Efan said:

Maybe he's announcing a new residency at the Apollo. Now THAT would be cool.

Duuuuude! I don't live in NYC, but that would be amazing! Could really do a lot for that theater and surrounding community.

[Edited 10/13/10 15:27pm]

daPrettyman said:

Genesia said:

New website! Membership fee: $20.10

SOUNDS GOOD 2 ME.

LOVEVERY1 said:

daPrettyman said:

SOUNDS GOOD 2 ME.

A new website would be very cool...but I wonder what would convince Prince that the Internet was no longer over/dead?

dori said:

The band, or at least some of them are already in Europe.

I guess that's why they make airplanes....

Cerebus said:

Efan said:

Maybe he's announcing a new residency at the Apollo. Now THAT would be cool.

Ummm, no. That would suck dog puke through a broken straw. Sorry, dude needs to tour America. I live about as far away from the Apollo as you can get while still being in the continental United States. An East Coast residency would bum me out.

U mean that would suck for you.....lol

murph said:

Cerebus said:

Ummm, no. That would suck dog puke through a broken straw. Sorry, dude needs to tour America. I live about as far away from the Apollo as you can get while still being in the continental United States. An East Coast residency would bum me out.

U mean that would suck for you.....lol

Yep, I said that. But honestly it would suck for a lot of people.

back in 06' he held a press conference in london on 21 nights, maybe he might do the same thing for nyc

or perhaps it just have to do with what we already know like the euporean/asian/american tour dates and rumor of releasing 20ten deluxe

or maybe he might announce something that is unexpecting, hopefully it would be a good thing

Cerebus said:

Efan said:

Maybe he's announcing a new residency at the Apollo. Now THAT would be cool.

Ummm, no. That would suck dog puke through a broken straw. Sorry, dude needs to tour America. I live about as far away from the Apollo as you can get while still being in the continental United States. An East Coast residency would bum me out.

The same way the Vegas residency bummed me out in NJ?

chocolate1 said:

Cerebus said:

Ummm, no. That would suck dog puke through a broken straw. Sorry, dude needs to tour America. I live about as far away from the Apollo as you can get while still being in the continental United States. An East Coast residency would bum me out.

The same way the Vegas residency bummed me out in NJ?

Absolutely. But at least Vegas is like, ya know, Vegas! Lots of other stuff to do and ultra cheap accomodations. Can't really say an Apollo residency wouldn't be cool, I just think a lot of people outside the immediate area would ignore it (not all, but a lot). If he's going to do something like that again, why not just do a Paisley Park residency? At least that would be somewhat in the middle and excite a lot of the fans who have never been there. Regardless, not what I'm expecting the announcement to be about at all.

Cerebus said:

chocolate1 said:

The same way the Vegas residency bummed me out in NJ?

Absolutely. But at least Vegas is like, ya know, Vegas! Lots of other stuff to do and ultra cheap accomodations. Can't really say an Apollo residency wouldn't be cool, I just think a lot of people outside the immediate area would ignore it (not all, but a lot). If he's going to do something like that again, why not just do a Paisley Park residency? At least that would be somewhat in the middle and excite a lot of the fans who have never been there. Regardless, not what I'm expecting the announcement to be about at all.

Yeah...

I stopped getting and trying to speculate a long time ago.

I'd love to see him perform again and will always be a fan, but real life has taken over....

chocolate1 said:

Cerebus said:

Absolutely. But at least Vegas is like, ya know, Vegas! Lots of other stuff to do and ultra cheap accomodations. Can't really say an Apollo residency wouldn't be cool, I just think a lot of people outside the immediate area would ignore it (not all, but a lot). If he's going to do something like that again, why not just do a Paisley Park residency? At least that would be somewhat in the middle and excite a lot of the fans who have never been there. Regardless, not what I'm expecting the announcement to be about at all.

Yeah...

I stopped getting and trying to speculate a long time ago.

I'd love to see him perform again and will always be a fan, but real life has taken over....

Yep, I knew as soon as the Musicology tour was over that I'd never put that much effort into seeing him (or anybody else) perform live ever again. The Rio was cool once, but Vegas is just a short flight for me. The biggest effort I make for live music now is Coachella, but that's for, like, 100 bands! Otherwise I try not to go any further than SF. I'll go to San Jose if I HAVE to, but I don't like to.

"2010 Deluxe" release announcement maybe?

Cerebus said:

chocolate1 said:

Yeah...

I stopped getting and trying to speculate a long time ago.

I'd love to see him perform again and will always be a fan, but real life has taken over....

Yep, I knew as soon as the Musicology tour was over that I'd never put that much effort into seeing him (or anybody else) perform live ever again. The Rio was cool once, but Vegas is just a short flight for me. The biggest effort I make for live music now is Coachella, but that's for, like, 100 bands! Otherwise I try not to go any further than SF. I'll go to San Jose if I HAVE to, but I don't like to.

I live in NJ, but I see most shows in NYC.

I'll also go to Philadelphia or Atlantic City.

I saw Prince in Wilkes-Barre, PA once, with an after party in Scranton. That was THE longest drive EVER!

murph said:

Don't know what he's going to announce....

But it's interesting that he's having the press conference at the Apollo Theater in Harlem....hmmmmm.....

Really? Apollo theatre? Interesting.

A USA tour and 20ten deluxe maybe?

I'm thinking either a residency or full scale US tour. Does anyone even hold press conferences when they are going to release a cd?

Maybe if he actually does the South Africa shows, those shows may be streamed live at the Apollo? Maybe the European tour and any other country included in this upcoming tour as well? Would be a great way to bring money to the Apollo theatre. Could be that he's buying the Apollo theatre, becoming a part owner or promoting new and established artists, to perform live shows there. Okay, okay, that might be a bit stretching it, but hey ya never know. But a NYC residency would be kind of cool.

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rainbowchild said:

Genesia said:

New website! Membership fee: $20.10

I doubt it will be that low--perhaps a ten-year membership for $2,010!

Yeah but you get entered into a drawing, so after 2010 subscriptions, names are drawn to win $20,100 and an ipod-holster moon earwrap.

Giovanni777 said:

"Just heard that Prince is holding a mysterious press conference in New York tomorrow..."

i'm trying to figure out what makes a press conference 'mysterious' but i guess we'll soon find out

or is it mysterious because no one knows what its about?

ooo. spooky mysterious.

thanks for this

motherfunka said:

I'm thinking either a residency or full scale US tour. Does anyone even hold press conferences when they are going to release a cd?

Well it's prince we are talking about.

Years ago remember he thought it a good idea to hold a press conference to tell the world that he was changing his name from stupidsymbol back to Prince, even though no one in the world gave a shit.

Whelp, it was tweeted so it must be true.

Of course, I'll be watching though

robinhood said:

Giovanni777 said:

"Just heard that Prince is holding a mysterious press conference in New York tomorrow..."

i'm trying to figure out what makes a press conference 'mysterious' but i guess we'll soon find out

or is it mysterious because no one knows what its about?

ooo. spooky mysterious.

Those were my thoughts as well... Prince has always had a weird PR strategy that depends heavily on his mystique.... on the one hand his underexposure in the press makes whatever he DOES do in the public newsworthy, but on the other than his evasiveness undermines his reach.

Cerebus said:

chocolate1 said:

The same way the Vegas residency bummed me out in NJ?

Absolutely. But at least Vegas is like, ya know, Vegas! Lots of other stuff to do and ultra cheap accomodations. Can't really say an Apollo residency wouldn't be cool, I just think a lot of people outside the immediate area would ignore it (not all, but a lot). If he's going to do something like that again, why not just do a Paisley Park residency? At least that would be somewhat in the middle and excite a lot of the fans who have never been there. Regardless, not what I'm expecting the announcement to be about at all.

A Paisley residency would be cool, though he'd have to coordinate a lot of the logistics with the Chanhassen authorities to avoid traffic/parking issues in his neighborhood.

Even with NYC being cost-prohibitive for lots of travelers, its historic significance would be great. And his nod to Harlem would be welcome.

He will be announcing that he is back with WB to release "20ten deluxe" in the US

I'm guessing he's thinking its big news, but peeps would have forgotten about who he was fighting with in the 90's!

Move along... there's nothing to see here!!

[Edited 10/13/10 17:02pm]

MikeyB71 said:

motherfunka said:

I'm thinking either a residency or full scale US tour. Does anyone even hold press conferences when they are going to release a cd?

Well it's prince we are talking about.

Years ago remember he thought it a good idea to hold a press conference to tell the world that he was changing his name from stupidsymbol back to Prince, even though no one in the world gave a shit.

Right. That's why I'm thinking it's more than just a cd release, if this info is even true.

NuPwrSoul said:

robinhood said:

i'm trying to figure out what makes a press conference 'mysterious' but i guess we'll soon find out

or is it mysterious because no one knows what its about?

ooo. spooky mysterious.

Those were my thoughts as well... Prince has always had a weird PR strategy that depends heavily on his mystique.... on the one hand his underexposure in the press makes whatever he DOES do in the public newsworthy, but on the other than his evasiveness undermines his reach.

sure, i guess from the press's point of view its mysterious because it doesnt happen often and they havent been told what its about...

maybe i just dont see it. prince, mysterious? not for me.

he's a guy in a costume making music and playing it. he says stuff and does stuff that doesnt make immediate sense to people who dont see straight through it.

anyway, i'm sure this press conference (if it happens) will be worthy of a grin or two. for me anyway.

motherfunka said:

MikeyB71 said:

Well it's prince we are talking about.

Years ago remember he thought it a good idea to hold a press conference to tell the world that he was changing his name from stupidsymbol back to Prince, even though no one in the world gave a shit.

Right. That's why I'm thinking it's more than just a cd release, if this info is even true.

I hope it is true, we shall soon find out.

NuPwrSoul said:

Cerebus said:

Absolutely. But at least Vegas is like, ya know, Vegas! Lots of other stuff to do and ultra cheap accomodations. Can't really say an Apollo residency wouldn't be cool, I just think a lot of people outside the immediate area would ignore it (not all, but a lot). If he's going to do something like that again, why not just do a Paisley Park residency? At least that would be somewhat in the middle and excite a lot of the fans who have never been there. Regardless, not what I'm expecting the announcement to be about at all.

A Paisley residency would be cool, though he'd have to coordinate a lot of the logistics with the Chanhassen authorities to avoid traffic/parking issues in his neighborhood.

Even with NYC being cost-prohibitive for lots of travelers, its historic significance would be great. And his nod to Harlem would be welcome.

Is it REALLY that much easier to get to the Apollo than Paisley Park, though? And would the surrounding neighborhood be OK with packed shows on consecutive nights? I'm not saying it isn't or that they wouldn't - just asking. A lot of bands have done residencies at The Fillmore in SF, but that place is in a weird location, surrounded by businesses as much as housing.

Side note, mysterious or otherwise, I do not believe Prince would set up a press conference just to announce the release of 20ten. Working with WB again, maaaaybe, but I doubt it. More than likely, if there is a press conference, it's relating to a US tour (it has been six years), possibly bundled with 20ten and/or WB news.

Yay! The Opus is here. The Opus is finally here. And don't worry about missing this announcement, folks. It will be up on YouTube until Prince has it pulled 4 minutes later. Don't want the announcement getting into the wrong hands.

The Opus is here. The Opus is here.

[Looks around for tubesock and lotion]