21 Signs that You Worship Duran Duran in 2013:
1. You celebrate Duran Duran Appreciation Day on August 10 as an international holiday!
2. You accept the current line-up of the band to include Simon, John, Nick, Roger, and Dom. Some might even prefer it.
3. You attend or plan Duranie meet-ups, get togethers and/or conventions.
4. Your vacations are weekend or week long trips in which you travel to see a number of shows!
5. You believe that the band’s 2010 album, All You Need Is Now, is one of the best Duran Duran albums of all time along with the classics.
6. You know and can imitate all of Simon’s dance moves including the punchy-punchy of Notorious, the round about of The Reflex and the chicken dance of Wild Boys.
7. You spend hours on twitter hoping to see tweets from one or more band members and hope that you will one day get a response or a retweet.
8. You still go searching for Duran vinyl.
9. New pictures make you *squee* just as much as older pictures.
10. You know what Durantime means and are used to it but still hate it.
11. You want to see a Duran show in Birmingham, England, or are thrilled that you have.
12. Your friends are mostly Duranies or people who have been willing to learn as much as the band to understand what you are talking about.
13. Any and all daily plans are thrown out the window whenever there are official Duranie alerts, especially when snippets of new music are released or tour dates are posted.
14. You have experienced the full range of emotions that occur on presale days, including stress, fear, frustration, hope, elation, joy and excitement.
15. You go to a Duran show, see new Duran footage, or read articles about Duran and recognize at least 25% of the audience/fans.
16. You understand that the biggest debates in the fan community have to do with the guitar players and Red Carpet Massacre.
17. You still buy t-shirts and other Duran merchandise either at concerts or on the internet, including ebay to replace any item you “let go” in college when you thought you were “over” the band.
18. You have a Facebook page, a blog or a website based on Duran Duran or have creative projects influenced by Duran in some way.
Some of the creative people we have showcased here, including author and friend, Karen Booth, and tribute band, Rio.
19. You go through the 5 stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) when you miss an important event, especially if the band was there and interacted with fans.
20. You know that Duran Duran has formed the soundtrack to your life and you wouldn’t want it any other way.
From the very first album to the most recent album!
21. You call yourself a Duranie and always will!
-A
Brilliant blog ladies! Thanks! Love the Durantime clock – hadn't seen that before!
Loved this – you did a great job with it Amanda (and I did laugh when I saw my picture in Biloxi! LOL) -R
I will always be a Duranie. I've been on since '82 and I was only 6 at the time. I may not have the money to see their shows or buy their merchandise but I will always be a faithful Duranie. Their music was the soundtrack to my life.
This one is much more me!
Love my Duranie friends more the most of my other friends.
Cinderk
Thank you! So glad that you enjoyed!! 😀
-A
Glad that you laughed, R! I did, too!
-A
Perhaps, that really is the key…that their music formed a big part of one's soundtrack! Thanks for the comment!
-A
It is way more me, too!
-A
Apart from buying vinyle records, many DD items from their store, attending all events/concerts, I share with what the rest of the other postcards feature.
PS Simon's spin is amazing!
Glad that you liked Simon's spin! LOL
-A
Hmm, all this is so true but in this day of the internet I would have to admit looking for remixes (fan, DJ or otherwise) is something I find myself doing quite often! Love it when someone makes me scream Hell Yeah!
Another great sign! LOL – R
i'm the biggest fan and biggest critic of duran duran.. that said, its sad to hear remixes sounding better than yhe original tracks that theyre based on.
if duran duran is reading this, do the fans the one favor we're dying for.. BRING BACK ANDY TAYLOR! he was the backbone behind the band! wake up idiots!
duran duran is still the best band ever.
Andy is the backbone? I can get someone being an Andy fan, but to think that he is the backbone seems like an incredibly big stretch. The band has been going since 1978—1980, if you want to consider when the “Fab 5” got into existence. That is almost 34 years and Andy was in the band for 11 years out of that (1980-1986 and 2001-2006). Andy was in the band for less than 1/3 of its existence. There has been a lot of music without him.
Also, you need to realize that not every fan wants Andy back. You do. Some would prefer Warren. We would prefer Dom.
-A
Andy is not the “backbone”. That's ridiculous. He hasn't even been around for much of the time that the band has been in existence. Sure, be a fan – but be realistic about the part that each of them play musically speaking. -R