Yes. It is 4:30am EST. And? What is your point? Got dangit. I'm tired... but I just came from a Prince concert (Mary J. Freaking Blige was the opening act... Mary has been somewhere serving the Lord with gladness and he is blessing her richly because of it because SHE WAS AMAZINGGGGGGG!). But the headliner... the reason we were all there. The reason everyone in the house right now is still awake in their respective places trying to remember, retell, and relive it was: PRINCE PRINCE PRINCE PRINCE! Chant it with me...
Mmm hmmm... I took notes. THIS is how bad Prince cut up... Thank me later!
*First of all, did you just magically appear on stage? Prince - you are a magical unicorn! I love you.
*Prince started off the night doing a medley of many of his greatest hits. The ones that he wasn't going to sing all the way through b/c he is saved now (isn't he?) and so... yeah... We didn't get to hear all of Darling Nikki (pout) (pout harder). But... after a few bars of the first song, he sat down and shook his finger at the camera and said, "I have so many hits!" (SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!) YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
*Then when Darling Nikki's music (only) was playing, he screamed, "Im in REHABBBBBB!" YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! But (pout hard again) he did NOT in fact sing that song. Too bad... that's my jam...
Soon after that he said again, "Too many hits. Not enough time." Thank you Prince. THIS is truth.
During his intro medley of songs, Prince played "Single Ladies" as his back ground dancers danced out onto stage. Thank you for that sir.
I also appreciated "Party All The Time" - YES... the song that we all love because of Eddie Murphy. (sigh) Thank you for that as well kind sir!
There was a note that he was playing on his guitar that had a couple young women that shall remain nameless trying to take off their shirts. A few people got pregnant tonight. Prince is those baby's daddy... And I'm proud to say I was probably one of the blessed to conceive a child tonight. (shrugs)
In the middle of one of his songs he sang, "17.000 will testify that can't NOBODY do it like Prince do." 17,000 referring to the number in attendance at the Forum Stadium in Inglewood, California. Listen... I'm a sucker for a humble man. But - something in me makes me feel like its okay for Prince to be that "much." Shooot... 17,000 will ABSOLUTELY testify that can't NOBODY do it like Prince do it. (raises hand to testify)
Prince lyrics have ALWAYS blessed me indeed: "You dont expect me to believe you dont really want me no more. Slow down... Come back." YES! Tell her JUST like that Prince.
Prince said, "LA? That's your name right?" Everyone screamed yes... He continued, "Well what's my name?" Everyone screamed PRINCE!!!!!!!!! He followed that response up immediately with, "You better recognize." Can you see the theme here? Prince does NOT know how to act... and basically you just need to deal with it!
Prince adlibs - "Everyone of them get older, but I still look the same!" Audience: SCREAMS (passes out)
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
After the 3rd encore - B/c wasn't NOBODY playing about him pretending to leave without singing Purple Rain... he came back out and said, "I am really ready to go to the after party. Do you know how many hits I have? We'll be here until NEXT Saturday."
Dear Prince,
Amen.
(sigh)
I hear music differently after the last season of my life. THE BAND WAS OUTRAGEOUS! (smh) I'm just going to leave it at that...
It was a great night. I felt satisfied in my soul after that concert. It was quite possibly the greatest concert of my life. Prince is a living legend. I prayed for him when he was going off stage the last time because I thought about how sad a day it would be to lose his genius before my children and maybe even their children (b/c Prince doesn't age - you do) get to experience him. I pray he gets to be that ridiculous and audacious for years and years to come.
I'm going to read my nightly devotional and pray and go to bed. (deep exhale) Before I go... the last thing I'll add, b/c I just remembered it is - Mary J. Blige seriously caught the holy ghost during her set. Oh... You think I'm playing. That sista was slain in the spirit and it was SERIOUS!~
THAT is precisely how you act when Prince personally calls you and asks you to open for him on his 2nd to last night in LA. You fall prostrate before the Lord because the affirmation of God is ALL we need (we do not need anyone else to tell us we are good b/c God already said this about us)... but it dont hurt to be affirmed by Prince. I mean really... It just does NOT hurt!
Good night! I'm going to dream about the father of the child that is clearly growing in my body right now...
