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S1 Ep4 “Blood, Sweat, & Tears”

S1 Ep4 “Blood, Sweat, & Tears”

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 Join us for an hour of nostalgic droll! In this episode we talk about the historical game changers that the early 2000’s delivered us Pop fans … and it was brutal.    Nostalgia talk - The shame and hate we experienced while staying loyal to the Pop Icons we loved. Mandy sported Britney Spears inspired pigtails, (equipped with pink pom-poms) and *NSYNC merch including but not limited to keychains, buttons, stickers, and school supplies.     Spencer meanwhile didn’t showcase any real Britney love until later but held onto a JC folder gifted to her by her bestie back home in West Virginia along with the NSA calendar. Beyond that she had in her procession *NSYNC chap sticks. Pretty snazzy right?   Unwavering in our stance we were often ridiculed and targeted amongst peers and family for holding on to that Pop life…    Because sure enough, it DID fade out. During that heartbreaking time for us die hards - it was difficult to remain loyal and faithful to the music and Pop culture icons of the time.      *NSYNC foreshadowed the decline of Pop in the early 2000’s with their infamous lyric of ‘what’s the deal with this pop life and when is it gonna fade out?’ Our Icons had a lot going on! The Prince and Princess of Pop broke up amongst all sorts of speculation. That was the beginning of the end as Justin went on to showcase an interest in a solo career, which ultimately resulted in our beloved boy band announcing a temporary hiatus in early 2002. As Mandy pointed out, we were lied to!    As Pop faded out some Punk icons waiting in the wings came forward by kicking down the door giving absolutely no fucks!   When Punk Princess Avril Lavigne came on the scene, a few other young female starlets tried to capitalize and invoke a sound and style that was growing in popularity. We discuss how Ashlee Simpson and Lindsay Lohan came forth to give us some of their most iconic moments in Pop Culture history with Rumors and Pieces of Me.    On Monday, I am waiting on Tuesday I’m fading and by Wednesday I can’t breathe…    Is that stuck in your head now? You’re welcome. ^_^    Once the bubble gum pop exploded - we were left with black nail polish, eff you attitude, spiked belts, bracelets, vests, and ties. The angst was so good! We loved it so hard and still do to this day. MTV really embraced this direction as they focused on reality shows and punk logic. It’s incredible to look back and recognize how our peers were primarily over the world of celebrity. The opportunity afforded to Punk Rockers gave us some notable hits such as Good Charlotte’s Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous. (At the time MTV & VH1 was all about giving us glimpses of the fabulous lives of celebrities.)    With the rebellion of Bubble Gum pop, MTV brought us Jackass with Johnny Knoxville and Viva La Bam. Sk8ter Boi’s were all the rage! Element Skating and Tony Hawk.   What a time to be alive!   Writing/Role Play - here we both acknowledge how detrimental music was and still is to us. Inspiring us in a variety of ways, we began to gravitate towards more serious writing. In the early days we started out reading, writing and roleplaying humorous fanfiction. Which we absolutely loved! But for the most part we did nothing but exaggerate the personas our boybands and Pop tarts were instructed to showcase.    Though we no longer engage in shorthand role-play — some of the sites we frequented in the early days are still very much alive! So be sure to check them out of you’re interested in writing and role-play.    Check out: Rpol.net  Check out: Fanfiction.net    We loved a good late night laugh session, and our humor stories, but slowly and surely we saw ourselves transitioning into a serious direction. Again, music played a very important part in the rebirth of our writing partnership. Thank you, LolaRay - Green Day and Dashboard Confessional! Of course, these weren’t the only CDs we were buying and burning, but they did influence and inspired us to try something a little different.    Side Note: There are many other artists that broke out onto the scene that we will be exploring and focusing more on in upcoming episodes. We’re both MCR girls through and through, and Spencer has been rocking a crush on Brendan Urie for a hot minute. As for Fall Out Boy… they might need their own episode dedicated to them.    More to come! Thanks for giving our podcast a listen. We hope you enjoyed the show!   Love you byyyye – Spencer and Mandy   Links:   Lance Bass T-Shirt  N’sync Chapstick  JC Chasez Folder   CD Boom Box Duel Player Dual VHS players/recorders   Ashlee Simpson Pieces of Me  Good Charlotte’s Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous   VH1’s The Fabulous Life of Lindsay Lohan   Lola Ray Automatic Girl  Green Day American Idiot Album  Dashboard Confessional Vindicated
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