From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Jun 5 21:01:10 2014 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 21:01:10 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on your favorite post-Format PSB b-side Message-ID: <189DA6285F93446EB286EC363F647167@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I ask you to pick your favorite song among the Pet Shop Boys' recent single b-sides and bonus tracks -- those released since their previous b-sides collection, "Format." 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 start a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Jun 7 22:07:32 2014 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 22:07:32 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on favorite post-Format single b-side Message-ID: <74B6104DF2734DE68107AD6AF693CA4B@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to pick their favorite Pet Shop Boys single b-side/bonus track released since their previous b-sides collection, "Format." And the song that received the largest number of votes was: * "A Certain 'Je Ne Sais Quoi,'" picked by 19.7% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click 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 asks you to imagine that you've been assigned the responsibility to choose one -- and only one -- Pet Shop Boys album to be included among other artifacts of our age in a "time capsule" that will be sealed and buried, not to be opened for 500 years. You're asked to choose the "most representative" PSB album (and you're not limited to just their "studio albums"), although it's left completely up to you as to precisely what "most representative" means. Which album would you choose? Does it mean their finest album? Their most "typical" album? Their most popular album? Their greatest artistic achievement? The album that offers the best "cross-section" of their work? The one that best represents the times they lived in? Or something else? It's up to you! So please take a few moments to ponder this question and make your choice from the options provided there on my home page. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey. And I wish you all a marvelous week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Jun 12 21:52:01 2014 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:52:01 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on PSB album to put in a "time capsule" Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last day of my current poll, which asks, in the hypothetical situation of your being given a chance to put one and *only* one Pet Shop Boys album -- the one that you think is their most "representative" album -- in a time capsule to be buried for 500 years and then dug up again, which one would you choose for posterity? 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. (And I think it's going to be an especially fun one.) 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 Jun 14 23:48:53 2014 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:48:53 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on most representative PSB album for hypothetical time capsule Message-ID: <1C424D5AC3504383A1C5D35C07807ED9@COMP8> I've posted the final results of my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which Pet Shop Boys album they would pick as their "most representative" for a time capsule that wouldn't be opened for 500 years. And the album that received the most votes was: * "PopArt," chosen by 30.6% 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 of click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week is inspired by the Boys' penchant for unusual headgear. I'm wondering what you regard as your all-time favorite. Of course, this is a rather open-ended question in light of the great many different hats, helmets, and wigs Neil and Chris have worn through the years. So I've narrowed the selection down to fifteen that I personally find especially distinctive and/or memorable, but typically allowing a sixteenth "Something else not listed here" option for those of you with something else in mind. Thanks so much to Tim Larabee for suggesting this delightful question! And thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! I hope you all have a marvelous week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Jun 19 21:38:15 2014 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 21:38:15 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on your favorite PSB headgear Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose your all-time favorite Pet Shop Boys "headgear." I offer a nice selection of hats, caps, helmets, and wigs to choose from, so if you haven't voted already, 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 splendid weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Sat Jun 21 22:09:35 2014 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 22:09:35 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on favorite PSB headgear Message-ID: <5B2DA7B2672D4CCF87B607BC4D0444C0@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 headgear." And the choice that received the largest number of votes was: * Their striped cone-hats from "Can You Forgive Her?" selected by nearly a third of the voters (33.1%). 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 from the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead lists songs written by Chris and Neil that were first released in versions recorded by other artists but which the Boys themselves subsequently released in their own version. I'm wondering which of those songs you prefer by the other artist as opposed to the PSB version. And if you prefer the PSB version of *all* of them, there's a choice there for you, too! So please take a few moments to make your choice(s) 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 wish you all a very happy and safe week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at earthlink.net Thu Jun 26 21:04:28 2014 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:04:28 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on PSB-written but not originally -performed song preferences Message-ID: <378E77898F294286BFFFC114C27F4BFE@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks, of the songs written by the Pet Shop Boys that were originally released by another artist, but then later the Pet Shop Boys officially released their own version, which ones do you prefer as performed by the other artist compared to the version by the Boys themselves? 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 start a new survey 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 Jun 28 22:05:52 2014 From: psbfan at earthlink.net (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 22:05:52 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on preferred PSB songs by other artists Message-ID: <3775F7D7D71D476DB460EFAF0E76B779@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose -- of the songs written by the Pet Shop Boys that they allowed other artists to record and release first, but then they themselves released their own version later -- the ones that they prefer by the other artists compared to the Boys' own version. And the song that received the largest number of votes was: * "In Private" by Dusty Springfield, picked by 37.1% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select on of the Past Survey Results options from the top nav bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead in somewhat more "personal" than most. I've listed my own personal absolute "PSB favorites" in various categories, such as my favorite PSB album, my favorite PSB song, and so on. And I'm wondering which of those you agree with as your *own* absolute personal PSB favorites in those categories. (Of course, there's also an option for those of you who don't agree with any of them!) So please take a moment to check them out right there on my home page and make your choices. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope the week ahead proves to be a personal favorite as well! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm