Unfortunately Amalia I don't think we'll be any happier if we waited for the official releases. I had just about everything before it was released and so did my friends and we were just as happy if not more happy when it was finally released. I think it's an individual thing. Prince's fans always complain about something. The surface of the complaint here is that the material is recycled. But that's not the core. The core of the complaint, as usual, is that Prince does not always give people what they want or expect for their money. That has always been an issue in the Prince community and unfortunately it will continue. The common consensus is that so far, nothing on this new site justifies the $77 we paid for access. People who did not join the NPG Music Club or were not fans before that time would probably see some of these videos as having more value than those who previously received them as members of the NPG Music Club. I'm happy that they get to see those videos. I'm happy for them. I know what a great experience it was for me. I'd like to see more at the LotusFlow3r site and I do think there should be more, but there isn't. And him recycling old material that has already been shared is somewhat shady... but so was closing the Music Club after recruiting new lifetime members, so was shutting down the Controversy magazine after making it officially acknowledged just because he wanted to start his own dumb useless magazine, so was threatening fan sites, forcing them to shut down just because he had a new project that he wanted to have exclusive material. Which usually amounts to far less than what the sites that were shut down offered. He's shady and slow at times. I can't say I don't get pissed about it sometimes but I'm just going to try to enjoy the things I can't change. That's just what works for me.
~B On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 6:27 PM, Amalia <[email protected]> wrote: > Belinda, you are so right. That is what I think is at the core of the > dissatisfaction Prince fans feel when something official is released. We > have seen way to much that we weren't supposed to see. > During the "Gold Experience" days, we did know the words to all those songs > because all you had to do was go down to the Village and buy more than a > dozen different boots > of his live performances. I think we would be happier as a group if we just > waited for the official releases, but on the whole, Prince fans are so > greedy. We want it all, and we want it NOW! > > > > On May 23, 2009, at 3:43 PM, Belinda wrote: > > Derek said, "You should of mentioned that to them when you went to his >> house". >> >> LOL!! >> >> RD, how is Prince supposed to know that we've already seen it if he never >> released it for us to see? I'm sure that Prince can tell by my screen >> name, >> which I've had since the beginning of his Internet rave, that I've seen >> and >> heard some stuff he probably feels I should not have seen or heard. And >> I'm >> surprised he didn't kick me in my teeth when I started singing the opening >> verse of "The Ryde" before he got the chance to open his mouth. I was >> leaning on the stage looking up into those beautiful eyes, smiling and >> singing with all my might. But I wasn't the only one singing it. But I >> noticed that he was pissed off. He turned his back. I think we were just >> so >> excited to see him that we forgot the song had not been released yet. We >> started without him, probably because of the free drinks they served for >> the >> VIP ticket holders. I know I had one too many. LOL! This was at the >> Palladium Beautiful Experience show back in the 90's. He's probably just >> sharing stuff he knows he has not released. Not thinking about whether >> we've >> jacked his stash or not. Not everybody has had the opportunity to do that. >> And Prince has made every effort possible to keep us from doing it. >> >> ~B >> >> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 12:48 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Its been seen is the point. Ans was s, maybe in Eurpoe or wherever, but >>> still. How 'bout some shit nobody knows about. lol. >>> >>> <Moderator: You should of mentioned that to them when you went to his >>> >> house >> >>> :-P -Derek> >>> >>> >>> In a message dated 5/23/2009 9:46:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>> [email protected] writes: >>> >>> How about some shit we have NEVER seen or has not ever been released. I >>> mean damn G..I mean P. >>> >>> <Moderator: Well at least it was never released. Not everyone has seen >>> it >>> -Derek> >>> >>> In a message dated 5/22/2009 7:34:19 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>> [email protected] writes: >>> >>> Just received this email. Undertaker videos is an extremely rare and >>> neurotic. The music is excellent the nutty video of Vanessa Marcil >>> intercut >>> into it. Not so Excellent. >>> >>> >>> >>> From: LOTUSFLOW3R >>> >>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 9:38 PM >>> >>> To: Derek >>> >>> Subject: The Undertaker video added to LotusFlow3r.com >>> >>> >>> >>> The Undertaker >>> >>> Dear Derek, >>> >>> If you find the B&W photo of a girl on a pay phone in the sphere, you >>> will >>> be treated to a newly-added 40 minute video... Check it out! >>> >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> LotusFlow3r.com >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: majord...@*remove*lists.panix.com, in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: visio...@*remove*panix.com
