ABro said:

rdhull said:

ahh..now it all makes sense

They're doing real well with that petition.

What petition?

JoeyC said:

dodgers1970 said:

The original members of the Time, all 7, reunited for a residency at the Flamingo in Las Vegas in 2008?

You could upgrade your ticket for a VIP Meet and Greet in a roped off area after the show. We took a picture with The Time, and Morris disppeared and the others hung out. I had Jesse sign my "What Time Is It?" record and my Jesse Johnson's Revue record. I asked him about Prince and he had nothing negative to say. But when I asked who he was influenced by as a guitarist:

"Hendrix? Brothers Johnson? Prince?" He responded "no, no and no; I'm influenced by me"

For those who have never met The Time in person, something you'll find peculiar. Other than Jellybean and Jimmy Jam, they're all very short. As a 5'8" man, I was taller than Jesse, Monte, and towered over Morris. It may say differently on the internet, but I think I was taller than all of them other than Jellybean and Jimmy Jam - both towered over me...

Interesting.

I knew that Jesse and Monte were somewhat short, but i had absolutely no ideal that Morris was the height that he is. I read you comments and immediately Googled "Morris Day's height". And it say's that he's 5'7. In looking at photos of Morris, he looks way taller. I have seen The Time in concert(in the 80's), but i couldn't really tell how tall each member was.


Anyway, my bad for going off topic. Carry on...

LOL!! Way taller? Morris is NO MORE THAN 5'4" tops. Swear to God. Can I upload a picture I took with them? Am I allowed to? I don't care what google says. Google is wrong.

[Edited 2/12/19 21:18pm]

dodgers1970 said:

violetcrush said:

dodgers1970 said:

LOL!! Way taller? Morris is NO MORE THAN 5'4" tops. Swear to God. Can I upload a picture I took with them? Am I allowed to? I don't care what google says. Google is wrong.

LOL!! Way taller? Morris is NO MORE THAN 5'4" tops. Swear to God. Can I upload a picture I took with them? Am I allowed to? I don't care what google says. Google is wrong.

They all look taller up on the stage - even Prince seemed much taller up there

Prince also wore 4" heels on stage. And here's what made Prince authentic.

When I was making fun of a Lady Gaga gimmick someone defended her "well, what about Prince and all the stuff he wore?!?!?"

I answered, "here is the difference. Lady Gaga steps off stage and puts on jeans and some New Balance and becomes Debbie again. Prince plays a show in 4" heels, show ends, gets off stage and puts on 5" heels."

rdhull said:

ABro said:

They're doing real well with that petition.

Wait..what? There's a petition lol? details please.

Oh yes, lol, the crazies started a petition a week ago, demanding PP remove him from the bill, "Let PP know that we are not going to accept Jesse being on the roster", also encouraging "fans" to email PP, & advising them not to "go & support him at Bunkers".

dodgers1970 said:

JoeyC said:

Interesting.

I knew that Jesse and Monte were somewhat short, but i had absolutely no ideal that Morris was the height that he is. I read you comments and immediately Googled "Morris Day's height". And it say's that he's 5'7. In looking at photos of Morris, he looks way taller. I have seen The Time in concert(in the 80's), but i couldn't really tell how tall each member was.


Anyway, my bad for going off topic. Carry on...

LOL!! Way taller? Morris is NO MORE THAN 5'4" tops. Swear to God. Can I upload a picture I took with them? Am I allowed to? I don't care what google says. Google is wrong.

[Edited 2/12/19 21:18pm]

http://www.answers.com/Q/How_tall_is_Morris_Day

ABro said:

rdhull said:

Wait..what? There's a petition lol? details please.

Oh yes, lol, the crazies started a petition a week ago, demanding PP remove him from the bill, "Let PP know that we are not going to accept Jesse being on the roster", also encouraging "fans" to email PP, & advising them not to "go & support him at Bunkers".

Bunkers is JJ's house, they aint gon' do shit . I hate these loonies in the Prince world... theyre actually facists under the tranparent guise of supposed fandom and 'good'. What they actually are in love with is getting any kind of power or recognition. Dangerous people. Trust.

dodgers1970 said:

LOL!! Way taller? Morris is NO MORE THAN 5'4" tops. Swear to God. Can I upload a picture I took with them? Am I allowed to? I don't care what google says. Google is wrong.

Post Pics!!

I have seen Morris and The Time twice and he didnt look short to me.

rdhull said:

ABro said:

Oh yes, lol, the crazies started a petition a week ago, demanding PP remove him from the bill, "Let PP know that we are not going to accept Jesse being on the roster", also encouraging "fans" to email PP, & advising them not to "go & support him at Bunkers".

Bunkers is JJ's house, they aint gon' do shit . I hate these loonies in the Prince world... theyre actually facists under the tranparent guise of supposed fandom and 'good'. What they actually are in love with is getting any kind of power or recognition. Dangerous people. Trust.

Facts.
Sad, toxic little people.
Most turned up after he died.
I could say more, but everyone knows how that goes..

dodgers1970 said:

violetcrush said:

dodgers1970 said:

Prince also wore 4" heels on stage. And here's what made Prince authentic.

When I was making fun of a Lady Gaga gimmick someone defended her "well, what about Prince and all the stuff he wore?!?!?"

I answered, "here is the difference. Lady Gaga steps off stage and puts on jeans and some New Balance and becomes Debbie again. Prince plays a show in 4" heels, show ends, gets off stage and puts on 5" heels."

5'2 + insecure = making 4-5 inch heels part of your everyday wardrobe I have no doubt he despised being short, especially at a younger age. So, brig in the heels to create an image and more height. Smart guy!!

vanity o vanity, everything is vanity, pride cometh before a fall. maybe he wouldn't have had the physical issues without the false image.

PeteSilas said:

violetcrush said:

dodgers1970 said: 5'2 + insecure = making 4-5 inch heels part of your everyday wardrobe I have no doubt he despised being short, especially at a younger age. So, brig in the heels to create an image and more height. Smart guy!!

vanity o vanity, everything is vanity, pride cometh before a fall. maybe he wouldn't have had the physical issues without the false image.

heels killed him

violetcrush said:

Krystalkisses said:

ABro said:

kookooman73 said:

ABro said:

Facts.
Sad, toxic little people.
Most turned up after he died.
I could say more, but everyone knows how that goes..

Completely agree. Most of these armchair warriors have never been to Paisley Park or even made the effort to go & see P perform when he was still here. I’ve met loads of these so called fans who have alot to say! If Jessie has or had issues with P it’s his business. I’m sure he had his reasons. We all know P wasn’t perfect & Jessie’s issues are probably well deserved. They were once friends, colleagues & peers who probably conversed & hung out a thousand times. Who are they or we to judge Jessie? His response seems heartfelt & genuine. No doubt he’ll always wonder what P’s gift was. It was probably a guitar that Jessie once admired. I for one am looking forward to seeing Jessie & his band perform at PP hopefully elsewhere also. I love his music. 💜

Right, he was there very early on with Prince, Morris and gang. I love his story (with Questlove, I think) of when he first saw Prince play with his band. He said Morris took him to see the show, and afteward he met Prince, and said something like, "I see by your playing that you are also a fan of Jimi Hendrix." Prince's response was, "I've never watched him play". Jesse said he started laughing and saying, "that's total bullshit!" to him, or something similar, while Morris is in the backround trying to signal to him to stop talking about it. Too funny!!

*

Jesse goes way back to the early days - before fame, money and competition really took control of everyone's behavior. Money always changes the dynamic, unfortunately.

*

I agree with some of the "over the top" fan behavior too. You've got guys doing YT channels about Prince who didn't know his music or who he was until 1990 or later. I'm like, dude, you missed TEN years....ten REALLY good years!!! Some of them are very good though - such as The Violet Reality. They're younger, but they know their stuff, and they've got good information. I would just be very bummed if, like another guy doing a Prince YT channel, my first exposure to Prince was Grafitti Bridge

violetcrush said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

Nawww. The word you’re looking for is “Badass!”

An insecure, controlling badass

*eeen* Too much.

Jesse is family. Paisley Park forever.

iZsaZsa said:

Jesse is family. Paisley Park forever.

Family? He and P didn't speak for 30 years. Jesse said he didn't want to be under Prince's banner. ....

PennyPurple said:

Are all fans like this, or is it only Prince fans?

From a Prince Defenders post:

[Edited 2/7/19 12:34pm]

kookooman73 said:

ABro said:

Facts.
Sad, toxic little people.
Most turned up after he died.
I could say more, but everyone knows how that goes..

Completely agree. Most of these armchair warriors have never been to Paisley Park or even made the effort to go & see P perform when he was still here. I’ve met loads of these so called fans who have alot to say! If Jessie has or had issues with P it’s his business. I’m sure he had his reasons. We all know P wasn’t perfect & Jessie’s issues are probably well deserved. They were once friends, colleagues & peers who probably conversed & hung out a thousand times. Who are they or we to judge Jessie? His response seems heartfelt & genuine. No doubt he’ll always wonder what P’s gift was. It was probably a guitar that Jessie once admired. I for one am looking forward to seeing Jessie & his band perform at PP hopefully elsewhere also. I love his music. 💜

You ever notice that when they show photos of their collections they consist of brand new shiny books & framed pictures, purple bric-a-brac & a dozen or two shiny new cds etc? Lmao not a 12", promo vinyl, ticket stub, autograph, Uptown/Controversy, rarity, official vhs/dvd, associates vinyl/PP release in sight lmao.
Lol these are the ones who love banging on about supporting/unsupporting the estate & "respect the legacy!", & interrogating you on what you are doing to keep the legacy alive?! & have you read the files?!

P & Jesse are probably more alike than people suspect, both being artists, musicians & Geminis lol.

When it comes to the mpls sound, outside of P, Jesse & The Time are in my top 5, & they are number 1. Very talented individuals.

Enjoy the Jesse performance at PP

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[Edited 2/13/19 6:31am]

It's like how Jesse said Sheila gets on his nerves or whatever, that's communication. That's how families talk sometimes. Through others. She probably would have heard about it if it had not leaked. I think that kind of thing went on with P & J too. All of them.

And Jesse just has to realize we're never going to forget him or let him go.

PennyPurple said:

iZsaZsa said:

Jesse is family. Paisley Park forever.

Family? He and P didn't speak for 30 years. Jesse said he didn't want to be under Prince's banner. ....

PennyPurple said:

Are all fans like this, or is it only Prince fans?

From a Prince Defenders post:

[Edited 2/7/19 12:34pm]

30 years lmao. They stay showing how new they are to this.

rdhull said:

PeteSilas said:

vanity o vanity, everything is vanity, pride cometh before a fall. maybe he wouldn't have had the physical issues without the false image.

heels killed him

[Stop with the crap snip - luv4u]

violetcrush said:

Does anyone know who is actually behind the ridiculous "Prince Defenders" group?? * I would bet none of them personally knew Prince.

They made it pretty obvious they're noobs.
You would win that bet, easily.

Personally I would like this thread to be closed.

No antagonism and bad vibes intended. I'm not posting to belittle anyone, engage in powerplays or offend, so please bear that in mind when reading.

There seems to be some sort of mini-agenda against Jesse expanding, and for the more easily swayed, this thread seems to be (in part) promoting that.

This anti-Jesse sentiment, from a small but quite vocal movement, are basing their feelings on a clandestine, doctored recording of an uncontextualised private conversation coupled with 3rd party gossip, and that doesn't seem a healthy way to conduct anything.

As a fandom, let's move on, stop stirring and be thankful for the amazing music that Prince has left us. And be nice to each other, and that includes Jesse Johnson, he did some awesome tunes too.

Also as a side note, peeps are saying that Jesse and Prince didn't talk for 30 years.

Prince died in 2016. That would make the last time they spoke, 1986.

Forgive me, maths is not my strong point, but wasn't Graffitti Bridge shot in 1989 & 1990 along with re-recording of some of Pandemonium at a similar time. Surely Jesse and Prince spoke then? Because that would be 27 / 26 years....

ThePersian said:

Personally I would like this thread to be closed.

No antagonism and bad vibes intended. I'm not posting to belittle anyone, engage in powerplays or offend, so please bear that in mind when reading.

There seems to be some sort of mini-agenda against Jesse expanding, and for the more easily swayed, this thread seems to be (in part) promoting that.

This anti-Jesse sentiment, from a small but quite vocal movement, are basing their feelings on a clandestine, doctored recording of an uncontextualised private conversation coupled with 3rd party gossip, and that doesn't seem a healthy way to conduct anything.

As a fandom, let's move on, stop stirring and be thankful for the amazing music that Prince has left us. And be nice to each other, and that includes Jesse Johnson, he did some awesome tunes too.

Also as a side note, peeps are saying that Jesse and Prince didn't talk for 30 years.

Prince died in 2016. That would make the last time they spoke, 1986.

Forgive me, maths is not my strong point, but wasn't Graffitti Bridge shot in 1989 & 1990 along with re-recording of some of Pandemonium at a similar time. Surely Jesse and Prince spoke then? Because that would be 27 / 26 years....

Prince and Jesse definitely DID talk throughout the years.

jesse has stated numerous times that he use to live with prince my question did he pay rent or help on any of princes house bills living with him? im sure he didnt . far as him being apart of the celebration it will go on without him i would much rather see the time instead of him anyway

violetcrush said:

Does anyone know who is actually behind the ridiculous "Prince Defenders" group?? * I would bet none of them personally knew Prince.

We don't know that... 1 of them had to have known Jesse in order to have a convo and get a recording of him.