[Introspective] Challenge accepted

[Zvonko Nikolich]

I'm an 8.5, but really feel like a 10, have just been a careful shopper. 
Money can't measure my love for the PSB! ;)

I have been hooked on their music since around 1987, when I was a teenager 
growing up in Yugoslavia.  Their video for "Domino Dancing" was magical to 
me - I thought the song was perfect, and the video, too (it features two hot 
boys and one hot girl, shot in amazing Puerto Rico).  I adore the song and 
the vid to this day.  Introspective was my first PSB album and I never grew 
tired of it.  Today, I own all their albums and many rarities.  One of my 
favorite PSB songs has to be "To Step Aside."  I really like "We're the Pet 
Shop Boys" and I sought out the very rare original track by My Robot Friend 
(anyone want?).

The craziest PSB-related thing I've ever done?  In 1999, I snuck out of work 
early, drove an hour to New York for the signing at the Virgin Megastore in 
Times Square.  Parked illegally for a couple of hours (it's a miracle that 
the car didn't get towed).  Realized a special pass was necessary to get in 
to the signing, but managed to run in after an hour of lurking until an 
opportunity came up.  Didn't have anything for Neil and Chris to sign, 
except a laminated street map of Manhattan; NYCB was the current single so I 
asked Neil to sign my map "where 7th Avenue meets Broadway"... we shook 
hands and I thanked them for their music...



> My FANatic classification system:
>
> 1:  considers 50% or more of songs to be tolerable, but does not own any 
> copies.
> 2:  meets criteria 1 and owns at least 1 item.
> 3: meets criteria 1 and owns at least 1 album AND 1 single (any format).
> 4: meets criteria 3 and total items exceeds 5 items.
> 5: meets criteria 3 and total items exceeds 10 items.
> 6: meets criteria 3 and collection exceeds 20 items.
> 7: meets criteria 6 and has been to a live performance.
> 8: meets criteria 7 and has over 90% of merchandise available.
> 9: meets criteria 7, has over 95% of merchandise available and has paid 
> over 5 times the retail value of at least 2 items.
> 10: meets criteria 9 and has exceeded it on at least 5 separate 
> occaisions.
>
> I expect most of the readers on this list will be category 8 or above.  I 
> know that this classification system is a bit simplistic, but hey so am 
> I!!!
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