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Printable squirrelgrease said: I understand people's excitement. I just can't, with good conscience, do this again.
I'll be interested in what the site has to offer for $77 of course, but at this stage... nah, seems like the same old Purple Strategery. We are not being told that there will be included downloads, early ticket access, or any other thing with a perceived value. It seems we may be getting access to a website. Only. Subscription based websites have proven time and again to be a failed business model. Prince will be "number one at the bank" again for the short term. Fans will again be alienated for the long term. EXACTLY - I was around back then to.... . [Edited 3/14/09 7:54am] | |
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daPrettyman said: lottielooloo1968 said: yeah me too cuz i'm reading responses & thinking i'm either fucking tight or some people are pissing gulible & got cash to burn... nobody knows what they getting for their $77! i sure as hell would expect more than access! i'm actually really disappointed with his stratagy. i been so excited about the music & the website i'm sure is gonna be fun, but he's hardly reaching the universe. it's sad that exploration of the purple galaxy won't be happening for the majority of muggles i dunno, i might be cynical but the site is no substitute for a tour.. i wish he would keep his eye on the prize instead of getting off on this whimsy...imo getting his arse on the road would be more admirable & what's more it seems i can't buy the album in the uk, fans around the world in same predicament..unless they shelling out $77..all seems a bit bizarre I'm not putting my faith in P either, but I will dish out the money because I'm a fan. I'm a fan that has to be n the know when it comes to Prince. If a new song, video, etc comes out, I want it directly from the source and not 2nd hand. [snipped. - anx] | |
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july said: Prince needs the money The economy taxes and all. So pay pay pay as much as you can.
He's from MPLS. The album says MPLSound. So it's gotta be good right. Purple on site and all over the album cover. That means Prince. So it's all in vein. $77 dollars. Prince need you too pay. Cash, Check Card, Money Order. Loose change. Give what you can. To the Purple man.  
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catpark said: funkteer said: IMO, the more exclusive the better! Agree. 77/54 is a cheap considering how much NPG was in the earlier days. having a fee price will have more real fans there and keep out all the bitching. personally i think he should of charged more, im not rich but i want a more exclusive club and im willing to pay for it. i would just rather save the money for front row tickets and music than spending it on the pointless expensive latte's, cafes, restaurants and all the other crap! [snipped. - anx] | |
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QuietSeven said: TURN YOUR SPEAKERS ON... and LISTEN while reading this THREAD...
WILL YOU TURN YOUR SPEAKERS ON AND LISTEN... are you hearing music when you read this thread or is it just me? On another few notes: Note #1 Honestly, as honest can get. I truly think it is a futuristic collage of greatness. Life is meant to be FUN and what Prince IS doing is sheer FUN, something the world has simply forgot... Note #2 I have seen lots of people cutting each other down; and that includes Mr. Nelson. If ya think I come on this site to glorify or idolize, then you really don't know me; because - I am not a part of your system, which tells you I am something other than what I truly am, honest and direct. So quicklet get over yourself and enjoy being alive and be honest with yourself (have some fun). I myself have been writing music, since I was four and I too am sharing - not on the calibur of him but doing my part to help others in any capacity I can... Note #3 For those of you, who think you can bring me down - well you just footn it on the curb and trust me you are... Note #4 Mr. Nelson's site is truly going to be FUN. If you have to think too deep on it then you aren't having FUN. You have to realize that you have to pay for web services, electricity and staff upkeep for a site, as well as promotion. You figure into these things the fact that there is a cost... it's your choice - pay or don't... he is still going to have FUN and share - and there isn't anything you can do to stop him... it's his life. Your choice in your free will is to enjoy... invest and enjoy. Besides, $77.00 is what? reprioritizing a few things... for a few weeks. If $77.00 is too much then go in on the site with somebody... Break it down... with somebody, then you both can enjoy. Wouldn't you rather fill yourself with FUN and prioritize it by substituting it with something you don't need all the time. Note #5 77 is a highly spiritual number...70 plus another 7 (two planets side by side) angelic and undivided. Saturn is 70 and Mercury is 7 I know I got both in my natal chart with the SUN rising - anyways those, of you who are gonna say "ewww, cultish" ... check the Bible - (3) Magi who studies astrology to find that STAR int he sky that led then to Jesus the Christ... a road map in the sky... amazing. Note #6 Regarding, what he is doing with BRIA, well I have seen alot of people CUT her down and chastise her. That isn't fair, even to your own heart are ya that evil ya gotta find somebody to hurt when you are only hurting yourself in the end. She has a right to have fun, share her talent with everybody. Are we in high school? or are we grown up enuff and mature to realize what is happening is nothing but FUN and the experience of having it. So try and tame your shrew before your shrew becomes you. Note #7 You have to allow yourself to love yourself enuff... to know you can have FUN. Bria is beautiful, she has worked on it to have FUN with it. It's her life to do what she wants to do... she is in great company right now with him and they are having FUN. Why not be humble and just enjoy the ride they are providing. I know the real world out there isn't providing much fun at all, so when you see it ... it's your opportunity to have it. Some of you are gonna cut this to shreds but again, remember what YOU say only REFLECTS you... so, It's up to you... FUN or NO FUN... I simply choose FUN...wanna come??? Let it begin... "lotusflow3r.com". I'm gonna have some FUN and how. Thank you. SingMia  | |
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Anyone buying $1 scratch offs in hopes of becoming a $77 dollar Princeunaires before the 24th?? Or just plan to hold sign on street corner "will work for $14 LotusFlow3r 3cd set at Target!"
I figure the purple freak wants the $$$ and the real fans want the music. And it just depends what P barters. Let's be real most of us can come up with $77 but are you in it for the music?? Or will you join blindly? Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk? | |
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pennylover said: purplecam said: But the doors didn't even open for US yet and here you are worrying about the rest of the world. Fuck them if they don't want to join. I'm going to be there, many of us are going to be there and that's what matters the most. If the rest of the world wants to be cheap, then thats on them not you or me. I can't speak for anyone else here but hopefully, I'm going to have a good time on the site.  wow .... US fans don't give a F**K about the rest of the world....wonder where i've heard this policy before....  Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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motherfunka said: LiveToTell86 said: I love it!!!!! 
3 videos? WOW I didn't expect that! Being from Minneapolis, I think that cover is cool with the MPLS skyline (the upright keyboard being the IDS Center...). I was thinking the same thing.  As tacky as that artwork is, I dig the IDS keyboard. 
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FlamingRaindrop said: QuietSeven said: TURN YOUR SPEAKERS ON... and LISTEN while reading this THREAD...
WILL YOU TURN YOUR SPEAKERS ON AND LISTEN... are you hearing music when you read this thread or is it just me? On another few notes: Note #1 Honestly, as honest can get. I truly think it is a futuristic collage of greatness. Life is meant to be FUN and what Prince IS doing is sheer FUN, something the world has simply forgot... Note #2 I have seen lots of people cutting each other down; and that includes Mr. Nelson. If ya think I come on this site to glorify or idolize, then you really don't know me; because - I am not a part of your system, which tells you I am something other than what I truly am, honest and direct. So quicklet get over yourself and enjoy being alive and be honest with yourself (have some fun). I myself have been writing music, since I was four and I too am sharing - not on the calibur of him but doing my part to help others in any capacity I can... Note #3 For those of you, who think you can bring me down - well you just footn it on the curb and trust me you are... Note #4 Mr. Nelson's site is truly going to be FUN. If you have to think too deep on it then you aren't having FUN. You have to realize that you have to pay for web services, electricity and staff upkeep for a site, as well as promotion. You figure into these things the fact that there is a cost... it's your choice - pay or don't... he is still going to have FUN and share - and there isn't anything you can do to stop him... it's his life. Your choice in your free will is to enjoy... invest and enjoy. Besides, $77.00 is what? reprioritizing a few things... for a few weeks. If $77.00 is too much then go in on the site with somebody... Break it down... with somebody, then you both can enjoy. Wouldn't you rather fill yourself with FUN and prioritize it by substituting it with something you don't need all the time. Note #5 77 is a highly spiritual number...70 plus another 7 (two planets side by side) angelic and undivided. Saturn is 70 and Mercury is 7 I know I got both in my natal chart with the SUN rising - anyways those, of you who are gonna say "ewww, cultish" ... check the Bible - (3) Magi who studies astrology to find that STAR int he sky that led then to Jesus the Christ... a road map in the sky... amazing. Note #6 Regarding, what he is doing with BRIA, well I have seen alot of people CUT her down and chastise her. That isn't fair, even to your own heart are ya that evil ya gotta find somebody to hurt when you are only hurting yourself in the end. She has a right to have fun, share her talent with everybody. Are we in high school? or are we grown up enuff and mature to realize what is happening is nothing but FUN and the experience of having it. So try and tame your shrew before your shrew becomes you. Note #7 You have to allow yourself to love yourself enuff... to know you can have FUN. Bria is beautiful, she has worked on it to have FUN with it. It's her life to do what she wants to do... she is in great company right now with him and they are having FUN. Why not be humble and just enjoy the ride they are providing. I know the real world out there isn't providing much fun at all, so when you see it ... it's your opportunity to have it. Some of you are gonna cut this to shreds but again, remember what YOU say only REFLECTS you... so, It's up to you... FUN or NO FUN... I simply choose FUN...wanna come??? Let it begin... "lotusflow3r.com". I'm gonna have some FUN and how. Thank you. SingMia Wow, those are some gorgeous WISE owls you posted in that picture. I think they are the ones looking at you and tilting their head saying, "how come ya mommah dint teach ya no manners!". With love lolol come on lighten up have fun. SingMia | |
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Dayclear said: Graycap23 said: According 2 the naysayers.....Prince and his career was over 15 years ago, so who cares what they have 2 say. So those who might not be able to afford $77 / £54 are haters....wow...I wonder if Prince is a reflection of his fan base... Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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FlamingRaindrop said: squirrelgrease said: I understand people's excitement. I just can't, with good conscience, do this again.
I'll be interested in what the site has to offer for $77 of course, but at this stage... nah, seems like the same old Purple Strategery. We are not being told that there will be included downloads, early ticket access, or any other thing with a perceived value. It seems we may be getting access to a website. Only. Subscription based websites have proven time and again to be a failed business model. Prince will be "number one at the bank" again for the short term. Fans will again be alienated for the long term. EXACTLY - I was around back then to.... . [Edited 3/14/09 7:54am] In the Newsweek article it says more details about the site will be revealed next week quote "Clay gave us some more details about future plans for the site. Check out next week's print edition of NEWSWEEK for more details".  will ALWAYS think of  like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. |
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KCOOLMUZIQ said: FlamingRaindrop said: EXACTLY - I was around back then to.... . [Edited 3/14/09 7:54am] In the Newsweek article it says more details about the site will be revealed next week quote "Clay gave us some more details about future plans for the site. Check out next week's print edition of NEWSWEEK for more details". Some peoples children, I swear. Do you honestly think Newsweek is chomping at the bit for an update about Prince's website enough to run articles two weeks in a row? NO. They're letting readers know they can FIND more info in week. On. Their. Own.  | |
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blacksweat said: The best thing about paying the $77, is keeping the haters out.
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Imagine you could rid the Earth Of anyone you choose Which ones would you need the most And which ones would you lose? Do we want to judge another Lest we be judged too? Careful now... The next one might be you Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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QuietSeven said: TURN YOUR SPEAKERS ON... and LISTEN while reading this THREAD...
WILL YOU TURN YOUR SPEAKERS ON AND LISTEN... are you hearing music when you read this thread or is it just me? On another few notes: Note #1 Honestly, as honest can get. I truly think it is a futuristic collage of greatness. Life is meant to be FUN and what Prince IS doing is sheer FUN, something the world has simply forgot... Note #2 I have seen lots of people cutting each other down; and that includes Mr. Nelson. If ya think I come on this site to glorify or idolize, then you really don't know me; because - I am not a part of your system, which tells you I am something other than what I truly am, honest and direct. So quicklet get over yourself and enjoy being alive and be honest with yourself (have some fun). I myself have been writing music, since I was four and I too am sharing - not on the calibur of him but doing my part to help others in any capacity I can... Note #3 For those of you, who think you can bring me down - well you just footn it on the curb and trust me you are... Note #4 Mr. Nelson's site is truly going to be FUN. If you have to think too deep on it then you aren't having FUN. You have to realize that you have to pay for web services, electricity and staff upkeep for a site, as well as promotion. You figure into these things the fact that there is a cost... it's your choice - pay or don't... he is still going to have FUN and share - and there isn't anything you can do to stop him... it's his life. Your choice in your free will is to enjoy... invest and enjoy. Besides, $77.00 is what? reprioritizing a few things... for a few weeks. If $77.00 is too much then go in on the site with somebody... Break it down... with somebody, then you both can enjoy. Wouldn't you rather fill yourself with FUN and prioritize it by substituting it with something you don't need all the time. Note #5 77 is a highly spiritual number...70 plus another 7 (two planets side by side) angelic and undivided. Saturn is 70 and Mercury is 7 I know I got both in my natal chart with the SUN rising - anyways those, of you who are gonna say "ewww, cultish" ... check the Bible - (3) Magi who studies astrology to find that STAR int he sky that led then to Jesus the Christ... a road map in the sky... amazing. Note #6 Regarding, what he is doing with BRIA, well I have seen alot of people CUT her down and chastise her. That isn't fair, even to your own heart are ya that evil ya gotta find somebody to hurt when you are only hurting yourself in the end. She has a right to have fun, share her talent with everybody. Are we in high school? or are we grown up enuff and mature to realize what is happening is nothing but FUN and the experience of having it. So try and tame your shrew before your shrew becomes you. Note #7 You have to allow yourself to love yourself enuff... to know you can have FUN. Bria is beautiful, she has worked on it to have FUN with it. It's her life to do what she wants to do... she is in great company right now with him and they are having FUN. Why not be humble and just enjoy the ride they are providing. I know the real world out there isn't providing much fun at all, so when you see it ... it's your opportunity to have it. Some of you are gonna cut this to shreds but again, remember what YOU say only REFLECTS you... so, It's up to you... FUN or NO FUN... I simply choose FUN...wanna come??? Let it begin... "lotusflow3r.com". I'm gonna have some FUN and how. Thank you. SingMia A huge Thumbs up to the entire Project and Adventure!!! YES  [Edited 3/14/09 8:28am] | |
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blacksweat said: The best thing about paying the $77, is keeping the haters out.
...but let the suckers enter in!  | |
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CarrieMpls said: $77 is two weeks of groceries for me. And I'm just not the fan I was once upon a time. I will always enjoy his live shows but his recordings have been sub-par for years. I'm not a fan of recordings of live shows either.
I dunno, I'm glad I have friends who will be joining and likely let me look around it once or twice to see it, but at this point I just don't see it being worth it to me. I can see how it would be to others, though. Thank you....it's good to see people speak up on the org ...not everyone can afford $77 / £54 for access to the website .....i'm not asking for free just a fair price so all orgers can have a chance at looking at the site ...Please Prince have a look at the figures and see what you can do... Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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GNS said: KCOOLMUZIQ said: In the Newsweek article it says more details about the site will be revealed next week quote "Clay gave us some more details about future plans for the site. Check out next week's print edition of NEWSWEEK for more details". Some peoples children, I swear. Do you honestly think Newsweek is chomping at the bit for an update about Prince's website enough to run articles two weeks in a row? NO. They're letting readers know they can FIND more info in week. On. Their. Own. In such a hurry to dismiss others and you couldn't be more wrong! The piece linked to in this thread is on one of the NEWSWEEK blogs, not in the magazine itself. They regularly use those blogs as teasers for the full article in the print edition, and that's exactly what they've done here. You should try knowing what you're talking about before you post. It'll work out better for everyone. | |
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Anxiety said: Giovanni777 said: It's goin' DOWN now.
I do wish that he put the hohner on the MPLsound cover instead of the strat, but hey... ...at least the Linn is on there! ; ) he turned the building where i work into a giant keyboard! Pxs Please  Prince's Sarah | |
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TwiliteKid said: NouveauDance said: And so, Prince's long-held tradition of hideous, gaudy and cheap artwork continues unabated.
 I'll agree on the hideous and gaudy, but what makes it cheap? Ditto. Awful cruddy tacky artwork, reminds me of Emancipation type collages, what kind of art/graphic design is this? Looks like some git did it cheaply on photoshop. Still, that's P style, not always classy. | |
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Sdldawn said: Papaj said: 
looks ready for insertion. Its amusing that Prince cropped her pinky off in the frame just to fit her ass in. I think she is pretty | |
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Nothinbutjoy said: Nice.
Good to know Prince is an ass man. 
 LOL... Change it one more time.. | |
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Veej said: TwiliteKid said: I'll agree on the hideous and gaudy, but what makes it cheap? Ditto. Awful cruddy tacky artwork, reminds me of Emancipation type collages, what kind of art/graphic design is this? Looks like some git did it cheaply on photoshop. Still, that's P style, not always classy. Bo the covers are far too cluttered, nevermind the basic photoshop layering. I like the idea of landscapes in them, if the designs were executed better. | |
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TyphoonTip said: Anxiety said: well now, let's just wait and see what that gets us... That's not the point. Some people are already priced out of the market. Then don't pay. Are you going to throw a fit at Wal Mart because the TV you want is 900 dollars and scream and yell UNfairness? No, you just do not buy the TV. The price is what it is. -you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude! | |
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funkteer said: lottielooloo1968 said: exactly & i think it's sad that the site is exclusive.. IMO, the more exclusive the better! 
Hope it cuts out some of the rantings I read around here. -you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude! | |
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blacksweat said: The best thing about paying the $77, is keeping the haters out.
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TwiliteKid said: GNS said: Some peoples children, I swear. Do you honestly think Newsweek is chomping at the bit for an update about Prince's website enough to run articles two weeks in a row? NO. They're letting readers know they can FIND more info in week. On. Their. Own. In such a hurry to dismiss others and you couldn't be more wrong! The piece linked to in this thread is on one of the NEWSWEEK blogs, not in the magazine itself. They regularly use those blogs as teasers for the full article in the print edition, and that's exactly what they've done here. You should try knowing what you're talking about before you post. It'll work out better for everyone. In such a hurry to have something viable to say. Did you bother to read koolmuziq's post? Do that, then get back to me. It'll work out better for you.  | |
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LondonStyle said: pennylover said: wow .... US fans don't give a F**K about the rest of the world....wonder where i've heard this policy before.... Hey, theres certainly selfishness in the UK. Dont make it out to a US thing. Change it one more time.. | |
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npggirl77 said: funkteer said: IMO, the more exclusive the better!
Hope it cuts out some of the rantings I read around here. You really need to thinks about what your saying ....you want other to miss out so you can gain access to the site with your pals... why should a fan who can't afford $77 / £54 miss out .... don't you think you should help them buy asking for a better price from Prince ...so they can also have a chance... he may re-look his pricing and lower it to allow more fams/fans access..... Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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lezama said: LondonStyle said: wow .... US fans don't give a F**K about the rest of the world....wonder where i've heard this policy before.... Hey, theres certainly selfishness in the UK. Dont make it out to a US thing. But it's the US fans/fams doing it ... Do you think the english fans/fams would say it and mean it ?....they would say it as a joke that's all ... [Edited 3/14/09 9:33am] Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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Awesome. I'm looking forward to the launch of the site. And looking 4ward to Prince's upcoming performances in LA. I think $77 is reasonable, after all the MPG Music Club last subscription price was $100. I think Prince is being sensitive to the difficult economic times.
Oh, an Bria is FINE! Much more than pretty. Prince's taste in women is impeccable as always. | |
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