What constitutes a real fan?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

i wear medium. I buy the small for my wife.
 
 
 

Originally posted by walkonby:
  i just wish they would quit running out of xl mens shirts at shows.  who the hell is wearing small and medium, the heroin club?  america is a big country; give us our fucking xlarge shirts.

[Vas Deferens]

are you saying Charlie is doing heroin? hehe
 
 i used to wear small, but they shrink after i wash them (it gets super tight lol) so i buy meduium now.
 
 but...back to the question:
 
 the real fans are usually in front at reasonably priced shows. They go there early to be close to the band. I don't do that anymore really (too old for that), unless it's PJ Harvey or something and it's general admission. I do try to get the best seats if i'm a major fan of someone, no matter what the price is. Real fans travel also and SKIP work (I did that A LOT at my first job while working swing shift).
 
 So the question to your friend...if REM was only doing ONE show this tour and it's 3 hours away, will she travel for that? Is she a real fan?
 
 
         

Originally posted by walkonby:
  i just wish they would quit running out of xl mens shirts at shows.  who the hell is wearing small and medium, the heroin club?  america is a big country; give us our fucking xlarge shirts.

[Frank Gallagher]

Real fans sit anywhere they damn well want...they just don't talk during the show.
 
 They also 'buy' the cd, not 'share' it.

[chaz]

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[Jaguar]

I miss Brian.
 
 Jaguar

[Mobius]

folks on the lawn are more likely to hang out until it gets dark and then spend the concert smoking joints and making out and looking at the stars.  i think there are various ways to be a real fan.  
 
 and i totally agree that the front/back dicotomy is real in sports - where corporations buy expensive season tickets - and not so much for most concerts.

[walkonby]

if you work for a corporation that gets great seats to shows and you get great seats to shows because of it, do you still hate it?

[Relaxer]

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[sonickteam2]

hey, where did Brian Wallace go anyway?  Did i miss the grand exit? or was he booted off?

[6949]

Originally posted by Tom Servo:
  Real fans show their love by not attending shows with assigned seating.

Real fans are happy that their favorite band has 'made it' to the point that they are playing bigger/seated venues and can say they saw the band when they were just an opening act or playing small low-key venues.

[taperkat]

real fans don't give a shit where, when, or how the band is playing, just thankful they get another shot to see them play live.

[sonickteam2]

I have to go to Texas the week that Radiohead is in Philly in August. so i am not going, does that make me less of a Radiohead fan?