http://www.startribune.co...52061.html

Prince to perform live via satellite on March 29
Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune

March 9, 2004 PRIN09



Twenty years after he first appeared on the big screen in "Purple Rain," Prince will return to movie theaters for one night only, March 29.

The Minnesota rock legend plans to broadcast his March 29 concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles live via satellite to 32 Regal Cinema theaters around the country, including the Brooklyn Center Stadium 20 in Brooklyn Center at 10 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the theater for $15 and online at http://www.RegalCM.com.

The L.A. concert is the first major show on Prince's Musicology tour, on which he pledges to perform many of his old hits for the last time. Twin Cities dates are expected in June.

Prince will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next Monday in a New York City ceremony that will be telecast at 7 p.m. March 21 on cable's VH1. The Star Tribune is printing a 10-page special section on his 25-year legacy Sunday.

It's cool that his home town is honouring him like that.

So, how can his fans buy copies of this special section?

bkw said:

indeed.

Batdance said:

by buyin a copy of the sunday star tribune...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Good Answer!!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Cute. I'll hop right on a plane and run right over to Byerly's to get one

Batdance said:

that, or hopefully one of us mpls orgers may scan the insert and share it with the rest of ya'll...

billysparxxx said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I just called my local bookstore, they carry it, and will put one on hold for me. Try that.

for those of U who cant get to a newsstand that carries the tribune, check this out:


the Star Tribune offers a service where you can "buy" a digital version of the day's issue. So you could log on Sunday and get the issue for 50 cents.

http://www.newsstand.com/...%20Tribune

Back issues are also available for $1.00

SquarePeg said:

thanks for the info squarepeg

Dammit, all this Princemania is gonna have me running around like a fool all year, I can see this now. Goin' to weird suburbs to look at his ass on IMAX, schlepping to concerts in Champaign, lookin' for newsstands that sell MPLS papers in Chicago, watchin' dang talk shows at all hours of the day...SHEESH.
















MORE, PLEASE.

bkw said:

It's about time. This town doesn't respect him. Minnesotans don't give two shits that HE put this state on the map. Period.

chookalana said:

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A lot of Minnesotans on this board claim he is hated by his hometown. I wonder how popular this insert is going to be if the people on this board no what they are talking about.

Anxiety said:[quote]Dammit, all this Princemania is gonna have me running around like a fool all year, I can see this now. Goin' to weird suburbs to look at his ass on IMAX, schlepping to concerts in Champaign, lookin' for newsstands that sell MPLS papers in Chicago, watchin' dang talk shows at all hours of the day...SHEESH.


Oh the inconvenient horror of it all...

Please sir can I have some more?

superspaceboy said:[quote]

Anxiety said:

And then someone comes by and Say's "You'll get nothing ...and like it"

HELLO!!!??? MPLS doesn't not hate PRince. Minnesotan's are just pretty quiet about him. He can drive around this town without getting mobbed. People stare at him when he comes through the airport but no one hunts him down. If you don't believe that his hometwon doesn't love him just check out his attendance numbers anytime he brings a tour to town. White bread MN doesn't hate Prince they just don't shower him with adoration. Downtown and Uptown MPLS, though, he is a God-especially to the local music scene.

How is CJ gonna write 10 whole pages?

squirrelgrease said:

you evil, eeeeevil man!

squirrelgrease said:

Hey! What about the ORG? It sounds like there will be tons of news on Prince, but the news section is only updated once or tiwice a week. And RollingStone.com has no less than three articles on the man this week, for instance.

Surely, if the Star Tribune can devote ten pages, the Org can be a better news source than it's been for a while, right?

Aerogram said:

ben usually handles the news section, and he's in the midst of moving right now...hence the lack of news.

skywalker said:

Yea it's tough, you get used to the BS too I'm sure. In Boston we always see Peter Wolf of J. Geils jumping onstage at concerts or members of Aerosmith walkin around and you kind of get used to it ad maybe don't appreciat them as much. I used to love J. Geils, but Peter Wolf tries so hard to still be cool with the local scene that he aint anymore.

skywalker said:

hmmm, we must live in seperate MPLS's



Granted the Xenophobia shows were last minute and poorly promoted, but after days on sale, you could still get GREAT seats to the Orpheum shows (which were eventually canceled)

I wouldn't say this city HATES him, but I don't think it's one of his strongest fanbases anymore.

I think part of the problem is us ungrateful fans.

After standing in the 40 below weather for 5 hours one too many nites only to be let into Paisley to see the Larry Graham revue, people jumped ship. Many of the people I saw down at Paisley in the earlier years got sadly burnt-out and laugh at me when I see them and admit I haven't given up yet.

On the plus side, though...Chris shows P a lot of love in the Strib. He always calls attention to the latest release and gives him generally good write-ups.


whatevs, it don't matter to me cos I AM EXCITED FOR THIS SUNDAY! WAHOOOOO!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

that's NO excuse!

endorphin74 said:

it is if you dunno exactly how to handle the news section....

endorphin74 said:

right on....and i'm lookin forward to sunday, too! i gotta buy 2 extra copies for a couple of orgers, so i can send 'em the prince insert.... i feel like the org's papergirl. and before anyone else asks me, no i'm not gonna be spendin money on tons of copies of the strib so i can send you a copy of the insert!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

me too...i def'ly feel like an org papergirrrrrl

endorphin74 said:

people are askin you to send 'em copies of the insert too, kitty?