I wouldn't pay anything. I'll wait for him to come to my door. It could happen...I'm in Minnesota!

TRON said:

Co-sign. He should be fucking paying 2 meet US

When I was much younger I probably would've paid just about any amount of money for an opportunity to meet Prince and have any sort of interaction with him.

Now that I'm older and have lived through more, both in terms of life in general and of being a Prince fan, I don't see him as some sort of object or museum exhibit (or deity) that I'd want to pay a fee for so as to be allowed to stand before him or "meet" him. Paying money for that sort of interaction with him - to me - now seems bizarre, and would totally take away any bit of meaningfulness or human-ness that I'd hope would be a facet of any interaction I'd ever have with him.

Someone on another thread here compared the whole idea of paying to meet him to prostitution. I agree with the basic essence of that comparison...imo, meeting him under circumstances such as that would reduce the dynamic to that of going to a prostitute: I pay him to "get off" on meeting someone I admire, and he performs his "job" of acting like he has any interest in speaking to me or like he cares one way or another that I'm even there, and the whole time I'm aware of that whole 'hi I'm a customer' dynamic. Just seems like a hollow experience and I'd choose not to have a meeting with him be based on that. If I ever meet him or speak to him, I'd rather it happen because, for whatever reason, he actually had an interest in or reason for speaking to me past me paying him to do so.

Maybe I'll never meet him, maybe one day I will. I'll leave it up to fate or destiny or whatever to decide. And if I ever do, it will be a more meaningful experience to me if no money had to exchange hands to make it happen.

However, I don't see the problem if someone has the cash, doesn't mind coughing up the $1000, and wants the one time thrill of seeing him up close. If Prince is willing to turn himself into a zoo exhibit for one night and there are people willing to take him up on it, seems like everybody's happy. Not hurting me any.
[This message was edited Thu Sep 25 18:10:30 PDT 2003 by SnowQueen]

illimack said:

If I paid a grand to meet Prince, best believe I'm ROBBIN' his ass! It'll be cloud guitars for sale in the parking lot like a MF! Habibi 'll be in the pawn shop and I'll make that little Charlene Friend chick look like newbie with MY ebay auctions!

With all this Bitchin about ticket prices, I was wondering, how much would you pay for a meet and greet session with Prince? This is not for the people who live in MN and have access to the park. This question is for people who would probably never see him up close and personal. I would probably pay up to a grand, depending on what the "session" would entail. I know some of yall will think that I am crazy. But this is a person that I have admired for most of my life and who I will probably never meet any other way.

I would Pay $100-$500. I have always said that prince could pimp himself out in meet and greets in small gathering. People want a chance to talk with him and just get close to him. A lot of people want 2 go 2 paisely park. I have suggested that the park do mini celebrations. Wensday thur Saturdays with daily activities and nightly concerts with prince.. Everybody get an assigned day to meet and whatever. The celebrations could cost $100 a day.with the packages sold as a unit. These celebrations like gathering could happen monthly or bimonthly. Peace and B Wild.

Am I the only one here who gets irratated by the fams prancing around on stage during a concert? It looks so fucking shite. .

It's okay - no one need respond to my question. I'm getting used to being ignored around here.