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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2012 12:33:11 GMT -5
Sauli has a Finnish driver's licence and with that he is able to drive a car in the USA without any extra procedures. Oh thanks for answering those questions. I was not sure...if he drove since he is such a walker, and I also was not sure if one drives on the opposite side of the road in Finland. So one does not have to take any driving test if from Europe?If he becomes a CA resident, he will have to get a CA license. But since he is working for a Finnish company, I am pretty sure his driver's license is good until whenever. :0
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Post by wal on Jan 11, 2012 12:34:11 GMT -5
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Post by Craazyforadam on Jan 11, 2012 12:35:31 GMT -5
Juniemoon, I appreciate your opinion and glad you felt free to post it here, but I doubt that this is a mainstream opinion. First of all:
A ton of people have been helped by our combined efforts. Because we give in the name of Adam, instead of just each to our own charity (as we probably all do anyways on other occasions, but perhaps less so at the end of January, I would presume) because of this group effort, visibility is given to Adam himself and his fan base who is not just blowing up twitter and writing crazy stuff, but also doing something useful along the way. I think that is important. Adam's media mentions and Adam's visibility went up due to Donorschoose and CharityWater, Trevor Project and It Gets Better Campaign. Many teachers heard of Adam first time because their projects got funded.
I agree that the signed photo reward ended up being a mess, but I think this is more a problem with Management, GroundCtrl and the FanClub, not with the donation effort itself.
I believe fans are looking for an opportunity to do it again, especially with the round B'day and the promotional cycle shining light on Adam and these Glamberts anyhow.
My suggestion would be to start a little twitter campaign to get Adam to propose something.
Perhaps something along the lines of #crazythingstogetforAdamsBday.....and let it trend and I would hope he would react to it. But obviously we need to have lots of folks on board with the idea to make that work. Or please just suggest a better idea of how we could work this. I doubt that he has not thought about it already on his end.
I don't think individuals should feel pressured to give or give much. Especially with a global effort, there will be differences in ability to engage here, this is never about the individual amount, but about the display of willpower by a group and a show of love and engagement on his behalf.
And quite frankly, the reality is the Glamberts are in the eyes of the media and of Adam himself an entity and whether we like that or not, at least I would like it to be known for more than just over-invested crazy fans. This is one way to make this whole thing worthy and fun at the same time, imo.
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Post by murly on Jan 11, 2012 12:38:31 GMT -5
The charity:water drive wasn't about Adam and it wasn't about his fans. It was about the thousands of people who needed and got clean water. I don't see how that can be viewed as a negative. It "left an awful lot of nice people feeling hurt"? Who the hell cares?
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Post by wal on Jan 11, 2012 12:41:45 GMT -5
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Post by bobo on Jan 11, 2012 12:46:48 GMT -5
Look at the way they look eachother Sauli has a new tattoo? A cross under his butterfly.
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Post by skylar on Jan 11, 2012 12:52:37 GMT -5
I hope this isn't an unpopular opinion. I don't say it to be controversial. But I kind of hope Adam doesn't do a big charity event for his birthday this year. The charity:water event was amazing in its success -- I'm sure it's a big topic in development offices at non-profits everywhere. But as a fan activity it left an awful lot of nice people feeling hurt. Something went awry with that effort and I still can't put my finger on what it really was. I loved the interview on "The Talk" but I will never forget the sinking feeling I had when Adam had to be prompted about charity:water when asked about his birthday. Starts about 4:00: Not to be all new-agey, but somehow that flow of energy, that "infinity" between Adam and his fans, was blocked on this effort. Perhaps the mental or emotional energy was just not there to feel the depth of the outpouring. This is just my personal feeling, but for me the circle between Adam and his fans still doesn't feel complete from the 29th birthday, and I don't just mean those damn pictures (not a factor for me personally as I could not afford to donate that amount). I hope that whatever is done this year is not some kind of crazy blowout with a huge goal. "Give to the charity of your choice and send me the receipt" would be my choice. JMO. Wow, this can be construed in an entirely different way. Imagine for a moment that this is Adam being humble and not talking up what a moral and good man he is that he would give away anything that might come toward him instead to people who need water in another country. THAT in fact would have been schmarmy. "Look people. I SAVED THE WORLD because I AM SO SELFLESS that I DON'T NEED TO RECIEVE HUGE AMOUNTS OF RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE PRESENTS from my fans all over the world." Mind you, Adam has some extremely wealthy fans who donated large amounts of money and very very likely those people would NEVER expect adam to boast about this to the media. When you are suddenly garnering huge amounts of money and power you learn very quickly NOT to boast about it. He thanked the Glamberts. Most importantly. When you donate to something like this, you must donate from the heart, keeping in mind that you might be saving lives. THAT IS THE THANKS. Please know that I am NOT judging you for having your opinion or feeling the way you do. Believe me when I say that. I just needed to get this out because I think it is a really important distinction and in fact if anything the positive karma vibes from last year are massive. People got fresh water!!! If you think Adam's idea to give to a charity is good. If you believe in helping people receive fresh water. If you know that together as a group the glam squad can really make big change. Then take part. If you are doing it expecting some public acknowledgment. I would say definitely do not do it. Sure its great to hear Adam say "Wow, my fans are truly unbelievable. They amaze me. Their hearts are truly huge and they are incredibly giving. Even those who don't have much money gave for this great cause." When he says that, great! If he doesn't say that, just know. Yes, you are truly unbelievable. You are amazing. And your heart is huge. Adam's fans have HUGE sensitive hearts. That is for sure. Rest assure he knows that after seeing what people have been willing to do to support him. I don't think Adam takes anything for granted.
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Post by wal on Jan 11, 2012 12:53:12 GMT -5
www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/01/adam-lambert-and-sauli-koskinen-content-at-katsuya/Adam Lambert and Sauli Koskinen: Content at KatsuyaJanuary 11th, 2012 9:04 AM by Hilton Hater Drunken brawl in Finland? What drunken brawl in Finland?!? Following an embarrassing incident over the holidays, Adam Lambert and Sauli Koskinen were out to prove all is well last night, dining together at Katsuya, a well-known Hollywood establishment often teeming with paparazzi. The couple looks to have moved past its issues, huh?
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Post by Jojo on Jan 11, 2012 12:54:33 GMT -5
I'm not completely sure, but if anyone is still interested from the pictures I've seen the tail lights and the shape of the windows and things like that fit best with the 3-series and there seem to be a seam that fits the convertible thing. I compared the video and pictures in BMW website. Sorry if this doesn't make sense this is so hard to explain in English.
I'll try to find a picture I can post.
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Post by annietoo on Jan 11, 2012 13:00:37 GMT -5
SUUUUPER excited again to hear this Cuckoo song. dyiiiiing here!! Me too! Hearing this song talked up by Shoshana and this Ryan? dude is making me think that they could be considering this another single? Maybe more suited for the UK? Although I love BTIKM, I sure wouldn't object to another single elsewhere just cause we'd get to hear it!
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