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Post by Janne on May 29, 2015 21:37:26 GMT
I am curious about this. She choosed to answer it, so are she seriously thinking about releasing it sooner than later? Or is it a wish from Avrils side that may not come? Q - Recently you tweeted that you recorded a new song in the studio, can you tell us more about it?A - "No LOL! Probably in a month or two! :)" Hey when did this happen ? And what is the "it" we're talking about ?
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Post by In Wonderland on May 29, 2015 21:42:16 GMT
I am curious about this. She choosed to answer it, so are she seriously thinking about releasing it sooner than later? Or is it a wish from Avrils side that may not come? Q - Recently you tweeted that you recorded a new song in the studio, can you tell us more about it?A - "No LOL! Probably in a month or two! :)" Hey when did this happen ? And what is the "it" we're talking about ? It's from Avrils IHeartRadio twitter take over from 2 weeks ago. The "it" is the song she'd tweeted she had written and recorded, she also added that it was a #milestone for her. Edit:
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Post by Janne on May 29, 2015 21:54:44 GMT
Hey when did this happen ? And what is the "it" we're talking about ? It's from Avrils IHeartRadio twitter take over from 2 weeks ago. The "it" is the song she'd tweeted she had written and recorded, she also added that it was a #milestone for her. Edit: Ooh right ! I'm being a flop again Would she just be releasing a song ? That would be new. Or maybe she's about to announce some new, ass-kicking album Either way, I hope it's really true, and not just one of those wishes we never hear about again
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Post by jenda358 on May 29, 2015 21:59:21 GMT
I do think a lot of people on BA have been fans for a very long time, so the real "fangirling" has changed into some steady "being a fan" thing or something idk I noticed it too, after a while the real fangirling comes in periods But you're certainly not the only one who wants to fangirl; I, for example, always like to see new pics and videos : ) I guess you're right. I'm glad you want to fangirl too, but I wasn't talking only about liking to see new pics and videos. I was talking about being excited also about old pics and videos. And actually that's what the "Old Avril Media" thread was supposed to be about. I hoped people would be constantly posting random videos of Avril and everyone would be like "Her smile at the beginning was so adorable!" or "I loved how she pronounced cheeks in the TINS performance!" or "She's so cute when she's spitting gum on her producer!" and so on.
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Post by Janne on May 29, 2015 22:01:55 GMT
I do think a lot of people on BA have been fans for a very long time, so the real "fangirling" has changed into some steady "being a fan" thing or something idk I noticed it too, after a while the real fangirling comes in periods But you're certainly not the only one who wants to fangirl; I, for example, always like to see new pics and videos : ) I guess you're right. I'm glad you want to fangirl too, but I wasn't talking only about liking to see new pics and videos. I was talking about being excited also about old pics and videos. And actually that's what the "Old Avril Media" thread was supposed to be about. I hoped people would be constantly posting random videos of Avril and everyone would be like "Her smile at the beginning was so adorable!" or "I loved how she pronounced cheeks in the TINS performance!" or "She's so cute when she's spitting gum on her producer!" and so on. Well, let's get that thread alive then
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Post by jenda358 on May 29, 2015 22:03:33 GMT
Well, let's get that thread alive then Yesss!
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Post by BogoGog24 on May 29, 2015 22:55:56 GMT
I think most fans who're here don't really overreact (fans on social media is another story). I think everyone is just giving his/her opinion about things, as that's part of why we're here - right ? - without expecting Avril to change it or whatever. We can fangirl about her here, but we can critisise here as well (as long as you indeed, don't overreact). There's nothing wrong with saying you don't like a certain thing. Sure, she's been very ill and been through a lot lately and it's great that she's using social media more; but does that mean we have to be blind about the rest ? It's true that we sometimes pick on the smallest things, but there's just not much more to talk about at the moment right First of all I'm sorry that I'm gonna go a bit off topic. What I'm gonna write is not aimed directly at you, I'll be talking generally to all of us. You just happened to give me suitable statements to quote. As you said, we can fangirl about Avril, but it seems that no one actually wants to do that (except for me). And that concerns me a bit. We're Avril's fandom right? Why aren't we constantly fangirling about random Avril photos and videos and whatever? I know there are lots fanbases who do such things. This way there would always be something to talk about.This was not meant as an insult to anybody. I've had this on my mind for quite a long time and I just had to get it out of myself. I'm not trying to force anyone to do anything. I just had to write what honestly bugs me a bit. Maybe most of you are Avril's fans for too long to be fangirling about her. I'm still relatively new fan of Avril so maybe I'm far too excited about her. Again – nothing I wrote was meant in a bad way. Generally I think we're a great fandom (the best of course), this was just one thing that concerns me a bit. And I'm aware that this post is kinda crazy and I'm sorry for that. This is essentially what I was kind of getting at before. Now, of course, I'm not saying we should fangirl and have our heads up Avril's ass 24/7. But when I look at how other fan bases act over their idol, and then I look at Bandaids, I see a difference. Other fan bases like Ariana Grande fans, they practically worship her. Or maybe it just depends on what you see. On YouTube, you'll find the worshipful 12 year olds on any artist's video, including Avril's. You know, the ones that are like "OMG AVRIL I LOVE YOU!!!!!" And on Twitter, pretty much the same thing. Maybe if I went to an Ariana Grande fan site or a Taylor Swift fan site I'd see something more like our discussions here. And I'll be the first to say that fangirling all the time does get old and boring and even a bit immature because most of us are adults and want to have some substantial discussion about Avril's career and where she's going next and all that. But fangirling is also kind of necessary since we are, after all, her biggest fans. How can you not, even at least sometimes? I mean, I've been a fan of hers pretty much since the Let Go days, but really started following her and the site in 2009, and I've seen just about all her interviews no matter how repetitive they are and everything, but sometimes I still find myself just excited about her. Like when she responds to those stupid rumors on Twitter with some kind of snarky response like "The only thing I am addicted to is Bing Crosby!" or "RACIST? LOLOLOL I made that video for my JAPANESE fans in JAPAN with a JAPANESE director for my fans in JAPAN…. buy Hello Kitty on iTunes!" I just can't help but love her. You know, sometimes she just does something really awesome and even if you've been a fan for a long time, you still find yourself excited. Like I said, seeing her live for the first time was like that. Even though I knew what the setlist would be and that she hadn't been giving great performances or anything, I was so excited to see her and being there was just awesome. I completely fangirled while I was there, singing along to every word of every song, jumping up and down, and screaming as loud as I could when Avril asked us to. Of course the serious discussions we have here are great and I wish that other fan sites would do them too, instead of fangirling ALL the time, on the other hand sometimes fangirling can be a good thing too. Sometimes you just have to because you're a fan. And it's even kind of fun.
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Post by jenda358 on May 29, 2015 23:10:18 GMT
Like when she responds to those stupid rumors on Twitter with some kind of snarky response like "The only thing I am addicted to is Bing Crosby!" or "RACIST? LOLOLOL I made that video for my JAPANESE fans in JAPAN with a JAPANESE director for my fans in JAPAN…. buy Hello Kitty on iTunes!" I just can't help but love her. I couldn't have said it better myself (well, obviously because you're a native speaker, but that's not the point ). I miss the hand clapping smiley so much. This would be a perfect time to use it. I guess I'll have to use the HK one.
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Post by BogoGog24 on May 29, 2015 23:14:12 GMT
Like when she responds to those stupid rumors on Twitter with some kind of snarky response like "The only thing I am addicted to is Bing Crosby!" or "RACIST? LOLOLOL I made that video for my JAPANESE fans in JAPAN with a JAPANESE director for my fans in JAPAN…. buy Hello Kitty on iTunes!" I just can't help but love her. I couldn't have said it better myself (well, obviously because you're a native speaker, but that's not the point ). I miss the hand clapping smiley so much. This would be a perfect time to use it. I guess I'll have to use the HK one. Mina saiko, arigato, k-k-k-kawaii
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Post by Dillon on May 29, 2015 23:20:58 GMT
Well, let me speak for us who have been Avril fans for a while. We don't "fangirl" really because we've seen just about everything. We know all the songs, we know a good bit about Avril's past. So basically anything old that pops up doesn't really surprise us because we've either seen it already, or we have seen something very similar so it's like we have seen it already.. At the same time, we don't "fangirl" for things that could or might happen in the future because we know Avril's past and we know better than to get our hopes up for stuff that could never happen.
We do all get pretty damn excited for new stuff that does actually happen, but we have to put our guards up whenever Avril makes promises sometimes. And also, since we have been fans for a long time, we have figured out how the music industry works, somewhat at least. We got excited when we first heard about stuff like "Fine", but we know that it's a slim chance of us ever getting to hear it.
The gist of what I'm saying is, as long time fans we know how the what-to-do's and the what-not-to-do's concerning Avril and her career. Just because we've fans for awhile doesn't mean that we are old geezers who don't care about anything. One of the things that comes with being a long time fan is learning how to not over-react about every little detail.
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Post by BogoGog24 on May 29, 2015 23:46:06 GMT
Yeah I also think that's a valid point as well. Especially since GL era, we've been let down quite a few times about things that were prospected to happen that didn't and so we've just sort of learned to make sure it really happens before we get excited over it, to avoid disappointment.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2015 6:16:24 GMT
Fanperson. Gender neutrality please.
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Post by BogoGog24 on May 30, 2015 12:14:07 GMT
Fan girl/fanboy
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Post by eismann on May 30, 2015 12:18:24 GMT
My fangirling moments got really rare, because honestly since 2009 Avril got me more disappointed than excited. Actually only new music makes me realy excited, like AL or Fly. I remember I was screaming and running through the house when I heard Bad Girl because it's such a great song But I dont think fangirling or fanboying* is something that says a lot about the quality of a fandom. I think these twitter/facebook comments like "queen" "I love you so much" etc. dont mean anything and I think they are really stupid. I prefer discussions about topics, even if it's something unimportant like her tattoos or make-up.
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Post by BogoGog24 on May 30, 2015 12:34:16 GMT
The most common comment I see from the fanpeople is "AVRIL COME TO BRAZIL!!!"
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