When I was young I was picked on quite a bit. The usual set of circumstances, I was an easy target (smart, quiet, odd, insecure) and once the kids found my buttons they didn’t relent. For a long time I tried to ignore them. I spent a lot of time reading because I thought that with a book in front of my face I would blend into the background. And, for a while I did. From behind those first books I developed my love of the written word. Beginning with the marvels I found in the library and then later the stories I found in my own head. My need to escape elementary school torment helped foster my imagination, I suppose. I need to thank those kids for that.
So anyway, a few times the kids pretended that they wanted to be my friend. A kid would ask if I wanted to hang out on the playground either at recess or after school. The first couple of times I bought it. It was a pathetic display of desperation that, looking back now, makes me laugh. You can see that kid, right?...very awkward, over-filled book bag, disheveled clothes, greasy hair, hopeful smile. I would wait for my friend to show up and of course they wouldn’t and I would eventually trudge home. Sometimes they would gather somewhere along my route and give me a hard time shouting “Who were you waiting for back there?” and “Did you really think we’d be friends with you.” It was worse when they would wait until the next day bringing my humiliation to school to share with the rest of the class.
Why am I telling you this? Well…insight I suppose and also to offer some context that you may draw from for those times when I seem a bit vague (yes, really). I have had to overcome and still battle with some pretty substantial trust issues. Always present in the back of my mind is the voice telling me to watch out for anyone who gets too close because they probably have an ulterior motive that will leave me in a rut. It has taken me a long time and years of therapy to be able to ignore that voice and share even my more simple weaknesses with friends (without the guise of fiction). And, so I share this piece of myself, my past with you.
p.s. I am not sure what you will glean from my palate but my gut holds plenty.
(Not at present: soon and I'll let you know when.)
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Ergo, there's tons of created stones out there. The easiest way to tell is if you're looking at a ruby that is as clear as day and the deepest red you've ever seen.
And the price tag reads $299.00
-A
Thanks Ergo sweetie.
Wayhay, congrats on first place.
*blows trumpet*
Woo hoo.
See you later beloved. Lovely chatting sweetie.
Hi Miss T, EP, MJ, BC *squeeze*, A, BI, anonymi :)
How are you all this evening?
Rw I am well. Trying to talk to you guys and watch anime t the same time.
see you BI
and just saying, you never know the bag could have been a gift from someone, friends got together and pooled their cash, or a promotional company, there are a few possibilities that don't involve GW.
and just saying, you never know the bag could have been a gift from someone, friends got together and pooled their cash, or a promotional company, there are a few possibilities that don't involve GW.
True.
You never know.
Enjoy your dinner B. Miss T, good luck with the teaching course. you deserve it.
Over the weekend, I ate way too much sweets, so I have to work them off with excessive swimming and boxing :/
Congrats Ergo! I'm pretty good RW, thanks. How was your day?
amy you have to be really careful buying stones don't you! They put the "created" in tiny little writing.
At the basic jewellers here nearly all their coloured stone is created. But the price is a dead giveaway.
But if you're buying for a look who cares, and you don't have to tell anyone anyway ;)
ergoproxy said...
and just saying, you never know the bag could have been a gift from someone, friends got together and pooled their cash, or a promotional company, there are a few possibilities that don't involve GW.
July 28, 2008 7:06 PM
What company in their right mind would want lynz to represent them.
HI RW
I'm good but cold
how are you?
Sorry this is so later but later bi
I don't think Frank and Jamia need to show the world that they love each other. So there is no need to be big and flashy.
Very true, although the world can clearly see how much they love each other just by the way she looks at him and the way he likes to holds her hand in public.
Hallo RW!
Ergo, agreed! That's why people buy cubic and colored cubic. It's actually really nice if you want bling without the price tag.
-A
Ergo, being a gift is a possibility. Doubt very much about a promotional company or pooling of cash. But I always assumed hardcore pals are not into french designer purses.
It is a very distinctive one, and prominent with people who enjoy procuring designer labels.
Blogger is an ass!?
Did you hear that!?
I'm good thanks, BC and EP :)
My co-worker actually didn't cry today - it's a miracle!!
MJ
MSI are a band that appeals to a section of the music buying public. A company that wants a slice of that market would see them as popular now. They are looking to profit from a trend, they wouldn't care who it was if it brought up profits
BC, I couldn't tell you the last time I went swimming apart from when I'm on holiday.
Must have been when i was still at school.
Most married women I know have an engagement ring, give the girl a break for God's sake!
Although GW looked atired at comic con he looked happy and I saw what looked like genuine smiles on his face in most of the photos. His wife looked very healthy and happy in the photo I saw of her and I wish them all the best.
To be honest most of you sound like disapproving mothers intimating he should not be spending his hard earned money on some harlot. She is his wife, why would he not buy her gifts? He should be enjoying his money that he worked hard for over the past few years and many people do this by treating those they love rather than indulging in selfish purchases. Good for him!
Also, I really have not seen many photos of them together and they can hardly be accused of PRism.
Just my opinion really.
7:11 could have been family
but I'm just making the point we don't know the story.
Wow. That family from Arkansas is having their 18th kid!
*crosses her legs*
-A
MSI are a band that appeals to a section of the music buying public. A company that wants a slice of that market would see them as popular now. They are looking to profit from a trend, they wouldn't care who it was if it brought up profits
Agreed.
A family in British Columbia just had their 18th kid too, A.
Amy, yikes! O_O
I'll be too damn tired to even want that many kids O_o
but I'm just making the point we don't know the story.
Agreed.
Gosh, Ergo. Stop speaking for me, will you? ;)
Wow. That family from Arkansas is having their 18th kid!
*crosses her legs*
-A
When you get to that number, labour is a doddle. You just sneeze and out it pops.
He can spend his money on whatever he likes, 7:14pm. It's him spending my money that I object to.
He won't be getting any more of that.
Could be Ergo, but what I am saying is that people imply lots of things that are untrue.
In this case being a "punk"
Reality is, her band is a business enterprise just like any other band. An image is an image. But the people here are mature enough to know this. It's the young girls that concern me.
7:14, if they want to flaunt their money that way, it's their prerogative.
RW, I saw that! Yikes!
Don't get me wrong, I want kids someday, but not 18 of them.
It's a vagina, not a clown car.
-A
That's great news RW ^_^
Miss T, when the weather gets hot, swimming is a must. It's a great way to build some muscle :)
oh MissT! images from The Meaning Of Life with that comment!
and sorry mustard we must be residing in the same mental wavelength! :)
ergoproxy said...
MJ
MSI are a band that appeals to a section of the music buying public. A company that wants a slice of that market would see them as popular now. They are looking to profit from a trend, they wouldn't care who it was if it brought up profits
July 28, 2008 7:12 PM
There are only two kinds of people who buy msi music. MCR fangirls and people who think they are punks.
The punks won't buy that kind of stuff. And MCR fangirls have to use their parents money. So I don't think they will be buying the stuff either.
To be honest most of you sound like disapproving mothers intimating he should not be spending his hard earned money on some harlot. She is his wife, why would he not buy her gifts? He should be enjoying his money that he worked hard for over the past few years and many people do this by treating those they love rather than indulging in selfish purchases. Good for him!
What happens when he spends more money than he has.
Every wife is different. But it seems that she only wants really expensive things. And people who are really in love don't need to show it by buying expensive gifts every two months.
It's a vagina, not a clown car.
O_o
Amy, stop it. Your comment is making me want to look down on my own legs and close them really tight lol
Also, Paris Hilton is now a grown up.
Or, to use her words "I'm now, like, a grown up!"
Ah, youth.
It's a vagina, not a clown car
new T shirt design?
XD
There are only two kinds of people who buy msi music. MCR fangirls and people who think they are punks.
MJ, you're reaching. You, just like I, don't know MSI's true demographic. That's a very broad statement.
resurrected wreck said...
Also, Paris Hilton is now a grown up.
Or, to use her words "I'm now, like, a grown up!"
Ah, youth.
July 28, 2008 7:25 PM
And now she thinks it is hot to have a baby. Because her "best friend" has one and it is soo cute.
Babies are the new puppies, MJ!
Sorry BC and RW!
Ergo, I think so! I need one of those machines that prints t-shirts.
-A
Gonna shower, back in a bit...
RW
Once a transaction has taken place, you have bought and paid for a CD, concert ticket etc, the money is no longer yours.
GW is not a public body and the money he has earned is not a tax and it would be too weird for people to be able to dictate what rock stars should spend their money on.
I really don't see what the problem is in him buying gifts for his wife.
Very harsh.
They could appeal to a wider demographic.
Maybe they appeal to the "inner" punk of some.
If he's careful with his money he can spend it on whatever he likes.
but so many famous people are the victims of impulse spending and poor investment advice.
I would hope he's doing neither. It's very easy to see money now and not think about what you'll need in the future.
but if he's being sensible and only spending up on a few big ticket items I don't really care what he buys.
That's what I do, if you can it's nice to have a few nice things
mustardisbetter said...
There are only two kinds of people who buy msi music. MCR fangirls and people who think they are punks.
MJ, you're reaching. You, just like I, don't know MSI's true demographic. That's a very broad statement.
July 28, 2008 7:27 PM
It is not that hard to figure out who the main group of people are who are buying their CDs. Look at the magazines they are in.
There maybe a small number of people who are not in those two groups that are buying their CDs. But not enough for and upscale company to want to do business with them.
Most of the MCR fandom may know their name but MCR and their fandom are not as big as people think it is.
Enjoy your shower RW. I'll be back later. Gonna finish my game. Later everyone
Enjoy your shower rw
7:29 I think you are missing the point.
If all the purchases make them happy, great.
Many people here have a lot less, and don't need these things.
mustard now you're doing it to me!!
MJ, you're reaching. You, just like I, don't know MSI's true demographic. That's a very broad statement.
According to Steve and Lyn-Z, all of their fans are 15 and they 'seem to get younger every year'
Hey, 7:29pm, I bought a pre-sale ticket to their London show before they announced their opening act. Had I known I what I would have been subjected to, I would not have gone. Tickets, unfortunately, were not refundable.
I don't support bands like MSI, and I resent being put in that position.
He can buy himself & the wife matching 18 karat nipple clamps for all I care, but he won't be doing it with royalties from anything I've bought. I'm done.
Lyn-Z with a YSL purse! My grandma is more punk than she is.
$1500.00 for a purse?
That's just a drop in the bucket compared to $5000.00 for renting a chimp for one night.
See you later BC and RW.
7:29
GW claimed to be a certain kind of person. It turned out he wasn't that person. So Rw is voicing and showing (by not purchase any more MCR items) how she feels about the lies and the new GW.
GW can spend it on what every he likes. Buy a fucking monkey if he wants. But a lot of these things are going against the image that him and his wife claim to have.
So he should expect that people will have something to say about it.
Anonymous said...
$1500.00 for a purse?
That's just a drop in the bucket compared to $5000.00 for renting a chimp for one night.
July 28, 2008 7:38 PM
But it all adds up.
but MJ they do at the moment have exposure in major music magazines
there are companies who would benefit from the association however fleeting it may be. get them to wear your clothes for eg and anyone looking at a mag may just notice it, regardless of their feelings for the band.
Spending a few thousand for the benefit of the advertising is small change for large companies.
I knew pink Ramones shirts existed as I saw Paris in one, I had a black one but sought out and got myself a pink one, and I really dislike Paris Hilton but it was through her I saw it.
It's all business
I think I will stick to my "vegan" friendly bag.
Some beautiful hand written words, or an intimate drawing, charcoal, or painted piece, appeals to me more.
For me, that is a gift from the heart.
It doesn't matter who you are or how much money you have, $1500.00 for a purse is vulgar.
I have often said to mum that if I won the lottery, my tastes wouldn't change. Yes, I could afford more things but those things wouldn't be designer clothes and handbags.
7:34
I really don't think I have missed the point. Just because someone has more money than than other people in the world should not mean that they should be prohibitted from having nice things.
Most people, by choice, would like to own a house and I would not expect others who cannot afford a house to criticise the homeowner for that purchase. A husband can buy his wife a ring.
Personally I am not matierial minded. I don't own a house, I don't have an engagement ring but I don't begrudge those that have those things.
I would feel differently if I found out that GW had left close family in abject poverty while he was spending money foolishly on himself, that is something I would never forgive.
It's all business
oh and I have no issue with anyone who feels they don't wish to support the band by spending their money, that's their choice, doesn't bother me one iota
When you hang around other flashy rockstars, you have to be one yourself.
GW claimed to be a certain kind of person. It turned out he wasn't that person. So Rw is voicing and showing (by not purchase any more MCR items) how she feels about the lies and the new GW.
Thank you, MJ. The only people who don't get that are the ones who don't want to.
I'm especially pissed at my hard-earned money going partially into the pockets of MSI at that show. That put me & probably some others in an awkward ethical position. Given MSI's track record of writing and performing songs about racial hatred, sexual degradation and child abuse, they should have been announced as the opening act before tickets went on sale. Actually, they never should have been the opening act at all, and I don't believe for one minute they would have been had Gerard not wanted his new wife with him on tour. Fair enough, so bring her, but leave her crappy band at home.
Gerard really should learn how to separate his work & personal lives.
Just because someone has more money than than other people in the world should not mean that they should be prohibitted from having nice things.
I agree with that.
I guess all of my opinions stop with the music. I personally feel that's all I have the right to comment on.
missT I feel the same
it is true that for some things expense is equated with quality to a point however after that it all becomes show
RW
"He can buy himself & the wife matching 18 karat nipple clamps for all I care, but he won't be doing it with royalties from anything I've bought. I'm done".
That is very fair comment.
7:29
But if you got into is for the message, Mustard, as I did, you have a right to feel duped, don't you?
Ep yes companies to throw money away like that.
But also think about it this way. Are GW and lynx on Show like TMZ almost every night. Hell do you see them on any shows out side of MTV or Fuse. As far as magazine I haven't seen msi on the cover of any of the top American music magazines yet. They are still very small.
It could be possible that a company would want lynz to represent them but not very likely.
My God. I've been going back and reading articles from early 2007 when the band was heavily promoting TBP (trying to find the other article where Gerard says he was not bullied) and the things he said back then are upsetting the hell out of me.
He really is a completely different person now. :(
It's the feeling that, as a fan of the message, I've been used & discarded that I just can't shake.
It's actually really upsetting.
But if you got into is for the message, Mustard, as I did, you have a right to feel duped, don't you?
Absolutely. I fell for it, too.
Congratulations, Bert! Wish you all the best.
I really don't think I have missed the point. Just because someone has more money than than other people in the world should not mean that they should be prohibitted from having nice things.
No one is saying people with money can't buy things.
We are talking about what we think the reason is behind it. And how it comes across to us.
7:45 no one is saying he is not entitled to buy "nice things". Everyone likes nice things.
Living a luxurious lifestyle has problems. Sometimes your possessions can inadvertently trap you, you don't want to lose them because you become attached to them and the work you but into it, and this in turn, may drive you to get more to keep up.
mustardisbetter said...
Just because someone has more money than than other people in the world should not mean that they should be prohibitted from having nice things.
I agree with that.
I guess all of my opinions stop with the music. I personally feel that's all I have the right to comment on.
I agree with THAT.
Far as I'm concerned, Gerard can write. Gerard can sing. But he's not the only one who gets paid when I buy TUA or a MCR CD. I have respect for Frank, Ray, Bob, Mikey, Gabriel, James, Nate and Dave as well.
I am against a lot of things. So far, none of the things I am against are things that Gerard himself has come out and said "Hey! I support that whole-heartedly and without question!". Therefore, I have no problem with him.
As the song says "Shut up and play".
-A
Anyway, off to shower for real now, back soon...
From January, 2007.
This will break your heart.
But he's not the only one who gets paid when I buy TUA or a MCR CD.
Very true, and that's, I suppose, a consequence to the other members of the band (or contributors to TUA) when someone decides to stop supporting those two entities.
And please let me clarify that I in no way condemn those who no longer support MCR for what has happened. I struggle with it, too.
"Mayo" is clearly talking about elementary school, not high school.
i remember Gerard saying he switched to a new school when he was in the 4th grade. also do you really think Gerard has revealed every embarrassing moment he's had to the fans? i think if "Mayo" is Gerard, he uses this blog to get out his true feelings without being revealed.
I have that magazine.
I don't care if GW didn't say he support something whole heartedly.
Don't say the shit if you don't fucking mean it. It will save you from having to deal with the backlash that will happen.
have a good baff RW
I was never into them for the message, so I don't feel that. I am concerned Gerard appears to be a different person, but as he isn't a personal friend of mine, it doesn't really affect me at all, but in comparison to what we know of the other band members I wonder about his current choices.
But I see my buying of MCR merch as going at the most 1/5 of the bands cut of the profits after expenses etc are taken out, and the other 4/5 I have no issue with.
From what I've seen and heard a great deal of the money Bert gets from the Used goes to drugs , alcohol and cars he totals, a lifestyle I don't approve of, but I like the music so the money goes where the money goes, I don't really let it concern me that much as I can't control it
It really boils down to choice Ergo.
Some will have a problem with it, others won't.
I can say I have never bought a USED CD. And knowing where the money is going I won't be buying any anytime
soon.
As for MCR. I know the other four guys in the band don't have any control over GW. But the fact that they don't say anything bothers me. So I have no problem not giving them any money any more. If one of had just come out and said this is what I stand for and I don't like that msi is not so closely associated with our band I would feel bad.
But the fact that they don't say anything bothers me.
We, as fans, don't know that. They may have talked to Gerard, and their talks may not have helped. We just don't know.
If one of had just come out and said this is what I stand for and I don't like that msi is not so closely associated with our band I would feel bad.
I agree. I wish we could have gotten an explanation, I really do. Do I think we'll ever get one? Probably not. Would it offer a bit of solace for the fans who feel a little dejected? I can't answer for everyone, but it would feel so much better than not knowing anything.
I was never into them for the message, so I don't feel that.
Maybe that's my consequence as well, being a new fan and all. I have TBP. I listen to it on my MP3 player once a day at least. The only messages that strike me from TBP are "We'll carry on" and "I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world alone".
However, I have heard limited songs from Three Cheers and um... that other CD they did.
*blinks*
I seriously can't remember the name now.
O_o
-A
Martha, it's a business. Sometimes you make choices you think, move the business forward, but turn out to be mistakes.
They do have advisors around them as well. Decisions are not made by just one person.
8:11 very true
we don't know where money we spend on anything necessarly goes, but if people find out and decide to avoid those purchases then that's fine.
knowledge is power and finding out things is important if you feel strongly in that direction.
That's the beauty of free will.
They do have advisors around them as well. Decisions are not made by just one person.
Absolutely. There are so many people calling the shots who are not Gerard or any member of the band, that is if that is who you're referring to. Holds true in any case, but you get me.
mustard , they may hold to the adage "don't air your dirty laundry"
it's be nice to know the feeling, but I don't know if we ever will.
PR people often have a lot more control over that than people realise
amy I really like 3 cheers, I like all of them but that one best
mustardisbetter said...
But the fact that they don't say anything bothers me.
We, as fans, don't know that. They may have talked to Gerard, and their talks may not have helped. We just don't know.
I think we can all figure out that they have talked to them. But that wasn't so much my concern.
It was just having one person in the band come out and say. Hey, I don't agree with what msi sings about and I don't like that they are going out on tour with us. Because they go against what I believe is right.
It didn't even have to be something that big.
Very true, and that's, I suppose, a consequence to the other members of the band (or contributors to TUA) when someone decides to stop supporting those two entities.
And please let me clarify that I in no way condemn those who no longer support MCR for what has happened. I struggle with it, too.
I've been struggling with it since Aug. 22 last year. I've been hanging in there since then for the other members of the band, & in the hopes that once Gerard settled down a bit things would be better. Not only have they not been better, they just keep getting worse. I can't even listen to the albums any more without feeling miserable. This band meant a lot to me once, and it feels like something precious has been lost. But if I continue to support the indifference and the bad behavior then it feels like I'm dishonouring myself. It's been one hell of a dilemma. But like all losses, big or small, there comes a time when you've got to stop mourning & move on. So that's what I'm doing.
What Gerard spends his money on doesn't even really figure into it.
I've been struggling with it since Aug. 22 last year.
Me, too, RW. It was unfortunate.
And the rest? I totally understand.
Anonymous said...
Martha, it's a business. Sometimes you make choices you think, move the business forward, but turn out to be mistakes.
They do have advisors around them as well. Decisions are not made by just one person.
July 28, 2008 8:16 PM
I know that they have PR people around them that make the decisions. I have been one of the people that said in the past that they shouldn't always listen to the PR people.
I know that music is a business as well. But It isn't like you haven't had artist who have gone up against the PR people and the business people.
Rw you just said what I have been feeling.
It was just having one person in the band come out and say. Hey, I don't agree with what msi sings about and I don't like that they are going out on tour with us. Because they go against what I believe is right.
what color is the sky in your world?
Headfirst for Halos?
Noo...
I know what you did with that guy in prison?
Um... nooo...
*raps her head*
-A
i brought you my bullets you brought me your love
Anonymous said...
what color is the sky in your world?
July 28, 2008 8:25 PM
Blue.
I know what you did with that guy in prison?
No, silly, it's I Know What You Did Last Summer!
In Prison.
I just really like the music. It was the music first, for me. I didn't know about "the message" until much later.
Yes Mustard, Gerard seems to be taking the fall for a lot of things. Contracts have a habit of being binding.
Their music speaks to you emotively, so I can understand the emotional investment by fans.
But you must keep in mind a band is there to "sell" music to you. How? By their music, image and what they represent to you. Maybe people in the business have made suggestions to move forward for whatever reasons.
It's just a really hard position to be in, as a fan, I mean.
It's hard to know what to do when you love the music, but strongly oppose the actions and ideals that were presented onstage.
It's just a difficult decision to make, one that if someone asked me right now to decide, I couldn't.
RW if it's something you feel the need to do then you have to do it.
It's important for our actions to honour our true selves.
Thank you, Mustard.
How do you all feel about Frank saying (in the latest issue of AP) that sometimes he just wants to sing about setting girls on fire?
I can find the quote, you'll just have to hang on a sec.
Headfirst for Halos?
~ is a brilliant song
I know what you did with that guy in prison?
~ maybe shouldn't ever be a song XD
Anonymous said...
Yes Mustard, Gerard seems to be taking the fall for a lot of things. Contracts have a habit of being binding.
That is what happens when you are the front man and voice of the band. You are the one who is always put up there.
Also GW said that he felt that way. He is the one who opened up his mouth and said it. So he is been held accountable for it.
Gah, I just don't know. I don't think I've ever liked a band for their message. Maybe I should've. Maybe not.
It's just always been about the music for me.
How do you all feel about Frank saying (in the latest issue of AP) that sometimes he just wants to sing about setting girls on fire?
Bullets and Revenge were both about death, murder, etc. It's called storytelling.
have you ever heard leathermouth lyrics? they aren't pretty
the setting girls on fire comment would have been referring to murder was the case that they gave me
Hell, sometimes I want to sing about setting girls on fire!
can I just say it is such a shame Keith Moon died
*is watching the Who Live at the Isle of Wight*
Anonymous said...
How do you all feel about Frank saying (in the latest issue of AP) that sometimes he just wants to sing about setting girls on fire?
I can find the quote, you'll just have to hang on a sec.
July 28, 2008 8:29 PM
I will need to see the context of the quote. But I haven't bought any of Leather mouths stuff either. I don't know enough about them yet.
And just so you know I also stopped supporting Linking Park for putting msi on the PR tour. I didn't just go after MCR
Anonymous said...
i brought you my bullets you brought me your love
Thank you!!
*feels like a fool*
-A
sdock10 said:
Gah, I just don't know. I don't think I've ever liked a band for their message. Maybe I should've. Maybe not.
It's just always been about the music for me.
I agree 100%.
Maybe people in the business have made suggestions to move forward for whatever reasons.
Weird that I responded to what you said at the same time you said it! :)
Anyway, I understand, and I still maintain that had a member of the band said, "Guys? Remember that message thing we had a few years ago? Well, we've changed and we don't entirely support that now, so this is what we want to say...," I would not feel as bad, not that I "feel bad," just dejected and confused, you know?
I believe he also says in that interview that Leathermouth is an outlet for him to address and acknowledge every emotion he has never been proud to feel.
Hello Amyranth, Solly, Mustard, RW, Ergo and Anon!
How is everyone?
Hi, Star! :D
How's things?
0_o
What did you do to that guy in prison, Amyranth?
The title of that cd was
Honey, we're driving vampires through turnstiles on our way to the demolition derby for some valentine romance.
I think they had to shorten it. Couldn't fit on the jacket.
I believe he also says in that interview that Leathermouth is an outlet for him to address and acknowledge every emotion he has never been proud to feel.
That's what I recall, too.
HELLO, STAR!
Hi Star!
How are ya?
It's just always been about the music for me.
Yes, but the music is often affected by a rockstar's behavior. Just ask any Guns N Roses fan.
I'm good, RW. How are you?
Hello star.
I have no problem with lyrical content that isn't pretty. What I have a problem with is why are you saying those things.
Are you trying to show people that the world can be an ugly place or are you just trying to be shocking.
So more people will buy your CDs
From what I've seen and heard a great deal of the money Bert gets from the Used goes to drugs , alcohol and cars he totals, a lifestyle I don't approve of, but I like the music so the money goes where the money goes, I don't really let it concern me that much as I can't control it
July 28, 2008 8:05 PM
You don't know shit then. Shit.
Hiya star, how are you sweetie?
Anonymous said...
0_o
What did you do to that guy in prison, Amyranth?
The title of that cd was
Honey, we're driving vampires through turnstiles on our way to the demolition derby for some valentine romance.
I think they had to shorten it. Couldn't fit on the jacket
I like that one.
Ergoproxy is a teacher. I think she knows lots of shit.
Seriously, STFU when nothing but false ass shit comes out of it.
Right, and when the music starts to suck for me, then I will move on, and I will probably be a little bummed about it, but I will find something brand new to take its place.
Martha Jones and Miss T! Hello!
Thank you MissTottenham. I thunk it up all by myself.
:-)
Anonymous said...
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What did you do to that guy in prison, Amyranth?
The title of that cd was
Honey, we're driving vampires through turnstiles on our way to the demolition derby for some valentine romance.
I think they had to shorten it. Couldn't fit on the jacket.
Or Gerard's arm. XD
Good one Anon!
-A
8:39
how do you know? you don't live with Bert.
Yeah, she knows math and fucking science. Not shit about people SHE DOESN'T KNOW.
Hallo Star!!
-A
11. The Music Cannot Suck If Finger Skillz Are Involved
8:36 ~ brilliant!!
hi star, hello sdock
sorry I missed the hello before, have the Who really loud
Anonymous said...
Yeah, she knows math and fucking science. Not shit about people SHE DOESN'T KNOW.
Speak of the devil.
The other thing to consider is that Bert has openly admitted to drug and alcohol abuse, and I doubt that Mommy and Daddy are still paying him an allowance for that to come out of.
-A
Anonymous said...
Thank you MissTottenham. I thunk it up all by myself.
:-)
And a nice job you made of it. Made me chortle mightily.
And you Amy mad me laugh my tits off too.
hello SD and amy.
Anon it is well known that Bert has a drug problem.
I'm good, Star :) Just finished up the last of my painting yesterday. Well, the last of what I wanted to paint in that particular colour anyway.
Hey, aren't you going to England this year? Or did you already go?
Thank you too
Amyranth.
I thought you might like it.
:-)
She did say seen and heard , she never really mentioned she knew him.
Mustard,
Love that one!
MissTottenham said...
And you Amy mad me laugh my tits off too.
O_O
*looks under the couch*
Oh! Thank god! Here they are MissT!
Luckily, they can't ever seem to go far.
-A
And Ergoproxy. Thanks too.
:-)
Do you?
I added a commandment.
:)
Bert admits to still smoking pot, but by all accounts, he doesn't do anything harder than that.
Different anon, by the way. But I do know a lot about The Used.
Mustard, maybe he should bring out his own finger skillz CD
well anon just about every interview I have read from him seems to include references to him either being really drunk, really hung over, high, alluding to drug use in the past or present and he did total 2 cars while drunk, I'm not bothered finding the interviews I am just telling you the impression I've gotten from his interviews.
Whether it's true or not I don't know but that's how he makes it sound
Obviously you disagree and that's fair. I would hope it's mostly an act on his part.
LOL Amy.
*takes tits back and slips them back in bras*
I wish those buggers would stay where I put them.
Drug taking aside, as far as I've seen Bert's never pretended to be something other than what he is.
He, who?
If by he you mean Raymond "Finger Skillz" Toro, then by all means!
and by drugs I was referring to marijuana, it is still a drug as far as I know and illegal.
Just because one says drugs doesn't mean one is referring to hard drugs
MissT, mine never do.
Disobedient little buggers!
-A
LMAO Amy.
Oh damn, there goes that too.
RW he never has, but my point was where money goes is up to the person with the money.
Christ Almighty!
*looks under the chair, the coffee table, and the couch again*
Damn MissT! I think that actually WENT!
-A
Bert has dealt with drug issues in the past, including meth addiction when he was very young. He's also had problems with pancreatitis because of drinking, which forced him to cut down on that.
According to people close to the band, he hasn't done hard drugs since 2005.
RW he never has, but my point was where money goes is up to the person with the money.
I agree. That was my point too.
Aw crap.
Amy, could you just post it back to me if you find it.
*ponders how to sit down without ass*
Calm-helping-defend anon, thank you. I can't do it so calmly.
You're very right though.
♥♥
:)
missT you really have some problems, perhaps gaffer tape next time?
*hands MissT a throw cushion from one of the couches*
Here, try this. I'll have to post it I guess, I can't even think of where it might have gone!
-A
It's okay, 9:02. The guy's been to hell and back and we long-time, die-hard members of The Used Nation will always defend him. :)
WOO!
*flings some ♥♥*
-A
My two cents:
Bert McCracken can write a damn good song.
*takes cushion from Amy*
Thanks, I'll try it out.
I think you are right Ergo. Some solid tape is the way to go. Superglue just isn't what it used to be.
Bert can also sing a damn good song.
*plays violins in background for added effect*
Bert can also sing a damn good song.
Ooo, I concur!
Bert's got an excellent voice. Powerful, and yet still melodic.
Bert McButtcracken
Sweet dreams and goodnight
But I bet I could kick his ass at arm wrestling.
Are you twelve, 9:10?
*tackles Fimmy*
Goodnight Fimmy. Sweet dreams.
Where did you get to anyway?
I thought the aliens had taken you.
Well, he's a big softy like butter.
goodnight fim sweet dreams
I bet I could just kick your ass, RW, and beat it, too! ;)
*bah bum CHA!*
anon 9:11
you smell
9:10 don't spoil the mood.
It got a bit romantic there. Was just helping the two anons with the music ^_^
O_O
Aw, GOODNIGHT, FIM!
Dropped by your place. I hope you're okay.
Talk to you later. :)
Ah, so you're not twelve. You're eleven. And you brought a friend. How cute.
struth Fim you appeared there like a dingo at dead wallaby!
have a bonza night my little sheila
goodnight Fs
Well, gonna turn in.
Have a nice night, all :)
anon 9:13
Loser
O_O
Wha?
The proofz was on the porch post until you beat my ass, but no matter. ;)
Goodnight, RW! Have a pleasant evening!
Goodnight RW, sweet dreams.
Goodnight Rw
I am going as well
Goodnight
anon 9:14
you have cooties
Eh, what the hell.
BACON!
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