These photos are more disgusting than the first ones posted! Where's the security?? Where's the velvet ropes?? Are they nuts letting people disrespect these items like this ? These pictures must be taken in front of the ropes, no way how their letting this happen😡This would never happen at Graceland or The Rock and Roll hall of fame museum , They better get their S**t toghter fast , This is a disgrace to his memory and legacy. This isent a carnival kids! If amateurs are running this show like this now, you better believe something's going to get broke, stolen , and it's downhill from here, A heartbreaking disgrace!
This was/ is PRINCES PLAYPEN , treat it as such you idiots!
Londell you listening?

And keep your tounges in your mouth you fools!

Get your fat arse off of P's piano you bloody fool!

Noodled24 said:

Ok yes thing are completely indestructable and over time people putting their 150-200+ lbs behinds up on that piano isn't going to have any damaging effects that. Fingers don't secreate oils and are never dirty. saliva doesn't contain germs for other people to touch.

hollygolightly said:

These photos are more disgusting than the first ones posted! Where's the security??

They don't have security in every room. To do so would be very expensive.

Where's the velvet ropes??

Why would they have velvet ropes? That's the piano people sit at to take pictures. The first lot of people to take the tour have pictures in the same place with the same objects.

Are they nuts letting people disrespect these items like this ? These pictures must be taken in front of the ropes, no way how their letting this happen😡This would never happen at Graceland or The Rock and Roll hall of fame museum,

They better get their S**t toghter fast , This is a disgrace to his memory and legacy. This isent a carnival kids! If amateurs are running this show like this now, you better believe something's going to get broke, stolen , and it's downhill from here, A heartbreaking disgrace! This was/ is PRINCES PLAYPEN , treat it as such you idiots! Londell you listening?

I don't see any real disrespect. It's not like he's got his cock out.

I see two fans who paid for a VIP tour, Offered the opportunity to take pictures in the designated area for taking pictures. Their tour guide didn't object.

i get that they are emulating Prince's more sexually driven theatrical antics. So, I understand that. But he did not perform that way on those particular instruments, they are his instruments (not theirs) and its a sad occassion (visiting the home of a fallen musican). Maturity and class were seriously lacking in those two, but I don't think they necessarily meant it as an insult to Prince. They probably love him because of his sexuality when he was younger.

Do you guys remember when Prince was on Jay Leno with Kathie Lee Gifford. After the show, when they mention the local affliiates and prince mixed up the word "us" with the word "U.S" as in United states-- at one point during that segment, a lady shouted out "Shut up and give me Head'. Prince looked embarrassed and Kathy Lee put her hands on the two kids' ears who were also on stage and subtly told the audience member that that was inappropriate. Lesson for this story--there is a time and place for blatant sexuality. I don't usually like Kathy Lee but she was class act at that moment.

morningsong said:

Noodled24 said:

I don't really see a big deal here. Other than the minimum wage tour guides are clearly open to bribes.

Ok, the guy laying on the piano is a bit much, but then again in earlier pictures there was a big scuff on the piano anyway... because Prince used to climb up there to dance. The girl with her tongue out... who cares. She's not actually licking the guitar.

Ok yes thing are completely indestructable and over time people putting their 150-200+ lbs behinds up on that piano isn't going to have any damaging effects that. Fingers don't secreate oils and are never dirty. saliva doesn't contain germs for other people to touch.

Noodled24 said:

Ok let's have hundreds of strangers come climb all over your things and see how long those things last?

purplerabbithole said:

i get that they are emulating Prince's more sexually driven theatrical antics. So, I understand that. But he did not perform that way on those particular instruments, they are his instruments (not theirs) and its a sad occassion (visiting the home of a fallen musican).These instruments are no longer just instruments Prince could manhandle--they are documents of a musican who is deceased and need to be preserved. I am more bothered by the dude sitting on the piano than the lady pretending to tongue the guitar because like someone said, if everyone sat on the piano eventually it will be seriously damaged..

Maturity and class were seriously lacking in those two, but I don't think they necessarily meant it as an insult to Prince. They probably love him because of his sexuality when he was younger.

Do you guys remember when Prince was on Jay Leno with Kathie Lee Gifford? After the show, when they mention the local affliiates and prince mixed up the word "us" with the word "U.S" as in United states-- at one point during that segment, a lady shouted out "Shut up and give me Head'. Prince looked embarrassed and Kathy Lee put her hands on the two kids' ears who were also on stage and subtly told the audience member that that was inappropriate. Lesson of this story--there is a time and place for blatant sexuality. I don't usually like Kathy Lee but she was class act at that moment.

morningsong said:

Noodled24 said:

I don't really see a big deal here. Other than the minimum wage tour guides are clearly open to bribes.

Ok, the guy laying on the piano is a bit much, but then again in earlier pictures there was a big scuff on the piano anyway... because Prince used to climb up there to dance. The girl with her tongue out... who cares. She's not actually licking the guitar.

Ok yes thing are completely indestructable and over time people putting their 150-200+ lbs behinds up on that piano isn't going to have any damaging effects that. Fingers don't secreate oils and are never dirty. saliva doesn't contain germs for other people to touch.

People from th first tours posted pictures in the same place.

The cloud s a replica. They wouldn't put one of his touring guitars out there for people to touch.

The piano... may or may not be a replica (maybe it should be). I don't know. However people are allowed to sit at it to have their pictures taken. So you're allowed to touch it. Prince took his piano on the road, and had a habbit of dancing on them in steel reinforced high heels... his shit was built to last.

If you're expecting 600,000 visitors a year, and one of the exhibits is an interactive photo experience, then you have to expect some wear and tear. So long as it's cleaned daily. Meh.

Should they have a walkway installed above the floor so the carpets Prince walked on don't need to be replaced due to thousands of people walking on them?

purplerabbithole said:

Don't care what they're emulating. They're tearing up Prince's stuff. Emulate on their own sh*t.

morningsong said:

Ok let's have hundreds of strangers come climb all over your things and see how long those things last?

My house isn't a museum.

I haven't asked to be re-zoned so that I can allow upto 600,000 people a year to walk though my living room.

If my house WAS a museum and I expected 600,000 people a year to come though my living room AND I was selling a VIP experience where people could sit on my couch to have their picture taken... I'd accept the fact I'd have to replace that couch every 6 months.

Of course, I said that. Read my whole post. My only point is that these kids probably do love Prince's music despite that behavior.

morningsong said:

purplerabbithole said:

Don't care what they're emulating. They're tearing up Prince's stuff. Emulate on their own sh*t.

Noodled24 said:

Didn't you read. This is not acceptable by management, who gives a rats tail about random opinions.

purplerabbithole said:

Never mentioned anything about how much love anybody has. Love doesn't want to destroy. That's all I care about.

Didn't Prince say in his speech about the next time you see me, it will be at Paisley Park and at my house we take care of each other and when you come, you need to take care of my house???

Don't see an issue with the photos? The problem with these photos is that they inspire other fools to try and do something more outrageous. That piano sure looked real to me when I sat at it. His handwritten performance notes are on top and he even wrote some sort of performance reminders/notes on the keys.

Listen... the definition of a museum is a place where , rare, irreplaceable , collectible items are shown, ,They don't lay on Elviss couch when touring Graceland, You don't handle Ringos drums in Cleavland okay... They are not handling the meaning of this place correctly , This is a sacred environment where the management is allowing too much freedom, if staff hasent been trained properly then don't open until they are ! It should be treated as a gallery not a Dave and busters. Where the next thing you'll see is them kareokeing over one of his tracks!
This whole thing is heartbreaking, it's too soon , they don't know how to do it properly and they have untrained guides not knowing the history.. what's the rush ? Do it right or don't do it at all! Graceland opened 5 years after Elvis passed that's why it's a success , and you can be sure NOBODY ever touched or played on anything in that operation .. why? Because it's encased in plexiglass or roped off .. letting people know , that it's out of bounds , off limits..so RESPECT it!
Prince has got to be rolling, this is just a sad mess

morningsong said:

Noodled24 said:

People from th first tours posted pictures in the same place.

The cloud s a replica. They wouldn't put one of his touring guitars out there for people to touch.

The piano... may or may not be a replica (maybe it should be). I don't know. However people are allowed to sit at it to have their pictures taken. So you're allowed to touch it. Prince took his piano on the road, and had a habbit of dancing on them in steel reinforced high heels... his shit was built to last.

If you're expecting 600,000 visitors a year, and one of the exhibits is an interactive photo experience, then you have to expect some wear and tear. So long as it's cleaned daily. Meh.

Should they have a walkway installed above the floor so the carpets Prince walked on don't need to be replaced due to thousands of people walking on them?

Didn't you read. This is not acceptable by management, who gives a rats tail about random opinions.

"Come to the park and play with us, there aren't any rules in Paisley Park is now a fee, terms and conditions apply.

Respectful visitors do not need permission for what and what not to do in a museum. These items are on display to be seen first and if allowed to touch, one shall do so in a respectful fashion. Regardless of what Prince would do or not, it is gis house and his terms therefore is allowed to do what he wants.

Noodled24 said:

Yep, the one in your heart, jump all over the furniture all you want, the one in the musuem keep your funky butt and nasty feet off it.

Noodled24 said:

Have you ever been to a museum?

Did you climb on top of the exhibits?

What happened when you did?

hollygolightly said:

Listen... the definition of a museum is a place where , rare, irreplaceable , collectible items are shown, ,They don't lay on Elviss couch when touring Graceland, You don't handle Ringos drums in Cleavland okay...

Graceland doesn't have photo opportunities? I think you'll find they do.

They are not handling the meaning of this place correctly , This is a sacred environment where the management is allowing too much freedom, if staff hasent been trained properly then don't open until they are ! It should be treated as a gallery not a Dave and busters. Where the next thing you'll see is them kareokeing over one of his tracks!

Yes. That is the next thing. Have a look at the Graceland website. That's absolutely where they're going. Elvis lookalike competitons Bars/Resturants/Hotels/Retail.

This whole thing is heartbreaking, it's too soon , they don't know how to do it properly and they have untrained guides not knowing the history.. what's the rush ? Do it right or don't do it at all! Graceland opened 5 years after Elvis passed that's why it's a success , and you can be sure NOBODY ever touched or played on anything in that operation .. why? Because it's encased in plexiglass or roped off .. letting people know , that it's out of bounds , off limits..so RESPECT it! Prince has got to be rolling, this is just a sad mess

Yes, and all the important stuff in the Prince museum is exactly the same way. The Oscar is in a case.

The area of PP in question is there specifically for people on the VIP tour to take photos.

NinaB said:

Please. Debating this shit.

BillieBalloon said:

No goddamn home training. Love? Fams? Bollocks!

BillieBalloon said:

Noodled24 said:

hollygolightly said:

I don't see any real disrespect. It's not like he's got his cock out.

I see two fans who paid for a VIP tour, Offered the opportunity to take pictures in the designated area for taking pictures. Their tour guide didn't object.

Have you ever been to a museum? Did you climb on top of the exhibits? What happened when you did?

These pictures weren't taken "at an exhibit". They haven't jumped any ropes, and were accompanied by a memeber of staff. There was clearly no disrespect or malice intended by the two fans in question.

Let's be real, if they're honestly expecting anything close to the visitor numbers they're talking about then these instruments are replicas.

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LuxLove said:

The guitar is a replica isn't it?

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This is all due to the speed to get the place open, the staff are idiots & clearly clueless about Prince. All the people in the pics (there are more than these 2) are pricks for being disrespectful but so are the staff that stood by & allowed it. I don't believe the empty words of Londell or PP management because it was reported before these 2 but this still happened.

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Overall shoutout to Paisley Park management for willing listen to concerns.

The point of a museum is to preserve and inspire. It is not an amusement park or a playground. If Management allows people to sit and get a feel of what it was like to be in the spot Prince sat for a hot minute that's one thing. I assume they have some contract in place to have things cleaned and repaired from minor wear and tear, but this over the top foolish is not appreciated or amusing. The museum doesn't allow children under 5 for a reason.