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The “Boys” Are Back in Town

Posted on May 27, 2012 | Leave a comment

Dakota Laden, who appeared on Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures”, soon premieres documentary “Ghost Boys” on YouTube

Dakota Laden from an outside perspective is a pretty normal teenage guy. He likes to goof around with friends, focuses on his school work as much as he can and obviously enjoys a dose of pop culture. To those who really know him however, he is the Ghost Adventures kid.

Dakota, with the help of his family and father in particular, won the Ghost Adventures Mash Up Contest in the Fall of 2011 where fans had to make their own music video that conveyed to them what Ghost Adventures was all about. The episode Dakota was on met with much fan fare, no pun intended, but his story didn’t end there. Continue reading →

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Posted in EXCLUSIVE, male celebrities, television

Tagged aaron goodwin, dakota laden, ghost adventures, ghost adventures spoof, ghost boys, jasmine may with, nick groff, rebecca black parody, ridiculousness, rob dyrdek, travel channel, zak bagans

Different Perspective

Posted on May 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

In a fan community, the label “stalker” is thrown around quite a bit. Whether it’s because there is a heated rivalry between fans and the most hurtful term is used during these quarrels, or whether the person is actually a danger, it will always be a common term.

Pretty much always taken in a negative light, a fan who is labeled with this often doesn’t get to tell their side of the story, or people don’t want to hear it. One film maker decided that he wanted to focus an entire piece on two such fans who are particularly shunned by their peers, and even society.

I Think We’re Alone Now, a documentary by Sean Donnelly, follows two individuals, Jeff Turner and Kelly McCormick, who during the span of the film were big fans of 80′s popstar Tiffany. Continue reading →

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Posted in EXCLUSIVE, female celebrities, film, inspiration, music, negative

Tagged alyssa milano, aspberger's syndrome, documentary, fan, i think we're alone now, jeff turner, kelly mccormick, ryan gosling, sean donnelly, stalker, tiffany

Dolly’s Dolls

Posted on May 15, 2012 | Leave a comment

from themeparkadventures.com

When one mentions Dolly Parton, a general person is more inclined to think about her hair, her long nails and maybe shall we say a couple of other assets of hers. One of the best traits about Dolly Parton, however, is her loyal and diverse fan community.

Coming from all walks of life and from all over the world, not just from the heartland where country music is king, Dolly fans are a unique class of people. There are two documentaries on the market that highlight the life of her fans and why they love her so much.

“She just stayed a kind of passion of mine – I loved her music, it always helped me get through things and y’know it always moved me,” says Tai Uhlmann, who directed For the Love of Dolly. “When I turned about 29 [years old]…I wanted to do a project I felt part of, so I could feel like the people who I interviewed, I could relate to them and have a similar experience.”

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Posted in EXCLUSIVE, female celebrities, inspiration, music

Tagged dolly parton, dollywood, for the love of dolly, hollywood to dollywood

List Updates + Upcoming Pieces

Posted on May 13, 2012 | Leave a comment

Updated the TV Show List

Also updated the Movie List

Here is the Book List, but it has not been updated

Still to come – an article about Dolly Parton fans, a piece on Ghost Adventures fans & more!

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Posted in EXCLUSIVE, film, literature, television

“Black” Listed

Posted on May 11, 2012 | Leave a comment

The internet has been an amazing tool in keeping fans connected to their favorite celebrities, and vice versa. However, sometimes, miscommunication or becoming too involved in fan online activity can cause friction that can effect this relationship.

Rapper/singer Nicki Minaj has been infamous in her fan community for putting certain fans into “excile” if they are said to be misbehaving by participating in cyber bullying, or even leaving her Twitter page for long periods of time if she feels her Barbz are acting up. Recently, alt-rock singer Porcelain Black has had a bit of drama pop up when what she believed to be a motivational tweet to her TrainWrecks, her fan community, went very wrong. Pictured (censored) above, she further addressed her fan base and another bullying fan community towards her in THIS tweet (graphic language, so read at your own discretion). What is your take on this situation, or alike ones, dear readers?

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Posted in female celebrities, music, negative

Tagged nicki minaj, porcelain black, twitter