It is difficult for me to believe that we are coming up on the 2nd anniversary of the last time I saw Duran Duran live, before the nightmare of COVID-19 hit. The actual dates are the 7th and 8th of September, 2019. Additionally, it is the anniversary of the last time I saw Amanda and… Continue reading Las Vegas, 2019
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Presales, Practice…and Joy
For the DD fan community-at-large, Tuesday became an important day as presales began for the upcoming, recently announced shows at the O2 Institute in Birmingham. The gigs are just a mere three weeks away! While they indeed present a bit more than just the normal struggle for international fans outside of England to attend, the… Continue reading Presales, Practice…and Joy
When Does Anger Cross the Line?
In November of 2007, Red Carpet Massacre was released by Duran Duran. This album became the crux of many an online debate that yours truly participated in with gusto. Spoiler alert: it is not my favorite album. I had no problem engaging in “spirited discussion”. At the time, my opinions felt rational. Sometimes, you just… Continue reading When Does Anger Cross the Line?
Random Fandom: Preferred Posts
In the last few weeks, I have been thinking a lot about fandom, what I like and what I don’t like. I have been around the Duran Duran fandom long enough now that I have participated in a bunch of different ways. Maybe, I’m finally to the point where I get what I want/like these… Continue reading Random Fandom: Preferred Posts
Random Fandom: What I Need
I have been a fan for a very long time. Heck, we have been doing this blog for a very long time. When I think about the fact that we are going to turn 11 in September, I almost cannot believe it. Then, I think about the fact that we started before All You Need… Continue reading Random Fandom: What I Need
Why concerts matter
I cannot imagine that I’m the only one who has watched full concerts on YouTube lately…..like for the past sixteen months or so. I’ll find myself with extra time, nothing to do, and I’ll think about watching television. After a short channel surfing session, I’ll sigh heavily and flip over to YouTube, thinking that maybe… Continue reading Why concerts matter
Collect One Thing or Many Things?
Fandom fascinates me. Even after blogging for over a decade, even after reading and writing about fandom for many, many years, it still intrigues me. I feel like I have learned a lot but I still feel like I don’t know everything. Heck, I’m not sure that I understand myself when it comes to the… Continue reading Collect One Thing or Many Things?
Not a word
“Pop Trash is my favorite Duran Duran album” “That album is awful. It’s not well-written, it is overproduced, and had minimal success.” ……………………………………………………… “Andy was my favorite guitarist. I really loved the way his playing and had that push and pull interaction with the keyboards.” “He brought absolutely nothing to the table. You can’t even… Continue reading Not a word
The One Thing I Can’t Buy
Every Tuesday, we challenge ourselves to write something about memorabilia. As I’ve lamented previously, I don’t have a large collection of Duran Duran “stuff”. Sure, I have music. I also have a few posters (that are not currently up), quite a few pictures that I’ve taken over the years (many of which are also not… Continue reading The One Thing I Can’t Buy
Future Past, or Recaptured Youth?
It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for another edition of Random Fandom! Originally, I was going to do a podcast on the following, but I think it might lend itself better to a blog. This week, I caught up with this month’s edition of Classic Pop. There is an article on Gary Kemp in there,… Continue reading Future Past, or Recaptured Youth?