While we skulked around Hollywood Boulevard just as Prince's first show at the Hollywood Roosevelt was about to start, the LA Times was inside, walking the purple carpet amongst "200 beautiful people" and sitting three feet away from Prince as he jammed throughout the night. And it was a long night.

The paper reports that Prince didn't show up for the later, more intimate jazz session until 4am. But despite some sound problems (the LA Times blames that on the hotel's Blossom Room which was "expected in a room that's also been used for bar mitzvahs"), the night went off without a hitch.

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With the announcement of Prince's intimate concerts at the Hollywood Roosevelt yesterday, we are sure the email hotline they released (3121HRH@ThompsonHotels.com) has been burning up with ticket requests.

A good Friend of HotelChatter, who is a bit naive in thinking that she will actually be able to acquire these coveted tickets without any sort of celebrity attachment, emailed her request for Prince tickets yesterday. We're live on the scene with her story.

MORE]]> juliana 2007-06-21T17:29:18-05:00 34.100677 -118.34242 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/20/9714/76846 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/roosevelt_prince.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><i><b>UPDATE:</b> Since we wrote this story at around 5:45am PST, we got the dates wrong. Prince starts this weekend, the 23rd and 24th. He will have three more shows next weekend as well, June 28-30.</i><p>The time has come. Prince will indeed be performing at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hollywood+Roosevelt+Hotel/local/11"><b>Hollywood Roosevelt</b></a>, starting June 28.<p>Called "Prince Intimate Shows", the concert will only allow 200-people in for a glimpse at Prince, along with dinner and a jazz session. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/11/171020/806/hotels/Prince+Definitely+Not+Performing+at+Hollywood+Roosevelt+This+Friday">As we predicted last week</a>, ticket prices are combo's of Prince's favorite numbers--with standing-room-only tix going for $312.10 and the ones with actual seats, and we presume dinner, are selling for $3,121 for two people.<p>Prince will do two shows at the hotel juliana 2007-06-20T09:12:17-05:00 34.100677 -118.34242 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/11/171020/806 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/prince_cinegrill.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i><b>UPDATE</b>: Prince has finalized his contracts for at least five concerts, starting on June 23. The full scoop is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/20/9714/76846/hotels/Prince_To_Start_Performing_at_Hollywood_Roosevelt_June_23">here.</a></i><p>We got a bit excited, as did seemingly everyone in the music and celeb blogosphere, that Prince would be starting up a seven-week gig of Friday night shows at the infamous <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hollywood+Roosevelt+Hotel/local/11"><b>Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel</b></a>.<p>Last we heard, the contracts were in the process of being finalized and the first show date was set for this Friday, June 15.<p>Yet a reliable HotelChatter tipster informed us that Prince will not be singing/cooking/playing jazz/shooting hoops with guests this Friday. Our source maintains that nothing is official in regards to Prince playing at the hotel, but everyone involved is optimistic.<p>Furthermore, the above juliana 2007-06-11T17:19:28-05:00 34.100677 -118.34242 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/