CONCLUSION
This conclusion would be about my idolisation of PJA so bear with me.Thank you for visiting my site.I hope you have enjoyed doing so. Keep lovin' Peter.Keep music alive.
CONFESSIONS OF A PJA FAN in 10 CHAPTERS:
MY STORY:
- Initial
- Beginnings
- Internet
- CD Collection
- Postermania
- Online Trade 1
- hello!
- Online Trade 2
- 1999
- 2000..
Initial
Sept'96-March'98:--my 1st PJA pic(Natural Album cover) seen in a magazine
--thought nothing of it,rather found PJA weird-looking
--not much impression of him & never heard his songs
Beginnings
March'98:--bought the MAX3 cd compilation for fun
--heard 'Mysterious Girl' for the 1st time,& liked the song:refreshing experience
--kept thinking of the song:sensual lyrics,reggae music,unusual voice of PJA
--it's different from other pop songs,esp in this boyband-infested world
Internet
March'98--:--i liked his music only at 1st
--decided to find out more about PJA from the net
--saw PJA pics & info:he's soo handsome!
--from then on,i fell in love with his everything..my 1st idol & dream lover
CD Collection
March'98 --:--began to buy his albums & singles from local shops
--PJA's not popular here so i only got a few of his UK singles
--my aim:to collect all PJA cds (which is impossible),esp since i only started in 1998
--not all his singles are sold here & it's hard to buy the Aust versions
Postermania
March'98--:--began collecting his pics/posters from the net & mags
--'wasted' quite alot of $ on it
--it's hard to find them esp when i started out so late
--it'll be different if i'd began in 1996 when PJA's career's at its peak
--i've stopped buying mags/posters now to save $
--i don't purposely look for them now cos i've outgrown that frenzied stage
Online Trade 1
June'98:--traded with Claire,an Australian fan for more than 10 years
--exchanged a Code Red 'Scarlet' album with her for PJA photos & 2 Aust'93 singles
--2 2nd-hand singles:'Funky Junky' & 'Gimme Little Sign'
--worthwhile spending S$25 for these rare stuff;got pin-ups for free
--my US net buddies Rick & Jamie helped me to get 3 other 2nd hand singles
--2 of them are rare promos,by trading with someone using Frank Sinatra music
--he helped me buy the PJA book & a giant poster online
--my heartfelt thanks to him though i took sometime to pay him back the $
--email Rick to trade for elvis cds
hello!
5 June'98:the hello! concert from 8.30-10.30pm--found out PJA's coming to Singapore for a performance,along with other stars
--pleaded with my friend to give me extra tixs
--spent 1 hour looking for a good seat,but i couldn't see his face clearly
--cos a large distance had to be kept between the stars & the audience
--but i was next to the giant screen:a 'close-up experience'
--PJA performed 'Flava' & 'All Night All Right' at around 9pm
--around 10.15pm,he sang 'Mysterious Girl'
--i was too nervous & jammed the camera when he 1st appeared
--i couldn't photograph PJA,& whatever pics i'd taken,they couldn't be developed
--the unusable exposed film still exists in my room,with only 6/36 films used up
--i was disappointed that i couldn't take pics of him
--my friend forgot to ask someone else for pics & that person lost them anyway
--i had a fever the next day:grief?
--taped PJA's tv appearance broadcasted on 6 june
--i didn't know that the show was prerecorded on 4 june
--if i knew it,i would had gone to see the show
--anyway,i had school on 4 june so it's a draw?
Online Trade 2
June'98-Mar'99:--continued trading with Claire
--bought from her 7 2nd-hand Aust & UK singles,2 videos in Dec'98
--it cost more than S$75 for them;got posters & the 1997 calendar for free
--the 2 videos are PJA tv appearances worldwide from 1992-1998
--but it's worthwhile since they are rare & couldn't be found/bought locally
--bought the 2 official videos from her in March'99
--who knows,i might be the fan with the biggest PJA collection in Singapore..haha
--of course,any $ spent on PJA is part of my savings
1999
1999 in retrospective:--i bought 2 PJA singles during a sale here
--didn't buy new mags to get pics,just cut them out from the old mags
--realised i should focus on collecting his music,not his pics
--because i love his music most,his looks & other qualities are secondary
--it's primarily his unique blend of music that attracted me to PJA
--i got my 2nd PJA book as a gift from my NZ buddy Stu:my thanks to him
--so i have 2 books now (yeah!)
2000
2000 & beyond:--i'm still waiting for PJA's new album/singles to be released
--in a local interview,he said the album would be released in early'99
--nothing happened so the local spokey stated the time as late'99
--the official Mushroom Records site then reported it as early 2000
--i certainly hope so:check out PJA News for new info
--i believe i'll always remain a PJA fan & i'll still buy his cds:so i built this site
--but nobody knows what would happen in the future
--i thank my family & friends(u know who u are)for their patience & support
--special thanks goes to Claire,Lisa,Lise,Maria,Julie etc (for providing me PJA pics/info)
--& to PJA for giving me the inspiration & to my visitors
--best of luck to all.
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