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Entries from LAist tagged with 'purplerain'

July 2, 2007

The ticket was $3,121 dollars and somehow it landed in my hands for free. I won't get into specifics, but I was suddenly spending my Saturday night at the hottest, most elite show in the country instead of my friend's house party (I'm sure he understands). I'll answer the most important questions first: Yes, he played "Kiss". No, he didn't play "Purple Rain". Yes, he played "Nothing Compares to You". No, he didn't play......

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February 5, 2007

Pretty good game. Who doesn't like sloppy, hard-hitting, football? The halftime show, however, was far better. Prince went through a half-dozen tunes, covering Dylan to the Foo Fighters, and climaxed with a thunderous version of "Purple Rain"-- in the damn rain! During much of the pre-game hype there was a lot of talk about Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith being the first Black head coaches in a Super Bowl, and how great that it......

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June 16, 2005

Don't have tickets to any LA Film Festival screenings this weekend and feeling left out? Not to worry, there are movies and parties for you as well. Cinespace is having their Friday night Anti-Club party with a midnight screening of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. They are serving late night food and having drink specials plus Jason Stewart DJing in the main bar area. Best of all, No Cover. The NuArt is showing Purple......

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