From psbfan at geowayne.com Sat Dec 14 20:06:11 2019 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 20:06:11 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] My new PSB poll -- general early impressions of "Decide" Message-ID: I'm back! Although my husband and I are still deep in the throes of settling in and setting up our new household -- yes, we still have a good deal of unpacking and "arranging" to do -- I'm finally at a point where I feel able to resume something akin to my standard website chores, including my biweekly polls. But I figure I should ease back into it with a fairly simple "first" question that focuses on just one song. While the Pet Shop Boys have released several new songs since I went on hiatus, one song in particular has, in very short order, created considerably more buzz than the rest among online fans: "Decide," the newly released b-side of the "Burning the Heather" single. So, though it was released just a few days ago, I'm making that one song the focus of my survey for the next two weeks. Quite simply, I'm asking your general early impression of it. So please take a few moments to visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and make your choice about "Decide" from the options provided right there on my home page. Thank you all for your patience with me for being "away," more or less, for the past few weeks. I hope you all have a couple of great weeks ahead -- and Happy Holidays! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm From psbfan at geowayne.com Thu Dec 26 21:13:20 2019 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 21:13:20 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Poll ends soon on your general early impression of PSB's "Decide" Message-ID: Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current PSB poll, which of several statements that I've listed comes closest to describing your general early impression of the new PSB song "Decide" (the "b-side" of their latest single "Burning the Heather"). 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 following two weeks. 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 Dec 28 22:28:58 2019 From: psbfan at geowayne.com (Wayne Studer) Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 22:28:58 -0800 Subject: [Introspective] Final results of poll on early general impressions of "Decide" Message-ID: <3bb4d5e0-26c2-5c5b-9b72-5e5e48189df2@geowayne.com> The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors their general early opinion of the recent Pet Shop Boys song "Decide." And the response that received the most votes was: * "It's a good song, but I wouldn't describe it as one of the best of the decade," picked by 42.4% 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 from the top navigation bar, or click the appropriate link on my "What's New?" page. My new survey for the next two weeks asks the question I typically ask at the end of each year: what, in your opinion, has been the "PSB highlight" of the past year? So please mull this over and make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page. (As usual, I include a "something else" selection at the end in case your own highlight doesn't coincide with any that I've listed.) In the meantime, thanks to everyone who voted in the previous survey! And I hope you all have a marvelous two week ahead -- and very happy, safe, and successful New Year! Wayne http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm