Hamster Huey
RudolfVanAmstelveen@wandering.shop
<p>Curator of music. Lover of diversity. Cross-genre book reader. But mostly in the fantastic fiction corner. Rambler in woods, fields and hollow ways. Tracker of stars and nebulas. Medieval/Renaissance builds make me feel 8 years old and want to explore. Same with forests and hills.</p>
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online Candy was part of the "ones that knew him best"-interviews in the Guardian, yesterday. I love how she always shares sides to Prince we never knew. Or the image of her mum and Prince watching shows together. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/17/gaze-stars-gonna-be-up-there-one-day-prince-those-who-knew-him-best-10-years-after-death
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online Wow! I am jealous! Beautiful. The entire piece is inspiring.
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Happy 39th, #SignOtheTimes !!! I remember you coming into this world, made me get a peach and black outfit for the concerts. It was also the first year #Prince bankrupted me, but making my 1986 vow come through, which had me promise myself that if he'd ever come to the Netherlands again, I would see EVERY concert, not just one out of three. Then he played seven concert in NL... While the three albums with #TheRevolution sparked the obsession, 1987 started an inferno that lasted a lifet...
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online Have. You. Seen. Her. New Book. ????. It's awesome. She was on UK breakfast tele promoting a few months back, and to just hear that Scottish accent, made me metl all over again.
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online I mean, listen to THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc3a8AcVCSQ He played EVERY instrument other than brass. Did every Prince voice, lay down on the floor (see cover of Old Friends) etc. There are at least two recordings of this show and one of them was recorded nearer me than the other, as you can hear me shout "Oh, come ONNNN!" just after he breaks up the NPG in the MFin house chant. (grin) Never fails to put a smile on my face. But yeah; NPG...
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online When we were allowed to attend soundchecks, shows and got first dibs on aftershows... AWESOME tour. BEST aftershow I ever attended in person (Bataclan, Paris: https://princevault.com/index.php?title=29_October_2002-am ) "Good morning 2 Uuuuuu"
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online Both Paisley Park Remix and the extended of Girl are in my song top 5, most of the time