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[Hutchead5]

-When you hear Rock&Roll in a public place for the first and you start singing along
-You try to turn your friends into Hutcheads
-You always have to listen to the whole Sounds Like This CD

[shalzi]

-You start your own monthly favorite things blog lol (did it)
-You annoy your friends with Eric's photographs and blog entries.
-You can listen to both versions of the same song without thinking, "I just heard this!" and turning the second one off. (both versions of his songs are AWESOME in their own right lol)

[dakotalily]

-- When your 3 year old niece wakes up in the morning and instantly starts singing "You Don't Have to Believe Me"
-- When you start a twitter account just for other Hutcheads like you -- @hutcheads (follow!!)

[justina18]

you know you're a hutchead when...

the only cd that's been in your car's cd player since you bought a car with an actual cd player is sounds like this, and even though you have mulitple copies of it, you still burned your self a copy because the thought of it getting scratched or ruined in the heat is too much for your heart to handle.

when your friends send you holiday cards and they all say have a hutch filled new year or some variation.

when your friends think eric hutchinson/ hear eric hutchinson they think of you.

[Jennnaaa]

YKYAHW...

You go to a concert just to Eric's 30 min set, then leave right after

[justina18]

ykyahw...

you drove 4 hours to see him open for kelly and didn't care to sit through kelly's set, but did anyway because rock with you was coming. well, that, and i paid through the nose for kelly's tickets, and kelly does put on a good show...

[Kara]

When in algebra, all you do instead of soving word problems is write OH! all over the whiteboard you were given.

When you get separation anxiety from not listening to his music. Even though a second ago, you were just listening to one of his songs on full blast and singing at the top of your lungs.

When you think random thoughts about him at night while on the computer like, "Would Eric be proud of me for taking in French? He seems like a very French-speaking guy." And then translate them online in French, and while you're at it, Spanish. Just for kicks.

When you have a stupid dance anyone can do made up for the "And I said oh!" line in Oh! then do it in the halls at school. All the time. Even when people are watching, hoping it'll catch on.

When you hear "All Over Now" on the intercom in Staples and scream and start singing and dancing in every aisle, while people look at you like you're nuts, but you could care less. All the while praying you're not the only one doing this in the store, and it'll be fate, but you totally know it's just you. And yet, you still don't care.

When you go on family trips and tune your family out by putting "Sounds Like This" on full blast and repeat.

When you consider finding an iPod skin with a "Sounds Like This" motif, even when you know they don't exist. But you would totally make one.

When you have 3 copies of "Sounds Like This." Acually, 4. 1 you bought at Target, 1 from iTunes, and 2 you burned to give to friends, but never got around to doing, so now they're sitting around in your closet. But you're saving them because you say, "I'll give it to them next year." They're still there. Procrastinator.

When you acually feel horrible just thinking about throwing away extra album covers of Eric's you printed out while making a burned copy and trying to find the perfect size to fit in the jewel case. It'd be like throwing away the Bible to you. And throwing away the Bible is a sin. No one wants that.

[Danielle]

GASP! You burnt copies of Sounds Like This for your friends!?! Bad Bad bad!! I mean you can even catch Sounds Like This on Sale at Best Buy for 4.99 some days. No no no, burning copies and taking from the artists you love!
Sad stuff.

[justina18]

i've bought every single copy of sounds like this i've given away. making a total of like 6 times. burning is so horrible! i itunes gifted it to someone i only know over the internet just because i feel that strongly about hutch's music and burning copies of his cd or uploading zips goes against everything we have done to promote him. i'll upload live tracks no problem because they're readily available anyway. and actually i just realized i gave my last copy away, so i have to pick some more up when i see them next...my mom thinks i'm nuts buying all these copies, but the last copy i bought was in line to see him in fresno which i gave to her and she got it signed to her, so whatevs i'm the crazy person...

i see you're new here, so welcome! but please, no burning!

and yes, it's 11 o'clock at night and i was ready for bed but checked the board on my phone so i turned the computer on just for this post. i'll probably do other stuff too now making me not go to bed for another hour or so...sigh. it's been a long day....

[Kara]

I'm sorry everyone!!! Now I feel terrible for doing that!!! It never really occured to me because I've done this for so long and for so many years. I never thought of it as "bad." But now that I know, I'll stop. Is there anyway I can redeem myself?

And my mom thinks I'm crazy too. I'll buy a CD off iTunes, and if I really love it, I'll go out and buy it again. She doesn't get it. I do it because I want it as backup or whatever if something happenes to my computer, or if something happens to my iPod, because I won't be getting another one if mine breaks. Besides, it's good stuff on that CD. Always worth the money for good music.

[Danielle]

Sorry if we sounded mean. It's just you know. Eric had some rough times at the beginning and is finally getting the attention he deserves. If you think a friend would like the album, point them to his myspace or Imeem or something and have them listen to some tracks. I just feel like it's kinda robbing Eric when the cd is for sale and affordable for most people. If I love an artist I feel They should be rewarded for their work. It's like saying "thank you for spending your time and effort to make something that will make me happy on a crappy day."
Am I preachy? I am sorry.

I am totally not trying to be mean. I still like you! hahah! Just let's not burn copies of cds that can be purchased from a favorite artist.

You know you are a Hutchead when you get overly passionate about what he deserves???

[Kara]

No, you guys didn't sound mean. And certainly not preachy. You just brought something to my attention that I never really knew. I forgive you!

And I totally understand about what you're saying about his rough times at the begining. Don't worry, I still like you too.

And yes, you know you're a Hutchead when you get overly passioniate about what he deserves. But last time I checked, it certainly wasn't a problem.

So let's move on. We're taking some of the fun away from the people who came here to reply to the question.

[pyrson]

YKYAHW:

You keep his CDs in a separate drawer from all your other CDs because nobody in the house is allowed to use them without permission fearful the hard-found older ones might get damaged or lost if someone left them in a car.

[Amy]

I've burned a copy of eric for my friend to play in her car so she didn't have to put the signed copy in her car that wont lock.

:|

[Amy]

Every time my friend Sarah and I say OH in normal conversation, we break out into song.

[Kara]

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Every time my friend Sarah and I say OH in normal conversation, we break out into song.

I do that too! Except none of my friends listen to him, so it's just me singing. People think I'm crazy. They don't realize what it's like to be a fan... *sigh*

YKYAHW...

You write a song about your experience singing and dancing in Staples to "All Over Now."

[Hutchead5]

When you've turned your mom into a fan.

When you've let your best friend borrow the CD in hopes that they will like more than just Rock&Roll.

[Kara]

When the first CD in your stack HAS to be "Sounds Like This," and basicaly turn into the Hulk if anyone puts it somewhere else in the stack.

When you scream, "OMG PEOPLE SHUT UP!!!! I HEAR ERIC ON TV!!!!!" and scare the crap out of people because they don't recognize the song like you do. Then promptly turn up the volume as loud as you can and dance.

When you stop calling him "Eric Hutchinson" and start talking about him on a first name basis, and give him stupid little nicknames like he's a close friend or family member.

[Hutchead5]

Kara, on Jan 16 2010, 05:52 PM, said:

When you stop calling him "Eric Hutchinson" and start talking about him on a first name basis, and give him stupid little nicknames like he's a close friend or family member.

I always refer to him as Hutch.

[justina18]

but eric hutchinson is a mouthful. eric or hutch work just fine. especially if you're around people around who know who he is. i personally do feel a little weird calling him just plain eric though. i mean, we know each other in passing, but idk calling him eric just feels a little weird to me.