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Groupies Wtf

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stratocast · 14/07/2022 19:39

My boyfriend's a guitarist and is playing with a group as stand-in. They have GROUPIES. Actual groupies. Women of a certain age (40 ish) who slavishly follow the group from concert to concert, sit at their table to eat (pay for their own food) and literally have their tongues hanging out. Clap feverishly every 5 minutes.

Why? And wtaf?

AIBU to say get a grip girls?

OP posts:
lancsgirl85 · 14/07/2022 20:47

@Maireas @Oblomov22

I reckon we could get a fair few interested! 😃

Oblomov22 · 14/07/2022 20:47

God no @Maireas
We're gonna need a mahoosive Neoplan Jumbocruiser at least!

RenegadeMatron · 14/07/2022 20:47

They do sound sadly desperate.

But as we all know, many blokes don’t care about desperate, if it means they get a shag.

So it’s win-win for the ageing rockers and ageing groupies alike.

Match made in heaven. I’m sure your man isn’t desperate susceptible OP, so all good.

lancsgirl85 · 14/07/2022 20:48

Maireas · 14/07/2022 20:36

.... some of those blokes that go to footie matches are well into their 40s, screaming and shouting, following the team around.... shameless.

They obviously have fun missing from their lives... they need to get a grip.

Original poster
stratocast · 14/07/2022 20:49

@BlueWhat

Absolutely. This is obsessive. It's also more than a little sad. Caring so much about people who don't give a toss about you.

OP posts:
Oblomov22 · 14/07/2022 20:51

Already hired.
Ha ha. It's like a mumsnet Christmas party 2003 aka pre beaker, pre moldiegate!

Groupies Wtf
Original poster
stratocast · 14/07/2022 20:51

RenegadeMatron · 14/07/2022 20:47

They do sound sadly desperate.

But as we all know, many blokes don’t care about desperate, if it means they get a shag.

So it’s win-win for the ageing rockers and ageing groupies alike.

Match made in heaven. I’m sure your man isn’t desperate susceptible OP, so all good.

If he does succumb I'll be sure to post in Relationships so someone can tell me to LTB.

OP posts:
Original poster
stratocast · 14/07/2022 20:53

Oblomov22 · 14/07/2022 20:51

Already hired.
Ha ha. It's like a mumsnet Christmas party 2003 aka pre beaker, pre moldiegate!

I was there. Brian for brains.

OP posts:
Maireas · 14/07/2022 20:56

Thanks, Oblomov!
I think it should be over 40s only.
I intend to buy OP's husband a lager shandy and some pork scratchings.

Oblomov22 · 14/07/2022 20:58

Then you of all people should know OP!

tomatopsste · 14/07/2022 20:58

Summerslam · 14/07/2022 20:40

I read 'My Tragic Love Affair with the Bay City Rollers' by Caroline Sullivan, a woman old enough to know better, who slavishly followed the Bay City Rollers around America, when they were way past their boyband brilliance of the mid 70's.

It's quite a disconcerting read, and these days she would be slapped with a restraining order and branded a stalker. She managed to get into their hotel rooms and took used tissues (ugh), half eaten toast and still warm tea bags as souvenirs.

She did manage to shag one of them in the end though.

Which one?

Dazzledrop · 14/07/2022 20:58

Have you considered its maybe just a bit of fun for them and something they enjoy doing with people who share the same passion whilst the band is touring? It’s not that deep really although I do wonder if these women are so desperate and insane why the band are happy to keep sharing their table with them at mealtimes? Seems they’re not as bothered by it as you maybe

lancsgirl85 · 14/07/2022 20:59

Maireas · 14/07/2022 20:56

Thanks, Oblomov!
I think it should be over 40s only.
I intend to buy OP's husband a lager shandy and some pork scratchings.

Aww man. If it's over 40s only I'm sadly out 😥

Can we bend the rules for a late 30s groupie? 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Summerslam · 14/07/2022 20:59

tomatopsste · 14/07/2022 20:58

Which one?

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Woody.

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stratocast · 14/07/2022 21:00

Oblomov22 · 14/07/2022 20:58

Then you of all people should know OP!

Have name changed but our paths have probably crossed. Did the early meet ups

OP posts:
lancsgirl85 · 14/07/2022 21:01

I intend to buy OP's husband a lager shandy and some pork scratchings.

🤣

Maireas · 14/07/2022 21:02

lancsgirl85 · 14/07/2022 20:59

Aww man. If it's over 40s only I'm sadly out 😥

Can we bend the rules for a late 30s groupie? 🤞🏻🤞🏻

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You're in! But please show no dignity.

HelloSpringIveMissedYou · 14/07/2022 21:02

iklboo · 14/07/2022 20:14

It's the slippery slope OP. You'll ask for his Christmas wish list & he'll say

I want a brand new house on an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king-size tub, big enough for ten plus me

I'll need a credit card that's got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club at 37, 000 feet

I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and James Dean is fine for me

I wanna be a rock star.

I still had the Wurzles in my head when I read this post, tried fitting it into 'I've got a brand new combine harvester' and guess what it didn't work Grin

still chuckling to myself

Oblomov22 · 14/07/2022 21:03

No, no, i don't mean met me! I mean you should know! That all this groupie stuff is totally the norm. Come on OP, you can't be an oldie mumsnetter and not know this shit!

lancsgirl85 · 14/07/2022 21:04

@Maireas

My dignity is long gone don't worry! I'll fit right in 😇😂

Original poster
stratocast · 14/07/2022 21:05

Oblomov22 · 14/07/2022 21:03

No, no, i don't mean met me! I mean you should know! That all this groupie stuff is totally the norm. Come on OP, you can't be an oldie mumsnetter and not know this shit!

Knowing and seeing 2 different things. The devotion is another level

OP posts:
lancsgirl85 · 14/07/2022 21:07

The devotion is another level

Would you rather your boyfriend's band had no fans and everyone thought they were shit? 🤷‍♀️

Original poster
stratocast · 14/07/2022 21:09

lancsgirl85 · 14/07/2022 21:07

The devotion is another level

Would you rather your boyfriend's band had no fans and everyone thought they were shit? 🤷‍♀️

Extreme

OP posts:
velvetvixen · 14/07/2022 21:10

Maireas · 14/07/2022 20:56

Thanks, Oblomov!
I think it should be over 40s only.
I intend to buy OP's husband a lager shandy and some pork scratchings.

You.....you absolute HUSSY.

OP you seriously need to deal with Maireas.

lancsgirl85 · 14/07/2022 21:12

Extreme

Not really. People obviously enjoy the band's music. That's a good thing, right? I'd be proud if it were my partner!

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