Family Force 5 released their new video today. Radiator is a single off their newest album titled Dance or Die which I still havent managed to get my hands on for some reason xD
But I love FF5 and I love this song so here's the video :D
They also just posted a contest like five minutes ago to win a custom jacket like the lead singer - Soul Glow Activator xD - wears in the video. There will be six chances for everyone to enter and you have to answer a trivia question once a day about the video. So I'm entering fershur xD
Radiator
Showing posts with label bands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bands. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Awesome-tastic
Today I got a friends request on Myspace from somebody I didn't know. So i clicked on the link and the little message with the request was something along the lines of "We cheekily used your photo for our new song Pushing Daisies" and blah blah blah. Huh? So I checked it out... and there was my picture of daisies on their song. Turns out they're an Indie band from the UK.
So I politely asked them if they would credit me for the picture and they were nice and said yes. C: And I'm now they're number one friend. Pshaw. That made my day.
So if you want to check it out go here
Sunday, December 30, 2007
This is what happens when I get really bored...
I count and alphabetize all 36 of my cds and then make them spirally...
then I put them all away, alphabetically of course...
Starting with 311 and ending in Yellowcard,
The oldest cd that i own is a Michelle Tumes cd, it was my first cd ever and she signed it for me and everything... She's some christian singer I used to love... That was a really long time ago, lol.
Then I have four billy gilman cds and three good charlotte cds,
taylor swift, blake lewis, cobra starship, hawk nelson, teddy geiger...
even KoRn and Eminem, lol...
And I still have a list of cds I want...
but I better start putting a cd rack on my list too since my case only holds four more cds... lol
I'm thinking, Boys Like Girls, Flyleaf and Paramore, and I'll save one spot for the new The Academy Is CD thats coming out sometime this year....
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Meet Dot Dot Dot
Dot Dot Dot was on Next Great American Band and we only saw the last episode xD
But I liked the guitarist's hair so I looked them up and they're actually pretty good.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
PeterPanda
Well I wasn't gonna post this x3 But my mom pointed out that if I dont, know one will know these people I talk about all the time so I decided to anyways. :)
This is Pete Wentz.
He's the bassist for Fall Out Boy and a heart throb x3
But thats beside the point.
For a Cobra Starship music video, he grew a mustache, and it just cracks me up x3
And so now he has a mustache and a mullet.
I think it would be so much fun to be in a band xD
This is Pete Wentz.
He's the bassist for Fall Out Boy and a heart throb x3
But thats beside the point.
For a Cobra Starship music video, he grew a mustache, and it just cracks me up x3
And so now he has a mustache and a mullet.
I think it would be so much fun to be in a band xD
Sunday, November 18, 2007
My Unforgetable Night
Yesterday was the day of the concert I've been talking about for three months now.
I was very excited, to the point of shivers.
My cousin picked me up at about 2:30 and we headed downtown to the House of Blues. It was cold and rainy and we stood in line for 3 hours, under the impression it would be worth it. We were second in line and convinced we'd get good spots.
After a few hours I saw a familiar face.
Not personally familiar but familiar nonetheless. I stared at him, not sure if it was him or not.
Then he spoke and it was clear as day. It was Jack the Camera guy!!! He is short. I think he must be about as tall as I am. But he's still awesome. Unfortunately, when he looked at me he was not recognizing a fellow photographer. xD He was looking for fanclub people. :( Which, unfortunately, I am not in. He walked by again but he looked kind of busy and so I chickened out and didn't ask him for a picture or an autograph. Which i regret now. I really need to stop chickening out. Because I didn't see him again after that.
5:30 rolled around. Thats when the doors were supposed to open. Someone asked the employees when the doors were going to open because it was like 5:45 and the employee said "When we say they're open." and so everyone started complaining. We were ALL freezing, it was so cold. So everyone was a bit annoyed. It was probably past six by the time the doors finally opened. We got in a line, took everything out of our pockets so they could wave their wand over us to make sure we didn't have knives or guns or anything, and then we went down some stairs into the main section.
To our dismay, there were already a bunch of people there. At least six rows worth. So we squeezed in there and waited for a while. FINALLY Cobra Starship came out. They are amazing. I love seeing them live and that was only my second time. :P Gabe Saporta, the lead singer, really knows how to work a crowd. Plus there weren't a TON of people so we could move and breathe and actually see.
At one point the crowd started shoving and it was like dominoes. A bunch of people fell over, myself included. It was pretty annoying because at random times people would start shoving again. But Cobra Starship was worth it. At the very end, the lead singer reached out into the crowd. Everyone surged towards him and then all of a sudden it was like a huge dominoes set, everyone just fell down, almost bringing Gabe with him. Fortunately he was saved by a near by security guard but still...
Then Sherwood came out. They were good. Their keyboardist was awesome, he'd jump around and do crazy stuff. He was cool. Then it was Rocket Summer -- Everybody loves Bryce, the lead singer. He played the piano a few times, the guitar, and then at one point he did a drum solo type thing so he was pretty cool. After them was Armor For Sleep and they were pretty good too. They were all good considering their music from their albums that I had heard online. Sometimes there's a particular sound where you think maybe they messed around with it on a computer or something but the sound was pretty genuine for all of the bands so thats good. :)
But as the night wore on, more and more people crammed into that tiny space. There were more people shoving and several taller people standing in front of me. Finally the Academy Is came out. It's pretty cool, I think, to follow these bands online for so long and see all the pictures and videos and then to finally see them in real life. Maybe I'm just weird. But William Beckett is amazing. He doesnt work the crowd quite like Gabe does but he makes eye contact with everybody he can. And Im convinced he looked at me at least twice. x3 But anyways. Yeah, he sings to people and makes eye contact and then he smiles as we all sing every word.
By this point, I was pretty tired from all the standing and looking up and the shoving and jumping and waving and stuff. And I had been sweating a lot... and really thirsty... REALLY thirsty. Suddenly, I'm pretty sure it was during one of the last handful of songs, I felt really clammy and cold and got that feeling I get when i turn pale. I turned around and told my cousin that I needed water. Now. And I didn't feel good.
So she had her friend's boyfriend take me to get water. We made it through the sea of people and i held onto his arm so i wouldnt get lost. Then I started getting dizzy and my vision was suddenly going dark. I was freaking out, thinking "Im gonna faint. This must be what its like when people faint. Im gonna faint!" but luckily I didnt faint. We got to the counter and water was like $3.50 for a bottle. Then suddenly my stomach gave a few heaves, but there was nothing in there to come up anyways. I went to the bathroom and just sat down for a few minutes to catch my breath and calm down and then I went back out. My cousin's friend's boyfriend had gotten me a bottle of water after all, which i heartily thanked him for and i sat down on the floor and drank almost the whole thing on the spot. We chilled out for a while then he suggested we go buy merch before there was a billion people in the other room. I agreed.
At the first table I saw Cobra Starship's new cd was $10 so i got one. Then I turned and BAM. There was Ryland. ♥
Ryland is the guitarist for Cobra Starship. He's also pretty tall. And VERY nice. So i was tearing off the plastic from my cd so he could sign it for me. :D I had this huge grin on my face and he was smiling at me and stuff. ^_^ So yeah. Then I saw another guy with a sharpie marker and found out he was the drummer. Nate. :)
So i got him to sign my cd too. Then I was standing in line (sort of) to get a shirt and there was Alex!
w00t. So I HAD to get his autograph. I walked in the same parking lot as him at Honda Civic Tour in May :P My mom said I should've gotten his autograph cuz he looked famous but I didnt know who he was at the time so... But i got his autograph this time. And first he said "Do you want me to sign your poster instead?" I said "I dont have one", kind of confused. And he smiled and said "yeees you do..." "I do?!?" "Yeah, this is one of the best things about our album" and he pulled out the booklet and unfolded it and BAM. A poster. ^_^ So i had him sign both and thanked him with my big ol' grin and he smiled and said i was welcome and thanked me for coming and stuff.
So I bought my TAI shirt -- the very last one of the kind I wanted. And then my cousin and her friend came and we got pictures with all three guys. And then we left. lol.
I dont have any pictures since i didnt take my camera but my cousin is going to email me the pictures she and her friend got so I'll post those later. Until then here are some that I have:
Mah poster. ^_^
verreh happeh.
W00t. Ryland signed his name with a heart ^_^
I'm cool like that.
Thats my TAI shirt btw.
Anyways, if I had the chance I might go see TAI again. I would take WATER. And I would know that if I dont shove my way up to the front there is no way William Beckett will ever sing to me. x3
Look for more pics later! :D
I was very excited, to the point of shivers.
My cousin picked me up at about 2:30 and we headed downtown to the House of Blues. It was cold and rainy and we stood in line for 3 hours, under the impression it would be worth it. We were second in line and convinced we'd get good spots.
After a few hours I saw a familiar face.
Not personally familiar but familiar nonetheless. I stared at him, not sure if it was him or not.
Then he spoke and it was clear as day. It was Jack the Camera guy!!! He is short. I think he must be about as tall as I am. But he's still awesome. Unfortunately, when he looked at me he was not recognizing a fellow photographer. xD He was looking for fanclub people. :( Which, unfortunately, I am not in. He walked by again but he looked kind of busy and so I chickened out and didn't ask him for a picture or an autograph. Which i regret now. I really need to stop chickening out. Because I didn't see him again after that.
5:30 rolled around. Thats when the doors were supposed to open. Someone asked the employees when the doors were going to open because it was like 5:45 and the employee said "When we say they're open." and so everyone started complaining. We were ALL freezing, it was so cold. So everyone was a bit annoyed. It was probably past six by the time the doors finally opened. We got in a line, took everything out of our pockets so they could wave their wand over us to make sure we didn't have knives or guns or anything, and then we went down some stairs into the main section.
To our dismay, there were already a bunch of people there. At least six rows worth. So we squeezed in there and waited for a while. FINALLY Cobra Starship came out. They are amazing. I love seeing them live and that was only my second time. :P Gabe Saporta, the lead singer, really knows how to work a crowd. Plus there weren't a TON of people so we could move and breathe and actually see.
At one point the crowd started shoving and it was like dominoes. A bunch of people fell over, myself included. It was pretty annoying because at random times people would start shoving again. But Cobra Starship was worth it. At the very end, the lead singer reached out into the crowd. Everyone surged towards him and then all of a sudden it was like a huge dominoes set, everyone just fell down, almost bringing Gabe with him. Fortunately he was saved by a near by security guard but still...
Then Sherwood came out. They were good. Their keyboardist was awesome, he'd jump around and do crazy stuff. He was cool. Then it was Rocket Summer -- Everybody loves Bryce, the lead singer. He played the piano a few times, the guitar, and then at one point he did a drum solo type thing so he was pretty cool. After them was Armor For Sleep and they were pretty good too. They were all good considering their music from their albums that I had heard online. Sometimes there's a particular sound where you think maybe they messed around with it on a computer or something but the sound was pretty genuine for all of the bands so thats good. :)
But as the night wore on, more and more people crammed into that tiny space. There were more people shoving and several taller people standing in front of me. Finally the Academy Is came out. It's pretty cool, I think, to follow these bands online for so long and see all the pictures and videos and then to finally see them in real life. Maybe I'm just weird. But William Beckett is amazing. He doesnt work the crowd quite like Gabe does but he makes eye contact with everybody he can. And Im convinced he looked at me at least twice. x3 But anyways. Yeah, he sings to people and makes eye contact and then he smiles as we all sing every word.
By this point, I was pretty tired from all the standing and looking up and the shoving and jumping and waving and stuff. And I had been sweating a lot... and really thirsty... REALLY thirsty. Suddenly, I'm pretty sure it was during one of the last handful of songs, I felt really clammy and cold and got that feeling I get when i turn pale. I turned around and told my cousin that I needed water. Now. And I didn't feel good.
So she had her friend's boyfriend take me to get water. We made it through the sea of people and i held onto his arm so i wouldnt get lost. Then I started getting dizzy and my vision was suddenly going dark. I was freaking out, thinking "Im gonna faint. This must be what its like when people faint. Im gonna faint!" but luckily I didnt faint. We got to the counter and water was like $3.50 for a bottle. Then suddenly my stomach gave a few heaves, but there was nothing in there to come up anyways. I went to the bathroom and just sat down for a few minutes to catch my breath and calm down and then I went back out. My cousin's friend's boyfriend had gotten me a bottle of water after all, which i heartily thanked him for and i sat down on the floor and drank almost the whole thing on the spot. We chilled out for a while then he suggested we go buy merch before there was a billion people in the other room. I agreed.
At the first table I saw Cobra Starship's new cd was $10 so i got one. Then I turned and BAM. There was Ryland. ♥
Ryland is the guitarist for Cobra Starship. He's also pretty tall. And VERY nice. So i was tearing off the plastic from my cd so he could sign it for me. :D I had this huge grin on my face and he was smiling at me and stuff. ^_^ So yeah. Then I saw another guy with a sharpie marker and found out he was the drummer. Nate. :)
So i got him to sign my cd too. Then I was standing in line (sort of) to get a shirt and there was Alex!
w00t. So I HAD to get his autograph. I walked in the same parking lot as him at Honda Civic Tour in May :P My mom said I should've gotten his autograph cuz he looked famous but I didnt know who he was at the time so... But i got his autograph this time. And first he said "Do you want me to sign your poster instead?" I said "I dont have one", kind of confused. And he smiled and said "yeees you do..." "I do?!?" "Yeah, this is one of the best things about our album" and he pulled out the booklet and unfolded it and BAM. A poster. ^_^ So i had him sign both and thanked him with my big ol' grin and he smiled and said i was welcome and thanked me for coming and stuff.
So I bought my TAI shirt -- the very last one of the kind I wanted. And then my cousin and her friend came and we got pictures with all three guys. And then we left. lol.
I dont have any pictures since i didnt take my camera but my cousin is going to email me the pictures she and her friend got so I'll post those later. Until then here are some that I have:
Mah poster. ^_^
verreh happeh.
W00t. Ryland signed his name with a heart ^_^
I'm cool like that.Thats my TAI shirt btw.
Anyways, if I had the chance I might go see TAI again. I would take WATER. And I would know that if I dont shove my way up to the front there is no way William Beckett will ever sing to me. x3
Look for more pics later! :D
Saturday, October 27, 2007
The return of the cork board
A while ago I posted about my cork board. Well, it was abandoned for a while... I threw away pretty much everything that was on it, lol... But finally I decided to put stuff on it again... and i started with a huge "The Academy Is..." Across the top and voila! I decided to make it my "The Academy Is" cork board. :P
Theres two of their guitarists, three group shots, one of the guitarists and then theres the drummer. The guy in the lower corner is Jack the Camera guy. ^_^ He's awesome.
Anyways, those little strips of paper are quote from TAITVS (which are little episodes they post on youtube/their website/itunes every sunday) So... its cool.
Theres two of their guitarists, three group shots, one of the guitarists and then theres the drummer. The guy in the lower corner is Jack the Camera guy. ^_^ He's awesome.
Anyways, those little strips of paper are quote from TAITVS (which are little episodes they post on youtube/their website/itunes every sunday) So... its cool.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Viva La Cobra!
W00t w00t!!!
Cobra Starship announced that starting October 23rd they're joining the Sleeping With Giants tour. Which just happens to be the concert in November I'm going to that I can't stop thinking/talking about! This show is gonna pwn. I am so glad I'm gonna go.
Band Review: Thousand Foot Krutch
Band: Thousand Foot Krutch
Genre: Christian Rock/Rap-ish
Formed in 1997
Members:
Trevor McNevan (vocals)
Steve Augustine (drums)
Joel Bruyere (bass)
Jamie Aplin (guitar)
Thousand Foot Krutch is a popular Christian rock band from Canada. They first became popular in 2000 with their independent release of "Set It Off" but in 1998 they had released "Thats what people do" which is currently discontinued.
Back then they had a hip hop and rap influenced sound and gained some attention by both Christian and secular radio stations.
In 2003 TFK released their third album, "Phenomenon" under Tooth & Nail records. Their new album still had similar rap and hip hop influences but more modern rock than their previous albums. "Phenomenon" produced four popular radio singles including "Rawkfist", a fast paced rock song with pounding beats and catchy lyrics. The cd sold over 100,000 units in under a year which set a record for one of Tooth & Nail's best selling albums.
Mid-2005, the band released their third full length album titled "The Art of Breaking". This album began to break away from most of the hip hop and rap and focused more on the rock. The single "Move" topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart early 2006 at number 16.
September 18th, 2007, Thousand Foot Krutch released their fourth cd "The Flame In All of Us" which moved farther away from the previous hip hop and rap influence and was more mainstream rock with influences from other Christian bands like Our Lady Peace.
The band plays at least 200 concerts a year (yet they skip over Ohio this time!) with fellow Tooth & Nail bands and discovered a fellow Canadian and Christian band Hawk Nelson.
I really enjoy TFK's catchy lyrics and sound and I like the heavier rock with the slight rap influences. Whether you want music to rock out with or just something to chill out with, Thousand Foot Krutch provides you with what you need. Don't forget to check out songs like "The Art of Breaking", "This Is A Call", "Bounce", and "Rawkfist".
Friday, August 24, 2007
Dream Job
See that man with the camera?Thats Jack the Camera Guy.
He is amazing.
He also takes photographs for The Academy Is.
Thats my dream job right thar.
That picture was taken in Germany because TAI is touring on that side of the world right now.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
New Music
I looked up a band called Paramore the other day and I really like their stuff.
Pandora.com says the lead singer (Hayley Williams) is like the next Avril Lavigne, only Hayley has more power and control with her voice. And unlike Avril, she's not an angry, angst driven teenager, she's a happy, nice sort of person.
So here is some of their music, courtesy of seeqpod.com
I just had to share. :)
And their newest cd (Riot!) is going on my list of cds to get. :P
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
The Black Parade
Today I saw a music video on TV for one of My Chemical Romance's newer songs.
I really like their newer stuff. Some of the songs are sad but still...
Their latest album - The Black Parade - is a story about a man who is dying and eventually does die of his illness in the story. The idea of a whole album being a story fascinated me and I looked it up on wikipedia. Gerard Way, the lead singer, said:
I really like their newer stuff. Some of the songs are sad but still...
Their latest album - The Black Parade - is a story about a man who is dying and eventually does die of his illness in the story. The idea of a whole album being a story fascinated me and I looked it up on wikipedia. Gerard Way, the lead singer, said:
"...the words "black" and "parade" made you think of death but [also] celebration. And that's what the record felt like, it felt like a celebration of life and death..."
One of my favorite things about their newer work is that they added more guitar. Everyone loves a good guitar solo and guitarist Ray Toro really brought it with what I've heard from this album. AND he managed to stop looking like he'd stuck his finger in an electrical socket. ;D But there is a lot more guitar and in my opinion, the guitar pieces really make the whole thing better for me.
On top of that, they got a new look just for The Black Parade. Gerard cut his hair and dyed it blonde while the others (save for drummer Bob Bryar) dyed theirs darker -i think?- and they're ussually seen in black and white marching band uniforms. I, personally, like it a lot.
Gerard Way never fails to capture my attention when I watch MCR music videos. He sings with so much emotion you just don't want to look away, what with his jerky movements and constantly changing expressions. When I saw Helena I wanted to cry because he just looked so sad. In the music video I saw earlier today, Famous Last Words, theres still that same thing about Gerard that just grabs you and doesnt let you go until its over. You feel his pain and his sadness and then that one single moment when everything seems okay and he relaxes... It just amazes me how much emotion emanates from this one guy. Sometimes he's twisting and twitching, other times he's pulling at his face... its just crazy. And then there are the moments he looks absolutely insane and you're either terrified of him you find it funny. Or thats just me...
Anyways, I just thought that was worth a blog post. You're probably all tired of reading about my complaining about my teeth stuff anyways ;D
On top of that, they got a new look just for The Black Parade. Gerard cut his hair and dyed it blonde while the others (save for drummer Bob Bryar) dyed theirs darker -i think?- and they're ussually seen in black and white marching band uniforms. I, personally, like it a lot.
Gerard Way never fails to capture my attention when I watch MCR music videos. He sings with so much emotion you just don't want to look away, what with his jerky movements and constantly changing expressions. When I saw Helena I wanted to cry because he just looked so sad. In the music video I saw earlier today, Famous Last Words, theres still that same thing about Gerard that just grabs you and doesnt let you go until its over. You feel his pain and his sadness and then that one single moment when everything seems okay and he relaxes... It just amazes me how much emotion emanates from this one guy. Sometimes he's twisting and twitching, other times he's pulling at his face... its just crazy. And then there are the moments he looks absolutely insane and you're either terrified of him you find it funny. Or thats just me...
Anyways, I just thought that was worth a blog post. You're probably all tired of reading about my complaining about my teeth stuff anyways ;D
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
reminiscing;
Back to the Fall Out Boy concert... my ears were seriously ringing for three days after the show. But it was worth every minute.
The lady that my dad knows who was sitting next to us never emailed the pictures so i hunted down someone who posted pics from the show at Blossom on the Honda Civic Tour community online.
I was looking at pics online and remembering how much fun the concert was...
I wish I could go do it again. :P
FOB's touring over in Europe or whatever now though so... I'm just gonna have to wait. AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN AUCKLAND, NZ, Mrs. Kate Kiwi!!! :P I'm jealous ;)
The Academy Is... is coming to the House of Blues in November. And some other places I havent heard of in Columbus and Cincinnati.... I'll have to watch for ticket prices and stash some money away. ;)
Travis Barker on drums for +44. At one point he was smoking and playing the drums at the same time...
An awesome picture of Adam Siska aka: Sisky. The bass player for The Academy Is...
That weird guy Dirty that nobody knows :P I gotta give him props for shooting t-shirts in my direction though :P
nice pic of Pete Wentz, bass player for Fall Out Boy
Patrick Stump, lead singer and guitarist for FOB
Pete Wentz again, i loved it when they would spin around with their guitars/basses
Joe Trohman, guitarist for FOB, he looks better when he's shaved and cuts his hair...
The lady that my dad knows who was sitting next to us never emailed the pictures so i hunted down someone who posted pics from the show at Blossom on the Honda Civic Tour community online.
I was looking at pics online and remembering how much fun the concert was...
I wish I could go do it again. :P
FOB's touring over in Europe or whatever now though so... I'm just gonna have to wait. AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN AUCKLAND, NZ, Mrs. Kate Kiwi!!! :P I'm jealous ;)
The Academy Is... is coming to the House of Blues in November. And some other places I havent heard of in Columbus and Cincinnati.... I'll have to watch for ticket prices and stash some money away. ;)
Travis Barker on drums for +44. At one point he was smoking and playing the drums at the same time...An awesome picture of Adam Siska aka: Sisky. The bass player for The Academy Is...That weird guy Dirty that nobody knows :P I gotta give him props for shooting t-shirts in my direction though :Pnice pic of Pete Wentz, bass player for Fall Out BoyPatrick Stump, lead singer and guitarist for FOBPete Wentz again, i loved it when they would spin around with their guitars/bassesJoe Trohman, guitarist for FOB, he looks better when he's shaved and cuts his hair...
Friday, June 29, 2007
Running In Circles
No, the band, silly.
Tonight they played at a nice place outside, where anyone who wanted to could go. Which was nice.
But no matter where you go, as long as you're trying to enjoy yourself, there will always be a tall, large man standing in front of you. But anyways.
I racked up the geek points by getting a picture of our turtle we found geo-caching. this turtle is trying to get to Maine and people who move it take pictures with it and write up a little story about where the turtle has been.
I met the Quipper's brother who is in a real rock band called Elegantly Wasted, that just recently released their new album. Unlike SOME rockers we all know, he was very nice and took the time to shake my hand. ;) (I didn't get a better picture because he was busy talking to people and I didn't want to interrupt.)
They aren't really my genre but it was still kinda cool.
One day when they're uber famous I could say "Oh hey, I met that guy" :P
Or one day when I'm famous he could say he met me, either way ;) I probably won't be famous anytime soon though.
I also got to meet a woman who met Jack Bauer and lived to tell the tale.
My mom insisted I get a picture, hence the weird look on my face.
According to my calculations, Mr. Sutherland is a little on the short side, Camel cigarettes and all. He's probably about as tall as I am. Unless, however, the lady I met in the picture was wearing heels at the time, then that would completely throw everything off because she was wearing flats when I met her.
Tonight they played at a nice place outside, where anyone who wanted to could go. Which was nice.
But no matter where you go, as long as you're trying to enjoy yourself, there will always be a tall, large man standing in front of you. But anyways.
I racked up the geek points by getting a picture of our turtle we found geo-caching. this turtle is trying to get to Maine and people who move it take pictures with it and write up a little story about where the turtle has been.
I met the Quipper's brother who is in a real rock band called Elegantly Wasted, that just recently released their new album. Unlike SOME rockers we all know, he was very nice and took the time to shake my hand. ;) (I didn't get a better picture because he was busy talking to people and I didn't want to interrupt.)
They aren't really my genre but it was still kinda cool.
One day when they're uber famous I could say "Oh hey, I met that guy" :P
Or one day when I'm famous he could say he met me, either way ;) I probably won't be famous anytime soon though.
I also got to meet a woman who met Jack Bauer and lived to tell the tale.
My mom insisted I get a picture, hence the weird look on my face.
According to my calculations, Mr. Sutherland is a little on the short side, Camel cigarettes and all. He's probably about as tall as I am. Unless, however, the lady I met in the picture was wearing heels at the time, then that would completely throw everything off because she was wearing flats when I met her.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
On Bands and... stuff.
To continue on my last post....
The Chris Daughtry experience was great in several ways.
1) I got to be up close to famous people, and i got my very first real autograph. (if you dont count the christian singers i used to love)
2) I showed myself that it actually was possible for me not to have a melt down around famous people. (I about died when Aaron Carter was across the street when i went to his concert when i was like 10.)
3) I've decided I want to meet other bands and famous singers that I like if I get the chance.
I actually went to another concert the same year (wow!) and it was completely different from the Daughtry Experience.
The bands (well cobra starship, the academy is and fall out boy at least,) couldn't stop thanking their fans.
Cobra Starship and the Academy Is knew they probably weren't very well known yet and thanked us all for being there several times and said it meant so much to them. They said that even if we had never heard of them, that was okay.
The Academy Is actually pointed out they weren't in Cleveland, they were in the county near cleveland (leaving out the name :P) and asked who was actually from that county.
ME! ME! Of course I didnt know who they were at the time :P So they dedicated a song to everyone from my county. Which i thought was really cool.
Now that I know who they are and im a fan, Im kicking myself because i passed up my chance to meet them.
All of the bands (i think) were up in a tent and they wanted to meet their fans. Cobra Starship said they wanted to meet every single person who wanted to meet them.
So there is a big difference between a lot of bands.
Daughtry didn't seem to care less but the guys at the Honda Civic tour loved their fans and let us all know.
And that is what makes a great band, in my mind.
I went out and bought the Academy Is's CD because i liked them best (i already had fob's cd :P)
and their songs didnt have swear words in them ;) and now it is my goal in life to ask William Beckett personally, what size pants he wears.
(the guy who is flying :P he's the lead singer: William Beckett. and he either wears really tight pants or has scrawny little legs. or both :P)
The Chris Daughtry experience was great in several ways.
1) I got to be up close to famous people, and i got my very first real autograph. (if you dont count the christian singers i used to love)
2) I showed myself that it actually was possible for me not to have a melt down around famous people. (I about died when Aaron Carter was across the street when i went to his concert when i was like 10.)
3) I've decided I want to meet other bands and famous singers that I like if I get the chance.
I actually went to another concert the same year (wow!) and it was completely different from the Daughtry Experience.
The bands (well cobra starship, the academy is and fall out boy at least,) couldn't stop thanking their fans.
Cobra Starship and the Academy Is knew they probably weren't very well known yet and thanked us all for being there several times and said it meant so much to them. They said that even if we had never heard of them, that was okay.
The Academy Is actually pointed out they weren't in Cleveland, they were in the county near cleveland (leaving out the name :P) and asked who was actually from that county.
ME! ME! Of course I didnt know who they were at the time :P So they dedicated a song to everyone from my county. Which i thought was really cool.
Now that I know who they are and im a fan, Im kicking myself because i passed up my chance to meet them.
All of the bands (i think) were up in a tent and they wanted to meet their fans. Cobra Starship said they wanted to meet every single person who wanted to meet them.
So there is a big difference between a lot of bands.
Daughtry didn't seem to care less but the guys at the Honda Civic tour loved their fans and let us all know.
And that is what makes a great band, in my mind.
I went out and bought the Academy Is's CD because i liked them best (i already had fob's cd :P)
and their songs didnt have swear words in them ;) and now it is my goal in life to ask William Beckett personally, what size pants he wears.
(the guy who is flying :P he's the lead singer: William Beckett. and he either wears really tight pants or has scrawny little legs. or both :P)
Saturday, June 09, 2007
"Jealousy is all the fun you think they had" - Erica Jong
There's this band called G-Force. They're made up of three little girls and their dad. The 5 year old plays drums, the 8 and 9 year olds play bass and guitar and sing.
Apparently everyone thinks they're really great and so amazing. They were on the radio and played some songs and they were even on TV because they are so amazing.
My point is not that I don't think these guys are all that great.
I've sort of had this fantasy in my head about how great it would be to be in a band. You'd have a somewhat tight circle of friends and you could just play music and hang out with your band mates. I don't necessarily want to be famous or anything, but having a band would be cool.
And here are these little kids sweeping Ohio off its feet or something.
One day when the girl's vocals get better and they get better with their guitars, they probably will be great. And then they'll move on to bigger things.
(Or they'll get interested in other things and disapear forever.)
I guess its easier for them because they're all sisters and their dad has been teaching them stuff since they were 2.
Me on the other hand, I don't have the patience to teach myself instruments and my siblings can't play instruments either. And the small number of friends I have live far away and I dont think any of them play any instruments either.
So it is just a fantasy, for now at least. It's just frustrating when everything you want is so far away and other people are already achieving it at the age of 5.
Apparently everyone thinks they're really great and so amazing. They were on the radio and played some songs and they were even on TV because they are so amazing.
You can decide for yourself here: (click me)
My point is not that I don't think these guys are all that great.
I've sort of had this fantasy in my head about how great it would be to be in a band. You'd have a somewhat tight circle of friends and you could just play music and hang out with your band mates. I don't necessarily want to be famous or anything, but having a band would be cool.
And here are these little kids sweeping Ohio off its feet or something.
One day when the girl's vocals get better and they get better with their guitars, they probably will be great. And then they'll move on to bigger things.
(Or they'll get interested in other things and disapear forever.)
I guess its easier for them because they're all sisters and their dad has been teaching them stuff since they were 2.
Me on the other hand, I don't have the patience to teach myself instruments and my siblings can't play instruments either. And the small number of friends I have live far away and I dont think any of them play any instruments either.
So it is just a fantasy, for now at least. It's just frustrating when everything you want is so far away and other people are already achieving it at the age of 5.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Weekend Stuff Part 3: Wrapping it Up
You already know what happened on Sunday,
The concert was awesome, had a great time.
I liked seeing the different ways people dressed up for concerts, it was funny.
Some people wore normal stuff, others wore some freaky stuff
there were several stupid girls falling out of their shirts in the freezing cold.
I put blue streaks in my hair and it looked kinda neat :) they washed out though.
I was pleased to see several Volcom items though....
So Monday i was listening to one of the bands that performed, online and i decided i was going to buy their cd.
(The band's name is The Academy Is... and the album name is Santi, which is a word they made up i guess meaning something along the lines of "Thank you" or "Cheers")
So I did.
I think its a good cd, i like it :)
Of course now, between the $25 shirt and the $15 cd... i have no money...
And I've been thinking... I wish there was a way you could pay the BANDS the money you spend on their cds, and not the record company or whatever. Because thats just not fair.
But anyways...
My friend went home on Wednesday and there has been no more excitement :P
Which is good this time because i need a little break.
Glenn the Funny Song Man said he'd try and get his DJ friend to get me an autograph from Blake Lewis but Glenn is in Mexico with his wife celebrating their anniversary so I wont know if he got it or not until after the 29th....
The concert was awesome, had a great time.
I liked seeing the different ways people dressed up for concerts, it was funny.
Some people wore normal stuff, others wore some freaky stuff
there were several stupid girls falling out of their shirts in the freezing cold.
I put blue streaks in my hair and it looked kinda neat :) they washed out though.
I was pleased to see several Volcom items though....
So Monday i was listening to one of the bands that performed, online and i decided i was going to buy their cd.
(The band's name is The Academy Is... and the album name is Santi, which is a word they made up i guess meaning something along the lines of "Thank you" or "Cheers")
I think its a good cd, i like it :)
Of course now, between the $25 shirt and the $15 cd... i have no money...
And I've been thinking... I wish there was a way you could pay the BANDS the money you spend on their cds, and not the record company or whatever. Because thats just not fair.
But anyways...
My friend went home on Wednesday and there has been no more excitement :P
Which is good this time because i need a little break.
Glenn the Funny Song Man said he'd try and get his DJ friend to get me an autograph from Blake Lewis but Glenn is in Mexico with his wife celebrating their anniversary so I wont know if he got it or not until after the 29th....
Monday, May 21, 2007
Let's Get These Teen Hearts Beating Faster, Faster
(okay, not a fall out boy song but they played it over and over)
So last night was the Fall out boy concert.
It was awesome! for the most part anyways.
First thing we did was zip past all the traffic and head back stage to our VIP parking lot.
Then we went and I bought a t-shirt. :) I saw a hoodie that was really cool but those were $55 and I only had $40 so i just bought a FOB shirt.
The first band up was Cobra Starship and they were pretty good. I liked the guy's purple hoodie. It was almost impossible to take your eyes away because everyone just kept jumping around and stuff.
Then it was Paul Wall so we got up and went looking around. We were trying to find the radio station to see if Glenn was there but we found the radio station tent was outside the main gate and we werent allowed to re-enter so... We didn't see him though.
We went to look for my cousin and found her but she didn't recognize me which is weird but oh well.
Next up was The Academy Is... They were good too. Similar style to Cobra Starship. they both had the same trends going on - the "i just rolled out of bed" look.
Later was +44 and the lead singer let us know that The Academy Is... had the tightest pants of the whole tour.
+44 was not great other than Travis Barker who's a really good drummer.
Then while we were waiting for ages for Fall Out Boy to show up I FINALLY decided to head up to the tent where all the bands were going after their performances to meet the fans and then of course they were gone and FOB had decided to come out finally.
One thing I hadnt understood was that it's really Pete Wentz's band. Generally I imagine the lead singer to be the one to do all the talking and stuff but he didn't say much.
Fall out Boy was good too. Not like the bands they have to polish up on computers, they performed really well.
In between shows was this guy named Dirty. I have no idea who he was but everyone started screaming whenever they saw him so...
At one point he brought out this cannon and asked who wanted a free t-shirt.
I actually got up and waved my arms in the air and he shot two my way. My mom went for one and I went for the other but some girl in front of us who didnt seem to be enjoying herself anyways wouldn't let my mom have the shirt and took it away so... Maybe i was just annoyed with her but she sat there and messed around on her cellphone most of the time...
But i got my own t-shirt so it wasnt that big of a deal.
Then he got shot with baseballs and one girl in the front row got to go on stage and put the baseballs in the shooter and she got a poster "signed in blood" by Fall Out boy.
Then during Dance Dance he was up on stage dancing which was funny.
Despite what people who know me and have gone to concerts with me before may think, i did stand up and clap and cheer and make noise and all that fun stuff.
I'm not exactly sure i was really singing along half the time 'cuz i couldn't hear myself but oh well :P
My ears are still ringing.
But the concert was awesome, i had a great time.
At one point they played Panic! At the Disco's "I Write Sins Not Tradjedies" and every single person in the place (including myself) must've been singing along. Then they played Cupid's Chokehold by The Gym Class Heroes and everyone sang along to that too. It was cool.
It was funny to notice the difference in the bands.
Cobra Starship couldnt stop thanking us for being there.
Paul Wall couldnt stop singing the same song over and over,
The Academy is thanked us and was selling their new album for $10 (which i didnt manage to get)
and Fall Out Boy said that the first place they had sold out a show was Cleveland so they would continue to come back.
The tickets said not to bring cameras so i didnt bring mine but lots of other people were allowed to bring theirs but someone that knows my dad is going to email him some pictures i think...
So last night was the Fall out boy concert.
It was awesome! for the most part anyways.
First thing we did was zip past all the traffic and head back stage to our VIP parking lot.
Then we went and I bought a t-shirt. :) I saw a hoodie that was really cool but those were $55 and I only had $40 so i just bought a FOB shirt.
The first band up was Cobra Starship and they were pretty good. I liked the guy's purple hoodie. It was almost impossible to take your eyes away because everyone just kept jumping around and stuff.
Then it was Paul Wall so we got up and went looking around. We were trying to find the radio station to see if Glenn was there but we found the radio station tent was outside the main gate and we werent allowed to re-enter so... We didn't see him though.
We went to look for my cousin and found her but she didn't recognize me which is weird but oh well.
Next up was The Academy Is... They were good too. Similar style to Cobra Starship. they both had the same trends going on - the "i just rolled out of bed" look.
Later was +44 and the lead singer let us know that The Academy Is... had the tightest pants of the whole tour.
+44 was not great other than Travis Barker who's a really good drummer.
Then while we were waiting for ages for Fall Out Boy to show up I FINALLY decided to head up to the tent where all the bands were going after their performances to meet the fans and then of course they were gone and FOB had decided to come out finally.
One thing I hadnt understood was that it's really Pete Wentz's band. Generally I imagine the lead singer to be the one to do all the talking and stuff but he didn't say much.
Fall out Boy was good too. Not like the bands they have to polish up on computers, they performed really well.
In between shows was this guy named Dirty. I have no idea who he was but everyone started screaming whenever they saw him so...
At one point he brought out this cannon and asked who wanted a free t-shirt.
I actually got up and waved my arms in the air and he shot two my way. My mom went for one and I went for the other but some girl in front of us who didnt seem to be enjoying herself anyways wouldn't let my mom have the shirt and took it away so... Maybe i was just annoyed with her but she sat there and messed around on her cellphone most of the time...
But i got my own t-shirt so it wasnt that big of a deal.
Then he got shot with baseballs and one girl in the front row got to go on stage and put the baseballs in the shooter and she got a poster "signed in blood" by Fall Out boy.
Then during Dance Dance he was up on stage dancing which was funny.
Despite what people who know me and have gone to concerts with me before may think, i did stand up and clap and cheer and make noise and all that fun stuff.
I'm not exactly sure i was really singing along half the time 'cuz i couldn't hear myself but oh well :P
My ears are still ringing.
But the concert was awesome, i had a great time.
At one point they played Panic! At the Disco's "I Write Sins Not Tradjedies" and every single person in the place (including myself) must've been singing along. Then they played Cupid's Chokehold by The Gym Class Heroes and everyone sang along to that too. It was cool.
It was funny to notice the difference in the bands.
Cobra Starship couldnt stop thanking us for being there.
Paul Wall couldnt stop singing the same song over and over,
The Academy is thanked us and was selling their new album for $10 (which i didnt manage to get)
and Fall Out Boy said that the first place they had sold out a show was Cleveland so they would continue to come back.
The tickets said not to bring cameras so i didnt bring mine but lots of other people were allowed to bring theirs but someone that knows my dad is going to email him some pictures i think...
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