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Since my last post, I was able to do a ton of cool shit I’m pretty proud of. We finished off one of our toughest tours in October and followed that by going to the UK for 2 weeks. After the UK, we had 4 days off and were on tour up until today. We ended the tour this evening at the First Unitarian Church in Philly with Bane, Down to Nothing, Breakdown, and a couple of others. Definitely not the most common show for us to be on but it was a great show and it was awesome to be apart of a show like that. A sense of nostalgia definitely hung around with me tonight.
When we were out in the UK we toured with a band called Maycomb. We never met the guys before and didn’t really know what to expect. We lived with 5 other guys and toured in the same van, so it was great to get along so well. Absolutely some of the nicest people I’ve ever hung out with. Overall, the tour was a blast. I never thought I’d be able to go 10 minutes from my house and have someone know anything about my band, to be able to go across an ocean and play in 3 different countries was definitely something I’ll never forget. I can’t really express my thanks towards Dan Campbell & the Maycomb guys. I hope I can get them over to the States for a tour soon.
We got back and only had a few days before we did another run of the US. It was fun, definitely felt like an improvement from some previous tours. It was great to have people help last minute with house shows, acoustic sets, and stuff like that. Sometimes shows fall through last minute or don’t get booked or whatever, when someone helps you in that sort of situation it really can change the entire tour and in turn change your entire outlook on things.
I’d like to think my general outlook on alot of things has changed. This isn’t going to last forever, I really don’t know where I’ll be in a year from now, nor do any of us really. To not have the best time possible at this point just seems pretty selfish. Whatever happend, happened. The past is only the future with the lights on.
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It’s been a minute
I haven’t had much time to update this really, I Call Fives left for tour about a month ago. It’s definitely been a stressful month but it’s been fun. Currently sitting in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma listening to Mike snore and making dumb jokes with Nick and Chris. Pretty stoked.
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Straylight Run - It’s For the Best
How does anyone know they’re doing the “right thing” with their life? I mean, I have no idea what I’m doing..but I’m trying to do something. Isn’t that what the big picture is?
I get we have to settle for shit in life..but man I’m tired of seeing people settle their entire lives.
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If you don’t like this then you hate fun.
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You’re goddamn right
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The Graduate - I Survived off their album Anhedonia.
anhedonia an·he·do·ni·a (ān’hē-dō’nē-ə)
n.
Absence of pleasure from the performance of acts that wouldnormally be pleasurable.I don’t know. I think this song rules and this album was really really solid, it baffles me this band isn’t bigger.
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Get busy living, or get busy dying
I’ve been involved with a band for four years now. The weird part is that we started the band when we just finished high school, I had just turned 18. These past 4 years have been such a strange time to try and take a band seriously. Actually, it’s a strange time for anyone who’s not following the cliche “Go to school. Finish school. Get a job.” lifestyle. In high school, I didn’t have to worry about bills, money, responsibility, nor did I have many “real” relationships. The duration of this band, so far, has seen me become who I am today. Needless to say, I’ve been thinking lately about how I’m 22 now and only finished 2 years of college and that I inevitably need to finish school, how little money the band makes, how tough it’s been on my relationships and life, things of that nature. It’s kind of weird feeling like one of the “older guys” when it comes to music and where we come from..in a not so flattering way. Ultimately, I’ve said fuck everything else and am happy to roll the dice with these couple other dudes. Without the support of my true friends and my parents, this would be impossible for me.
I’m not much for reading but a friend of mine was using a piece of Bukowski’s Factotum as his gmail signature (how scholarly):
“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don’t even start. This
could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs. And maybe your mind.
It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a
park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean
mockery, isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your
endurance. Of how much you really want to do it. And you’ll do it, despite
rejection in the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you
can imagine. If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other
feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods. And the nights will
flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the
only good fight there is.”For me, this was like listening to a band that I loved for the first time. It’s not often you find someone express the exact things you feel, but in their own words. I agree with everything that’s written, it’s been difficult to see so many people that were not like me, people that essentially convinced themselves the band was their passion. I’ve seen so many of those people come and go the past four years..and at the end of the day, regardless of who you’re friends with, who you know, or what anyone else thinks..it’s about how you feel about something. I’m never going to let someone who doesn’t understand how I feel try and force me to compromise what I want to do with my life. For those who I know that didn’t quite have what it took, I hope you find your true passion in life. You will find something that will force you to make proper decisions and show a certain care you’ve never had before. This something is not a person. It’s heartbreaking to constantly see people alter their lives to one “person” and doing what said person sees fit. What’s the point in living if you’re not loving what you do? If anyone’s reading this thing, I hope you are happy.
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