Plain White T's technical difficulties delayed today's live chat, but the band -- and the 150+ fans gathered online-- were undeterred.
These video chats are part of a developing movement from the band to get their fans more involved. PWTs asked us for contest ideas, for example. Tom mentioned that the band could fly a fan out for a meet-and-greet in Mystery, Alaska. It's a plug for their song Welcome to Mystery, although the song doesn't have anything to do with the town, of course.
But really, interacting with the fans is the least Plain White T's could do for a group devoted enough to sit through 30 minutes of no audio.
Instead, fans kept each other -- and the band -- entertained. One user shared jokes ("Did you hear about the fire at the circus? It was IN TENTS!") while others asked their fellow fans questions about their favorite PWTs songs. Tom, De'Mar, and Dave wrote messages on their iPhones and sheets of paper and showed them to the fans in response.
Once the audio started working, we did convince them to sing a few lines of songs from the new album, The Wonders of Youth. (It will be available 12/7/10.) The Wonders of Youth is PTWs first concept album, which Tom describes as "magical." I asked him to tell us more about the album:
"The older you get the more you lose track of that excitement and innocence of when you were young," Tom said. "It's a dose of nostalgia for you."
When asked why they'd never done a concept album before, Tom indicated that the band had a lot of time off to think. They wanted to do something that excited them, something fresh for the band and also the fans.
PWTs told us that these chats would probably happen on a once-a-week basis, although they wouldn't perform for us when it wasn't the whole band. Overall, the experience was a success. Wonderfully organic (including the interruption of a phone call, haha) and great fun for all parties.
Oh, and thanks for the shout-out, Tom. I didn't even have to ask. ;)
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