From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Jun 2 22:06:13 2018 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2018 22:06:13 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on whether "Christmas" is the best PSB-written song of the 1990s Message-ID: <32388c5e-51e0-01de-de9f-6c225c086dfe@geowayne.com> The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they agree with Neil's assessment that "It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas" is the best song that he and Chris wrote in the 1990s. And the response that received a majority of the votes was: * "No. It's not one of the worst, but it's certainly not one of the best, either," picked by 68.6% 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. My new poll for the week ahead is one of my occasional questions that isn't so much about the Pet Shop Boys as about the broader musical tastes of the voters themselves. And I hope it's a fun one. I'm wondering, aside from the Pet Shop Boys, what other "Boys" band -- that is, a group with "Boys" (plural, not singular) in their name -- is your personal favorite. So please check out the choices right there on my home page and make your selection. (Of course, there are the usual "none of the above"- type options.) In the meantime, thanks 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 Jun 7 21:38:39 2018 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2018 21:38:39 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on your favorite "Boys" band other than PSB Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to pick your favorite "Boys" band -- that is, a musical group with "Boys" (plural) in their name -- aside from the Pet Shop Boys themselves, of course. 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 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 an awesome weekend! ("Awesome" -- that's *so* eighties of me!) Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Jun 9 22:06:16 2018 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2018 22:06:16 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on favorite "Boys" band other than PSB Message-ID: <9a88a090-076d-444c-a722-0f794e61bd10@geowayne.com> The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose their favorite "Boys" band (that is, a band with "Boys" or "Boyz" in their name) aside from the Pet Shop Boys. And the response that received the most votes was: * "Actually, I can't say I like *any* 'Boys' band aside from Pet Shop Boys," picked by 40.2% of the voters. Of the bands that did receive votes, however, the top vote-getter was the Beach Boys, with 24.8% of the vote. 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 about your opinion of the relative importance of visual elements (as opposed to musical ones) as a factor in the Pet Shop Boys success, however you might define "success" for the purposes of this question. So please check out the options I offer right there on my home page and make the choice that comes closest to expressing your own viewpoint. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in last week' survey! I wish you all a superb week ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jun 14 21:39:05 2018 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 21:39:05 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on importance of visuals to PSB success Message-ID: <8532de76-124d-9431-546e-e9db6874556d@geowayne.com> Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks your opinion of the importance of visual style or design -- graphics, artwork, clothing, costuming, staging, videos, and the like, as opposed to purely musical factors -- to the success of the Pet Shop Boys. If you haven't voted yet, please 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 next two weeks ahead (because I'll then be starting my "summer schedule" of biweekly/fortnightly polls). 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 16 22:05:04 2018 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 22:05:04 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on whether visual factors have been critical to PSB success Message-ID: <8a575048-4482-770c-94ab-3bb293ca4eea@geowayne.com> The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors about the extent to which they believe visual elements (as opposed to musical ones) were critical to the success of the Pet Shop Boys. And the response that received the most votes was: * "It's been a significant defining characteristic for them, but I wouldn't say it's been a critical factor in their success," picked by 49.5% 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 isn't for just the next week, but for the next *two* weeks as I start a biweekly/fortnightly surveying schedule for the summer.  I'm asking whether you think the Pet Shop Boys  should release a "Disco 5" album at some point: yes, no, or maybe depending on the criteria for the track selection and, if so, which one(s). So please mull this over and make your choice(s) right there on my home page. And thanks to porkchopkid for suggesting this question! Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I wish you all a marvelous two weeks ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Jun 28 21:39:11 2018 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:39:11 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on whether there should be a PSB "Disco 5" album Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current Pet Shop Boys poll, in which I'm asking whether you believe there ought to be a PSB "Disco 5" album at some point. 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 -- and it's more than just a "Yes" or "No." On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and launch a new survey for the next two weeks 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 geowayne.com Sat Jun 30 21:11:38 2018 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 21:11:38 -0700 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on whether there should be a PSB "Disco 5" Message-ID: <72a76760-b5e2-05b3-57dc-462ad522406a@geowayne.com> The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors whether they would like for the Pet Shop Boys ever to release a "Disco 5" album. And the response that received the most votes was: * "Yes, absolutely!" chosen by 48.2% 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 next two weeks asks you to choose your favorite PSB studio album "side"-- that is, not your favorite *entire* studio album by the Boys, but rather your favorite *side* of one of their studio albums, or "half-album," if you will, based on how the album sides were defined in vinyl format. So please mull this over and make your choice right there on my home page. Of course, you can take your time making this perhaps challenging decision; after all, this survey will run for two whole weeks! ;-) In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in my previous survey! And I hope you all have a great two weeks ahead! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm