It's SO interesting, the evolution of fans and fandom! It says there that Frank Sinatra was the first idol singer, and I'm pretty sure the first "fandoms" started with serials in the 1800's. I wonder what made people start getting so into these things? Probably the spread of literacy, and as a result, the more widespread audiences. People could talk about stuff they read or saw on stage or listened to, when radio came around, with more people.
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Date: 2009-09-14 12:44 am (UTC)It's SO interesting, the evolution of fans and fandom! It says there that Frank Sinatra was the first idol singer, and I'm pretty sure the first "fandoms" started with serials in the 1800's. I wonder what made people start getting so into these things? Probably the spread of literacy, and as a result, the more widespread audiences. People could talk about stuff they read or saw on stage or listened to, when radio came around, with more people.