The History of Fandom, 1700-1900 (Live)
You're Dead to Me
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I Love a Professional Fan
professional fans are paid to turn up at a concert, or go on a date with you. In french opera and theatre they were known as the 'clack' They would memorize good bits in advance then lean into their fried for an encore. You could also hire them to boo rivalos - voltaire hated clack so he hired them to boo him.
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