Am I the only person

[little bird]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by DarrensPassion:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Itsme Jo:
I haven't received mine yet so can't really comment but I have had snippets pm'd to me today and found what I read very annoying and it did nothing to stop my confusion.

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Here's some of Leonie's words from her diary:

"The problem with downtime and our ongoing discussions about Darren's future during the downtime, is that I cannot share our plans for the aforesaid future with you guys......YET! There are a lot of really exciting things happening behind the scenes and all will be revealed as they come to fruition."

I find her to be unnecessarily secretive and HELLO what is all this with "I cannot share our plans..........." !!!! Arrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhh *runs screaming headlong and rams self into a brick wall* She's controlling him and his career yet again. I thought a Manager's job was to advise and support not control and command!!

As for the next paragraph about "I'm sure you would all prefer the photos to the news!........ so this really isn't a consulution prize is it!" (note sp mistake in D-Zine) I find that extremely patronising actually!! [img]mad.gif[/img]

The symbiotic nature of their relationship is irritating and I think probably not that healthy to his career in the long term.

Janie xx

<font color="#000099" size="1">[ March 24, 2003 12:17 PM: Message edited by: DarrensPassion ]</font></font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

OMG [img]frown.gif[/img] I have to admit I don't really know that much about Leonie, but I am really starting to understand why people find her condescending. NO, I for one would NOT prefer photos to news! [img]frown.gif[/img] the main reason I joined was for news. As a a fan in the states, I joined knowing there would be no meet and greets, no concerts, no soundchecks...but I WAS planning on was news! [img]frown.gif[/img] I agree her being so secretive is annoying and unecessary. As for the topless hat photo, I'm starting to feel more and more that it just trying to hard. He dosen't have to in my opinion.

[sunhawk]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by DarrensPassion:
I am coming to the conclusion that maybe, just maybe she was partly responsible for the split up of SG in the first place (not the only reason I know, because Daniel wanted to do other things). I think she may also be partly responsible for the perceived split in the fanbase, especially after that statement she issued after SG split up. She certainly doesn't help to make things feel inclusive. It's no wonder nobody else is allowed to get anywhere near Darren. She seems to demand total exclusivity where he is concerned. She has already admitted that she could never work for anybody else or have quite the same relationship that she has with Darren. All in all, not a very professional stance IMO.

I do not like the patronising, condescending way in which she treats the fans or talks down to them in articles such as this latest missive from the D-Zine mag. In fact I think she may be encouraging the teeny-bopper element of his fandom because she finds older women more of a threat - ie they question things and have opinions of their own and do not necessarily accept and agree with the mentality of the stuff which they are currently trying to spoon feed us atm!

Quite frankly she insults our intelligence with her style of PR!!

Janie xx
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*nods* i agree :/

[BarbT]

I have sent the fanclub an email this morning.

[Chai]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by BarbT:
I have sent the fanclub an email this morning.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

If you don't mind sharing Barb, what did you say?

Hugs -- Chai

[BarbT]

I just told them how it made me feel personally as a supporter of Darren.

I am not comfortable posting the letter here.

[Kattitude]

awww Laurina you know you wanna kick Leo just once

J/k!!! thats the rest of us... we dont expect you to bare any ill will to any of them.. we were all in that place once!!!! Love is love!!


Barb.. great taht you wrote your feelings. Marran (Marie) SGBBS did a great letter once on behalf of us SGBBSers who wanted to be included. Lots of love but lots of questioning.. It basically said it all.. they didnt respond LOL

Kat

[Twizzle]

I PM'd the fan club at the beginning of last week. They didn't respond [img]frown.gif[/img]

I suppose that's because it wasn't complimentary......

[Ivana]

Looks like they don't respond to criticism [img]frown.gif[/img]

[Twizzle]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Ivana:
Looks like they don't respond to criticism [img]frown.gif[/img] </font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

As far as I can see, they don't respond, acknowledge or recognise criticism Ivana [img]frown.gif[/img]

Everything there has to be perfect and, unfortunately, there's no such thing.

[DarrensPassion]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#000000"><font size=2 face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Ivana:
Looks like they don't respond to criticism [img]frown.gif[/img] </font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

They don't respond to any messages full stop if you ask me - well not unless you're one of the favoured few [img]wink.gif[/img]

I dunno, I'm going to stop going on about this cos much as it annoys/upsets me there's nothing I can do about it and I, like Barb, feel somewhat uncomfortable about all this. I feel like I've said too much already.

Janie xx