Can't you give blood?
And you get backstage passes?
I read that on warpeds site.
thats what me and my mommy be doing next friday!
i found out too!!
and seriously need an update on the journals
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 6/06/2007 12:57:00 PM EST
i have been happy on the surface but jesus took his talent to the grave. so don't mind me but i'm sinking. now maybe someones got another someone to save. elements that dictate the well being of society are hard pressed for invention. ignite the creativity as they do on that special day.
i shot the sheriff.
- shaant
Monday, June 04, 2007 - 6/04/2007 01:19:00 PM EST
Dear Danielle,
I have had my ins and outs with substance. I have made conscious efforts to avoids things and constant efforts to try things. People change their views and habits very often, especially someone who is young and trying to find their role in this very big and very intimidating world. By no means am immune to such common behavioral variations. When you claim to be anything it is only right to be true to what you claim and view as right. Although in order to balance this out empathy and compromise must work their way into the equation.
I have sat upon my high(no pun intended) horse numerous times on various issues. I have said things in interviews and lyrics that were true at the time. This is where change plays it's part. I have transitioned into a new stage in my life. A stage that I have waited for and prepared for. I have done what I have thought was right to ensure that I would to develop into a pretty well minded person through two of the most trying, exciting and scary years of my short life. In high school there was a two month period in which i claimed 'edge' and followed the guidelines but they simply weren't for me. I stayed drip n' sip free for three and a half years. Sadly due to my ignorance and lack of maturity caused me to avoid parties and various friends. I judged and casted such vicious eyes on those around me who thought things were cool when i in fact despised their views. Now with time I have allowed myself to open my mind and use common courtesy and empathy. I now respect and admire anyones choice to stay away or to use certain substances. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes, their own character flaws, their own opinions. So to set the record straight, I am not straight edge. I am a 20 year old young man just trying to live his life.
I am so glad you asked this question, truly...and yes, everyone IS a let down...I am just not sorry for this one.
Lizzi My Mizzi,
Do I think I could ever become friends with a fan?
Yo, I have made a lot of friends out of people who have met me through CUTE. In fact this is how I see it.
Based on a few simple questions a conclusion was made.
What's the most important thing in my life?
What's my passion in life?
What's my reason?
If this didn't answer your question well then, I am sorry...for the rest of you..5683.
So PinknBlack1303,
You are wondering why I sometimes lack in the making an appearance department post show as well as why I never make eye contact with the crowd and why I stare at my feet.
Firstly, there are plenty of reasons as to why I am not out n' about after shows. Sometimes I have press, sometimes I am hanging with friends that I haven't seen in a while. Sometimes i meet new friends(get your mind out of the gutter). The most common reason is that I just need time to be alone and just relax. This year has plagued me with so many different illnesses and infections. It was by no means a very easy thing to go out in the cold and hang out even though I wasn't even supposed to be talking at all let alone nonstop for hours. I will say that it's unfair to pick at the negatives, try viewing the glass as half full. We could be a band that is never to be seen from sunrise to bus call. I take pride in the fact that CUTE is not one of those bands and never will be. Not if I have anything to do with it..
Secondly, the lack of eye contact is a fault that i hold distain for simply because i am so aware of it. I can't seem to fight off the fear I have with engaging someone who for all I know hates me. Just because someone is in the crowd that doesn't mean they are enjoying themselves and I really want everyone around me regardless of if i am on stage or off, if i am with friends at a party or sitting and talking politics with my grandfather. I want everyone to be happy. Deep down it's all I want, so when I am on stage i feel as if i am going to engage the wrong person and be shut down. It's the same complex that doesn't allow me to go up and ask an intriguing lady for her number, let alone saying hello. I am shy when it comes to having people support me. I shrug it off because I fear that I will somehow dabble in the land of arrogance, and that is something I cannot stand.
Laura,
On a lighter note, we all have PSP's. Fred, Tom and I use them nonstop. If you can, go snag one up they are well worth the $170.
I have never really used Live Journal but I have two MySpace accounts. MySpace is a huge reason we are where we are today so I am a big fan but I wish I was a bit better at utilizing the numerous ways of communication that it has to offer. The spam is rough and annoying as I am sure you can all feel me on and for some reason ppl feel the need to post redundant bulletins about the pointless things they feel the world should know about them...its lame... So it has it's ups and downs. In the end, I back the MySpace.
Australia is in our cross hairs after Warped Tour, as are Japan, and Europe.
Keep on keepin' on.
NEXT!
- shaant
Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 6/03/2007 01:54:00 PM EST
so,
i want to know what you want to know.
so
somehow find a way to ask, maybe post it on our LiveJournal Community and i'll cook up some answers that you can snack on. make'em good or else they will be flushed and disregarded like my ferret. shit's about to get a bit realerreerrr. yupp i just went there. i wrote it and i meant it. everyone know's the amount of ER's you add increases it's severity...
just do it.
- shaant
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 5/29/2007 01:44:00 PM EST
yo,
i was driving alone to bamboozle after flying in from London.
so i had a lot of time to think about things during the 6 hour drive.
one thing i wanted to do was involve you guys in more of what we do.
i wanted more of a connection.
so i thought about where i get down with all ya'll and the thing that came to mind was merch!
at the beginning, during or the end of the show, i am usually always there.
(esp for Warped Tour) i thought about all the shirts and hoodies you buy...then i thought about how each tour has a few favorite designs..
then i thought about how a lot of the times people are left to just sit in front of the table
and ponder whether or not they should get the blah blah blah one or the one with the umm...ummm..i dunnooo...blah.
then i thought about having a tour where there was no one favorite,
a tour where everyone got what they wanted.
THEN i thought about making a website where we post purposed designs and YOU pick the ones YOU want then we will make them.
the merch that wins the majority of the votes will be made for Warped Tour and hopefully every tour from this point on.
this is an idea in it's formative state but it could be epic if done correctly.
so spread the word and give it a shot.
you go to a show, hang out and hopefully go home happier with fly sleeves that YOU wanted.
not what i thought you wanted...
although we'll still have some surprise designs to keep it fresh.
CIWWAF Merch Vote
this is just a temporary site, it'll be revamped and have some real dope features on it.
i want a girl who rolls in dunks and flats.
oh yeah yeah yeah, yeah i want that.
- shaant
Friday, May 25, 2007 - 5/25/2007 12:06:00 AM EST
i love being at home.
i spent the day in the sun at Delaware park playing ball and chilling with Seabass and Brett. it was incredible. i am soaking up every last drop that the sun is willing to drop my way.
i am on the prowl.
do you ever wonder where your wife or husband is right now? someone you may not meet for 10 years..
it's crazy to believe that your someone is leading the life that molds the person that you want to spend the rest of your life with.
mine is making everyone around her laugh until they are sore in the stomach.
mine is learning every last thing she can.
mine is embracing change but asking for answers as to why things are changing.
mine is staring at the same sun that wakes me up with it's everysunrise.
mine is mine.
i havent met her but when i do my life will finally begin.
sleep tightly.
- shaant