From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Sep 1 21:57:53 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 21:57:53 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on how many PSB songs you don't like Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks how many Pet Shop Boys songs (not remixes, but the actual *songs* themselves) you can honestly say you don't like to the extent that you generally avoid listening to them and you maybe even wish the Boys had never written and recorded them? 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 kick off 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 From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Sep 3 22:07:31 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 22:07:31 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on the number of PSB songs you don't like Message-ID: <71d223d7-5d7e-27d3-a496-8f57a144a74c@geowayne.com> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors how many Pet Shop Boys songs they don't like. And the response that received the most votes was: * "Four to six," picked by 28.3% 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 is inspired by some online discussions I've read in response to Chris's passing comment in the most recent issue of the Boys' official fan publication "Literally" suggesting that their next album ought to be "techno" in style and that they had recently written some "dark" songs, leading to speculation about a "dark techno" PSB album. I'm wondering how you feel about such a stylistic prospect. So please take a moment to make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. Meanwhile, thanks to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope you all have a marvelous week ahead -- plus a happy and safe Labor Day to those of you who observe this U.S. holiday tomorrow! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Sep 8 21:39:16 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 21:39:16 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on a "dark techno" PSB album (?) Message-ID: <5ac227f3-9b99-a0b6-b749-1b7237bc4829@geowayne.com> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks how you feel about the prospect (as rumored and has been discussed by fans online) that the next Pet Shop Boys album may be "dark techno" in style. 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 roll out 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 From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Sep 10 22:07:57 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 22:07:57 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on a "dark techno" PSB album Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors how they feel about the prospect (only rumored) of a "dark techno" style for the Pet Shop Boys' next album. And the response that received the most votes was: * "I think it would be great! I hope they do it!" chosen by a whopping 49.2% 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 your three favorite PSB long-form video (VHS/DVD) releases. You may choose fewer than three if you wish, but (if the coding works as it should), you shouldn't choose more than that. So please mull this over and then 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 superb week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Sep 15 21:54:27 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:54:27 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on your three favorite PSB long-form videos Message-ID: <797fb058-98d8-3d63-f52a-7282a18df21d@geowayne.com> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I'm asking you to choose your three favorite long-form Pet Shop Boys video releases. 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 from 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 great weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Sep 17 22:02:24 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 22:02:24 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on your three favorite long-form PSB videos Message-ID: <899f9474-29d6-8ff3-706c-d5dc91a36825@geowayne.com> The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose their three favorite long-form Pet Shop Boys video releases. And the three that received the largest number of votes were: * "Performance," picked by 48.1% of the voters, * "Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop," chosen by 46.3%, and * "PopArt," picked by 42.6%. 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 isthe latest in a recent string of polls in which I present rather fanciful scenarios. In this case, I'm wondering what you believe Chris and Neil would most likely have done if, in an unfortunate parallel universe, they had decided to split back in the 1990s. Would they each have continued in the music industry? Would they have formed new bands? Would they follow similar paths, or would one go one way and the other take a different approach to post-PSB life? So please check out this scenario right there on my home page and make your choices (one for Neil and one for Chris) from the options provided. In the meantime, 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 Sep 22 22:19:41 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:19:41 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on imaginary post-PSB careers of Neil & Chris Message-ID: <12458bbc-1245-a25b-7ca4-849432d4ab1e@geowayne.com> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which proposes an imaginary scenario in which the Pet Shop Boys decided to call it quits back in the 1990s. I'm wondering what you believe Chris and Neil would each have done thereafter. Continue as solo artists? Formed a new duo or band? Something else? If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my "Commentary" site at http://ww.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 terrific weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.hm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Sep 24 22:13:56 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 22:13:56 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on imaginary post-PSB scenarios for Neil and Chris Message-ID: The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors what they believe would have been the most likely post-PSB career scenarios for both Chris and Neil if the had broken up as a duo in the 1990s. And the choices that received the most votes were: For Chris: * "Chris would have adopted a behind-the scenes role in the music industry -- for instance, as a songwriter and/or producer," picked by 57.8% of the voters. For Neil -- it was a tie!: * "Neil would have adopted a behind-the scenes role in the music industry—for instance, as a songwriter and/or producer" AND * "Neil would have continued as a solo artist," each picked by 32.4% 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. Several site visitors have asked when I'm planning to run a new Rating Project poll to include the Pet Shop Boys' most recent single bonus songs, as well as a couple others not yet rated. But I want to make sure everyone has had ample opportunity to hear and absorb them, so I'm going to hold off on that for one more week. In the meantime, my new poll for the week ahead has been triggered by an observation I've made listening to the Sirius/XM satellite radio station 1st Wave: that when they play "West End Girls," they seem more inclined to play the original version produced by Bobby "O" Orlando than the much more famous big hit version produced by Stephen Hague. I figure this must be because somebody there prefers the Bobby "O" version. So that makes me wonder -- Do YOU prefer the Bobby O version? Or do you prefer the later but more famous Stephen Hague production? Please take a moment to make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. Thanks 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 Sep 29 21:39:19 2016 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:39:19 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on Bobby O vs. Hague versions of "West End Girls" Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is my last full day of my current poll, which asks whether you prefer the original Bobby O-produced single version of "West End Girls" or the later big hit single version produced by Stephen Hague. (If this seems like a strange question to ask after all this time, I offer an explanation there along with the poll itself.) 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 kick off a new survey for the week ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already voted! And I hope you all have a superb weekend! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm