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Patreon Exclusive Video: January 2023 Patreon Update

I’m afraid January has been another hell of a month for me on the day-job front, so here I am again, begging your patience on the long-awaited “When Doves Cry” post. But I haven’t showed up completely empty-handed; I also have some extended thoughts on Nick Hornby’s fun-but-inessential Dickens and Prince, and some truncated thoughts on the latest rumblings from the new Prince Estate. I think we’ll have a lot more to talk about by this time next month; in the meantime, thank you for your continued grace.

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Patreon Exclusive Video: December 2022 Patreon Update

As you’ve no doubt realized, I failed in my self-appointed task to finish “When Doves Cry” by the end of the year; but I still wanted to check in one more time before we ring in 2023. This time around, I’m thinking out loud about my proposal for the #TripleThreat40 symposium in March (get excited!), as well as the next “chapter” of the blog on Around the World in a Day. Thank you again for your patience as I’ve teetered on the brink of burnout in my day job; I am hopeful that this holiday week will leave me well-rested and ready to dive back in!

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Patreon Exclusive Video: November 2022 Patreon Update

Not a lot to talk about this month (no, I’m not weighing in on “scarfgate”), but I did take some time for a mini-review of the Walmart-exclusive Hits 2 white vinyl reissue (spoiler: it ain’t great!). The late-2022 Prince release doldrums continue, but at least we have a lot of new books to read, right? Also, look out for “When Doves Cry” in December, by hook or by crook! Our two-and-a-half-year journey through the Purple Rain album is finally coming to a close… thanks for your support, and happy holidays if that’s what you’re into!

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Patreon Exclusive Video: October 2022 Patreon Update

Last month I warned that October was going to be quiet, and I was true to my word; but there’s still some stuff to talk about this month, even if it isn’t the music releases the fanbase is clamoring for. Among other things, in this video I belatedly memorialize Wally Safford and talk about all the new and recent Prince books I need to catch up on. As always, thanks for your support; I’ll be back with another “real” post soon!

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Patreon Exclusive Bonus Track: Traffic Jam

Traffic on the Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, 1984; photo stolen from West Hollywood History.

Prince remained holed up at Sunset Sound for almost the entirety of February of 1984. At some point, however–sessionographer Duane Tudahl estimates between Tuesday, February 21 and Sunday, February 26–he nipped back to Chanhassen, where he continued to work unabated at his Kiowa Trail home studio. The result of this brief homecoming was “Traffic Jam”: a slick instrumental with a title ironically more evocative of the Southern California sprawl he’d just left behind.

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