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Pink Lady, Stace + the boys from McFly = Funk-da-crazin’ love!

The fabulous Miss Stace tells us why the boys from McFly rock her world…

staciee_2.jpg“…Some may call me obsessed, and I suppose I could agree with that point, but my passion for McFLY is so so much more than that. Those four boys are the one thing in the world that are guaranteed to put a smile on my face, a spring in my step and a flutter in my belly, no matter what’s going on.

At the end of this year, I would of seen McFLY a total of ten times in my life. I’ve supported them from the very beginning when nobody but diehard Busted fans knew who they were. I fell in love from the beginning, their refreshing upbeat tunes with a sixties vibe got stuck in my head and I’d be singing the lyrics before I knew it. I’ve stuck with them through thick and thin, even when liking them meant I’d get made fun of.

It’s very rare a band like McFly come along and they’re inspiring. They are very down to earth, normal boys who are hilariously funny and that have yet to produce a song I haven’t liked. They write and play their own material and possibly one of the closest bands out there. These four boys are best friends. I find that heartening.

I first saw the boys supporting Busted at Wembley arena, at the time I especially fancied Danny Jones, and proceeded to shout his name, hoping he’d notice me. But 5 months later and I was a fully fledged serial Dougie Poynter fancier. I was so distracted by his smouldering good looks, I never even noticed Tom and Danny has accepted my proposal on my ‘MARRY ME MCFLY’ banner.

As I’ve got older and started earning money, it’s been easier for me to go to more of their gigs and buy more of their merchandise and CDs. This year, I’ve seen them more than ever, five times at the end of the year. It’s been eventful, At the Brentwood gig, I actually chased their tour bus out of the car park. It had to move slowly anyway because of traffic and fans everywhere but it was such a thrill. There they were in that tour bus peering out and waving and I had the eery feeling they were looking at me. Despite how matter times you dream and imagine it, to think your idols are actually looking at you is possibly one of the strangest feelings in the world.

As I’m a bit older and I don’t try and pretend to be an emo like most of McFLY’S fan base, I had hoped I was one of the cooler ones. That night I acted as much of a star struck fan as the rest of them however. Only a matter of weeks later I found myself outside the Astoria, 5 hours before the show started waiting in line to get a decent space at this standing gig. Many had already beaten me to it, some even camping, but I was eventually only one person away from the front of the stage, despite being horrible squashed and dehydrated the entire gig. It’s gigs like this, that bring out the worst in me, there is much competition at a McFLY gig, anyone in your way is the enemy. So I soon found myself elbowing the girl squashing into me and shouting profanities at the people pushing me from behind. I can’t say I’m proud.

Despite being a devoted fan for going on four years however, I am yet to meet my idols. I have come extremely close, once at the open air VIP section at Newmarket race course and when I was lucky enough to be part of their Stargirl video. Both times I was within meters of them, yet never quite lucky enough. There is always the fear of meeting your idols, that they won’t live up to the expectation you have in your head. I’m planning to go to a signing in a few weeks time, if I’m lucky enough I may finally meet them.

I have the faith that McFLY will stay together for a long time, so the saga continues and I can see myself having many more adventures, daydreams and albums that stay permanently wedged into my Hi-Fi…”