Adam Lambert Twitter Party, Fox News Reports!

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Adam Lambert hasn’t been attending the after-concert bus signings lately–under doctor’s orders is the explanation he twittered to fans before last night’s show in Long Island, NY. To make up for it, he decided to throw a twitter party. Thousands of fans twittered questions, and for an hour, Adam answered as many as he could.

That tact left fans happier than Sunday night in Newark, when Adam chastised the fans who sent him angry messages after he apologized for not signing autographs after the concert.

Adam is doing his job by putting on a great show night after night. He doesn’t owe fans autographs, or even twitter parties. But, the gesture put his fans in a pretty good mood, so I’d say it was an idea full of win.

Even Fox news made note of it! But sadly, they failed to mention that Michael Sarver is the inventor of the Idol twitter party. Michael partied first and parties often. I crown him twitter party king, just for the record…

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  • oceana

    Adam is a threat for people who are afraid of the non-conventional. Adam represents a different paradigm (at all levels) and some will love him while others will hate him. What people won ´t be is indifferent to him.

    It’s not that black and white. There are lots of people in the middle like me, who are indifferent to him. I mean I like him, he’s okay, he was fun to watch on the show, but I don’t get worked up about him or go to his fan boards etc. I’ve always been unconventional, but believe me, Adam isn’t the epitome of unconventionality. He’s not the first in that long line of entertainers. By the way I am very pro-gay and liberal too.

    It rubs me wrong when Adam’s fans suggest that if someone isn’t wild about him, it’s because they are too conventional, or afraid of unconventionality. That might be true of some non-fans, but surely not even close to all. I could say that anyone who isn’t a huge fan of Indigo Girls is afraid of lesbians, or anyone who isn’t a huge fan of David Cook is afraid of men with raspy voices, etc. etc. but in the end we just like different things and can’t be generalized about like that.

  • universal

    Yes, oceana, you are right: generalizations are never a good thing.

    However, there seems to be very extreme emotions when we are talking about Adam. Of course there are also people who are indifferent to him. But the passion works in both ways: when a “hater” bashes Adam, the fans run to the rescue, using superlatives. And this then riles the opposite forces even more… It is a vicious cycle. And the attacks against Adam sometimes seem to get very personal (not here but elsewhere on the Internet); they slam him as a person and not only as a singer.

  • wiccagirl2009

    “Adam is a threat for people who are afraid of the non-conventional. Adam represents a different paradigm (at all levels) and some will love him while others will hate him. What people won ´t be is indifferent to him.”

    Amen to this.

  • auntieaimee

    *shrug* I am indifferent to Adam. I’m sure he puts his pants on one leg at a time just like everybody else.

  • Susan M.

    I could say that anyone who isn’t a huge fan of Indigo Girls is afraid of lesbians, or anyone who isn’t a huge fan of David Cook is afraid of men with raspy voices, etc. etc. but in the end we just like different things and can’t be generalized about like that.

    I totally get what you’re saying, but there is a difference between indifference and seeking him out and bashing him. Sure, I may not be into Indigo Girls (the fact that they’re lesbian only vaguely rings a bell), but it’s likely because I’m not familiar with them, they’re not my style, etc. And to that end, I spend pretty much zero time even thinking of them.

    Now, if I sought out Indigo Girls Web sites and threads and tore them down for no other reason than “they’re not my thing,” I would expect their fans to accuse me of a greater bias. There is SOME REASON why I am even expending energy on someone or something I should be totally indifferent to.

    ETA: I also get that with AI there is a different dynamic because of the nature of the show and tour ‘“ these performers are locked into a “competition” dynamic, as are their fans and they do share the same boards, etc.

    There are many regular non-Adam fans on this blog, but they don’t bash him for the sake of bashing him, they just like their favorite better and I like the vast majority of us respect them for it.

  • Q3

    I agree that there are a lot of performers who were/are more “unconventional” and pushed the boundaries far more than Adam. But the difference is that Adam was on American Idol, and was seen by literally millions of people who aren’t aware of these really unconventional performers. How many AI viewers also watch MTV? Or have seen Madonna S&S Tour?

    Adam’s Ring of Fire performance only pushed boundaries of musical style and sexual content in the context of American Idol – remove it from that context and it was only notable because it was a great preformance (IMO) or not (some other people’s opinion).

  • CindyM

    Spring2009, have a great time at the concert tonight! I’ve been reading your ticket saga, and I think you made a greAt move to upgrade your seats! What ever happened with the coworkers my passes?

  • Kanga22

    I didn’t know Adam put his pants on one leg at a time.

    I always thought the aliens from Planet Fierce flew down and sprayed them on for him. Then, dusted glitter on him before they flew away. :-)

  • Paula

    Adam went out to the buses only a few times, so this is just an excuse as to why he isn’t doing it now. He’s going to be in for a rude awakening if he ignores his fans once he’s out on his own.

  • will

    Adam went out to the buses only a few times.

    I think it was more than a few, more like twenty.

  • suebrody

    Last I checked, Adam was on vocal rest. Does it really matter how many times he went out to the buses? Is there a count I wasn’t aware of? And, IMO, if someone decides he/she no longer likes Adam b/c of the m&g’s, said person is either very immature or never really liked Adam much, anyway.

  • oceana

    some will love him while others will hate him. What people won ´t be is indifferent to him.

    I was merely responding to this quote. I have seen quite a few Adam fans say something similar. I was simply saying that most people are not caught up in the heated feelings about Adam, for or against. Most people are not that invested either way. It is possible to be indifferent, that is all I am saying, and it’s possible to have mild feelings about Adam, even while liking him.

    It’s very true that this is the nature of American Idol, the competitive atmosphere it breeds, which is probably why many people won’t watch the show. They don’t think that music should be a competition. Which I agree about but watch the show anyway.

    Being deeply involved in an Idol’s career can give people a myopic view of things. By standing back and taking a break, one sees things differently. Heck a lot of people don’t even watch Idol and could care less.

  • oceana

    p.s. and every year there is drama about how many autographs the idols signed, who didn’t sign, who wasn’t friendly enough to fans, who didn’t show up for autographs, etc. etc. It’s easy to be judgmental about everything the Idols do, right after the show. It will blow over and someday, years from now, people will settle down into a more normal fan experience. Idol is a trip, it really is.

    It’s not just Idol though, it’s about competition. The same thing happens in figure skating. I remember horrible wars between the Tara and Michelle fans, and the Todd and Elvis fans. They all seemed so serious at the time, ha.

    Anyone who thinks it’s all about Adam is forgetting the video of Archie fangirls when they learned that the wrong David won. And the Clay/Ruben wars were extremely vicious and lasted for several years.

  • evanjane

    “But the difference is that Adam was on American Idol, and was seen by literally millions of people who aren’t aware of these really unconventional performers. How many AI viewers also watch MTV? Or have seen Madonna S&S Tour?” — Q3

    If that’s the case, these Idols have a hell of a lot of promoting to do. David Cook’s College tour — Declaration Tour — was a genius move. Those who are not of college age (young and old) can catch him in other venues, such as the Foxwood MGM GRAND.

    A coveted demographic, for sure.

    Just an opinion here, but I’m certain the millions of people referenced in the above quote who do not watch MTV or have seen Madonna have not been living in a bubble or gilded cage. I bet they’ve seen and lived through far more “uncoventional” things than watching Adam Lambert perform. YMMV

    It seems to be a recurring theme here that the majority of Americans are living under a rock. Is this more of a location thing? I’m from Connecticut and I prefer to believe that most Americans are informed, intelligent people who can think for themselves. (The majority of Americans, speaking from personal experience, would laugh (good-naturedly, of course) at the American Idol Obsessed.)

  • will

    Anyone who thinks it’s all about Adam is forgetting the video of Archie fangirls when they learned that the wrong David won.

    You mean this one? (One of my all-time faves.)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHoxl8IK7po&feature=related

  • evanjane

    “I believe that it was actually that it was looked into and people were misspelling Chriss wrong, Chriss Angels’s show was premiering that night, and Kris, from Britain’s Big Brother got eliminated as well.” — Truthiness

    Ha, ha, ha! Can’t even concede Kris that. Usually the misspelling of the name Kris is the other way around, people using the traditional spelling of the name. I think Chriss Angel’s Fans know how to spell it. I would think the misspelling of Chriss would be not adding the extra “s”, not spelling KRIS.

    But still funny.

  • Chipmunk

    Ha, ha, ha! Can’t even concede Kris that. Usually the misspelling of the name Kris is the other way around, people using the traditional spelling of the name. I think Chriss Angel’s Fans know how to spell it. I would think the misspelling of Chriss would be not adding the extra ‘s’ , not spelling KRIS.

    But still funny.

    LOL…I doubt anyone is trying to take any thunder from Kris…but Truthiness is actually correct

  • BestAI

    The funny thing is that Adam has said that he actually has quite a temper when he gets angry. So I guess he has enough self-control or general equilibrium that he doesn’t get angry very often. :)

    Adam said that too? Kris said that in an interview. I think it started with his reaction to the duet he had with Danny, and the interviewer said he looked angry. Kris said he was, then that lead to the interview asking if he got angry very often.

  • Chipmunk

    He’s going to be in for a rude awakening if he ignores his fans once he’s out on his own.

    Hopefully once he’s out on his own and away from this fruity Idol bubbledome, he’s home free. I’m sure he wont ignore fans, all he needs to do is have some good music, that’s all they’re entitled to.
    And I doubt nightly M&Gs are a prerequisite for a succesful music career

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