1.15.13 Birthday plans, My Dream Mini Tour
Jan 15, 2013 23:48:40 GMT -5
Post by momtomany on Jan 15, 2013 23:48:40 GMT -5
Jan 15, 2013 12:41:58 GMT -5 @juniemoon said:
We have talked some lately about demographic and who does Adam appeal to. Grown women, young girls, gay guys ... fans of good vocals, fans of fierce sexy angels ... I am going to say instead that Adam's appeal is cross-demographic ... he appeals to people who are secure with their shit. It's like geezlouise said: Adam embodies sexual liberation in his very being. It doesn't matter what he wears or what he sings, whether he has an weird song, a gay liberation song, or a song that is sonically identical to what everyone else is singing. No one is fooled. All can see.
The good news is that for those who connect, Adam is recognized almost at once as if he is an old friend or even an alter ego. Here you are! Where have you been?
The task is to keep getting him in front of people so that these moments of recognition can happen, one fan at a time. I don't think he lends himself to productization.
It is all about comfort.
There are some fans that have admitted that they have had to grow or change their thinking re: Adam.
Some fans are still not comfortable with everything he is.
Imagine then, those that are made uncomfortable and are really not ‘secure with their shit’ as Junie put it….. And it isn’t just ‘the gay’. He makes many gays uncomfortable.
Adam will never be the gay poster boy.
Guys like NPH or Anderson Cooper own that.
Adam is the ‘gay sex’ poster boy.
So.. you take all of the people that are afraid of ‘the gay’ …add all of the people that are made uncomfortable by obvious displays of sex, then add to that those that are not secure with their shit…. Plus the people that don’t like his voice or his music and voila…. You have a ton of people that will never be Adam fans.
And he can’t ever change this.
He can’t not be gay.
He can’t not be sexy.
He can’t not be Adam.
Thank you, juniemoon and geezlouise.
Your posts explain it all.
The first time I saw Adam perform on Idol - as blown away as I was - I really, really looked at him with a knowledge from my bones, that said "Hello! You are finally here!" The piece of me that was missing was brought by AFL - and he felt familiar from the beginning. I used to say he changed my DNA - now I'm feeling like he completed the chain.
And may Adam always be Adam! I hope his changes will be like the evolution of Nature; of color, mood . . . seasons of pulsing, amazing, flamboyant life! May he never, ever bow to demographic or radio pandering or the affectations of a fickle public.
Adam stands out, stands tall, smiling and confident as gay, sexy, unapologetic, and right there, staring back at you. Take him or not. He cares if you do; I don't think he cares if you don't. He won't apologize! Yay!
So yes, I want to honor the fresh outlook he brings to a tired world.
Birthday #31 can be anything each individual wants it to be. We, as a fanbase, can find 31.000 ways to give and care. Gestures, contributions . . all make a difference and make this cold Universe a little more connected.
I want Adam to know what he does for me and for you. I want Adam to know, somehow, that I have a friend in St. Louis and a friend in New Zealand - because of him. I want him to grow as an artist; inspired, maybe, by the way his light can shine on the unknown.
What's known to us is already discovered. The worlds, the friendships, the opportunities not even imagined come from Adam Lambert. He uses up my words.
It's the Xena connection...and I'll now zip it and head to bed. 
