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Darling Nisi
@darlingnisi
Passionate Prince enthusiast | Music aficionado | Advocate for meaningful connections | Artists Supporter | Nostalgic storyteller 💕💚 🎨 Copilot AI Generated
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Jul 21 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
If you're a fan of something, enjoy it. Be IN JOY when something validates how you experience yourself. Life is tough. We need things that help us feel seen in ways that make us feel good. 💜 #darlingmusings 🧵 Being more more immersed in Star Wars than usual made me realize how stagnant our fandom is. Like look at what fans are making just from being inspired by a show that resonates with them!

Jul 12 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I feel like I'm less triggered by whatever drama is happening in the Prince fandom because I'm in a lot of other fandoms where there are millions more active participants... And it's all the same issues. #darlingmusings Literally, It's the same issues over and over and over. Fundamentalists don't like it when new stuff comes along because their tie to the object is associated with a specific time in their own history. Anything that differentiates from that is the subject deviating.
Jul 7 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
A legendary celebration win would be having @tevincampbelll as a guest at @PaisleyPark next year.

#GoldExperince30 - He released Shhh first

#AGoofyMovie30 - His Powerline songs were produced at Paisley Park

A concept 🧵 Image He could talk about working with Prince on I'm Ready. We can literally listen to Prince coaching him through those songs. We've heard Prince doing this at previous Celebrations.

Jun 26 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Please! There's still time to plan for a push around this next year the people want this era! 😭💛🙏🏾 Like I'm not expecting an SDE. Those take years to plan and it would be tricky to do because of the way things were around this time and the albums that came out however....

Can we reissue The Beautiful Experience or just get it on streaming?

Can we reissue The Beautiful Experience movie with Nona Gaye and get it on YouTube? Can we interview her about this time if she's willing to share? I know it was a difficult time for her... They can be snippets on social media.

Can we create an online immersive presence around The Gold Experience so we can have our own experience like Nona did looking at unreleased clips of Prince on our Endorphinmachines and eating pizza in the privacy of our own homes like she did?

Can we get an official podcast on this era?

For the podcast can we tap into the Glam Slam experiences around this era especially the dance folks and people who were designing clothes for P during this time? Cc : @imisshimpodcast

Can we talk to Carmen Electra? She's very active still and a main focus of Glam Slam Ulysses? (Actually can we get that with 30 years of come later this year 👀)

Can we get Tevin at Celebration next year as a guest playing with NPG I know that I'm Ready album came out before this but... That's NPG playing behind him on those songs Prince wrote for that album. Shhh...and others...

Can we reunite the configuration of the NPG during these years to recreate one of the Glam Slam shows with Mayte, Prince on the big screen style for Celebration?

Can we get an actual immersive experience to celebrate this album's 30th anniversary next year at Paisley? Keyword on experience. Like deep engagement immersive sensual all five senses experience inside the wells of the museum.

Can I get my shirt reissued (see below... I don't care if you already have one this is for me and those of us who don't 😂)

I know I have a bias for later years this is a really good era and I feel like in the deeper fandom it's one of the only eras we can all agree on... And an era that deserves much more attention for the music that was coming out during this time. 😭💛

A LOOP DON'T MATTER IF THE SAMPLE DON'T FIT!Image
Jun 23 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Looks like they got quite the show at #Celebration2024 tonight. Taj Farrant repping for #TheNextPowerGeneration at only 15 years old. Can you name the songs he's playing? You should follow @princeanddonuts on the other place! She has been giving updates about #celebration2024 this whole time! She even interviewed @hausoftheo about what it was like to win the sweepstakes!
Jun 23 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
So a bit more context about this and why I reacted the way I did when I saw. My interest in Japan started with anime, specifically Sailor Moon because I used to always watch it at my grandmother's house (She passed away when I was 11. She was my deceased father's mother).

Then I found it again on the USA channel back in the '90s and I would watch it all the time at home. That was my doorway to anime which became a refuge for me in middle school and it also introduced me to KPop, JPop, Japanese spirituality all these things literally in middle school. I subscribed to magazines like @TOKYOPOP, I read about different types of spirituality that came out of that country...like everything about Japan was super interesting to me and I always felt this weird tie to that land.

Sometimes I be doing a little dabbling in spirituality and I had a past life reading once that said that I allegedly had a lifetime there (I did not mention any of my connection to Japan at all before this reading by the way) and it was in a role where I was introducing people to Japanese culture. Like I was allegedly Japanese myself and when people would visit from the West I would be part of the delegation to introduce them to cultural things to help other people get to know the culture better.

I did not challenge the reading because I'm not entirely sure how much I believe in it but it resonated because there's just an unexplainable tie that I have there.

So to see that my essay about connecting my favorite artist Prince to my American Black heritage was translated in Japanese for folks who are from there is an actual mind boggling acknowledgment from the universe for me. Like when I say I sobbed when I saw this post I literally did for a good 10 minutes because it means the world to me for real.

My essay was translated in Japanese... For a country I have a unexplainable tie to, the concert that is included in this set happened on my father's 40th birthday. Prince's Diamonds and Pearls was my entry into understanding that Prince was more than an ordinary musician... He was someone that was going to accelerate my development in understanding my own motivations and how I operate in the world.

I am absolutely humbled. 🥹💜

And I really need to make it to Japan to know how it feels in person because I have unexplainable tie that simply cannot be explained! 🇯🇵 Ordered a copy of the set (used because I literally have several already and that's a lot of money) I hope it actually includes the translation. As soon as I saw I messaged @polishedsolid @SlingshotAnnie @Duane_Tudahl like OMG DID YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THIS?!?! 😭
May 26 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
What if our love languages are based on our trauma and insecurities? What if they are a way to illuminate how we need healing in our connections with others? #darlingmusings Here are my scores against the insecurity it's hitting. Reads perfectly for what I struggle the most with...translated in my INTJ brain 😂

11. Acts of Service (I know you care if you intentionally do something to lighten my mental load) | Uncomfortable asking for help

9. Quality Time (I prioritize my time and value yours and I still think it's in our best interests to spend this time together) | I don't want to feel like a burden to others

5. Physical Touch (It's important to have frequent tangible check ins to remind myself that this person exists) | I am in my head a lot and I keep to myself a lot. I quite literally interface with people's energy and not their physical bodies for most of my day as a remote worker... especially since the pandemic started.

4. Words of Affirmation (People should have verbal validation for how they feel about themselves) | For better or for worse, I lean critical in how I think about myself. If I believe something about myself, someone else criticizing or praising that thing will not change how I feel

1. Receiving Gifts (People like to see others' ability to micro-dose demonstrations of their partner's ability to provife) - Was taught to prioritize avenues for success so I could provide for myself without relying on others
May 18 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Julien's Auctions visits the Westside Medical Imaging to test the authenticity of a Prince Cloud Guitar. 🧵
Nashville, this Cloud guitar is on display at the Musicians Hall of Fame
Apr 21 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
2gether. Check this thread I'll be going live all night. 💜 #Prince4Ever twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Part 2

Feb 24 • 28 tweets • 14 min read
My name is Darling Nisi and I will be your flight attendant on the Seduction 747. Our destination this evening is Erotic City where we will be exploring 17 examples of the lyrical eroticism of our Pilot Dr. Prince Rogers Nelson. #DarlingNisiAfterDark Black and white picture of Prince circa 1998-2000 by Steve Parke. His hair appears wet and is slicked back. He is wearing a long sleeved black appearing shirt and black pants. His arms are crossed in front of him and he is intently staring into the camera with a direct but vacant look in his eyes. It's giving steamy Damon Salvatore, a "bad boy vampire" from the Vampire Diaries vibes. As we wait for take off, please take a moment to review the safety card in the seat pocket in front of you. We ask that you fasten your seatbelts at this time and secure all insecurities and inhibitions underneath your seat or in the overhead compartments. adult content : This thread features adult topics. Reader discretion is advised. disclaimer : Lyrical selection is based on the discretion of the thread poster. It does not necessarily represent her personal habits. safety notice : Prince was known for many things, this topic being one of them! We hope this encourages you to dig into his work to experience even more about his music!
Feb 13 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
That people don't know @tevincampbelll's Shhh was written by Prince is a real crime. I never see it or the other songs Prince wrote for Tevin mentioned on the Prince pen compilations. As a millennial, Tevin is the most significant Prince associate. 💜

ICYMI, Tevin's Round and Round was a song featured in the sequel of Graffiti Bridge (And he was also in it himself). Shout out to @DearWhitePeople on Netflix for featuring it!

Jan 6 • 34 tweets • 10 min read
This came up in auction again and guess who won? Scanning now please hold....
Okay first, a link for everyone to grab for your collection. These are, quite literally, receipts. we.tl/t-1AumvIjJB7
Dec 18, 2023 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
They should do an official HBO series about Prince covers co-produced by the entity of @PaisleyPark. Show footage if available and capture artists reacting to him doing their songs at Paisley Park.

Let's take a journey 🧵

(Video as example footage)

Before we get into this, disclaimer. I'm just a fan with ideas. I know nothing and am not connected to Paisley Park Enterprises despite recent collabs. 😂
Nov 23, 2023 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
The message Ur about 2 hear is not meant 4 transmission. Should only be accessed in the privacy of Ur mind. Words are intense so my dear if U dare 2 listen. Take off Ur clothes & meet me between the lines...
- Prince, When Eye Lay My Hands On U
#DarlingNisiAfterDark
Prince circa 2004 during the Musicology Tour. He is eyes are closed and he is holding the microphone stand in an intimate moment. His white polka dot shirt is open to almost his navel, exposing his chest. There is a common perception that Prince stopped being as sexual as he got older. Mostly folks assume it's because people were not keeping up with him, his music, or seeing him live to know that was never the case.
Nov 16, 2023 • 51 tweets • 14 min read
Revisiting the Call the Law video from Prince's #DiamondsandPearls video collection and I just have a few thoughts...🧵 Scene from the Call the Law video. Sonny T in a translucent shirt. A girl is looking in Sonny T's direction with a look of judgement. A boy is watching TDK dance with an incredulous expression. These three are called out in purple as they stand in a group of larger people. First though, shout out to NPG'S Goldnigga album! This song appears on that album too! Reissue when?!


Goldnigga album cover. Gold is written in a metallic font. Nigga is written in blue overlaying this gold in a vertical orientation. N.P.G. is written in a darker gold color. In the background behind the title is a Black woman's legs. You can also see her wearing a garment made of gold rectangles.
Sep 2, 2023 • 34 tweets • 9 min read
Everyone, I present to you, Wiling And Able : A Study in 31 GIFs by Darling Nisi

#Prince4Ever #DiamondsandPearlsSDE First, this might have been a bad idea. When I make gifs, I legit scrub the video in slow motion to catch small moments since music video sequences are cut so quickly.

Which means I've been studying this 5 minute video for the past hour+. That in of itself, was a journey 🥴
Aug 5, 2023 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
I side-eyed people who consider '80s Prince his best era b/c he grew in ability over the years. I felt that was coded language b/c they couldn't see themselves in his later work. Was revisiting another artist I admire and realized it's unfair to assume that... #darlingmusings 🧵 My entry to Donald Glover was Derrick Comedy. That was a sketch comedy group out of NYU that did bro humor on YouTube back in the day. Of course I followed him to Community and other projects and happened upon Freaks and Geeks, which introduced me to Childish Gambino in 2011. Image
Jun 10, 2023 • 65 tweets • 13 min read
Okay we're on our way for VIP Day 3 of #Celebration2023 via Uber this time!Reupped on tissues and only temporarily energized after about 3 hours of sleep! 😂 Image Day 1 ICYMI

Jun 9, 2023 • 66 tweets • 12 min read
Good afternoon! We have the back end of the day today for quite a long afternoon and evening at Paisley Park! Heading over on the bus now! Also lol Levi was standing outside the hotel. 👀👀👀
Jun 8, 2023 • 51 tweets • 9 min read
Good morning everyone! And so we begin Celebration Day 1 on the VIP track! Loading up on the buses to head over to Paisley Park! #Celebration2023 We made it! VIP line to get in is quite long!
Jun 7, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
On our way to HQ! #PrinceCelebration2023 Image I'll take the nod, lol. "17 days..."🎵🎶 Image