I'm still here! I've still been posting on Facebook, blah erggh...yeah I know most you Bloggers don't like it. And I don't blame you most the time.
So DAMNED IV came & went. Want to see some pics? Give me some motivation, haha.
I haven't been up to much honestly. Same ol' same ol'. Won't be another art show for a while...March I think. Unless something pops up. And that's fine, I have so much art & have worked on so much this year, that a break is a-OK. But I still draw almost every day. I love drawing...it's very comforting. And I don't have to make a complete mess, woo.
Been listening to lots of music. Some great albums came out this year, including the band above, Imperative Reaction. They didn't tour Detroit (which made me wanna cry!) but I think they'll come around before too long. {They are one of my fave bands} Music is always inspiring...sometimes motivating...always comforting.
Hope you're all doing well. I miss you Wench & Sullivan. You are my Blogging buds to the end. Love you two. ^_^
UGH! One of my fave bands is not coming to my state for their latest tour. This upsets me so much. Darn darn darn! I was looking forward to it like you wouldn't believe. So odd because Detroit loves 'em and draws a good crowd. Well, I will try not to get too bummed....and hope some other good shows will be happening this summer.
The first video from one of my favorite bands Imperative Reaction. I saw 'em live around 2 years ago. It was awesome! Met them too and they were really cool. And Ted {lead singer}...well, he's sorta the man of my dreams. ^_^
This song is the single from their upcoming album. It comes out in September and I'm hoping they'll tour soon after its release. Mainly because I'm getting really anxious since I love this new song so much.
this is a pic i took when i saw one of my very favorite electronica/industrial bands Imperative Reactionback in October 2008. i took a lot of pics that night and most came out crappy because of two reasons...1) my camera is crappy & old to begin with...and 2) there was so much smoke in that tiny little club (guess it's called Smalls for a reason!). you can see the smoke in the this pic but i think it looks really cool & it doesn't ruin the shot. i didn't tamper with this pic in any way...i don't even think i cropped it. so, i'd like to think i caught him, Ted the very lovely lead singer, in a moment. ;}
please see Angie's Page: 7 Clown Circus for more Wordful Wednesday posts.~
i saw one of my favorite bands, Imperative Reaction, a little over 2 months ago and am writing about it now. why you ask? simply becuz i didn't have a blogger then & i just wanted to document it before chunks are forgotten. well, it was one of the most surreal moments for me because the whole experience was so incredible. here we go...
Imperative Reaction have been one of my fave bands for a while now and i was beyond excited to see 'em that night. so when mike & i got there we grabbed a booth because it was atleast an hour before the 2 opening bands got on stage. and once one did we still stayed at our booth cuz the music was pretty crappy...as well as the next band. and that ended up being fine because i was able to meet the two 'main' members of the band. the first guy, Clint-he does the keyboards & programming live-just walked by our table & i asked for an autograph on their newest CD Minus All. and funny, a guy asked for one when i was getting mine. Clint was really cool, so that made me happy. but i was really hoping to meet someone else...
then when i was passing through a small & tight hallway they have there to get to the stage, i saw Ted Phelps, the singer/mastermind of the band. i say mastermind cuz IR is his band practically-he does vocals, lyrics, and all the instruments & programming. and the peeps on stage just do what he can't since he's singing...Clint does some extra help on the albums though. anyways i was both surprised & happy to see him, & had to say something. so i gushed to him for a few minutes on how i love the band & if they were playing my fave song that night (and they were!), bla bla bla-the normal girl gushing thing. did i happen to mention he's so cute?! he has black hair & blue eyes...lovely! so yeah, i felt like i was shaking in my boots. then we made our way over to my table and talked some more (gush gush gush), and i got my CD signed. and again, another dude asked him for an autograph while i'm getting mine...what did i start?!!
so Ted was so sweet & humble (and so sexy in person, darn him for being married, & darn mike-j/k!). so i was beyond happy that i got to talk w/him for a bit and got my CD signed-cuz i'm an autograph junkie too! oh, & yeah, i hugged him too...cuz god, i had to. who knows if i'll ever get to talk to him again? had to take advantage of the situation...ha ha. mike said i wasn't gushing but you ever get that feeling you're making a fool out of yourself?!? i feel that way when i meet people who...1) i really admire or 2) are very cute...and he happens to be both!
so the show. it got started LATE. and even though we were at a table until they were about to go on stage, we got a spot right up front, to the left of Ted. so that was awesome. & they were SO awesome live, everything & more that i hoped for. and even during a song i'm sure he pointed at me. i mean it was a pretty small venue & i happened to gush to him an hour or so before so it wasn't too unbelievable. i thought that was funny. OOO, they played so many of my fave songs, and saved the best for last "As We Fall." such a great song.
i took a lot of pics but less than half turned out decent. the one i'm going to use here was my BEST shot. it was so smokey & dark & lights were going everywhere that it was hard to get decent pics. but i got a few. the other pic is my collage i made consisting of the set list (first one i ever got, yay!), album artwork, and my autographs i got that night. so i went home feeling very satisified & thrilled that i met HIM (Ted) and that the show was so freakin' awesome. when i woke up the next day, i just wanted to be back at that concert cuz i waited quite a while to see 'em (i missed 'em last time they came around)...and it just made me SO happy. definitely one of the best times i've ever had. when there's that much anticipation, it makes things so surreal & 10x better cuz you're like "it's really happening." everything was perfect, i couldn't have asked for anything more that night!~
[this clip is from a show a couple weeks before mine, and is one of my fave songs "Closed In."]
*1-Mindless Self Indulgence: If 2-Imperative Reaction: Minus All 3-Horrorpops: Kiss Kiss Kill Kill 4-Amanda Palmer: Who Killed Amanda Palmer? 5-Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles 6-The Kills: Midnight Boom 7-Ladytron: Velocifero 8-Does It Offend You, Yeah?: You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into 9-Gossip: Live In Liverpool 10-The Dresden Dolls: No, Virginia NOTE: Best EP of the Year-Spinnerette: Ghetto Love *=the very best album i've heard all year
[Wow-7 of the 10 CD's above are lady singers! 2008 was definitely year of the woman in music!]
