tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post1851088775755693138..comments2024-01-16T01:42:41.699+11:00Comments on Tune into Radio Carly: On being a fanCarly Findlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368145710452826385noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-78201956978937218122012-05-03T17:46:56.843+10:002012-05-03T17:46:56.843+10:00I am a massive fan of Powderfinger. Slightly obses...I am a massive fan of Powderfinger. Slightly obsessed with Cogsy.. I admit it.. I love him .. I am not ashamed of this.I traveled to a few different states when they did their final tour. I bawled like a baby at their last gig. The next day i found myself drinking at the same pub as them, i was so overwhelmed i did not have the balls to even go up to them and say hello. I just stood there drooling like a 2 year old! This is a great post Carly,and i totally understand where you are coming from. And can i just add, the smile on your face in these pictures of you and Darren is just gleaming. Stunning xoxoxlittlebillohttps://twitter.com/#!/littlebillonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-85656829053334816972011-11-28T18:53:25.026+11:002011-11-28T18:53:25.026+11:00Hi there, I just discovered your blog. It's fa...Hi there, I just discovered your blog. It's fantastic. I hope you continue for as long as you have it in you.<br />This is a great post and I get the fan thing. I never thought I would, but James Taylor came into my life at a rough time about 20 odd yrs ago (I'm 40 now)and his songs just made me see I wasn't the only one to be feeling as I did back then, to see that after the dark, there is the light..and so much more. I adore the man and his music and unashamedly say this to all I encounter.<br />20 plus yrs down the track my love is still as strong. I FINALLY got to see him in concert and I was quite week in the knees. My husband thought it was the cutest thing ever..cute 40yr old..hmm???<br />You know you're hearts desire, you know what you love and need and some random naysayer can just leave that well alone.<br />All best :-DAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063804164485108600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-75075584106282385692011-11-22T01:53:39.059+11:002011-11-22T01:53:39.059+11:00Sorry it's so delayed, but I absolutely adore ...Sorry it's so delayed, but I absolutely adore this post. Perfect.<br /><br />Apart from my love for Darren/Savage Garden, I mostly get a lot of crap for my love for The Offspring who I started loving when I was 11 years old (15 years ago). But that band genuinely saved my life. They got me through three major 5+ hour operations and many other smaller ones during high school, plus helped me cope with all the teasing and such at school long before I told anyone what was happening. I met the band members when I was almost 16, less than a year after my face operation, which I credit me getting through to my mum and The Offspring. I have a tattoo of a lyric from one of their songs on my back and will never regret it for what they did for me and continues to do for me via their music. No one making fun of me or telling me negative things about that band makes an ounce of difference to how I feel about them.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459252844594204485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-23668371719547088842011-11-20T12:32:15.511+11:002011-11-20T12:32:15.511+11:00Hopefully the comment will work this time & no...Hopefully the comment will work this time & not get lost in cyberspace :)<br /><br />When I first read this post, I didn't understand it, probably because I've never felt this way about a band. It wasn't until last night when I realised I'm a raving fan of The Bill (TV Show). Saturday nights just aren't the same without it, so I've been buying up DVDs! I'm bugging the ABC shop to get the next series (they only have 1-4 of 27 series, and the final 2 episodes currently available!)Melissahttp://mydaggylife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-21035943539772845742011-11-18T02:26:25.453+11:002011-11-18T02:26:25.453+11:00Carly, if you’ve not read this blog post by Amanda...Carly, if you’ve not read this blog post by Amanda Palmer, you must do:<br /><br />http://blog.amandapalmer.net/post/227061643/dear-robert-smith-an-open-letter<br /><br />It’s an amazing unabashed fan letter to her love Robert Smith.<br /><br />When I first read it, it made me cry. Lots.<br /><br /> -Rulitos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-14211952619063940082011-11-17T13:25:23.841+11:002011-11-17T13:25:23.841+11:00Oh wow! Thank you for sharing your stories! I love...Oh wow! Thank you for sharing your stories! I love reading about fans! I'm starting an exciting project with another blogger - and want to share your stories more widely. Will be in touch.Carly Findlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368145710452826385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-76294984928218019112011-11-17T12:28:37.045+11:002011-11-17T12:28:37.045+11:00Carly, I've only just come across your blog an...Carly, I've only just come across your blog and suffer from chronic illness myself.<br />I honestly do not see anything wrong with your fandom I have been a fan of many musicians/performers over the years and if you get joy out of their work just as I do the there is nothing wrong with that.<br /><br />If you think about it from the musicians standpoint that's why they perform not only because they thoroughly enjoy it but to share their work with others.<br />I always get more into it when you can tell that the performer on stage is really enjoying themselves.<br /><br />MichelleMichellehttps://www.facebook.com/Shellyysandersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-34489019649006781442011-11-17T01:52:34.904+11:002011-11-17T01:52:34.904+11:00Great piece about fan-dom. Having had fans and als...Great piece about fan-dom. Having had fans and also been/being one I do understand completely the effect that watching or meeting your idol can have.<br /><br />As for you Anon, it is very easy to create a log in. It's too easy to hide behind a made up name, or Anon, and comment on other people's thoughts.<br /><br />In part that is why I'm one of Carly's fans. Because not only does she write about such diverse subjects as crazy Asian food snacks and Darren Hayes fandom - she speaks from her heart, from her own personal experience, and she puts her name to it. And being blessed with a unique physical appearance she can't really get away with hiding behind averageness as many of us do.<br /><br />I enjoy reading Carly's thoughts. I enjoy the way she challenges me. And I enjoy the lighter side of her writing and her sense of humour.<br /><br />Sending hugs.Genevieve Maynardhttp://twitter.com/#!/genmaynardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-24036604247046874622011-11-15T22:48:13.406+11:002011-11-15T22:48:13.406+11:00The stuff about helping shape your identity, and b...The stuff about helping shape your identity, and being a friend that's always there for you. that's how I feel about Harry Potter. I re-read the books every year or so and every time I slowly work my way into that world that feels like another, better home.<br /><br />Also, as I told you the other week, I once flew to Brisbane for a night to see a Powderfinger show. Totally worth it.melissasavagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337887016996220628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-67418569885028257842011-11-15T22:32:32.927+11:002011-11-15T22:32:32.927+11:00Carly, I really have been enjoying your blog posts...Carly, I really have been enjoying your blog posts. I can understand how a singer / band can be a soundtrack to a period of someone's life, for me it is more scenes or styles. I think you have a very well balanced perspective as a fan!<br /><br />Keep up the great posts!Seanhttp://kiiii.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-55569398388497166442011-11-15T22:28:23.958+11:002011-11-15T22:28:23.958+11:00I'm a huge fan of Tool and A Perfect Circle. S...I'm a huge fan of Tool and A Perfect Circle. So much so that I've got their band signs tattooed on me. <br />I've seen them every time they tour, lined up for hours so I'm at the front of the stage when they come out and I've spent a fortune on special edition items from the band. <br />It's like a religion for me. Tool especially. Us fans are so passionate about them. Their music moves something inside me. I live for the music.Sasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182150207885839311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-41302787398972671522011-11-15T22:05:26.529+11:002011-11-15T22:05:26.529+11:00I can relate in some way, but it was my fandom tow...I can relate in some way, but it was my fandom towards a Sydney band named Skulker that put things into perspective for me.<br />It may seem strange to other people looking from afar just how dedicated you may seem towards a band/singer, but it´s not until you look at it from their point of view that you understand where they´re at in their life.<br /><br />I used to be a huge fan of Skulker to the point where I´d follow them around Sydney and the country, almost to the point where I felt obliged (yet also weirded out) to visit them outside gigs. Then after some time I realised they´re just normal people following their dream and living their life the same way that I might want to, so I stepped back and considered it from their point of view, and it was then I realised I shouldn´t be putting them on a pedestal as some type of demi-god, but as a peer and someone that I could potentially be some day.<br /><br />There was a time I was taken aback and overwhelmed meeting members of Jebediah, but now I can have a normal conversation with them if I ever meet them as I realise they´re laidback casual regular people too, and should be treated that way.<br /><br />So I guess what I´m saying is until you experience a certain level of fandom towards someone, you don´t realise what it means to some people, and you never consider it to be a massive obsession that could possibly go any further than enjoying their work, but their work really affects you in some way and you just want to show a level of appreciation.<br />It´s only if you take it to a level of following them around and trying to access them outside their work outside their comfort zone that it starts to cross the line.Shanehttp://facebook.com/shano.wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-87016935769483359322011-11-15T21:32:37.323+11:002011-11-15T21:32:37.323+11:00Carly. I don't think I've ever commented o...Carly. I don't think I've ever commented on your blog before, though I read it all the time. This one just really begged for a comment though. <br /><br />It was so lovely to read your thoughts on being a fan, and what it means to you, as well as to others. I can definitely relate.<br />And that you took someone's comment, one that could have been taken quite negatively, and instead of hitting back you wrote such a thoughtful and interesting blog post? That is to be commended.<br /><br />I myself am a fan of many people. You already know I flew across the country to see Bob Evans last year. I have contemplated doing this for other bands, but seldom have the money to do it. <br />Kav from Eskimo Joe makes my knees weak and my heart race, both with his music and his presence. I have met him twice and could hardly speak either time. One day I hope to meet him properly, and tell him how much his music means to me.<br />I am also a huge fan of lots of comedians and other performers. When I met the members of the comedy trio Tripod for the first time, I was 15. I could hardly talk to them, I was so overwhelmed. Now I've seen them so many times they approach me after shows instead of the other way around. It's a great feeling knowing they actually enjoy having fans be so supportive, and are friendly with them, when they could just as easily ignore everyone. <br /><br />So many performers are such nice people, it makes the experience of being a fan all the more special. <br /><br />Once again, thanks for posting about this. I had wondered when and how your love for Savage Garden and Darren Hayes started, so this was really interesting to me. It was a great, uplifting read.Sinead McKeoughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-51594344821666537782011-11-15T17:24:49.635+11:002011-11-15T17:24:49.635+11:00Hello Anon at 3.20.
Thanks for your comment. I c...Hello Anon at 3.20.<br /> <br />Thanks for your comment. I completely understand where you're coming from, and can see how using a blog comment used as the basis of a blog entry can be seen as generating support for myself through other readers. This is not my intention at all and I'm sorry you see it this way. <br /> <br />These sort of comments like I received on my Darren Hayes review and previously - not negative, just challenging I guess - are food for thought for me. They get me thinking about my actions and how my mind works and what drives me, and how others think and react. They make me want to write, and I guess, justify things. So I also see these comments as a positive. <br /> <br />And it's a lot like sourcing inspiration from things that have been verbally said to me too. I have taken a lot of conversations and events and made them into blog entries. We all draw from experience for our writing.<br /> <br />I don't want to disallow comments or moderate them because I believe we are all entitled to free speech and don't want to stifle that when I am saying whatever I want on my blog. The comments aren't hateful or malicious - those sort are the only ones I've deleted (and there have only been about three). Although those comments re Darren Hayes were questioning my emotional stability, which was quite a personal reaction.<br /> <br />You will notice that this post you've commented on is not so much about the initial comments copied and pasted from the previous post, but the way being a fan makes me and others feel. I have been thinking about this since those initial comments and also took the time to do some research and gather my thoughts. (And I'm enjoying reading the other fans' stories.) Using the comments here simply provides context around my post, but this particular one would probably be ok without it. <br /> <br />What's your blog, Anon? Would love to read it! Thanks for your feedback, and the encouragement to be myself :)Carly Findlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368145710452826385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-31579082969863147512011-11-15T15:20:03.320+11:002011-11-15T15:20:03.320+11:00I really used to LOVE your blog, but the way you n...I really used to LOVE your blog, but the way you now use comments people have made into blog entries has really turned me off. I dont understand why, if you dont want thses types of comments on your blog, why do you approve them to be put on there? I knwo with my own blog, anything i dont find constructive to myself or the blogs nature in general, i dont approve the comment to be shown. Get back to the real you, dont worry about what people think, and write about what YOU enjoy writing about ! :-) dont waste time responding and explaining yourself each day in response to comments. Dont approve them, its so easy ! I really dont like the way you use anything you see as a 'negative' as a way of writing a blog entry about them, and trying to gain support to then gang up on that person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-68300784694787883532011-11-15T09:49:00.364+11:002011-11-15T09:49:00.364+11:00I always enjoy reading about your adventures in be...I always enjoy reading about your adventures in being a fan:)<br /><br />I can't help but wonder if there is some sexism involved in the belittling of women being fans of music.<br /><br />Like you said, your Dad is a football fan and I also know of many obsessive male and female sports fans. It seems like when it's music, arts or actors it becomes something to deride and make fun of. Just a girly thing.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168676976901361376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-43320529056903615432011-11-15T07:49:43.795+11:002011-11-15T07:49:43.795+11:00Carly, I have always loved INXS (or 'inksess&#...Carly, I have always loved INXS (or 'inksess' as your Dad called them lol). I have all their albums, have seen them live several times. I had tickets to their concert just before Michael died, I was heartbroken when he died. I saw them again in January this year at A Day on the Green at the Hunter Valley. I was slightly obsessed with Jon Farris for many years, but alas did not get to meet him :( <br />My peak of love was probably in my teenage years, but they still hold a special place in my heart after all these years!Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215090988205177674noreply@blogger.com