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Post by winter on Sept 9, 2012 19:35:06 GMT -5
The sun has set on a perfect late summer day. I hope the week brings us all good things and some new Adam words and pics. I spent some fan bucks watching great TALC vids of 'Don't Stop Me Now' from London QAL. So wonderful. Since things are quiet before our next Adam storm, I also looked back a year-ish and found this beautiful essay by Juniemoon - a year later it still seems on target to me. Check it out: adamtopia.com/index.cgi?board=daily&action=display&thread=479&page=1And also from a year ago is Adam's interview with Jonny Cota (Skingraft) which I loved. Producing good tidbits -that Adam was one of the first freaky people Jonny met when he came to LA. And comments like 'a generous manly masculine wedge' and my favorite, 'life is too short to wear a normal jacket' 8-) And some pretty from the past  |
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Post by momtomany on Sept 9, 2012 23:32:28 GMT -5
Just peeking in.
Maybe this is the place I'll post in the future.
I read the main thread and I'm left dusty and dry. Just can't find the words.
How can I reply to numbers and polls and sales?
I'm left with the only reasoning I have.
Adam Lambert is the only performer in my life who has ever mattered to me. No one else - no one's success or talent - has left a lasting impression on me.
For this reason alone I cannot worry about Adam's future. Because I will always follow his future! And that is his gift, as an entertainer, to me!
How can anyone worry that he will be 'dropped' or somehow 'be gone' like so many 'other Idols'???
How can Adam be categorized with any other Idol, or any other vocalist, anywhere??
No matter 'what happens' as far as pop music or records or downloads or Idol goes - - -
he will be on stage, performing, delighting us for the rest of his life.
He was born to do this; he now has enough exposure and fame to continue on and on and on and on.
Tell me which part of this equation should make me sad, discouraged, or angst-ridden?
End of just peeking in. . .
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Post by gelly14 on Sept 10, 2012 2:17:27 GMT -5
Just peeking in. Maybe this is the place I'll post in the future. I read the main thread and I'm left dusty and dry. Just can't find the words. How can I reply to numbers and polls and sales? I'm left with the only reasoning I have. Adam Lambert is the only performer in my life who has ever mattered to me. No one else - no one's success or talent - has left a lasting impression on me. For this reason alone I cannot worry about Adam's future. Because I will always follow his future! And that is his gift, as an entertainer, to me! How can anyone worry that he will be 'dropped' or somehow 'be gone' like so many 'other Idols'??? How can Adam be categorized with any other Idol, or any other vocalist, anywhere?? No matter 'what happens' as far as pop music or records or downloads or Idol goes - - - he will be on stage, performing, delighting us for the rest of his life. He was born to do this; he now has enough exposure and fame to continue on and on and on and on. Tell me which part of this equation should make me sad, discouraged, or angst-ridden? End of just peeking in. . . It's been days since my last post at the main thread. I don't know when I will come back. I never post at the Moon Garden, you guys are too articulate for my knowledge of US culture and all the other things you are referring to, but I wish momtomany EVERYONE could read what you just said. I wish....... |
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Post by Alison on Sept 10, 2012 6:12:30 GMT -5
Momtomany, please post here! You always speak to the reason I am here--you are the soul of Atop. Gelly, I miss you and many others I have grown to consider friends, so I recently started lurking on twitter just to feel part of the conversation again. Please post in the moon garden--I don't consider myself to be as articulate as others, but we share what we can, and it is all welcomed and appreciated by the group. Some of us rarely post but I feel their presence (waves to Jamie). So stop by whenever you want to spend some time with old friends 
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Post by nikki on Sept 10, 2012 6:27:09 GMT -5
Just peeking in. Maybe this is the place I'll post in the future. I read the main thread and I'm left dusty and dry. Just can't find the words. How can I reply to numbers and polls and sales? I'm left with the only reasoning I have. Adam Lambert is the only performer in my life who has ever mattered to me. No one else - no one's success or talent - has left a lasting impression on me. For this reason alone I cannot worry about Adam's future. Because I will always follow his future! And that is his gift, as an entertainer, to me! How can anyone worry that he will be 'dropped' or somehow 'be gone' like so many 'other Idols'??? How can Adam be categorized with any other Idol, or any other vocalist, anywhere?? No matter 'what happens' as far as pop music or records or downloads or Idol goes - - - he will be on stage, performing, delighting us for the rest of his life. He was born to do this; he now has enough exposure and fame to continue on and on and on and on. Tell me which part of this equation should make me sad, discouraged, or angst-ridden? End of just peeking in. . . It's been days since my last post at the main thread. I don't know when I will come back. I never post at the Moon Garden, you guys are too articulate for my knowledge of US culture and all the other things you are referring to, but I wish momtomany EVERYONE could read what you just said. I wish....... , with all my heart I agree with what you are saying. It echoes what you have said many times over, equally as beautifully as this time. So to answer your question, "Tell me which part of this equation should make me sad, discouraged, or angst-ridden?", my answer is the same as yours - none of it. You will always find a friend in me (and I am sure many others) who share the way you see Adam and who are easy about what the future holds for him. Please don't just "peek in", I truly enjoy talking to you. And gelly, I feel incredibly sad that someone who so obviously loves and adores Adam would feel uncomfortable posting here. You have so tirelessly worked to give all of us so much, that contributes to everyone's enjoyment on this site; and speaking for myself, I cannot thank you enough. I wish I had taken the time to let you know more often, so the fault is mine, even though it's clear you don't do it to be thanked. I would also really enjoy talking to you more here about anything you find interesting. I believe there is room here for people to talk about many things in many different ways. To me, the Moon Garden is simply a place for gentleness, kindness, honesty and a very tolerant place to talk about anything we wish. Please don't be put off by words and language and knowledge. They should never create barriers between people. Who we are is of far more value. |
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Post by gelly14 on Sept 10, 2012 7:22:25 GMT -5
Alison I miss you too. If you are on twitter please don't just lurk. Join the conversation. I don't talk much either, I don't have much time to do so, I usually post the news on twitter but when we talk with all the others it's really fun.  Nikki Your post brought me to tears. I have nothing to say other than a huge thank you from my heart. :2tears: :2tears:
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Post by Alison on Sept 10, 2012 7:34:17 GMT -5
Alison I miss you too. If you are on twitter please don't just lurk. Join the conversation. I don't talk much either, I don't have much time to do so, I usually post the news on twitter but when we talk with all the others it's really fun. Nikki Your post brought me to tears. I have nothing to say other than a huge thank you from my heart.  Gelly, I may decide to join in on the conversation. The only problem is that my son recently noticed me on twitter and decided to follow me. He was so sweet, thinking I would feel better if I had more followers. But if I tweet, my full on standom will be exposed to all of my kids teenage friends  . My kids know I am a little nutty about Adam, but I'm not sure if they want their twitter world to know ;D. |
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Post by gelly14 on Sept 10, 2012 7:38:19 GMT -5
Alison I miss you too. If you are on twitter please don't just lurk. Join the conversation. I don't talk much either, I don't have much time to do so, I usually post the news on twitter but when we talk with all the others it's really fun. Nikki Your post brought me to tears. I have nothing to say other than a huge thank you from my heart. Gelly, I may decide to join in on the conversation. The only problem is that my son recently noticed me on twitter and decided to follow me. He was so sweet, thinking I would feel better if I had more followers. But if I tweet, my full on standom will be exposed to all of my kids teenage friends . My kids know I am a little nutty about Adam, but I'm not sure if they want their twitter world to know ;D. omg alison that is so funny hahaha!! Maybe if they see your tweets they will unfollow you! |
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Post by nikki on Sept 10, 2012 7:55:08 GMT -5
gelly - and this is all I have to say in return Alison I don't use twitter, and now you've shown me another reason why it's perilous ;D. The computer I use is in our family room, so my 17-year-old son sees my nocturnal Adam "activities".
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Post by Alison on Sept 10, 2012 8:15:29 GMT -5
Gelly, I am sure they would quickly destroy any evidence of their fangirly mom. ;D Funny story-- I recently went to dinner with a group of friends. (I am at the time in my life when many of my friends are parents of my children's friends. We have become a close knit group after years of shared childhood sporting events). We were talking about our kids and social networking--how we can monitor and protect them. I have never been interested in Facebook and my kids are on twitter more anyway now. I was showing these friends how to read their kids tweets and one of the ladies set up an account and installed the twitter app on her new iPhone. She is still new to the sensitive touch screen and inadvertently followed her daughter. Seconds later she got a call from her horrified daughter asking her to please not "creep" on her and said she was blocking her . Busted! It is a strange boundary line. It's their private world on a public forum. Sometimes I feel a little guilty. I wouldn't read their diary or texts, but twitter let's me in on a little piece of their world that I may not otherwise see. These really are the most amazing times we are living in. |
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