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Rigby wrote:

Breatherepeat wrote:
Random comment, Phil is the better actor.

Really? I've always though his acting in "Who Stole my Sofa?" was quite bad:

Lurktacularr wrote: So he can be the older senpai to his younger fans, and a cute little munchkin to older fans, but how does he act for fans who are just like him? People who he's potentially be friends with if he wasn't danisnotonfire. It leaves him more vulnerable because there's nothing to hide behind. So I don't blame him in the slightest for being awkward because people like us essentially pull of his mask. And for someone who makes a living from being in almost complete control of what they show of themselves (not to start the persona debate) that must be quite scary. Particularly if you're not hugely confident in your real self.

except for the time I had to ask Frank Iero if he could break a fifty for me .

angrymob wrote: [offtopic]Does anyone else find arranged meetings with people they're a fan of more awkward than accidental/unavoidable ones? I tend to nope out of meet&greet situations, but all my forced interactions have been fine. except for the time I had to ask Frank Iero if he could break a fifty for me .[/offtopic]

manged wrote:.......
Is busgate still a thing, because in the fan-shot footage filmed after their Kalamazoo show, you get a better look at the tourbus they're entering and a tiny glimpse of its interior.

(I think its the black bus with gold detail, but it's difficult to tell in such poor lighting). I'm going to assume its actually their assigned tourbus and they don't pull a switcheroo after everyone's left to throw stalkers off (you never know).
Bro I just wanna know about how theyre finding life on the tourbus.

angrymob wrote:

Lurktacularr wrote: So he can be the older senpai to his younger fans, and a cute little munchkin to older fans, but how does he act for fans who are just like him? People who he's potentially be friends with if he wasn't danisnotonfire. It leaves him more vulnerable because there's nothing to hide behind. So I don't blame him in the slightest for being awkward because people like us essentially pull of his mask. And for someone who makes a living from being in almost complete control of what they show of themselves (not to start the persona debate) that must be quite scary. Particularly if you're not hugely confident in your real self.

This is a really interesting perspective because I think it's something I personally struggle with when it comes to viewing D&P (or more specifically Phil because I only recently started watching Dan) as internet celebrities. Youtube has made the jump from a social media platform to an entertainment platform, but I'm still stuck between viewing Phil through that friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend sense and the pop-culture-idol-entertainer sense. It's why I'd never want to really meet them now, because I have no idea how I'd react to them.

[offtopic]Does anyone else find arranged meetings with people they're a fan of more awkward than accidental/unavoidable ones? I tend to nope out of meet&greet situations, but all my forced interactions have been fine. except for the time I had to ask Frank Iero if he could break a fifty for me .[/offtopic]

lavenderpetals wrote: [offtopic]

Ok Offtopic spoiler,
I don't know if this has been posted but has anyone ordered anything from the store? I want to buy the cute blossom sweater and the galaxy backpack. Does anyone who has bought anything know about the quality such as the comfort of the sweater and the sturdiness of the backpack. Plus I need a new backpack for university, just needs to fit some notebooks and my laptop. Also if the sweater will shrink in the wash, I fit into an XS on the chart but if it shrinks I think I'll have to go with the S. I mean I'm all for helping out the boys but I just want to know from my fellow IDB members their opinions/reviews on the merch.

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[offtopic]I don't know about the sweater but I bought the tshirt and it is comfy as heck, I want to use it as a blanket. I am S size and it didn't shrink in washing. review from me.
Also, if I am not mistaken, majitzu bought the bag, and gave solid review too.
Now back to lurk like a shark. :watersplash:[/offtopic]

swofro wrote:

lavenderpetals wrote: [offtopic]

Ok Offtopic spoiler,
I don't know if this has been posted but has anyone ordered anything from the store? I want to buy the cute blossom sweater and the galaxy backpack. Does anyone who has bought anything know about the quality such as the comfort of the sweater and the sturdiness of the backpack. Plus I need a new backpack for university, just needs to fit some notebooks and my laptop. Also if the sweater will shrink in the wash, I fit into an XS on the chart but if it shrinks I think I'll have to go with the S. I mean I'm all for helping out the boys but I just want to know from my fellow IDB members their opinions/reviews on the merch.

[/offtopic]

Surfing out of lurkdom for merch talk. Lol

[offtopic]I don't know about the sweater but I bought the tshirt and it is comfy as heck, I want to use it as a blanket. I am S size and it didn't shrink in washing. review from me.
Also, if I am not mistaken, majitzu bought the bag, and gave solid review too.
Now back to lurk like a shark. :watersplash:[/offtopic]

missemma wrote: Also, I am just coming here to post this picture of them from last night because I just want to say Dan looks shit hot in that camo jumper (with added sweater paws). Literally all he needs to wear is some DM boots and this photo would be perfect. Pushed back hair, skinny jeans, camo =

cora808 wrote: I have met hundreds of celebrities, from scene-famous musicians to huge A-lister actors and lots in-between (it's a side effect of living in Los Angeles mostly). The amount of times those meetings were organized events like a meet & greet or signing, I can count on one hand.
I can say with absolute certainty the resulting interaction is totally based on the person and the scenario. There are certain people I wish I'd met at an organized event because in the wild, they were kind of assholes (had it been, perhaps I wouldn't have a distaste for them now and would have kept a positive opinion). Others were genuine and sweet and like talking to friends. Sometimes you get negative reactions from celebs, even if you're totally not bothering them during dinner or what have you and you just happened to be next to them on a train or something, because they just happen to be in a shitty mood and don't want to get recognized.
My roommate has complained about not feeling comfortable going to the grocery store without being done up and in the mood because he sometimes runs into fans (and I've seen reports of not-so-happy fans who's been on the other end of meeting him in moments like that).

As an example, I've met Pink twice. Once in the VIP section of a comedy festival. I asked for a photo and she kinda barked NO at me, then giggled and said "Oh um..my dude's leaving now so I gotta go sorry" and ran off.
The other time, I ran into her at a bar. She was wasted and in a great mood and I offered to buy her a drink. She thanked me and said she had plenty and grabbed me by the hand and forced me into the booth she was in and made me do a shot with her and gave me a huge hug.

akui wrote:

Rigby wrote:

Breatherepeat wrote:
Random comment, Phil is the better actor.

Really? I've always though his acting in "Who Stole my Sofa?" was quite bad:

Phil use to be, not that bad, but in recent years… he's gone worse, i don't know if it's because his persona, or is just he didn't create those characters so he can't fully understand them. Dan is not that bad compare to Phil.

Dan was really aggressive in becoming youtube and it was really hot

lavenderpetals wrote:
[offtopic]

Ok Offtopic spoiler,
I don't know if this has been posted but has anyone ordered anything from the store? I want to buy the cute blossom sweater and the galaxy backpack. Does anyone who has bought anything know about the quality such as the comfort of the sweater and the sturdiness of the backpack. Plus I need a new backpack for university, just needs to fit some notebooks and my laptop. Also if the sweater will shrink in the wash, I fit into an XS on the chart but if it shrinks I think I'll have to go with the S. I mean I'm all for helping out the boys but I just want to know from my fellow IDB members their opinions/reviews on the merch.

[/offtopic]

lavenderpetals wrote:
[offtopic]

Ok Offtopic spoiler,
I don't know if this has been posted but has anyone ordered anything from the store? I want to buy the cute blossom sweater and the galaxy backpack. Does anyone who has bought anything know about the quality such as the comfort of the sweater and the sturdiness of the backpack. Plus I need a new backpack for university, just needs to fit some notebooks and my laptop. Also if the sweater will shrink in the wash, I fit into an XS on the chart but if it shrinks I think I'll have to go with the S. I mean I'm all for helping out the boys but I just want to know from my fellow IDB members their opinions/reviews on the merch.

[/offtopic]

missemma wrote:Also, I am just coming here to post this picture of them from last night because I just want to say Dan looks shit hot in that camo jumper (with added sweater paws). Literally all he needs to wear is some DM boots and this photo would be perfect. Pushed back hair, skinny jeans, camo =

missemma wrote:Also, I am just coming here to post this picture of them from last night because I just want to say Dan looks shit hot in that camo jumper (with added sweater paws). Literally all he needs to wear is some DM boots and this photo would be perfect. Pushed back hair, skinny jeans, camo =

alittledizzy wrote: The thing about this is that - you met a version of Dan and Phil. I don't really think that version was necessarily any more or less real than the version people at meet and greets get to see, though. They will be different in a group setting with fans hyping the energy than they will be in a fan who approach them in a quieter setting on the street. But they'd also be different if you met them and you were a friend, or if you were a family member, or if they were at a party drunk, or if you were in a professional setting, or if you were the receptionist in a doctor's office, etc etc. We all put on different faces for different people and different circumstances. No one is exactly the same person from every scenario to the next. What makes us up as people are all the faces we have for all the situations that we'll find ourselves in.

I don't at all doubt that Dan puts on a game face when going to a meet and greet/going onstage, but it doesn't seem any less like a real part of Dan than the guy on the street. It's just the part of him that he chooses to project on that stage as part of his job.

Lurktacularr wrote:I feel like Dan is likely to be more awkward with the likes of us in IDB because we're, for the most part, a much more similar age to him and/or Phil than the majority of fans he meets.
(...)
But when its someone I see as similar to me, I'm way more reserved and conscious of how I'm coming across. Does that make sense in any way?

So he can be the older senpai to his younger fans, and a cute little munchkin to older fans, but how does he act for fans who are just like him? People who he's potentially be friends with if he wasn't danisnotonfire. It leaves him more vulnerable because there's nothing to hide behind. So I don't blame him in the slightest for being awkward because people like us essentially pull of his mask. And for someone who makes a living from being in almost complete control of what they show of themselves (not to start the persona debate) that must be quite scary. Particularly if you're not hugely confident in your real self.

To me, THAT is relatable shit. Oh the irony.

daphenaxa wrote:

Lurktacularr wrote:I feel like Dan is likely to be more awkward with the likes of us in IDB because we're, for the most part, a much more similar age to him and/or Phil than the majority of fans he meets.
(...)
But when its someone I see as similar to me, I'm way more reserved and conscious of how I'm coming across. Does that make sense in any way?

So he can be the older senpai to his younger fans, and a cute little munchkin to older fans, but how does he act for fans who are just like him? People who he's potentially be friends with if he wasn't danisnotonfire. It leaves him more vulnerable because there's nothing to hide behind. So I don't blame him in the slightest for being awkward because people like us essentially pull of his mask. And for someone who makes a living from being in almost complete control of what they show of themselves (not to start the persona debate) that must be quite scary. Particularly if you're not hugely confident in your real self.

To me, THAT is relatable shit. Oh the irony.

agree completely with that. It is a lot more stressful to be judged by your peers and people at the same stage of you (be it age, experience etc.), I think it is because we know or maybe more accurately feel that the judgement will be a lot more objective. It won't be coloured by their different experience and as easy to brush off. I am the same as you, I fear the judgement of other people my age/ other people similar to me a lot more.

As for meeting them, I am not as picky as you guys. I guess I would prefer randomly because the environment around wouldn't be as stressful with screaming people and security yadiyada. But I would take whatever. After all I just wanna see Dan up close and hug him

last thing, I am not into that camouflage sweater because I don't like camo clothes at all. The colours are ugly and the significance is uglier. Knowing it is kanye comforts me in my dislike.

idk wrote: I feel like the typical relationship between a youtuber and a viewer is one of voyeurism, right? I watch them do whatever they’re doing and they don’t know I exist in a sense. I’m just a number on their view count (I never comment on or like videos).

internetakeover wrote:The concept of meeting them casually is kind of more scary because I know I'd struggle with not having anything prepared to say, and would probably end up spending half my time totally overanalysing their behaviour, making me more awkward and slow to react. A surprise meeting would lack the community feel and build up to a ridiculous fan mindset of an M&G, which I quite enjoyed, and I think I'd end up being hyperaware of my behaviour and analytical of theirs, and not just simply enjoying it. Also I think I'd rather they didn't really remember and pay close attention to me, actually, and might feel safer in the anonymity of a M&G. It would be a very different beast; meeting them IRL would become more about them, more of an equal interaction, and that seems more intimidating, though I now really want it just for the difference in experience! A controlled interaction is appealing, I know my role and they know theirs, something outside of that would leave me floundering - and I think that's a 'kind of socially anxious' thing rather than a 'massive fan, built them up too much' thing, but lbr it's probably a bit of both!

missemma wrote:

manged wrote: Also, I am just coming here to post this picture of them from last night because I just want to say Dan looks shit hot in that camo jumper (with added sweater paws). Literally all he needs to wear is some DM boots and this photo would be perfect. Pushed back hair, skinny jeans, camo =