I've been meaning to write a post about things I once was fanatically devoted to and have slowly (or quickly) drifted away from. This notion started from a discussion on DM.net about the new Tori Amos album. I once was a huge fan, buying all albums on the day they went on sale, pulling an intrastate Ticketmaster scam to get 2nd row tickets for her show in Pensacola once, that sort of thing. I bought her album From Venus and Back which was completely forgettable and I haven't even bought the last few or seen her in concert for 5 years. Keeping that in mind, here's a list of people, things, shows, etc that I once was a fanatic about and now I no longer care much about.

Tori Amos. As above.

Harlan Ellison. He was once my favorite writer, I slavered over every word he put to paper, fiction, non-fiction, I didn't care. It's been many years since I've read a story of his I found even satisfying, probably since "The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore." His focus on 300 word zinger stories has really turned me off and I just don't care that much about what he writes anymore.

The West Wing. I came in late, right at the beginning of the second season. I was a big fan for seasons 2 and 3 and now I've stopped watching it. Once Rob Lowe left and the horrible Will Bailey character arrived, it became horrible and hasn't recovered.

Comic Books. I used to be a huge fan and I still hang on, going to the shops every so often and picking up stuff that looks interesting. I'm still reading Love and Rockets and the related series. I'm thinking about picking up a trade or two, like Stray Bullets or other ones I've heard good things about. However, I now find the 32 page pamphlets to be a huge pain in the ass, too expensive for the content and just a drag to keep up with. Give me a solid 200 page book that has a whole arc and lets be done with it.

Crow Movies. I loved the first one, really like the second one, and have found subsequent ones really really bad. Crow: Resurrection despite having Kirsten Dunst, Fred Ward and other decent actors was basically unwatchable. The DVD had a commentary track and I listened to it, wondering if they know they had put out a bad movie. They seemed to think it was great and I thought it was intolerable.

More stuff as I think of it.