NPNY: Article on Maceo show with Prince doing "Get On The Boat"

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Prince just jumped onstage with Maceo at Prospect Park in Brooklyn moments
ago.

It was an outdoor concert.

Attached now is a full article and picture.

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_http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/16/arts/music/16prince.web.html?_r=1&oref=slo
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Prince a Surprise Guest at Celebrate Brooklyn

By NATE CHINEN
Published: June 16, 2006
The new season of Celebrate  Brooklyn kicked into high gear last night at the
Prospect Park Bandshell, with  crackling backbeats, a tight horn section and
an unannounced special guest:  Prince.


The featured artist was Maceo Parker, an alto saxophonist best known  for his
long association with James Brown. Prince’s cameo came as a surprise  
even
to
Mr. Parker, according to representatives of Brooklyn Information &  Culture,
the nonprofit organization that sponsors the series.

Mr. Parker fronted his nine-piece band in an energetic, funk-soul set that
lasted roughly an hour and a half. At 9:52 p.m., after what appeared to be the
end of the show, several members of Prince’s touring band walked out from
the
 wings. Then came the artist himself, sharply attired in a white suit, a
black  shirt and sunglasses, and clutching a hollow-bodied Gibson guitar.

He played just one number: “Get on the Boat,” the closing track 
from his
latest album, “3121” (Universal). But the song’s James Brown 
groove
suited the
occasion, and gave Mr. Parker the chance to recreate his horn arrangement
from  the album. Prince sang some upbeat lyrics extolling racial harmony, and
took a  fleeting solo on guitar. Then he struck a dramatic pose, tossed his
guitar pick  and a white towel into the audience, and strutted off. He had
been
onstage for  exactly seven minutes.

However brief, the appearance galvanized the crowd, and made for a splashy
close to the concert. “To have somebody like Prince show up just makes it
all
the more special for everyone involved,” said Jack Walsh, Celebrate
Brooklyn’
s  producer and director.

Mr. Walsh was responsible for the guest apearance. “I sent an email to a
friend in the concert business,” he said, “and it got forwarded to 
the
right
person. It was on a whim, but the response was immediate. Somehow it just
worked
 out.”

Prince happened to be in town for a “Good Morning America” taping 
that
took
place this morning in Bryant Park. Though his Prospect Park appearance was a
secret, word had begun to spread in the audience by the time he took the
stage.


Have fun NY.  u know I love u.

j7

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