############################################################################### # # # Prince/O(+> Internet Community Statistics Archive Questionaire - 1994 # # # # We Prince fans know that Prince Rogers Nelson is an extraordinary man, # # no matter what his name happens to be. # # The people who admire him range across both sexes, and all ages, races # # religions, and economic backgrounds. Taking a few minutes to share info # # about yourself will allow us all to appreciate our own diversity, as # # well as our similarities. # # # # Please answer only those questions you want to. If you wish, all info # # given here will be kept in strict confidence. If you do not consider this # # confidential, then other fans who live nearby or those with similar # # special interests may take the opportunity to reach you as a pen-pal: # # electronic or postal. # # # # In either case, please include your return email address, # # so that you can receive the evolving results of this poll. # # # # Feel free to share this poll with your Prince friends, even those without # # email connections. For folks without email, you will have to collect their # # answers and enter them for me - I can't afford to be doing this full time. # # # # When filling out this form electronically please be aware that these # # are tallied by a program, so take care to answer where there the # # underlines indicate. You may delete all of the underline characters, # # but use the space they are in. Thanks! # # # # At the very least, you need the :x-y: tag followed by the answers. # # :1-1: # # Your Name # # :1-2: # # (etc...) # # # # Return this form to brego@eden.rutgers.edu # # # ############################################################################### :1-1: # Your name ______________________________________________________________________________ :1-2: # Your email address(es) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :1-3: # Are you on the Prince Internet Mailing List ? (y/n) __ :1-4: # Your postal address (optional) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :1-5: # Where do you live currently? (City, State, Country) ______________________________________________________________________________ :1-6: # Are you male or female? (m/f) __ :1-7: # Your occupation ______________________________________________________________________________ :1-8: # Up to 3 personal interests/hobbies ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :1-9: # Date of birth in the format US format: mm/dd/yy ______________________________________________________________________________ :1-10: # Is this information considered confidential? (y/n) # If so, it will not be shared with anyone else. # If not, requests for pen-pals or local fans may include you. __ # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # The next section asks about your experiences with Prince/O(+>'s work. # # # # For the questions about favorites or least favorites several spaces are # # provided in case of ties. If one album or song is far and away your # # favorite or least favorite, there is certainly no pressure to meet # # any sort of quota! # # # # NOTE: Spell the symbol album O(+> (cap-O open-paren plus greater-than) # # It's ok to use the abbreviations ATWIAD and SOTT # # # # An important aspect of Prince's work to many of us is the huge store of # # unreleased and live material. Due to the fact that much of this material # # is not widely available, please limit yourself to answering questions with # # unreleased titles, except for the Black Album. There is a separate question # # in which to list favorite unreleased titles. # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # :2-1: # How old were you when you first got into Prince? __ :2-2: # What was that first Prince album you liked? ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-3: # Where did you live when you first started liking Prince? ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-4: # How were you intro'd into fandom? # 1) Radio hits # 2) Seeing him live # 3) Coupla good albums in a row # 4) Through a friend # 5) Through a family member # 6) Read an article/book # 0) None of the above __ :2-5: # List up to 3 favorite Prince albums ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-6: # List up to 2 least-favorite Prince albums ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-7: # List up to 6 favorite Prince songs ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-8: # List up to 3 Prince songs you simply can't stand ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-9: # List up to 4 favorite unreleased (bootleg) tunes ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-10: # What is your favorite movie? (Purple Rain, UTCM, or Graffiti Bridge) ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-11: # What is your favorite commercially released concert or video collection # (Live in Syracuse '85, SOTT, Diamonds and Pearls collection, etc) ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-12: # List up to 3 of your favorite Prince music videos ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-13: # List up to 6 tours you have attended ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-14: # Who is your favorite act that is Prince-associated? ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-15: # List up to 4 of your favorite non-Prince-associated artists ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ :2-16: # What is your least favorite aspect of Prince? # 1) Overt sexuality/explicit lyrics # 2) Religious Mumbo-Jumbo # 3) I'm not a woman, I'm not a man # 4) Blurring of racial identity # 5) Not very friendly with media # 6) That name thing # 7) Nasty to associates # 0) none of the above __ :2-17: # What is your favorite (non-musical) aspect? # 1) Spicy sexuality # 2) That name thing # 3) Intriguing philosophy # 4) Man enough to say he's 50-50 girl # 5) Mysterious/reclusive # 6) Workaholic # 7) Chameleon # 0) None of the above __ :2-18: # Please leave this blank. :2-19: # What is your favorite Princely phrase or lyric? # Examples: "Shutup already damn!", "Ain't nothin' but a muffin...", # "like I was strippin' a Peter Paul's Almond-Joy", "Keep Bustin'", etc. ______________________________________________________________________________ # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # The final section aims to understand how the people around you view Prince. # # Some fans are lonely in their addiction, and some are surrounded by other # # who share their enthusiasm. # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # :3-1: # How do you view your own stance on Prince? # 1) like # 2) like a lot # 3) fanatic __ :3-2: # How does your 'significant other' feel about Prince? # 1=hate - 3=neutral - 5=love, 0=don't know/no opinion __ :3-3: # How do people *important* to you share your Princely enthusiasm? # (don't answer if you can't) # 1) They all hate him # 2) A few tolerate him # 3) More or less evenly divided # 4) A few love him # 5) Everyone's pretty positive __ # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # Thank you very much for your time and interest. You should be receiving # # comparative results soon! # # # # Keep Bustin! # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #