Sinister: teenage fanclubs

[Johnston, John CT]

Alas this is not a post about the wonderous Fannies themselves, although
I loved Rod's postcard story and would certainly second his emotion
about the inability to stop a huge grin ruling your face while they do
their banter - lovely people. No it's just that a thought struck me
about being in the Belle and Sebastian Fanclub. Coz it then struck me
(ouch) that the only other fanclub i've been in was for...........Big
Country!

Aaah - the Country Club as it was known. How I adored their bagpipe
rocking antics, how i defended them against the snide remarks of my
peers that all their songs sounded the same, how I loved to stroll
around in my "country club" T-shirt with the epic slogan "Stay Alive in
85" (a good idea when you considered the alternative...). What a sad and
lonely young man I was. And we never had any picnics.

On my last trip to Glasgow I saw that "the Country" are playing again.
I was wondering if it was the original line up or had there been a break
away and perhaps a rival Big Country had started up in the wake of the
internecine Bucks Fizz debacle. It was then I realised I had too much
time on my hands.

xx
John
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