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yossarian
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Date Posted: 18:19:17 01/23/01 Tue
just be happy its not a fan breakfast...nothing could be quite as hideous, as decaf coffee and assorted concrete rolls and spreads, while discussing "is it true robby actually is 6'3'', but looks smaller on tv...and jennifer is actually a former member of the go gos, and john refuses to eat oysters, but likes sushi!" the horror of it alllll
>ok noone, i'll explain it to you. here's the deal:
>
>you're a normal person, and you don't see the point in
>paying lots of bucks just to sit in a room with a
>bunch of weirdos and get some thrill from breathing
>air that is in the same town where your idols grew up.
>
>
>its kind of funny, real fan clubs have had this kind
>of luncheon/breakfast whatever event for a long time,
>with one exception...the artist comes too. lol...
>
>maybe the theory is, that cuz its The Day, the
>Official Day...there will be an unexpected drop-by
>from One Of Them. Yeah, and maybe monkeys will
>fly...oh, excuse me...must remember noone's ban on
>obscenity..lol....I guess if there isn't a visit from
>the gods they will just all go en masse to the old
>haunts, and try to absorb the atmosphere that formed
>the psyches of their heroes.
>
>you know, on a more compassionate note, its true that
>obsessions arent that rare, nearly everyone engages in
>some form of obsessive-compulsive behaviour, and i
>guess this one isnt that unusual. i think what gets
>me the most is how the obsession blots out the
>person's understanding of the object of the obsession
>as another human being with feelings. i know not all
>these chicks are that far gone, but they just seem so
>eager to leap into attack mode when the artist does
>something they dont approve of. so i guess, the
>bigger question is, how does anyone change them? is
>there any way that they could ever be enlightened to
>see how detrimental their behaviour is, to themselves
>and others? the last time i tried to illuminate
>hearts on another board, my message never saw the
>light of day. it was in response to the most rabid,
>venomous "fan" i have ever heard spew on a page, and
>to those who ran quickly to her support. my unheard
>plea for sanity follows....
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>in every member of humankind, beats a heart. that
>heart, if normal, feels. no matter who you are, no
>matter what your occupation, those who deride you,
>those who wear their hate with pride, will at times
>unnerve you. do not think, for one second, that the
>torrent of negativity that is occasionally unleashed
>on those in the public eye, falls harmlessly away. do
>not believe that there is some magical bulletproof
>coat, that protects the hearts of those who make music
>from the madness of those who believe they own them.
>please think about the possibility, in this new
>milennium, of showing respect for those you profess to
>love.
>
>
>just a serving suggestion....
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