Collective Names for Artist's Fans

xantha

All of you are no doubt part of your favourite artist's fan club / website / forum....do you have a name for yourselves?

For example, Nick Garrett's fans are the Garrett Girls or Garrett Guys
Il Divo's fans I believe are Divas and Amici Forever's fans are Ammis

What names do you have for the artist you support - or what names could you think up for fans of other artists?

xrainy · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:33 pm Post subject:

on RWUK, we call each other Russellers - this is Russell Watson fans Wink

also on there is the White Scarf Ladies. They wear White scarves to concerts to make it easier to find each other and new members to meet old ones at the concerts. Im not a WSL tho, just a Russeller Very Happy

xbons · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject:

Although we don't use a term in general (Aled calls us "the gang" or the "mad ladies with red buckets" when we are collecting for Hope House), but we did collect some "Aledese" at some point, most of which might be boring to others, or may give a good laugh. I'll list some here, and if you like it I can list more later!

ALEDESE

AJed - being decked out in numerous badges

ALEDETTES: - Ladies of all ages who like Aled (a lot) and are to be found on the Forum / fanclub at all hours of the day and night!

ALAD - gentlemen who are very keen on all things Aled!!

ALED Ambassador - someone promoting Aled to the uninitiated.

ALEDapathy - people who just can't be bothered to find out how great Aled is!!

ALEDing: reading or posting on the forum or fanclub.

ALED Fest: An Aled-Fest consists of:

- multiple opportunities to go to Aled concerts
- listening to radio programmes with Aled presenting and/or singing
- meeting Aled in person
- listening to Aled's recordings
- watching Aled on TV (a lot)

ALED Free Zone: Countries where Aled's music is

- generally unknown
- not heard in the media
- no media coverage
- no sale of CDs or books
- no concerts

ALEDgenic -some get the desire to listen to Aled already from the genes (a very incurable thing!)

Laughing

And there are plenty more where that came from if you are interested!

Grantie · Joined: Feb 13, 2006 Posts: 340

Over on Nick's site we use the term "Garrettized" to refer to anyone who has been converted to Nick's music or just Nick himself! Very Happy

It has also been known for fans to develop "Garrettitus" too - that is the next stage of being Garrettized!
more severe symptoms! Wink

I like the Aled Jones phrases though, maybe me and my fellow Garrett girls can think up a few more for Nick.

xbons · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject:

Oy you! Don't go pinching...

Right, to stop any chance of copying too closely, here are the rest:

ALEDifying - keeping up with Aled’s forum goings on

ALEDisms: The cute, funny, jokey, sayings Aled comes up with almost everywhere he is heard - at concerts, on TV / radio programmes etc, recorded during the shows and then entered in the "Aledisms" files on the fanclub for all to enjoy

ALEDitis - if you love to listen to Aled just 24/7, then you probably are "suffering" from something incurable and highly infectious

ALEDministration - there cannot be any overdoses with Aled's music, especially when the listener is ill!!

An ALEDrenalin rush - the feeling you get on hearing him sing.

ALEDstetize -to introduce someone else (or oneself) to Aled's music...!

ALEDy - the malady of lacking enough of an Aledfest

ALEDnosis - ditto

AL-EDacious (looked edacious up in the dictionary and it means desirable and insatiable, he is and we are!)

All ALEDed-out! - phrase used after seeing/hearing Aled several times in one week!

All Things ALED - obvious

An ALED-entulous Grin... vaguely medical / anatomical; an edentulous mandible is one from an old person with no teeth left... and Aled certainly has a gorgeous cheeky, toothy grin...

Keeping up with the Joneses - browsing the forum

The_one_who_sings - why it's Aled of course and it's his forum name!

SupercallefragilisticexpeALEDacious - The hills are alive with the aledsinging

(V)ALEDation: the signing of books / CD covers etc., by Aled, adding his own ALEDure to them.

What you can make of a name! Laughing

xantha · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject:

They are great Xbons - I particularly like the supercallefragilisticexpeALEDacious! that is so funny!

Let's see what names and terms we can come up with for some of these other artists....I think you'll all have to try hard to keep up with the Joneses though (another way of using that phrase!) Very Happy

Come on Garrett Girls - let's see what you can come up with and lets get our own "Nicktionary" started Very Happy

novice · Joined: Feb 12, 2006 Posts: 554

Here are some I just left on Nicks forum - we had some more and I will see if I can find them this weekend or just make up my own - Aled Fans you have some good ones...

Nickaddict -- when you just can't live without Nick anymore
Nickaritis - - the disease you never want a cure for
Nicktonic -- the cure for the blues
nickfever -- see nickaddict - its the start of the addiction
Nickname - a name with which Garrett fans lovingly address one another

Grantie · Joined: Feb 13, 2006 Posts: 340

eNICKma - someone who has not heard of Nick
NICKlected - A rare condition, hardly ever experienced, but refers to how people feel when they are away from www.nickgarrett.net for too long!

These are great - going to think up a few more!

xantha · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject:

aNICKdote - article or story about Nick

Grantie · Joined: Feb 13, 2006 Posts: 340

GARRETTive - An account or story told by Nick (like a narrative i.e. Enoch Arden)
GARRETTology - A new science referring to the study of all things Nick!
GARRETTitude - showing our appreciation for Nick
GARRETTful - another word for being thankful
GARRETTification - referring to the pleasure and enjoyment we get from Nick's music
GARRETTify - What Nick's music does to us.

I'm getting into this now!

xantha · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:02 pm Post subject:

How about Westies for fans of Hayley Westenra or Alfio's Army and Bocelli Babes!