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Where we fangirl over the Sam Bradley Street Team…
In the few years that we have had the ol’ Shack here, we’ve had the pleasure of watching Sam and Marcus’ fanbase grow and grow. Along with that growth there have been a bunch of new fan sites and awesome people that have taken to promoting the guys, or as I like to say to Amber in gchat, Spreading the Gospel.
Since we are without any tour dates (sad) or new albums (even sadder) we have been doing what we always do in a Drought…cling to any tweets/FB posts/Instagram pics from the guys and chat about them like we know them. Duh. But now…now we have mutual Fan Sites to aid us in these lean times. People who actually tweet news and vids and pics and all kinds of stuff for us to mainline while we wait for the Drought to end.
In the past couple of months we’ve gotten to know a few of these people behind these sites a bit better and we’ve decided that we no longer think they are amazing…we know they are Ah-MAZE-ING. I mean, they are ON IT. Always there with news and pics and vids and contests and basically being awesome.
Why not give THEM some love too? We thought it was time to profile them and show you all a glimpse of the peeps behind some of your favorite sites and maybe introduce you to some you might not be aware of. And there is no better place to start than with the Sam Bradley Street Team. Not only do we heart the girls behind this site like crazy, they are celebrating their One Year Anniversary…you guessed it…TODAY!!
After pretty much wearing them down with a barrage of DMs one late night, The Street Team was nice enough to answer our silly little questionnaire and send us some pics. (Hello Sam-In-A-Suit Pic.) We picked NinjaPanda2011, Anelame, Rachel and PurpleBrina17′s brain and asked them the Hard Hitting Questions.
So, without further ado, we give you the One Year Old (WHOO HOO):
Sam Bradley Street Team

@anelame, sam, and @ninjapanda2011
is it weird that i want to photoshop myself in there? i didn’t think so either.
The Basics
Date Blog Started: June 1, 2011
Reason for starting the blog/site?
Sam Made Us……hes a slave driver. But on a serious note, it started out of a conversation between friends and we asked the question….. “why not?” Also because Sam has done so much for us so we wanted to do something, even something so small, to try to give back to him.
Describe the blog in 3 words.
Serious, Boring, Unimportant *shifty eyes*, aka fan freaking tastic!
Now for the Serious Sam Questions
How do you share Sam’s music with “virgins”?
I usually stand outside their house with a boombox above my head blasting SoHo Whores. ~NinjaPanda
Sit them down on a chair, duct tape and fear of god put into them. Isnt that the way? ~Anelame
What’s the first song that you recommend to someone who’s never heard his music before?
Lights ~NinjaPanda
Lights ~Anelame
Fave sam outfit?
Ummm…… blue plaid. Noooooo suit and tie Sam. Yah. ~NinjaPanda
The snazzy suit and tie. Very classy. ~Anelame
Sam’s hair: long or short?
Longish….not long as a girl long, just long enough for the curls to be crazy. Curls. Shit I am showing my fangirl side. (LiLi edit: *fistbump*) ~NinjaPanda
Hippie long or just the usual mop of curls? Gah, must get him a wig to test hairstyles ~Anelame
Fave song?
Recorded…”No One and Me”. Unrecorded…”She Moves Me”. ~NinjaPanda
“Lights” ~Anelame
Favorite song by Sam was always “Scared” but “Not Your Kind” is creeping on its turf. “Too Far Gone” has been resonating within me lately, especially when I drink and think about stupid exes. Thanks, Sam. ~Rachel W.
“Passport” ~PurpleBrina17
Fave song live?
He plays live?? ;) Lights. It’s the intense stare I tell you. (LiLi edit: duh.) ~NinjaPanda
“Lights” (super loud with the band) ~Anelame
“Woman You Crazy.” ~Rachel W.
Its tie between “Scared” & “The Difference Between Whiskey & You” ~PurpleBrina17
Fave memory from a show?
When he played the song I asked him to play….and fucked it up…..twice. ~NinjaPanda
They are all special, in their own way. (How Kumbayah of me!) ~Anelame
Dedicating “Woman You Crazy” to me after calling me out on my sassiness and embarrassing the snot out of me. ~Rachel W.
I have so many! But top two are one, seeing Sam do the “Hyper Dog” Dance. (LiLi Edit– the Hyper Dog dance?? Um…I need more info on this like YESTERDAY.) And two, would be last month in San Barbara when I saw Sam for the 1st time since having won my battle cancer. He hugged me & told me I looked beautiful. Since my hair is just growing back. It meant a lot to me. ~PurpleBrina17
Most embarrassing moment at a show?
I am an absolute angel at shows so I don’t embarrass myself…*shifty eyes* ~NinjaPanda
Well there is always the next show. I am a very well behaved individual. I’ve never once spent the show eating French fries while doing 80′s dance moves. Never happened. ~Anelame
See Fave Memory. ~Rachel W.
At my first Sam show, I was really drunk & I asked Sam to sign my boobs…..soooo embarrassing for us both! ~PurpleBrina17
How do you get by between shows? or How do you get over the post show depression?
I don’t. I usually am curled up in a ball sobbing until the next one. ~NinjaPanda
I drink (a lot) and gorge on chocolate. I have Sam to thank for the many extra pounds. ~Anelame
Overload on music, whiskey, and YouTube videos. ~Rachel W.
I have Sam Bradley days, where I will only listen to Sam! As far as post show depression, I look at pics & check out blogs and other fan pages to see & read about other shows and now I wear my Sam Bradley hoodie!! ~PurpleBrina17
Furthest you’ve traveled for a show?
It’s a toss up between Pittsburgh, PA and Vancover, BC. I live in the middle of the country and I don’t know which one is further from me. Though I think getting off a plane after 3.5 hours and directly into a car to drive 5.5 hours seems like the furthest. *nods* The things I do for him….jeez. ~NinjaPanda
Across the bloody continent– so 2361 miles. Been on 8 plane rides so far. I’m ruining the planet because of him. ~Anelame
San Francisco ~PurpleBrina17
Beer or whiskey?
Whiskey. ~NinjaPanda
Dude CIDER. ~Anelame
WHISKEY!!!! I’m a Tennessee girl. No further explanation needed. But I am a beer snob if any boys want to buy me a beer. Just saying! ~Rachel W.
Whiskey, had my 1st shot with Sam in San Francisco! ~PurpleBrina17
Um…hello…are these ladies OUR PEOPLE or what?! If for some odd reason you aren’t cyberstalking, aka following their twitter/FB posts, etc….YEAH, GET ON THAT. I will even make it all kinds of easy on you by linking you to it all. Right here. Below. So easy. I mean, it’s RIGHT THERE. CLICK ON THE SHIZZ, YO!
Main site: http://www.sambradleystreetteam.com/
Twitter: @TeamSamBradley
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/teamsambradley
Forum: http://sambradleystreetteam.proboards.com/
Also….HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!
Your Sam Panties are in the mail.
In the Trust Tree: The Night of No Regrets — A Four Part Series — Part Three: We Actually Talk About the Show
Part three! Aren’t you excited?!? In case you need to catch up, here is Part 1 and Part 2.
I know what you are thinking. Will these girls EVER talk about the show?? We finally got there. And we get serious. Well, as serious as we can get which is really not all that serious. We talk our favorite songs, our favorite moments (which just so happens to include our good friend Kristy busting down the backstage door to get to Marcus like the police), and much we missed Marcus over the past two and a half years.
LiLi: serious question time
Amber: uh oh
phew
okay
bring it
LiLi: other than woman you crazy, what was your fave song?
Amber: i really, really like the new song (amber edit: Not Your Kind, obvs)
i know it’s not quite so upbeat
LiLi: oh yeah?
Amber: but i like it bunches
LiLi: well, i really, really, REALLY like the new song
so there
i’m kidding
i like it
but i have to say
that my fave was an oldie
yeah
i will be that person
but soho whores (amber edit: sorry for the wooing. yes. some of those woos are mine) was the first song of sam’s that i heard
and i remember tweeting who sang it
and you and jbell virtually rolled your eyes at me
hahahaha
Amber: LMAO
we were like, duh, sam bradley
DUH
LiLi: and then when we were in LA someone had that song on before the show at the hotel cafe
and i was like awww..memories
so to hear it once more
was like AWWWWW
MEMORIES
Amber: that was such a better answer then the new song because i like it that i gave
i guess i have just really been digging everything new sam has done
not to sound all cheesy
LiLi: too late
Amber: but it’s just getting better
LOL
gah
i know
LiLi: please
like i didn’t get all feely yesterday
ugh
let’s not talk about that
Amber: oh no
moving on….
LiLi: so
the part where Kristy
busted in on Marcus backstage
Amber: oh my gah
she banged on his door like the police
LiLi: um…what do you think sam was trying to prove to marcus?
he was all “go get marcus. MARCUS!!”
i was teetering the sobriety ledge about then
Amber: that was an odd moment
LiLi: none of it really made sense in my fuzzy brain
do you think it was a bet?
Amber: to see if someone would bust down the door?
LiLi: like marcus said, there’s no way people will rememeber that song
much less sing to it
lol
yes!
Amber: cause if so, i should’ve put my money on kristy
LiLi: uh
NEVER bet against kristy
she makes shit happen
Amber: hahahahahahaha
LiLi: she’s kinda like a mob boss
what do you need?
done
i’ll take care of it
Amber: oh she did take care of it
thank goodness marcus wasn’t changing or anything
can we talk about one of my fave moments of the show?
LiLi: hahahahaha
no
lol
Amber: damn
LiLi: duh
of course
Amber: kiss is a knife
that was LEGIT probably the best part of the show
LiLi: YESSSSSSSSSSSS
Amber: for me
LiLi: and for anyone that likes sunshine
and puppies
and awesome things
Amber: i don’t think everyone gets how that went down
i don’t think it was planned
LiLi: i don’t think so either
Amber: sam was just bobbing his head and singing along near us and then
BAM
he jumps on the stage
LiLi: and we all died
Amber: and steals the mic from jack
(which i will forgive him for, but only this once)
kiss is a knife is one of those songs that translates so much better live then recorded
and the 2 of them were so
IN TO IT
i was a puddle my friend
a puddle
LiLi: SERIOUSLY
i can’t handle that song live normally
but with sam
AND JACK
jeebus crisp
Amber: GAH!!!!!!
LiLi: i had a moment
Amber: i’m glad we were able to hold each other
LiLi: fo reals
Amber: i may not have made it otherwise
LiLi: lol
Amber: on marcus’ performance in general
can i just say
that i forgot how amazing he was live
i thought i remembered
but i didn’t
LiLi: ditto
it was like i thought i was prepared
since we’ve seen him what?
twice before?
but nope
i was blown away
Amber: 2 and a half years between shows though
LiLi: it’s like it was him
only fresher, more fine tuned
Amber: YES
LiLi: like i was rememebering AM
and we heard him in digital
Amber: that is the best comparison ever
LiLi: oh
Amber: he was so shy on stage before
and now
LiLi: well
thank you
Amber: he owns it
our wee little marcus has grown up
LiLi: gah!
Amber: with his $300 shoes
and all
marcus being all growed up
LiLi: seriously
i remember his very first show here
he kept saying how nervous he was
which i thought, dood, you don’t have to tell us
we can see
but last week?
yeah
Amber: no nervousness
none
LiLi: completely different
he’s still charming and kinda awk
but he’s not without confidence
Gah. This whole four part thing is kinda fun. I’m going through major withdrawals and this is helping so much. Now, tomorrow is the last one and you gotta read how it all ends (which is actually with a couple of regrets, regardless of the title of this post.).












