I wholeheartedly agree, I like the Minneapolis Prince rather than this Dr Do-Little (to promote anything) LA hobnobbing price out and forget your fans Prince. We've been Bamboozled, hoodwinked, and took.
-damon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of NuPwrSoul Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 6:47 PM To: npny@lists.panix.com Subject: Re: NPNY: Happy 4th? - Re: Music Club Hiatus To get around the lifetime thing, he will probably have to change the name, but "3121" doesn't seem to have the longevity as Prince's other imagined communities like "Paisley Park" or "NPG." Hell, he hasn't even seemed interested in promoting "3121" as an album, much less a website. Then again, didn't the CD say "3121: The Music" suggesting that there were other formats for "3121"? <Moderator: well if you remember a DVD was in the works. If it even sees the light of day that is whole other things. -Derek> <Moderator: I really hope that its not 3121club or whatever variant because > 3121 sucks and the concept sucks -Derek> > >>From: "Turner, Robin T C-E LCMC LRC LEO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: npny@lists.panix.com >>To: "'npny@lists.panix.com'" <npny@lists.panix.com> >>Subject: RE: NPNY: Happy 4th? - Re: Music Club Hiatus >>Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 12:51:04 -0400 >> >>I'm with ya on this one. >> >>2004 was a slammin' year with all the hype attached. But, this is a good >>way to weed out the ones who were just there for the joy ride. Even when >>the club was $100 a year, you knew only the hardcore fans would be crazy >>enough to join and keep the club alive. >> >>Sometimes you just need to clean house and start over. However when > Prince >>cleans house, he REALLY CLEANS, even if he is throwing out the good with >>the bad. >> >>Not like we haven't been here before and we won't go there again. And >>Again, And Again............... >> >>But it's Prince, so you either go along for the ride or get off the bus. >>Through it all, I'll take the ride. >> >>Peace and wonderful observation. >> >>Robin aka CherryMoon >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:06 AM >>To: npny@lists.panix.com >>Subject: Re: NPNY: Happy 4th? - Re: Music Club Hiatus >> >>Even I, a person with pretty much no entreprenurial sense whatsoever, > knew >>that the $25 membership was a bad long-term business move. Sadly, those > new > >>to the Prince way of thinking probably believed that "lifetime" meant > THEIR > >>lifetime, not the lifetime of his attentian span. >> >>I do think if he offered more than just concert tickets, overpriced >>merchandise and token bits and pieces of music and video hardcore fans >>could have kept the site alive and profitable for him. >> >>Oh well. I will definately miss the access to tickets, but I am hopeful > at >>least that will come back. And maybe if he charges a reasonable yearly > fee >>all of us tried and true fans will still have that access without the >>clutter of those who arrived during Musicology and went just as fast. >> >>I also have to say, this is so Prince: Win awards and recognition, then, > in > >>essence, say "<Yawn>, what's next?" >> >>Rob >> >> >>-------------- Original message -------------- >>From: NuPwrSoul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> From a business perspective that $25 "lifetime" membership was a >>> horrible financial model from the very start--in order for the club to >>> make money it depended on a constant addition of NEW members, while >>> the existing members probably wore out their profitability in terms of >>> bandwidth, etc. after the first year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
