musicfan77 said:

rogifan said:

Drove by PP over lunch. Definitely the most vehicles I've seen in the parking lot in a while. I saw some guys laying an asphalt walkway between the front and back driveway. And a lady was out weeding and planting some new flowers. With all the vehicles there you can tell they're sprinting to get this finished for Thursday. City council meeting tonight should be interesting. I'm glad it's being streamed online so I can watch it and the Vikings at the same time.

A friend of mine got hired as a tour guide. He said that their job orientation is today. Anxiously awaiting the details...

motherfunka said:

rogifan said:

Wow looks like the museum won't be opening on Thursday. City Council didn't approve the re-zoning to a museum and without that I don't think they can open for public tours. They'll have to provide more detailed plans around traffic, pedestrian safety and the fence to the council. So I don't know if that means they refund people's tickets or what happens. And I'm not sure what happens with hired staff either. Apparently they went through orientation today. Wow oh wow.

So disappointing. My friend said things were definitely not ready for the public as of today.

motherfunka said:

rogifan said:

motherfunka said:

So disappointing. My friend said things were definitely not ready for the public as of today.

It was definitely rushed but I blame the mayor and city staff for ever letting it get to the point where a date was announced and they were offering tickets to begin with. Did the mayor have no clue that the city council would react this way? And how did none of these questions come up until tonight? Why weren't city council members requesting this information back in August and September? It's probably a good thing it's being delayed but it is an embarrassment. Is the Today Show going to cancel their segment with Tyka now? What a mess.

Not sure it's the mayor's fault. Sounds like Graceland was over optimistic... I feel bad for people that booked flights and rooms. Yikes!

mjrose said:

Flying 9,500km to see this. It won't make up for the missed oppertunity in 2002, but hopefully a small feeling of peace.

mjrose said:

actionthisday said:

Flying 9,500km to see this. It won't make up for the missed oppertunity in 2002, but hopefully a small feeling of peace.

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Prepare to be disappointed: http://www.swnewsmedia.co...8e126.html

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Utter amateur hour.

BartVanHemelen said:

actionthisday said:

Flying 9,500km to see this. It won't make up for the missed oppertunity in 2002, but hopefully a small feeling of peace.

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Prepare to be disappointed: http://www.swnewsmedia.co...8e126.html

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After debating the topic for more than 3-½ hours the council voted 3-2 to table the plan.

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The vote derails plans for opening Paisley Park to public tours later this week.

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Utter amateur hour.

maak je geen zorgen, je komt wel binnen prince held altijd evenementen voor een habbe krats

positief blijven de pijn is groot maar met oranje boven, geloven dat het nog specialer wordt.

de weeg naar boven is in gods handen komt goed gerust geloven vrede

Highonpurple said:

BartVanHemelen said:

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Utter amateur hour.

maak je geen zorgen, je komt wel binnen prince held altijd evenementen voor een habbe krats

positief blijven de pijn is groot maar met oranje boven, geloven dat het nog specialer wordt.

de weeg naar boven is in gods handen komt goed gerust geloven vrede

MANAGEMENT SHOULD CALL IT A CONCERT TOUR WHICH WAS PERMITTED WHEN PRINCE WAS ALIVE, WITH THE BEST HITS FROM PRINCE AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST 2 WEEKS 2 ALLOW OTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CANCEL COMING FROM AFAR MY 2 CENTS.

PEACE

oliviacamron said:

Council members Bethany Tjornhon , Dan Campion, and Elise Ryan are the ones preventing Paisley Park from opening.

It was rushed. They should have waited for 2017, for various reasons.

A shame for those planning on going, not to mention money already spent. I read on FB that many flights, hotel bookings, etc were not refundable. That is not good.

MMJas said:

It was rushed. They should have waited for 2017, for various reasons.

A shame for those planning on going, not to mention money already spent. I read on FB that many flights, hotel bookings, etc were not refundable. That is not good.

Have flights, hotel, rental car, VIP and the goddam "cuisine experience" all set. Idiots.

this is INSANE. it's disrespectful at the very least. all these clueless mamajammas soiling hallowed ground.

The question that's bothering me is this: how come the Estate/Bremer/Graceland went ahead with plans for opening, with Tyka schedulled to be on national tv tomorrow (or was it today?) and live coverage, if there were still issues being discussed and, more importantly, not settled in the council?

MMJas said:

The question that's bothering me is this: how come the Estate/Bremer/Graceland went ahead with plans for opening, with Tyka schedulled to be on national tv tomorrow (or was it today?) and live coverage, if there were still issues being discussed and, more importantly, not settled in the council?

My thoughts exactly. You would think that would have been one of the first steps completed was to get the approval from "up above" before spreading the word and requesting reservations. With Jason Noonan's suggestion, I sent a direct e-mail to the mayor and the council. Any of you with objections, might want to do the same. The more received, the better odds we might have. Just a thought...

MMJas said:

oliviacamron said:

mjrose said:

Not sure it's the mayor's fault. Sounds like Graceland was over optimistic... I feel bad for people that booked flights and rooms. Yikes!

WTF ! My flight is booked for Thursday morning ! My hotel is booked! My rental car is paid for with no refunds ! I can't cancel my flight now ! I could barely pay for this ! What !!!!

I hear ya.

I am booked to fly in on Oct 12th...and I just booked everything too. I booked it to coincide with the benefit concert. Luckily the only thing I will be peanalized on is my flight. Everything else is refundable.

This is really crazy. I'm sure PP will honor our tickets for when it does open...but I will have to make 2 trips. One for the concert and one for PP. sheesh.

2elijah said:

Mods need to change the title to either state the opening date is'Tentative' or 'Delayed' until further notice. At least for now until they get updated info. [Edited 10/4/16 8:17am]

It might warn a couple of people not looking at this so closely.

I think they'll probably get it worked out. At this point the mayor and council are starting to panic with all the emails and phone calls.

[Edited 10/4/16 12:01pm]

Per usual, the org is filled with tons of misinformation by people who don't really have a clue as to what is going on.

GOOD NEWS MAYBE???

https://twitter.com/PainterPancakes/status/783388672154411008

rogifan said:

MMJas said:

The question that's bothering me is this: how come the Estate/Bremer/Graceland went ahead with plans for opening, with Tyka schedulled to be on national tv tomorrow (or was it today?) and live coverage, if there were still issues being discussed and, more importantly, not settled in the council?

What if they were blindsided by the city council last night? What if they were lead to believe this was a done deal? Why would they do something that makes them look bad/incompetent?

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That's BS. Things ain't a "done deal" unless papers are signed, simple as that. Full blame falls on the estate.

Well this thread got kicked to the curb.

Paisley Park tours temporarily approved despite rebuke from city council

This week & next:

http://www.startribune.com/paisley-park-museum-delays-draw-sour-notes-from-prince-fans/395863241/