to get back ....
Hopin' none of ur friends saw U ... don't play ... please.

(Start the hand clappin' x2)

I... I... I get delirious whenever ur near
Lose all self-control, baby just can't steer
Wheels get locked in place, stupid look on my face
Comes to makin' a pass pretty mama
Just can't win the race

I get D ... oooh ... ooh, ooh, ooh.
I get D ... (x3)
Break it down way low

Yeah, I used to be just like U
Summertime in New York
Walking around, just havin' a good time
Lookin' at all the girls
All the girls lookin' at me
To tell me to get out of the way so they could look at my cuter friend
Oh, I hang around, I hung around with, with the cute dudes
So I could, you know, you know
The big, tall, you know, dark, handsome, I
That;s me, I'd be right with 'em so I could
Whatever they didn't want, I could just
"Hi, U think we could? Oh, never mind"

But those days are gone
I can't even go outside no more
U think I don't miss it?
Yeah ... I miss it

Then some crazy fool come up to U with a camera
And he got 6 other crazy fools with him
And he say, "If I could just get a picture of you and Michael Jackson together.
If I could just ... I could retire, Prince, just let me get, I could ..."

That's when I knew things had changed
Now inside I'm still the same
Something else changed
Inside I'm still the same
Something else changed

Oooooh ... ooh, ooh, ooh.
Y'all say it
Don't rush, say it
Lay back
Oooooh ... ooh, ooh, ooh.
Oh yeah, come on
On the one, one more

TheNewWatcher2 said:

What, Smart?

~

Okay is this a good thing or not so good thing ?

TheNewWatcher2

langebleu said:

That's it! So funny!

I love that part too, 'Oh...never mind'

langebleu said:[quote]Just Like U (Monologue)

I like that ... I need to talk to you, though ...

There used to be a time when I could walk down the street, just like U
Nobody wanted a picture of me
Now everybody want one
Like I'm some animal in a zoo
I used to be like U
I could go to the supermarket

But those days are gone
I can't even go outside no more
U think I don't miss it?
Yeah ... I miss it

That's when I knew things had changed
[b]Now inside I'm still the same[/b]
Something else changed
Inside I'm still the same
Something else changed

That's poignant!!

oh now I get it! he said that during some show in london? That's pretty cool actually, thanx for the transcript, langebleu. I just read a review of the 21 nights book and indgo nights CD, it said there was some funny stand up thing from prince that they were surprised made it into the CD so...this must be it, right?

purplecorvette1 said:

Oh, you were so lucky, I wasn't there that night - I went on 6th September, I'd LOVE to have been there to hear that live... I think I would have been gobsmacked though, it seems so candid. What was the reaction from people? Amazement?

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Shorty said:

Yes!

really looking 4ward to hearing this..he's extraordinary & it's funny cuz hard to imagine p ever being ordinary & doing ordinary stuff like nipping round to the corner shop...buying pint of milk etc etc 4 his mum - of course he did once.
he's just reminding us he hasn't 4gotten how 2 be 'street'

i would like 2 "pal" around with him. we all would i guess. but he's rite. he can't even walk down the street ('cept mayb in MN). i would luv it if he jumped down in2 the crowd during a concert & started dancing with them or come out after the show & dance with the crowd 4 a minute. has he ever tried that? probably couldn't risk it. the ladies would start a riot trying 2 get close.

TheNewWatcher2 said:

Nope. I'm unique (In the respect i'm not u)