Right before Raspberry Beret Wendy made a comment on prince's absence:

"Allright! So this next song, first of all let me just say there's a genius behind everyone of these songs. Now he's not here tonight, but we sure are full of love for everyone of these songs. Now we want you to help sing it and maybe his ears will start burning. OK you all know the lyrics to this one, you'll hear it when we start playing..."

Pretty diplomatic don't you think...

emale1 said:

What were you expecting?

not diplomatic, nice

Romance1600 said:

"the bastard used to fuck my sister during the 80s but he didn't get my ass "

jn2 said:

Milty said:[quote]jn2 said:[quote]Romance1600 said:[quote]

emale1 said:

I'm not sure why his ears would be "burning" because they are playing one of his songs. The whole event wouldn't even exist without Prince. He did more for that charity that night than any of those individual people. It was basically a bunch of Prince cover bands doing a charity gig...I'm glad he didn't show up..it would have been a mistake, artistically speaking.

Don't get me wrong...all those people were great to perform and I would have gone if I lived in LA. But the only reason we care about these people, or even know they exist, is that they performed with Prince and were part of his special live concert "experience".
[This message was edited Tue Dec 23 8:23:36 PST 2003 by TonyC]

See that right there shows how sweet ppl can be and it also shows that everybody doesnt turn out bitter-I guess

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Romance1600 said:

Sorry, TonyC, I ain't buyin' that. The artists that showed up played significant roles in some of the best music he ever made. Don't sell them short.

jn2 said:

I always thought Wendy Melvoin was a lesbian...

It's not disparaging to say that maybe his ears would burn. It is said that when people talk about you, your ears burn or ring. She was saying if we all joined along to sing -- Raspberry Beret was the song -- maybe he'd feel the love and want to join in.

MrWhatever said:

NOOO Wendy & Lisa are just good friends who happen to sleep in the same bed and occasionally swap spit and pose very lovingly with one another in pictures.

Madartista...well done, you interpreted the comments properly unlike some of the more paranoid members here.
It would have been cool for him to show, they were just showing their gratitude. Maybe though he wasnt invited or they did it without consulting him, in which case he isnt expected to turn up.
I was half expecting a surprise appearance though!

ya'll still debating over this?

madartista said:

Well put. It's true he never gets tired of performing this song, we might all be, but he sure isn't.:grin

Marrk said:

Thanks. And although I've heard it live a billion times, I did want The Revolution to perform it so I could hear Lisa... "Raaaspberry Beret..." I didn't wanna hear nothin' but Lisa.

TheFreakerFantastic said:

thanks. I wanted him to be there, but it worked out fine that he wasn't. anyway, it gives us something to look forward to for next year. he'll be scheduled in advance.

madartista said:

Great catch, Madartista! It's an old superstition: right ear tingles or burns with something good being said about you; left with something bad.

Wendy didn't mean it as a jab.

Lammastide said:

Being there, it was obvious there was no ill will in what she was saying.

That's cool that Wendy and Lisa still love the music they worked on with Prince, and that they still see him as a "genius". Wendy's a class act.

jn2 said:

I can't believe anyone could find something wrong with her comment...some of y'all...

Prince just doesn't want to relive the past. That is his choice.

Back to making milk bubbles.

lovebizzare said:

It's completely predictable, though. Orgers need something to blame on him constantly.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

They sure are