From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Dec 5 23:14:05 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 23:14:05 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on your favorite PSB long-form video Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose your favorite Pet Shop Boys' official "long-form" video release (such as "It Couldn't Happen Here," "Performance," "DiscoVery," "PopArt," "A Life in Pop," "Ultimate," and so on). If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choice from the options provided there on my home page. On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and launch a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a marvelous weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Dec 7 22:09:12 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 22:09:12 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on favorite PSB long-form video Message-ID: <2558AEACBD1049CABD8C36ACA61582C1@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose their all-time favorite Pet Shop Boys "long-form" video release. And the video that received the largest number of votes was: * "PopArt," chosen by 23.6% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click the "Past Survey Results" icon in the top nav bar, select it from the drop-down menu on the upper-left, or click the pertinent link in the February 8 entry on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead is based on a purely hypothetical situation -- one that I seriously doubt and certainly hope we're never forced to face. If, heaven forbid, Chris and/or Neil were ever to admit to or be convicted of, beyond a reasonable doubt, something that was not only illegal but also, from general perspective (including your own) morally reprehensible, how do you think it would affect your being a fan of them and their music? I know this may be a troubling and perhaps even controversial question, but I do think it's a very thought-provoking one. So please mull this over and, when you're ready, make your choice from the options provided there on my home page. And thanks so much to Rory Simpson for suggesting this question! Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I wish you all a terrific week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Dec 12 21:30:55 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 21:30:55 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on how your PSB fandom might be affected... Message-ID: <4097D162F90541DE8A7FEE5A9026AE14@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks the purely hypothetical question that if, heaven forbid, Chris and/or Neil were ever to admit to or be convicted of, beyond any reasonable doubt, something that was not only illegal but also, from general perspective (including your own) morally reprehensible, how you think it would affect your being a fan of them and their music. If you haven't voted yet, please take a few moments to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choice from the options provided right there on the home page. On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and start a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a great weekend. Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Dec 14 22:06:36 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 22:06:36 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on hypothetical question about response to reprehensible behavior Message-ID: <7CB5710658394E0DBCC0F54117FF6000@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors the totally hypothetical question, "If, heaven forbid, Chris and/or Neil were ever to admit to or be convicted of, beyond any reasonable doubt, something that was not only illegal but also, from general perspective (including your own) morally reprehensible, how do you think it would affect your being a fan of them and their music?" And the response that received the most votes was: * "It depends on the specific nature of the act(s) involved (even assuming they're 'morally reprehensible')," chosen by 23.7% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click the past survey results icon in the top nav bar, "Past Survey Results" from the top nav drop down, or the corresponding link in the latest entry on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead will be, I trust, considerably less controversial, and it's certainly shorter. I'm simply wondering if it were up to you to choose for DVD release one (but only one) of the three particular Tennant/Lowe projects that haven't yet been released on DVD -- "Closer to Heaven," "Battleship Potemkin," or "The Most Incredible Thing" -- which one would you choose? So please take a moment to make your choice right there on my home page. Thanks to everyone who voted in this past week's survey! And I hope you all have a marvelous week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Dec 19 21:33:26 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:33:26 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on preferred Tennant/Lowe DVD release Message-ID: <8AFDA2ABBDFE486584F0AB7C9459DF4D@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks if it were up to you choose for DVD release one (but *only* one) of these three Tennant/Lowe projects that haven't yet been released on DVD ? "Closer to Heaven," "Battleship Potemkin," and "The Most Incredible Thing" ? which one would you choose? If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choice right there on my home page. On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and launch a new survey for the week ahead. (On account of another commitment, however, I probably won't be able to do so until an hour or two later than I normally would.) Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Dec 21 22:48:35 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 22:48:35 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on preferred Tennant-Lowe DVD release Message-ID: <8A9205DF9BDA43959D70E9B903487C04@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which of three Tennant-Lowe projects that haven't yet been released on video ? "Closer to Heaven," "Battleship Potemkin," and "The Most Incredible Thing" -- they would most like to be released on DVD. And the one that received the most votes (exactly half of them, in fact) is: * "Closer to Heaven," picked by 50% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click "Past Survey Results" in the upper-left drop-down menu, click the Survey icon on the upper-right, or the appropriate link in the latest "What's New?" entry. Keeping to my current goal of cutting back on the number of choices in my weekly surveys, this week's question concerns a matter that embraces but extends beyond only the Pet Shop Boys. I'm simply wondering whether, when you purchase downloaded music, you miss the full album art, credits info, and other liner notes that are almost always absent. And, yes, there are just three options to choose from! (I hope they're enough.) Thanks so much to Robert Vel?n for suggesting this survey question! And thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead. And, to those of you who observe the holiday, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From neotronic at btinternet.com Sun Dec 22 06:06:13 2013 From: neotronic at btinternet.com (Paul Watson) Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 14:06:13 -0000 Subject: [Introspective] Merry Christmas. Message-ID: <000801ceff1e$f9ca9cb0$ed5fd610$@com> Hi Everyone, I'd like to wish everyone here a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. I've been a fan since 1986 and joined Intro in the days of dial-up! It's been a great year to be a Pet Shop Boys Fan - hope you agree - the highlight for me the brilliant 'Electric'. I hope everyone has a great time and that Santa's kind to you all ;-) Merry Christmas! Paul From derekbd1970 at gmail.com Sun Dec 22 07:30:13 2013 From: derekbd1970 at gmail.com (Derek BD) Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:30:13 -0600 Subject: [Introspective] Happy Holidaze Message-ID: Back at you, Paul. Thanks for the message! Happy Holidays and Merry New Year to alla youze! -- derekbd "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde On 22 December 2013 08:06, Paul Watson wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I'd like to wish everyone here a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. > > I've been a fan since 1986 and joined Intro in the days of dial-up! > > It's been a great year to be a Pet Shop Boys Fan - hope you agree - the > highlight for me the brilliant 'Electric'. > > I hope everyone has a great time and that Santa's kind to you all ;-) > > Merry Christmas! > > Paul > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From the.ackermans at juno.com Sun Dec 22 08:10:06 2013 From: the.ackermans at juno.com (Don Ackerman) Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 16:10:06 GMT Subject: [Introspective] Happy Holidaze Message-ID: <20131222.101006.2921.0@webmail07.vgs.untd.com> It doesn't always snow at Christmas, but I'm still happy because I'll be with you, Intro! Happy Christmas to all! PSB forever, Don From: Derek BD To: Paul Watson , psb Subject: [Introspective] Happy Holidaze Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:30:13 -0600 Back at you, Paul. Thanks for the message! Happy Holidays and Merry New Year to alla youze! -- derekbd "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde On 22 December 2013 08:06, Paul Watson wrote: Hi Everyone, I'd like to wish everyone here a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. I've been a fan since 1986 and joined Intro in the days of dial-up! It's been a great year to be a Pet Shop Boys Fan - hope you agree - the highlight for me the brilliant 'Electric'. I hope everyone has a great time and that Santa's kind to you all ;-) Merry Christmas! Paul ____________________________________________________________ Do THIS before eating carbs (every time) 1 EASY tip to increase fat-burning, lower blood sugar & decrease fat storage http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/52b70f1bcbc68f1b440est02vuc From psbfan at earthlink.net Fri Dec 27 16:13:43 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 16:13:43 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on missing art, notes, etc. with music downloads Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I'm asking whether, when you buy music downloads -- either Pet Shop Boys music in particular or music in general -- you miss the full cover art (back as well as front) and detailed album notes (songwriters, producers, support musicians, and other credits). If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and launch a new survey for the week ahead. My apologies for being somewhat later with this reminder than usual. I'm afraid the holiday week has really messed up my routine. ;-) In the meantime, thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Dec 28 22:05:42 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 22:05:42 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on missing full art, credits, etc. with downloads Message-ID: <90A8C3F6D6D84E2DAB02A93EB8B18978@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they miss the full album art, credits info, and other liner notes that are usually absent from music download purchases. And the response that received a majority of the votes was: * "Yes, I do miss those things and I wish I could get them," selected by 58.3% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select "Past Survey Results" from the top-left drop-down menu, the Survey Results icon from the top-right icon bar, or the appropriate link in the latest entry on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead is inspired by the fact that the Pet Shop Boys have stated that they would like their most recent album "Electric" to be the first in a "trilogy" of albums produced by Stuart Price. I'm simply wondering what you think of this idea. So please make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a great week ahead and a very, very happy, safe, and successful New Year! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm