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Printable Dr. Dingleberry should have had a long conversation with Pierre Igot from the get-go. | |
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I mean I do feel for him and his health issues but all that money he put into making his site, he could've at least save some up for his health expenses. People need to stop spending beyond their means and learn to save up their money. I mean if you guys wanna continue donating because you feel for this dude, go ahead but I can't go with this. So if it makes me heartless to some, so be it. This exactly. I hope everyone who donates realizes that they are only contributing to this guy's hobby of star-fucking. | |
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SCAM. Shame on the mod that felt this was front page news worthy. fuck,this place is soooo over. I need to reconsider why I visit this hole. | |
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Well, there is no need to turn this thread into a nasty bitching. Seriously, if people have nothing to say, just don't. It's disrespectful to people who may be willing to donate.
I am sure Docberry has thought over this issue before asking for help. Nobody just asks for help if it wasn't serious. Secondly, I am not protecting Doc but in the past he had exclusive Prince stories, that were very appreciated as headline news on the Org, that was way before the W2 tour few years back, so again he's very entitled to ask for support. If you don't wanna support, just show understanding that he could be closing down the site forever, like anything else that is shut down Prince related.
Prince is either forcing people to shut down sites, or sends C&D. He's the best!!!
Prince I will always miss and love U. | |
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Some of the replies in here are | |
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If u don't wanna give then don't-no need to bitch about it.
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I can't till I get paid Monday, but done. L4OA. Prince did an interview with a woman at Record World. They talked about whatever, then he asked her: "Does your pubic hair go up to your navel?" At that moment, we thought maybe we shouldn't encourage him to do interviews. | |
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If Drfunkenberry.com goes bye-bye then folks will be whining and bitching about lack of or no source for Prince news, concert news, juicy music clips, etc. etc.
And I said it first. 
Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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if prince has anything to promote he'll do it some other way, it's not like he's desperate! anybody who's anyone would fall over themselves the get the scoop! he knows it, prince is just a bloody cheapskate | |
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I'm so thankful that I live in a country where our government actually supports their people and the fact that you need insurance to get something like this fixed is actually quite serious. I guess America isn't the lucky country that so many think it is. [God save the Queen!!!].
However, think we should support Dr FB because he's really the only source of Prince info we have right now. Like he says on his website - even if it's only $5!!
P.S.Why does everybody think that Prince should give him money for pay for his website? Prince isn't responsible for it. I feel so bad for Prince. Lately all I read is peole saying: why can't he put his music on youtube, why won't he release an album, why won't he tour again, why does he go out with this chick or that chick, why won't he pay for Dr FB. Geez leave the poor guy alone!!  Peace in the House of Prince. | |
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i'm british as well & get free healthcare & even i have private health insurance! i'm not taking any chances! THAT is how important getting treatment is if u are unwell & if Dr F doesn't realise that in his condition, then there's no helping the poor sod!!! in fact i find it so hard to believe he would sacrifice his health 4 the website & feel his plea is more a huge hinting begging letter to prince & co.. he's more than likely frightened prince away 4 good, not that i give a shit. all i hope is that dr f gets his priorities sorted & gets himself looked at soon | |
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He's blogging has perks too. I think people are forgetting this. He had a chance to meet and greed lots of the folks and talk to them, The Time, Allolotion etc. Those things are great perks for a fan like he is, and we are. He said he was in a same room with Prince, but didn't talk to him. If I had the time, I could strive to blog too if that gets me into attending studio sessions with Prince and Andy (I am kidding). Whatever, the news are possibly sent to him by his Indian management, it's not like Prince exchanges emails with him.
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Very worthy cause. I made my donation today! "A united state of mind will never be divided
The real definition of unity is 1 People can slam their door, disagree and fight it But how U gonna love the Father but not love the Son? United States of Division"     | |
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THANK YOU!!!!!!!! "A united state of mind will never be divided
The real definition of unity is 1 People can slam their door, disagree and fight it But how U gonna love the Father but not love the Son? United States of Division" | |
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That argument would be valid IF the website was costing a fortune to run AND he didn't do advertising.
The money is being sought to UPDATE the website and (in his own words) compete with TMZ and Perez Hilton - two COMMERCIAL websites.
What's he's asking people to do is invest in his website without providing a return. It costs almost zero to run a website these days and many many people do this in their spare time (Ben being the best example here).
If J7 wants to continue being a Prince news source / distribution point then there's nothing stopping him doing that and no need for people to donate. If however he wants to build a BUSINESS then he should be more open about people INVESTING in his business rather than sending around a begging bowl.
Lastly - if Dr FB did close, you know that Prince would find another outlet. You know there'lll be something to replace it within days. God forbid, he might even embrace social networking ! | |
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People who are saying "if DrF website goes, where will we get the official Prince news" - I have one question:
WHAT THE F. ARE YOU SMOKING, AND WHERE CAN I GET SOME?
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This thread man, this thread......
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Something tells me...there is more than his web site and his health at stake. Not sure but if you follow him on twitter, a couple of months ago, he mentioned about falling on hard times.
He appears to have google ads on his site, and sometimes purchased advertising. Unless he has purchased ads, and a lot, he is most likely pulling in a few hundred dollars a month. That's not good. It could cost that much for a server and other things per month.
If he is doing this full time, and from the times his posts appears, sometimes in the middle of the night to early morning to mid-afternoon, it appears he is and would need to make $ to live off of it.
The Internet has changed since his site came out. First, it used to be that no matter how big your site is, if you posted a story first, yours was the first link to show up. Now, if your site is bigger, even if you did not post first, that site will be mentioned first. Also, google sells key words called google words to make your site show up faster. You no longer can rely on SEO. So if a story breaks and say he breaks it, TMZ could post it, buy the key words and it would be their site that shows up, not his. TMZ is all over google and search engines but most likely purchasing a few thousand dollars of keywords a day. They have Warner Bros. Television behind them now so thier budget is huge.
TMZ also has quite a staff and it appears funkenberry is one person. Can't win.
He is never going to catch Perez. The guy tried to be mean but it just didn't work. Perez can piss people off and they still go to his site.
He does report on other stuff than Prince which is smart. Prince is older and not releasing more music and has slowed down on touring. He does have other fan bases, but this one appears to be the one who knows about him the most, perhaps because he is a fan of Prince's and because his identity was put on blast by housequake.com rather quickly.
If he is trying to compete with the perez's and the tmz's of the world, it is going to take some $ to do. Perhaps his health would improve as well from peace of mind over that. | |
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There are people on this thread that haven't posted forever, but have constantly put this guy down over the years.
He has reported on Prince news for years. Given info about aftershows, concerts, new music, appearances. But he keeps getting knocked for it.
Why do you care so much?
He must still talk about you to keep attacking him years later.
If it makes you feel better, go for it.
But the guy appears to be losing something that he loves to do and his health is bad.
Wouldn't it just be better to not say anything at all?
You've won. He lost. Feel better?
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Pls let it go down on record that I was not in any way putting DrFb down. In fact I actually rather like Fb - he's always nice to me on twitter & unlike most others on twitter he actually writes back or RT's etc.
I was simply saying how I think the U.S. should be ashamed of their health system & that people should leave Prince out of it. What if the Funkster did this as a way of raising $: if he gets enough money he will arrange an interview with Prince where he will ask him select questions from us orgers? Peace in the House of Prince. | |
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I've seen this guy do so many things for others.
As j7, he brought food in the middle of the night for those sleeping overnight at Leno.
During the 3121 Vegas run, he gave out Prince shirts sold in the 3121 store for those hardcore fans waiting all day in line to get in. I'm not sure if he bought the shirts with his own money then, but he went in and came out with about 30 shirts. Maybe he had a good night at Blackjack.
In fact, there was one fan who did not have enough money to get into the aftershow and travelled from very far to get there. He was sitting on the floor outside the restaurant. He went over to Prince's people, told them about the guy and they brought him in. That was very cool.
He always seems shy in person and for someone who is calling himself drfunkenberry, he shouldn't be. I finally introduced myself to him at the Forum shows and said thank you for all he does. He thanked me and asked me my name and my wife's. He talked with us for about 20 minutes. The following week, he saw us and came to us remembering our names and even asked how my kid did on a test. I was surprised he remembered and thought he would be "too big" to remember stuff like that.
He gets riduculed so much on here, I was almost starting to believe the guy was a major douchebag. Glad I was wrong. | |
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I was waiting for somebody to notice that and say it first, so I could stop biting my tongue.
I'd have no problems sending him a little something for his health expenses but from reading his post and the FB link, he seems more concerned with re-vamping his website because "the game changed" than he is about his health.
I took that "the game changed" comment to mean Prince and/or WHOMEVER is running his affairs, has pulled another dickish move and the proverbial well has run dry, as it so often has, for so many others that thought they had the inside track, so to speak.
Why on earth he thinks his site is or would be in direct competition with TMZ or Perez Hilton, I'll never know. I've seen his Alexa ranking, he isn't even in direct competition with The Org. So even trying to compete with those other two sites would take way more money than I think he'd ever raise going about it in this manner.
If his health is really his primary concern, then speaking as the mother of a Type 1 diabetic and the wife of a Type 2 diabetic, I know from first hand experience that there are a lot of organizations that will help him with his medical expenses. He needs to Google whatever state he lives in plus diabetics without insurance.
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You'd have to be a fucking idiot to give an internet beggar a dime. That said, I'm sure he'll rake in apporximately two hundred dollars from you dipshits.
No hard feelings. | |
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Isn't it sort of against the rules?
Don't post trolls/ads/spam/get-rich-quick schemes/other junk.
Don't make posts that are inflammatory just to get people riled up. Don't post useless off-topic stuff. Even if a silly, no-purpose post seems harmless and fun, don't be surprised if you get a warning and the message locked/deleted. You might think it's cute, but Moderators who have to wade through tons of posts like this, don't. In general, don't post advertisements. Advertising may be allowed in certain circumstances; ask a moderator privately before posting. If a post is mostly just an ad for another website, it will likely be removed. In general, post if you have something to say. If you want to start a new thread, make it worthwhile. Don't be lazy and give a 1-sentence "what do you think about X?". At least explain your position, why, etc... make it interesting to read; you're more likely to get quality responses.
Seems sort of like favoritism -- if I posted a link asking for money for a company I work for would it even be allowed?
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I don't trust that post for shit. | |
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Abso-freaking-lutely. | |
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Why don't you guys ask Prince if he needs any cash while you're at it? This has got to be most pathetic thread on the internet.
If you seriously believe this shitty blog is Prince's venue for getting news out, then here's a bright idea: Why doesn't Prince pay for the site? How sycophantic do you have to be to think it's your duty to pay for Prince's news outlet.
And if this fourth rate blog goes down, I think you'll survive without an 8 minute rehearsal of Something In the Water or rumors about his next failed product/project.
Flip through your records, listen to another artist, and get a fucking life.
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Witch-hunt What are you outraged about today? CNN has not told you yet? | |
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Um...yeah.
I wish the guy well, but anyone who ignores diabetic neuropathy so he can pay for his website...yeah. Wow. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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banishedones666 said: There are people on this thread that haven't posted forever, but have constantly put this guy down over the years.
He has reported on Prince news for years. Given info about aftershows, concerts, new music, appearances. But he keeps getting knocked for it.
Why do you care so much?
He must still talk about you to keep attacking him years later.
If it makes you feel better, go for it.
But the guy appears to be losing something that he loves to do and his health is bad.
Wouldn't it just be better to not say anything at all?
You've won. He lost. Feel better?
I agree with some of what you state in your post, but no, I wouldn't agree that'he lost', so-to-speak.  | |
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