From psbfan at earthlink.net Fri Nov 1 06:24:42 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 06:24:42 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] P.S. to my poll reminder Message-ID: By the way, I forgot to mention in my weekly poll reminder that, if you haven't visited my site (http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm) for several days, you'll find that the site layout has changed. I've made modifications to make it more user-friendly for users of mobile devices like iPhones. But you may encounter some display or navigation problems if your browser cache hasn't been cleared out recently. If you do run into any display or navigation issues, please exit, clear your cache, and then try again. Most user problems have been eliminated that way. I apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks again! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Nov 2 22:11:48 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 22:11:48 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on buying Electric instrumentals Message-ID: <62180C36368747C5A0A010CDD3345B21@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they would purchase a CD of just the instrumental backing tracks of their "Electric" album. And the response that received the most votes was: * "Yes, as a standalone disc," chosen by 32.1% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click the new Past Survey Results icon in the top navigation bar or choose it from the drop-down menu on the upper-left. (As one final heads-up to those who may not have visited my site during the past week, I've recently revised its layout to better accommodate handheld devices, though of course I hope it's still quite user-friendly to desktop and laptop computer-users, too.) My new poll for the week ahead concerns the fact that no official music video was created for the Pet Shop Boys? previous single, "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct." I'm wondering how you feel about this. So I've listed an assortment of various opinions about it, and I'm asking you to choose any and all that you happen to agree with. Please take a few moments to make your choices right there on my home page. And thanks to Oscar Salguero (aka Eleven) for suggesting this question! Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! I hope you all have a stupendous week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Nov 7 20:59:50 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 20:59:50 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on no video for "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" Message-ID: <432E229EB8D94773B2C447F8AB67D4AC@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which concerns your feelings about the fact that the Pet Shop Boys didn't create a music video for their recent single "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct." I've provided a set of statements expressing various viewpoints, and I'm asking you to select all of those that you agree with. So 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 choices 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. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have an outstanding weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Nov 9 22:09:59 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 22:09:59 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on lack of video for "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which of various statements they agree with concerning the fact that there was no official music video for the Pet Shop Boys' recent single "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct." And the opinion that received the most votes was: * "I'm somewhat disappointed, but it's an understandable omission. Music videos are expensive, and they're not as important as they used to be" by 30.8% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and chose the Past Survey Results option from the top bar's drop-down menu or click the survey icon in the top row of icons. As usual, I've also provided a handy link on my "What's New?" page. My new survey for the week ahead deals with that same single, LIABC, but this time focuses on its officially released remixes. I'm simply wondering which of them is your favorite. So please check out the choices right there on my home page and make your selection ? and, yes, there are a couple choices for those of you who may not be able to choose any of them. Meanwhile, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Nov 14 22:32:40 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:32:40 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on favorite remix of "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Friday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose your favorite official remix of the Pet Shop Boys' previous single, "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct." If you haven't already voted, 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 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 Nov 16 22:10:52 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:10:52 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on favorite remix of "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to pick their favorite official remix of "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct." And the response chosen by the largest number of voters was: * "I can't say because I haven't heard enough of them to make a choice," indicated by 27.7% of the voters. But of the remixes that *were* picked by voters, the one that received the most votes was The Penelopes Remix, chosen by 14.7%. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click one of the links provided, such as on my "What's New?" or in the top navigation bar. My new poll for the week ahead is the latest edition of my ongoing "Rating Project," in which I ask you to rate Pet Shop Boys songs on a scale of 0 to 10 as they compare to all other PSB songs ? not to other artists' songs ? with 0 meaning "one of their all-time worst songs," 5 meaning "an average PSB song," and 10 meaning "one of their all-time best songs." This time I'm asking you to rate the Boys' four most recent b-sides: "Entschuldigung!" "Get It Online," "Odd Man Out," and "No More Ballads." So please, when you're ready, make your choices for these ratings right there on my home page. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope your week ahead earns an excellent rating! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Nov 21 21:11:36 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:11:36 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on rating the most recent PSB b-sides Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which (as part of my ongoing Rating Project) I'm asking you rate each of the four most recent Pet Shop Boys single "b-sides" on a scale of 0 to 10 as they compare to all other PSB songs, with 0 meaning "one of the very worst songs they've ever done" and 10 meaning "one of their very best." 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 ratings choices right there on my 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 superb weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Nov 23 22:03:38 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:03:38 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on rating recent PSB b-sides Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to rate each of the four "b-sides" from the Pet Shop Boys' most recent singles on a scale of 0 to 10 as they compare to other PSB songs. And the song among these that received the highest average rating was: * "No More Ballads," with an average rating of 5.663. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and access the "Past Survey Results" using the appropriate icon in the top nav bar, the drop-down menu in the top nav bar, or the link in the latest entry on my "What's New?" page. My new survey for the week ahead is unusual in that it doesn't focus on the Pet Shop Boys, but instead is one of my occasional attempts to learn more in general about my site visitors. I'm simply wondering what decade accounts for the largest single share of your current listening habits. So please give this some thought and, when you're ready, make the appropriate choice right there on my home page. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in this past week's survey! I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead! And to my fellow U.S. fans (and anyone else who observes the holiday), I wish you all a very safe and happy Thanksgiving! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Fri Nov 29 06:22:35 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:22:35 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on the top decade of your current listening habits Message-ID: <10905EDDF47F49FC9F4F2246DCE9CA54@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current survey, which asks which decade's music ? not just the Pet Shop Boys' music, but *all* of the music you listen to ? accounts for the largest single share of your current personal listening habits? 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 survey, post the final results, and launch a new poll for the week ahead. 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 Nov 30 22:09:16 2013 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 22:09:16 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on top decade for your listening habits Message-ID: <60025380B14B477592F8285B13932A8E@COMP8> The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which decade's music ? not just Pet Shop Boys music, but *all* music ? accounts for the largest single share of their personal listening habits. And the choice made by the largest number of voters was: * The 1980s, picked by 31.4% 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 Result" icon or select "Past Survey Results" from the drop-down menu in the top navigation bar, or click the appropriate link in today's entry on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead is actually a rerun of a question that I originally asked more than a decade ago. But now there are quite a few additional items to choose from. I'm asking you to choose your favorite official PSB "long-form" video (as opposed to "short-form" music videos). So please take a moment to check out the list I've provided right there on my home page and, when you're ready, make your choice. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a great week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm