Misslink88 said:

PennyPurple said:

She was 17 when she started working for Prince. Hence the need for the papers of guardianship. At the age of 16 she was visiting him and talking on the phone to him.

No. She met him in July 90 and turned 17 that November. The first time she visited PP was at the end of that year, shortly after Christmas. The next time was in LA for the D&P video (May 25/26 '91) but she was cut out (hence, the temporary guardianship so she could work there). He took her shopping and then she went back to Germany. The next time was for "The Max" (recorded in late '91, after she turned 18.) Regardless, she's 44 these days. She may know more "about" him than anyone else here, but she clearly choses to disrepect the one thing everyone does know about him - his absolute obsession with privacy.

She was 16 when she met him. Correct?

She was 17 when she visited him at PP & started working for him. Correct?

Just like I said in my post.

Just like you said in your post. LOL

Misslink88 said:

Do you even know anything about this man? In case you missed it, he was notoriously private and had trust issues from the get-go. That said, do you really think a 32 year old man, particularly one in the public eye, would put anything IN WRITING that would open him up to extortion or a lawsuit with a 16 yr. old? Her father was banging on his door wanting more money when she was 18, so chances are pretty good, no. What's creepy is you continuing to spout on about this "16 yr old" stuff when in fact, she was closer to 17 when she met him, and, like several before her, she was offered a job and did not legally work for him until she was 18. Whether or not she was paid for the non-existant D&P video appearance, she doesn't say. You're also forgetting Carmen Electra and a host of others he was occupied with.

She was still 16 correct?


And again, she was 17 when she started working for Prince, hence the guardianship papers. It doesn't make a difference if she was cut from the video or whatever, she was working for Prince at the age of 17.

The legal document allowed her to travel by herself to LA and MN, work on film and recording projects, and participate in performances at all hours of the day or night. The agreement was open to what those projects and performances might be.

[Edited 8/5/17 16:34pm]

Bodhitheblackdog said:

Vashtix said:

I totally believe this to be true and that is why I think very few and even the "wives" and bandmates knew him. I think the ones who may have really known the essence of him were not the NUfriends of later years - I think those whoknew him prior to Purple Rain got to know the essence of him the rest I think they got what they wanted him to be or he allowed them to get whatever they wanted/needed him to be.

Absolutely:' I can be your boy or girl, I can be your baby or your big strong man' (I paraphrase)...I can be your husband (maybe not), I can be your mentor (another girlfriend album?! screamed the suits), I can be your lover of God (just as soon as I get this stranger done the way she wants to be done...) He could/would be all things to all comers (forgive the pun) thus making EVERYONE he came in contact with vulnerable to manipulation unless they were very strong minded, intelligent and had a clear vision of who THEY were. And those people, IMO, did NOT stick around.

Nope. They left.

Love Prince but I feel you nailed a big part of what went down. Nobody got to know him for real. None of them. What you described made him absolutey irresistable til he wasn't.

PennyPurple said:

Misslink88 said:

No. She met him in July 90 and turned 17 that November. The first time she visited PP was at the end of that year, shortly after Christmas. The next time was in LA for the D&P video (May 25/26 '91) but she was cut out (hence, the temporary guardianship so she could work there). He took her shopping and then she went back to Germany. The next time was for "The Max" (recorded in late '91, after she turned 18.) Regardless, she's 44 these days. She may know more "about" him than anyone else here, but she clearly choses to disrepect the one thing everyone does know about him - his absolute obsession with privacy.

She was 16 when she met him. Correct?

She was 17 when she visited him at PP & started working for him. Correct?

Just like I said in my post.

Just like you said in your post. LOL

" At the age of 16 she was visiting him and talking on the phone to him." is what you wrote. She did not visit him until she was 17.

rogifan said:

Great news: someone from that Facebook group was able to remove the vandalism from that poster with a little rubbing alcohol. Looks good as new. 👍🏻

Yes!!!

herb4 said:

Wouldn't it be great if there was an on-line chapter of AA just for Prince fans?

Misslink88 said:

PennyPurple said:

She was 16 when she met him. Correct?

She was 17 when she visited him at PP & started working for him. Correct?

Just like I said in my post.

Just like you said in your post. LOL

" At the age of 16 she was visiting him and talking on the phone to him." is what you wrote. She did not visit him until she was 17.

She visited him in the hotel after his concert and her mom brought her there because he invited her.

PennyPurple said:

Misslink88 said:

" At the age of 16 she was visiting him and talking on the phone to him." is what you wrote. She did not visit him until she was 17.

She visited him in the hotel after his concert and her mom brought her there because he invited her.

Can you please stay on topic. This is about the vandalism at PP, thanks.

You can alway create a thread in the associated artists for the other topic, thanks.

rogifan said:

Great news: someone from that Facebook group was able to remove the vandalism from that poster with a little rubbing alcohol. Looks good as new. 👍🏻

Glad to hear it. There was no damage done by the alcohol? Not sure if the poster was paper or was it vinyl?

Mumio said:

rogifan said:

Great news: someone from that Facebook group was able to remove the vandalism from that poster with a little rubbing alcohol. Looks good as new. 👍🏻

Glad to hear it. There was no damage done by the alcohol? Not sure if the poster was paper or was it vinyl?

The person that cleaned it said there was no damage. It is as it was. All is right again.

Bodhitheblackdog said:

Wouldn't it be great if there was an on-line chapter of AA just for Prince fans?

imago has one for those who have survived the org. A FB page

morningsong said:

If there's a cure for this I don't want it I don't want it If there's a remedy I'll run from it From it

put those love beads back in your hope chest

OldFriends4Sale said:

laurarichardson said:

herb4 said:

How many of us were fliting with, dating or married to 32 year old people when we were 16? No wonder Prince was so insanely private. SHit's a little creepy no matter how you slice it. I'd say hers is a story worth telling and I feel comfortable she knew him better than any of us, yes. I never said she knew him better than he knew himself, or even knew everything about him, so not sure where that strawman came from.

Most, if not ALL, of what she wrote was directly related to the time she spent with him.

--That [Snip - luv4u] knows nothing and she certainly did not know him better than he knew himself. He played her like a old soul record and she she never saw it coming. All you get out of her book is a bunch of I do not knows.

Good thing I said as much. Stay classy, Laura, and continuing to not read the posts you respond to.

Also, in what world is Prince "playing her like an old soul record", a woman half his age when they met, meant to be interpereted as a net positive? Her "I don't knows" seemed to me like her admitting that "'I don't know' about that particular matter' so I won't comment". Seemed to me like Prince kept her in a cage, like one of his doves, and didn't let her know much at all. Sorry she was closer to him than you. Sounds like it stings.

Seriously, what is wrong with you?

morningsong said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

put those love beads back in your hope chest

Can't put it back once it's opened.

lol I know, I'm already there

sonshine said:

co sign

For goodness sakes, why are people calling to lock the thread? I don't understand what people have against discussion??

PennyPurple said:

For goodness sakes, why are people calling to lock the thread? I don't understand what people have against discussion??

Laura RIchardson showed up.

herb4 said:

PennyPurple said:

For goodness sakes, why are people calling to lock the thread? I don't understand what people have against discussion??

Laura RIchardson showed up.

Nah that would be on you Herb.

herb4 said:

laurarichardson said:--That [Snip - luv4u] knows nothing and she certainly did not know him better than he knew himself. He played her like a old soul record and she she never saw it coming. All you get out of her book is a bunch of I do not knows.

Good thing I said as much. Stay classy, Laura, and continuing to not read the posts you respond to.

Also, in what world is Prince "playing her like an old soul record", a woman half his age when they met, meant to be interpereted as a net positive? Her "I don't knows" seemed to me like her admitting that "'I don't know' about that particular matter' so I won't comment". Seemed to me like Prince kept her in a cage, like one of his doves, and didn't let her know much at all. Sorry she was closer to him than you. Sounds like it stings.

Seriously, what is wrong with you?

He was dating two other women in front of her face before they got married and by her own admission he was running around while they were married. He was playing her and I seriously doubt that women had a chain on her neck and was not free to leave whenever she wanted.

She was jumping on the purple money train and tried to ride it as long as she could. In fact she is still trying to ride it but hey if you think the crap that went on in that marriage was normal and that she is some sort of brain trust knock yourself out.

laurarichardson said:

herb4 said:

Laura RIchardson showed up.

Nah that would be on you Herb.

I was one of the ones agreeing to lock it though. We were having a nice discussion for a while.

See? This is why we can't have nice things.

What was the "joke" with the golden beard on Prince about?

I comprehend (but don't condone) the motivation with the Mayte bullshittery but what was meant by the beard? Maybe someone was trying to flatter him and liked him better with facial hair? I mean, they didn't draw, like, dicks on his face and stuff that's obviously meant to be insulting or personal, or even something childish like google eyes or an arrow through his head that's intended to be funny.

I honestly wonder if there was true malice to that second act of vandalism or if it was just someone being stupid/drunk/impulsive?

herb4 said:

What was the "joke" with the golden beard on Prince about?

I comprehend (but don't condone) the motivation with the Mayte bullshittery but what was meant by the beard? Maybe someone was trying to flatter him and liked him better with facial hair? I mean, they didn't draw, like, dicks on his face and stuff that's obviously meant to be insulting or personal, or even something childish like google eyes or an arrow through his head that's intended to be funny.

I honestly wonder if there was true malice to that second act of vandalism or if it was just someone being stupid/drunk/impulsive?

Probably teenagers, who thought they were being cute.

PennyPurple said:

herb4 said:

What was the "joke" with the golden beard on Prince about?

I comprehend (but don't condone) the motivation with the Mayte bullshittery but what was meant by the beard? Maybe someone was trying to flatter him and liked him better with facial hair? I mean, they didn't draw, like, dicks on his face and stuff that's obviously meant to be insulting or personal, or even something childish like google eyes or an arrow through his head that's intended to be funny.

I honestly wonder if there was true malice to that second act of vandalism or if it was just someone being stupid/drunk/impulsive?

Probably teenagers, who thought they were being cute.

Yeah...it seemed non malicous enough to come off as just someone being stupid and lacked a certain element of cruelty and meanness to render it personal in nature. Probably some teenager's mom dragged him to Paisley Park or something and the kid didn't give a shit but happened to have a gold marker on him.

As vandalism goes, it just seemed lame as hell and hardly worth it but I'll take it over outright hate, cruelty and jealousy any day.

laurarichardson said:

herb4 said:

Good thing I said as much. Stay classy, Laura, and continuing to not read the posts you respond to.

Also, in what world is Prince "playing her like an old soul record", a woman half his age when they met, meant to be interpereted as a net positive? Her "I don't knows" seemed to me like her admitting that "'I don't know' about that particular matter' so I won't comment". Seemed to me like Prince kept her in a cage, like one of his doves, and didn't let her know much at all. Sorry she was closer to him than you. Sounds like it stings.

Seriously, what is wrong with you?

He was dating two other women in front of her face before they got married and by her own admission he was running around while they were married.

Oh. Cool then.

The topic is Vandalism at Paisley Park. Let's not derail this thread. Stay on topic or Imma lock this puppy up!!