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Printable Good 4 u !!! Congratulations and thanks 4 sharing Forever in my life... | |
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PEJ! So glad to hear that you and RD were among those who got to experience this. Couldn't think of anyone more deserving!
(And I had flashbacks of our circling the food tables at the Family Jamm aftershow reception! lol) "That...magic, the start of something revolutionary-the Minneapolis Sound, we should cherish it and not punish prince for not being able to replicate it."-Dreamshaman32 | |
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Woah, there are some old-school orgers posting in this thread!  | |
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Wow! I really enjoyed reading ur story! Ive not been feeling well and this just made my day! I am so happy for yall, How lucky can u get, IMO, not much more! How wonderful to be there and experience this. All the wonderful people there. I would have loved to meet Anita Baker, Renato, Cora, John Blackwell and so many more u mentioned. Plus, the music he played, omg, I cant tell u how I wish It wouldve been me but I am happy for u. Chance of a lifetime! U go Rd! Thanks again for the story and cant wait to c whats up with the site! Peace and Love Love is whatever u want it 2 b | |
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Cheers for posting guys.
So, to sum up... The website was launched... except not quite... And the people who attended the launch party arent allowed to talk about it except in an ambiguous round about way... and still no word on when the site is going to go fully live, or the albums? Did you guys get to play about on the site, or were you just shown it? | |
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Damn, PEJ. I am happy for you. Did you rock the purple pimp suit or just the hat? | |
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Thanks for the report! follow me on twitter - Lovenharmony1 aka @DAPfan2c | |
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PEJ said: Mars23 said: Wow. Congrats to the three of you!
Did this come about from registering on lotusflow3r? yes BS | |
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PEJ said: VenusBlingBling said: How wonderful, congratulations!!
My guess is that the "competition" was signing up for updates on lotusflow3r. And that the 3 who won where the ones that actually got an e-mail...  BS only cos how would they know you were in LA and make it to the party with one day notice...  | |
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Wow! I am so jealous. Congrats to everyone that went. Great report on what went down!!   Peace. Love. Prince | |
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I had my Jamie Foxx moment of the evening and did everything in my power not to look him directly in his eyes but I failed...
you looked in his eyes....didn't you player...i know.....  
Great Story thanks for sharing.. 
How was Anita Baker ....she's my girl..?  Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
James Brown & Michael Jackson RIP, your music still lives with us! | |
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cblu said: If I would have been there I would have made damn sure that I got the full setlist down on my cell or something...
u teh kinda guy who watches sho thru a cell but not injoys xperience sad 4 reals dude | |
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I'm super glad for the fans that got this chance, but I wish Prince had ended up choosing someone who was a bit of a better writer :p
Not being mean, just being honest :\ And damned if I wouldn't have taken every chance to speak to Prince, shake his hand, and then beg him to let me work for his video production company for the rest of my life [Edited 2/2/09 8:07am] I wanna be loved to the 9s, so let me cover your ass with this sheet, and baby, you better stay on the beat! Cause you know the Karma Sutra? I can rewrite it. But, with half as many words. | |
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Thank you for sharing this with us. we do not stop playing because we grow old , we grow old because we stop playing | |
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I'm trying to figure out how can you three winners know all these people names already, it takes me a long time to know names and stuff...did you bring a pin and a pad? congrats though  Um... let me warm up my vocals
Me ME ME ME ME...U U U U U! | |
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Congrats. Thanks for the report. | |
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I appreciate you taking the time to write a wonderful report and I know you had a funky time! | |
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pplrain said: PEJ said: BS only cos how would they know you were in LA and make it to the party with one day notice... I'm not techy minded at all but two possibilities occur to me - IP address? Matching names up to old NPGMC info? There must be a way. And it doesn't say they only had one day's notice. Don't think this is a lie at all. Congrats again to those that won. |
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What a fantastic night so, what is the answer 2 the question of U | |
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pandemoniun6 said: pplrain said: BS only cos how would they know you were in LA and make it to the party with one day notice... I'm not techy minded at all but two possibilities occur to me - IP address? Matching names up to old NPGMC info? There must be a way. And it doesn't say they only had one day's notice. Don't think this is a lie at all. Congrats again to those that won. I've met PEJ and AMORBELLA. They would not lie about something like this. MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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Pej! 
Great review and soooo cool that you were one of the chosen
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PEJ said: CarrieMpls said: OMG, PEJ!
What an awesome experience!!!! For ALL of you.  a night I will never ever forget! | |
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PEJ said: I've been contemplating if I should write about this since 3AM in the morning last night and now is the time. I have a lot to say so bear with me. As was reported there were 3 purple ticket winners that had the chance to go to Prince's Beverly Hills mansion last night and preview upcoming things on his new lotusflow3r.com website and have Prince play for them. I am one of those 3 and oh boy last night was like an unimaginable surreal dream come true. The other two people who attended were amorbella and to my surprise an old friend RDhull.
The night started off kind of hectic because all of us scrambled trying to find the location of the house. We were all on our own missions looking for the place (mapquest sucks) on our own and amorbella was lucky enough to use her GPS system. With the help of a good semeritan who pulled over and asked me if I was lost I soon after found my way to the gates I was looking for. I told the gate guard my name and when the gates began to open I knew it was on like donkey kong. After many twists and turns through the windy roads I finally arrived. I was greeted at the door by Prince's security man then by Scott Clay(the guy who is in charge of the new website) and a writer for Rollingstone Magazine. The two of them walked me into the kitchen where hor de veurs (I know I spelled that wrong were being served. (RD was all over the stuffed mushrooms and i enjoyed the deviled eggs, yes deviled eggs at Prince's house. Next to the kitchen was a sitting area with plush couches a television and coffee table which connects to a big circular room with that amazing piano in it. Outside of the windows you could see a gigantic courtyard with a huge  symbol sticking up out of what may have been a fountain. We mingled and were served drinks in the kitchen with other guests and writers for magazines (Huffington Post, USA Today, etc) as well as the designers of the website Scott Clay and Anthony Malzone, Prince hairdressers, Anita Baker, Marva King, CC and Josh Dunham, Renato Neto, Rhonda (P's old bass player), Morris Hayes, Bria V., and other random guests who I have no idea who they were.
At this point me and RD were in total disbelief of how we ended up in this awesome situation. (BTW he wanted me to let you all here at the org know how much he loves and misses you and this time he mos def got that name check!) After an hour or so of mingling I just knew we would be seeing Prince soon. The designers announced that we would all be heading downstairs to preview the website which had gone on live at 8pm. As I was walking to the staircase I spotted ole boy in the hall way dressed to the nines and talking to a lady from a magazine. amorbella and RD's wife had just been greeted by Prince in the hallway before that moment. When i saw him I had my Jamie Foxx moment of the evening and did everything in my power not to look him directly in his eyes but I failed. At this point we entered the theatre room. This room had a huge picture screen, awesome sound system, comfortable couches, and thick soft carpeting. We all sat down and the lights went dark for the presentation. Scott Clay lead the presentation and showed us things to come on the site that I refuse to talk about here because by no means do I want to spoil what's in store for all of us in the future. All I can say is you will all(even the naysayers) be blown away by the graphics and 3D effects plus the many surprises which are in store. After the spectacular preview of the site Scott told us that now was the time for us to head down the hall where Prince would be performing for us. At that split second we heard his guitar being played by him loud from a room where he was with the band and the music began. We all got up and shuffled our way through the pool room where we saw the pool table with a symbol layed across the top. We the passed by the dopest DJ booth with Rashida(I think it was her at least don't quote me on that one) doing her thing and into the music room we entered. Prince was in his little area to the left of the room with all his guitars keyboards and sampling equipment, CC on the drums in the center Josh on Bass to the right and the three back up singers in front of Josh. Over on the far left center side of the room was Mr. Hayes on keys. I'm no good with setlists so I'll write what I remember him playin and maybe perhaps when I get RD's report i will post the songs a little better.
From what I remember in the first part of the show he played everything from the Rollingstones (you know RD was lovin that) to many many other covers like Free, Ohio Players, Lets Go, I Feel 4 U, Stand Sly and the family stone every day people "Take you Higher" and a couple others that some people complain and says "he always plays those". Regardless I have no problem with what he plays. CC rocked on the drums and halfway into the show John Blackwell stepped in. They played Sexy Dancer and Controversy mixed with other songs I couldn't identify. Oh yeah, they also sang "Turn Me Loose"(I told you I suck at set lists and I had no time to try and jot things down). Throughout the show Renato came in to play on the keys where Mr. Hayes sat. Prince also called in a guy named Fred( I think to play harmonica) many songs later the band went out through a back door and Prince took off his guitar. He went over to his sampler and started spittin out the sickest old school Prince beats which he tweeked and screwed around with such as the beats from Dorothy Parker (mind you he sang a few lines of that song) to Erotic City, Hot Thing, Forever in My Life, Partyman, and the ever so awesom beat of Irrisistable Bitch. When he played that beat he made his way over to the drum set and played along to the beat as RD and I stood right in front of the set and and sang the lyrics out loud saying UHHH instead of bitch out of respect for ole boy. At that point Prince walked out of the room and I guess he went up to the kitchen to eat. A little while after we danced a bit more then we were escorted back into the theatre room by prince's assistant for our statements on the evening. We did that then we were told we could go drink and party some more. We hung out for a while and then we called it a night. i know I'm all over the place with this report but I did the best I could. sounds amazing..like a dream..thanks for sharing it with us.. 
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I know people had a good time, blah lbah blah, but when is the bloody site launching? http://www.goldiesparade.co.uk/ - Prince discography, tour history, news and more. | |
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Genesia said: Vendetta1 said: Two Orgers and a former Orger!!! We are the shit!!!
RD got his namecheck!!!!
And Pejman is one of my favorites here. I am so happy for you, love.  The namecheck ain't the half of it. You know if Prince shook RD's hand, he was lickin' it all night. I just hope he resisted the urge to hump the speakers. 
as a matter of fact I think he did shake his hand!  To Sir, with Love | |
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NuPwrSoul said: PEJ! So glad to hear that you and RD were among those who got to experience this. Couldn't think of anyone more deserving!
(And I had flashbacks of our circling the food tables at the Family Jamm aftershow reception! lol) Wow I told rd the other night that I wished you could have been there with us too! Yes the Family Jamm was yet another memorable experience. I still have the picture you took of me with Sheila on my Myspace. Miss you man! To Sir, with Love | |
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PEJ ...what are your xpectations about the New site as a fan!
PS>Some People want the New Music & others like me want the Old One!! Thanx [Edited 2/2/09 10:08am] | |
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love2thenines2003 said: PEJ ...what are your xpectations about the New site as a fan!
PS>Some People want the New Music & others like me want the Old One!! Thanx
and here i was thinking all along that you were a prince insider but you've got more questions than any one of us and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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jbchavez said: Damn, PEJ. I am happy for you. Did you rock the purple pimp suit or just the hat?
Just the hat. Shelby told me after the show she wanted my hat. it was a brand new Ben Sherman fedora.  To Sir, with Love | |
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IstenSzek said: love2thenines2003 said: PEJ ...what are your xpectations about the New site as a fan!
PS>Some People want the New Music & others like me want the Old One!! Thanx
and here i was thinking all along that you were a prince insider but you've got more questions than any one of us I had some inside infos few weeks ago...and now it's Dead even for me! | |
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