OldFriends4Sale said:

nursev said:

Great thread Funny story-I was 12 when PR premiered in Detroit. I begged my Granny to take me and she did She made me close my eyes on the love scene Granny loved the movie though and so did I-Purple Rain is my fav movie of all time. Nice to see these threads about it and that time period

LOL, that's funny

My dad was nervous about it, but he took us

and any time there is a 'sexual' scene to a movie or tv show

he starts fidgetting and his legs start kicking

My Granny was nervous too The scene is not even serious Another memory is the summer of 1984 hearing When Doves Cry blasting from every car and ice cream truck You know if the Ice Cream man played it-it was a bonafide jam! Nice memories OldFriends

Oh Yeah...that poster of Prince in all white was given away at the Detroit premiere It was my first Prince poster and it started something

edit:adde by OF4S

nursev said:

^ I Would Die 4 U from MTV was the shit! Love that version

Prince & the Revolution, Sheila E & Apollonia 6 up there, no Time members

Thanks 4 the poster OldFriends

nursev said:

Thanks 4 the poster OldFriends

I had that 1 too, and every artist I knew tried to draw that one

OldFriends4Sale said:

nursev said:

Thanks 4 the poster OldFriends

I had that 1 too, and every artist I knew tried to draw that one

Those junior high and high school artist did always try to draw it Wonder why? Maybe it was a easy outline But dang it Prince was the man back then and he still is

Let me add that Ms. E. was doing her thang in the Glamorous Life

nursev said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I had that 1 too, and every artist I knew tried to draw that one

Those junior high and high school artist did always try to draw it Wonder why? Maybe it was a easy outline But dang it Prince was the man back then and he still is

I think it was just the Prince was the man at the time and that poster was IT

I'm glad I lived thru that purple reign it was exciting

She was so sexy in that video, she oozed Purple sexiness, I wished there were some nice videos for like Noon Rendezvous and and hot video for Erotic City

In a hotel during the 1984 Victory Tour, Michael reading a story about “Purple Rain

OldFriends4Sale said:

For all of us

Life is death without adventure

and adventure only comes 2 those

who are... will 2 be daring and 2 take chances

I just want 2 thank first of all God

and all of the American public

my band Wendy Lisa Matt Mark & Bobby

and all the staff at Warner Brothers

and Dick Clark and all of U here tonight

and I just want... I don't know

I'm very thankful 2 be here

I'm very thankful 4 all of u

Good night

★

1985 AMA

Is it just me or does that speech half sound like he's pulling it outta his ass as he goes along?

Jagar said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

For all of us

Life is death without adventure

and adventure only comes 2 those

who are... will 2 be daring and 2 take chances

I just want 2 thank first of all God

and all of the American public

my band Wendy Lisa Matt Mark & Bobby

and all the staff at Warner Brothers

and Dick Clark and all of U here tonight

and I just want... I don't know

I'm very thankful 2 be here

I'm very thankful 4 all of u

Good night

★

1985 AMA

Is it just me or does that speech half sound like he's pulling it outta his ass as he goes along?

not really that sounds like Prince 'poetry' of that time, the thanks is similar to the album thank U's he regularly did. That's how is interviews read too

He was nervous though, Wendy had to grab his hand

(47) INT. BASEMENT, PRINCE'S HOME -- NIGHT

He turns on a LIGHT, disappears into an
ADJOINING ROOM. Vanity looks around
amazed. She stands in a small ANTE-
CHAMBER whose walls are covered with
thicks pads and foam.

Colorful MOBILES hang suspended from the
ceilings -- various INSTRUMENTS lie
about: a drumset, an electric guitar,
and a small upright piano. A stereo and
cassette player. are perched on a shelf,
and two speakers are recessed into the
walls. The entire room looks hand-
built, the wood carefully painted, or
stained.

She peers through the doorway into the
adjoining room. BLUE MOONLIGHT filters
in through the casement windows.
Various MURALS are painted on the walls,
MOBILES are suspended from the ceiling.
A bed sits in the middle of the floor, a
vanity table and mirror nearby.

She stands idly a mement, then moves
around the antechamber. Various
KNICKNACKS catch her attention. Small
wind-up TOYS lie about: a soldier, a
bear banging on a drum, a tractor and
car. A small MUSIC BOX sits on a shelf.
She turns the handle, a little TUNE
fills the room...

(89) EXT. THE TASTE -- NIGHT

COMMOTION. CARS are THICK in front of
THE TASTE, a small NIGHTCLUB located in
the poorer part of the city. Because of
its location, The Taste books different
dance bands four nights a week and then
hosts a Variety Night the remaining two.
Aspiring comedians, dancers and jugglers
flock to Variety Night, desirous of
trying their material in front of a live
audience -- and hoping to catch the
discering eye of a talent scout on the
prowl.

Billy Sparks pulls up to the curb, gets
out with a beautiful WOMAN and cuts
inside.

(90) INT. BACKSTAGE, THE TASTE -- NIGHT
Jerome stands BACKSTAGE fidgeting
nervously, staring appreciatively at the
closed dressing room door. Various
PEOPLE in COSTUMES pass by sporadically.
Suddenly a burst of APPLAUSE and
LAUGHTER wafts into the hallway. Jerome
walks to the curtain and peers out--


(91) INT. THE TASTE -- NIGHT

JEROME'S POV--
Billy Sparks and his Girlfriend being
seated at a front table. A COMEDIAN is
on stage juggling KNIVES and HATCHETS.
The CROWD is ROARING their approval.

(92) INT. BACKSTAGE -- THE TASTE -- NIGHT

Just then a CLOWN passes Jerome, stops,
and hands him a flower. Jerome tries to
smile, but his nervousness is simply too
strong. The Clown hands him another
flower, trying to elicit a favorable
response. Jerome is patient, but
attempts to ignore the Clown in a polite
way, indicating he'd rather be alone.
The Clown persists, however, going
through a little routine, handing him
flower after flower...

Suddenly Jerome throws them into the
air, grabs the Clown by the throat and
flings him headlong down the hallway.
The Clown gives Jerome the finger and
walks off in a huff.

MORRIS
cuts from the dressing room, closes the
door behind him. He joins Jerome at the
curtain, and they move down the back
stairway to the CLUB--

MORRIS
(nervously)
I guess this is it.

JEROME
I guess so, M.D.

MORRIS
I think I'm going to be sick.
Why does this have to be
happening to me? Has it
crossed your mind that we're
about to make the biggest
mistake we've ever made?

JEROME
I don't think it's all that
bad.

MORRIS
That's why I do all the
thinking.

(93) INT. THE TASTE -- NIGHT

as Billy Sparks spots Morris, waves. Morris manages a weak
smile, offers a half-hearted wave back. Just then we HEAR a
firce DRUM BEAT, and--


TASTE M.C.
Ladies and Gentlemen, please
welcome Vanity Six.

Respectful APPLAUSE--


MORRIS
Oh, God--

He sits quickly, followed by Jerome --
they both put on sunglasses.

A HUSH descends over the CROWD. The
CURTAIN rises slowly...and Brenda, Susan
and Vanity are frozen in a provocative,
vampy stance. Their effect on the
audience is galvanizing -- the Crowd
bursts into APPLAUSE and WHISTLES--

MORRIS
What??

I need U 2 get me off
I'm your bomb, baby, ready 2 explode
I need U 2 get me off
Be your slave, do anything I'm told

CHORUS:
I'm a sex shooter
Shootin' love in your direction
I'm a sex shooter
Come and play with my affections

Wearing sexy lingerie and moving
seductively to the beat, the Girls
launch into "Sex Shooter" with complete
abandon. The MUSIC is slick and fierce,
the Girls sexy and sure. Wearing black
bikini panties, black tails and boots,
Vanity dances center-stage and begins
SINGING. She's mesmerizing, her look so
alluring, so profound that the audience
sits slack-jawed in amazement. The
SPOTLIGHT is hers and she soaks it in,
radiating a sexiness that has the
audience at her feet. The entire
concept -- dress, dance, music and
staging -- is overwhelming, with just
the right degree of playfulness to allow
the Crowd easy passage into the fantasy
world the Girls create. Brenda and
Susan play off her wonderfully, sharing
secret looks with the Crowd, balancing
the wickedness of the act with an
innocence that is enticing. They're
working strongly as a unit now, the
AUDIENCE roaring their approval...

I need U 2 pull my trigger, baby
I can't do it alone
I need U 2 be my main thing, play thing
Pillar of stone

CHORUS

Come on, kiss the gun

Come on, kiss the gun
Guaranteed 4 fun

MORRIS
and Jerome are beside themselves with
happiness. The pull off their shades
immediately, sit back and glow in the
audience's response.

PRINCE
stands in the back, his eyes glued to
Vanity. Her strength and sureness in
front of the Crowd is breathtaking. The
audience loves her and he suddenly feels
very alone -- as if another wall has
gone up between them. He looks away a
moment and spots...

...Morris looking at him with a self-
satisfied, triumphant grin on his face.
Prince looks away, moves out of his
eyesight.

Listen boys
No girl's body can compete with mine
No girl's rap can top my lines
No girl's kiss can ring your chimes
Come on boy, let's make some time

I'm a sex shooter
Shootin' love in your direction (Yeah)
I'm a sex shooter
Come and play with my affections

Sex Shooter comes to an end. The
stage is plunged into darkness. The
CROWD goes WILD, leaps to their feet,
begging for more. The Girls, slighly
over-whelmed by the response and
flushing deep red, hold one
another.tightly and take repeated bows.

OldFriends4Sale said:

Love it

rubymoon53 said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

The main thing about the difference between Computer Blue and Darlin Nikki was that Prince's body was slick with oil during the first song and then was dry during the second song.

It was? It looks the same 2 me....maybe the different lighting made him look dry...

fun thread...thanks 4 all the work on it

He didn't like living alone
The house where he lived had many hallways
It was a long walk 2 his bedroom
Because 2 him each hallway represented an emotion
Every one vastly different from the next
One day while she was with him
He decided 2 name each one
She walked by his side, one hand on his thigh
No - she was sort of half a step behind him
Yeah, the grip on his thigh intensified
As they walked slowly through the corridor
He named the hallway "Lust"
And as they passed through the next one
He named it "Fear"
The grip she now loosened
So he walked faster
Her hands now trembling
She let dropped 2 her side as he wrote the word "Insecurity"
He looked into her eyes and smiled a demon smile
And quickly walked onto the next
Corridor after corridor
He named almost all when suddenly… he stopped
He picked up the word "Hate"
She was gone
So he picked up another – "Pain"

The Union Bar in Minneapolis (which later became a Christian music club called the New Union). The Taste Show Lounge in Minneapolis, a favorite of the Prince crowd,

OldFriends4Sale said:

Prince & the (Rv-lshn) 3. A sudden or momentous change in a situation

Dig If U Will the Picture...
Erotic City, can't U see?

Come on and touch the place in me

Your technicolor climax is at my fingertips
A world of never ending happiness

Possessed

Baby I'm A Star

super·stardom (spr-stärdm

the Era Prince became a SuperStar Alexander Nevermind ★ Jaime Starr next level of extending is Royal Kingdom . the stars were aligned 4 Prince and 1983-1985 he dominated. His purple soldiers were ready and the Purple Rain came down, some people bathed in it, some people let the sky drop it on them, some got wet in the shower or bath and some let the purple swet from Prince splash on them, but we all got wet.

The whole thing was so surreal that day that the memory of it still seems like a dream - Dr Fink

spr-stär)

1. A widely acclaimed star, as in movies or sports, who has great popular appeal.

2. One that is extremely popular or prominent or that is a major attraction.

Some thread Maybe the stars are fixing to be aligned again, can I get a witness Israel.

Our Love its written in the sky above..our destiny is to fall in love.
Dont fight it cause its stronger than us...our destiny is to fall in love.....I'll Be

When I saw you back...I had to talk to you.
Didnt know what to say.. I now need your love any way.

Our Love its written in the sky above..our destiny is to fall in love.
dont fight it cause its stronger than us...our destiny is to fall in love...I'll be

Look , im not sayin get married or nutin..I aint ready to settle down baby..I dont wanna have no kids.
All Im tryin to say to ya is thata.. you gotta be the finest specimen of woman Ive ever seen.

Our destiny is to fall in love....

Your Thread!

The Prince we all know and love. Definetly his biggest era. His look was perfect, who could forget the purple jacket and ruffles? The movie is great too