Well… today was a day, wasn’t it? I had a hard time figuring out what I wanted to say. I wasn’t on the cruise, I wasn’t at the party. I have absolutely NO first-hand knowledge of ANYTHING that happened, and I want to be very clear about that. I have no personal financial interest in [...]
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Tags: Blockheads, boy bands, Cruise 2012, Idol Hands, Miami, teen idols
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I still have the picture in my mind, even though it’s been probably more than 20 years since I was there: my grandparents’ living room in Uxbridge, Ontario. They had this semi-detached century house, with glassed-in porches at the front and back. In the living room there were cupboards along half of the wall that [...]
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Tags: childhood, Davy Jones, Daydream Believer, Monkees, teen idols
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Being a fan of an artist (or artists) who started out labelled as “teen idols” can be very isolating sometimes. Not everyone “gets it”, and for some reason those who don’t feel that it’s okay to mock not only the artist, but the fans. You constantly feel the need to defend not only them, but [...]
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Tags: Backstreet Boys, Blockheads, boy bands, Idol Hands, NKOTB, teen idols
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