From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jan 1 21:08:19 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 21:08:19 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on the "PSB highlight" of 2014 Message-ID: <7938AC14ECAB4AF8AE23E0D16DD1A657@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose what you consider to be the "Pet Shop Boys highlight" of the year just past. 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 start an new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a wonderful weekend as well as a very Happy New Year! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Jan 3 22:06:47 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 22:06:47 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on the "PSB highlight" of 2014 Message-ID: <49E638916B254A75919C1A65DED3BCB9@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose what they consider to be the "Pet Shop Boys highlight" of 2014. And the item that received the largest number of votes was: * "PSB at the BBC Proms, including the debut of 'A Man from the Future,'" chosen by 41.6% 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 bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. >From looking back at the year just past, my new poll for the week ahead looks forward to the year ahead. I'm offering a selection of possible PSB-related events and asking you to pick the three (including your order of preference) you would most like to take place in 2015. So please take a few moments to check out the list provided there on my home page and make your choices. I hope you don't find it too difficult. ;-) Meanwhile, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a fantastic week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jan 8 20:49:30 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 20:49:30 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on preferred "PSB events" of 2015 Message-ID: <0FC9F20BF0F943448ED351AE90FAEB48@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks which three of various possible "Pet Shop Boys events" you would most like to take place in 2015. If you haven't already voted, please take a few moments to check out the options listed on my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choices. 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 wish you all a safe and happy weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Jan 10 21:59:07 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 21:59:07 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on most desired "PSB events" of 2015 Message-ID: <64BD2FA5533240899F21E40C34218916@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose and prioritize the three Pet Shop Boys-related events they would most like to occur in 2015. And the choices that received the most votes were: * "The release of the new studio album produced by Stuart Price," picked by 60.6% of the voters as the PSB event they would most like to occur in 2015; * "The release of 'A Man from the Future' on CD and/or DVD/blu-ray," selected by 16.6% as the second-most wanted PSB 2015 event; and * "The re-release of the PSB studio albums since 'Bilingual' with Further Listening bonus discs," chosen by 17.9% as the third-most wanted PSB event of 2015. 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 from the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new survey for the week ahead is a "rerun" from quite some time ago, but there are more choices this time around. Inspired by the recent release (at least in France) of a brand new "PSB book," I'm simply wondering which of various books about the Pet Shop Boys you currently own. (Quite a bit more mundane the past couple of poll questions, right?) So please take a few moments to make your choices 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! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jan 15 21:09:18 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:09:18 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on which PSB books you own Message-ID: <88B10115E92A40AB9DEEB4E2786DE838@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which simply asks which of various books about the Pet Shop Boys you own. If you haven't taken part yet, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and check off the appropriate books 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 superb weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Jan 17 22:07:16 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 22:07:16 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on which books you own about the Pet Shop Boys Message-ID: <27007F49680A44F0ACAB43A323A7B313@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which of various books about the Pet Shop Boys they own. And the book owned by the largest number of voters is: * "Pet Shop Boys Catalogue," owned by no fewer than 63.1% 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 was inspired by an email I received about two months ago from a regular site visitor who has asked to remain anonymous. I modified his original query a bit to come up with the question itself: what is your impression of the personalities of the Pet Shop Boys' individual personalities as they compare to each other, and how do you think that comparison relates to their success? In other words, do you think Chris and Neil have similar or different personalities -- and, whichever the case, what relationship do you believe it has had to their success as a team through the years? I'm offering several statements that summarize various viewpoints on this matter. So please take a few moments to choose, right there on my home page, the one that comes closest to expressing your own opinion. In the meantime, thanks so much to the site visitor who inspired this poll! Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a marvelous week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jan 22 22:34:17 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:34:17 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on the similarity of the Pet Shop Boys' personalities Message-ID: <9C1EDC86DA0E413CB91FBEE0D28096C1@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, asking which of various statements comes closest to expressing your opinion of the similarity of the personalities of Neil and Chris, the Pet Shop Boys. 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. 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 Jan 24 22:09:34 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 22:09:34 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on the personalities of the Pet Shop Boys Message-ID: <63E391FF6DEF4F15BDAD90DC7528620F@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors about their perception of the similarities of the personalities of the Pet Shop Boys, including its relationship to their success. And the response that received the most votes was: * "I believe Chris and Neil have very similar personalities in some ways, but very different in others, which makes for a good mix," chosen by a whopping 48.8% of the voters (more than twice as many as the runner-up, and nearly as many as all the other options combined). To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and chose 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 based on the fact that Chris and Neil have long noted that they had written "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" early enough for it to have appeared on their debut album, "Please." But they were unable to arrange for their first choice of duet partner, Dusty Springfield, to record it with them at that very early phase of their career, so they put it off until their next studio album, "Actually." However, what if they somehow had been able to include "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (complete with Ms. Springfield) on their first album? Assuming they would then have had to do without one of the songs that eventually wound up on "Please" to make room for it, which track do you think they should have eliminated? And no, I'm not allowing "Opportunities (Reprise)" or "None of the above" as choices. Those would make it *too* easy. So please take a moment to make your choice right there on my home page. And thanks so much to "BugBoy" of the Pet Shop Boys Community Forum for suggesting this question! Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jan 29 22:07:20 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 22:07:20 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on song you'd replace on "Please" to make room for WHIDTDT Message-ID: <6C6FE053424C458EA53BB672983BBD93@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks if the Pet Shop Boys had been able to include "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" on their first album, "Please," as they had originally hoped, which track, in your opinion, would it have been best for them to eliminate to make room for it? 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 wish you all a fabulous weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Jan 31 22:07:27 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 22:07:27 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on song that WHIDTDT might have replaced on Please Message-ID: <86283DA5D1504EA9B657A2DBCE612D16@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which song from the Pet Shop Boys' debut album "Please" they would have replaced with "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" if the Boys had been able to include that song on that first album as they had originally wished. And the song that received the most votes for "deletion" was: * "Violence," chosen by 27.8% 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 asks you to choose up to three topics or concerns that you, personally, would most like for the Pet Shop Boys to address in future songs. So please check out the list provided on my home page, mull it over a bit, and make your choices. (And to anticipate a frequent comment when I ask such questions, of course Neil and Chris should write songs only on subjects they themselves want to write about. That goes without saying. But what would you like for them to *want* to write about? Thanks so much to David B. for suggesting this intriguing question. Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a terrific week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm