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A new member of our medical staff sent in this report and I am very
appreciative.-Dr.FB)
What A Night. What an amazing night. I was in Prince’s house. The only
thing not making it perfect was that it could have been about 10 degrees
warmer. Oh well, I was looking good in my dress, goose bumps and all. Let
me tell you, usual BookExpo America parties are not this much fun. Then
again, most book parties are not thrown by the genius of music, Prince, for
his book coming out in September, 21 Nights.
I arrived shortly before midnight and made my way around the place. The
open bar was packed (obviously) and after a midori sour, I took a look
around. The place is quite big and magnificent looking. Good taste in
scented candles and incense. He had a large black custom made piano with a
gold symbol on top of it. Down below were casings of two motorcycles, one
from “Purple Rain”, and one from another movie. Going back up to
the
living room, there was a picture of Prince drawn in blue hanging above the
fireplace. Quite cool.
I went outside and they had large photos from the book that were blown up
poster-sized. 18 pics to be exact. Some of Prince close up, a couple shots
of him performing live and some black & white shots that looked like they
could have been taken from “Under The Cherry Moon”. As much as I
loved
what I saw, I had to think this man just does not age. Whatever he does or
uses, I wish that he would pack it in a bottle and sell it to us. Back to
the photos. They were really quite breathtaking. There were even a few of
London’s nightlife. I had the fortunate stroke of luck to talk with
someone named Lisa who worked on the book. She talked with great length
about working with Randee St. Nicholas & Prince and what would be on the CD
that will be included with the 21 Nights book. She was extremely nice and
had a lot of knowledge of the book and seemed to be very pleased with this
project.
Lisa was nice enough to introduce me to the publisher of the book for Atria,
Judith Carr. I picked her brain for a moment and she said it has been a
wonderful experience. Being the snoop I am, I asked about the promotion of
the book, and what will be done marketing wise and promotion wise and she
told me about a few things that will be happening in September (Editor’s
note: Which we will keep under wraps til closer to that time.-Dr.FB) and it
sounds very promising. She also told me there would be poetry and lyrics
within the book and the CD will be called “Indigo Nights” and
will ONLY
be sold with the 21 Nights book.
After exchanging accessory tips, (loved the earrings she had on) I went to
the bar for another midori sour. They had an ice sculpture of the symbol
which was made by Grey Goose. The pool was rather large but had to make
sure with all the people there to watch my step, as I was just breaking in
these heels and did not want to fall in. The stage was set up by the end of
the pool by the back yard where a female DJ spun. As it came close to the
time our host was to perform, a Joni Mitchell album was played.
Shortly after 1:40 A.M. Prince made his way towards the stage and started
with a guitar solo that sounded familiar but not one of his songs. Prince
thanked us for coming out as the crowd inside made their way outside. He
wanted to dedicate the first song to Randee St. Nicholas as this night was
inspired by her and without her, this would not be happening. Someone tried
to take a photo of him and he said no pictures please, I look terrible. Um,
Prince did you see yourself in the mirror? you looked great!
Prince went thru a bevvy of songs & covers that included Joe Cocker’s
“Have A Little Help From My Friends”, “Crimson &
Clover”, “Wild
Thing”, and then went into “The One You Wanna See”, which
right before
playing, he went over to the heater to warm his hands and asked for some
extra hands as his were cold. He then continued with “Cream”,
“You Got
The Look”, “Shh”, “Be Happy”,
“Everyday People”, “Thank You
(Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)”, “With Love”,
“Honkeytonk Woman”,
“7″, “Come Together”, (On this one, Prince walked
thru the crowd, around
the pool, all while playing guitar and then back on stage) He finished the
night playing “Purple Rain” & “1999″.
I know I am missing a song or two, but that is all I could remember. I
guess the cold air was getting to my brain a little bit. He said sometime
during the show that he knew someone was swimming and wanted them to sing
too. For the record, no one was in the pool, but it was funny and
everyone’s head turned to see if someone was indeed swimming.
It was a little bit after 3 A.M. now and it was a great night. He seemed to
be in a rocking mood, switching guitars a few times and working those pedals
with those heels. He looked great but I knew with his chest and arms
exposed, he had to feel the cold air too, but only showed it early on. His
band consisted of Shelby J., Marva King, Cora Dunham, Josh Dunham, and
Morris Hayes.
I stopped to look at the photos once more of the 21 Nightsas I would have to
wait until September to see these photos again. This night was a lot of fun
and I am sure those 21 Nights in London were even better. I warmed myself
up with coffee before departing. Celebs I spotted were Sylvester Stallone,
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, sports commentator Steven A. Smith, &
Babyface.
The food was great. The staff was great. It was another perfect night in
L.A. and I cannot wait to see those photos again in September.-Nurse Hy Nee
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