From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Dec 4 21:01:51 2014 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 21:01:51 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on favorite non-single cover by PSB Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose your favorite officially released (on CD and/or vinyl) *non-single* cover by the Pet Shop Boys of another artist's song. 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 kick off a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a delightful weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Dec 6 22:10:00 2014 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 22:10:00 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on favorite non-single PSB cover song Message-ID: <202653FB5B4E453CAF94ED19C9CECF04@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose their favorite officially released non-single cover of an another artist's song by the Pet Shop Boys. And the song that received the most votes was: * "Losing My Mind," chosen by 19.7% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and choose one of the "Past Survey Results" options in the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead is inspired by the occurrence of World AIDS Day this past week as well as articles/reports that many young people, including many young gay men, don't take AIDS very seriously these days. So I'm wondering whether you feel the Pet Shop Boys -- who have written their share of AIDS-related songs in the past -- should continue to write and perform new songs concerning AIDS. So please take a moment to make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. And thanks so much to Tan Sam for suggesting this intriguing question! Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I wish you all a wonderful week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Dec 11 22:38:45 2014 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:38:45 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on whether PSB should do more songs to increase HIV/AIDS awareness Message-ID: <21D013E27BAD42C19E07F97779D36EC4@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks whether you think the Pet Shop Boys should continue to write and perform new songs about HIV and AIDS awareness. 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 terrific weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Dec 13 22:04:11 2014 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 22:04:11 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on new PSB songs that raise HIV/AIDS awareness Message-ID: <859281BE642345A39FC589FDF464F937@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they believe the Pet Shop Boys should write and record any new songs that raise HIV/AIDS awareness. And the option that received the most votes was: * "I really have no opinions about this one way or the other," chosen by 42.7% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select one of the "Past Survey Results" options in the top navigation area or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead is considerably less serious in nature. Just for fun, imagine that the Pet Shop Boys are obliged to record and release a new studio album quickly for the holiday market. Assuming they don't have time to write an album's worth of new original compositions of their own, which of several possible types of "special" releases would you most like them to record and release? And which of them would you *least* want from them? Please take a few moments to look over the options I've provided right there on my home page and make your selections. And thanks so much to Dave F. for suggesting this delightful question! Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a superb week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Dec 18 21:02:05 2014 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:02:05 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on hypothetical new PSB "holiday" release Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks the hypothetical question, if the Pet Shop Boys were in a position where they had to deliver a new, quickly recorded studio album (not a live album, not a set of remixes, not a collection of previous releases) for the holiday market, but they didn't have time to write and record an album's worth of new original songs, which of various types of "special" releases would you prefer? And which of them would you *least* prefer? 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 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 terrific weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Dec 20 22:07:43 2014 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 22:07:43 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on hypothetical PSB holiday release Message-ID: The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which of various types of albums they would most and least like the Pet Shop Boys to record and release in the hypothetical situation of them needing to put out a new studio album in very short order for the holiday market, assuming they didn't have time to write a whole album's worth of new, original songs. And the choices that received the most votes were: * "A rock/pop covers album," selected by 35.1% of the voters as the option they would *most* like, and * "A 'full-on' Christmas album," picked by 36.9% as the option they would *least* want. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select one of the "Past Survey Results" options in the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead is once again a rather fun, light-hearted one, though of a very different sort than last week's. This time I'm simply asking you to choose your favorite PSB "boy" and "girl" songs (one of each) -- that is, the songs of theirs that include "boy(s)" or "girl(s)" in the title. Please take a moment to check out the lists right there on my home page and make your selections. And thanks to Gilles for proposing this question (although I've taken the liberty to modify it slightly from his original suggestion). Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you have a wonderful week ahead -- and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays, whichever you prefer ;-)! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From derekbd1970 at gmail.com Mon Dec 22 09:35:02 2014 From: derekbd1970 at gmail.com (Derek BD) Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:35:02 -0600 Subject: [Introspective] Is this thing on? Message-ID: So quiet. So very very ... not loud. Have you ever seen That Was Then This is Now PSB from 1988? It is quite good. ?It is here. ? -- derekbd "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From the.ackermans at juno.com Mon Dec 22 20:02:48 2014 From: the.ackermans at juno.com (Don Ackerman) Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 04:02:48 GMT Subject: [Introspective] Is this thing on? Message-ID: <20141222.220248.17477.0@webmail03.vgs.untd.com> Thanks Derek. It is "It Doesn't Often..." season so that's in heavy rotation in my life. The Christmas card is lovely. Almost worth the price of membership, right? PSB forever, Don From: Derek BD To: psb Subject: [Introspective] Is this thing on? Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:35:02 -0600 ____________________________________________________________ Odd Trick Fights Diabetes "Unique" Proven Method To Control Blood Sugar In 3 Weeks. Watch Video. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5498e9849881269840ca9st02vuc From derekbd1970 at gmail.com Tue Dec 23 13:16:14 2014 From: derekbd1970 at gmail.com (Derek BD) Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:16:14 -0600 Subject: [Introspective] It doesn't always snow at Christmas live (not Pandemonium) Message-ID: click me! -- derekbd "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From the-magician at magick-land.com Tue Dec 23 18:18:10 2014 From: the-magician at magick-land.com (Kurt Foy Booker) Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:18:10 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Is this thing on? In-Reply-To: <20141222.220248.17477.0@webmail03.vgs.untd.com> References: <20141222.220248.17477.0@webmail03.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: I'm here too. "Pet Shop Boys" is still a top level folder in my mail. As with Don, it will be forever. And a tip of the hat to Mr. James Lick for keeping this list going all these years. kfb magickmusik.blogspot.com On Dec 22, 2014, at 8:02 PM, Don Ackerman wrote: > Thanks Derek. It is "It Doesn't Often..." season so that's in heavy rotation in my life. > > The Christmas card is lovely. Almost worth the price of membership, right? > > > PSB forever, > Don > > > From: Derek BD > To: psb > Subject: [Introspective] Is this thing on? > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:35:02 -0600 > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Odd Trick Fights Diabetes > "Unique" Proven Method To Control Blood Sugar In 3 Weeks. Watch Video. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5498e9849881269840ca9st02vuc > > _______________________________________________ > introspective at lists.jameslick.com delivery to the-magician at magick-land.com > http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/options/introspective/the-magician%40magick-land.com > http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/listinfo/introspective From the.ackermans at juno.com Wed Dec 24 07:06:49 2014 From: the.ackermans at juno.com (Don Ackerman) Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:06:49 GMT Subject: [Introspective] It doesn't always snow at Christmas live (not Pandemon ium) Message-ID: <20141224.090649.5250.0@webmail06.vgs.untd.com> That hit the spot! It is playing all over the World! I love our world-wide group. PSB forever, Don From: Derek BD To: psb Subject: [Introspective] It doesn't always snow at Christmas live (not Pandemonium) Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:16:14 -0600 click me! -- derekbd "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all."? -? Oscar Wilde? ____________________________________________________________ The #1 Worst Carb Ever? Click to Learn #1 Carb that Kills Your Blood Sugar (Don't Eat This!) http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/549ad6cbe9b456ca7ad8st01vuc From derekbd1970 at gmail.com Wed Dec 24 11:37:43 2014 From: derekbd1970 at gmail.com (Derek BD) Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:37:43 -0600 Subject: [Introspective] It doesn't always snow at Christmas live (not Pandemon ium) In-Reply-To: <20141224.090649.5250.0@webmail06.vgs.untd.com> References: <20141224.090649.5250.0@webmail06.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: I also played the Pandemonium extra yesterday and today...LOUDLY. It really is so exuberant and joyful. Gets me smiling and dancing around. *"I'll still have a ball at Christmas because I'll be with you!" *How they manage to be clever and fun and give us so much and enjoy themselves at the same time is a wonder to behold. Happy merry Christmas thing to everyone! On 24 December 2014 at 09:06, Don Ackerman wrote: > That hit the spot! It is playing all over the World! I love our world-wide > group. > > > PSB forever, > Don > > From: Derek BD > To: psb > Subject: [Introspective] It doesn't always snow at Christmas live (not > Pandemonium) > Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:16:14 -0600 > > click me! > > -- > derekbd > "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all."? -? Oscar > Wilde? > ____________________________________________________________ > The #1 Worst Carb Ever? > Click to Learn #1 Carb that Kills Your Blood Sugar (Don't Eat > This!) > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/549ad6cbe9b456ca7ad8st01vuc > > _______________________________________________ > introspective at lists.jameslick.com delivery to derekbd1970 at gmail.com > > http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/options/introspective/derekbd1970%40gmail.com > http://lists.jameslick.com/mailman/listinfo/introspective > -- derekbd "A man who does not think for himself does not think at all." - Oscar Wilde -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Dec 25 21:17:14 2014 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:17:14 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on favorite PSB "boy" and "girl" songs 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 "boy" and "girl" songs -- that is, their songs that include "boy(s)" or "girl(s)" in the title. 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 kick off a new survey for the week ahead -- one designed to "wrap up" the year 2014. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From the.ackermans at juno.com Sat Dec 27 14:00:27 2014 From: the.ackermans at juno.com (Don Ackerman) Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 22:00:27 GMT Subject: [Introspective] Next Album Message-ID: <20141227.160027.32246.0@webmail01.vgs.untd.com> First, I'm glad there IS a next album. Obviously, the PSB don't have to make music so every album is a gift! Secondly, this should go well! Rejoice, all fans of spectactular pop ? Stuart Price is officially producing the upcoming 13th studio album from the Pet Shop Boys! Back in early September, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe announced via their official website that they were ?planning to start work on a new album in November.? The iconic UK duo have been quiet on the updates since then, especially regarding who?d be handling production duties until now. In a Christmas message posted to the Boys? fans yesterday (December 23), the following was noted: ?In January, Neil and Chris will continue to write songs for their next album which will be produced by Stuart Price.? http://www.idolator.com/7575172/pet-shop-boys-next-album-produced-stuart-price PSB forever, Don ____________________________________________________________ Apple's Crazy New Gizmo Forget the iPhone 6. Next hit Apple product leaked. (see picture) http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/549f2c212702b2c2044e4st01vuc From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Dec 27 22:00:32 2014 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 22:00:32 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on favorite PSB "boy" and "girl" songs Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose their favorite Pet Shop Boys "boy" and "girl" songs -- that is, their favorites from among PSB songs with the words "boy(s)" and "girl(s)" in their titles. And the songs that received the most votes were: * "Birthday Boy," chosen by 17.2% of the voters, and * "West End Girls," picked by 55.9% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select one of the "Past Survey Results" options in the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead is very obviously designed to serve as a means of wrapping up the year 2014. I'm simply wondering what you consider to be the "PSB highlight" of the year. I'm offering a number of choices as well as the usual catch-all "Something else" option. So please take a few moments to check them out on my home page and make your choice. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I wish you all a great week ahead and a very, very happy, safe, and successful New Year! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm