following the leader

I've decided that I'm ok with front runners.

No one ever has to give me the disclaimer that "I loved them even when they were bad". Doesn't matter to me.

It's cool with me if you hated them when they were unpopular and love them now.

You were listening to Jack Johnson when he was playing on the street corner at 5th and Edmans?
Cool.

You didn't start liking him until you heard Tori Spelling talk him up on the E Network?
Cool.

I have friends that have lived 20 plus years in Cincinnati...and a couple of years in Chicago, Boston and NY. They're White Sox, Red Sox and Yankees fans now.
It's a 10-1 ratio of city they've lived in vs. new city....but they love those teams.
That's fine by me. I get it. Those teams are better. You have some loose connection...now you like them. I'm on board.

I won a bet when I was a kid and started following all things Pittsburgh ever since. Clearly the Steelers have been the best football team of my lifetime and I've never lived within 2 hour of them....I'm ok with that. I'm just going to keep on liking them.
The Pirates have been the worst team for about a decade now (see how I did the "I liked a team even though they're horrible" disclaimer? I'm a Penguins fan too...as much as you can be a fan of hockey)

I like golf when Tiger is playing...otherwise, I'm just hoping Colin Montgomer isn't winning...

You lived for 30+ years in America and 4 in Brazil?
Who you rooting for in the World Cup?
Brazil. I don't blame you.
You can't even say you liked them when they were bad because nobody in this Country knows anything about the history of Brazilian soccer. Actually, I guess that means you can say that.

You loved Bob Saget before he became an award winning actor/comedian? Great!

You thought David Hasslehoff was incredibly talented even before he talked to his car through his watch? Awesome!

It's ok by me if you like something or someone just because they're popular. That's why they're popular...there are a bunch of other people who feel the same way.

I liked Fuller before he began plucking his eyebrows and shaving his forearms. And it's ok even if you've just jumped on the bandwagon recently...as long as we're all on board together.