The adrenaline rush that surged throughout my body as I looked out into the massive sold-out crowd was mind-blowing. Without hesitation,( nor apparent concern for the safety of others) I aggressively flung myself over the rows and onto the floor, clawing to have one of the members hoist me up. So there I was, a couple of rows up from the floor in the reds, stage left-perfect seats! About midway through the concert members of the NPG started to randomly pull audience members up onto the stage. … But back to my 1st time on stage with Prince in concert. The fat, gristly sound of that drum machine, the layered keyboard synthesizers and that electric guitar riff! I was forever changed in that one moment. The DJ played Prince’s song ‘ 1999‘ at midnight and I started to dance outside those doors in a way I had never done before. It was New Years Eve and although I wasn’t allowed in the hotel’s Grand Ballroom, the double doors were wide open exposing my senses to a glittery 80’s mise-en-scene that was permanently etched into my mind’s eye. I was ten-years-old and staying at the Marco Polo Hotel with my family on Christmas break. This was incidentally my 1st time seeing Prince in concert, although I had been a devoted fan since December 31st, 1982. I didn’t think I would take to her as I was an enormous fan of Prince’s former dancing + rapping protégée CAT-but it was clear that Prince, an agent of change, knew what he was doing.
Prince’s energy and showmanship was other-level phenom-the music, the outfits the d-a-n-c-i-n-g! Mayte, Prince’s then-girlfriend was his latest muse, and she was absolutely **electrifying** to watch at she gyrated, belly danced and hip-hopped her way across the stage. The show was beyondanything I could have ever imagined.
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