Hi, 9 year lurker, first time poster here. I'm hoping somebody may have some more info/pictures/video of one of the funniest Prince moments that I can (kinda) recall. As far as I remember he received an award for Best Dressed Male, from GQ or Vanity Fair or somewhere, and he turned up at the ceremony in an old coat, fake beard and flat cap. No I'm not crazy, but the only evidence that I've ever seen of this is a picture of him behind a mic stand and an animated gif of him winding down his car window, shaking his fist, and the window winding back up. Sadly I can't currently find either of these. Does anybody remember this? I could of course have the details very wrong but this is the place to ask. Thanks!

[Edited 5/2/16 11:09am]

McD said:

This is how he looks in the video to Come On in 1998. You'll find the arm shaking gif originates from this. I'm guessing you can find it online now that the floodgates have opened. If nowhere else, it's shown on the Tavis Smiley 1998 interview which is on YouTube. [Edited 5/2/16 11:20am]

Yes that's it, thank you! Just watched it on YouTube, I've been catching up with some of his lesser seen videos but had missed this one. Prince dressed as an old busker getting into all kinds of mischief in a London park, it's hilarious!

Let's forget the bad Prince. Tora, Tora, nah.

paulludvig said:

Yeah that's the picture! Any idea if it's an outtake from the Come On video or if he really did go to a fashion awards dressed like this?

I remember seeing a video of this award show years and years ago. It did happen I just dont remember when/where.

If I recall correctly, he was giving out a comedy award to Chris Rock. The audience appeared really confused.

LeeChristmas said:

paulludvig said:

Yeah that's the picture! Any idea if it's an outtake from the Come On video or if he really did go to a fashion awards dressed like this?

GQ magazine's third annual Men of the Year Awards in New York on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1998.

Could someone tell us where to find it? I would love to see it again.

isobelfq said:

Could someone tell us where to find it? I would love to see it again.

The only link I could find that works: http://v.youku.com/v_show...5ODA0.html

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

isobelfq said:

Could someone tell us where to find it? I would love to see it again.

The only link I could find that works: http://v.youku.com/v_show...5ODA0.html

Brilliant, thank you! He had such a brilliant sense of humour, watching things like this and when he dressed up as Bryant Gumbel are greatly comforting at this time

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

isobelfq said:

Could someone tell us where to find it? I would love to see it again.

The only link I could find that works: http://v.youku.com/v_show...5ODA0.html

This link isn't working for me. Am I the only one having trouble?

paulludvig said:

he looks like cat stevens or something. sheesh

paulludvig said:

Looking like Cornel West lol

I dont understand why he didnt keep this look under wraps. a great disguise to walk around in. Or put him in a wheelchair with a bodyguard pushing him around the mall of america. you wouldnt look twice.

paulludvig said:

Didn't he appear somewhere in a park dressed like this, saying something like "I got the butter for your muffin, but I'm too old to hold the knife"?

If memory serves me well, it was in London, 2007.

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