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27-08-2003 : The Time @ Bahamas 29-08-2003 : The Time @ Pontiac 30-08-2003 : The Time @ Indianapolis 31-08-2003 : The Time @ Pontiac First, I've got to say that I LOVE the Time. I've been a fan since their album came out in '81 when I was 10 years old. Every girl I've ever dated had to listen to THE TIME. Every car or boombox I've ever owned, I judged by how loud it could rock My drawers. I used to have a record player that was set to play Chili sauce on repeat every night as I slept. Alexander O'Neal is the man ! Jam and Lewis are the tightest producers on the planet. And Popeye Jones, whatever he does, is a cool brotha' too. I am a TIME junkie. So when I heard the words from the loudspeaker, "Ladies and Gentlemen, put your muthafuckin' hands together for Morris Day and The GotDamn Time", I was STOKED ! This was about my 10th show. I've never seen the original lineup in person, but I've been to almost every show in the Michigan area since they got it back together in '96. I remembered the Royal Oak show where a plump Morris was so nervous he barely moved the entire night, and Jerome cued the band throughout, basically reassuring Morris the entire night. There was the State Theater show when they returned : band tight as hell, Morris and Jerome in perfect sync and they seemed to play every song off of the first 3 albums ! The Chene Park show when it was so cold I was glad it ended. The Pontiac show in '98, which I recorded with the handycam where Morris was so funny. A tape I treasured for many years until the wife recorded 5 minutes of the kids in the tub on it. She's still giving head for that one, but the point is I LOVE The Time. So this Pontiac '03 show sucked ass on so many levels I can't properly describe it. It was raining that night and there were umbrellas obscuring the view pretty much everywhere you stood. The band hit the stage an hour late due to technical difficulties and played all of 45 minutes. This may have affected the groups energy level because they were flat. Jerome told the crowd many times how great it was to be back in Detroit. The only problem was that this was Pontiac. He got zero applause, but kept it up until the very end when he heard people yelling "Pontiac". The guys were rushing, but they also seemed bored. Repeatedly during Cool, Torrell 'Tori' Ruffin seemed to be trying to play something else, adding notes on the fly that were out of key. I forgive him though because he's never let me down before, but he was pretty much out of place until the end when he got a chance to solo and of course blow everyone's mind. Stanley 'Chance' Howard and Freeze were also guilty of trying to do too much, I guess they recognized that the show wasn't going too well. Morris and Jerome didn't have time for normal shenanigans, but performed well together. Gigolos get lonely too was excellent; I liked the echoes and effects. The bird and Jungle love were as tight as ever. Overall, I think it's time for a new lineup or songs or something. This was an all day festival and they got blown away by The Funk All-stars that proceeded them. Sep 03 09-2003 : Vibe Prince – 1999 By Harry Allen What is influence, and how does one measure it ? It can be intangibly subtle, even invisible. But it changes that which it occupies so completely that a world without its effects becomes difficult, or impossible, to imagine. Try picturing a world without telephones or automobiles. Similarly, what would the last 10 years of music have been without the preceding example and legacy of Prince Rogers Nelson and his landmark 1983 breakthrough album 1999 ? After all, the album’s somber Little Red Corvette did introduce Prince to millions and set the stage for his biggest selling album, Purple Rain. Prince’s influence includes, of course, all the artists who sprung directly from his Minneapolis/Paisley Park loins – Sheila E, Vanity, Morris Day, The Time. But that’s just the easy part. Take Janet Jackson : Her longtime association with The Time’s core members – Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis – marks her as one of Prince’s progeny, too. (This is something those who listen to Control or peep Janet’s early eye-hidden-behind-a-curl styling will not dispute.) Then there are those who weren’t in Prince’s camp, didn’t necessarily cover his records, and didn’t record during his years of peak sales, but have, without a doubt, lifted more than a lick from him. Certainly, Prince’s fearless puree of funk, rock, pop, and other genres has shaped many careers, including any post-1999 popular musician whose work is deemed a “seamless blend” of those forms – such as Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Beck, Lenny Kravitz, and No Doubt. Sometimes Prince’s presence is more overt : TLC’s Red Light Special – from T-Boz’s sandy, slow-drag vocal, to the mournful, bruised guitar solo, to the salacious lyrics – practically screams “Prince was here !” Hands down, though, the award for “Best recording of a Prince Song That Isn’t a Prince Song” goes to D’Angelo, for Untitled (How Does it Feel). D’s entire career suggests he was conceived under a full purple moon. But Untitled – with its soft and wet, just-behind-the-beat bass and guitar, and D’Angelo’s alternately tender, then banshee-howl falsetto – shows that even the most remarkable talents copy – whether deliberately or unconsciously. Ultimately, the best way to size un Prince’s contribution is to envision its absence : To try and imagine, say, R. Kelly’s, Jodeci’s, OutKast’s, N.E.R.D.’s, or Macy Gray’s sexual freakiness without the precession of Prince’s purple flasher’s raincoat. Try and conceive hip hop’s unlimited frankness, minus Prince having already declared, “I sincerely wanna fuck the taste out of your mouth” on 1999’s Let’s Pretend We’re Married, completely ripping the lid off what one could say on a record. Prince’s influence has rarely been as concrete as a digital sample, like Timbaland’s brief excise of the cooing baby from 1999’s Delirious for Aaliyah’s Are You That Somebody ? More often than not, Prince has led by example, by showing that it’s okay to go in a certain direction. Still, measuring his imprint on music is most difficult because his output has been so diverse. Trying to track his influence is like lighting a Roman candle, then trying to track every burning piece of gunpowder. All you can be expected to report is that it was loud, it was colorful, and, man, it lit up the sky like nothing anyone had ever seen before, or since. 06-09-2003 : Ruby (Hollywood) The party at the Ruby club in Hollywood was bad, they played 3 songs finally after a few hours of just waiting and then gave a few dvd's away to people dancing freaky, they probably weren't even fans. The crowd was young, which is ok however didn't look like the type that would like Prince. I think they were more into punk..Oh well maybe next time folks...Peace and B wild The Time @ Memphis 12-09-2003 : New tour announcement Three videos are made available for viewing on the NPG Music Club website : "Don't Talk 2 Strangers" performed by Chaka Khan, "Thieves In The Temple" (extended version), and the previously unseen "I Like It There." A new tour is announced to begin in Melbourne on October 21st 2003. It was reported Prince would perform his greatest hits before retiring those songs forever. Later a show at the Hong Kong Harborfest on 17 October was announced as the tour opener. St Paul Pioneer Press Prince in line to join rock royalty By Keith Harris Over the past quarter-century, Prince has sold countless records and elicited gushes from the harshest critics. Soon the Minneapolis native might add another notch to his purple belt : induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Late Friday, the diminutive superstar made the list of nominees for the Hall of Fame's 2004 ballot. Artists are eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Since Prince released his first album, "For You," in 1978, this is the first year he qualifies. If inducted, he'll join the only Minnesota musician to have more of an impact on popular music in the past half-century, Bob Dylan. Other nominees include George Harrison, John Mellencamp and Jackson Browne. No one in the local music community seems surprised by Prince's nomination. "He belongs to the ages," said longtime Prince drummer Bobby Z (nee Rivkin). "He's one of the greatest performers and musicians of all time." Steve McClellan, general manager at the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue, was equally impressed. "Most artists are either retired or even dead by the time they get this kind of recognition.” This isn't the first time Prince has been recognized by the Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Two of his biggest hits, "When Doves Cry" and "Little Red Corvette," were among the institution's "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" in 1997. The coat Prince wore in the 1984 film "Purple Rain" is also on display at the institution's museum.A multi-instrumentalist whose versatility and talent have earned him comparisons to Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, and even Pablo Picasso, Prince graduated from Minneapolis Central High School in 1976. He was already part of a thriving North Minneapolis music scene that included Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis when he recorded his first album with Warner Brothers in 1978. Prince's impact in the music industry and the Minneapolis club scene blossomed in the early 1980s, when he and his new band, the Revolution, routinely took the stage at the jam-packed First Avenue. One particular show, on Aug. 3, 1983, planted the seeds for "Purple Rain," which a panel of VH1-polled experts named in 2001 the 18th greatest rock 'n' roll album of all time. "It's one of my top five concerts of all time," veteran critic and Prince watcher P.D. Larson said in 2001. "It was hot, literally and figuratively. It was the first time anyone heard 'Purple Rain,' which has become sort of the 'Stairway to Heaven' of its time. I remember he wore that huge hoop earring, and all those new songs just had an immediate impact. They obviously felt the same way, like they couldn't recreate them, because they ended up on the album." "Certainly," wrote former Prince manager Alan Leeds, in the liner notes to "The Hits/The B-Sides," "none of us had an inkling that those very performances, with only minimal studio alterations, would help define pop music in the coming year." It also was arguably Prince's most prolific period, and astoundingly so : In addition to laying down all the "Purple Rain" material and B-sides ("17 Days," "Erotic City," "She's Always in My Hair," "God," "Another Lonely Christmas"), the sessions yielded material for his next album, "Around the World in a Day," the Time album "Ice Cream Castles," Apollonia 6's debut album, and Sheila E.'s debut album, "The Glamorous Life." The "Purple Rain" album was completed in April 1984 and released in June. The film, which was shot mostly in November and December 1983, premiered in July. The movie became a critical and commercial hit its soundtrack won an Oscar and the album topped the charts for six months and yielded several chart-topping singles. In 1987, he released the two-record set "Sign O the Times," now widely acknowledged as his artistic high point. The '90s began with a bang for Prince, when he signed a $100 million contract with Time Warner in 1992, making him the second highest-paid musician in the world after Michael Jackson. Though many of Prince's '90s albums were adventurous and as strong as his earlier material, sales began to dip. In 1993, he changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph symbol, and fans and journalists alike began referring to him as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. His downtown Minneapolis club, Glam Slam, was short-lived, and the club The Quest occupies the space now. After a series of label difficulties, first with Time Warner, and later with Arista, he began independently releasing his own music. He began calling himself Prince again in 2000 and celebrated with a six-day open house at his Chanhassen estate, Paisley Park. Recently, a magazine in France called New Times reported that he has been in the studio since January recording material with Sheila E. and working on an album tentatively titled "Two Thousand Free : the Revelation year." His last official album was "N.E.W.S.," a jazz instrumental album released July 29. He also recently released a DVD "Prince - Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas" in August. According to the Hall of Fame's Web site, criteria for induction include the influence and significance of the artist's contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll. A nominating committee, composed of rock 'n' roll historians, selects nominees each year in the performer category. Ballots are then sent to an international voting body of about 1,000 rock experts. Those performers who receive the highest number of votes, and more than 50 percent of the vote, are inducted. The Foundation generally inducts five to seven performers each year. Inductees are to be announced in December. Automn 2003 : Musicology sessions Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance * - Musicology Cinnamon Girl * - Musicology Call My Name * - Musicology Dear Mr. Man * - Musicology Life ‘O’ The Party * - Musicology Magnificent * - NPGMC What Do U Want Me 2 Do ? * - Musicology On The Couch * - Musicology The Marrying Kind (2) * - Musicology If m Was The Man In Ur Life (2) * - Musicology 
The title of Illusion, Coma Pimp & Circumstance is likely a reference to the Pomp and Circumstance military marches by Sir Edward Elgar. Call My Name features Chance Howard, Stokley Williams and Kip Blackshire as additional vocals. Initial recording dates are unknown, but it is likely that Dear Mr. Man was recorded in 2003 or early 2004 (Candy Dulfer - additional vocals / John Blackwell - drums / Rhonda Smith - additional vocals / Maceo Parker - horns (uncredited) / Sheila E. - shaker / Renato Neto - fender Rhodes) Six months after the album's release, the European version of the Cinnamon Girl single contained a live version of the track in both audio and video form. The studio version, with overdubs by Dr. Cornel West and titled Mr. Man, was included as the fourth track on Cornel West & BMWMB's 2007 album Never Forget: A Journey Of Revelations. Italian spoken word on What Do U Want Me 2 Do ? by Ornella Bonaccorsi. Engineer H.M. Buff has stated that he was involved in If m Was The Man In Ur Life, indicating that it was recorded between 1995 and 2000. The song's opening indicates that it was recorded in tandem with The Marrying Kind, but engineer H.M. Buff was not involved in the latter track, indicating that it was recorded separately. The presence on the track of John Blackwell on drums suggests that further work was done on the track at some point between late 2000 (when John Blackwell joined Prince's band) and early 2004. Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance She knew which fork to use but she couldn't dance So he hipped her to the funk in exchange for the finance Who's pimpin' who if nobody gets a second chance ? This is the story of illusion, coma, pimp and circumstance She was older but rich beyond compare She'd drop a thousand dollars at the saloon just to get her hair did He was good at compliments, better in the bunk She laced him with a crib in Paris, he hipped her to the funk Way too fine he was for her A dirty dog in expensive fur As long as she's providing chips and whips We can do this funky thing As long as she was playing the host He figured he would make the most of them hips and lips He hooked her up, rocked her coast to coast Ugly, she's so ugly, rich beyond compare She's dropped a couple hundred thousand dollars on a silver whip Just to match the color of her hair She said, "Eye got plenty of what you need Put the spoon down honey, come on, let mama feed you" She knew which fork to use but she couldn't dance So he hipped her to the funk in exchange for the finance Who's pimpin' who if nobody gets a second chance ? This is the story of illusion, coma, pimp and circumstance Where was Eye? Oh yeah, a gentleman he was He never spoke about her nose So prominent because in the dark it'd glow If she was only tan instead of so lily white Her name was Doris but he called her Flo As in 'Rescent', that ain't right Fluorescent every night A situation bound to fail As sure a Doris' skin was pale Money might talk, but what does it say ? You better get busy if you wanna get paid Boy, Eye was fine back in the day She knew which fork to use but she couldn't dance So he hipped her to the funk in exchange for the finance Who's pimpin' who if nobody gets a second chance ? That's the story of illusion, coma, pimp and circumstance Now, dance, dance He spent her money oh so well Take a bath in cold Kristal He took a trip to burn an old flame in 'Frisco, like wow But Doris caught him in her arms She shrugged her shoulders and said, "No harm" Just put your name on this pre-nup and we can all hit the disco She knew which fork to use but she couldn't dance
She knew which fork to use but she couldn't dance So he hipped her to the funk in exchange for the finance Who's pimpin' who if nobody gets a second chance ? This is the story of illusion, coma, pimp and circumstance Now, dance Dance Dance Dance Cinnamon Girl As war drums beat in Babylon Cinnamon girl starts to pray I've never heard a prayer like this one Never before that day Tearful words of love for people, she had never met before Asking God to grant them mercy in this face of a holy war Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl of mixed heritage Never knew the meaning of color lines 911 turned that all around When she got accused of this crime So began the mass illusion, war on terror alibi What's the use when the God of confusion keeps on telling the same lie? Cinnamon girl
Don't cry, don't shed no tears One night won't make us feel, 'cause we know how this movie's ending Cinnamon girl
As war drums beat in Babylon And scorch the blood red sky Militants bomb the foreign gun Both sides children die Cinnamon girl opens the book, she knows will settle all the scores
Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl Call My Name Call, call my name Call it, call my name I've heard your voice this morning Calling out my name It had been so long, since I've heard That it didn't sound quite the same, no But it let me know that my name Had never really been spoken before Before the day I've carried you Through the bridal path door And ever since that day I haven't wanted, anyone but you And anybody who really knows me knows the truth, that I I just can't stop writing songs about you I love you so much I just can't wait to get my arms around you And feel your touch If I don't see you real soon baby girl I might go insane I know it's only been three hours But I love it when you call my name, yes I do I heard a voice on the news saying People want to stop the war If they had a love as sweet as you They'd forget what they were fighting for What's the matter with the world today ? The land of the free, somebody lied They can bug my phone and peep around my home They'll only see you and me making love inside I just can't stop writing songs about you I love you so much I just can't wait to get my arms around you And feel your touch If I don't see you real soon baby girl I might go insane I know it's only been three hours But I love it when you call my name I've never seen the moon look so lovely As the night I saw it with you Let me know I'd never seen the moon before So many speak of the moon As though it had no flaws But to compare it to a beauty like yours Would give one pause Nothing about you is false That's why your love is real That's why your love is real love God forbid if you belonged to another I'd have to steal you I'd have to take you from your man I might be tempted to break the law round here Because your beauty it gives one pause It slows me down I just can't stop writing songs about you I love you so much I just can't wait to get my arms around you And feel your touch If I don't see you real soon baby girl I might go insane I know it's only been three hours But I love it when you call my name I love it when you call my name Call, call my name Call it, call my name Dear Mr. Man What's wrong with the world 2day ? Things just got 2 get better Show me what the leaders say Maybe we should write a letter Said Dear Mr. Man, we don't understand Why poor people keep struggling but U don't lend a helping hand Matthew 5:5 say "The meek shall inherit the earth" We wanna b down that way but U been trippin since the day of your birth Who said that 2 kill is a sin Then started every single war that Ur people been in ? Who said that water is a precious commodity Then dropped a big old black oil slick in the deep blue sea ? Who told me, Mr. Man, that working round the clock would buy me a big housed in the hood Cigarette ads on every block Who told me, Mr. Man, that Eye got a right 2 moan ? How about this bog old hole in the ozone ? What's wrong with the world 2day Things just got 2 get better Dear Mr. Man, we don't understand Maybe we should write a letter Listen, Ain't no sense in voting - same song with a different name Might not b in the back of the bus but it sure feel just the same Ain't nothing fair about welfare Ain't no assistance in AIDS We ain't that affirmative about your actions until the people get paid Ur thousand years r up Now U got 2 share the land Section 1 - the 14th amendment says "No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law" Mr. Man, we want 2 end this letter with 3 words We tired a-y'all Life ‘O’ The Party This is the life o' the party We gonna do it right So you're havin' a party ? Goody for you All the beautiful people gonna be there Yeah, that's cool You know you're gonna have a good time 'Cause you got the news That the life o' the party is gonna party with you We're doin' our own thing 'Til the sun'll come up Sweet Candy gonna be there Yeah, it's gonna be rough She ain't got no off switch and neither do I When you read it in the paper tomorrow You gonna hang your head and cry We gonna have us a party All are welcome too We ain't down with nobody That don't party like we do Once we get it started We got to go all night This is the life o' the party We gonna do it right Why party in your own yard When you can party in mine ? All the beautiful people gonna be there Puttin' the I in fine Throw the records out my window, CD's out the door Might as well give it to the milkman But we don't want it no more Everybody can smell this funk y'all Down in Altanta, GA Everybody, even Dre and 'em, know it's ok Hey, we don't need any trippin' Y'all on this special day We just call and let you know You better not come if you can't stay We gonna have us a party All are welcome too We ain't down with nobody That don't party like we do Once we get it started We got to go all night This is the life o' the party We gonna do it right What's it gonna take to get your booty soakin' wet ? You and me closer baby, that's a bet I'm the life o' the party As long as I got your body Shakin' like a leaf on a tree Cutie, come dance with me You and me, we got mad chemistry Don't it make you wanna holler ? Come with the life of the party, y'all We're still makin' dollars 25 years to life The judge sentenced me to hard labor with a knife Makin' cuts for y'all Keepin' the party packed and wall to wall I don't care what they say "He don't play the hits no more Plus I thought he was gay" But it ain't nothin' if it ain't fun My voice is gettin' higher And I ain't never had my nose done That's the other guy All the purple hippies bang your head on the one We gonna have us a party All are welcome too We ain't down with nobody That don't party like we do Once we get it started We got to go all night This is the life o' the party We gonna do it right We gonna have us a party All are welcome too We ain't down with nobody That don't party like we do Once we get it started We got to go all night This is the life o' the party We gonna do it right Life o' the party Life o' the party What Do U Want Me 2 Do ? I see you picked me out from the crowd
What do you want me to do, girl ? What do you want me to do, babe ? What do you want me to do, girl ? What do you want me to do, babe ? I got a woman, you got a man So we got to do what's right I said you'd get beheaded in other lands If I were in your arms tonight Quit tryin' to get me under that icy plunder Boy, oh boy, what a scare, ooh What do you want me to do, girl ? What do you want me to do, babe ? What do you want me to do, girl ? What do you want me to do, babe ? You picked me out of the crowd And ooh, just so bold and so proud And dressed like you want everybody to just say "Wow ! Didn't her mama teach her better ?" Ow! Dressed like that, somebody gon' get her I see you picked me from the crowd Could it be the way I play guitar ? Master of the soft, not too loud I don't ever really wanna be where you are Where you are, no What do you want me to do, girl ? Tell me, what do you want me to do, babe ? What do you want me to do, girl ? Tell me, tell me, what do you want me to do, babe ? I ain't tryin' to do that What do you want me to do, girl ? Magnificent Yeah
4 this conversation Such a long time Life a meeting of two nations This special occasion Got us both tongue tied Let me just say that Eye've respected U From a distance Eye've been watching U, sho' been watching you In the time it took the others 2 say Ur name We became magnificence Chorus : What Eye'm about 2 say will astound U But Eye can only say it when no one's around U Magnificent Magnificent, when it pounds you Magnificent The voice that U hear is the alchemy of Ur mind The two of us like stardust We go back, yeah we must To the dawning of all time To the nuclear reaction The only present satisfaction The sweet and sticky kind Regardless of what they say 2 U The moment U hear me speak they're through Like paradise Eye'm so nice Eye never lose my effect on U Chorus The voice that U hear is the alchemy of Ur mind Counting backwards, a thousand 2 one Everything we do is so much fun To our time before time began Before Eye was a woman, before U were a man Before sex and race ever mattered Tell me now do U understand ? Chorus On The Couch Come on babe, ooh, ooh Don't make me sleep on the couch, no, no, no Love Jones is on the TV again, baby Ooh, I wanna go down south, yeah Come on baby Come on baby Its so undignified to sleep alone Oh yes it is That's what all the people Ain't got nobody do You know they do Talkin', talkin' on the telephone Don't make me crash Don't you do it baby, don't you do it, uh uh Don't make me sleep without your kiss Oh darlin' without your kiss Don't u make me do it Tossin' and a turnin', every inch of me yearnin' Don't you make me, don't you make me Don't you make me, don't you make me Don't you make me, don't you make me Don't you make me, don't you make me Suffer for this I know, I know, I know, I know We agreed to be married You know, I know Shouldn'ta let me unzip your dress Why'd you do it, baby, why'd you do it ? Oh yeah Confess you tease Unless you please me Don't make me Don't make me sleep on the couch Cinnamon Girl * (3:56) Candy Dulfer - additional vocals Chance Howard - additional vocals Rhonda Smith - additional vocals As war drums beat in Babylon
Tearful words of love for people, she had never met before Asking God to grant them mercy in this face of a holy war Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl of mixed heritage Never knew the meaning of color lines 911 turned that all around When she got accused of this crime So began the mass illusion, war on terror alibi What's the use when the God of confusion keeps on telling the same lie ? Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl Don't cry, don't shed no tears One night won't make us feel, 'cause we know how this movie's ending Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl As war drums beat in Babylon And scorch the blood red sky Militants bomb the foreign gun Both sides children die Cinnamon girl opens the book, she knows will settle all the scores Then she prays after the war that there will not be anymore Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl Cinnamon girl 17-09-2003 : NPGMC NEWSFLASH : Get ready NPG MUSIC CLUB - Prince & The NPG will play the HONG KONG HARBOR FEST on October 17th followed by new tour dates in AUSTRALIA ! Details and member ticket info will be announced in the next couple days. 18-09-2003 : Herald Sun Prince to roll out the hits By Nui Te Koha Prince will launch a comeback with a world tour starting in Melbourne. The master of funk, pop and rock, will perform at Rod Laver Arena on October 21. And in a coup for fans, 45-year-old Prince will perform his greatest hits before retiring those songs forever. His major hits include 1999, Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Kiss and Purple Rain. Prince last toured Australia in 1992, playing sell-out shows at the then National Tennis Centre and a secret gig at The Palace. He swanned about town with two hired models, Diamond and Pearl, constantly at his side. "When I'm on stage, the audience has come into my room," he said at the time. "What I want to do is create excitement and provoke people as much as I can." Many critics have urged Prince to go back to basics and the Melbourne show will attract worldwide attention. Promoter Paul Dainty and US promotions giant Clear Channel will announce the tour today. "This has come like a bolt out of the blue for everyone," Dainty said late yesterday. "Prince is renowned for doing everything suddenly and, in classic style, we will have Prince here very soon. He has committed to doing all the hits, so we are in for a long show of Prince classics." In a typical Prince twist, he will scrap those songs from his live shows after this tour. “Prince will perform his hits for the last time," Dainty confirmed. In his rise to fame, Prince borrowed from Little Richard, James Brown and Jimi Hendrix and influenced a new generation of performers to fuse funk and rock. His sexual image and risque live shows predated Madonna. His decision to return to the spotlight as Prince, and perform the hits, is a landmark. He has spent the past decade in the commercial and critical wilderness. In 1993, he changed his name to a symbol, then The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, to protest about his recording and publishing deal with Warner Bros. He said the deal, which ended in 2000, amounted to slavery. Prince tickets will go on sale on September 30.
HONG KONG - Prince will headline a government-sponsored music festival aimed at boosting the image of SARS battered Hong Kong. He'll perform at the opening of the concert series, "Hong Kong Harbour Fest," on Oct. 17, organizers said Thursday. Top tickets for his show are priced at $127. The Rolling Stones, Jose Carreras, Irish boy band Westlife, Carlos Santana, British R&B singer Craig David, Taiwan pop sensation Jay Chou and boy band F4 are also set to perform at the festival, which will run through Nov. 9. The $16.7 million event has stirred controversy, with critics questioning the government's vow to guarantee up to $10.2 million to cover losses if necessary. But officials say the festival will help Hong Kong recover from the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome crisis, which killed 299 people in the territory and devastated the economy. The Rolling Stones had been scheduled to play in Hong Kong in March, but their two shows were canceled as the SARS crisis unfolded. 23-09-2003 : National Enquirer (UK) Prince's troubled little sis. Prince's younger sister is a recovering crack addict who sold her body to support two sons while her brother lived in luxury. Tyka Nelson 43, says the rock star has helped her financially at times, and he recently enrolled her in the drug rehap program that's kept her clean and sober for months. But at other times, 45 year-old Prince has turned his back on her, Tyka said. "I love my brother." she told the ENQUIRER in an exclusive interview. "But I'm not a yo-yo. He can't just keep spinning me in and out of his life.” Prince and his sister spent their early years together in northern Minneapolis before Tyka's life spun out of control. While Prince was building a musical empire and earning millions, Tyka was often homeless, working as a prostitute. "I was a single mother and my boys were babies," Tyka recalled. "I sold my body for food, money and pampers." Tyka said her lowest point came three years ago, when she was living in a crack house. "I pawned the car Prince had given me and sold the kids' TV for drugs," she told The ENQUIRER. In April Prince entered her into an expensive rehab program. "I relapsed once, but I've been clean for three months now," she said. "It's the longest I've been sober and drug-free in years.” 25-09-2003 : NPGMC High NPG Music Club CORRECTION : Members who buy "Diamond" Tickets will be able 2 attend the pre-show soundcheck. PRINCE & The New Power Generation will be playing LIVE in Australia in October. Members of the Club will have the opportunity 2 purchase presale tickets within the first 15 rows of each of the following shows : Melbourne - Rod Laver Arena - Tuesday 21 October Sydney - Sydney Entertainment Centre - Friday 24 October Brisbane - Brisbane Entertainment Centre - Monday 27 October IMPORTANT : Members now have 3 OPTIONS 4 purchasing presale tickets : 1. ONSTAGE TICKETS for Sydney and Melbourne Melbourne @ AUD$995.50 Sydney @ AUD$996.00 Brisbane - N/A Includes the following : (1) Meet and Greet with PRINCE (2) 3cd box set: Prince - One Night Alone LIVE (3) Souvenir On-Stage Laminate (4) Access 2 pre show sound check (5) Access 2 pre show party - (includes refreshments) Purchased thru VIP Experience Hotline at (02) 9266 4817 (International +61 2 92664817). When u call u must give ur Member Name and the password *******. This hotline will be open exclusively to NPGMC members from 9am to 5pm Friday 26th Sept until 9am to 5pm Saturday 27th Sept (please note this is local Sydney time). Space is limited, there is a 2 ticket limit. Presale ONSTAGE TICKETS r only thru the hotline, not the website. All member pre-sale purchases will be screened and verified based on the member name (what u log in as – example : PaisleyPark9) and the first and last name. If they don't match, tickets will be denied. So please make sure u give accurate in4mation and that the correct member name and the correct first and last name on the membership are the ones given over the phone along with the password. The names MUST match. 2. VIP TICKETS Melbourne @ AUD$392.00 Sydney @ AUD$391.00 Brisbane @ AUD $391.50 Includes the following : (1) Guaranteed seating within first 5 rows (2) 3CD Box set : Prince - One Night Alone LIVE (3) Souvenir VIP Laminate (4) Access 2 pre show sound check (5) Access 2 pre show party - (includes refreshments) 3. DIAMOND TICKETS Melbourne @AUD$171.60 Sydney @ AUD$171.00 Brisbane @AUD$171.50 (1) Guaranteed seating within the first 15 Rows. (2) Access 2 pre show sound check Purchased thru the NPG Music Club website in the BACKSTAGE PASS room from 9am Friday 26th Sept until 5pm Saturday 27th Sept. (please note this is local Sydney time). Space is limited, there is a 2 ticket limit. PLEASE NOTE : we will NOT be selling Member Tickets 2 the Hong Kong Harbor Fest. Please purchase tickets 2 that event thru the Harbor Festival. In4mation can change at any time, please check the U TELL US Member Forums 4 questions or changes. We hope u injoy ur xperience. Love4oneanother
Prince's return is `N.E.W.S.' By Renee Graham Almost all singers and musicians, at some point, utter the old line about making music for themselves. If the public and the critics enjoy it, that's all right, too - but ultimately, they'll claim, true artists create music to meet their own exacting standards and personal satisfaction. Every musician says it, but only one lives those words with complete conviction - Prince. You remember Prince, don't you ? Little guy from Minneapolis, plays guitar like he sold his soul at the crossroads, wrote huge hits about God, sex, and little red Corvettes. He could be as soulful as James Brown, as funky as George Clinton, or rock as hard as Jimmy Page. His creativity and abilities were so boundless that calling him a genius seemed an understatement. With his long absence from radio, MTV, and the pop charts - all of which he once ruled - it probably seems that Prince has faded into the misty purple of a self-imposed exile, a self-indulgent recluse whose weirdness finally capsized his career. Yet Prince has continued churning out new music, even if few seem to notice or care. With none of the fanfare that used to accompany his every move, his latest album, "N.E.W.S.," was released July 29. Its four songs - "North," "East," "West," and "South" - are all instrumentals running 14 minutes each, and tend more toward experimental and contemporary jazz than toward the rock-inflected funk and soul that made him an icon two decades ago. Joined by Eric Leeds on saxophones, John Blackwell on drums, Renato Neto on piano and synthesizers, and Rhonda Smith on bass, Prince plays guitar, keyboards, and percussion. As has been the case with his last few albums, there's no video, no single, no promotion. The album is available in stores (and to subscribers to his online NPG Music Club), but don't look for fancy, eye-catching displays - Prince doesn't even appear on the CD's cover. Compared to such classic albums as "Sign `O' the Times" and "Dirty Mind," "N.E.W.S." seems a trifle, albeit one with some interesting moments. With its clashing time signatures and jutting sax accents, "East" hints of Jaco Pastorius-era Weather Report, and the spacy bass-nasty "South" is the closest thing here to a standout track. Given that there are no vocals, one might have expected a sky-scraping guitar extravaganza, but Prince doesn't go there. Mostly, this is background music with an attitude. It isn't inaccessible, but neither is it inviting, since it's so removed from the music that made Prince the most stunning artist of his generation. He was only 19 when he recorded his 1978 debut, "For You," a one-man opus on which he composed, arranged, produced, and performed every track. Six years and five albums later, the precocious potential of "For You" blossomed into the fulfilled promise of "Purple Rain." By the time his debut film and accompanying soundtrack were released, in 1984, Prince was one of the biggest stars in the world. "Purple Rain" sold more than 10 million copies, featuring such songs as "Let's Go Crazy," "When Doves Cry," and the anthemic title song. He even picked up an Academy Award for best original song score. "Purple Rain" was his commercial zenith, but for years each Prince album would be an event. Through the neo-psychedelia of "Around the World in a Day" to the shimmering funk of "Parade" (and especially the hit, "Kiss") Prince was one of the few artists about whom one could always believe the hype. Still, by the 1990s, legal tussles with his former label, Warner Bros., and his subsequent public protests - which included changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol and scrawling the word "Slave" on his cheek -- largely obscured his music. Even after he extricated himself from his Warner's contract and released the rambling three-CD set "Emancipation," in 1996, much of his audience had disappeared. Whether they were turned off by his eccentricities or simply more interested in younger, newer artists, no one seemed interested in Prince's music. No one, that is, except Prince. He's 45 years old, and he could still enjoy a major comeback, though he might counter that he's never really gone away. Whatever one's feeling about Prince and his music today, there's something sublime about an artist unshackled by the need to conform. He releases music on his own label, NPG, and if doesn't sell the way it once did - a press release says "N.E.W.S." has sold about 70,000 copies - at least it isn't compromised by those who view art as only as product. Without a hit album since 1991's "Diamonds and Pearls," you get the feeling Prince is unswayed by chart positions. Instead, he manages something few musicians can claim. He makes his music his way, even if it means there are far fewer people enjoying it. Oct 03 Late 2003 : The Chocolate Invasion sessions The Dance (1) * - The Chocolate Invasion Judas Smile (2) * - Prev. 01 - The Chocolate Invasion Sex Me ? Sex Me Not (2) * - Prev. 00 - The Chocolate Invasion Vavoom (3) * - Prev. 01 - The Chocolate Invasion Silicon (2) * - Prev. 00 - The Slaughterhouse Y Should m Do That When m Can Do This ? (3) * - Prev. 00 - The Slaughterhouse Golden Parachute (2) * - Prev. 00 - The Slaughterhouse
The Dance Eye don't wanna give U my love 'Cause Eye don't wanna lose my mind Ohh Eye don't wanna give U my love 'Cause if Eye do it's gonna b the last time Eye never want to feel this way again If Eye can't b a lover Eye don't wanna b Ur friend, no Eye don't wanna b friends, no Eye don't wanna hold Ur hand 'Cause Eye just wanna follow U everywhere Eye don't wanna c U dance Eye don't even really want 2 take the chance Of fallin' in love with U baby 'Cause if U ever said beautiful words 2 me If Eye wanna b Ur fantasy, yes Eye wanna dance Yes Oooooh, baby Eye don't wanna give U my love Eye don't wanna go 2 fast 'Cause if Eye do U just might stay U just might stay Eye guess Eye have a lonely dance The longer that Eye feel this way Eye never want to feel this way again If Eye can't b a lover Eye don't wanna b Ur friend Eye don't wanna b friends, no Eye just want this 2 end Eye don't wanna give U my love 'Cause Eye don't wanna lose my mind Go home, baby U know U can't handle this 03-10-2003 : The Guardian (UK) By James Griffiths According to the introductory spiel, this 2002 gig was a private party gatecrashed by a few thousand fans. Decide for yourself if that sounds plausible, but there's no denying that the concert has a friendly, intimate feel. Prince's band are as razor sharp as his suit, as they weld decades of music history into an efficient, stylised performance. There are James Brown yelps, Sly Stone drum-breaks and Parliament-style guitar solos. Yet the groove frequently acquires a jazzy smoothness more reminiscent of Weather Report or even Steely Dan. The disc features a previously unreleased track, U Want Me, along with a version of Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love. Prince may now be more entertainer than innovator but no one could claim that he has forgotten how to be funky. 04-10-2003 : Herald Sun (AUS) Royal decree : let’s go crazy By Nui Te Koha Prince has confirmed he will retire his classic hits after a world tour starting in Melbourne on October 21. “We’re constantly creating new things and we want to express ourselves in the ‘Everlasting Now’, as opposed to the restrictive nature of set-lists,” Prince told the Herald Sun by e-mail yesterday. The interview is the first Prince has conducted in three years. Prince, 45, says he will revisit his best known songs for the last time before focusing on the future. “Everything eye want, eye already have,” he wrote. Fans, he noted, “have seen the older material with several different crews. And since the music has matured now, it’s time 2 move the material out of the house 2 make room for the new kids !” he wrote. As Prince revealed his world tour plans, his first Rod Laver Arena show broke ticket sales records early yesterday. His October 21 show sold out in 20 minutes, and spilled to a second show on October 22. Those ticket sales show Prince still has clout, even 20 years after his biggest record, Purple Rain, was released. “Xpect one lifelong party !” Prince said of his coming shows. “No gimmicks and no prisoners.” Prince last toured Australia in 1992, playing sell-out shows at the then National Tennis Centre and a secret gig at the Palace. Lately, many critics have urged Prince to go back to basics. His Melbourne show, the opening night of a world tour, will attract global attention. In his rise to fame, Prince borrowed from Little Richard, James Brown and Jimi Hendrix and influenced a new generation of performers to fuse funk and rock. His sexual image and risque live shows pre-dated Madonna’s. His decision to return to the spotlight as Prince and perform his hits is a landmark one. He has spent the past decade in the commercial and critical wilderness. In 1993, he changed his name to a symbol and then to The Artist Formerly Known As Prince as a protest against his recording and publishing deal with Warner Bros. He said the deal, which ended in 2000, amounted to slavery. Prince’s hits include When Doves Cry, 1999, Kiss and Let’s Go Crazy. The top five fastest concert sell-outs at Rod Laver Arena are : Tool (11 minutes 2001); Pearl Jam (17 minutes 2002); Prince (20 minutes 2003); Kylie Minogue, (24 minutes 2002) and John Farnham (30 minutes 2003).
Prince shoots a video for "Musicology" over two days in Los Angeles. Casting called for a young, light-skinned Afro-American boy to play Prince at age 10. Comedian Steve Harvey played the kid's dad. The second day of shooting was performance footage of Prince and The NPG, shot at the Tower Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The video was directed by Sanaa Hamri, who also directed Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas. The choreography was done by Fatima Robinson and Aakomon Jones. I arrived exactly at 3:00pm, right behind what I'm guessing was Prince's black Mercedes limo, and immediately met up with some of the usual suspects (Jeremy-J7, Tamiko, Chris, and Karrie). I had come with hair and make-up "camera-ready" as per the instructions, but had my various "costume" pieces in a bag. At the base camp, however, I noticed that most people were already dressed, and I was still in my work-out pants and chanclas (to'-up slippers for the non-Spanish speakers). Since we were informed that the "fan background" would not be checked in for another hour, I went back to the parking lot w/J7, and with him and Monique as look-outs, I changed out of my grubbies and into a cocktail dress (what an odd sense of deja vu swept over me as I struggled into my clothes in the backseat of a car...j/k !) We went back to camp and looked for a spot to sit for what would turn out to be quite a long wait. But for the most part, people seemed to make the most of it, socializing and people-watching. Eventually, we were lined up to go into the wardrobe tents and have our 'costumes' approved or, if necessary, changed. Wardrobe was satisfied with the dress and strappy heels I had on, so I took my bag back to the car and then it was back to the wait. Some beautiful Bumpsquad-ettes (sounds like a drill team) representing were Tamiko, Monique, Karrie (what a trouper !), Ruth, Krystina, Sylvia, Dee Dee, Lyn, and Dara, all looking very lovely, and the guys J7, Alan, Chris G, Edgar, Kevin and Lawrence all very "fly," as the kids say, in their suits and ties. Finally, we were called, and we trotted across Spring Street to the Tower Theatre (one of the old, semi-abandoned movie palaces that one can still find in downtown Los Angeles). As we filed down the alley behind the theatre, we passed Maceo noodling around a bit on his sax, and Blackwell was in the back of the truck that probably transports the instruments. We could hear some of "Musicology" playing as we walked past the open back entrance of the theatre. But just as our group was about to go into the theatre and after a few of us were picked out of the line to go inside (J7 said it was like standing behind the velvet rope at SkyBar), the rest of us were sent back to camp to be fed (Domino's cheese pizza, and believe me, after 6 hours of Cheetos and water, it was the most delicious pizza EVER !) Some of us were starting to worry that we were literally all dressed up with nowhere to go. Were they really going to use us in the video, or had we just wasted an entire Saturday sitting in a parking lot in downtown L.A. ? Aside from being a "seat-filler" once at the Emmys, I had never done anything like this before, and though I knew that filming anything involves a lot of waiting around for the actors and extras, this seemed to be wearing on for too long, and the paid extras had already been called for what seemed like hours. We were assured, though, that we were going to be used, and as a matter of fact, could we please call others to come down ? They needed all the extras they could get. Eventually, the 'chosen few' (Tamiko, Edgar, and Alan) came back and reported that they'd been used in a scene where a crowd stood in a circle as a couple of guys danced, as well as in a scene where the club-goers are hanging in the club, enjoying the music. They also reported that they liked what they heard of the song. About five minutes after an eternity, we were finally called again. As we stood outside the front entrance of the theatre, we were warned not to bring anything inside that was not part of our costume (you know the drill - no cells, cameras, or recording devices of any kind), and we were wanded before being let in. By then, we had been joined by Angie, Matt (good to see you again, Sarge!), and James, thanks to Krystina's phone calls. We were led upstairs to the balcony. I could see that the small theatre had also probably been a club for live music, because there was a good size dance floor in front of the stage. The theatre had a really cool, faded beauty. You could see that back in the day when going out to the movies was really an event, it was a beautiful place with the ornate moldings, banisters, and balconies, the mural medallion in the ceiling, etc. It was a perfect setting for the retro feel of the video We lined up along the banisters on each side of the second level of the theatre and had a good view of the stage. Once again, the director's assistants started picking people to position them in certain spots. Chris G, Karrie, Tamiko, Sylvia, Kevin, Matt, Dara, Oscar, Lyn, and J7 and I were some of the people sent downstairs to fill in the audience, and I saw Alan, Ruth, Edgar, Krystina, and Monique in the balconies on either side of the stage. The dancers and the band (Rhonda, Rad - both gorgeous, Renato, Maceo, Blackwell, and Greg Boyer) took the stage. We got our directions to be really hyped, and excited, and respond to whatever happens on stage as if it was a live performance. Like they had to tell us ! Some of us were already cheering before the cameras were rolling just because Prince strode toward the stage to take his position. The music started and Prince bounded onto the stage. We in the audience were going nuts and dancing to the music, and I can tell you, at least on my part, it wasn't all acting. Even lip-synching, Prince is immensely fun to watch, especially in an energetic and funky performance like that. Not to mention, I thought he looked hot as ever. He's got a little 'fro going on, and I'm liking the suits he's been favoring lately. And those eyes...(ahem !) moving along now... Oscar did a good job of describing the music and the vibe as reminiscent of "Rock n' Roll is Alive," but perhaps with an extra edge of funkiness. As for the video, as Oscar again well described, there were parts where dancers make their way onto the stage and dance a bit before police in riot gear shove them off. There was some realistic shoving going on. I had anti-war protest flashbacks for a second there. But the whole thing looked great from where I stood - very high energy, very fun. They did about three or four takes, and I was really feeling the song. It's much different than what was played at BB King's before the aftershow at the Aladdin DVD screening. After the last take with the band, we did three more takes of a shot of the little boy being carried to the stage by his dad to dance. While we were postioning up for the shot, the band was watching us from the side. I saw Prince walk up to them hand in hand with Mani (she is so petite ! She's barely his height with very high heels on, though to be honest, I didn't check to see how high his heels were!) Alright, I've gone on enough. The night finally ended at about 1:30. My feet were killing me, and I still can't get the feeling back in some of my toes. But all in all, it was a fun experience, and I look forward (fingers crossed) to the day the video makes it's debut. One last thing - much, much love to those of you I mentioned, and also those of you I may not have mentioned due to my poor memory and fatigue. Once again, you've made this experience even more fun and special because you were all there and we shared it together. Peace ! "when people finally wake up and wipe the sleep out of the eyes" – INDEED !!! I'm not much of a reporter, but here goes my recollection : I got there around 2:30 pm, I figured that even thought they had said 2 b there @ 3:00 pm that we'd b there long b4 they actually needed us. However, I did NOT expect 2 sit in that parking lot til after sunset !!! The coolest thing about that, as usual, was getting 2 meet new ppl & have GREAT conversations about (among many other topix) spirituality, religion, politix, &, of course, Prince & his music. I'm not sure what time it was when they finally let us in2 the Tower Bldg, but I'm pretty sure it was after 10:00 pm !!! There were a lot of paid extras & dancers, & ppl chosen 2 play cops & reporters (w/cameras & video cameras). There weren't as many fans as I thought there would've been, but although few, we were MIGHTY !!! Our group was told 2 go upstairs (balcony) & we were happy about that since it was a great view (it was DAMN hot up there though !!!), then they came & told us 2 go down stairs in2 the crowd by the stage ! We did as told. We were stationed by the doorway that led 2 the alley, which was good 4 me since I could enjoy the cool breeze blowing in. I had no idea that the band would b coming in from that direction. Mr. Blackwell was already hangin out in that same area, we greeted each other & I asked him if they were gonna play live after the shoot, 2 which he replied "Ur askin' the wrong guy", & we both laffed. Then Mr. Neto came in (from the alley) & I greeted him (I didn't ask him the same ? I asked Mr. Blackwell since I figured he wasn't the "right guy" 2 ask). It was kinda frustr8ing 2 stand around while they set all the minute details in preparation 4 the actual filming, but again, it was nice 2 b surrounded by new "family". FINALLY the rest of the band came in : Mr. Boyer, Miss (Mrs.?) Smith, Mr. Parker & a beautiful Asian woman (name escapes me, but very sexy !!!).(Editor's note : her name is RAD, former Sheila E bandmember.) Once they had every1 in place & had told all of us 2 scream & act surprised, Prince walked in. I'd heard about him smelling like a garden of flowers, but had never been close enuff 2 him 2 know whether or not this was true, but u know what, he REALLY DOES!!! They played MUSICOLOGY (the best way I can describe it is like a combination of "The Work" & "Rock & Roll is Alive, & it Lives in MPLS"). They did around 4 takes, each time with him coming in from the side of the stage we were @. They (members of the film crew) made ppl climb on stage (only 2 get pulled off by the actors playing policemen) & the last time they pushed me 2wards the front ! The beautiful woman in front of me was having a hard time getting up there so I just lifted her up, & then I followed ! Suddenly there was this skinny guy with big holes in his ears in front of me who was getting pushed back, thereby pushing me back, I thought I was gonna fall off the stage so I pushed him 4ward & held on @ the same time, 1 of my new friends, Erika was pushing me so I would stay on the stage & it worked, I got my balance after breaking 1 of the light bulbs @ the edge of the stage & danced a little bit b4 they pushed us off again. IT WAS SOOO MUCH FUN !!! I think Prince like that shoot the best cause we REALLY got wild on that 1. He was grinin' ear 2 ear & when he walked by me 2 go in the back where they were viewing what they'd just filmed I said something like "That was a good 1, I liked that", he laffed & replied something like "Yeah, y'all nearly knocked me down" 2 which those around him (including myself) laffed & then as if nothing HE SHOOK MY HAND !!! I hate 2 sound giddy, but HE SHOOK MY HAND !!! & not just mine, he shook another of my new friends' hand, Tony (Erika's husband) !!! Well everything else was just tiring after that. It was over by about 1:00am, & I was BEAT. I also had a cool little moment with Miss (Mrs.?) Smith, but I'm still tired & I gotta lotta work 2 catch up on. Special thanx 2 Jeremy & Alan (u guyz should really b a comedy duo !!!) & my new friends/family (which I introduced 2 J7 so they could join the "squad") Erika, Tony (warm & beautiful cpl), Edsil (the Pretzel) (all the way from India !!! - kind of), Regina (sweetest smile I've seen in a while), Kevin (stand up guy among stand up men), Anisa (fine, fine woman, even though u wasn't thick enuff 4 Beyonce !!! - I wish u coulda stayed 4 the shoot, but ur baby comes 1st !). 12-10-2003 : Star Tribune By C.J Proselytizing for Jehovah's Witnesses during last Sunday's Vikings game wasn't the smoothest call Prince has ever made. An Eden Prairie woman, who prefers to be identified only as Rochelle, said, "Door bell rings. My husband runs upstairs and says, 'Prince is at the door !' I said, 'No way.'" Even though this was an inopportune time, they let in the man who introduced himself at "Prince Nelson" and another man. "I'm terrible with names," Rochelle said. "He was a bass player for some group, a long time ago. Older gentleman." Larry Graham ? "Very good," Rochelle said. "This is Sunday about 2 o'clock. And it's the night of Yom Kippur. My first thought is 'Cool, cool, cool. He wants to use my house for a set. I'm glad ! Demolish the whole thing ! Start over !' Then they start in on this Jehovah's Witnesses stuff. I said, 'You know what ? You've walked into a Jewish household, and this is not something I'm interested in.' He says, Can I just finish ? Then the other guy, Larry Graham, gets out his little Bible and starts reading scriptures about being Jewish and the land of Israel." Uh-oh. Rochelle said she could not help but think, the Vikings had possession of the ball about two seconds ago. "They stayed for about 25 minutes," Rochelle said. "Left us a pamphlet." She should have asked Symbolina for an autograph. "There's no reason to slam him," she said. "He didn't do anything wrong; he was very kind. We watched him leave. Outside is a big black truck with a woman, long dark hair, in the front seat and they left." The woman met the general description of Prince's supposed wife, Manuella. Rochelle seemed perplexed that Prince didn't seem to stop at any other houses in her neighborhood. "They go door-to-door. Walking. He wasn't walking. He was driving." Hey, he was knocking on doors during a Vikings-Falcons game - you can't expect Symbolina to follow ALL the rules of the religion he declared as his new faith in a 2001 magazine interview. "It was so bizarre, you would have just laughed," she said. The perfect esprit d'escalier came to Rochelle after Prince left : "If I showed up at Paisley [Park], would you let me in your front door to talk about Judaism ?" There was no response from Paisley Park, where a note seeking a comment was delivered Thursday. 15-10-2003 : 7-CD box Chocolate Invasion announcement The Chocolate Invasion is an unreleased 7CD set album by Prince announced on the NPG Music Club on 15 October, 2003. The seven discs included in the set were promoted as The Chocolate Invasion : NPGMC Trax Vol. 1, The Slaughterhouse : NPGMC Trax Vol. 2, C-Note (all compilation albums of mostly previously-released NPG Music Club tracks), One Nite Alone..., The War (both previously released), Xpectation (previously available as a download) and The Glam Slam Club Mix (previously included as the main content on NPG Ahdio Show #11). The set was announced with a flash file containing a clip of the track Judas Smile, from which the set's name was taken. The packaging was shown as a round leather CD carrying case with The Chocolate Invasion embossed on the front. No release date was given. Download 1.3 Mb. Share with your friends:
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