Paisley Park. Photo By: Nick Scribner

Things are about to warm up in Minneapolis for sure!

PRINCE is gonna get you hot.

The Last Jam of 2009:

11 P.M. THIS Saturday night at Paisley Park, you have to be there! Admission is…$40 at the door. (cash only.)

Also going on for the night is Love 4 One Another charities will be hosting a coat drive before the show. Please bring new/gently used coats, gloves, and scarves  to help those around Purpletown who could use a little warmth. They are also accepting canned and boxed goods and bottled water.

They say… Ur gift of warmth is xtra cool.. c u Saturday!

This event sounds too cool even in the Minnesota snow!

Also, I was told that members of Prince’s official web site: LOTUSFLOW3R.com should check the site later tonight, October 22nd for special member ticket info!

Have fun MPLS!-Dr.FB

Photo provided by www.nickscribner.com

Prince 2009 Photo: Wireimage.com

“Y U WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD”
Paisley Park Rehearsal, Monday Sept. 21

PLAYERS:
C.C. DUNHAM: DRUMS
JOSHUA DUNHAM: BASS
MR. HAYES: KEYS
PRINCE: GUITAR, VOX

Thanks to the purple one who shared this with us. What do you guys think??-Dr.FB

Prince's Symbol.

Just got a word in about this;

PRINCE HAS BEEN HOLED UP IN PAISLEY PARK 4 2 WEEX STRAIGHT REHEARSING
4 SPECIAL APPEARANCES IN FRANCE: JUST HEARD A MASHUPMEDLEY OF
“Y U WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD”
“TAKE ME WITH U” ”
ANOTHERLOVERHOLENYOHEAD”
“GUITAR”
“RASPBERRY BERET”
“UPTOWN” AND
“LET’S WORK”
ALL PLAYED 2GETHER WITHOUT STOPPING. THEN THEY DID “MOUNTAINS”
MASHEDUP WITH “SHAKE UR BODY DOWN 2 THE GROUND” BY THE JACKSONS.
SOUNDS AMAZING WITH CHURCH VOCALS, U KNOW- SISTAHS WITH VIBRATO!  LOOK
OUT, PARIS…

OK, just thought he is pulling something off a record from 1979 is heavenly cool.  I like. Paris, you are about to get lucky it seems. So France, doo you like this news?-Dr.FB

Drfunkenberry.com Exclusive Photo Of Prince

We just got word that Prince has rehearsed the 3 players: John Blackwell, Rhonda Smith and Renato Neto for 2 weeks now and taught them new and old material alike as well as a few covers.  Sounds cool.

Prince is using a smaller crew these days to allow space for the audience to properly hear his favorite players right now.

We are being told that Prince will, of course be featured on guitar throughout the concert but mainly this year his goal is to showcase his sometimes overlooked vocal abilities.

Hence the stripped down vibe of this crew. 

As shown on his most recent performance on the Tonight Show, Prince feels he is improving as a vocalist and has taken the time to re-work arrangements to showcase his gift. 

Some tunes will just feature Renato on piano and Prince on vocals.  He is Prince’s favorite pianist and as a fan of his work, it’s a treat for him just listening to Renato every night without any audible distraction.

Prince has also been listening alot to new jazz star Esperanza Spalding.  He attended her concert in St. Paul, Minnesota recently and she and her impressive band came over to Prince’s Paisley Park Studio for a tour and jam session that lasted til sunrise.  Now that’s hot!  He loves to play with her and always teases he will join her band one day when he’s good enough. Ha! BTW, she is a must see if you ever y’ll get the chance.

In addition to Esperanza, Prince is a big fan of  Ana Moura. Her command of an audience is very impressive.  She has a strong voice that radiates sensuality.  Accompanied by 3 musicians when Prince saw her, Ana was a template as well as Esperanza for Prince’s new approach to performance.

Awesome news. Let’s hope this concert makes it’s way to the United States soon!-Dr.FB

Prince & Michael Jackson. Photo: MSN.Com

Prince and Michael Jackson were friendly rivals?  Seriously? According to former band members of the Purple One, it’s true.

A report in the Startribune, Bobby Z., Prince’s drummer for the Revolution, remembers watching the 1984 Grammys with Prince as Michael Jackson swept the Grammys.

“We were watching rough cuts of [the movie] ‘Purple Rain,’ and we knew that’s where Prince wanted to be the next year,” Z said Thursday.

Michael Jackson even showed up to 2 Purple Rain shows backstage.  Although Michael Jackson did want to work with Prince a few years later, Prince declined due to lyrical differences.

Michael Bland insisted they got along fine.  “They’d shoot hoops at Paisley Park,” Prince’s studio/home in Chanhassen. “We used to get packages from MJJ Productions [with] footage of Sly Stone performing in Europe. Prince would pop it in the VCR, and we’d watch it.”

Prince even defended Michael at a press conference in 2000 where he said something along the lines of “we don’t really know what is going on with him and maybe we need to chill on that.” (I can’t find the original transcript so paraphrasing people.)

Personally speaking, I did see Michael Jackson attend one of Prince’s shows at 3121 Las Vegas in 2006 with Wil I Am of the Black Eyed Peas and Chris Tucker. Michael did not make the after show as planned where he was to be seated with Michael Jordan.

Recently, Prince has been performing Michael Jackson songs in his sets, “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” and recently “Dancing Machine” by the Jackson 5

It’s nice to know my favorite artist Prince had an interesting connection with Michael that many of us did not know, beating him in hoops I am sure. -Dr.FB