Saturday, June 7, 2008

What?...exactly.

Way down at the center of the Earth, the core as it is called, the pull is intense. The rest of it, what I see every day, endlessly revolves, but down there it is all held in tight. I want to be that close, leave the cycle, become random. I am a part of the pattern and I know that is why I feel this way. So much of it is polluted.

There is the challenge.

I tried to dig it up once. I wanted to know if it would pull my soul out and then would it also find a place in rotation? Follow me around batting at the back of my head? But, my palms blistered before I made it. I would like to say I did not give up, but I did.

Yesterday, I read in the news that someone had finally reached it. Once they arrived, they made legal claim of the core of the Earth. Stuck a flag in it and gave it a proper name, in a proper way...I hate proper. So, now I want it even more. The rest of it can float off for all I care.

Well, not all of it.

I will try again. This time, a bigger shovel and a pair of gloves might do the trick, save my hands. I will not quit; it is worthy work. When I get there, I will release it. I no longer wish to be a part of its rotation. Instead, I wish for the whole of it to become the rest of it.


p.s. each day the same way and then look at it again if its there, focus.

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Anonymous said...

anon,

most of the "lovelies" are, especially the die hard TBS fans

Anonymous said...

elena,


i agree, but some people here like to judge Gerard at every turn he makes. i don't agree with everything Gerard does, but if others fuck up, they should get the same treatment Gerard does.

elena said...

Anon

Here's the thing...Every person on this earth fucks up. I just don't understand why other people think it's their right to point it out to them. They either know they did something wrong and feel bad or they don't. That's up to the person. Me pointing it out isn't going to change anything.

Anonymous said...

I didn't know Adam read this blog.

Anonymous said...

it's pointing out the hypocrisy of some people on this blog.

Anonymous said...

Sweet dreams, BlogBelieve!

Mayo,

I meant what I said earlier. I do appreciate your words. I do think about them. Sometimes I get it, sometimes I don't. Either way, they are appreciated. Have a good night, dude. Thanks for scaring me earlier. ^_~

SS!!!

Dude! Wassup? So, did you shake it like a saltshaker today? Did you get low? Bwah! Hope your day was super-duper fantastical. Have a great night and see you tomorrow, okie-dokie? ^_^

Night everyone!

♥♪♥♪♥

ergoproxy said...

goodnight and sweet dreams smoke

elena said...

Night Smoke

Anonymous said...

Hey everyone

elena said...

Hey BC

How are you tonight?

ergoproxy said...

hi BC how are you?


elena I agree
I have opinions on things people do but I can't help always considering the multitude of reasons that may be behind it, whehter I'd act that way or not
I'm certainly not perfect

Anonymous said...

Hi Elena, Ergo.

I'm doing good, but a bit hot. Really crazy weather we've been having lately. Earlier on it was lots of rain and thunderstorms, and a few tornadoes had touched down here, but things are quiet now.

Anonymous said...

Ergo, but you are!! And BC, I think your earlier weather is tracking through my airspace about now.

elena said...

Exactly Ergo

Unless you are that person you don't really know why they do what they do. We can guess as to why they do thing, we can guess as to how we would act in that situation but the bottom line it this - it's just a guess.

Original Punk J said...

Hey all.

I hate to break up the Anons Hate Everybody Festathon, but I have some news that's a little more important.

L's cousin, the man who had a stroke last Saturday, passed away this morning around 2. He was only 41. She's asking those who pray if they will say a prayer or two for his family--mom, dad, two brothers, and wife.

L's not taking this well at all. They were close as children, not as much as adults, but she's been thinking about him all day today and is very upset.

J

elena said...

BC

We are in for another round of storms tomorrow. Oh boy, just what we need!

sdock10 said...

Mayo,

Sorry that I came in a little late today. It was cool you scared Smoke though. She needs scaring. I have someone in my life that everytime he scares me he'll say, "Girl, you ain't livin' right! You wouldn't be scared if you were living right." So Smoke, she must not be living right. Bwahaha! Like I am one to judge.

So you're into "free-flow ramble"? Well, I think I can accomodate you in that regard. Are you ready? Are you situated? Got your seatbelt on? Are you prepared for the flight we are about to take? Because let me warn you, I can take this to an altitude never thought possible.

See look at that, I just wasted a paragrah talking about how I am going to talk about nothing and make it sound like something or anything. I might be pretty damned good at this rambling thing. Hold on, a paragraph needs at least 3 sentences, right? Okay, now...moving on...

So you're trying to get down to the guts of it...the insides...the shit that makes you tick. The what that makes you who you are. Trying to get this shit...the real meaning. The whole fucking point. And in the meantime leave all the nonsensical bullshit behind. But see, that's the tricky part. Deciperhing which parts are the real shit and which parts are the bullshit. On most days, I think we're pretty good at that, but sometimes our vision gets cloudy and hazy. Some days what was important yesterday is no longer important and vice versa. Some days it's all about the outside and people could give a fuck about what's going on on the inside. Just put on that pretty face and go on about your day. Don't upset the balance in the fucking universe.

And it spins.....and we get caught up...and we lose it...day after day...spinning. Caught up in a never ending cycle. And most of it, is our own doing, by our own hand.

But we vow to keep looking for "it". We're supposed to know it when we find it. But what is "it" really? I don't know that I have bothered to ever dig deep enough. I won't even say that I have given up. I think that I have barely scratched the surface. Oh, I came with all the tools. The shovels and what-not....hell, I even rented one of those backhoes. But I was too scared that I was going to bust something up or wreck the machine to use it. The shovel, well I'm good at digging myself a pretty deep hole. Deep enough, but still I can see the light above me. Does that make sense? I guess I have never reached the point of no return.

I want to keep digging, Mayo. I do. I want to find "it". My meaning, my purpose, my grounding force, myself. I've never been scared of using my hands, or the blisters, or the hard work. I'm just scared of not liking what I find underneath all that rubble.

When I do find it and when I get there will I finally be able to stop? Will all of this finally make sense?

Or will the dirt pile down on top of me so that I have to start all over???

WHAT??? Yeah, I warned you. Don't even pretend like I didn't.

Love to YOU Always,
S

p.s. Maybe a jackhammer?

sdock10 said...

L.,

My thoughts go out to you and your family during this difficult time. I am so sorry for your loss.

elena said...

J

Like I said on the phone a bit ago, give L a big hug for me.

I will keep her whole family in my prayers.

Anonymous said...

Lisa, I'm thinking of you, and also of your cousin's family. I'm so sorry.

Anonymous said...

Mayo,

Forewarning, this might be slightly out of focus as I've said most of what I'd like to say.

This one I was kind of saving. I thought I should let it sit longer, maybe age a little while before I let it go, but now seems as good of a time as any.

I built a bridge across
The Stream of Consciousness
That always seems to be a'flowin'
But I don't know which way my brain is goin'...


Most of the thoughts I've read were stream of consciousness. At first, it was so hard to decipher meaning, to understand where the writer was in their head and how they were feeling. After years of it, I wouldn't ask for anything else.

I feel it's the most pure, most honest, most real form, and I sometimes mimic that, although it's usually unintentionally. I admire him.

(Oh the rhymin' and the timin'
Keeps the melodies inside of me
And they're climbin'
'Til I'm running out of air...)


I'm reminded of Poe's "The Masque Of The Red Death" and all of the numbers, the rooms, the colors, and symbolic meaning.

Three.

My left, my right, then I'm caught in the middle, always a constant battle.

"I try to mediate between this constant tug-o-war machine, but end up in a neverending game of telephone."

Are you prepared to take a dive into the deep end of my head?
Are you listening to a single word I've said?


Thank you for this one. Thank you for the title, the body, and the post script.

P.S. I sometimes love that it takes me forever to get things as it provides a great surprise. It really is the bridge of the song, and I can't tell you how cool I think that is.

sdock10 said...

S(S)S,

Smoke laughed at me because I told you to "shake it like a salt shaker!" I didn't realize it was that funny, but on a second read, yeah I guess it kinda was.

So did ya? And if ya didn't, then you should totally try it tomorrow!


Hope you had a great Saturday!

Faith, hope, love, my friend!

Always,
S

Anonymous said...

L:

I'm so, so sorry. We've had a time around here the past few weeks, and I'm so sorry this has happened. You and your family will be in my thoughts. Best wishes.

Anonymous said...

May those in need of peace find it.

Original Punk J said...

Thanks Elena, SDock, Anon (wish I knew who you were, but that's ok). I will definitely pass on your words.

J

Anonymous said...

Sdock:

High fives. Really high ones. You nailed it.

sdock10 said...

Mustard,

I ♥ you, like you have no idea. Thanks for being so much like me that it's unreal.

You really have no clue how special you are.


Nite, nite

Original Punk J said...

Thanks Mustard and Second Anon. Again, I'll pass on your words. I'm sure L will appreciate them very much.

J

ergoproxy said...

J did you get my email?

I'm so sorry for Lisa and the family



and thanks anon, but I'm not really

goodnight sdock and mustard sweet dreams

Original Punk J said...

Honestly, I cannot believe all the weird little anons from earlier! Who let them all out? Don't they have keepers?

J

Original Punk J said...

Haven't been back to the email since I sent that, Ergo. I'll go check now.

J

sdock10 said...

Oh and Mustard, we totally just typed our comments to each other at the same fucking time which further proves the point that not only are we tied together but apparently we can read each others minds.

*high fives*

Anonymous said...

Goodnight, guys. Have a nice evening, and I'll see you all around tomorrow. :)


Anima:
Sent you an email. I hope you're doing as well as could be expected.


L:
Again, my condolences.


SS:
I hope you're well! Don't forget to throw some of that salt those two crazy girls are talking about over your shoulder! We need luck!

Later, dude.

Anonymous said...

Sdock,

So true!

*yanks*

ergoproxy said...

FIMBLE

I emailed you, feel free to ask me anything you like

miss you!
I'll try and catch you on aim again in a day or so

resurrected wreck said...

Anyone about?

Anonymous said...

Goodnight mustard. Hi solly, J. J, please give L my deepest condolences, and a hug from me.

Sorry everyone. I was waiting for the pizza dude to come and I have to keep going back and forth.

Elena, according to the news, you may be right, and apparently, it's another round of potentially strong storms :/

Anonymous said...

Hi RW *big squeeze*

ergoproxy said...

hi RW

(oooh this is like deja vu for me! lol)

Anonymous said...

Always, RW. Well, okay, not always, but more often than not. Especially this time of night.

resurrected wreck said...

Hullo BC *squeeze!*, EP, and anon :)

elena said...

Hey RW

Good to see you? How are you?

resurrected wreck said...

Hullo, Elena :)

I'm still a little achy-sunburnt, but otherwise fine. How are you?

ergoproxy said...

Hello anon (I don't know if you're one I said hi to earlier)

oh and I don't know which anon you are but there was an anon here a while ago who gave me a muffin recipe so if it was you or if that anon reads this I wanted to know if I could add it to the Kitchen

resurrected wreck said...

Is tonight Frank's Cure tribute band concert?

Anonymous said...

Hi anon

ergoproxy said...

no idea sorry RW time zones throw me with dates

elena said...

RW I'm okay. What did you do for your sunburn?

resurrected wreck said...

I've got medicated cream on it, Elena. But it still hurts a bit around my neck. That's where it's the worst.

resurrected wreck said...

EP, I just added a recipe to your poultry section.

ergoproxy said...

oh RW I know exactly how you feel! Hope it eases off soon

resurrected wreck said...

Thanks :)

ergoproxy said...

oh RW sounds delish!
I have all that stuff too!
I may have to try it this week. thanks :)

elena said...

Just make sure you take care of that sunburn RW. That kind of thing can really be bad.

resurrected wreck said...

It's an excellent curry recipe, EP! My friend brought the recipe back with her from England. I prefer to use chicken thighs rather than breasts (I find the thigh meat more tender & flavourful), and I up the amount of spices.

resurrected wreck said...

I shall look for some aloe vera for it tomorrow, Elena :)

elena said...

Good idea RW. That is a wonderful treatment. I hope you are all better soon.

resurrected wreck said...

Thank you :)

Anonymous said...

It was never confirmed, right?

resurrected wreck said...

Um... wot?

resurrected wreck said...

I just added some recipes to your desserts section, EP.

Original Punk J said...

I'm back, guys. I've answered emails. BC, I tried to email you but got a message that said it was undeliverable...? Thanks for the sweet words, by the way.

*hugs for all the people saying nice things*

Hey RW, Anon.

J

ergoproxy said...

Can you grow aloe vera there RW? we have some growing in a pot it's very hardy

anyway

I’m off to see the worm man
The wonderful worm man of Oz
I hear he is a wiz with a worm
If ever a worm wiz there was
If ever if ever a worm wiz there was
The worm man of Oz is one because
Because because because because because!
Because of the wonderful worm things he does
I’m off to see the worm man
The wonderful worm man of Oz


take care all

and RW I prefer thighs too, and I shall up spices as well, lobve a good curry!

bye elena BC RW anon and any lurkers!

ergoproxy said...

oh and bye J

RW I shall check later thanks so much

Anonymous said...

Frank being in a tribute band. It wasn't confirmed. Just by some fangirl called Mychemfreak or some shit.


Right?

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, J :)

resurrected wreck said...

I saw some page about it, anon. It looked legit, but when I Googled it all I could find was references saying "according to Buzznet...". Let me look again...

elena said...

Hey all

I was just talking with Ergo. She's off to see the "Worm Man".

I'm gonna post my goodnight to Mayo and be off.

Catch up with you all tomorrow.

Night guys!

resurrected wreck said...

I don't see anything about it on Asbury Lane's web page (they were supposed to be the venue). Rumour had it that The Cure tribute band were supposed to play tonight, but they have a Bee Gees tribute band as slated to play tonight. So who knows?

resurrected wreck said...

Night, Elena :)

Good luck with the worm man, EP!

Anonymous said...

Goodnight and sweet dreams Elena. Take care Ergo. J, my cell phone service was cut off, so that's why you couldn't send the email.

I have a new email address posted on my profile though.

Original Punk J said...

Night Elena, thanks for the phone call earlier. Talk to you tomorrow, ok?

Night Ergo, have fun with the worms!

We checked the Asbury Lanes website/MySpace last week, and The Love Cats were listed as playing tonight at 7pm. ??

J

elena said...

Mayo

You know I can tell right now that tonight is not a night to write to you. I’m in a pissy ass mood and it just ain’t getting any better. Do I know why? Not really but you know what? I don’t care. I’m just fucking tired of looking at myself and trying to figure out what it is in me that’s missing, what it is that’s wrong. I’m tired of that because at the end of the day it just doesn’t really matter. There is a whole world out there that is fucked up and me sitting around analyzing myself just seems like a colossal waste of time and to tell the truth it is very selfish. People are loosing loved ones, there are starving people in this world and yet on TV we get to see commercials about the wonderful pet food we can buy. What’s wrong with this picture? A lot is wrong. I really don’t have a fucking thing to complain about but given the chance I can go on and on. Stupid, it’s just stupid. See Mayo, I’m totally pissy. So I’m not gonna dig deep into myself to find the answers to problems that just don’t mean all that much. I am but a very small part of this world and I realize this. My greatest wish is to help others who have problems that are important. I really want to make a difference in other people’s lives and stop fucking worrying about my own. My life is flawed but that’s okay. The flaws aren’t that bad and if they are still there when the sun rises in the morning it won’t make a bit of difference.

Accept yourself, look beyond yourself, and strive to help those who really are reaching out.


Night Mayo

Elena

resurrected wreck said...

Maybe it was cancelled?

Original Punk J said...

Excellent goodnight post, Elena. Hope you have a restful night.

BC, I'll get it from there, thanks! How's Bunny? Chocolate, isn't that her name?

J

Anonymous said...

She's doing pretty well J. She's just walking around the kitchen a bit. When I try to catch her, she runs away from me, that sneak ^_^

Anonymous said...

Niiice.


Well, wouldn't you if it got out that you were playing in a small venue for a band that you wanted to play for yourself? And your name is Frank Iero not Joe Shmoe?

Anonymous said...

I'll be back in a bit

elena said...

P.S.

You are a good man, Mayo. My heart tells me so and it's never been wrong. Look beyond yourself. Reach out, my friend.

resurrected wreck said...

Then I wouldn't have advertised it in the first place, anon.

Anonymous said...

Ha, but he didn't, did he?
The show and the band, yes, but not his name.

I just looked it up and it says on the site The Love Cats for tonight.

Original Punk J said...

Of course, there's always the option of changing your mind, Anon.

J

resurrected wreck said...

I looked here and I don't see it.

Where did you look?

Anonymous said...

Gotta go to bed, dudes. Hang loose and all that.

resurrected wreck said...

Have a good night, anon :)

Anonymous said...



Where it says Saturday.

Anonymous said...

You're much more stylish with your html.

Anonymous said...

Muuuch!

resurrected wreck said...

That's interesting. That's the main page of the page (the schedule page) I went to, but they're not mentioned on that one.

Weird :/

resurrected wreck said...

Asbury Lanes link has hijacked Blogger!

resurrected wreck said...

Well, I'm off to bed.

Have a good night whoever's left here :)

JocelynHolly said...

Hey,

Pretty sure my brain is too fucked to comprehend your post right now Mayonaise, so I'll try again tomorrow. I barely fucking slept last night, no thanks to my stupid father. Work was long and I had to train a new girl.

Ohh and btw, The Strangers is a strange, weird, fucked-up, and creepy movie. Just sayin'.

Opal, all my love and thoughts for you and your family. I miss you, and I'm here for you.

xoxo;
- 007

Anonymous said...

Night!

Amyranth said...

Well, suck. I missed Mayonaise.

-A

Original Punk J said...

Goodnight 12.52!

I know I saw the LoveCats' date on the MySpace. Thought I favorited it, but I can't find it.

Maybe something came up. Or maybe they played. Why is this an issue?

J

Amyranth said...

*blinks*

Do I smell or something?

-A

Original Punk J said...

Goodnight RW, hi PH, hi Amy--thanks for the sweet words for Opal, PH, I'll pass them on to her.

Don't think you missed much, Amy.

J

JocelynHolly said...

J, I've missed you too. =]

I'm going to bed though. I'll see you all around!

<3

Original Punk J said...

Goodnight Bubbles, hope you make it through your day tomorrow. *hugs*

Amy, you don't smell. It's your giant penis.

J

Original Punk J said...

Maybe it's ME that smells...?

J

Martha Smith-Jones said...

Hello

Amyranth said...

Fucking thing.

If I had the balls to cut it off, I would!

-A

toujours said...

hello. i would've been here lurking earlier, but we're in the middle of switching my mom's isp and so there are two programs loaded on the computer and they've been playing tug-of-war with it.

very difficult.

anyway, just wanted to express my sorrow at your news, j., and to ask you to please give l. a big hug for me.



not hanging around tonight, so good night, all. may your dreams be kind ones.

Amyranth said...

Hiya Teej! Goodnight Teej!

Don't trip on my giant penis on the way out.

-A

Anonymous said...

Smitten, smited, and smote?
Anyways, scared.





It's not even a word anymore!

Original Punk J said...

Hi and goodnight, TJ, thanks for the hugs for L. I'll pass them on to her in the morning.

Anon: scared of what? The word "smitten"? Or Amy's giant penis?

J

Amyranth said...

Is Smitten even a plural form?

I thought Smitten had to do with falling for someone right away, not the process of being punished by a heavenly being?

-A

toujours said...

mayo,

i've been trying to figure out what to say to you tonight. seeing a new post from you was a happy thing, as was seeing that you stuck around a little while.

but otherwise...

here's the thing: i had something to tell you tonight. i went outside earlier, and was completely overwhelmed by the pure sensuality of the summer night -- the density of sound, the brilliance of the night sky (i could even see the milky way, i haven't seen it for years), the warm physicality of the air (like breathing in your lover's breath from their open mouth), even a shooting star.

who else could i tell about what it meant to me to be a part of all that, except for you?

but this post of yours...

and having missed so much...

and i just can't write that anymore. it's gone. it's crumpled up and tossed to the floor, like the foolish froth it is.

and there are things i can't write, because your profile quote abjures self-pity, and i know that's an area i dabble in all too frequently, and am skirting too close to it tonight.

and elena's eloquent good night to you silences me too, because i only help those that are in front of me, those the fates give to me to help, and i leave the rest to the rest. i'm not a philanthropist. i am self-involved, i do self-analyze, and you're just the mirror i preen in front of, aren't you?

so, no stars, and no magic.

your post turned my words in on themselves, and because i am long-winded, it took me this long to tell you that.


-rien, toujours.

Amyranth said...

So anyway.

I just thought I'd let everyone know that I've become a professional worm rescuer.

We've been having some really heavy rain lately and there are worms everywhere on the grass. I'm not one to let a defenseless anything pass me by without help, so I've been picking them up and putting them back in the grass or by some mud whenever possible.

Worms, I must say, are an incredible species.

And before someone tells me otherwise, remember, what's a worm ever done to you? Nothing.

I have decided as well, that I need a girlfriend for when my boyfriend is out of town. :P

I was waiting for the bus tonight and while I was looking around to see if the bus was coming yet, another guy saw me looking towards him and used the opportunity to grab his crotch and wag his tongue at me. I promptly caught another bus. :P

And people wonder why I talk to animals.

Anyway, I think everyone snuck off to bed already, so maybe I will too. I'll see you guys later!

Goodnight Mayo and SS.

-A

Original Punk J said...

Amy, I believe that the word "smite" wouldn't have a plural, as it's the verb used for the subject and not the object.

Boy, that sounds pretty fancy. Almost like something Ergo would say!

J

Anonymous said...

People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing,
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin,
When I say that I'm o.k. they look at me kind of strange,
Surely your not happy now you no longer play the game,

People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away,
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me,
When I tell that I'm doing Fine watching shadows on the wall,
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball?

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll,
No longer riding on the merry-go-round,
I just had to let it go,

People asking questions lost in confusion,
Well I tell them there's no problem,
Only solutions,
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind,
I tell them there's no hurry...
I'm just sitting here doing time,

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll,
No longer riding on the merry-go-round,
I just had to let it go.

Original Punk J said...

No one here but me, so I'm going to bed too.

Thanks to those of you who left L sweet words of condolence. She's feeling a little better by now, and says "thank you very very much" too. Maybe she'll be on in the next few days.

Goodnight to everyone.

J

Amyranth said...

*blinks*

And by grass, I meant sidewalk, but the second grass means grass.

Okay, bed now!

Goodnight again!

-A

Anonymous said...

Everybody's talking and no one says a word

Everybody's making love and no one really cares

There's nazis in the bathroom just below the stairs.
Always something happening and nothing going on

There's always something happening cooking and nothing in the pot

They're starving back in China so finish what you got.
They're starving back in China so finish what you got.
Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Strange days indeed
strange days indeed.
Everybody's runnin' and no one makes a move

Everyone's a winner
and no one seems to lose.
There's a little yellow idol to the north of Katmandu.
Everybody's flying and no one leaves the ground

Everybody's crying and no one makes a sound.
There's a place for us in movies you just gotta stay around.

Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Strange days indeed
most peculiar
Mama.
Everybody's smoking and no one's getting high

Everybody's flying and never touch the sky

There's Ufo's over New York and I ain't too surprised.
Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Strange days indeed
most peculiar. Mama.

Anonymous said...

Lennon. Peace.

Anonymous said...

CLEAN-UP TIME
John Lennon


Moonlight on the water
Sunlight on my face
You and me together
We are in our place
The God's are in the heavens
Angels treat us well
Oracle has spoken
We cast the perfect spell
The queen is in the counting house
Counting out the money
The king is in the kitchen
Making bread and honey
No friends and yet no enemies
Absolutely free
No rats aboard the magic ship
Of perfect harmony
Now it begins, let it begin
Cleanup Time
Hey, cleanup time
Cleanup time
Well, well, well
However far we travel
Wherever we may roam
The centre of the circle
Will always be our home
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, cleanup time

Anonymous said...

Lennon was one of the best writers. He liked the play on words. I do too.
Peace

Anonymous said...

Personally, I feel Lennon was the mind, the heart, the backbone of the Beatles. Along with George Harrison. McCartney was too soft, still is. Course, I like that harder stuff. ;)

Lennon was punk before punk was punk.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Personally, I feel Lennon was the mind, the heart, the backbone of the Beatles. Along with George Harrison. McCartney was too soft, still is. Course, I like that harder stuff. ;)

Lennon was punk before punk was punk.

June 8, 2008 2:22 AM

Wow, so true. A real rebel. Totally agree. ;)

Anonymous said...

What's your favorite lyric by Lennon?

Anonymous said...

That is a hard question. Many. Can't pinpoint one now. I will have to ponder on that for a while. What is your favorite?

Anonymous said...

Trite, but true:

Imagine.

Anonymous said...

Working Class Hero
by John Lennon
As soon as you're born they make you feel small
By giving you no time instead of it all
Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

They hurt you at home and they hit you at school
They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool
Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years
Then they expect you to pick a career
When you can't really function you're so full of fear
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV
And you think you're so clever and class less and free
But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

There's room at the top they are telling you still
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
If you want to be like the folks on the hill
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be
If you want to be a hero well just follow me
If you want to be a hero well just follow me



This, choose any line from this song and it is poignant ans still relevant to this day

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Trite, but true:

Imagine.

June 8, 2008 2:35 AM

Imagine is an excellent song

Anonymous said...

So is Working Class Hero. Have you heard Green Day's version?

As for covers of Imagine, I can't think of one that compares. Actually, U2 could probably do it justice.

Anonymous said...

What was trite? The song? Me? I hope not. Everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
So is Working Class Hero. Have you heard Green Day's version?

As for covers of Imagine, I can't think of one that compares. Actually, U2 could probably do it justice.

June 8, 2008 2:44 AM

Green day did an great job and did the cover justice.
Billie Joe nailed it.
U2 may do a good version of it

Anonymous said...

No no, I meant that it could be called trite that I like Imagine the best of Lennon's songs. I guess because so many other people would choose that as well.

You're not trite! Not as far as I can tell, anyway. ;)

Anonymous said...

Billie Joe is the bomb. I've always loved the way he phrases words when he sings. Emphasis on odd syllables, that's tuff.

There's a song on U2's last greatest hits CD called "The Saints Are Coming". It's a collaboration with Green Day, and it's excellent. Bono and Billie Joe complement each other wonderfully.

Anonymous said...

I was dreaming of the past
and my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control
I began to lose control
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I was feeling insecure
You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside
I was shivering inside
Oh I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

[Whistling]

I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy

I was trying to catch your eyes
I thought that you were trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain
I was swallowing my pain
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh my I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
watch out baby I'm just a jealous guy
Look out baby I'm just a jealous guy


I will leave this as my last lyric post. Since no one else is here, it shouldn't bother anyone.
This song tugs on my heartstrings. It is so real, raw and emotional. From deep within the soul.

Reminds me of some of GW's songs in some respects. He could do so much more if he wanted to. I am certainly not equating the two. He writes well. Smart writing, hope he doesn't throw that away. GW needs to get back to his roots. Raw and
powerful,heartfelt writing.
Bash me if you wish. It is my opinion, bashing will not change it. Goodnight.
Peace

Anonymous said...

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one


Ok, I lied. I will leave you with one more by Lennon. Thanks for the nice chat about good music.Goodnite. Mel Anon
;)

Anonymous said...

3:00 Anon, I agree with your estimation of GW's writing, and your comparison of that to Lennon's. Both have/had that raw, honest power to them. GW tends to forget what power he has; he feels like he's in no position to wield it. He could be such a leader if he chose. I think he has the potential, but not the nerve.

Goodnight to you, Anon. I enjoyed talking music with you. Take care.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
3:00 Anon, I agree with your estimation of GW's writing, and your comparison of that to Lennon's. Both have/had that raw, honest power to them. GW tends to forget what power he has; he feels like he's in no position to wield it. He could be such a leader if he chose. I think he has the potential, but not the nerve.

Goodnight to you, Anon. I enjoyed talking music with you. Take care



Thank You Anon.
You are right. Anon at 3:00
was me. Have a good weekend. Goodnight again. ;)

Anonymous said...

You too, Mel Anon. Until the next time, yeah?

Anonymous said...

*drops*

Anon616 said...

Good *insert time of day here* Mayo, SS, music anons, Mel, Amy, Miranth, J, Kass, FASC, Possum, watchers, lurkers, U2 and Green Day fans of blogbelieve!

Green Day was in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago. Well, it wasn't actually "Green Day" it was "Foxboro Hot Tubs". These bands are getting very sneaky....
;)
Green Days New Orleans SURPRISE

And I missed it! *pouts* I knew I should have gone to One Eyed Jacks that night! COME BACK FOXBORO HOT TUBS.....please! :D

Mayo: Good to 'see' you! I wish you a wonderful Sunday. Yep, that's it for now!

J: Please give L a big hug for me and tell her I am so sorry to hear of her and her family's loss. 41 years old? That is much too young.....
It serves as a reminder, to us all, that we never know if today will be our last day on earth; so, I think we should live it - and love it - as though it were our last. I know I've said it before but we really never know if tomorrow will come. Nothing is guaranteed.


To ponder or ignore today:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DANCE like nobody's watching.
SING like nobody's listening.
LOVE like you've never been hurt.
LIVE each day as if it were your last.

Live well ~ Love much ~ Laugh often

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Have a great Sunday everyone!

Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
Wendy

The Saints Are Coming video U2 and Green Day


"New birth to the rebirth
New Orleans
Living like birds in magnolia trees
a child on the rooftop
a mother on her knees;her sign reads
"Please, I am an American!!"

Thank You U2 and Green Day! :)

Have a great Sunday everyone!

Hugs and Love,
~Namaste~
Wendy

Anonymous said...

is unkind

Anonymous said...

Moving waves, the wind has left you
And you're still in commotion?
Moving waves, the wind has left you
And you're still in commotion?
We are still repeating the word it has taught us
It moves our whole being into ecstasy
Waves, why do you all become excited
And then all calm together?
Because behind our individual action
There is one impulse working
Because behind our individual action
There is one impulse working
Risng waves...what motive is behind your impulse?

What motive is behind your impulse?

The desire to reach upwards

ergoproxy said...

hey I'm back and with a bag of composting worms!
Plus I had a baskin and Robins ice cream (jamoca choc fudge, and cookies and cream)
and dinner at the inlaws1

So


Mayo hope your day was fine adn you aren't still digging, you have to rest up sometimes.
Wishing yu stamina strength fortitude and the wisdom to know when to use them
much love EP xx
SS hopwe your weekend has been good so far,and that sinday is even better, Have a day of rest, I'm sure you deserve it, Sending you a full heart, respectful voice, strong shoulders and teh compassion to use them wisely
lotsa love EP xx

goodnight blogbelieve

hi and bye to mel and wendy and the anon

hi to PP fasc kass adn lewis if you call by

Cupcake hope you're well

fimble I emailed you

anima and L thinking of you

and thanks for the recipes so far
"sex in a pan" ?O_O ©RW

hang on.....that was FROM RW!


sweet dreams all

♥xx♥

ergoproxy said...

holy cow should have spellchecked

sinday ?

well SS if you want I'm sure it'd be restful eventually!

so it should be sunday there was adn for and, teh for the, yu is you hopwe is hope


...


eh you get it


:)

Anonymous said...

Mayo is emotionally invested in this space, perhaps more than he cares to admit to anyone; perhaps even to himself.

The personalities and words that reside here are valued beyond measure...they are familiar and trusted.

Refracted, their words encompass a spectrum that yields balance and introspection. Anger, indignation, disappointment, compassion, empathy, inspiration, joy, faith, hope, love, trust and friendship. They are beautiful to behold.

It would be a shame if anything happened to shift the status quo.


I noticed this in the previous post.

Words...they are so precious and powerful. Their meaning and intent can never be trivialized. They hold so much weight, and can resonate deep within our subconscious,. Always there, repeating themselves despite how we consciously behave, or what we tell ourselves to believe.

They keep us emotionally invested, for better or worse. They open our inner eye to beauty, introspection and also make us aware of the power within each of us to cause unbearable torment. For they project our selves to the world, and articulate what our eyes, heart, and mind cannot.

Anonymous said...

anon that is so beautifully put, thank you

miranth said...

Hi guys!

I didn't catch up - just checking in, as its been a long 'day' :)

I was almost in three accidents due to the extreme weather, but I managed to avoid the chain reactions and the SEMI that managed to stop a foot from me! Scary! I guess its not my time to go, as my Mom always says :)

Anons - I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, if doubt exists (including G way). But I don't follow the other people of whom you speak, so I, literally don't have a clue!

elena - I agree that everyone makes mistakes. And while I think its impossible to be completely nonjudgmental (for our own safety!) allowances should be made for Everyone!

L - I am sending positive thoughts for you and your family. I hope that the childhood memories you shared provide you comfort, as I am sure your cousin would wish. :) *giant hug* ♥

Mayo Thanks for the new room! After a cursory read of your post (as I am tired), I perceive it as a metaphor for people's inner selves. The facade that people share in endless rotation (depending upon circumstance) versus the core being of a person, difficult to reach in most cases. But I also see an allegory for the corruption of some business enterprises, of which pattern many are a part of on a daily basis.... Its like a Rorschach test!!! Probably neither construction of meaning was your intent, and I wonder how many interpretations or analogies we could conceive. Interesting...

My mind may already have been contemplating the inner truth of people, as my sister related a work story wherein a co-worker wasn't performing her job and when my sister noted it, her boss said that he thought that was a 'female issue.' Like all women are 'bitchy' so when they speak negatively of someone, it is not to be heeded, as their words have no validity, no basis in fact. What an idiot! - And there's my allotment of negative thought for the day! :) And I have to wonder if the inner workings of his mind are mirrored elsewhere...

PS - I still didn't get my answer that initiated my odyssey here. And its not the one everyone else is thinking! :) I want to know who contacted my older niece - and 'counseled' her, no less! I still wonder about that!!!

=====================



* Lovelies - If anyone is pregnant, or thinking of getting pregnant, my Mom told me a recent study showed that as little caffeine as contained in 10 oz of coffee daily can double the risk of miscarriage in the first trimester. I know most of you have already had kids, but just in case, especially as they were always attributing the problem to lack of morning sickness, but it was the caffeine those women could drink that was the problem.


Have a wonderful Sunday, Lovelies!

Anonymous said...

Thank you 8:05

Mayo, I just wanted to add that I value this space as well.

sdock10 said...

Mayo,

Good Sunday morning to you! I hope you are doing well. Actually, I hope you're still sleeping. A little, teeny bit, extra sleep never hurt anyone. This is the earliest that I have been up on a Sunday in some time. I tried just laying there hoping that I would fall back asleep, but my mind and body were like "Nope, time to get up." So, here I sit. I haven't even had breakfast yet, still yawning, and rubbing my eyes, not fully awake. If this makes no sense, well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

It's quiet in my house this morning. I'm the only one up and all that I can hear is my fingers tapping on the keys. You would be surprised at how loud it sounds in such silence. My mind is beginning to wake up and it's filled with so many thoughts. I'm grateful for the chance to get to try this thing called life at least one more day. No guarantees. Yet, here I am. What will I do with it? So there's that. Also, I'm hungry. I wonder what I will eat for breakfast. Cereal or toast? Can't decide right now, so I must not be as hungry as I thought. Then, I am thinking about how this day is going to go. What will I do with it? Go shopping? Be lazy? Watch a movie? Sit back and reflect? Get lost in my own head? Go digging? All of the above?

It's funny how the mind works. How we shuffle things around in there...this is important...no, wait...this is more important...this doesn't mean jackshit...this should mean jackshit but I just don't care...how our priorities shift, change, get lost, get confused, get compromised. Now what was I supposed to be worrying about again? Funny shit, my mind anyways. Hell, maybe it's just me that keeps a big, jumbled, hot boiling mess up there.

I guess the point that I am trying to make through all that and sometimes I think I would do better at making a point if I just went ahead and fell on my pointy stick....."Oh here's the point, I found it!"

Mayo, what an amazing hope a new morning can bring. It truly is a gift and I know it sounds tired and cliche....hell, I am probably just happy, jappy because I woke up on the right side of the bed, but you know what? I think I'm gonna just go with it today.

What do you reckon?

Love to YOU Always,
S

p.s. Babble much? Yes, yes, I do.

(Remember, I am half awake and hungry.)

Anonymous said...

It's all like a jigsaw puzzle, 10,000 pieces of life.

That feeling you get when you find three pieces of the puzzle and they finally fit together after you've spent five minutes turning each piece 360 degrees, upside down and inside out, and you finally make that fucker fit.

That's kind of how it feels today.

It's kind of like a miniscus. You really aren't too sure if you're on the left, in the dip, or on the right. You really aren't sure if you've even filled the cylindar up enough, but the miniscus is there, so rawk on.

It's one of those days where it feels like giant oceans crashing against your head in the form of sine waves. Louder. Longer. One of those days where you want to take up residence in the speaker, be as close as you can.

(I woke up singing "Plug In Baby." That's irony, right?)

It's going to be one of two steps foward, one step back, and that's going to be okay.



Introspection isn't a bad thing. The most brilliant people in the world, the ones I look up to, the ones I model myself after were some of the most introspective individuals I've come to "know."

It takes knowing yourself to understand others and to relate. At least that's what I believe. :)


Morning, Mayo, SS, all of BlogBelieve! Have a lovely Sunday and I will see you all around sometime.

Pickled Possum said...

Morning all!

Hi 616, Hi Ergo, Hi Miranth, Hi Anons!

Sorry for my manky mood yesterday. They don't come about often. I'm going to put it down to the destruction of my lucky knickers.

*apologises for bad image*

Admit it! You all know the type of lucky knickers I'm talking about. Cobweb thin, nowhere close to their original colour, and barely held together by past hopes, and dreams fulfilled.

Why oh why did they decide to sneak their way into the clothes dryer, only to emerge butt clenchingly small?

As I mournfully discarded them, I rallied myself a little, and thought, since when did something you put on your bum of all places, become an object of luck?

When it comes to knicker luck, it is definitely unlucky to get lucky, while wearing knickers of the lucky sort.

I thought some more as I closed the lid on my past joyous history. Being the clothing item with a bum deal, have the elasticated garments of the world pull a swifty on us?
Just like the highly dubious theory that birdcrap on someones head is goodluck, did the knickers come up with the biggest visible panty line of all time...'Don't laugh at me, and where I reside. I'm lucky.'

So they are gone. I will accept condoms under my shoes, walking into signposts, and putting in the hard yards, instead of relying on a sad and tired piece of barely there fabric.

After all, I still have my four leafed clover =)

Pickled Possum said...

Hi Socky and Mustard!

Pickled Possum said...

Pictures courtesy of INO

The Lovecats tribute concert. Nice cat mask =)

And yes, Frank was playing bass.

Anonymous said...

PP!

Oh man! That was a funny read. I'm so sorry about your pants. Maybe, within the near future, you'll find some more lucky pants to out-luck the last pair.

You are one funny, funny person!

Anonymous said...

I wonder what their set list was?

Pickled Possum said...

OP L,

I'm so sorry about your cousin.
41 was far too young.

I hope as time passes you will recall the great times you shared as young cousins, and remember them with smiles, instead of sorrow.

*love and hugs*

Anonymous said...

I found a clip!

They're playing Boys Don't Cry. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=t8k_TX4luTE

Pickled Possum said...

Mustard,

If only they had been the same brand as MissT's infamous, indestructable, yellow knickers!

^_^

Anon, as luck would have it, the INO postee was given the set list.

Smoke said...

Morning all!

PP!

OMG, you are hilarious. I'm so sorry about your lucky knickers.

*snickers*

Frank must be getting prepared for his Leathermouth trip to Georgia with the short-short hair. He's getting ready for the intense Georgia heat. That's what it is. ^_~

Jules,

I had a dream last night. Don't remember much but this is how it went. I got a phone call on my cell phone and when I looked at it, it said "PPU". I actually had them stored in my phone as "PPU". Bwahahah! I did manage to talk to the mysterious unicorn for a second and then the phone cut off. Then I spent several minutes trying to call them back and nothing. Then I woke up. I laughed so hard about that this morning. :)

Mayo!

I had a lovely cup of coffee this morning. Want some? Well, get your ass up then. ^_~

SS!!!

Heh-heh-heh. What's up, dude? Do you remember the tootsie-roll? Not the candy, the dance? Yeah do the tootsie-roll today. Or was it the butterfly? Gah! Have a fantabulous SINDAY! (Thank Ergo for that one) ^_^


Have a great day, BlogBelieve!


********************************

L,

I am so sorry about your cousin. You and your family are in my thoughts today.

Pickled Possum said...

*poofs off to view anons video*

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much PP, you are so kind.

Pickled Possum said...

You're welcome, anon =)

*PP does not lurk INO*

*crosses fingers behind back *

Thanks for the video!

They sounded really good, didn't they. I wonder how long they had to practice?

sdock10 said...

*waves to Fimble*

Whoop! Whoop! So far, I have made a blackberry cobbler and balanced my checkbook!!! Yayness for me all around.


PP, you never cease to make me smile, snort, and laugh out loud. Thank you for that.

*gives PP a lickin' for old times sake*

And here's a moment of silence for those departed knickers!


Damnit, what else was I going to say? Oh yeah...


Smoke,

How dare the Unicorn call you and not me!!! What are you 2 cooking up? No doubt, it is some maniacal twisted plot to take over the world or at least BlogBelieve. Bwhahahah!

I fuckin' ♥ Unicorns and Princesses!

It's going to be a mighty fine Sinday afterall!

Smoke said...

God, I saw blackberry and thought crackberry. O_O

Bellatrix said...

Good morning Mayo,SS and Family!

I've been very busy these past couple of days,but I missed you guys so...here I am!


Hey Mayo,good to read you.
I've told you this before,I really like the images you're able to paint with your words.And this one is not an exception.

The end of this post,Mayo...well,I can't say I get exactly what you really mean,but it is quite inspiring.Thank you.

Take care and have a wonderful Sunday.




Hey SS,you made me laugh,you know that?
Thank you very much.
Stay safe and have a fantastic day as well.




Hey Family!
Hope you're all having a lovely week-end.


L,I'm so sorry.My thoughts go out to you and your family.


Anon @7.04,that’s so true.Thank you.


Oh my,Frank played bass?He’s a genius,no doubt about that.And what a beautiful Fender!
Thank you PP for those pictures!


Right guys,I’m going to a party tonight so I won’t be around...again.Damn...
I’ll try to come back here before I leave,though.
Love you all!
*HUGS & KISSES*



PS:Albatross and Anima,I’ve sent you both an email the other day.Hope you received them.

Anonymous said...

more!

Friday I'm in Love

http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=LKb_LJrA5Iw

Close to Me

http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Jah8tVFCofQ

The opening

http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=4njUqYOHylI

Pickled Possum said...

Hi Princess!
Hi Bella!

*licks Socky on forehead*

Life is a party to be lived, Bella.
Look forward to catching up again soon =)

Eek! I'm out of here. There's no escaping Monday for me.

Mayo,
Rambles are a great way to unwind =)

SS,
I hope that belt is hoisted high enough so you don't do a Maggie Simpson!

Night all.
Have a fantabulous Sinday! (lol Ergo)

Pickled Possum said...

*blows kisses at video finding Anon*

Thanks for finding those, sweetie!

Goodnight, again =)

Anonymous said...

More Cure for anybody you enjoys them

The Cure - In Between Days

yesterday I got so old
I felt like I could die
yesterday I got so old
it made me want to cry
go on go on
just walk away
go on go on
your choice is made
go on go on
and disappear
go on go on
away from here

and I know I was wrong
when I said it was true
that it couldn't be me and be her
in between without you
without you

yesterday I got so scared
I shivered like a child
yesterday away from you
it froze me deep inside
come back come back
don't walk away
come back come back
come back today
come back come back
why can't you see?
come back come back
come back to me

and I know I was wrong
when I said it was true
that it couldn't be me and be her
in between without you
without you

Anonymous said...

I saw Kung Fu Panda last night and I thought of here too! Kapu I thought of you but like I said.....I think of you when I see or hear Angelina sometimes LOL. I just wanted you all to know. Anyway good movie Jack Black is so funny even if it's just his voice! Is anyone here?

Anonymous said...

So....

Was Frank wearing a pink belt at the Love cats show?

Anonymous said...

It does look like a pink belt in that pic PP was kind enough to post.


I am so depressed.

resurrected wreck said...

Are you kidding??

I don't see any belt in those pics, let alone a pink one.

Anonymous said...

Sure you can, love.

In the first pic, there's a bright swath of color peeping out behind the base on (what would be) his right hip.

resurrected wreck said...

That's a sticker or something on the piece of equipment in the background.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, that's a sticker or label that's on the monitor.

Those pictures are pretty cool though. Really up close, too! A jack of all trades, that Frank.


Hey, RW! How are you?

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, Mustard! :D How's thing?

One thing I did notice about those pics is that Frank cut his hair again :( *pouts* I like long-haired Frank.

Gotta run, meeting some friends to see the new Indian Jones movie. Have a good afternoon! :)

Anonymous said...

Bye, RW! Have fun at the movies!

Anonymous said...

Pay close attention to the 48 second mark on this clip from Dead! - from the upcoming DVD. Gerard turns his head away from the mic, yet you can distinctly still hear his voice singing the word "take".

It makes me sick all the kids who'll be spending their parents' hard earned money for his overdubbed (and still pretty shitty) "live" performance. Sixty fucking bucks, my ass.

Oh but you get a pine box and a mask, though, right?

Anonymous said...

52.5 million views on the "Teenagers" video alone.

That's pretty mind boggling.

Okay, off to watch it.

Anonymous said...

It's amazing but some people seem to be catching on that this band was fake from the start. VV has a new post at GW's forum on BN. Usually there is tons of fighting and the thread gets deleted but this time people are agreeing with her. Looks like all it took was LynZ to prove what a jackass she is, now they both look stupid and even the hardcore fangirls can't deny it. It's sad what happened to this band but I guess the truth is coming out.

Anonymous said...

There's only one person there defending them and saying that MSI and LynZ are great, and that person is braindead.

Anonymous said...

Hmm, I dunno what that was. Probably something to do with the editing?

I mean, there's no doubt it was a live performance, so it must have been something added during the editing of the video.

I don't know.

Anonymous said...

It's called overdubbing. Gerard went into the studio and sang over some of his bad vocals so the performance would sound better.

Or maybe a better word would, oh, I don't know - faking?

Anonymous said...

Yeah, and have you noticed how dead the MCR comms on lj are? Like mcrsecrets. All anyone can talk about is how shitty the fandom is. I was a member of chemicalromance way back when and now when I go on there I don't recognize a single person who posts or comments. All the old fanbase is long gone.

Anonymous said...

I get you and totally understand, promise. :)

Man, I dunno. I have the same problem with autotune, so I get where you're coming from.

I guess it is what it is, really.

I'm still excited for it to come out though.

Anonymous said...

Geez, that was pretty bad. You think they'll catch that glitch and fix it? Maybe that's why the release date was pushed back a week.

I don't know. That kinda bothers me.

toujours said...

my computer is glacial today so this comment is probably completely out of sync with the conversation, but i wanted to respond to the anon @ 12:58 before i went offline.

the lj mcr comm isn't dead, it's just totally fucked up by the new mods. they decided to specialize, created new comms for concert posts, and ticket exchanges, and merch exchanges, and pic spams, etc. and now there's no fucking reason to post on chemicalromance anymore. it's dead because anyone who posts anything there that even resembles something that they feel belongs somewhere else is summarily rejected.

there's no understanding that a community can't exist without a certain amount of randomness, space for people to just get on and connect with each other. it's dead not because of anything to do with the supposed "fakeness" of mcr (i scoff at that claim, btw, no offense to you for having your opinion and you're welcome to it), it's dead because the mods hamstrung it.

and now i'm gone for the day, blogbelieve. hopefully, tomorrow the computer will be better because we're clearing out all the aol crap that's bogging it down.

bye.

Anonymous said...

You might have explained why there aren't many posts on chemicalromance anymore, but not the demise of other communities and certainly not where all the old familiar people have gone, Toujours.

Yeah, MCR still has a bunch of fans left. I saw them at the last concert I went to. Most of them were thirteen and probably can't figure out lj.

Sorry, but that's just how I see it.

Anonymous said...

Maybe that's why the release date was pushed back a week.

That was my first thought as well. Maybe that's what they were referring to, I don't know.

I don't blame them at all for wanting to get all the loose ends tied up. I think it further shows the great interest they take in their craft, and I don't fault them for that.

I just know I'm ready to have my sweaty palms all over it. :)

Anonymous said...

I'm friends with one of the mods on chemicalromance and the reason they reject so many posts these days is because of all the nutty fangirls. For a while there, nearly every post would degenerate into some kind of name-calling contest that resembled a playground fight.

I'm also friends with a lot of the original lj fanbase and it's true, many of them have left the fandom. Why? Lots of reasons. Some outgrew it. Some lost faith in the band. A bunch left during the Eliza debacle. Some were driven away by the shittiness of the fandom in general.

It's a shame because the MCR communities used to be so much fun. I miss them.

toujours said...

shit, i was really going, but then i refreshed! *facepalm*

anon, you are certainly entitled to your point-of-view, but i was at 10 of their last concerts,and while there were plenty of teenagers in evidence (at bamboozle left, especially), they weren't the entire population. i saw people of every age in the lines, and most of the people i ended up connecting with -- lj fans btw -- were in their 20's and 30's.

the whole "mcr is a teeny band" is just cracked, anyway. it's a crutch for people who don't want to figure out why they really don't like the band. might as well go back to calling them "faggots", that's just as based in reality as the whole "crowd filled with 13-yr-olds" chestnut.

if you don't like them, you don't like them. and there's no denying that their fanbase is heavy on the youth-end of the scale, but to disparage the entire fanbase for being teenagers is a rejection of how many people they have had an impact on, across the board, and that's quite an accomplishment.

and that's my point-of-view, and i'm really gone now -- not refreshing, no way!

thanks for the discussion.

Smoke said...

Oh my goodness. I went to church this morning and the service was dedicated to the older folks, the 'saints' of the congregation.

They started off by singing these old hymns and most of them were slow and sad. I wanted to stand up and yell, "MY GOD PEOPLE! THEY AREN'T DEAD YET!"

*sigh*

I like those older people though. They don't bullshit you at all. (sorry, I know I just left church) They tell it like it is and those people have some amazing stories. Yet most people just overlook them.
It's sad.

Well, off to Wal-Mart! Where I can lose what little bit of religion I had today. ^_^

XOXO

Anonymous said...

This is Sarah Dope

This is one of her top friends Navarone. (TIM)

This is Sara Black (not her real name) who Love Man says is KAT, who Gerard was engaged to, who she says is dying of cancer, and he lefter her OVER THE PHONE while she was really sick.

If LM was lying like most of you think, why would those two be friends with all the WMH? Wouldn't those people KNOW tha tthis girl wasn't KAT if she really wasn't?

Anonymous said...

Thanks a fucking lot anon @ 12:52. As if I wasnt already pissed off about having to pay $60 for the boxset already. Now everytime I watch it I'm going to be thinking its faked.

Kriff you and the bantha you rode in on.

Anonymous said...

LM is a girl from INO. True story.

Anonymous said...

Sara Black was 23 until someone pointed out that she would have been underage if she dated Gee way back when. Then she upped her age a few years on her profile. This is such bullshit.

Anonymous said...

Hey, not my fault the Black Parade Tour was so fucking expensive to produce. If they'd cut back a bit on the pyro maybe the boxset would only be fifty bucks and maybe the new t-shirts wouldn't be such shit quality either.

Besides, all that overdubbing was probably expensive and it pulled Gerard away from the wifey while he was doing it. Someone's gotta pay for that shit.

P.S. I was 12:32 and what the fuck is a bantha?

Anonymous said...

Gerard flew home and broke up with 'Kat' face to face.

He broke up with Eliza over the phone.

Anonymous said...

Sara Black was 23 until someone pointed out that she would have been underage if she dated Gee way back when. Then she upped her age a few years on her profile. This is such bullshit.



That was Kapunua. That's why LM hates her so much. These people are crazy and you should all run the other way.

Anonymous said...

1:59 which one are you? Lm or Sara black.

Anonymous said...

Loveman is a crazy drunk.

Anonymous said...

There's nothing prestigious about being friends with WMH.

Anonymous said...

Gerard "said" he flew home to break up with Kat.

Gerard also said Eliza was someone "really special." He also said he was going to direct a video for Mama. He also said he was single when he was with Eliza. Gerard "says" a lot of things. I think they're called lies.

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