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Prince and The Family. I don't know how many of you use Twitter, or even know what it is, but Wendy just made an update to the account that her and Lisa share, saying that Prince had just phoned Susannah, and that the reason might be to do with name 'The Family' being used for the new album that Susannah, Eric, Paul, Jellybean and Jerome are doing, and that he may not let them use it.
Hopefully that isn't the case, I think they should be allowed to use the name. Unless of course Prince was planning to ressurect the project himself with new members.....but I doubt he would do that! Anyway, just thought I'd share this tidbit information. If any of you guys have Twitter, you can follow the girls at http://www.twitter.com/wendyandlisa Peace |
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moderatorMilitant said: I don't know how many of you use Twitter, or even know what it is, but Wendy just made an update to the account that her and Lisa share, saying that Prince had just phoned Susannah, and that the reason might be to do with name 'The Family' being used for the new album that Susannah, Eric, Paul, Jellybean and Jerome are doing, and that he may not let them use it.
Hopefully that isn't the case, I think they should be allowed to use the name. Unless of course Prince was planning to ressurect the project himself with new members.....but I doubt he would do that! Anyway, just thought I'd share this tidbit information. If any of you guys have Twitter, you can follow the girls at http://www.twitter.com/wendyandlisa Peace Can someone really own a name like "The Family?" Besides that, Willie Nelson's band was called "The Family" (Willie Nelson and The Family) before "The Family" was called "The Family." So maybe they should clear it with him as well? | |
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The "punk of the month" will never get a sniff at it.
It's Prince's "house" ...his property. | |
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Rev said: The "punk of the month" will never get a sniff at it.
It's Prince's "house" ...his property. See, that's what I was pondering. We really don't know if Prince and St. Paul are on civil terms. They may never have buried the hatchet since Paul left the band the first time around. Paul's brother Ricky played keys on 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World', but that may not mean a great deal. |
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Yeah that is a bummer but not suprising coming from Prince.
But at this point Wendy is only speculating this and we see before this confirmed. I didnt even know Prince still keep contact with Susannah as I always got the impression she tried to distance himself from him over the years, and I am awared that he continues to contact Wendy and Lisa. I would thought that Prince okay the project, otherwise St.Paul and Susannah wouldnt spending all this time talking about the album and it seem to me their intentions of releasing it. And I thought with Prince is still on good terms with some of the Time members too in the band particularly Jerome and Jellybean as far as I know he would okay the project since just about the band members are the Time leftover or still continues to play for that band. [Edited 1/8/09 17:41pm] | |
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UPDATE:
Wendy said on the twitter that Prince wanted Susannah and the others in the band to stop using the Family name. So from the way it looks there wont be a the Family album.  That is shame but on the other hand I wondered did St. Paul and Susannah had contact Prince and ask for his blessing before they even record the album and did some bit of promotion?[Edited 1/8/09 17:53pm] | |
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They should release their album under the name Yli Mafeht.  | |
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It might not be a bad idea to construct a new band identity with a different name. Something to show there growth with a link to the past.
Does the name really have that much "brand recognition" or value anymore? Unless they are just trying to capitalize on a few novelty venues and markets. | |
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can they call themselves "Family Reunion"?  | |
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All In The Family?  | |
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Anxiety said: can they call themselves "Family Reunion"?
or the Family Jamm like that concert they did a while ago "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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Their Myspace page has been changed to read "Family 2.0".
Good for them. (keeping my opinion to myself edit.) [Edited 1/8/09 23:36pm] | |
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UniversalSon said: Their Myspace page has been changed to read "Family 2.0".
Good for them. (keeping my opinion to myself edit.) [Edited 1/8/09 23:36pm] I wonder if thats enough of a distinction for Prince to be OK with it. I guess time will tell. |
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Militant said: I don't know how many of you use Twitter, or even know what it is, but Wendy just made an update to the account that her and Lisa share, saying that Prince had just phoned Susannah, and that the reason might be to do with name 'The Family' being used for the new album that Susannah, Eric, Paul, Jellybean and Jerome are doing, and that he may not let them use it.
Hopefully that isn't the case, I think they should be allowed to use the name. Unless of course Prince was planning to ressurect the project himself with new members.....but I doubt he would do that! Anyway, just thought I'd share this tidbit information. If any of you guys have Twitter, you can follow the girls at http://www.twitter.com/wendyandlisa Peace Here's The conversation in full: http://twitter.com/wendya...1105420251
wendyandlisa : Prince just called susannah... wonder what he wants . xwendy http://twitter.com/wendya...1105421719 wendyandlisa : the family are finishing a cd so maybe he is calling about NOT leting them use the name. too bad http://twitter.com/madart...1105426178 madartista : @wendyandlisa i'm sure Prince would NEVER do something douchey like that! his religion is all about sha ring and fairness, no? http://twitter.com/wendya...1105429387 wendyandlisa : @madartista Hum... He might not be to cool with it.. we will see. http://twitter.com/louder...1105438711 loudersoft : @wendyandlisa that's kind of um...that's pretty uncool. do they have a n alternate name? http://twitter.com/wendya...1105441827 wendyandlisa : @loudersoft no... but .. maybe prince will be coo l this time.. http://twitter.com/CaseyR...1105514542 CaseyRain : @wendyandlisa hopefully that's not the case and he just called to wish them the best o n the new material. http://twitter.com/wendya...1105750712 wendyandlisa : @CaseyRain nope.. he wants them to stop using the name Too bad.. he does own it. but wow.. http://twitter.com/madart...1106308047 madartista : @wendyandlisa oh no! that really is why he called Susannah? http://tinyurl.com/7d5mv2 http://twitter.com/wendya...1106320415 wendyandlisa : @madartista it is... he owns the name and they should not make any money off what he started.. oh well.. http://twitter.com/CaseyR...1106317684 CaseyRain : @wendyandlisa oh damn....that's a real shame. Is it b/c he doesn't get along w/ Paul? A throwback to the whole 'p unk of the month' thing? http://twitter.com/wendya...1106321986 wendyandlisa : @CaseyRain he hasnt talked to paul i n 25 yrs.. http://twitter.com/wendya...1106331666 wendyandlisa : it is what it is folks.. he owns the name... its his invention if he doesnt give his blessing then th ey have to stop.. Of course all of this is ridiculous, it's not like Prince "invented" the name. I mean, there's a prog rock band from the 1960s that had the same name: http://is.gd/eXvm . © Bart Van Hemelen
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Militant said: If any of you guys have Twitter, you can follow the girls at http://www.twitter.com/wendyandlisa
Also handy is this: http://search.twitter.com...ndyandlisa -- that way you'll also see replies etc. © Bart Van Hemelen
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how can her own something so....common? "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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BartVanHemelen said: Militant said: I don't know how many of you use Twitter, or even know what it is, but Wendy just made an update to the account that her and Lisa share, saying that Prince had just phoned Susannah, and that the reason might be to do with name 'The Family' being used for the new album that Susannah, Eric, Paul, Jellybean and Jerome are doing, and that he may not let them use it.
Hopefully that isn't the case, I think they should be allowed to use the name. Unless of course Prince was planning to ressurect the project himself with new members.....but I doubt he would do that! Anyway, just thought I'd share this tidbit information. If any of you guys have Twitter, you can follow the girls at http://www.twitter.com/wendyandlisa Peace Here's The conversation in full: http://twitter.com/wendya...1105420251
wendyandlisa : Prince just called susannah... wonder what he wants . xwendy http://twitter.com/wendya...1105421719 wendyandlisa : the family are finishing a cd so maybe he is calling about NOT leting them use the name. too bad http://twitter.com/madart...1105426178 madartista : @wendyandlisa i'm sure Prince would NEVER do something douchey like that! his religion is all about sha ring and fairness, no? http://twitter.com/wendya...1105429387 wendyandlisa : @madartista Hum... He might not be to cool with it.. we will see. http://twitter.com/louder...1105438711 loudersoft : @wendyandlisa that's kind of um...that's pretty uncool. do they have a n alternate name? http://twitter.com/wendya...1105441827 wendyandlisa : @loudersoft no... but .. maybe prince will be coo l this time.. http://twitter.com/CaseyR...1105514542 CaseyRain : @wendyandlisa hopefully that's not the case and he just called to wish them the best o n the new material. http://twitter.com/wendya...1105750712 wendyandlisa : @CaseyRain nope.. he wants them to stop using the name Too bad.. he does own it. but wow.. http://twitter.com/madart...1106308047 madartista : @wendyandlisa oh no! that really is why he called Susannah? http://tinyurl.com/7d5mv2 http://twitter.com/wendya...1106320415 wendyandlisa : @madartista it is... he owns the name and they should not make any money off what he started.. oh well.. http://twitter.com/CaseyR...1106317684 CaseyRain : @wendyandlisa oh damn....that's a real shame. Is it b/c he doesn't get along w/ Paul? A throwback to the whole 'p unk of the month' thing? http://twitter.com/wendya...1106321986 wendyandlisa : @CaseyRain he hasnt talked to paul i n 25 yrs.. http://twitter.com/wendya...1106331666 wendyandlisa : it is what it is folks.. he owns the name... its his invention if he doesnt give his blessing then th ey have to stop.. Of course all of this is ridiculous, it's not like Prince "invented" the name. I mean, there's a prog rock band from the 1960s that had the same name: http://is.gd/eXvm . CaseyRain is me, for anyone wondering. Feel free to follow me on Twitter, I see that some of you already have judging by the emails I got this morning. I do agree Bart, but like Wendy says.....it's P's call. I wonder if he has given The Time permission being as Jimmy said they were doing a new album too.....the difference is that whenever he's fallen out with those guys, they've always patched it up. There certainly doesn't appear to be any chance of that happening with Paul... if it hasn't happened in the last 25 years, I doubt it will any time soon. |
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 Oh, Prince. | |
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Oh well.  | |
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in a way, i don't think it's very professional of Wendy to tell these sort of things this way.
bless her though, i am crazy about her. yes SIR! | |
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The Time, Flyte Tyme, The Original Time, Morris Day and The Time... it doesn't matter the fans love them, want to see and hear them and will support them no matter what. With or without Prince.
The Family will get a lot of love and support at their shows from us as well. Next he'll tell Sheila to drop the E. Sheila, Carmen, Appolonia, Wendy And Lisa, The Family, and The Time should tour together. They would make bank. And Prince knows it. | |
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