I don’t even know where to begin! It was a crazy week!!! The biggest event was Duran Duran’s performance at the unveiling of the latest Madza Miata on Wednesday, September 3rd. This event and everything surrounding the event led to quite of bit of activity in the Duran universe. Frankly, I’m still reeling from all of it! I’ll do my best to summarize all that and more!
Did you miss Duran’s performance at the Madza private gig? Did you miss Rhonda’s blog post about it? Can’t find it on YouTube? Simply go here to see the video and read about Rhonda’s reaction to the whole deal! You could also check out duranduran.com for a few pictures! Now, many people expressed concern about Anna Ross since she was not at the performance in Monterey, California. Apparently, she had hurt her back and was unable to travel. We hope that she is feeling better!!
Of course, a lot more went on within the fan community due to that particular show. Let me break it down for you and in no particular order.
Since Duran Duran were hired by Madza to play at this private gig and had performed recently in Moscow for a pharmaceutical company, many opinions about playing for corporations were voiced among the fan base. Rhonda entered her opinion on this blog post. The debate raged on. My question is this. Is Fashion Rocks different? Is the Grand Prix Formula1 event different or are they all corporate gigs?
During the actual event, there was quite a bit of activity on both Twitter and Facebook as we hosted a viewing party. If you wanted to check out the action on Twitter, the hashtag used was #DDMadza whereas the action on Facebook could be found on the event page. While there was much frustration by the back-up singer, possible sound problems, Duran not having the best performance, only being able to see 3 songs and more, people seemed to enjoy reacting with other Duranies! I know that I did! We thank each and every person who participated!!!
Then, of course, there was quite a bit of discussion about a certain retweet by Duran Duran, which you can read about in this post. Some people were offended by it and others weren’t. I have already made my point with the post but here’s the thing. Wouldn’t it be nice if retweets didn’t offend ANY FAN even if it didn’t bother you?! Can’t we all agree to that?!
Of course, not all of the discussion after the fact had to do with the retweet, performance, corporate gig. Oh no, there was quite a bit of discussion on OUR twitter on Friday afternoon about a certain shot during the performance of a certain bass player and his anatomy. It seemed that my dear friend, Rhonda, forgot who was the John Taylor fan around here! (Oh no, I won’t forget that anytime soon, Rhonda!) If you are interested in THAT discussion, you should be following us on Twitter (@DailyDuranie).
Was there more? Honestly, I was on overload with just ALL that! Yet, of course, next week is going to be crazy as well with Fashion Rocks and the Unstaged screenings. Speaking of what is coming up, if you look on our home page, below our logo on the left hand side, we have all the upcoming Duran events listed and will update as needed. This way everyone has one place to look for what will be happening. (I also can better keep track!!!)
Seriously, what did I miss in this summary?!
-A
if the corporation is cool enough, then no one cares. so many were all up in arms about yogurt commercials but they haven’t batted a judgmental eyelash about the Michael Kors adverts. ultimately, if fans want a new album, the band needs to get some financing. studio time isn’t free, kids.
AMEN to Jessica…and a big “UH-OH” to you Amanda, for noticing the little convo on Friday afternoon. I would feign ignorance, but since there’s written proof I will just say that I cannot help what was thrust right in front of my eyes.
And it’s a good thing the band doesn’t read this….
-R