NouveauDance said:

I'm in the Uk and it plays ok, so I expect everyone will be able to view it. Part 2 should be up later today.

bellanoche said:

asking 2freakyforchurch if they were white or not seemed uncalled for

oh, and thanks for the history lesson.....i am well aware
[Edited 4/29/09 6:38am]

bellanoche said:

Thanks for posting Bellanoche. It is good that you provided hard evidence of this. It is true that the dumping of toxic waste has beeen a problem in minority neighborhoods for quite some time. I think more people should do the research before they conclude that it's nonsense. This is why it is important to "educate". It seems from Prince's interview with Tavis, Prince apparently stimulated some minds to question and do research on chemtrails.

I also wish we could hear "more" of Prince's views on this matter, along with Dr. Cornel West, Tavis Smiley, Dick Gregory, and Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. If Prince had a roundtable discussion with all these guys and posted it on his site for members to view that would be so awesome.

Would also be nice if all of them with other guest speakers invited, could do a national "Wake Up America" tour, and discuss issues like this. Now that would be getting the information out, and people would pay just to hear all of them speak. Could you imagine that line-up? I feel like Prince left us hanging in the dust, as I'm sure many of us would like to hear more of his views on the chemtrails and issues discussed at the SOBU conference, as he states he shows a tape of it to friends/guests who visit his home, so obviously the issues discussed at that conference has some importance to him, but he did leave many of us thinking about what was discused, enough to question it and do some research.
[Edited 4/29/09 7:59am]

LondonStyle said:

Wha? What the hell was a sticky on the org going to do? I think you've missed the point. And that point is, there are no local releases!!!! So even if OS people were helped by a little sticky to get the best $. That $ will still have a middle man importer reaching into your pocket. And that's if it get's that far! Some countries are not shipped to by Amazon or reputable sellers on ebay. It's about simple access & $. Different treatment by virtue of where you live.

jill4life said:

Good post Jill.

blackbob said:

Those aren't really good interview questions to anyone but a fan. The majority of people don't realize or even know that his cds haven't been remastered.

Tavis' show borderlines political and entertainment lines. Anyone that has watched any of Tavis' interviews, they would know he likes to talk about the current projects and ask insightful questions either about the person's past and try to tap into their personality. That's exactly what he's done with Prince, Samuel L. Jackson, Faith Hill and others.

daPrettyman said:

And who exactly do you think is watching it then?

All in all, I found all three segments
of the interviews to be quite entertaining
and informative, albeit a few nonresponsive
episodes here and there.

Prince displayed keen sophistication
as well as a healthy and lighthearted sense
of humor that is as refreshing as it is
endearing.

Bria's beauty, both outer and inner, came
through effectively.

And, Prince, yeah, it is true;
you Do Get Better With Time.
My question would be: what's the secret
formula that has you staying so beautiful?
You truly seem to be at a place in your life
where you are exuding happiness, and that is
heartwarming as it is wonderfully enigmatic.
Here's hoping it won't be too long 'til
we are able to enjoy you again in another
sit-down session.

Much Love to you in all your endeavors.

I am so pissed...I thought last night's episode came on at 12.30 but it came on at 12.
waiting for pbs to update...

Interview now mentioned on the BBC's website. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...024864.stm

RUHip2TheJive said:

It repeats on the east coast(NY) at 1pm on PBS, but I believe sometime after 2pm just like yesterday, you'll be able to catch it online on Tavis' or the PBS site.
[Edited 4/29/09 7:52am]

TyphoonTip said:

A show like Tavis is viewed by people of different walks of life. Not just die hard fans.

Overall, this was one of Prince's best interviews. He came off as relaxed, normal and weird all at once but yet not shy and uncomfortable in the process. I don't know if I've ever heard him laugh as much as he did towards the end of the 2nd night. I'm glad that Prince mentioned the deal with Target since Tavis never once said that Lotusflow3r was sold there as well as Prince's website. Bria also seems to be really nice and cool. She's a very beautiful woman with a good sense of humor and that was great to see. Both Prince and Bria seemed humbled and appreciative to be where they are at this point in their lives. I would have loved it if Tavis had asked Prince questions regarding P's beef with YouTube and a couple of other things but I wasn't disappointed with what I got. It was a very good interview and I hope Prince does another one before the Lotusflow3r era ends.

jaynoonan said:

So now we have a black man as prez who speaks well, yet is still working for
the global elite bankers just like Bush was.
I guess we got a little change, but not the change we need.

purplecam said:

Tavis couldn't mention Target because Walmart is one of his biggest sponsors. So, if Prince brought up Target, they wouldn't have a problem, but if Tavis was pushing Target, then it might ruffle a few feathers.

thepope2the9s said:

Both politicians, what did you really expect? Two party system, did you really have a choice?

daPrettyman said:

Oooooh. I did not realize that, even in seeing those ads for Wal-Mart. I learned something new today! Thanks for that info daPrettyman.

purplecam said:

No problem!

I'm also glad that Prince clarified the Sade comment. It made me think of the org when he said that. I wasn't bent out of shape over it but a lot of people here were and I'm glad that it was made clear for them. He was on point with Bria's CD. It definately has a romantic vibe on it.

I didn't hear him say one word about Prince Opus...

Maybe he mentioned it before I tuned in ...

daPrettyman said:

Tavis mentioned CDs available at Target

sidnic said:

The second link is full of misinformation...John Hanson (who was President of the Continental Congress) was not a Moor..


The most common myth about Hanson was that he was the first President of the United States.

The origin of the claim that Hanson is the "forgotten" first President stems from a 1932 book by Seymour Wemyss Smith titled John Hanson – Our First President. Officially Hanson was the third President of the Continental Congress, successor to the first two men to hold the office, Samuel Huntington and Thomas McKean. He was the first to serve a full one-year term, and the first to formally use the title President of the United States in Congress Assembled.

The office of the President of the United States in Congress Assembled was, despite the name, not an executive post. It bears a closer resemblance to the modern Speaker of the United States House of Representatives or Vice President of the United States. The office was in existence from 1781 to 1788, under the Articles of Confederation. It was replaced by the modern office of President of the United States when the Constitution took effect in 1789. The modern office is significantly more powerful as an executive position.

I stayed up to watch it and got to the introduction part and I don't know what happend but I blacked out and recovered right when Bria was introduced and watched the whole thing. I guess it was because they were talking about having two of the same clothes.

purplecam said:

I like this response the best of what I've heard so far. People are going nuts about all kinds of things that he said that take away from the actual interview
I agree, he seemed perfectly relaxed and I doubt I'd seen him in this good a mood, laughing as much as he was in ANY of the interviews I'd seen him in.

So yeah, maybe I won't post on here what I wrote on my blog about this

pplrain said:

He didn't say Target. He asked how he decided to go about his distribution. He didn't mention Target, Prince did.
[Edited 4/29/09 8:58am]

japanrocks said:

Actually, I thought it was called for. I did not mean it to be offensive. I was curious because, as Prince stated in the interview, some white people need to know more about what's going on with the rest of us. Whenever I have these kinds of discussions with people, my experience has been that the white people with whom I am talking are the ones who are quick to dismiss theses theories as nonsense or call people "nuts" for believing it, just as 2Freaky4Church did.

Also, if you are well aware of this history, why did you make the comment that I was "one of those black people who was breathing chemicals?" As I said, nothing in my post was unfounded or the result of chemically-induced thought.

2elijah said:

This would be awesome!!! That would be worth more than the $77 I paid to join.

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

Thank you for words DPR. I'd love to see what you wrote on your blog.

I also think that because he knows Tavis, the conversation flowed with ease in a way previous interviews didn't. With Prince, I think that makes a big difference.

purplecam said:

I agree because he was setting her up for high expectations when he mentioned that to the journalist that interviewed him, and that would have been putting a lot of pressure on her with high expectations on her. Especially since a lot of Sade fans have been missing Sade. Sade is an artist in her own right with her own unique flavor that I doubt could ever be duplicated.

However, as far as Bria's sound, she has more of a smooth-jazz flavor that would go over well with Anita Baker fans. I could see smooth jazz stations playing her type music. Especially tracks like "All This Love" and "Everytime"; "Something You Already Know"(a very sexy, but tastfully sexy, yet smooth track); only comment I could say about that track, on some parts in the song, she could have put a little more feeling into some parts of that track as there's a part in that song, where it sounds like she is dragging her voice along, I think it is one of the parts where she repeats "..all up close to me"..other than that, it's one of my favorite tracks on that cd.
"Home" and "Another Boy" are on the R&B side, and I'm quite surprised it's not being played on R&B stations at the moment, because those 2 tracks pretty much falls into mainstream R&B, but then again most of us have questions on those behind the radio stations and their decisions on what type of music they choose to play; "2nite" is definitely for the club scene; "Elixer" should be played behind bedroom doors, to be played when the kiddies are out at Aunty's or grandma's house, while a mom/dad is spending some quiet or alone time together or for couples that haven't seen each other for a week and can't wait to "get it on and rollin".

As far as Prince working with other artists, it would be cool if we could get a collaboration with Anita Baker. Also, I'd like to see him work with "Esthero". Esthero also has sort of a sexy, smooth jazz flavor, but she also has experience working with other hip-hop artists, so she could gravitate to various flavors. I like her track "Thank Heaven for You" which I find to be a very, mellow track.
[Edited 4/29/09 9:24am]

2elijah said:

I'm with you on that. I would love to see Prince and Anita do something together, especially since they are both my favorite artists. Bria's CD isn't one to sleep on unless it's not your type of music. There was a goal in mind when making it and I believe that P and B acheived it. I would like to see her go far.