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Thread started 10/21/16 1:46pm

Purpleye

The piece of art on the vault door?

Ok the peice of art that was on the door to the vault seen in latest pictures. A face peering through a rock. Seen it laying on the floor in the room before the vault during a old documentary. Seen it on the cover of sign of the times album cover. Recently seen it on the actual vault door.
What is it and did it have special meaning to Prince?

I apologize for my writing skills ,hope someone understands the question because this site is the only place i know where to possibly find the answer
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Reply #1 posted 10/21/16 4:45pm

TrivialPursuit

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It's from Sign O The Times. It's a face. Look at the speaker behind Prince's head on the album, and it's there. I forget off hand, but it was probably in the movie somewhere, too. If memory serves, that car grill plate was in the NPG Music Club lounge area at Paisley Park.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #2 posted 10/21/16 5:38pm

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Whatever it is, I like it biggrin
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #3 posted 10/21/16 5:46pm

FlyOnTheWall

Very interesting question!!! I've also wondered about the significance of the piece. Knowing Prince (as a fam), I doubt that it was random, especially since it is a recurring theme.

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Reply #4 posted 10/21/16 5:59pm

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I don't have the answer but the image makes me think about Jesus coming through the round stone door when he rose from the grave in the tomb
I asked Prince what he was planning to do. He told me , I'm going to look for the ladder. I asked him what that meant. All he said was, sometimes it snows in April. - book D.M.S.R.
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Reply #5 posted 10/21/16 6:03pm

3rdeyeboy

It always bothered me that the guitar angle looks wrong. Is it superimposed? It doesn't lie right in physics terms.

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Reply #6 posted 10/21/16 6:12pm

oliviacamron

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3rdeyeboy said:

It always bothered me that the guitar angle looks wrong. Is it superimposed? It doesn't lie right in physics terms.


What does the license plate mean? C KJ 505
I asked Prince what he was planning to do. He told me , I'm going to look for the ladder. I asked him what that meant. All he said was, sometimes it snows in April. - book D.M.S.R.
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Reply #7 posted 10/21/16 6:18pm

3rdeyeboy

oliviacamron said:

3rdeyeboy said:

It always bothered me that the guitar angle looks wrong. Is it superimposed? It doesn't lie right in physics terms.

What does the license plate mean? C KJ 505


Well, we know Prince was ahead of his time, and 505 is a computer term for 'Not Supported'. So I'm going with the plate meaning "Crappy kirky Jay Not Supported'.

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Reply #8 posted 10/21/16 6:19pm

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3rdeyeboy said:



oliviacamron said:


3rdeyeboy said:

It always bothered me that the guitar angle looks wrong. Is it superimposed? It doesn't lie right in physics terms.



What does the license plate mean? C KJ 505


Well, we know Prince was ahead of his time, and 505 is a computer term for 'Not Supported'. So I'm going with the plate meaning "Crappy kirky Jay Not Supported'.


eek eek oh no! evillol
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #9 posted 10/21/16 6:24pm

oliviacamron

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NinaB said:

3rdeyeboy said:



oliviacamron said:


3rdeyeboy said:

It always bothered me that the guitar angle looks wrong. Is it superimposed? It doesn't lie right in physics terms.



What does the license plate mean? C KJ 505


Well, we know Prince was ahead of his time, and 505 is a computer term for 'Not Supported'. So I'm going with the plate meaning "Crappy kirky Jay Not Supported'.


eek eek oh no! evillol

And there are drums on top of the car eek
I asked Prince what he was planning to do. He told me , I'm going to look for the ladder. I asked him what that meant. All he said was, sometimes it snows in April. - book D.M.S.R.
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Reply #10 posted 10/21/16 6:26pm

NinaB

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oliviacamron said:

NinaB said:


eek eek oh no! evillol

And there are drums on top of the car eek

lol don't encourage him! lol
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #11 posted 10/21/16 6:30pm

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NinaB said:

oliviacamron said:


And there are drums on top of the car eek

lol don't encourage him! lol

I'm joking and being serious at the same time nuts
I asked Prince what he was planning to do. He told me , I'm going to look for the ladder. I asked him what that meant. All he said was, sometimes it snows in April. - book D.M.S.R.
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Reply #12 posted 10/21/16 6:31pm

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oliviacamron said:

NinaB said:


lol don't encourage him! lol

I'm joking and being serious at the same time nuts

See, that's the org that is, get out while u can! lol
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #13 posted 10/21/16 6:39pm

3rdeyeboy

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[Edited 12/7/16 1:46am]

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Reply #14 posted 10/21/16 8:59pm

FUNKNROLL
Is the face Rudolph Valentino?
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Reply #15 posted 10/21/16 9:08pm

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3rdeyeboy said:


Well, Prince left clues. See those shiny gold discs on top of the drum kit? Obviously Prince loved cymbals....so much he later changed his name to a Love Cymbal. He obviously knew when he eventually did change his name that WB wouldn't like it, so it is represented by a car crash.


falloff

Back on topic...where can I see this pic of the vault door? I've seen the door in the Ryde Dyvine video and in a Much Music doc filmed in PP. But I don't recall any artwork on it?


P.S. I think its cool that the SOTT car front end is hanging in the NPGMC area in PP. cool

"I would say that Prince's top thirty percent is great. Of that thirty percent, I'll bet the public has heard twenty percent of it." - Susan Rogers, "Hunting for Prince's Vault", BBC, 2015
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Reply #16 posted 10/21/16 10:53pm

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3rdeyeboy said:

It always bothered me that the guitar angle looks wrong. Is it superimposed? It doesn't lie right in physics terms.

On the original vinyl cover, you can see that it was superimposed by looking at the edges of the guitar. I stared at that cover for hours when it was released and that stood out to me too. I had forgotten the cover has the amps used on the Parade tour, which were on display at Paisley Park also in the UTCM room.

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Reply #17 posted 10/22/16 2:09am

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I always wondered if the liquor box was leftover from a party Prince had had or if somebody simply picked up a leftover box from a liquor store?

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Reply #18 posted 10/22/16 2:22am

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CandaceS said:

Back on topic...where can I see this pic of the vault door? I've seen the door in the Ryde Dyvine video and in a Much Music doc filmed in PP. But I don't recall any artwork on it?


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Reply #19 posted 10/22/16 2:59am

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Looks like she has a 'third eye' to me.

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Reply #20 posted 10/22/16 10:26am

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Thanks for the pics! I'm sure that is the closest I will ever be to the vault, lol.

Now I'm curious about the room decor...anyone know what he used that room for (other than as a place to hang awards) ?

"I would say that Prince's top thirty percent is great. Of that thirty percent, I'll bet the public has heard twenty percent of it." - Susan Rogers, "Hunting for Prince's Vault", BBC, 2015
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Reply #21 posted 10/22/16 10:30am

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CandaceS said:

Thanks for the pics! I'm sure that is the closest I will ever be to the vault, lol.

Now I'm curious about the room decor...anyone know what he used that room for (other than as a place to hang awards) ?


It's just a lobby of sorts, a foyer, or a pre-vault room. I assume later a lot of those awards went upstairs to the main lobby to be hung, or put in glass cases.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #22 posted 10/22/16 10:31am

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3rdeyeboy said:

oliviacamron said:

3rdeyeboy said: What does the license plate mean? C KJ 505


Well, we know Prince was ahead of his time, and 505 is a computer term for 'Not Supported'. So I'm going with the plate meaning "Crappy kirky Jay Not Supported'.

or SOS JK C eek eek eek

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Reply #23 posted 10/22/16 11:14am

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geetee71 said:


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Looks like she has a 'third eye' to me.


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Another camera inside that eye probably
I asked Prince what he was planning to do. He told me , I'm going to look for the ladder. I asked him what that meant. All he said was, sometimes it snows in April. - book D.M.S.R.
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Reply #24 posted 10/22/16 11:15am

LuxLove

FUGLY. Like something Pheobe from Friends would make lol

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Reply #25 posted 10/22/16 11:27am

schnupp

it looks very much like one of these venetian mascs. a bit scary if you ask me *g* but he likes the little ventian dolls too, didn't he?

oh I would love to hear what he has to say about it. now we will never find out.

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Reply #26 posted 10/22/16 11:58am

tollyc

geetee71 said:

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Looks like she has a 'third eye' to me.

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Wow, amazing find. Learn something new every day.

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Reply #27 posted 10/22/16 1:56pm

TrivialPursuit

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geetee71 said:

[img:$uid]http://i.imgur.com/ibBjbuY.jpg[/img:$uid]

Looks like she has a 'third eye' to me.


Moreso that it's a jewel from a headband ornament, like what you'd see in Egyptian or other cultures.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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