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[greatbear]

I'm posting this picture simply to piss off Prince's 98 pound ass.



I'm sorry, but any respect I had for this little twerp has gone out the window. It's one thing to want to have control of one's copyrighted images and silly symbols. After all, no one wants to see unauthorized posters and swag for sale, etc. That's the letter of copyright law. It is, however, something completely filled with asshattery to demand that fan sites, personal webpages and the like be scrubbed of all such imagery, including personal photos and other user-generated content that give passing resemblance. To do as such is essentially waging war with your own rabid fan base.

What's that old saying about biting the hand that feeds you? Go on ahead, Mr. Nelson. Send out the legal hounds to purge the internet of every single instance of 'your property' being used by fans in noncommercial, fair-use situations. You will soon be ridiculed and relegated to the cutout bin of relevance. After all, I'm sure that the YouTube clip of the dancing baby with "Lets Go Crazy" barely audible in the background has caused a marked decrease in CD sales and eroded control of your work.

And to think I used to enjoy music.

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[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

Oh the twerp has even gone so far as to deny gayness, which I think may a fag has thought he totally was and has gone so far as to be anti gay in general.

Like Michael Jackson, he's gone plum loco in the capesa(sp?).

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

I think you nailed it. From Purple Rain to Plum Loco! ;)

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

lol.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

I don't know where he likes to dip his dick, but his public persona is one of the faggiest in the world.

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

That's part of the point and I think at one time he may well have been involved w/in our community but if so, he's so denounced it in recent years.

[kevinesmeier.livejournal.com]

I hope U R happy.

Because U posted that picture, Paisley Park will implode.

And 2 think Prince did everything 4 U.

Jeez, why does Prince have to follow the crowd of dumbasses (Lindsay, Britney, etc) and become such a fucktard?

Ya know this little lawsuit includes tattoos and license plates.

But he didn't include ASCII text in his stupid ass ultimatum....

O+|-> LA LA LA LA

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

It's called "Rave Un2 The Ass Hattastic".

I read your article. Way to go! And congrats on the feature on Wordpress. Maybe the purple poopoohead will read it.

[kevinesmeier.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I hope no one thought I was grandstanding - but that post is the 3rd highest viewed since I started my blog in July 2006. The highest was one about the price of Rush tickets, the second about Vinnie leaving OCC.

It's weird because housequake.com picked it up and I know The Fucktard Formerly Known as Talented reads that - he cites it often on 3121.com.

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

I know first hand of the cost of Rush tix from earlier this year. Most major-name concerts are overpriced. It's made far worse these days by the scalpersbrokers that swoop in and buy up most of the good (and not so good) seats and resell them for huge gains.

[reslbear.livejournal.com]

...the second about Vinnie leaving OCC.

I'd be interested in reading that post.

[kevinesmeier.livejournal.com]

It's here: http://kevinesmeier.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/vinnie-leaves-occ/

[reslbear.livejournal.com]

Thanks! His last episode with American Chopper showed him shirtless at Mikey's pool. The memory is still burned in my brain.

[kevinesmeier.livejournal.com]

what bike were they building? Wonder when the episode will be rerun...

[reslbear.livejournal.com]

Iowa Farm Bureau Bike 2 (Episode #110) Right before they show Vinny leaving Mikey decides to have the entire cast over for a BBQ at his home/pool. Vinny has on jeans but then suddenly is shirtless (and hatless) with a BEAUTIFUL furry chest and is jumping into Mikey's pool in just his jeans. It was a very brief shot but memorable. I saved the episode on my DVR and with the intent to burn it onto DVD and do some still captures. ;-)

You are right in your article, the show won't be worth watching without him but I am eager to see his new venture.

(P.S. Sorry Phil for semi-hijacking this thread!)

[kevinesmeier.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info.

Phil, my apologies as well, but hey - I made a new friend today.

And Vinnie with his shirt off - serious business.

[b-a-n-d-i-t.livejournal.com]

Prince has lost his mind....

[it's so cool you are listening to Mulu The Rain Forest. That album is a favorite of mine.]

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

Yes he has. Obvious control issues. He hired a company called Web Sheriff to scour the net for instances of 'infringement'. I am wondering if this company, for it's own interests, is amplifying the situation somehow and making it appear to him that things are totally out of control. Surely he has to know what results from such jackbooted enforcement does to his fan base?

[reslbear.livejournal.com]

I think it is a gimmick to get more press/attention. It seems as if negative actions draw a bigger crowd and more media attention than creative/positive feats. I'm not sure how that translates to a financial benefit as Michael Jackson is about to lose Neverland to creditors, but the top stories are always of people scrwing up or screwing people over.

While Prince has his place in music, I think he believes he is larger now than reality will dictate.

Funny but this made me remember a time when I was living in Los Angeles in 1981. It was at the time of a Rolling Stones tour and they were performing at the Memorial Coliseum. I think the opening act was The Clash. The second act was Prince. It was not a Prince audience and he was boo-ed off the stage. He obviously has not gotten over it, still. LOL

[kevinesmeier.livejournal.com]

And I mentioned that in my post in my public blog:
http://kevinesmeier.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/prince-will-sue-u/

[holy13nation.livejournal.com]

What a twat. And I was just starting to listen to him again.
He winked at me at LAX once and that kind of saved him from disappearing entirely into the bargain bin of my mind. And I can't give up 'Erotic City' but, just like with Metallica...a big raspberry and two fingers in his general direction.

[whataruckus.livejournal.com]

wow - we're witnessing someone self-destruct.
what a doofus. i'm a huge fan and been excited about his resurgence over the past couple of years with fans and critics. this is only going to do him no good.

[jinkystein.livejournal.com]

His time is over... His idea of a new song is repeating one different word over the same music as his last song, over and over.... ummm "Batdance" ummm "Musicology"
Poor
Totally an over-rated artist.