FAQ - Stepford Fans

Q. What is a Stepford Fan?

A. A Stepford Fan is essentially someone who thinks Queen can do no wrong.

Q. Who came up with the name Stepford Fan?

A. The phrase was coined by Gordondoburstingfoam, a glaswegian Queen fan who used to be a member of the old Official Queen Fan Club Bulletin Board, Queenrocker and even posted here for a short while. The phrase comes from an old film called 'The Stepford Wives' in which a small American community was populated by subserviant women who existed only to serve their husbands.

Q. What sort of things might a Stepford Fan have in their collection?

A. Apart from everything Queen has ever released on vinyl, tape, compact disc, video and DVD, a typical Stepford will also own a Queen ashtray, a Queen duvet cover, a Queen screwdriver and socket set, a Queen home pregnancy testing kit and in the most extreme cases a copy of Greatest Hits 3.

Q. Who is the worst Stepford Fan?

A. There is a guy in Holland who I shall not name but he takes fan worship to a level that is just plain creepy. Freddie VTB is a well known bootlegger who simply cannot abide the thought of someone questioning the artistic integrity of Queen and can, if challenged become aggresive and hostile.

Q. So it's Freddie VTB then, is it?

A. DOH!