HERE ARE THE FAN OBSESSIONS THAT OTHER ADULTS HAVE SENT IN...
These are absolutely hilarious!
Oh my...but they are worth it aren't they?
Oh my...but they are worth it aren't they?
These were sent in by Monica...aka "Hanson Mom"
1. You have framed sketches of the guys and hang them up on the "family wall."
2. You no longer worry whatlooks the cashier gives you when you buy Tiger Beat and Bop magazines...and you no longer make sure your daughter is with you when you buy them either.
3. You have been accused of "growing your own Hanson," because your 4 year old son is growing his hair long so he can be "just like Zac."
4. Your husband is NOT surprised when you can answer all of the Hanson trivia...and asks if you can still remember your anniversay date.
5. Your favorite sweater is a brown striped one...cuz it's kinda like Tay's in the WTL video.
6. "Holy Wow" is a regular part of your vocabulary, as is "Peace Love and Bulletproof Marshmallows"
7. Your upset that your local store only has Eggos withOUT Hanson on the box.
8. You own a Hanson T-shirt and will not share it with your daughter.
9. While wearing silver blue nail polish, you notice that when water droplets form on your nail, it looks just like the pants Taylor wore at the Euro MTV Awards.
These are from Circe.
10. When you buy $40 worth of teen magazines every month because Hanson is in them; and you realize they suck (the magazines) as much now as they did when you were of age to buy them.
11. You have a keyring...ID bracelet...charm, etc; that says Hanson...or Taylor or Ike or Zac.
These are from Regina aka MMMOM4HANSON...she was our first "obsessed" fan to write to us...in fact she is the one who wanted to hear of other adult fan obsessions.
12. You have background pictures of Hanson on your computer screen and you change them periodically.
13. You have Hanson soundbites that come on when you open and close Windows on your computer.
14. You are very happy to "waste" your money on teenybopper magazines for you daughter because you get to read them too.
This is from Kathy in Texas...she is 31.
15. Your mother laughs at you and your fascination with Hanson and says "I haven't seen you this goofy since Leif Garrett."
This is from Lynna...she only had one obsession to add because she said that we already have most of her's listed in our list at the begining.
16. You plaster your five-year-old daughter's room with Hanson posters and suddenly find yourself needing to put her things away for her or finding something you really need to do in her room...what you really need is a Hanson fix.
These are from Carole in Florida
17. You've spent so many hours on the Internet looking up Hanson that your husband has to come in the room and tell you to get a life, you're obsessed, and you tell him you are not you just think they're cute.
18. Your daughters use up all of the printer paper in the house copying pictures of Hanson and you tell them not to forget to make you copies.
19. When Hanson starts popping up in your everyday conversations like you've known them all of your life because you've read so much about them that you feel like you have.
20. When you start wondering if something is wrong with you because you can not wait to go see them in concert and be deafened by screaming girls just to see them in person.
These are from Susan in California
21. While waiting for your own sons in the men's dept. at Macy's, you 'pretend shop' for shirts and sweaters that you think might look good on Ike, Taylor, or Zac.
22. You check out Doc Marten's in sizes 13 or 14, to figure out just how big Isaac's and Taylor's feet really are.
23. You but a key ring with a little doll-size black leather Doc Marten hanging off it.
24. You check out the local lazer tag arcade and decide that you're not too old to buckle yourself into a game vest.
This one is from Lori
25. You re-arrange your whole schedule for the day if you know they are going to be on TV so you can tape it.
This Hanson fan is just a riot...here is more from Monica...aka Hanson Mom
26. You forget everything else on your grocery list...because you see the Pop Tart boxes with the Hanson T-shirt offer are on the grocery shelves.
27. You steal your daughter's I Love Hanson bead necklace.
28. Your first stop at the grocery store is the magazine rack to see if the latest BOP is in (you also make sure the magazine is gently placed on top of other grocery items so it will not get smooshed).
29. You somehow find the following items appearing in your grocery cart because well THEY like them...Mug Rootbeer, Dr. Pepper, Diet Coke, and Very Cherry Jelly Bellies.
30. You spend your lunch break sitting in your car at the park listening to MON and sketching Ike.
31. "O-Tay" used to remind you of Buckwheat...but not anymore>
32. You buy an OPI nail and lip color set, just because it is called "TULSA TOOTSIE ROLLA."
Rested now...there is more, read on.
33. The mere mention of Tulsa makes you sit up and take notice.
34. You start dressing like the guys...and you are a girl.
35. You go to the store for the basic necessities and you have to make a choice between milk and the new Hanson Magazine (you put back the milk).
36. You try to copy Taylor's eyebrows.
37. You heard Tay uses Herbal Essence or Flex shampoo, so that's what YOU use
38. You get a sick feeling in your stomach when you realize Taylor was born the year before you graduated high school.
These are from Wendy
39. You've decided to name any future children, after the guys, even if you have girls.
40. You start leaving trails of red jellybeans, in hope that they might follow it back to your homes (I will have to try this one...Kim).
41. You suggest that "Where's The Love" become the country's National Anthem.
42. You see some teenage boys on the train, who look like Hanson, and pester them to sing MMMBop.
These are from Masja a school teacher in the Netherlands
43. You get very depressed when a show with Hanson in it is not aired in your country, and people avoid you and your bad mood.
44. The girl behind the counter in the book shop and record shop knows you personally now.
45. You have to buy more hard drive for your computer because of your Hanson collection of pix (more than 1000!), soundfiles, and videofiles.
46. The parents of the kids you teach call you at home to tell you there is a Hanson special on TV that night.
47. Those same parents ask if they can borrow your MON CD.
48. Your classroom walls are totally covered with Hanson posters.
Here are some more from Wendy
49. You started writing the script for Hanson-The Movie.
50. While in a very serious business meeting, you suddenly become very hyperactive like Zac.
Here are some obsessions from Rhonda
51. You're ready to strangle your husband because he "dared" to turn off your Hanson screen saver AGAIN!
52. Your pregnant friend asks for name suggestions and you offer "Ike, Taylor and Zac" as DEFINITE choices.
53. You actually consider changing your own children's names to "Ike,Taylor, and Zac", even if they're GIRLS.
54. You're wearing far too many little braids in your hair lately...
55. You're late for work every time Hanson is on morning TV, cause you just CAN'T miss them, and the hubby can NOT be trusted to actually tape it for you!
56. You're favorite Peanuts character is now Lucy(even though she's the bitchy one)
57. You told your hubby that on your next vacation, Wisconsin is a must-see because you're just dying for some fresh cheese(but we all know the real reason is just to visit Milwaukee!)
58. On that same vacation itinerary, you tell your hubby that Oklahoma is also a must-see ( YOU know why--but you tell him you just always wanted to visit the state shaped like a giant pot.)
59. You're losing all your fillings due to excessive consumption of red jellybeans.
60. You listening to Christmas music in April(cause you can't get enough of 'Snowed In' ) and you don't care what the neighbors think!
61. You watch MTV's "Total Request" every night just to Hanson whip some butt!!! (And to watch Carson squirm when he has to say "hanson's number one-again!" ha ha ha..)
62. You're nearly 30 years old, and you sit around thinking up obsessions for this page---and they come all too easy!!!! (I think we all can relate to this one...am I right girls...Kim)
Lori sent in a new one too
63. You know you are definitely obsessed when you find the last Hanson T-shirt in your size so it can become your new NITE-SHIRT, so you can keep them close to your heart.
These are from Alexandra...who speaks Russian as a first language
64. Being absolutely obsessed Leonardo's fan, you mutter "I'm sorry, my love" and vote for Hanson in People's "50 most beatuful people" contest (you understand that a lot of fans will vote for your beloved Leo anyway...)
65. Your ready to listen Christmas songs even in summer, every day... if you'll get Snowed In CD. (poor thing can not get it yet).
66. You find adults Hanson pages and feel yourself so happy!
67. You drive in taxi, a radistation in it plays Hanson , driver says to you: "They're playing them all day" and you replay thoughtfully: "Its because they are the best". Imagine driver's look at you, baby!
68. Your relatives know all Hanson's news (guess, why?) and every morning in their house starts from Middle of Nowhere. Your cousin's husband listens Weird 3 or 4 times in row singing along them VERY LOUDLY!
69. You remember Taylor's birthday but forget your Dad's 60th anniversary... And when your Dad who lives in another city calls you he only yells: "Thank to God, you're alive!!!" (because, sure, absolutely impossible to forget such important day if you're alive...)
70. You stare at Tay's pictures for hours and hours trying to figure out, if his clothes' colour has influence on hue of his amazing eyes.. Yeah, it changes! (Guys, I swear, I'm normal like you. Or crazy... Like you :o))
Here are a few from Kate
71. Like me, you used to buy the same copies of magazines for you and your daughter. Now you buy them for you and hide them from your daughter!!
72. You constantly remind your children how well the Hanson siblings get along when you are trying to break up a fight.
73. The first thing you talk to your children about when they get home from school.
Hey we got a new contributer...Girls say hello to Karen
74. You realize that when your daughter goes off to college, which isn't for several years yet, that she'll take her Hanson CD's with her, so you know you better run out and buy your own. (Wonder where I can find the "Snowed In" CD this time of year.........oh, better pick up the TT&TMON video too!)
Here is a funny one from Jill...
75. Everytime I pass the street called "Hanson Place" ( !!!!!!) I get excited and seriously think about selling my house and moving there!!!!
Wendy sent in some new ones...
76.. You are sick with a cold, and start thinking:"I wonder if any of the guys from Hanson are sick today.
77. You start to worry, that you might be sick on the day of their concert, or even worse, that they might be sick.
78. (This one has not happen to me) You know that you're obsessed with Hanson, when your first child comes out singing Mmm Bop, instead of screaming his/her lungs out.
Here is one from Jasmine...aka Ika...that I forgot to add last time
79. You have decided that when you have kids someday, you are going to homeschool them and make them listen to 50s and 60s rock and roll!!
Here are some obsessions from Jean (albopmom)...who believe it or not is lucky enough to have a husband and kids who really love the guys too. She calls them her "parent obsessions"
80.You know you are an obsessed adult when you start searching the net for apartment listings in Tulsa, and you live and work in Massachusetts.
81. Here's another one: When you find yourself up a 2 A.M. cutting up all the pictures you downloaded "for your daughter" to make a 6 foot by 5 foot collage of Hanson pics(it came out pretty good too, I might add).
Here are a couple from Sandy...
82. You know you are obsessed when you feel so happy that Don Johnson was going out with a woman 20 years older than him, knowing that if you ever get divorced or widowed, there is a chance that Taylor will one day fall for you.
83.When you go to the book/magazine section of the store you spend extra time putting the Hanson copies on top of all the other books or magazines so that people will see them and become fans and purchase their stuff.
Lori also sent in a new one...
84. You know you are obsessed when you buy the MON Songbook, knowing you do not know how to read music or play an instrument. But you don't care, you buy it as a collectors item.
Michelle from Kentucky also sent in a new one...
85. A true sign of obsession is when you put off a long-awaited move a few more weeks so that it doesn't interfere with all of the upcoming appearances on t.v. by the guys. You know how those cable people can be!
Here are some obsessions from Beth...
86.You know you're obsessed when you mail in a total of 112 requests for all of the Hanson videos to Total request on "Hanson Day" and are pissed that Sex and Candy, a song you've really enjoyed, made #4, which means that all the Hanson videos didn't make the countdown.
87. You know you're obsessed when you feel that you've failed if Hanson doesn't make #1 on Total Request every night.
88.You know you're obsessed when your evening revolves around watching total request and voting for Weird.
Here is a new one from Lori...
89.You know you are obsessed when you tell your husband you need to go to the store and ask him if you can take his company truck because it has a tape player so you can play your MON cassette tape. You are playing the tape full blast and singing your heart out while you are getting some really strange looks from other drivers, but you don't care because you are listening to HANSON.
Here are some very funny ones from Gloria...
90. You know you are obsessed when the clerks at Sam Goody now callyou by name and call you at home to tell you of any new Hanson items.
91. When you tell your child to stop blabbing when you are trying to watch any Hanson appearance.
92. When you go ballistic because your car pool kids have torn down your Adults love Hanson too sign....Arg!!!!!!
93. When you dream that you are a teen again and are on a date with IKE.
Sharon contibuted these funny obsessions to the page...
94. You start all the good pictures of Isaac out of your daughter's magazines and squirreling them away in a secret place, so you can get an Isaac "fix" whenever you need it. (She’ll never miss them anyway—she’s a Zac fan.)
95. You keep at least one of those pictures in your desk at work, because you just can't make it through the day without an occasional look at *that* face.
96. You find yourself counting the days till November 17, 1998, because after that you’ll be able to fantasize to your heart’s content without worrying about somebody coming to arrest you. ( Hey not fair...I have to wait almost three years for that...Kim).
97. You found a ______ (fill in the blank, in my case it was a wallet) that you liked that came in several different colors, and you couldn’t decide which one you liked best. So you ended up buying the green one, because....well, you know.
98. You decide to try writing songs because you always wanted to and if three kids can do it, why can't you? And you find out you actually *can*, so now you have *another* thing to thank Hanson for. (Oh, and one of the first two songs is based on a Taylor quote and the other one is called "Axeman"; you can figure that one out for yourself.)
These are some very special obsessions...Why? Because they were sent in by Jean (albopmom) for her husband. Yes! This is just so cool!
99. You know you're an obsessed adult Hanson fan if, when your hubby is pleading your case to a "connection" for backstage passes for the upcoming tour, he tells the man "I'm going to have to drive all the way to Tulsa just so I , I mean MY DAUGHTER(YEAH RIGHT) can meet them in person unless we get our hands on passes" and the funny thing is:YOU KNOW THAT HE'LL DO IT TOO!
100. You know you're an obsessed adult Hanson fan if your hubbys choice for "make out" music just so happens to be "I Will Come To You"(the cd single, on repeat for 45 minutes).
101. You know your husband is an obsessed adult Hanson fan when you suddenly realize that a man who lived to see Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix play live suddenly is comparing both of those shows to try and imagine what it would be like to see Hanson play live.(bummer for him though, he's not going to this concert on this tour, I AM.).
**A Note from Kim** Wow this has been an unbelievable page to work on...you Hanson fans are the coolest. Not only does Hanson brighten my day everyday but so do all of you with your constant letters and obsessions for this page. This is just so much fun! This page is ending with 101 signs...but "The Sequel" lives on and I do believe I will have to start a third page for obsessions
Mail your obsession clues to... itzkim@gyral.com...and put the word obsessed in the subject line.
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