all the links you need:

The quiet one: A high school classmate recalls the Artist as a young man
http://www.startribune.co...53477.html

Prince : An Oral History
http://www.startribune.co...index.html
Early days
http://www.startribune.co...index.html
Purple Rain & The Revolution
http://www.startribune.co...index.html
Paisley Park and the late 80s
http://www.startribune.co...index.html
Emancipation and beyond
http://www.startribune.co...index.html
More Prince:
http://www.startribune.co...index.html

anyone else having trouble with the "Emancipation and Beyond" link?
[This message was edited Sat Mar 13 12:08:18 2004 by speculator3m]

speculator3m said:

it's been that way since last night, i think--i remember readin the articles online and not being able to get past that point...they still haven't fixed it?

speculator3m said:

the pictures for that section are at:

http://www.startribune.co...ce4_1.html

http://www.startribune.co...ce4_2.html

http://www.startribune.co...ce4_3.html

http://www.startribune.co...ce4_4.html
[This message was edited Sat Mar 13 12:36:26 2004 by moonshine]

Who's the fool who listed Dez as being in the Revolution on the Purple Rain poster?

Otherwise, wow wow WOW!

moonshine said:

more pictures
http://www.startribune.co...ce4_5.html
http://www.startribune.co...ce4_6.html
http://www.startribune.co...ce4_7.html

PAUL PETERSON: I was pretty intimidated. Prince was trying to make me at ease. He wrote on a piece of paper: W-R-E-C-K-A-S-T-O-W. He said, 'What's that?' I don't know. He said, 'Say it again.' He said, 'Say it faster. What is it?' I said, 'I don't know.' He said, 'Where do you buy your records?' I was just this suburban Norwegian coming into that whole thing. We all laughed, and that kind of broke the ice. He ended up putting that bit into a movie ['Under the Cherry Moon'].

"He was a real good kid," said McMoore. "I don't remember him getting in trouble at all. I admired him for his ambition; even though he was very small, he played basketball. Though his hair made him look like he was 6 feet tall."





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[This message was edited Sat Mar 13 15:07:09 2004 by bkw]

bkw said:

ain't that great? that's why i put part of that quote as my signature!

Robert Plant went to Central High School with Prince?!

Just read the articles and save your $12 because this was very cheaply put together. They didn't even use a color photo for the cover.

Have you guys taken the Prince trivia quiz? At the end, depending on your score, you get different little comments:

0% --- "Are you sure you are trying?"
10% -- "No, every answer was not \"C.\""
20% -- "Report to the CD store immediately."
30% -- "Have you ever heard of Prince?"
40% -- "Prince remains a mystery to you."
50% -- "C.J.? Is that you?"
60% -- "You're a good, casual Prince fan."
70% -- "Your Prince knowledge is better than average."
80% -- "You know almost as much about Prince as Jon Bream!"
90% -- "Prince? Is that you?"

A couple are funny, but I liked 50% best. CJ works for Star Tribune, right?

wow, fascinating stuff....a great read.

It's cool that the hometown paper would finally get around to a 10 page article. I guess the Hall of Fame induction finally makes them sit up an notice that the hometown kid was that good afterall.

Yes, at 530am Pacific time, the Emancipation link STILL doesn't work. Wrong...but the rest is just delightful!

Emancipation and Beyond:

http://www.startribune.co...58174.html
http://www.startribune.co...58184.html
http://www.startribune.co...58197.html
http://www.startribune.co...58201.html
http://www.startribune.co...58206.html
http://www.startribune.co...58210.html
http://www.startribune.co...58210.html

Complete article map:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/374/

AnnaStesia said:

yep, she's their gossip columnist.

zrzrzrzr said:

thanks!!


great read. Sounds like he may be coming to terms with his parents passing away.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Imagine him in those tight, peek-a-boo basketball shorts they wore back in the day!

zrzrzrzr said:

Thank you, zrzrzrzr

zrzrzrzr said:

Thank you, zrzrzrzr

AnnaStesia said:

I know almost as much about Prince as John Bream!

Certainly one of the best Internet Prince resources ever done. The quotes achieve a balance between what makes you drop your jaw in awe and shake your head with disapproval.

Very interesting, exhaustive and well done. Whoever put it together should make a bio about him, as they have all the right interviews including the man himself!

Here is the link for the 7th "Emancipation and beyond page" (it isn't listed above):

http://www.startribune.co...58216.html

Wendy said:

"The next day, it was just him and me, and he was gorgeous. He was the guy I knew when I first met him. He was the guy who spent the night at my and Lisa's house on our pullout bed. I held on to him and kept kissing him and hugging him and telling him I loved him. I don't know what to think of it. He knows we all love him..."

Aaaawww that's so sweet...

Blue

mochalox said:

This may be the best article ever written about the man by the mainstream media. It wasn't a piece that bashed him, nor did it depict him as some godlike figure. It showed all the different sides of his personality: Musician, genius, control freak, loving friend, passionate crusader, spiritual seeker, asshole, nice guy, shy boy, powerful man (and all points in between).

All in all, he came across as one hell of an artists who struggles with his own personal demons. He seems to have mellowed since his JW conversion, becoming more relaxed with his spirituality. I do have to wonder if the note Wendy got a few years back that she should convert and denounce her sexuality actually came from him. I think he had a whole lot of extemely militant JWs in his inner circle at the time who may have had a hand in that (and I don't think it was Larry. Even though Mr. Graham is devote, he's never been one to attack folks like that).

Anyway, this piece really gave a great overview of the man, both good and bad. bravo, Star Tribune! (and thank you for not involving CJ in this article )

OMG!!! I scored a 56%

Read:
Correct!

Finished!
You answered 9 out of 16 questions correctly.
Your score is 56%.
C.J.? Is that you?

yay me!

Yes to which?