So much for the dream of Prince not supporting alcohol companies. The City "Winery" would be considered an alcohol company, right?

I'm just blabbing. But as a kid Prince DID make me believe it was cool to NOT drink. All signs pointed to him being against alcohol, at least to me as a kid. The fact that I heard that he banned all beer sales at concerts was enough for me. When most kids were drinking as a form of rebellion, Prince made it a form of rebellion to NOT drink. To go against the status quo.

I'm just kidding about the City Winery thing, but I do thank Prince for being a good influence to me in that respect. I might be an alcoholic or even dead if I had started drinking at 16 with my friends. So, thanks P.

Now, the Gett Off video was an influence in a whole other direction.

Are you sure you're not drinking right now?

love,

Spirit

SpiritOtter said:

Are you sure you're not drinking right now?

love,

Spirit

berniejobs said:

So much for the dream of Prince not supporting alcohol companies. The City "Winery" would be considered an alcohol company, right?

I'm just blabbing. But as a kid Prince DID make me believe it was cool to NOT drink. All signs pointed to him being against alcohol, at least to me as a kid. The fact that I heard that he banned all beer sales at concerts was enough for me. When most kids were drinking as a form of rebellion, Prince made it a form of rebellion to NOT drink. To go against the status quo.

I'm just kidding about the City Winery thing, but I do thank Prince for being a good influence to me in that respect. I might be an alcoholic or even dead if I had started drinking at 16 with my friends. So, thanks P.

Now, the Gett Off video was an influence in a whole other direction.

Because when he opened for the Rolling Stones back in the day, the drunk fans threw beer bottles at him, so that may have played a factor in him banning alcohol at concerts, I think.

I believe when it comes to alcohol, he would like for his fans to drink responsibly.

SuperSoulFighter said:

Take me 2 the vineyards of Lavaux Drink champagne from a glass with chocolate handles I'm sure there's more references 2 alcohol in his work. Might be worth a thread of its own...

While there definitely are many references to drinking ("have another glass of port and, uh, forget this..." / "...drinkin' banana daiquiris til I'm blind"), the reference in Lavaux has nothing to do with drinking. A vineyard is merely a plantation, often simply very nice to look at (especially in places like Lavaux).

its the in place to play..

berniejobs said:

So much for the dream of Prince not supporting alcohol companies. The City "Winery" would be considered an alcohol company, right?

I'm just blabbing. But as a kid Prince DID make me believe it was cool to NOT drink. All signs pointed to him being against alcohol, at least to me as a kid. The fact that I heard that he banned all beer sales at concerts was enough for me. When most kids were drinking as a form of rebellion, Prince made it a form of rebellion to NOT drink. To go against the status quo.

I'm just kidding about the City Winery thing, but I do thank Prince for being a good influence to me in that respect. I might be an alcoholic or even dead if I had started drinking at 16 with my friends. So, thanks P.

Now, the Gett Off video was an influence in a whole other direction.

Damn, I missed that memo!