From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jun 2 21:09:09 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 21:09:09 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on whether a name other than PSB would have made a difference Message-ID: <70a68114-6a71-d3e0-25f4-0d8d3021f982@geowayne.com> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks whether you think the Pet Shop Boys might have been even more popular and/or more successful in their commercial career if they had chosen a different name for their duo. And what about right now as opposed to throughout most of their career? 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 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 Jun 4 22:08:48 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2016 22:08:48 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on whether PSB might have been more popular with a different name Message-ID: <752200a3-d402-408f-d277-01c5a67dd9bd@geowayne.com> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they feel the Pet Shop Boys might have been even more popular and/or successful if they had chosen a different name for their duo. And the response that received (by an overwhelming margin!) the most votes was: * "No, I don't think it would've made any difference if they had chosen a different name," picked by 70.0% 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. As you're probably already aware, the Pet Shop Boys' official website underwent a major redesign recently. So my new survey for the week ahead asks how you feel about this new "look and feel," at least in a general way, and particular in regard to how it compares to the previous design. Do you like it? Dislike it? Feel neutral about it? So please take a moment to make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. And thanks to much to Ken Farrawell for suggesting this question! Thanks also 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 Jun 9 21:20:50 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 21:20:50 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on the Pet Shop Boys' redesigned official website Message-ID: <68554917-431a-3103-1e4e-acc81ff1cff9@geowayne.com> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks your general opinion of the new design of the Pet Shop Boys' official website? Love it? Like it? Don't like it so much? Dislike it intensely? 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 marvelous weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Jun 11 22:05:47 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 22:05:47 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on the redesign of the official PSB website Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors what they thought of the recent redesign of the Pet Shop Boys' official website. And the viewpoint that received the most votes was: * "It's OK, but I really can't say that I like it more or less than the old one," picked by 34.1% 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 from the top navigation bar, or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new poll for the week ahead deals once again with PSB graphic matters, so to speak. I'm wondering what you think, in a general sense, of the artwork -- especially the cover graphic -- of their most recent album, "Super." So please make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. And thanks to Tan Sam for suggesting this question! By the way, I should note that, on account of my personal scheduling and commitments next weekend, this week's survey will run one day longer than usual, extending beyond next Sunday and instead ending the following Monday, June 20. Thanks 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 From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jun 16 20:45:15 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 20:45:15 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on artwork/cover of "Super" Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is *not* the last day of my current poll, which asks your opinion of the graphic artwork, especially the cover, of the Pet Shop Boys' most recent album, "Super." On account of my unusual schedule and commitments this weekend, this poll will run one day longer than usual, ending Monday rather than Sunday. But 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 from the options provided there on my home page. On *Monday* 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 wish you all a safe and peaceful weekend in what is, at least for many if not most of us, these all-too-troubled times. Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sun Jun 19 22:14:49 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 22:14:49 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on artwork/cover of "Super" Message-ID: <987330c6-0756-2b28-55b8-617fe0d78ea6@geowayne.com> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors their opinion of the graphic artwork -- especially the cover -- of the Pet Shop Boys' most recent album, "Super." And the response that received the most votes was: * "It's good -- not among their best, but still quite attractive and effective," picked by 32.8% 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 is a "two-pronged" one, so to speak. I'm wondering of which of the Pet Shop Boys' studio albums has your opinion changed the most for the better since it was first released -- that is, your opinion of it has improved the most? And of which has your opinion changed the most for the worse -- that is, your opinion of it has "deteriorated" the most? Please mull this over and make your choices right there on my home page. And thanks so much to Brad Jacobsen for suggesting a question very similar to this, although I've modified it a bit from his original suggestion. Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a wonderful week! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jun 23 21:54:01 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 21:54:01 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on the PSB albums your opinions of which have changed most Message-ID: <24893ba6-205c-e324-6477-abc4cd8da3ce@geowayne.com> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to pick the Pet Shop Boys studio album your opinion of which has changed the most for the better since it was released or you first heard it; that is, your opinion of it has improved the most -- AND the PSB studio album your opinion of which has changed the most for the worse; that is, your opinion of it has deteriorated the most. If you haven't voted yet, please 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 a fantastic weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Jun 25 21:57:24 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 21:57:24 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on PSB albums for which opinions have changed the most Message-ID: <9dfdf8c8-dd30-6a86-4dce-c7be664b7f88@geowayne.com> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to pick the Pet Shop Boys studio albums their opinions of which have changed the most since they were released or they first heard them -- both the opinion changed the most for the better and the one changed the most for the worse. And the albums that received the most votes were: * "Behavior," chosen as the album for which voters' opinions had changed the most for the better by a plurality of 17.8%, and * "Nightlife," chosen as the album for which voters' opinions had changed the most for the worse by a plurality of 16.0%. 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 the resurgence over the past few years in the popularity of vinyl LPs. I'm actually askingtwo questions. First, which PSB albums do you own in vinyl format? And then, as a "bonus," I'm also asking you to indicate which of various statements related to vinyl LPs you happen to agree with. Thanks so much to Tan Sam for suggesting a poll on this topic, although I've modified the questions somewhat from his original suggestions. And thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! I hope you all have a superb week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jun 30 22:42:38 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 22:42:38 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on PSB albums on vinyl Message-ID: <67b62f4c-c5f0-742f-3826-728d38b14ef5@geowayne.com> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks two questions: (1) Which of the Pet Shop Boys albums do you own in vinyl (LP) format, and (2) with which of various statements about vinyl do you agree? 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 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 a wonderful weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm