One day I was working at Sam Goody and the man that claimed to be the rapper on Da Da Da was in the store BLASTING IT! Singing all the lines. The manager came to him and said, "Hey you have to turn that down!" He was explaing to me that he was the rapper and that Prince still owed him for his expenses (this was in 2000). I was like.. "ok..". I told the manager he had to leave.

When he came the man said, "LOVESEXY DOUBLE PLATINUM! DIAMONDS AND PEARLS PLATINUM!!!" And screaming some other Prince facts as he was beiong escorted out the door with his Emancipation tape in hand

Its 1998 in Kansas City Mo, P decides to visit some area record stores, before the concert.
During visiting a well known local store, he checks out the 'p' section for his music.
Then purchases a few pictures of himself that were hanging behind the counter.
While at the counter the store owner asks Prince if he'd sign something for him.
Then whips out a Bootleg and offers it to P.
P gives him a look and says "you know I don't get paid for this?"
The owner says something to this effect , "but, would you please sign it?"
After that all that is heard is high heels leaving the store.




Unforgettable

Thinking about that makes wonder about 2 things.

I can't imagine buying pictures of myself, if I were a public figure.

Offering P a bootleg to sign I guess that would have been worth some bucks, how many people have a signed bootleg

maxim9691 said:

That actually happened!?! Man, the guy was either totally clueless or he had some big cojones.

maxim9691 said:

LLLLLOOOOLLL!!

LAAWD!!!! Wow. I cant believe that prince didnt take that from him!
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p related

prince rolled up in2 one of the spots i used 2 go 2 get bootlegs and demanded all of the bootlegs they had on him. the store had no choice but 2 give them back ...that store was never the same again


p related crazy


any fan that says 2 me that if they don't have a seat at a concert that isn't in the 1st couple of rows their pissed

A bee came to me earlier today and reminded me of Honey Collective...and I said 2 the bee...As far as I'm concerned, U can call it jealousy if u'd like, although it is a feeling of abandonment in truth...I said...I'm tired of Prince hanging out with all of these women...and I'm tired of his Charlie's angels games...and I said...please take my genuine attitude to the hive...and share it with nature...thank u and he flew away, and I'm alone again.

maxim9691 said:

I heard P once went into a store in NYC that sells Boots...went in and grabbed the lot and said "these are mine" and walked out.

Crazy P Related Tale:

My friends and I are all major goofballs and spend the bulk of our time joking around and all. So one day, my friends and I--whom I'll kindly leave nameless-- was playing (BLARING) a Prince mix cd in his car at a local burer stand.
It was alright when "Purple Rain" and "When doves Cry" was playing, but all hell broke loose when "Head" started flowing out the speakers.

I was dying of embarrassment, because it IS a raunchy song, and my friend refused to turn it off. It was so offensive that the manager of the burger stand came out and asked my friend to turn that song off. My friend claimed the CD wasjammed in the player and turned the volume down...

The man went back into the store. And my friend cranked the volume back UP!
Good thing the song ended before the boss got back to the doors to scream at us again! LOL!. It was fun.

Another Crazy P Related Tale: For the longest time, I wore a bruise on my left thigh from an accident I had while dancing to Prince's music. I live in an old house and on the front is a porch that can double as a stage if you squint hard enough. One day, my friends and I were on the porch steps discussing dance moves and somehow we got onto the mention of Prince's shuffle dance at the ed of "Purple Rain". Well I was a dumbass and got up and started to do it. Halfway around the porch, I tripped and fell a good 6 feet off the porch onto the ground. I'll leave the dancing to Princey.
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once upon a time..

TRUE STORY

Back in the day when my mom was young she used to go to the a club in downtown St.Paul called The Oz the night club. So every saturday night she would go with her and her really good friend. So one night while she was waiting to get to the dance floor. Prince came like a corner of the like enternce of the lobby. So their is my mom and Prince standing right next to each other, so my mom was just playing it cool right not wanting to make scene or anything like that. All of sudden he spoke to her, he saying how really crowded it was in their and he wanted to dance real bad. After a few words my my mom turned around and that little dude was gone. Kinda like what he did in Purple Rain to Applonia. Well of a sudden Her friend came up saying how she talked to Prince and how he asked her what she was doing that night, and like other stuff. They were pretty stoaked to say the lease.

You guys would not belive how many stories I have of Prince encounters,of my mom and her friend.

I have personally seen Prince on at least 6 or 7 times. There are 2 times that really blew my mind. The first time i saw him was at a punk rock store on melrose in Los Angeles. And this last time while i was leavin 3121 in Vegas when i was walkin to my car. EVERY TIME I SEE HIM IT BLOWS MY MIND!. But i just say its a beautiful thing , and i just wait and look forword to the next time.

fan09 said:

Cool! A Purple Rain moment. Bet that was wild!!

I was in the basement at Park Plaza over North Mpls doing and one of the tenants told me about Prince and how he used to write his name in black spraypaint on the walls and he got a whoopin'. Lol. She also told me that he used to come over her house sometime and loved her cornbread.


I also recently met this woman who was .. I guess a Prince groupie and told me all these crazy stories but Im at work right now

paisleypark4 said:

Get off work then! cause I'm waitin to hear the stories!!!

Back in the early 90's I made a phone call to Paisley Park posing as Neal Karlin of Rolling Stone magazine. He interviewed P a few year prior. I knew that I wouldnt connect with Prince if I asked to speak with him, so I asked to speak with his manager at the time, Gilbert Davidson. I was so suprised when the secretary transferred my call to him. I imediatly told him the truth that I wasn't Neal but that I was a fan. I told him that I had heard that Prince was gonna tour and asked him if he could have him come performe where I lived (Central Cali). He told me that he would see what he could do but that I didn't have to lie about who I was to speak with him. That wa
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I play classical guitar but if you don't pick up a guitar for years, you basically have to 'start over', as if you were a beginner.

Prince had a phase where he'd bring in club members to soundchecks and answer their questions. He recieved all the basic questions such as, 'what do you think of state of the music industry today?'...blah blah blah. I was determined to ask if I could play his guitar. Two months before the date of the concert for my town, I dusted off my guitar, took out a cd from a Vegas show he did, and note by note, got to work.

During the soundcheck in Oakland, Prince sat on the edge of the stage and took questions from an audience of about 50 or so fans. I let everyone get their time in and then mustered up enough gusto to raise my hand and ask him if I could play his guitar. He nodded and motioned for me to come up on stage with him. I climbed over a couple of rows of seats and Takumi helps me up on stage. If I wasn't already astonished enough Takumi, his guitar tech, hands me Prince's Blue Cloud! All the while, P continues to take questions from the audience. Tak hooks me up to a small amp where the guitar player usually stands on stage and I begin a rendition of PRain that I learned from that boot a couple of months back. Halfway into the song, P recognizes the tune, stops answering questions, turns around and gives me a big smile.

With mission accomplished, I hand the axe back to Tak. I think P said to play something else but at that point I was so nervous that my hands were shaking and I didn't want him to find out that I actually couldn't really play. I thanked him, Tak and everyone in the audience for their patience in letting me steal the spotlight for 4 minutes. I retook my seat.

I didn't realize that it would open up the floodgates for the remaining soundchecks. Everyone started asking to come up on stage and play, sing, or do something for him as if it were some kind of audition.

Well, I guess now I'll always get to say, 'I played guitar onstage with Prince!'


(tee hee )

youngworld said:

Amazing story. Prince is nice that way. I wish he would do the celebrations or soundchecks these days.

Tame said:

LOLLOLLOLOLthatisthe funniest shitI haveever read,DESIREENEVERMIND is out of a job on this one!ROFLMAO!!!!

Thats Nothing I Was Swarmed

I met this girl years ago who told me that back in the 80's, her and her friend were at a club where Prince was supposed to be doing an after show or something. Her and her friend were sitting at a table near the stage, and this guy walked passed them and said, "hi." They laughed at him and said, "nice costume!" Then the guy jumped on stage and started playing. It was Prince! They thought it was some loser trying to look like him.

dustysgirl said:

Now thats funny

Lawd...u know i got mo!

The radio promoter for Prince's first Album Fopr You told me about prince riding around Lake Calhoun in roller skated and he ran in2 him. He said he was wearing some shorts and some suspenders and that he was with "some white girl" as he put it.
But since I am at work I cannot go in2 detail...more to come yall...spill it!

dustysgirl said:

Lawd!


Well this girl told me that she stood in the studio during the makings of La La La Hee He Hee. She said that he was asking everyone for input on the song...the rhythm changes, the calls. I dont know weather I believe her on this or not but she said that he had asked her to describe what she thinks about cats and dogs. She said they are like salt & pepper. He said, "hmmm.." and right there came up with the rap, "if I was a dog and you was the cat, baby I'll show you where it's at..". Im not going to bust her out on the other things she had said on this website..