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Prince: Party like it's 1979 -- today's open thread

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Prince: Party like it's 1979 -- today's open thread

POSTED: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 10:35 AM

There's nothing more depressing than realizing that your "Generation Jones"-mate Prince is now the Grumpy Old Man of rock 'n' roll:

Prince tells the Bristish tabs:

He went on to say: “The internet’s like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.

Prince also criticised the advent of gadgets and computers: “All these computers and digital gadgets are no good.

"They just fill your head with numbers and that cant be good for you.”

The sad thing is that I kind of agree with him. And ironically, the picture that ran with this article was obviously created on a computer, or else Prince's head is 5X larger than his body.

This is an open thread -- discuss matters of national import.

Will Bunch @ 10:35 AM Permalink | 21 comments

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:32 AM, 07/06/2010

Here is something to talk about - 80 days oil still spilling but the administration and media give very little coverage or roast the administration for thier lack of attention. Bush totally screwed up Katrina and Obama is screwing this up equally as bad - but I await the next Glenn Beck article used to distract people from the incompetance of this administration and show the one sided bias writing that takes place. Maybe investigate the $48,000,000.00 tax payers of philly are on the hook for with "summer school" for slackers and for those WHO EVEN PASS THEIR CLASS. Maybe look into that some instead of doing google searches on Beck.

— reddog44

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:41 AM, 07/06/2010

I am ashamed of my president.

— PresidentSpock

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:45 AM, 07/06/2010

oil spilled in the gulf today and whitey is on the moon.

— Captain Terrific

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:48 AM, 07/06/2010

Tear Down This Myth is racing up the Amazon Bestsellers list at #262,845!

— Refounder

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:06 PM, 07/06/2010

"They just fill your head with numbers and that cant be good for you.” What is that supposed to mean? And I don't really watch MTV, but I think Prince left their market years ago. MTV is only going to broadcast what people watch. If you think MTV shows are that dumb, remember that thought the next time you're watching the Three Stooges. MTV doesn't owe Prince or anybody of his generation anything. MTV has to find programming to market. That's all. If the "hip" programming still drew viewers, it would still be on. It's an old saw. Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey were real musicians. Bobby Darin and Buddy Holly were real singers. Eric Clapton was som much better when he was with Cream and Blind Faith. Elvis Costello was so much more authentic than Billy Joel. Metallica was so much better before they cut their hair. Brett Michaels pretty much stunk all the time.

— SteveMG

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:18 PM, 07/06/2010

oil spilled in the gulf today and whitey is on the moon.such an uplifting song-"my sister's baby done got bit by a rat today,but whitey's on the moon."

— Yankee Air Pirate 12

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:31 PM, 07/06/2010

And speaking of deficits: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-bush-policies-deficits-2010-6 Read and discuss.

— Les Ismore

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:04 PM, 07/06/2010

It seems as if it's Obama's priority to get Muslims to the moon.

— jmc

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:56 PM, 07/06/2010

jmc - I think the moon would be a nice place for them.

— bird11

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:05 PM, 07/06/2010

Whats the moon done to deserve that ?

— PAEnglish

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:11 PM, 07/06/2010

We need a bigger rocket.

— SteveMG

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:29 PM, 07/06/2010

I can't believe Will could blog today and forget to send out a big HAPPY 64th BIRTHDAY to GEORGE W. BUSH!!!!!!

— bird11

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:29 PM, 07/06/2010

I can't believe Will could blog today and forget to send out a big HAPPY 64th BIRTHDAY to GEORGE W. BUSH!!!!!!

— bird11

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