A More detailed review from Prince's Emmy Afterparty

Now THIS is what I'm talking about: www.drfunkenberry.com

….Prince gonna be there and take you to heaven. Prince sang that during Musicology that night. We sure felt like we were there.

But I am getting ahead of myself. I got one of those last minute phone calls that you usually get for a party like this one, where it will be off the chain and knee deep in celebs. This is where the whole night here on out seems caught between a dream and reality.

After shortly arriving, the host with the most was very kind and greeted us. He left shortly after with someone I was told was Bria Valente. I am very shy at times myself so kind of avoided the contact. I hope Prince understands I was not trying to be rude, I was just overwhelmed with the coolness of the moment. My guest spoke with him and was cordial for me. We saw some of the purple party crew through the night, talking with C.C. and saw Rashida there later on.

Just imagine having a private intimate party with the best live performer out there. Only your close friends are there. Not a stadium full of people. No crowded night club with that person who had one too many drinks. That’s what makes a party like this so special. It is just one of the moments in time where you look back on it and it will bring a smile to your face. I wish you could experience it.

Prince kicked it off with Satisfied and having seen this person in front of 20,000 people, he was bringing it like it was the Staple Center. He was slightly more laid back, sipping water, going over to his keyboard player Morris Hayes and sometimes to his bassists Josh Dunham or his drummer C.C. Dunham. He said we can all slow dance if we want and actor Chi McBride was one of the first to hit the floor as almost everyone followed suit.

Prince then went into Beggin’ Woman Blues with some lyrics that just make you crack up. We were cracking up so much he started cracking up. lovineveryminuteofit! Prince went into overdrive with Cream, U Got The Look, and A Love Bizzare. Then he stuck on this groove and it turned out to be Lady Cab Driver. Total flashback of funk for me I must say. He did a few lyrics from it but that groove was contagious! They just went off and turned it out. There was not one person sitting down for that.

Prince said earlier in the night that it was gonna be karaoke night and he was gonna get us all to sing. During With A Little Help From My Friends, Kristen Chenoweth was called up to sing and she brought her voice up to the challenge. After the song, Prince called out Kristen and high fived her. Kristen could not contain herself and went over to Prince to give him a kiss on the cheek. Prince laughed playfully and said, “now my guitar is out of tune”, an obvious reference to the song that was just performed.

It was just a straight funky night. At one time, after the crowd stopped clapping, Prince asked if we wanted to slow it down or keep it funky? I think the crowd was kind of mixed so we voted by show of hands, and the funk won. At this moment, we heard the woman next to us tell us this is the greatest night of her life. Her man just smiled. Ahh, another man getting credit for something Prince did. Gotta love it. Right?

Prince went into the funk jams such as Controversy and Sexy Dancer. He then went into a groove getting Josh to go off on bass and then C.C. on drums. Prince then sang “We are part of the rhythm nation” before proclaiming we like the original version of that song while going into thank you (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) which was straight cool. More people arrived through the night including Dexter’s Michael C. Hall and I think I saw Michael Emerson from Lost there as well and Mary-Louise Parker (There were others but my mind is frazzled right now.) Prince went into Play That Funky Music and Chi came up and rocked it.

At one point, someone yelled out to play Chelsea Rodgers and Prince was like, yea o.k. No requests came in but the person who requested it was a model, although this time no flower in her hair.

Prince killed it with Let’s Go Crazy and then cooled us down with Purple Rain which was the last song of the night. We walk out of there trying to soak everything in. Still not fully sold that what just happened…really did just happen!

You know, an Emmy is great, but if you were not at this party I must say it was its own award and its own reward and it is something that I may not be able to display on my mantle, but the memory is forever forged in my mind and something I would like to thank our host for providing.

We want to thank the person who was lucky enough to attend to sending this into us.-Dr.FB



I need to find my way into one of these parties for real!
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You always tell the story so nice...Thank you, and I always wish I could've been there.

purplecam said:

..and I am jealous as all hell just wrong..... wrong..

purplecam said:

i guess we can start fueling the Bria rumors.

Sounds cool.

No new songs. Nuthin' new to groove on.

Selling memories of what made him a celebrity.

Catering to celebrities. Contempt for his fans.

Choices have been made.

"Suing and hob-knobbing is what it's all about,

Oh baby I'm A Star."



"We are a part of a Rythym Nation"- Prince 2008

I'm getting kind of tired of hearing these party reports. While it's nice to know that Prince hasn't just been sitting with his thumb up his ass on his downtime, I'm still not clear what the point is in detailing a play-by-play of parties/shows none of us had a hope in hell of going to.

"Listen up folks: I'll tell you all about this sweet show you weren't allowed to go see. Oh, but Paris Hilton was there! You know SHE appreciated it."

It's like being in high school and hearing Monday morning about the party of the year that no one bothered to tell you went on Friday.

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

meow85 said:

I'm getting kind of tired of hearing these party reports. While it's nice to know that Prince hasn't just been sitting with his thumb up his ass on his downtime, I'm still not clear what the point is in detailing a play-by-play of parties/shows none of us had a hope in hell of going to.

"Listen up folks: I'll tell you all about this sweet show you weren't allowed to go see. Oh, but Paris Hilton was there! You know SHE appreciated it."

It's like being in high school and hearing Monday morning about the party of the year that no one bothered to tell you went on Friday.

He gets it! That's why the ladies love him...

purplecam said:

Obsidian said:

meow85 said:

I'm getting kind of tired of hearing these party reports. While it's nice to know that Prince hasn't just been sitting with his thumb up his ass on his downtime, I'm still not clear what the point is in detailing a play-by-play of parties/shows none of us had a hope in hell of going to.

"Listen up folks: I'll tell you all about this sweet show you weren't allowed to go see. Oh, but Paris Hilton was there! You know SHE appreciated it."

It's like being in high school and hearing Monday morning about the party of the year that no one bothered to tell you went on Friday.

I have to agree....as exciting as these parties sound I have to wonder what the point is and are they getting to a point? Why go to the trouble to put out these very detailed report? Isn't it enough to just say that he had a big celebrity bash after the awards...fun was had by all! I want to hear about something that I can see and do...a show that I can get to!

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

meow85 said:

Obsidian said:

I have to agree....as exciting as these parties sound I have to wonder what the point is and are they getting to a point? Why go to the trouble to put out these very detailed report? Isn't it enough to just say that he had a big celebrity bash after the awards...fun was had by all! I want to hear about something that I can see and do...a show that I can get to!

I mean, it's cool and all that Prince is apparently the go-to guy for scene parties these days. Especially considering the impossibility of such a thing during the Symbol years when people were embarassed to be seen with him. But why tell us all about it? I don't remember Diddy or any of the other Hollywood party people teasing their fans with tales of exclusive gigs.

I'm really hoping that he's building up toward something. A resurgence of the Parties in the Park, maybe? crosses fingers
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He gets it! That's why the ladies love him...

he's hollywood all the way these days it seems. i think he's enjoying the limelight of his peers.

Obsidian said:

meow85 said:

I mean, it's cool and all that Prince is apparently the go-to guy for scene parties these days. Especially considering the impossibility of such a thing during the Symbol years when people were embarassed to be seen with him. But why tell us all about it? I don't remember Diddy or any of the other Hollywood party people teasing their fans with tales of exclusive gigs.

I'm really hoping that he's building up toward something. A resurgence of the Parties in the Park, maybe? crosses fingers
[Edited 9/22/08 22:04pm]

Parties at Paisley would be awesome! or here, there, and anywhere would be great too for that matter... he's such a tease!

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

kimrachell said:

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

Dr. Funk,
please keep posting this stuff because it's good medicine. I know I can't find my way into one of these (yet) but as an actor out here in Hollywood, as silly as this may sound, it is one of the things that encourages me to get up early in the morning and work on my career; so I can freaking getting into a Prince party. So, if all these other folks can't appreciate the glory of your experience, let 'em stew in it. I'm right happy for you man cause I know it's gotta be a great feeling.

Enjoy it for all of us man!
-Charlie Pecoraro

Obsidian said:

meow85 said:

I'm getting kind of tired of hearing these party reports. While it's nice to know that Prince hasn't just been sitting with his thumb up his ass on his downtime, I'm still not clear what the point is in detailing a play-by-play of parties/shows none of us had a hope in hell of going to.

"Listen up folks: I'll tell you all about this sweet show you weren't allowed to go see. Oh, but Paris Hilton was there! You know SHE appreciated it."

It's like being in high school and hearing Monday morning about the party of the year that no one bothered to tell you went on Friday.

I have to agree....as exciting as these parties sound I have to wonder what the point is and are they getting to a point? Why go to the trouble to put out these very detailed report? Isn't it enough to just say that he had a big celebrity bash after the awards...fun was had by all! I want to hear about something that I can see and do...a show that I can get to!

I'm glad that Prince and guests had fun, but tend to agree with the sentiments expressed here. There are no new jams, instead - we have Prince doing his "I am the next James Brown" thang. So what if all the celebs were there...remember when Prince was actually starting to be viewed as an underground artist?

CharlieCoco said:

FlamingRaindrop said:

CharlieCoco said:

Dr. Funk,
please keep posting this stuff because it's good medicine. I know I can't find my way into one of these (yet) but as an actor out here in Hollywood, as silly as this may sound, it is one of the things that encourages me to get up early in the morning and work on my career; so I can freaking getting into a Prince party. So, if all these other folks can't appreciate the glory of your experience, let 'em stew in it. I'm right happy for you man cause I know it's gotta be a great feeling.

Enjoy it for all of us man!
-Charlie Pecoraro

Guess it's inspiring for the plastic hollywood wannabes at least...
sad

purplecam said:

DoctorMambo said:

Time upon a once Prince used to do these kind of shows for the fans/locals at PP or wherever.

onecrush said:

Time upon a once Prince used to do these kind of shows for the fans/locals at PP or wherever.

I don't care where Prince does these parties, I'm just glad he's still doing something. People are getting all bent out of shape because they keep hearing about them but this is all about business. It's about keeping Prince's name out there and maybe it will help him be able to do something bigger in the future. Remember in 2003 when all we got was a DVD from the Aladdin ONA show from late 2002 and the N.E.W.S Instrumental CD? It was a low-key year but then came 2004. Nuff said on that. Pardon me for being optimistic here, a rarity around these parts nowadays.

Plus, everyone talks about these PP parties from the late 90's. If you didn't live around Minneapolis, your ass couldn't go either, regardless or whether it was for the fans or not. So Prince is doing parties in Cali. BIG DEAL. Our time will come to see him again. Oh and to play devils advocate here, who's to say the celebs going to these parties aren't fans? Does that make them any less significant? They might even be such Prince fans that they might be members of p.org. We just need to chill out and relax. Things aren't changing any time soon but in the meantime, we should just play our favorite Prince albums and groove to that. I'm hope that when Prince comes back to play for us again, he'll be refreshed with new songs and new energy. Maybe these parties will do that for him. I'd rather look at how full the glass is than to see how empty it is.

did he charge em 300 or 3000 a seat .. once again feelin left out and abandoned ..

SOunds like Prince is a fan of Pushing Daisies.

I have to say I agree with the general sentiment on this thread...

No new material to report so why continue to throw the "most amazing night of my life" in our face constantly. It would just be better to not hear about this as he is just catering to Hollyweird at this point and not his fans which is rather lame

What have they done for you lately Prince???

purplecam said:

DoctorMambo said:

Shouldn't that by With a Little Help From My Friends?

Or is there two song with simliar titles?

I didn't write this. I just copied and pasted but I can correct it for the sake of this thread.

It's been corrected!
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