The Official Adam Pascal Love thread — Page 675

::ponders what jen can possibly mean by "on too long"::

Yeah, it's definitely mysterious, though I can guess that the "too much information" part is about either 9/11 or that series of incidents involving children that bothered him so much. One of the things that makes him interesting is the contradictions - he can seem so outgoing and sunny in those interviews, and was apparently making jokes as they carried him out on a stretcher after the Aida accident, yet he writes these songs about not wanting to wake up or leave the house.

Right, and very sensitive. Speaking of Model Prisoner, the song Previous Little Meltdown seems like a serious precursor to Book of Endings.

I was thinking more angry than spiteful. It struck me as a possible reaction to the crazier Rentheads, and that he was very uncomfortable with expectations they had of him. Book of Endings seems definitely more lighthearted and not particularly emotionally invested in that way - more a rueful smile about the zaniness of the whole "idol" phenomenon.

Thinking about the title, calling it a "Precious Little Meltdown" shows a certain detachment and self-criticism too.

ETA: I've gotta get out and shovel before it's completely dark. If I'm not back in half an hour...

Updated On: 1/22/05 at 05:03 PM

Cute names for the fish, Emcee!!

Quite a few of Adam's songs scare me, like "Mother's Child" and "Which Way to Nowhere"... I can never listen to them.

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Hi, jen, I'm back too. I was just kidding around about how some of us end up being on BWW all day - the fact that you needed a break is probably healthy!

It does seem that having kids affects people a lot, and I certainly agree that someone can be deep and also have a sense of humor. In addition, Adam seems to have an introvert/extrovert thing going on that's very interesting, though I'm beginning to think he's more of an introvert than I first thought.

"I'm beginning to think he's more of an introvert than I first thought."

I'm seeing that a lot more, too. When I first became a fan, my view of him was very standard... you know - "he's a big star, he must be very intimidating," etc. I never necessarily thought that (much as I poke fun) he was full of himself, but for a long time all I saw was the outgoing, silly, attention-loving side. The more time I've spent watching him, the more I've seen of the shy, sensitive introvert and just.... regular guy.

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"Amasis, if you read this, see? PET fish. (She thought I was going to buy dead ones.)"

Are they dead *yet*? Seriously, when Emcee mentioned it I thought she was talking about cooking dinner.

"Adam seems to have an introvert/extrovert thing going on that's very interesting, though I'm beginning to think he's more of an introvert than I first thought."

Just from seeing how he carries himself, I've actually always thought of Adam as an introvert. There seems to be an assumption that introverted people are not outgoing or sunny or talkative, which I think is not necessarily the case. I picked up a book a while back that defines introverts more as people who need to turn inward for their source of energy. So they may love social contacts and may be outgoing and at-ease in public, but still need to turn inward as a way to recharge themselves, and need a lot of quiet reflection time. It makes sense, when I think of some of the introverts I know.

Updated On: 1/22/05 at 07:34 PM

i think it is ok for adam to still get nervous about how people perceive him. I would think most people would. Anywho as for people going to show to see him, i sat through aida two times more than i needed to to see him!!!! why? because i love the man!

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And I must admit that I saw Aida a second time mostly for Adam.

That's very interesting, amasis. Because I'm both shy and an introvert, I guess I've considered them to be the same thing, when really they're not.

Emcee, what you say about Adam worrying about people showing up for him probably also goes back to those days with Mute when people *weren't* showing up, but also points up that contradiction again - how confident he seems on stage, while expressing those kind of doubts.

Elton again was similar, though. He always seems to have had incredible stage presence.

Probably does date back, Chloe. He seems so confident once he gets going, but if he talks *before* he starts to sing, he gets figedty and talks and talks and talks. It's cute. There was one night where he thanked people profusely for bothering to show up in the cold, and said that he's always scared there won't be any people anywhere. I wanted to hug him, but that's not a particularly new desire, now is it?

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When did he talk a lot? Because when I saw him at Joe's Pub (1st time only), he came out and said "this is the record, that's all I'm gonna say." (Of course I know you were there too and saw that.)