Most of you will say yes but...

I know you can fly into NY but right now...people are camping out in the airport to just leave NY.

For those of you flying in for the concert(s) is it really worth loosing more days of work or vacation time just to go to the concert?

Oh, maybe b/c if you are indeed flying in and all, you may be rich enough to

I'm really asking the ones who are true fans who would actually go into debt or be super broke in order to attend his concerts...

i was laid off 3 weeks after i took on car payments for a newer car. now my credit cards nearly maxed out. glad to find out today my unemployment got extended another 3 and a half months...

yes i got tickets to all 5 but then again i live less then a hour from the venues...i don't think i'd fly cross country for a any show. i'm spoiled being he's playing multiple dates at the same venues. i would drive within a days distance for prince. i mean i did 3 for pearl jam..camden,nyc and philly...

hell if i can drive 8 hrs to ohio and buffalo to ghost hunt i'll go that far for prince. hopes for philly and Baltimore dates!!!

purplemookiebut said:

i was laid off 3 weeks after i took on car payments for a newer car. now my credit cards nearly maxed out. glad to find out today my unemployment got extended another 3 and a half months...

yes i got tickets to all 5 but then again i live less then a hour from the venues...i don't think i'd fly cross country for a any show. i'm spoiled being he's playing multiple dates at the same venues. i would drive within a days distance for prince. i mean i did 3 for pearl jam..camden,nyc and philly...

hell if i can drive 8 hrs to ohio and buffalo to ghost hunt i'll go that far for prince. hopes for philly and Baltimore dates!!!

WOW! Very nice...

I'm curious on how much did you pay for your tix ...did you do the $20.10 tixs for all 5 days or higher?

If I was in that position - I would've brought $20.10 tixs for all 5 days. I would've want the higher ones but in order to attend all 5 - I couldn't go over that amount.

I'm so poor, I can't even pay attention :/

I bought tix for 3 shows: 173 x2, 173, and 114.

The next morning, my hot water heater flooded my basement and I had to drop another $450. to get it fixed. I started to regret all those tix almost immediately. I was already "cutting it close" with a mortgage, new car/car insurance, and home warranty renewal, plus Christmas.

When I woke up after my 3-show binge, I could honestly say it was worth it....

I've been covering extra classes, doing Saturday detentions and administering SATs to make extra cash, because it was my choice to spend all that money.

But I don't know about flying across country or going all out without a job.....

**I'm going again on Jan. 18th... There are more Saturdays & kids to serve them.

oh god chocolate that sux! i remember i was at my aunts for the week one summer and we went to the pool and came back to a water line busted..a good 3 ft in the house. no basement...i saw it first coming out the fromt door trickling down the driveway!!!!

angelic= i'm used to being front row center at all my concerts. i got the 200 ones for each..well 180 in izod...4 floor tix furthest away 13 rows...one was 7 rows off the floor..well really just 2 cause it was right above the doors heading to locker room.......

As much as I love Prince I still wouldn't travel across the country to see him As a Nurse I work to hard for my money to just blow it in these hard economic times Now if he comes to Dallas I'm right there looking at him baby! If not, I have seen him in concert and I will have to cherish that-there is no way in hell I'm blowing a couple hundred or more to travel to see him I know some may not believe that, but it's true and it's sensible.

nursev said:

As much as I love Prince I still wouldn't travel across the country to see him As a Nurse I work to hard for my money to just blow it in these hard economic times Now if he comes to Dallas I'm right there looking at him baby! If not, I have seen him in concert and I will have to cherish that-there is no way in hell I'm blowing a couple hundred or more to travel to see him I know some may not believe that, but it's true and it's sensible.

I wanted to go to Vegas back in 2006, but I was studying for my Qualifiers and had other things going on in my life. I was so jealous of people I knew who went, but I was afraid to go out on a limb like that. If Prince wasn't in NJ/NYC this time, I would have missed him again.

I don't get the traveling part.

I was amazed at the people who were getting angry when the tix were first announced because they didn't think it was enough time for them to make arrangements...

Okaaaaayyy.... but no one was forcing them to come out here.

PMB: You keep saying you're "used to being front row center".... You've posted that a few times in different threads. It sounds like you think it's your right.

I will no longer even contemplate going long (cross-country) distances to see Prince in concert.

I earn one day of vacation time per month so I guard it very carefully. Also, if I were to take the time and the expense to book plane tickets, a hotel and rental car possibly, and then the show was postponed or canceled (Prince's issue or not) I would be f.u.r.i.o.u.s. and who needs that?

I will go see him in Las Vegas eventhough that is not in my immediate neighborhood.

I have always wanted to combine a trip to Europe with a Prince tour and see him overseas (and hopefully meet tons of .orgers!) but I've not ever been able to make that work.

With Las Vegas, it's not that expensive for me to do that trip so if the show was canceled it would be no big loss. I'd be bummed for sure because the best thing to do in Las Vegas is to see a Prince concert, but there are plenty of other things to do so it would be a good time.

Same with going to Europe. I'd be bummed if the show were canceled, but I'd still enjoy the trip.

chocolate1 said:

nursev said:

As much as I love Prince I still wouldn't travel across the country to see him As a Nurse I work to hard for my money to just blow it in these hard economic times Now if he comes to Dallas I'm right there looking at him baby! If not, I have seen him in concert and I will have to cherish that-there is no way in hell I'm blowing a couple hundred or more to travel to see him I know some may not believe that, but it's true and it's sensible.

I wanted to go to Vegas back in 2006, but I was studying for my Qualifiers and had other things going on in my life. I was so jealous of people I knew who went, but I was afraid to go out on a limb like that. If Prince wasn't in NJ/NYC this time, I would have missed him again.

I don't get the traveling part.

I was amazed at the people who were getting angry when the tix were first announced because they didn't think it was enough time for them to make arrangements...

Okaaaaayyy.... but no one was forcing them to come out here.

PMB: You keep saying you're "used to being front row center".... You've posted that a few times in different threads. It sounds like you think it's your right.

When I saw Prince in OKC I drove a 100 miles to see him best drive ever I would have loved to see him in Vegas and NY/NJ but it takes alot to get Nursey to part with her dollars like that I mean I was so excited when he announced this tour then there was disappointment to find out it was only two states wth I guess Welcome 2 America means to hell with the rest of us That's Prince though-I still him but damn he needs to c'mon to DFW and other parts of the country-we love him too u know BTW if I was unemployed there'd really be no way in hell!

Nothinbutjoy said:

I will no longer even contemplate going long (cross-country) distances to see Prince in concert.

I earn one day of vacation time per month so I guard it very carefully. Also, if I were to take the time and the expense to book plane tickets, a hotel and rental car possibly, and then the show was postponed or canceled (Prince's issue or not) I would be f.u.r.i.o.u.s. and who needs that?

I will go see him in Las Vegas eventhough that is not in my immediate neighborhood.

I have always wanted to combine a trip to Europe with a Prince tour and see him overseas (and hopefully meet tons of .orgers!) but I've not ever been able to make that work.

With Las Vegas, it's not that expensive for me to do that trip so if the show was canceled it would be no big loss. I'd be bummed for sure because the best thing to do in Las Vegas is to see a Prince concert, but there are plenty of other things to do so it would be a good time.

Same with going to Europe. I'd be bummed if the show were canceled, but I'd still enjoy the trip.

Those Vacation days are precious Those things are like employment gold I would love to see him in Vegas too I would drive there-really don't get on planes I mean let's not get it twisted a Prince concert is truly concert heaven, but I would like Prince to be fair and spread the love to other states

nursev said:

Nothinbutjoy said:

I will no longer even contemplate going long (cross-country) distances to see Prince in concert.

I earn one day of vacation time per month so I guard it very carefully. Also, if I were to take the time and the expense to book plane tickets, a hotel and rental car possibly, and then the show was postponed or canceled (Prince's issue or not) I would be f.u.r.i.o.u.s. and who needs that?

I will go see him in Las Vegas eventhough that is not in my immediate neighborhood.

I have always wanted to combine a trip to Europe with a Prince tour and see him overseas (and hopefully meet tons of .orgers!) but I've not ever been able to make that work.

With Las Vegas, it's not that expensive for me to do that trip so if the show was canceled it would be no big loss. I'd be bummed for sure because the best thing to do in Las Vegas is to see a Prince concert, but there are plenty of other things to do so it would be a good time.

Same with going to Europe. I'd be bummed if the show were canceled, but I'd still enjoy the trip.

Those Vacation days are precious Those things are like employment gold I would love to see him in Vegas too I would drive there-really don't get on planes I mean let's not get it twisted a Prince concert is truly concert heaven, but I would like Prince to be fair and spread the love to other states

Okay, so I am contemplating other places if the tour continues...

Driving distance, or a cheap train ride.

chocolate1 said:

nursev said:

Those Vacation days are precious Those things are like employment gold I would love to see him in Vegas too I would drive there-really don't get on planes I mean let's not get it twisted a Prince concert is truly concert heaven, but I would like Prince to be fair and spread the love to other states

Okay, so I am contemplating other places if the tour continues...

Driving distance, or a cheap train ride.

So you gonna put the Camaro on the road and not have Nursey riding shotgun? It's not cool

nursev said:

chocolate1 said:

Okay, so I am contemplating other places if the tour continues...

Driving distance, or a cheap train ride.

So you gonna put the Camaro on the road and not have Nursey riding shotgun? It's not cool

Girl, I would swing thru TX for you in a minute!

chocolate1 said:

nursev said:

So you gonna put the Camaro on the road and not have Nursey riding shotgun? It's not cool

Girl, I would swing thru TX for you in a minute!

nursev said:

chocolate1 said:

Girl, I would swing thru TX for you in a minute!

well you might as well make a new friend and swing by Louisiana too! LOL!

Angelic1302 said:

nursev said:

well you might as well make a new friend and swing by Louisiana too! LOL!

But I'm so riding shotgun

nursev said:

Angelic1302 said:

well you might as well make a new friend and swing by Louisiana too! LOL!

But I'm so riding shotgun

But yeah, Val gets the front seat!

I don't mind sitting in the trunk!!!!!!!!! Take me with U LOL!

chocolate1 said:

nursev said:

But I'm so riding shotgun

But yeah, Val gets the front seat!

Has Prince ever been to Louisiana?

nursev said:

Has Prince ever been to Louisiana?

I think so, just don't remember when. I think he has played N.O.

i would be in soooo much debt if i was old enough to get a real job

Nothinbutjoy said:

nursev said:

Has Prince ever been to Louisiana?

I think so, just don't remember when. I think he has played N.O.

I found this:

http://www.princevault.co...&go=Go

Yeah, after seeing the shows on Dec 15 and 17, I can say it was worth it.

I had a heck of a time getting to NY for the shows...snowed in here, broke down there. Sitting and waiting time of a combined 14hrs. Not to mention lost on the subway at 3am when I finally got there. I can say its worth it after the show, I mean, Prince is AMAZING!! And you are on this constant high after seeing him, especially if you are lucky enough to see him more than 1 time in a week. But, when you get home to a major water leak that went on for a week and you're looking at a water bill of over $500, then you start to question, is Prince worth it?

And now, here I am, with this outrageous water bill coming, actually comtemplating spending another $600 to go see Prince on the 18th!! What is wrong here? Damn Prince for being so amazing and so sexy that I've gotten addicted to seeing him live. I've already dropped well over $3,000 this year seeing this man 4 times already!! Oh well, I just figure, enjoy life while I still can! Plus, the 18th show is a brand new year, so 2010 shows won't really count...

I'm a student...hence I"m always strapped for cash. I manage to stretch a buck here and there...and I have an account strictly for musical purchases (i.e CD's, concert tix, etc), not always well-stocked, but there's always something in it. But I don't have the kind of money to blow on plane tickets, accomadation, and transport to go to one of Prince's shows. I had the same problem with This Is It. It's hard enough paying for an education, let alone all that just for one night. And if he cancels...I'd have major ass to whoop.

Buuuuuuuuut, being young and stupid sometimes..I'll take a crazy risk here and there. As long as I got a working car and some gas money...I could road trip. And i don't mind takin' some crazy fangirls along for the ride. Prince...meet me somewhere in the middle and I'll haul ass to see you!

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nursev said:

Has Prince ever been to Louisiana?

YES..IVE BEEN TO ALL IN NO..starting with purple rain, ending with musicology. approx 9 since 1985? incl .essence & biloxi.

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nursev said:

Has Prince ever been to Louisiana?

Let me know if u come to "The Big Easy". I have the hookup on comp. rooms at Harrahs Casino. ;-

I met Pej breifly at MSG 18th show. Would be A blast to get him & some other peeps together for a show here.

[Edited 12/30/10 1:59am]

metallicjigolo said:

nursev said:

Has Prince ever been to Louisiana?

Let me know if u come to "The Big Easy". I have the hookup on comp. rooms at Harrahs Casino. ;-

I met Pej breifly at MSG 18th show. Would be A blast to get him & some other peeps together for a show here.

[Edited 12/30/10 1:59am]

Cool! I surely will

And yes, plenty of times he has been to Louisiana. That's where both his parents were from originally

My first time seeing him was in the town I currently live in. I was on a natural high plus there was an after show and I got to be pulled on stage by the man himself. Someone from NY was there and took a few pictures. This was 1997. Someone knew me in the crowd and the person asked about me and they sent the pics and the pics were delivered to me. I still have the pics. Camera sucked but at least I have pics

Nope, not worth it. Seeing the same setlists over and over just cements it for me.