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I don't really do the typical "fan" bit. Most of the people I am a fan of are musicians. I've been to a lot of concerts and met a lot of the bands I'm a fan of. It's never really that weird. Usually, I'll just be sitting at the bar and they'll walk up and I'll probably strike up a conversation. Not because they're in a band I like, but because that's what I do with everybody in that type of environment.
This type of thing has even led to some of the people I consider myself a big fan of getting trashed with me, crashing at my house, being gone the next morning, and that's that.
Basically, in answer to your bolded question, I think if you appreciate someone for what they put out to the world, you're a fan. Through being a fan you begin to idolize people, and that seems to naturally lead to wanting to meet those people and find out what they're truly like.
I think if you just remember that no matter how much you idolize that person, they're still just people, things are more natural and you actually have a better chance at getting to know them a bit. Even if it is just briefly.
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