Five-foot man humps his way through Hollywood. What's not to love?
We’ve lost a good one today. Prince Rogers Nelson is dead at 57.
A musical genius, staunch defender of his own intellectual property rights, a semi-recluse who reportedly recorded obsessively without releasing anything. The world is a worse place now that he’s gone.
I know a lot of people are going to say, “Prince sucks.”
You’re wrong. The man was brilliant. And even if you don’t appreciate his music you should have some respect for the fact that he was a skinny five foot tall man in eyeliner and high heels who humped his way through every attractive woman in Hollywood throughout the eighties.
I’d love to link all his awesome music videos but either he or his management engaged in a scorched earth campaign prior to his death. Removed nearly every online instance of his unbelievable talent.
Not a problem for me, I downloaded his entire discography years ago. I’ll be spending the day with it playing in the background, mourning his passing into the void.
For those of you who haven’t yet done the same…
…and the legendary Chappelle’s Show sketch. Which is also on Comedy Central’s website, but we’ve got a ton of readers outside the US and I’m sure it’s probably blocked in your region.
Finally, here’s an amazing story about Prince from Kevin Smith.
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my lady was fortunate enough to listen to him play two shows on the piano a couple months ago as a part of the back stage scene.. she reckons Kevin was bang on… mind you the fart she just dropped smells like roses so….
I thought it was the artist formerly known as prince. I put him and Michael Jackson in the same category of weird but cool at the same time.
My one Prince story…I used to work for an airline that flew the Concorde and Prince was scheduled to fly on it one morning. I was responsible for making sure that everyone was on board and kept asking where Prince was. The answer I got is…”he’ll be here when he’s ready.” Apparently he was in his car airside waiting until the last possible minute. Michael Jackson did the same thing to me a few months later.
I feel this is probably not out of the norm for famous people. Gotta think they are use to the royal treatment in all facets of their plush lives. Having said that, I feel that is a dick move making everyone else wait. If I was famous and had gobs of cash, I sure wouldn’t be flying commercial. I could take my sweet ass time and not affect anyone else.
To be fair he didn’t delay the flight he just got on as late as possible. And yes, this is how the other half really operate. The worst tended to be the foreign dignitaries…between the entourages, motorcades and shit they tried to get through customs you never knew how it would go. But it was a fun job and gave me a lot of stories.
Never liked his music but remember seeing the chicks he was obviously banging in his film clips – there were some absolute smokers!!
It is too early for sarcasm Seas Nail! The wound is still too fresh….
The real Prince died yesterday.
Everyone says Purple Rain is about acid, I like to think it’s about a broken heart and the purple rain is tears making a poor girl’s mascara run down her face? Anyway ya, time to ascend Wigs. KING! KING! KING!
I like your interpretation better. I’ve done some research (Google) and made some interesting findings. Follow me here. Keep close, this could get mind mindbogglingly dangerous.
Google says “the song is in context to the subject of the movie Apolonia is the friendship that had to end and the purple rain is a metaphor for the joy she could be basking in.” (A side note: that was a poorly written sentence by any standards. Google kooks)
Now if you search for “Apolonia” on Google you may be fortunate enough to stumble upon the “actress” Apolonia Lapiedra.
This is where shit gets weird…. Apolonia Lapiedra looks identical to the Prince of Ubatuba’s knocked up girlfriend the Princess of Ubatuba (except the Princess of Ubatuba is currently blonde – what a tramp hey?)
Both Prince’s died on the same day (21 April 2016)?
I feel like Nick Dee but seriously it’s kind of weird.
I opened google and just ended up watching Gary the Goat videos, fuck, everytime!
Haha fair enough.Thanks for your #FreeWiggolly’sPaddlingStyle efforts. I’ve tried to up-vote them but the STAB dictatorship has even taken my vote capacity away. STAB contacted me and said “everything okay at home, man?”. They’re trying to rub it in using their little bitch roast technique because I can’t reply to them. If we can over turn the ban I promise to rule STAB more fairly this time. Up votes for everyone.
Word on the street is the ban is lifted. I guess they don’t mind the fake James B but if you fake a Stab account they start throwing their own shit everywhere, animals.
It doesn’t work yet. I still can’t post anything. I got excited and wrote a thank you speech for nothing. Thanks anyway David F.
You finally got banned! I’ll have to go over there and take a look.
I like the one where the goat is being a cunt.
I came damn close to buying a pygmy goat a few years back. Thank god the internet exists to explain why it was a terrible idea.
Yeah, Kevin is such a cunt.
Kevin Smith story was awesome.
classic dvd
That was the second best thing about Prince. He was exactly what you wanted him to be. Just this crazy genius who couldn’t fathom cooperating with the normals.
We know a beautiful woman who’s been his girlfriend the past few years (don’t know if they were still together). Part of you is like, duh, if you had the chance… But sheesh, what would you have to sell out in yourself to be around someone like that – rampant ego is ALWAYS destructive. And that said, has he made any actually relevant music in the past 25 years? Ultimately a sad life…
ultimately a sad life? Prince was and is , an inspired creative genius , who produced some of the best dance music , poetry ,rock and roll all with flair . He entertained us for decades , and was part of a revolution ….
Yes, and ended up isolated and unable to have what most of us would consider normal, reciprocal relationships. I dunno – I didn’t know the man. Are we what produce for others to enjoy, or are we what we experience?
RIP that Maurice, what a colossal wanker, but goddamn did he make some good boards, and isn’t that all that matters?
mate I am one of the best wankers ever seen , and I did make a couple of good boards 25 years ago!
normal reciprocal relationships , hmm now there’s a notion. Yes those damn eccentric genius’s , can’t respect who and what they were , because they are not normal ??
Yeah I know, who’s to judge. We can’t even ascertain our own worth, and some asshole we’ve never met presumes to do so.
I thought this post was going to be about Chyna…
Prince confirmed the Chappelle’s sshow story was actually true, too: http://www.soulhead.com/201…
He also used Chappelle on the art for his single, Breakfast Can Wait.
https://images.rapgenius.co…
“Prince sucks…. His own cock allegedly.”
I’ve always thought that he was getting his dick sucked by so many women why would he bother getting a few ribs removed.
oh, so it’s OK for Prince and not for the rest of us, hey?
Prince was and will always be fucking amazing.
he is strange but brilliant, some would say like a unicorn.