Hello! If you're
at this page then maybe you're thinking about joining JABB
or already have and would like to know more about
it. We already have some pages that will tell you
about the group, how it's run, etc. For that type of
information, we suggest you look at these pages:
This page was created in hopes of sharing a little more
about the philosophical and entertainment purposes of the
group. The views expressed here may not be those of
every member but these outlooks are ones that are shared
by the majority of the members and have stood the test of
time. We hope listing them here will help you to
feel comfortable here!
1.
Obviously we love Andrew and Adam. But please know
we don’t hate any of the other angels. Just
because some of us may have engaged in conversations
spanning, oh, months that revolve around Monica not
supporting Andrew does NOT mean we hate Monica.
Some of us are just disappointed. Some of us also
have some issues with Rafael. But, again, we don't
hate him.
2. By and large, members of JABB are anti-shipper
and also against stories involving angel/human couplings
(ETA from Jenni in 2021: This is hilarious. And very
out-dated and wrong. I still think Andrew and Monica
make a *terrible* couple... but this was obviously written
before the whole anam cara thing and I'm only leaving it
here because every few years I find this page again and
have a good laugh.) Maybe we think angels romancing
each other is immoral. Maybe our religious texts go
against the idea. Maybe we’re just crazy jealous and
a lil possessive of our Andrew. Maybe we just think
Andrew and Monica would make a lousy couple and that any
marriage would be bound to end with him crying on a
staircase and her running off with Charity Shop Dude from
“The Netherlands.” We have our reasons. That
doesn’t mean we hate shippers... we just don't like their
products. So please don’t ask JABB to show off your
shipper fic. And please don’t ask us to read
it. We enjoyed our last meal but we don’t really
care to see it again.
3. That being
said... Some of us may love Andrew in a way that
maybe isn't entirely reasonable. Our families may
actually be concerned for us. ;-) But the
point is, whether as ourselves or our Dyeland
counterparts, we love Andrew just as he is. We
don't want him to become human. We don't want him
to fall in love with anyone because that would be
against his nature. JABB was created because we
loved the character of Andrew on Touched
by an Angel
*as* the TBAA writers wrote him and as John Dye so
beautifully brought him to life and we wanted to share
that. (ETA from Jenni in 2021 again: I mean it's
weird to me that I ever wrote that. Because now I
have a lot of issues with how TBAA wrote various
characters. So yay for recursive
canon.)
4. We
have tons of nicknames for Andrew. We had to put
them on a T-shirt
just so we’d remember them. So if someone uses a
nickname and you're wondering "Huh? Who is that?"
it's probly him. Although Adam has a couple
nicknames, too.
5. We can get
really worked up about Andrew’s emotional and mental
state. I mean *really* worked up. Don’t
worry. We’ll eventually get over it. For a
few minutes, anyway.
6. This one comes to us from Yvette: Some of us,
well many of us, actually obsess about other things that
may not even be related to Andrew or TBAA. And
either we will infiltrate your mind with thoughts of these
things, or you'll think we're about as weird as they
come. Some of our obsessions include (but are not
limited to) Mick St. John from Moonlight, Vincent from Beauty and the Beast,
Willy Wonka (ahem..I wonder who ever could that be?), the
musical RENT,
our pets, teddy bears and muppets (yes, I'm now into
Fraggle Rock
again), socks, green shirts and the meaning of life.
(Did I miss anything?)
It's quite the adventure, but don't worry about our
weirdness, you may actually find yourself enjoying it and
eventually jumping into the mixture.
But, we're a friendly crowd, albeit our eccentricities. :)
7. This
likely comes as no surprise but, while we love TBAA as a
whole, we do have a pro-Andrew slant. You may want
to keep this in mind especially when reading the Episode
Guide.
We love Andrew and we often discuss things mostly from
his perspective. (And if not his then likely
Adam's.) This does NOT mean that we think Andrew
is perfect. We know he has flaws and we can even
pinpoint a few. Just saying that if you're looking
for a completely balanced view on TBAA with equal
discussions of all the characters... we may not be it.
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