It?s often said that music fans reflect the personalities of the artists that they follow.

Sometimes, devotees of fairly laid-back artists can lose their cool and rant and complain on fan boards. But rarely do you see messages like that posted on country singer Alan Jackson?s fan site. Most topics range from dinner recipes to family concerns to one fan?s reaction to Jackson, 47, losing an online popularity contest:

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