Pop quiz : How many RENTHEADS know what La Boheme is? — Page 2

"Now I have the seen the show 15 times and I can not call myself a Renthead, I don't want to call myself a Renthead. I simply say I am a huge fan of the show. Now Rentheads were mostly the original fans of the show. The people who slept on the street for it. Saw it a bunch of times and love the show so much... Blah Blah Blah. There are people who have seen it over 100 times and still don't call themselves Rentheads. I'm sorry but Coolkid i not a renthead neither are many other people. They are POSERS!"

I can't tell if this is sarcastic or not. I'm thinking it is, but just in case it isn't...what makes one person who likes the show better than another? If people love the show because of Adam and Anthony then what's the problem? They're not any less of a fan than you or me.

I don't know why the original fans of the show are the only ones who can be called 'Rentheads' (although why anyone would want to be called one is beyond me) because certain people may not have heard about Rent due to numerous circumstances.

Take the revival of 'South Pacific' for an example. I had loved the music and story immensely, but had never actually seen the show live. I finally was lucky enough to and loved it. However, am I any less of a fan because I can't afford to see it more than once, and because I didn't see the original. As much as I wish I could've, it would've been pretty inconveniant for me to have seen the original.

Again, I don't know if you were sarcastic or not, but there are people out there who are like that. Seeing a show 15 times is beyond me. I don't have the money, nor would I care to watch a show that many times unless I was working on it. It would ruin the experience. One time is enough for me for any show.

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Ahhhh La Bohème

*Pulls out recording of Pavarotti and Freni*

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Isn't it an air freshener?

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Even if someone was unfamiliar with La Boheme a simple google search would fill them in, and no one would admit to it.

This thread is useless and the original poster should be shot.

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I can't stand this whole attitude of "You're only a true Renthead if you waited for 8 hours on a pavement in NYC in the middle of a blizzard for a chance to see the OBC." I think a Renthead is just a name for a fan of the show - so if you think you're a Renthead, then you're a Renthead. I consider myself to be one, and I've never seen the OBC.

Equally offensive is the OP's assumption that all Rentheads are ignorant idiots. I don't even know where to go with that one.

BTW, I also knew La Boheme is an opera by Puccini, and it's based on a book called "Scenes de la Vie de Boheme" by Henri Murger.