Definition of a the diehard fan

Was looking at the official fanclub site for the band, AFI (saw their recent performance on the MTV Awards and my first thought—J-rockers!—only they’re from California). Anyway, their fanclub’s website gave this definition for the truly devoted.

"…This is for the fan-letter fans, the gift-package fans, the first-in-line fans, the front-of-the-stage fans, the eight-hour-drive fans, the cross-country-flight fans, the fan-since-I-was-a-kid fans, the fan-till-I-die fans..."

Okay, let’s see. If I think Hyde instead of AFI. First-in-line fan: check. Front-of-the-stage fan: check. Cross-country-flight fan: check. Fan-till-I-die fan: check. (I know the first three haven’t technically happened yet, but I already have my plane tickets and I’ll do everything in my power to make the other two come true)

So, I’m missing the fan-letter, gift-package (I plan on signing the banner, though, so I’ll count that) and the fan-since-I-was-a-kid fan (I’ve been a fan since I first heard him sing, so that’s close enough). And if he ever plays within eight hours drive of me, I'm there.

Off to write letter to Hyde.