Your almost-three-year-old requests to hear "Donkey Riding".  Repeatedly.  Over an hour's car ride.  And he'll settle for an occasional "Excursion Around the Bay" in between.

chocolady:

Ah, yes, that IS part of the tune of "Whisky, You're the Devil" in "Jakey's Gin," isn't it?

Looking at this thread, though, I think I could healthily (is that a word?) ramp up my fandom at least another notch or two - I don't have a GBS ringtone, and nor do I even have a poster of the guys on my wall! The latter I can certainly remedy.  :-D

Yes it is good to see there are those far more afflicted. I have no ringtones as I have nothing to ring and I don't have posters up, but I think at my age and stage that might be odd.  I did, however,get and frame the vinyl release of Fortune's Favour! ( I happen to like the artwork, thank you! :) )

And yes, I got an ipod so keeping up with the requests from the backseat didn't mean shuffling GBS CDs on the road!

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Sing an unwritten song or repent for the deeds you left undone.- GBS
If curious means that you trade your routines for something free, the freedom you feel's the whole point of the deal so curious I'll be! - BNL
Priates over Ninjas!!

when you are a sirius radio subscriber and your only online feedback is to the Canadian rock channel in the form of a weekly "play more GBS"

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I am the fountain of affection
I'm the instrument of joy
And to keep the good times rolling
I'm the boy, I'm the boy,

or when you find someone (who is not on this board) that is as big a fan as you are (and she shares your appreciation of Alan; understands why he's your favourite!)

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You take your sons to their first GBS concert and when they start playing "I'm A Rover" they say to you "hey Mommy your cell phone's ringing !! " lol

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"Some government bastard now takes it from me"... E.McCann

"Politicians don't care for whats yours or what's mine" - E.McCann

"Music is sound organized for the purpose of decorating time"...Frank Zappa

"If life was fair Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead"...Johnny Carson

your ipod just informed you that you have a total of 9 hours of GBS material on it...you are unhappy with such a low total and vow to improve it

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I am the fountain of affection
I'm the instrument of joy
And to keep the good times rolling
I'm the boy, I'm the boy,

Bryck123:

when you are a sirius radio subscriber and your only online feedback is to the Canadian rock channel in the form of a weekly "play more GBS"

You mean they actually play GBS on Sirius? I was starting to wonder. Yes, I spend most of my time tuned into the Big 80s, but SIRIUSly, play some GBS once in a while and I'd change the channel to them.

ETA: I'll play. You know you're a GBS fan when you visit your grandparents and the first thing Pop asks is "So? How's Bob? Where's he playing tonight? When are the boys coming to Winnipeg again? How's the Harbourfest thing going?" Lol!

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And we wake up in the breakdown of the things we never thought we could be...

seaworthy:

You take your sons to their first GBS concert and when they start playing "I'm A Rover" they say to you "hey Mommy your cell phone's ringing !! " lol

That's cute!

 You know you're a GBS fan when you start brainwashing your kids early. The 1st one only started at 3 & 1/2, the second one is only 6 months old, has already been to 3 concerts, and had the nickname of "Headphone Baby" bestowed upon him by Alan from the stage. 

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"I see you in the front row, bouncing up and down, you're ripped and ready for a night downtown." ~ Margarita
What's wrong with a little flirtation?

Monster Tee

Your three year old girl, with all the righteous indignation of a three-year-old girl, still requests her favourite "old brown's daughter" but makes it very clear, several time a day, that she likes Alan but does not like the beard.

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Sing an unwritten song or repent for the deeds you left undone.- GBS
If curious means that you trade your routines for something free, the freedom you feel's the whole point of the deal so curious I'll be! - BNL
Priates over Ninjas!!

.......Your 3 and a half year old no longer lets you sing along to your GBS dics in your SUV, because only "she" is allowed to sing along with "Her Boys". 

And she informs you that some day she will be standing between "Her" Alan and Bob singing on stage.

Gadda love the kids!

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".......... in our own true way"

Delaney:

 You mean they actually play GBS on Sirius? I was starting to wonder. Yes, I spend most of my time tuned into the Big 80s, but SIRIUSly, play some GBS once in a while and I'd change the channel to them.

 

yup they actually get semi-regular play on Iceberg Radio the all Canadian rock channel which i understand is becoming very popular even in the states...hey they r learning...isnt that cute lol

 

The first thing you do the day after a show is go online looking for another show to go to...

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I am the fountain of affection
I'm the instrument of joy
And to keep the good times rolling
I'm the boy, I'm the boy,

When you writing mails and they end with Great Big Greetings

You start to think which Song they could play on your Wedding

 

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I feel it turn

...Within five minutes of meeting you people are aware that you're obsessed with GBS (it always comes up some how, lol).  Within the first 45, you're offering to teach them a song or two (or at least lend them an album).

...You find ways of incorporating GBS into your school projects.  By the end of your highschool career you have had an entire drama class singing (yelling?) along to Rant & Roar on a Great Big Sea CD, while your teacher sat in the corner and wondered how in the heck you managed to pull this off (and writes as much on your assignment sheet).  :D  And your art teacher now knows "The Mermaid Song" because you blared it every day at lunch, sung it for him on more than one occasion, and did several prints based on it (to which one of your classmates responded, "Oh- she's got lovely legs and... fish?").

 Good times, good times.  :D

Cheers!

of the top 25 most played songs on your ipod 23 are GBS songs... the other 2 are acts you have een open for GBS

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I am the fountain of affection
I'm the instrument of joy
And to keep the good times rolling
I'm the boy, I'm the boy,

You'e got it bad, Bryck!

Anne

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And when the winds of change begin to blow,
I'll whisper, "You're my lighthouse" in case you didn't know.

Sons of Maxwell

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