I really like the podcast "the d6 generation" (www.d6generation.com). If you have not heard it I suggest you get on over to iTunes and download it. I think the guys + Nicole do a great job in providing a very entertaining show that is filled with all the "geeky" information I want. Recently three of the crew went to GenCon and spoke about how fun it was to meet the fans among all the other GenCon things.
This got me to thinking about the dynamics of the fan meeting for the first time someone whom she is connected to via a 4 hour podcast bi-monthly and twitter, whether this be the d6 generation or any other person/podcast you are a fan of.
From the fans side of the fence, When I think about Russ, Nicole, Craig, and even Raef (joking) from what I listen to and the way they act I feel we are all friends that have a lot in common. I know a lot about them from the podcast and twitter feed so I am vested in their thoughts and feelings. Something I would also say about a good friend I grew up with.
From the side of the d6 generation crew I am just a twitter name dragonknight31 that they may or may not remember corresponding with.
So what I was thinking was all the fans meeting the crew at GenCon and that they probably feel the same way I do towards the d6 crew. We have this dynamic of the fan wanting to come up and say hello and talk to my friends however I know they don't have the same relationship with me that I have with them. Which I guess would be the same dynamic with any other podcaster/celebrity. This somehow might bring feelings of shyness or "I don't want to bother them or creep them out".
I just thought this was an interesting dynamic as we spend so much time together from the fan side yet not much at all from the podcaster side.
Of coarse each fan will have to answer this dynamic on there own. For myself it would be worth it to approach the d6 generation to let them know I appreciate all their hard work and love the podcast.
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