(10-05-2013, 11:30 PM)Tokio Wrote: I'm not really sure where everyone went. Maybe most fans grew up and no longer are into following the band fanatically, maybe some lost interest. Maybe some are just busy saving money.

I know since Livejournal community died it seems everyone scattered. Some on facebook, some on tumblr. Everyone seems to own their own fan group, so instead of having a lot of fans in one place we end up with a few fans in a lot of places.

Personally, I don't like tumblr at all, and I don't like facebook for conversations. I think facebook is good for just posting news but not good for conversations and linking things in comments and organization. I find the lack of comment customization makes it harder to read. It just looks messy to me. But to each their own.

The concerts are also in December which is Christmas season. People are saving money for Christmas shopping. Some people may be going out of town to visit family. I'm curious to see if the concerts will be a success when they are so close to Christmas family visiting.

For some people it comes down to hundreds of dollars for Christmas gifts/travel OR hundreds of dollars to go to a 2hr-+/ concert. Some people can't do both.

Amen to everything you said.

I wish there was more participation here, too. There used to be. Seems like the same small "core" of us here now. Even with the addition of new members all of the time.