Prince Rocks!

hey old farts: isn't it amazing to have watched a musician like Prince become a legend? reading this thread, and remembering all of his hits makes me realize that we've grown up with this guy, and watched all this. I guess I was in my mid-late twenties when I was really rocking to his music.

I agree Tootsie..I remember when 1999 was a huge hit. It was my favorite Prince song at the time...and I used to think...man 1999 is a long way away!!! Boy, did that time fly by!!!!

I agree Tootsie..I remember when 1999 was a huge hit. It was my favorite Prince song at the time...and I used to think...man 1999 is a long way away!!! Boy, did that time fly by!!!!

I know! it felt like it was really in the very far future...:roll:

I agree Tootsie..I remember when 1999 was a huge hit. It was my favorite Prince song at the time...and I used to think...man 1999 is a long way away!!! Boy, did that time fly by!!!!

oh my gosh, i remember thinking 1999 - why would he pick a date so far in the future ?? well the future is now past, isn't it ?

You are ageless in SoWal land!!! :clap_1:

I have found that many younger people reach way back in music and find genres they like. I am always amazed at the artists my children are listening to.

I thought Prince was terrific. I was smiling and shaking it the entire time. I love that song about the beret(?) raspberry(?)....wished he'd played that. It is he!! losing one's mind.

next time we're all drinking and smoking and dancing - wherever we may be - we must remember to shake it to Prince...

Lol, I don't mean everyone else is old. I just mean, to really enjoy Prince, you probably had to be around during his peak. You have to relate it to something nostalgic (the concerts, high school, etc...), kwim? I might have been in Kindergarten during his peak.

I think the year with U2 was great. I wouldn't mind seeing a legend brought in with someone new like The Fray to mix it up a bit and attempt to appeal to a larger age range.

I knew you did not mean it to be mean.... I just thought wow, I am getting old but I still think i am young...

I'm just afraid they're not going to do younger acts anymore because of what happened with the last one (J Timberlake/J Jackson). Since then it's been three in a row of acts that IMO really focus on a much more mature crowd.

Notice the change in production. Now that they've ditched MTV out of fear and probably Disney for the same reason, if they stick with this new producer, we'll be seeing Hair Bands next!

hey, hair bands!!!:clap_1: I loved those as well.....

I agree Tootsie..I remember when 1999 was a huge hit. It was my favorite Prince song at the time...and I used to think...man 1999 is a long way away!!! Boy, did that time fly by!!!!

oh yeah, highschool and we thought 1999 was ages away....now it has come and is long gone...:shock:

sad fact - i don't even remember 1999 !

sad fact - i don't even remember 1999 !

you must remember 1999, the year of the y2K crazy stuff!

love love love his music. could care less to see him perform - unless i was there.

you must remember 1999, the year of the y2K crazy stuff!

the only thing i remember about it is all the stores and gas stations closing before midnight on new years eve in case their computers crashed. what a letdown all that was....

I'm just afraid they're not going to do younger acts anymore because of what happened with the last one (J Timberlake/J Jackson). Since then it's been three in a row of acts that IMO really focus on a much more mature crowd.

Notice the change in production. Now that they've ditched MTV out of fear and probably Disney for the same reason, if they stick with this new producer, we'll be seeing Hair Bands next!

Wow! I did not know that at 40 I could be included in the "much more mature crowd!" I LOVED watching Prince and so did my 17 year old daughter. His guitar skills rocked! :clap_1:

Beware, ckhagen, you'll be in the "much more mature crowd" before you know it.

One Word: Controversy! I loved to dance to that one! Let's Go Crazy, too!

you must remember 1999, the year of the y2K crazy stuff!

I had L'il Pea #3 on December 28, 1999. The OB ward was absolutely crammed because so many women had planned Y2K pregnancies trying to have the first Millenium baby. Shoot, who's that organized? For that matter, who plans pregnancies?

I'm just afraid they're not going to do younger acts anymore because of what happened with the last one (J Timberlake/J Jackson). Since then it's been three in a row of acts that IMO really focus on a much more mature crowd.
Notice the change in production. Now that they've ditched MTV out of fear and probably Disney for the same reason, if they stick with this new producer, we'll be seeing Hair Bands next!

They are going with the acts that are the most well known. The Super Bowl got more than 40 percent of households tuning in last night and trust me, that audience does not want to see young hip up and comers, unless it's an American Idol. :roll: It is what it is, as they say.

MTV (owned by Viacom, like CBS) must no longer be involved because of the debacle the last time it was on CBS. Disney would only be involved if the game were on ABC. I thought whoever produced last night's show did a fantastic job. Prince is "old school" to many but he is an ageless and outstanding performer, and IMO the show simply rocked. The stage, the lighting -- everything was incredible, and I could not believe how quickly they got the set up and out. I counted six minutes after his set closed until the field was totally clear. That is just unbelievable.

It was the first time in many years I didn't think the Super Bowl halftime show was super cheesy. :clap_1: I even hated U2 in 2002. I thought they were annoying. (But I do enjoy U2 in general.) Prince was great!

it's funny you mention the set, br. mr audie is obsessed with how quickly it was set up on the field and then removed. he was more worried about that and how the ladies in the black outfits we able to dance on that slick surface in stiletto heeled boots than he was the game :roll:

it's funny you mention the set, br. mr audie is obsessed with how quickly it was set up on the field and then removed. he was more worried about that and how the ladies in the black outfits we able to dance on that slick surface in stiletto heeled boots than he was the game :roll:

Now there's a man with priorities.

Now there's a man with priorities.

more like insanities...:roll:

It was an amazing performance!!! and they were performing in a good amount of rain too!!! they made it look like it was funn out there...

I'm going to have to go dig out my Prince music - wait - I think they were on cassettes. dam..

It was an amazing performance!!! and they were performing in a good amount of rain too!!! they made it look like it was funn out there...

I'm going to have to go dig out my Prince music - wait - I think they were on cassettes. dam..

Let's discuss cassettes. What do we do with them? We found boxes of them when we moved. Our cars don't have cassette decks.

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Let's discuss cassettes. What do we do with them? We found boxes of them when we moved. Our cars don't have cassette decks.

most of our stuff on cassettes we just ended up buying on cd and pitched the cassettes. a lot of them were warped, etc. the ones we can't get on cd mr audie has been trying to put on either a cd or the computer with this tape deck thingy he has.

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Let's discuss cassettes. What do we do with them? We found boxes of them when we moved. Our cars don't have cassette decks.

Have Bdarg make a sculpture...?

you could do this.....

http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Cassette_20tape_20to_20MP3_20service

Have Bdarg make a sculpture...?

is that a big hair band 'tar percy?

is that a big hair band 'tar percy?

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I need to give a shout out to Axl Rose, who is 45 today! Happy birthday, Axl, sweet child o' mine!

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I need to give a shout out to Axl Rose, who is 45 today! Happy birthday, Axl, sweet child o' mine!

i loved to watch him move his hips and legs.....

Lol, I don't mean everyone else is old. I just mean, to really enjoy Prince, you probably had to be around during his peak. You have to relate it to something nostalgic (the concerts, high school, etc...)

Attending OWCC and "working" (aka socializing) at Seagrove Village Market, 1983/1984. We played "1999" on my 21st birthday.

Wow, how time flies.