The Duranie part of me has felt pretty weak lately. I haven’t been feeling very Duranie like. Is it because I have been working ten to twelve hour days, which doesn’t allow for a lot of fandom expression or focus? I’m sure that could be part of it. Could it be because we haven’t really seen or heard that much from the band for a LONG, LONG time? (Don’t criticize the messenger here, people, but it has been more than 2 years since the last real tour and more than 3 years since we had new music.) I find myself struggling to remember, at times, what the big deal is with Duran Duran or with me being a Duranie. Then, I thought…if I am feeling that way for whatever reason, am I the only one? (Again, don’t criticize here, people. You can’t be critical of emotion/feeling. I’m not liking how I have been feeling but it is what it is. Plus, stick with me. I promise that it will be worth it.) I can’t be the only one, right? My goodness, each and every day I do something related to Duran Duran and, yet, I’m still not feeling it that much. What would cure this illness?! Well, I’m sure a good show or performance might do the trick but I can’t just snap my fingers and make that happen for myself. I’m also sure that if DDHQ asked us to do some work for them that I would snap out of it. (HA! As if!) So, what’s the next best thing? I need to remember good times. The best times. I need to remember the best times I have ever had. I need to remember the best experiences I have had as a fan. I need this and my fandom needs this.
Thus, I am proposing a challenge to myself. I will make myself think and list the ten best experiences I have had as a fan. Perhaps, these experiences will be a show or the first time I heard a song or saw a video. Maybe, it will be something to do with a band member or two. I suspect that tours will be featured heavily. My friends, no doubt, will be featured. They will be in my list, for sure. As I begin to think about the best experiences I have had as a fan, I’m already remembering that those best experiences don’t have to do directly with the band, necessarily. They are connected to the band, in some way, or in connection to being a fan, to being a Duranie. I need to think and remember that fandom is more than the band. It is about the activities I have been able to participate in and the experiences I have had along the way with the friends that I have made.
Therefore, I will spend the next week thinking about all of the great experiences I have had as a fan. Once I have a list, I will work to isolate the top 10 experiences. Then, I will share what I have come up with next week and invite all of you to do the same. I, for one, would love to each and every one share here on the blog. On that note, I have a list to start…
-A
I’ve wondered about my feeling as a Duranie since 2008.
I can tell you it’s partly because of music and partly because of few “human” disappointments lately, that my heart loves beating for them up to 2004.
It’s NOT because all is getting boring.
So, the day you’ll ask us readers to share, my list of top fan experiences, (mine too aren’t directly connected to the guys) will cover the 1981 – 2004 years.