Reaching Out to the Stars Read Online Free Page B
Author: Donna DeMaio Hunt
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unsolved mystery. If you fit into this category, you may be able to relate to my experience, which I like to refer to as, my American Idol experience.
If you are a little crazier than the obsessive fan, then you are probably the Irrational Obsessive Fan . This is the fan who as a teenager or an adult spends three quarters of their time online reading about their idol or arguing on an unofficial website with other fans about who is going to meet their idol first and which one has the better chance of a marriage proposal. Not only do you buy tickets to a show in your area, but buy tickets to several shows or to every show on the tour to watch the same show over again. You may become known as a “groupie.” When you show up for the show, you could possibly have the front row seats or backstage passes and could have possibly paid thousands of dollars for them from a ticket broker or from eBay. You consider this an opportunity to touch, get close to or possibly meet your idol. You might adopt a new style or maybe keep your everyday look of dressing head to toe from hats and t-shirts to handbags and earrings with your idol’s face on it. These items may even be homemade. You may carry signs that read, “Will you marry me?” or “Can I hug you?” These signs can be creative and quite humorous to others, but because you made them and hold them up high for your idols to see during the show, you take them seriously.
I always want to be inside of a celebrity’s head when they see this type of fan because I would love to know what he or she is thinking. I always wonder if he enjoys this or does it make him uneasy? I have never been one to wear a concert t-shirt to a show. I guess I feel that if I ever got a chance to meet my idol, I would want to look at him as a down to earth person and I would want him to look at me the same way without feeling uneasy.
It is almost guaranteed that at least one of these types of fans becomes a stars worst nightmare… The Stalker .
Beware, The Stalker . I don’t know much about this type of fan because I have never seen or encountered one in any of my experiences. I would say that the stalker is the fan gone mad.
The unfortunate thing is that they don’t think that they are a stalker. Most of them don’t even mean any harm but as they “create their own reality” and then are rejected they can become angry and sometimes violent.
There are many celebrities who have unfortunately experienced the stalker such as Uma Thurman, Debbie Gibson, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Douglas, Cheryl Crow, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mel Gibson and Anna Kournikova.
Although most of the time issuing a restraining order does the trick, some stalkers are actually convicted.
I can definitely understand why celebrities would fear this type of fan. Celebrities can never be too careful because you just never know. There are a lot of crazies out there and it is this type of fan that ruins it for the rest of us. In truth though, we are not all crazies.
Chapter 4
The Separation of the Universes
Is there a fine line between celebrities and their fans? Where exactly do celebrities stand with their fans? How much of themselves are they willing to give us? What can we expect from them? Why can’t we talk to them? Will we ever know the answers to these questions? Probably not, but we can explore the possible answers. Where we stand with our famed favorites is a much different story than where they stand with us, or is it?
It is true that some of us just want in on the “bling.” Although I cannot speak for our celebrities, I think it would be a fair guess to say that it is difficult for them because after they reach celebrity status, it is hard to know if someone is just interested in them for their money. In today’s world, you never know. I am sure there are many men and women out there that just want to marry a star so that they can be well off for the rest of their lives, live life in the fast lane and get lots of
If you are a little crazier than the obsessive fan, then you are probably the Irrational Obsessive Fan . This is the fan who as a teenager or an adult spends three quarters of their time online reading about their idol or arguing on an unofficial website with other fans about who is going to meet their idol first and which one has the better chance of a marriage proposal. Not only do you buy tickets to a show in your area, but buy tickets to several shows or to every show on the tour to watch the same show over again. You may become known as a “groupie.” When you show up for the show, you could possibly have the front row seats or backstage passes and could have possibly paid thousands of dollars for them from a ticket broker or from eBay. You consider this an opportunity to touch, get close to or possibly meet your idol. You might adopt a new style or maybe keep your everyday look of dressing head to toe from hats and t-shirts to handbags and earrings with your idol’s face on it. These items may even be homemade. You may carry signs that read, “Will you marry me?” or “Can I hug you?” These signs can be creative and quite humorous to others, but because you made them and hold them up high for your idols to see during the show, you take them seriously.
I always want to be inside of a celebrity’s head when they see this type of fan because I would love to know what he or she is thinking. I always wonder if he enjoys this or does it make him uneasy? I have never been one to wear a concert t-shirt to a show. I guess I feel that if I ever got a chance to meet my idol, I would want to look at him as a down to earth person and I would want him to look at me the same way without feeling uneasy.
It is almost guaranteed that at least one of these types of fans becomes a stars worst nightmare… The Stalker .
Beware, The Stalker . I don’t know much about this type of fan because I have never seen or encountered one in any of my experiences. I would say that the stalker is the fan gone mad.
The unfortunate thing is that they don’t think that they are a stalker. Most of them don’t even mean any harm but as they “create their own reality” and then are rejected they can become angry and sometimes violent.
There are many celebrities who have unfortunately experienced the stalker such as Uma Thurman, Debbie Gibson, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Douglas, Cheryl Crow, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mel Gibson and Anna Kournikova.
Although most of the time issuing a restraining order does the trick, some stalkers are actually convicted.
I can definitely understand why celebrities would fear this type of fan. Celebrities can never be too careful because you just never know. There are a lot of crazies out there and it is this type of fan that ruins it for the rest of us. In truth though, we are not all crazies.
Chapter 4
The Separation of the Universes
Is there a fine line between celebrities and their fans? Where exactly do celebrities stand with their fans? How much of themselves are they willing to give us? What can we expect from them? Why can’t we talk to them? Will we ever know the answers to these questions? Probably not, but we can explore the possible answers. Where we stand with our famed favorites is a much different story than where they stand with us, or is it?
It is true that some of us just want in on the “bling.” Although I cannot speak for our celebrities, I think it would be a fair guess to say that it is difficult for them because after they reach celebrity status, it is hard to know if someone is just interested in them for their money. In today’s world, you never know. I am sure there are many men and women out there that just want to marry a star so that they can be well off for the rest of their lives, live life in the fast lane and get lots of
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