From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Oct 1 22:05:02 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 22:05:02 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on your favorite PSB song that begins with "I" 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-composed song that begins with the pronoun "I." (Sound frivolous? Why so serious?) 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. (But on account of another commitment, I'll probably be doing so about an hour or two later than usual.) 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 Oct 3 22:23:39 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 22:23:39 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on favorite PSB-composed song that beings with the pronoun "I" Message-ID: 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-composed song that begins with the pronoun "I." And the song chosen by the largest number of voters was: * "I'm Not Scared," picked by 25.5% 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 perhaps a little more "personal" than most. I'm wondering whether you have ever been accused of being "obsessed" with the Pet Shop Boys. Of course, such an accusation can be made either as a serious criticism or simply as a friendly joke, so I offer different options based on those variations. So please, when you have the chance, make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. In the meantime, thanks so much 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 Oct 8 20:40:05 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 20:40:05 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Survey ends soon on accusations of being "obsessed" with PSB Message-ID: <1575718EBD0F40758B8A0F675CDDC78F@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current survey, which asks whether anyone has ever accused you (either seriously or in jest) of being "obsessed" with the Pet Shop Boys. If you haven't taken part yet, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and choose the appropriate option right there on my home page. On Sunday I will end this survey, post the final results, and kick off a new poll for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope next week you can all be accused of having had a marvelous weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Oct 10 22:06:13 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 22:06:13 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of survey on accusations of being "obsessed" with PSB Message-ID: <2C99FBEF5335461A909BB7B3182D1151@COMP8> The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether anyone has ever accused them of being "obsessed" with the Pet Shop Boys. And the response that received the most votes was: * "Yes, but only in a light-hearted, joking way," selected by 39.7% of the voters. Actually, only 35.5% of the voters indicated that they had never been accused of being obsessed by PSB. 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 follows in the wake of my survey of two weeks ago, in which I asked you to choose your favorite PSB-written song that begins with the pronoun "I." Since that proved an unusually popular poll, I decided once again to ask you to pick your favorite song from a short list narrowed down by a random factor -- in this week's case, Pet Shop Boys songs with titles that ask a question. So please, when you get the chance, check out the list I've posted there on my home page and choose your favorite song from among them. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have an unquestionably great week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Oct 15 20:40:20 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:40:20 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on your favorite PSB "question" song Message-ID: <1533B298040E49839228E31FC14DCCCA@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my poll this week, in which I'm asking you to pick your favorite Pet Shop Boys song from among those with titles that ask a question. 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. 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 Oct 17 22:08:44 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 22:08:44 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on your favorite PSB "question song" 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 song from among those with titles that ask a question. And the song that received the most votes was: * "Can You Forgive Her?" chosen by 29.8% 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 survey for the week ahead asks you to try to think back to when you first heard Pet Shop Boys music. Or, more accurately, *where* you first heard their music. Please think this over and, when you're ready, make your choice from the options I've provided right there on my home page. (And, yes, I do include a choice for those of you who simply can't remember or even make a good guess.) In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a splendid week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Oct 22 22:21:52 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 22:21:52 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Survey ends soon on where you first heard PSB music Message-ID: <4010F17E54EA4AB886A796AD54F9BB63@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current survey, which asks, to the best of your recollection, where did you first hear Pet Shop Boys music? If you haven't taken part 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 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 great weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Oct 24 22:12:08 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:12:08 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on where you first heard PSB music Message-ID: <3EF3E906B05848B98479474E45DC30DA@COMP8> The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors where they first heard music by the Pet Shop Boys. And the response that received the most votes was (not surprisingly): * "On the radio," picked by 44.1% of the voters. To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and either choose one of the "Past Survey Results" options from the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. Halloween is next Saturday, so I figured we should have a little Halloween-appropriate fun with my new poll for the week ahead. So I'm wondering which Pet Shop Boys album is, in your opinion, their most "Halloweenish." Now, I'm leaving it completely up to you as to what constitutes "Halloweenishness" and what criteria a PSB album needs to exemplify in order to be considered "Halloweenish." But, at least in my opinion, a number of their albums might be regarded as Halloweenish in at least some ways. So please mull this over and, when you're ready, make your choice 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 frightfully good week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Oct 29 20:34:11 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:34:11 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on the most "Halloweenish" PSB album Message-ID: <5079E7E5494B44449B61C08C63192EFE@COMP8> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which (appropriately enough considering Saturday is Halloween) asks you to pick what you consider to be the Pet Shop Boys most "Halloweenish" album. 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! Thanks to everyone who has already voted! To those of you who observe the holiday, I wish you a happy and safe Halloween. And I hope you *all* have a frighteningly great weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Oct 31 22:07:07 2015 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 22:07:07 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on the most "Halloweenish" PSB album Message-ID: <0F3E3A48E24D43ECB485E7BA0AEBF36E@COMP8> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to pick what they consider to be the Pet Shop Boys' most "Halloweenish" album. And the album that received the most votes was: * "Nightlife," chosen by a whopping 50.9% 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 inspired by my having read recently -- and not for the first time -- another writer referring to the Pet Shop Boys as "camp" in some way. So I figured I should ask you about that. To what extent do you think the element of camp plays a role in the Pet Shop Boys, their music, and their career? (If you're not sure what's meant by "camp," I've provided a succinct definition there at the top of the poll dialog box.) So please mull this over and 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 wonderful week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm