Pretty sobering, Linda.
Whew!! I'm sure glad I'm not one of those fanatics! I thought I was, "but I was
wrong, oh so wrong". Well, gotta go finish painting somemore posters for the next
concert!!
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cinderella
On Sat, 18 Mar 2000 08:51:47 Linda Guthertz Sullivan wrote:
> Sat, Mar 18, 2000
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>Classic Rock
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>How to Tell If You're a Fanatic
>Do you spend more time building a fan site than you do with your job or
>family? Here's some simple ways to find out if you've crossed the line from
>being a casual fan to fanatic.
>
>Difficulty Level: average Time Required: 10 minutes
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>Here's How:
>1.You've emptied your bank account and used vacation time to follow a band
>on tour.
>2.You've paid $100 or more to upgrade your concert seat from 10th row to
>3rd, just so the band can see your hand-made signs and posters.
>3.You've significantly enhanced parts of your anatomy while smuggling a
>camera into concerts, even though to date you've taken 11,982 photos of the
>band.
>4.You've worn hand-designed t-shirts to concerts because the commercial ones
>aren't unique enough. Similarly, you've also worn 20-year old vintage, faded
>concert shirts just because they're so cool.
>5.You've noticed immediately when the lead singer changes the lyrics to one
>line of a song during a live performance.
>6.You have pen-pals in foreign countries.
>7.Tatoos. 'Nuff said.
>8.When one of their songs plays in a restaurant or supermarket, you have to
>supress the impulse to yell at everyone in the produce section, "Hey! Pay
>attention!"
>9.You've set your alarm for 6 AM to record some obscure television appearance.
>10.You own every recording they ever made or played on, even the one in
>which the bassist only provided a 5-second guitar riff for someone else.
>11.On a similar note, you own several different versions of the same album
>or song, just because some minuscule detail is different.
>12.When one of their songs comes on your car radio, you crank it up and sing
>at the top of your lungs, even though you already own 17 different versions
>of that song at home.
>13.Friends and co-workers have begged you to get counseling.
>14.When conversing with other fans, you refer to the band members by their
>first names *only*, as if talking about absent friends.
>15.You've used lines from songs in everyday conversation, then snickered at
>your own cleverness. Especially effective when used in the company of other
>fans.
>
>Tips:
>1.Be honest with yourself when evaluating your own fanaticism. No need to be
>ashamed -- there are hundreds of thousands out there just like yourself.
>2.If you can name all the band members' birthdates without hesitation, you
>can skip numbers 1-15 above.
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