Reply #30 posted 04/23/16 6:03pm
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eyewishuheaven said:
At 13, I was very enamoured with Prince's purple trenchcoat with the gold pyramids over the front of the right shoulder. So I went to the craft store and stole a bag of 'em, and put a line of them into the shoulder 'epaulettes' (is that what they're called?) of my cheap, wine-coloured K-mart waist-length jacket. I must have looked like such a twat.
Then I'd put the jacket on, hop on my ten-speed, ride down to the creek, and stand by the water and look 'moody'. 
[Edited 4/23/16 15:31pm]
Haha, yeah, I'd fasten some of mom's necklaces around the left shoulder of my stupid jeans jacket., but I also had a magical talisman in the form of a tiny Dio-button on the lapel, which stopped me from getting beaten up in school by the rockers. Couldn't give a rat's ass about Dio... |
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Reply #31 posted 04/23/16 6:05pm
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rnljs said:
When I heard he was doing concerts in LA 2011 and some tickets were going for $25, I jumped online and the tickets that came when I search best seats were great and really not too expensive. I searched airfare(I am in Denver, CO), called my husband (I'm at work), and decided we were going to my very first Prince concert the following week. So the time ran out on those tickets, and I redid the search. OMG, better seats and I still could afford them. I bought them immediately, and printed the information. Oh lawd, I did not look at the date for the tickets I bought. It was opening night the next day! I looked at airfare and that was not an option. I called by husband and told him to take out tomorrow, we are driving to LA ASAP. 'Um, o....k?' He responded. I definitely married the right person. People at my job already knew my Prince obsession very well. I had framed albums in my office and everyone wore raspberry barets to celebrate my birthday. Good thing I was boss and could just announce I would not be in next day. BEST road trip ever! Drove in, checked into the hotel, got dressed and went to the concert. 4-5(?) encores. GREAT memory. It was even better than my unrealistic high expectation. Prince made me do it.
Brilliant. These are the memories we live for. In 20 years time, you'll still smile about this.
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Reply #32 posted 04/23/16 6:05pm
SquirrelMeat
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eyewishuheaven said:
At 13, I was very enamoured with Prince's purple trenchcoat with the gold pyramids over the front of the right shoulder. So I went to the craft store and stole a bag of 'em, and put a line of them into the shoulder 'epaulettes' (is that what they're called?) of my cheap, wine-coloured K-mart waist-length jacket. I must have looked like such a twat.
Then I'd put the jacket on, hop on my ten-speed, ride down to the creek, and stand by the water and look 'moody'.
[Edited 4/23/16 15:31pm]
I laughed out loud. This is fandom! 
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Reply #33 posted 04/23/16 7:52pm
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SquirrelMeat said:
trc1 said:
Squirrelmeat "poor mom" but hey. It's Prince. LOL!!!
She did phone me yesterday as news broke and said, "are you OK? I heard that Prince died. You know I never approved, but I did like that song you used to play about always being in someones hair."
Lol hahahaha MJB2 |
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Reply #34 posted 04/23/16 7:58pm
swissbeats2k |
PurpleHigh said: When the Symbol album came out, I copied all the "Vanessa Bartholomew" segues onto a blank cassette, sequenced continuously and logically. A friend and I prank-called everyone we could think of, letting Vanessa do the talking: "Hello?" "Hello." "Who is this?" "This is Vanessa Bartholomew. Where have you been?" "Huh?" "I've been trying to interview you for a long time." "Who the hell are you?!" (Hearing Vanessa tell a woman that she was a 'hard man to track down' was hilariously awkward.) When I got the Gett Off single, I popped it in our old '79 Blazer's cassette player...and turned it way up, not really knowing what I'd hear. Well, Mom started the truck, the truck started moving, Prince screamed, then Mom screamed...she thought she had run over someone! LOL Over the years, I had occasional dreams involving Prince. The theme was always the same. I always tried to treat him normally, and not be a starstruck fan. I think he would have appreciated that. Hahahahahaha I love it, I literally laughed out loud MJB2 |
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Reply #35 posted 04/23/16 8:04pm
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rnljs said: When I heard he was doing concerts in LA 2011 and some tickets were going for $25, I jumped online and the tickets that came when I search best seats were great and really not too expensive. I searched airfare(I am in Denver, CO), called my husband (I'm at work), and decided we were going to my very first Prince concert the following week. So the time ran out on those tickets, and I redid the search. OMG, better seats and I still could afford them. I bought them immediately, and printed the information.
Oh lawd, I did not look at the date for the tickets I bought. It was opening night the next day! I looked at airfare and that was not an option. I called by husband and told him to take out tomorrow, we are driving to LA ASAP. 'Um, o....k?' He responded. I definitely married the right person. People at my job already knew my Prince obsession very well. I had framed albums in my office and everyone wore raspberry barets to celebrate my birthday. Good thing I was boss and could just announce I would not be in next day.
BEST road trip ever! Drove in, checked into the hotel, got dressed and went to the concert. 4-5(?) encores. GREAT memory. It was even better than my unrealistic high expectation.
Prince made me do it. I was at 2 of those concerts at The Forum back in 2011. In fact I'm wearing my welcome to America shirt as I type this. Great story and memories. MJB2 |
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Reply #36 posted 05/01/16 10:36am
alphastreet |
SquirrelMeat said:
eyewishuheaven said:
At 13, I was very enamoured with Prince's purple trenchcoat with the gold pyramids over the front of the right shoulder. So I went to the craft store and stole a bag of 'em, and put a line of them into the shoulder 'epaulettes' (is that what they're called?) of my cheap, wine-coloured K-mart waist-length jacket. I must have looked like such a twat.
Then I'd put the jacket on, hop on my ten-speed, ride down to the creek, and stand by the water and look 'moody'.
[Edited 4/23/16 15:31pm]
I laughed out loud. This is fandom!
Me too, it's so ridiculously funny and relatable too. When I used to obsessively wear studded pants, people already knew I was an mj or prince fan and would start talking about him to me |
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Reply #37 posted 05/01/16 6:06pm
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Prince made me funk..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur61GSAnADQ |
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