Captain Smackdown and the Rude Boy
I wrote a column recently about Purple Rain, one of my favorite "this-is-so-shitty-I-can't-help-but-love-it" movies of the 80's. (www.deansplanet.com/jeremy_the_loner_purple_rain.html)
I was going to write a Part II for that column, but now I'm not so sure. It's really not an article most people would get much from, unless you've seen Purple Rain an obscene amout of times--like I have. I will say, though, that Prince fans seemed to "get it," and some of them sent me some pretty interesting letters.
One such letter came from a guy who calls himself Captain Smackdown. He claims that he actually worked at First Avenue, where much of the film was shot, during Prince's heyday. "I was there," he told me. "And I've got stories." I must admit, my curiousity was piqued--Prince is one strange motherfucker after all, and I'm sure anybody who's ever met him would have interesting stories to tell, like; "Yeah, I was standing next to Prince at a urinal one time when he stomped on my toes with his spiked boots for no reason. Then, he handed me a purple flower and walked away." So I wrote back to Captain Smackdown and asked him for the goods. His response was;
From: hishonor@captainsmackdown.com
Subject: caught your article on...
To: "Jeremy The Loner" goodnight_tonight@yahoo.com
what do you want? an overveiw...the shows... i can go PRE-purple
rain... i whacked into prince when he was in his "dirty minds: stage....
i blew him over on the dance floor doing a dohsee doe with a gal
to "the suburbs" (another minneapolis band) "i like cows" song
at "the longhorn" he was in jockey briefs and a rain coat!! circa 1980
or 81?
it kinda of a blur??!!!
see him 5 times at first ave...sheila e....i bartended for morris days
birthday party... knew chic...served prince MANY times in the VIP....room....
do you want it philosophical or just the facts???
give me an assignment ??? the flava...a direction???
questions??? i work better with input!!
captainsmackdown!
Hmm, an "interesting" guy, to say the least. I checked out his website and apparently, he's a writer/record producer, or some shit like that. I wasn't sure what the hell he was talking about, though, so I wrote him back and asked what he had in mind. Thus far, Captain Smackdown has been silent since then. Maybe he's too busy doing "dohsee does" in the VIP room, serving drinks to Morris Day. Who the fuck knows.
Drop me a line, good Captain. And if any Prince fans would like to see Part II of my Purple Rain column, let me know. Otherwise, I'll have a few beers and not bother.
I was going to write a Part II for that column, but now I'm not so sure. It's really not an article most people would get much from, unless you've seen Purple Rain an obscene amout of times--like I have. I will say, though, that Prince fans seemed to "get it," and some of them sent me some pretty interesting letters.
One such letter came from a guy who calls himself Captain Smackdown. He claims that he actually worked at First Avenue, where much of the film was shot, during Prince's heyday. "I was there," he told me. "And I've got stories." I must admit, my curiousity was piqued--Prince is one strange motherfucker after all, and I'm sure anybody who's ever met him would have interesting stories to tell, like; "Yeah, I was standing next to Prince at a urinal one time when he stomped on my toes with his spiked boots for no reason. Then, he handed me a purple flower and walked away." So I wrote back to Captain Smackdown and asked him for the goods. His response was;
From: hishonor@captainsmackdown.com
Subject: caught your article on...
To: "Jeremy The Loner" goodnight_tonight@yahoo.com
what do you want? an overveiw...the shows... i can go PRE-purple
rain... i whacked into prince when he was in his "dirty minds: stage....
i blew him over on the dance floor doing a dohsee doe with a gal
to "the suburbs" (another minneapolis band) "i like cows" song
at "the longhorn" he was in jockey briefs and a rain coat!! circa 1980
or 81?
it kinda of a blur??!!!
see him 5 times at first ave...sheila e....i bartended for morris days
birthday party... knew chic...served prince MANY times in the VIP....room....
do you want it philosophical or just the facts???
give me an assignment ??? the flava...a direction???
questions??? i work better with input!!
captainsmackdown!
Hmm, an "interesting" guy, to say the least. I checked out his website and apparently, he's a writer/record producer, or some shit like that. I wasn't sure what the hell he was talking about, though, so I wrote him back and asked what he had in mind. Thus far, Captain Smackdown has been silent since then. Maybe he's too busy doing "dohsee does" in the VIP room, serving drinks to Morris Day. Who the fuck knows.
Drop me a line, good Captain. And if any Prince fans would like to see Part II of my Purple Rain column, let me know. Otherwise, I'll have a few beers and not bother.
2 Comments:
wtf, this captain dude must have an impressive IQ, to understand the shit he's writing
Heh heh, yeah, exactly. But maybe he's too fabulous to be bothered with things such as grammar, spelling, etc.
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