As orginally posted by Marisa Zybell and reformatted by Tony Buechler. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Here it is...after tallying, adding, and formatting 9039 answers...here are the results of the "1998 Official John Mellencamp poll"!!! We have some very interesting results below...so, kick back, take a look, and if you have any comments, feel free to post to the list for discussion! Thank you to all who participated in filling out the poll!...and a *BIG* thanks to both Tony Buechler and Michael Buxton for all their help!!!...I couldn't have done it without them. Kick back and enjoy.... Marisa : ) ________ 1. Age Age group # of people % 12-19 12 9 20-24 10 8 25-29 19 14 30-34 35 27 35-39 29 22 40-44 14 11 45-58 12 9 2. Sex # of people % Male 55 42 Female 76 58 3. Where do you live (state and/or country if applicable)? US: 115 people (88% of total answers) AK:1 NC:1 AZ:2 NH:2 CA:9 NJ:5 CT:1 NV:6 FL:2 NY:12 GA:2 OH:6 ID:2 OK:1 IL:11 PA:5 IN:22 SC:1 KS:1 TX:2 KY:2 VA:1 MA:2 VT:1 MD:3 WA:3 MI:6 WI:2 MN:1 Outside US: 16 people (12% of total answers) Australia:5 Germany:1 Belguim:1 Italy:2 Canada:1 Netherlands:1 Denmark:1 Sweden:1 England:1 Switzerland:1 France:1 4. Occupation Main categories # of people % Homemaker 18 14 Student 13 10 Management/Supervision 13 10 Administration/Secretarial 10 8 Computer related fields 7 6 Accounting/Financial 7 6 Education. 7 6 Sales/Marketing/PR 7 6 Medical 6 5 Manufacturing/Industrial 6 5 Business owner 5 4 Journalism/writer 4 3 Public worker 4 3 Graphic artist 3 2 Chef 2 1 Occupational consultant 2 1 Others 13 10 5. How long have you been a member of the JM Human Wheels mailing list? # of people % 1 day-3 months 22 18 4 months-11 months 23 19 1 year-2 years 57 46 3 years 22 17 6a. Are you currently a member of the JM Fan Emporium Minutes to Memories fan club? # of people % Yes 77 59 No 54 41 6b. If so, how long have you been a member? # of people % 1 day-11 months 17 23 1 year-2 years 33 45 3 years-4 years 17 23 5 year & up 7 9 7. In what year did you become a JM fan? Year # of people 1977 1 1978 4 1979 11 1980 15 1981 7 1982 28 1983 11 1984 5 1985 6 1986 1 1987 5 1988 1 1989 1 1990 1 1991 5 1992 3 1993 4 1994 2 1995 5 1996 8 1997 3 1998 4 # of new fans per era % 1975-1981: 38 29 1982-1984: 44 34 1985-1990: 15 11 1991-1995: 19 15 1995-pres: 15 11 8. First JM album purchased Album # of people % Chestnut Street Incident 1 ~ John Cougar 8 6 Nothin Matters... 17 13 American Fool 45 35 Uh-Huh 15 12 Scarecrow 19 15 Lonesome Jubilee 7 5 Big Daddy 2 1 Whenever We Wanted 4 3 Human Wheels 1 ~ Dance Naked 3 2 Mr. Happy Go Lucky 5 4 John Mellencamp 4 3 9. Rank JM official albums (An album was given 15 points each time it was ranked number 1, 14 points when it was ranked number 2, etc.... and no points when it was unknown) Album Points Scarecrow 1346 Lonesome Jubilee 1301 Uh-Huh 1191 John Mellencamp 1116 Big Daddy 1017 Whenever We Wanted 984 Human Wheels 974 Mr. Happy Go Lucky 968 American Fool 956 Dance Naked 744 Nothing Matters... 714 John Cougar 590 The Kid Inside 247 Chestnut St. Incident 185 Biography 177 10. JM album with favorite lyrics Album # of votes % Scarecrow 43 34 Lonesome Jubilee 34 27 Big Daddy 15 12 John Mellencamp 15 12 Uh-Huh 4 3 Nothin Matters... 4 3 Whenever We Wanted 3 2 Human Wheels 3 2 John Cougar 2 1 American Fool 2 1 Mr. Happy Go Lucky 2 1 11. Favorite lyrics (only songs with two or more votes are listed) Song # of votes % Minutes To Memories 25 24 Check It Out 17 16 Your Life Is Now 7 7 Human Wheels 7 7 Cherry Bomb 5 5 I'm Not Running Anymore 5 5 Rain On The Scarecrow 5 5 Jackie Brown 5 5 The Real Life 4 4 Pink Houses 3 3 Just Another Day 3 3 Another Sunny Day 12/25 3 3 Small Town 2 1 Play Guitar 2 1 Crumblin Down 2 1 Rumbleseat 2 1 Golden Gates 2 1 Great Midwest 2 1 What If I Came Knocking 2 1 Between A Laugh And A Tear 2 1 12. Top 3 favorite JM songs (3 points were given to a song when it ranked 1st, 2 points when it ranked 2nd, and 1 point when it ranked 3rd or less. Only songs with 10 or more points are listed.) Song Points Cherry Bomb 59 Check It Out 57 Minutes To Memories 51 Pink Houses 35 Crumblin Down 29 Human Wheels 27 Jackie Brown 26 Play Guitar 23 Your Life Is Now 21 I'm Not Running Anymore 21 What If I Came Knocking 21 Small Town 20 Rain On The Scarecrow 18 Lonely Ol Night 17 Ain't Even Done With The Night 15 Paper In Fire 13 Key West Intermezzo 13 Chance Meeting At The Tarantula12 Hurts So Good 12 Authority Song 11 Love And Happiness 11 Break Me Off Some 10 Just Another Day 10 Get A Leg Up 10 I Need A Lover 10 Big Daddy 10 13. Top 3 least favorite JM songs (-3 points were given to a song when it ranked 1st, -2 points when it ranked 2nd, and -1 point when it ranked 3rd or less. Only songs with -10 or more points are listed.) Song Points Jackie O. 75 French Shoes 41 Positively Crazy 13 Rooty Toot Toot 11 Hotdogs and Hamburgers 10 Down and Out in Paradise 10 The Kind of Fella I Am 10 14. Favorite JM album cover Album # of votes % Big Daddy 22 18 Scarecrow 20 16 Whenever We Wanted 17 14 Lonesome Jubilee 15 12 Mr. Happy Go Lucky 13 11 John Cougar 9 7 American Fool 7 6 Human Wheels 6 5 John Mellencamp 5 4 The Best That I Could Do 4 3 Dance Naked 3 2 Uh-Huh 2 1 15. Least favorite JM album cover Album # of votes % Dance Naked 39 34 The Kid Inside 15 13 Nothin Matters... 12 10 John Cougar 11 9 Uh-Huh 10 8 John Mellencamp 8 7 Chestnut Street Incident 6 5 Human Wheels 5 4 Mr. Happy Go Lucky 5 4 Big Daddy 2 2 Biography 2 2 16. Favorite JM video (only songs with two or more votes are listed) Song # of votes % Cherry Bomb 13 12 Pink Houses 11 10 Small Town 10 9 Crumblin Down 10 9 Paper In Fire 8 8 Your Life Is Now 7 7 Check It Out 7 7 Rain On The Scarecrow 6 6 Pop Singer 5 5 Hurts So Good 5 5 Authority Song 4 4 Human Wheels 4 4 Key West Intermezzo 3 3 Wild Night 3 3 Just Another Day 2 2 Rumbleseat 2 2 Jack And Diane 2 2 Lonely Ol Night 2 2 Let It All Hang Out 2 2 17. Least favorite JM video (only songs with two or more votes are listed) Song # of votes % Hurts So Good 15 18 Jack And Diane 8 10 Let It All Hang Out 6 7 Human Wheels 6 7 Pop Singer 6 7 Wild Night 5 6 Your Life Is Now 5 6 Authority Song 4 5 Key West Intermezzo 4 5 Hand To Hold On To 4 5 Ain't Even Done With The Night 4 5 This Time 4 5 Miami 4 5 Rock In The USA 4 5 When Jesus Left Birmingham 3 4 Get A Leg Up 2 2 18. What JM era did you like most? Era # of votes % A. Chestnut St. through Nothing Matters(roughly 1975-1981) 1 1 B. American Fool/Uh-Huh (1982-84) 10 8 C. Scarecrow/Lonesome Jubilee/Big Daddy (1985-90) 76 60 D. Whenever We Wanted/ Human Wheels/Dance Naked (1991-95) 9 7 E. Mr. Happy Go Lucky/John Mellencamp (1996-present) 31 24 19. Favorite cover song by JM (only songs with two or more votes are listed) Song # of votes % Under the Boardwalk 19 21 Wild Night 19 21 Like A Rolling Stone 10 11 Without Expression 8 9 Gloria 7 8 Rave On 6 7 All Along The 5 5 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 4 4 Baby Please Don't Go 3 3 Let It All Hang Out 3 3 Oh, Pretty Woman 3 3 Shama Lama Ding Dong 2 2 Shoot Out The Lights 2 2 20. Artist of whom you would like JM to do a cover song by (only artists with two or more votes are listed) Artist # of votes % Bruce Springsteen 9 20 Rolling Stones 5 11 John Fogerty 5 11 Tom Petty 4 9 Johnny Cash 3 7 Steve Earle 3 7 Jimmy Buffet 2 4 Beatles 2 4 Melissa Etheridge 2 4 Dave Matthews 2 4 Jim Morrison 2 4 Joni Mitchell 2 4 David Bowie 2 4 Neil Young 2 4 21. Top 5 favorite artists other than JM (only artists with five or more votes are listed) Artist # of votes Tom Petty 28 The Rolling Stones 25 Bruce Springsteen 21 Aerosmith 18 Dave Matthews Band 12 Bob Segar 10 Billy Joel 9 U2 9 Eric Clapton 9 John Fogerty 8 Brian Adams 7 Sheryl Crow 7 Hootie and the Blowfish 7 Alanis Morissette 7 Pearl Jam 7 Steve Earle 7 Melissa Etheridge 6 Beatles 6 Jimmy Buffet 5 22. Person you would like to hear JM perform a duet with? (only artists with two or more votes are listed) Artist # of people % Melissa Etheridge 14 20 Bruce Springsteen 10 14 Sheryl Crow 9 13 Stevie Nicks 7 10 Dave Matthews 6 8 Bonnie Raitt 4 6 Tom Petty 3 4 Bob Dylan 3 4 Shania Twain 3 4 Alanis Morissette 3 4 Pat Benatar 3 4 John Fogerty 2 3 Steve Earle 2 3 Aretha Franklin 2 3 23a. Have you ever bought a JM ticket for more than face value from a scalper/broker? # of people % Yes 24 19 No 105 81 23b. If yes, what is the most you've paid? # of people % $25-$49 1 4 $50-$99 5 24 $100-$199 10 48 $200-$299 5 24 24. Farthest you have traveled to see a JM concert Miles # of people % 5 to 49 14 15 50 to 99 15 16 100 to 249 21 23 250 to 499 17 18 500 to 999 15 16 1000 to 1999 3 3 2000 and up 7 8 25. Number of JM concerts you've seen live # of shows # of people % None 10 8 1 19 15 2 21 17 3 19 15 4 6 5 5-9 30 24 10-14 15 12 15-19 2 2 20-29 4 3 30 and up 1 1 26. Favorite JM tour: Tour # of people % A. 1982-83 American Fool (mostly as an opening act) 4 3 B. 1984 Uh-Huh 2 2 C. 1985-86 Scarecrow 12 10 D. 1987-88 Lonesome Jubilee 31 26 E. 1992 Whenever We Wanted 21 18 F. 1994 Dance Naked 6 5 G. 1997 Mr. Happy Go Lucky 43 36 27. Favorite JM song performed live (only songs with two or more votes are listed) Song # of votes % Pink Houses 14 14 Check It Out 10 10 Play Guitar 9 9 Small Town 6 6 The Real Life 5 5 Cherry Bomb 5 5 Rock In The USA 5 5 Jack And Diane 4 4 Just Another Day 4 4 Crumblin Down 4 4 Jackie Brown 4 4 Human Wheels 4 4 Authority Song 4 4 What If I Came Knocking 4 4 I'm Not Running Anymore 3 3 Hurts So Good 3 3 Lonely Ol Night 3 3 Rain On The Scarecrow 3 3 Paper In Fire 2 2 Minutes To Memories 2 2 Love And Happiness 2 2 28. What rarely, or never played song, would you like to hear on the next tour? (only songs with two or more votes are listed) Song # of votes % Minutes to Memories 12 15 Cherry Bomb 7 9 Pop Singer 7 9 Golden Gates 6 7 Ain't Even Done With the Night 4 5 Martha Say 4 5 Rumbleseat 3 4 Justice and Independence '85 3 4 Theo and Weird Henry 3 4 Taxi Dancer 3 4 Without Expression 3 4 Hotdogs and Hamburgers 3 4 Circling Around the Moon 2 2 Rooty Toot Toot 2 2 Carolina Shag 2 2 Dance Naked 2 2 Thundering Hearts 2 2 Sugar Marie 2 2 This Time 2 2 Beige to Beige 2 2 Jackie Brown 2 2 Another Sunny Day 12/25 2 2 Void In My Heart 2 2 When Jesus Left Birmingham 2 2 29. How many bootlegs (records/cds/tapes) do you own? (A bootleg is an unauthorized audio recording of a concert) # of boots # of people % None 43 35 1-4 33 27 5-9 19 16 10-19 10 8 20-29 6 5 30-49 6 5 50 and up 5 4 30. How many JM video concert bootlegs do you own? # of boots # of people % None 79 66 1-4 29 24 5-9 9 8 10 and up 2 2 31a. Favorite current band member other than JM himself Member # of votes % Mike Wanchic 38 35 Moe Z. 23 21 Pat Peterson 21 19 Toby Meyers 16 15 Andy York 5 5 Mirium Sturm 4 4 Dane Clark 3 3 31b. Favorite all time band member other than JM himself Member # of votes % Kenny Aronoff 36 30 Mike Wanchic 33 28 Pat Peterson 15 13 Larry Crane 13 11 Toby Meyers 9 8 Lisa Germano 8 7 Moe Z. 4 3 David Grissom 1 1 32. What is the thing you like most in JM? # of votes % Songs/Lyrics 54 42 Looks/Sex appeal 36 28 Attitude/Personality 10 8 Beliefs/Values 8 6 Performances 6 5 Honesty/Sincerity 6 5 Roots/Heritage 5 4 Voice 3 2 Other 2 1 33. What is the thing you like least in JM? # of votes % Smoking habit 33 30 Lack of touring 32 29 Setlists 22 20 Attitude/Personality 6 5 Political views 3 3 Language/Cursing 4 4 Other 11 10 34. Have you ever met JM? # of people % Yes 40 32 No 86 68 35a. Have you ever seen the movie Falling From Grace? # of people % Yes 118 91 No 12 9 35b. If yes, how much would you rate it? (1-10 ---> 1=Slept all the time, 10=It's a shame it hasn't won an academy award) Rating # of votes % 1 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 4 5 20 17 6 18 15 7 35 30 8 20 17 9 8 7 10 5 4 36a. Have you ever seen one of JM's paintings? # of people % Yes 110 85 No 20 15 36b. If yes, how much would you rate them? (1-0 ---> 1=Kidworks, 10=I was sure it was Van Gogh) Rating # of votes % 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 1 1 5 16 15 6 6 5 7 30 27 8 28 25 9 7 6 10 17 15 37. Have you ever purchased any JM merchandise through the fan club? # of people % Yes 42 33 No 85 67 38. Do you purchase new or used JM merchandise/albums over the net? # of people % Yes 75 59 No 53 41 39. Favorite song from the new album "John Mellencamp"? Song # of votes % I'm Not Running Anymore 43 35 Your Life Is Now 16 13 Eden is Burning 15 12 Miss Missy 13 10 Chance Meeting At The Tarantula 10 8 Where The World Began 10 8 It All Comes True 8 6 Positively Crazy 4 3 Fruit Trader 3 2 Summer Of Love 1 1 Days Of Farewell 1 1 40. Least favorite song from new album? Song # of votes % Positively Crazy 32 34 Summer Of Love 17 18 Break Me Off Some 16 17 Days Of Farewell 10 11 Fruit Trader 7 8 Where The World Began 3 3 Chance Meeting At The Tarantula 3 3 I'm Not Running Anymore 2 2 Miss Missy 1 1 Eden Is Burning 1 1 It All Comes True 1 1 41. Have you ever donated to Farm Aid? # of people % Yes 56 43 No 75 57 42. Have you ever visited John's Hometown of Seymour, IN? # of people % Yes 58 44 No 73 56