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U2Bubblegum
| Fanfiction Mailing List | |
|---|---|
| Name: | U2Bubblegum · U2 Slash Writers |
| Date(s): | 10 August 2001 – c. 2003? |
| Moderated: | No |
| Fandom: | U2 |
| Scope: | RPF |
| URL: | groups.yahoo.com/group/U2Bubblegum (archive link) |
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U2Bubblegum was a Yahoo! group for U2 real-person slash.
It was founded on August 10, 2001, and received 261 messages by 2003.
Description
Yes, it's a delicate subject. But, there are more of us slinking around out there than you think! This is intended to be a haven for those people who love to write U2 Slash. This is a group for writers who are interested in finding Beta Readers and/or receiving Critiques and Honest Feedback. Whether you've been writing for years, or are just thinking of picking up a pen for the first time, you are welcome here.
Fan Memories
[...] I got to thinking that if NSync had slash fanfiction, maybe U2 did as well and went on a hunt.I did the google thing, and came across Lacy's site and Sunny's site and those were the first bits of U2 slash I ever read. I was immediately in love. This had to have been around December of 2001, I imagine. I also already had a livejournal account by this time and had friended both Lacy and Sunny, though I can't remember whether or not I realized they were the people I'd been reading. At one point, I do remember Lacy mentioning the U2Bubblegum list over at yahoo and I jumped on that and that's how my experience widened. [...]
During a violin concerto at school one night in mid January 2002, I got a random image of Larry sprawled out on a hotel bed and Bono standing there staring at him and immediately started writing Just Once. And I'm not kidding either, I started writing it during the intermission of that concert. About a week later I had the rough draft of the first chapter and asked for a beta on the U2Bubblegum and the beautiful Cazzabear e-mailed me back and gave me the confidence I needed to post the damn thing.
And the rest, I guess, is history.-- rhythmsextion on "How I discovered U2 slash," 22 November 2002 [1]
References
- ^ Untitled comment in u2slash on LiveJournal, posted 22 November 2002. Links added.