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Interesting Musicology Review

One of my faves on the CD. Thought I'd share the commentary.

"Dear Mr. Man" - Prince

What's wrong with the world 2day?
Things just got 2 get better
Sho' ain't what the leaders say
Maybe we should write a letter

Dear Mr. Man, we don't understand
Why poor people keep struggling but U don't lend a helping hand
Matthew 5:5 say "The meek shall inherit the earth"
We wanna b down that way
but U been trippin since the day of your birth

Who said that 2 kill is a sin
And started every single war that Ur people been in?
Who said that water is a precious commodity
Then dropped a big old black oil slick in the deep blue sea?

Who told me, Mr. Man, that working round the clock
will buy me a big house in the hood
with cigarette ads on every block?
Who told me, Mr. Man, that Eye got a right 2 moan?
How about this big ol' hole in the ozone?

What's wrong with the world 2day
Things just got 2 get better
Dear Mr. Man, we don't understand
Maybe we should write a letter

Listen, Ain't no sense in voting - same song with a different name
Might not b in the back of the bus but it sure feel just the same
Ain't nothing fair about welfare
Ain't no assistance in AIDS
Ain't nothin' affirmative about ur actions until the people get paid

Ur thousand years r up, Mr. Man
Now U got 2 share the land
Section 1 - the 14th amendment says "No state shall deprive any person of life,
liberty, or property, without due process of law"
Mr. Man, we want 2 end this letter with 3 words
We tired a-y'all

Don't Call It A Comeback...

Okay. I think I'm fully recovered from May 1st and the totally mind-blowing experience that was the Prince: Musicology Tour 2004.

I tried to blog about the experience the day after but I found that each time I tried to describe it I was at a loss for words. It was simply one of the best perfomrances I've ever seen. The Lovesexy tour in 90 was incredible mind you, but this one just drained me and exhilerated me all at the same time. I guess it didn't hurt that if i'd spit I'd have hit the man dancing on the stage. I've never been so close to Prince before and to see him that close while dancing, performing and singing well, it was the closest thing to a religious experience I've ever had. I love music more than just about anything else. I love this man's music especially. And if anyone wants to know, he sounds exactly the same live as he does on a record. No studio cleaning there *coughbritneycough*

If you have the chance and the tour comes near you by all means go. It was truly an incredible performance. I was so ecstatic that I was able to see "Habibe" his Auerswald custom symbol guitar. In purple, this is one of the most gorgeous guitars I've ever seen. The man has taste.

If you haven't picked up "Musicology" give it a try. The album is great.

Thanks for the music in my life Prince. It's been a great ride since 1978. I look forward to many more years.

You are a chocolate cake, people see you as laid
back and confident. sometimes you can be a bit
daring, but you always a sweetheart!


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you're a Golden Retriever!

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Evil Incarnate

Boobah is perhaps the most evil thing I have ever stumbled across on television. Anyone who likes to be scared or drops acid really should watch it.

Following suit, I have done as Rob suggested.

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.

Well there are two books an equal distance from me on my desk. Short of flipping a coin I couldn't decide so I took the sentence from each.

1) "That is why the contortions and moans of the victim are necessary to the torturer's happiness, which explains why Verneuil made his wife wear a kind of headgear that amplified her screams."

Simone de Beauvoir - Marquis De Sade ( I was actually *just* referencing this a moment ago hence its proximity)

2) "Le petit prince, qui assistait à l'installation d'un bouton énorme, sentait bien qu'il en sortirait une apparition miraculeuse, mais la fleur n'en finissait pas de se préparer à être belle, à l'abri de sa chambre verte."

Le Petit Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

You are a GRAMMAR GOD!


If your mission in life is not already to
preserve the English tongue, it should be.
Congratulations and thank you!


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I really ain't believin' that none!