(no subject)
side not: I wrote this in my notebook with the intention of posting it in LJ.
I sit here writing this whilst wearing my vans, Bazooka Joe socks, Levi's, SicPuppy belt, my Busted shirt (homemade birthday present from my sister back in '04), and the New England tracky Dana gave me. I've just finished my Physics exam, which took me ages to turn in, cos I knew I'd be writing this afterwards. I stalled a bit longer by reviewing standard deviation and box-whisker plots for my next exam, but I never was big on studying for math. You either know it, or you don't, ya know? See how I'm still satlling? haha. I hardly post entries on LJ anymore, but how can I not post something today?
One year ago today, my all-time favorite band, Busted, decided to go their seperate ways. A year ago tomorrow, they announced it to the public. And, I still remember it all almost perfectly...
It had been the last day of exams, so I had arrived home cheerful. When I checked my e-mail, I saw my brother had sent me something. It was an article from Yahoo! News saying Busted had split. Since there had been several rumours going around about them splitting for a month or so, I laughed at his foolishness, and replied. I told him that Busted we're only taking a break while Charlie toured with Fightstar, but they haven't split up.
This is where it gets a bit hazy...
After the e-mail, I found some clips of the press conference Busted had held the same day. I can't really remember where I found them, but I'm guessing Busted Online or through Google News, not really sure though. What I do know is that the press conference confirmed what my brother had already told me, Busted had split.
Since my brother was right, I e-mailed him again. It was something along the lines of "oh wait, they did break up."
Through Busted Online and the BustedUSAStreetTeam, I was able to read about what happened after the press conference had ended from people who had been there. Basically, Charlie laughed at the fans who were crying over the news. This was the only reason I was angry with Charlie. Not because he was the reason Busted split, but because of the way he acted towards the people who loved him (or at least they loved him before Busted spli, not sure about after.) It just made him seem so...heartless. Just because Busted wasn't what he wanted, didn't mean he should make fun of people who did want Busted.
It wasn't until I read in the news that things were being thrown at Charlie during Fightstar gigs that I really began to like him again. Yes he had been rude to fans, but at least he didn't chuck things at them. Nobody deserves to be treated that way. And through it all, he just kept on playing. Gotta respect that. And besides, can you ever really not like a guy who actually makes bushy eyebrows look good?
So yeah, Busted broke up, and life really did move on. Most fans, including me, turned to McFly. They're a great band, but it was never quite the same. With Busted, I would be ready to murder the people at HMV when my CD took longer than a week to arrive after it had been shipped. With McFly, I just accept the fact that I would have to wait at least another day for my order to come. Not to mention, I enjoyed the Busted calendar a lot more than I'm enjoying the McFly one. Busted's was just more fun.
It pretty much comes down to the fact that no one will ever be as legendary as Busted. Sure, others have tried coughnoisenextdoorcough, and I've had a good laugh over their attempts, but no one will ever be the same.
Charlie, Fightstar
+
James, Son of Dork
+
Matt, Solo
=
Y
I sit here writing this whilst wearing my vans, Bazooka Joe socks, Levi's, SicPuppy belt, my Busted shirt (homemade birthday present from my sister back in '04), and the New England tracky Dana gave me. I've just finished my Physics exam, which took me ages to turn in, cos I knew I'd be writing this afterwards. I stalled a bit longer by reviewing standard deviation and box-whisker plots for my next exam, but I never was big on studying for math. You either know it, or you don't, ya know? See how I'm still satlling? haha. I hardly post entries on LJ anymore, but how can I not post something today?
One year ago today, my all-time favorite band, Busted, decided to go their seperate ways. A year ago tomorrow, they announced it to the public. And, I still remember it all almost perfectly...
It had been the last day of exams, so I had arrived home cheerful. When I checked my e-mail, I saw my brother had sent me something. It was an article from Yahoo! News saying Busted had split. Since there had been several rumours going around about them splitting for a month or so, I laughed at his foolishness, and replied. I told him that Busted we're only taking a break while Charlie toured with Fightstar, but they haven't split up.
This is where it gets a bit hazy...
After the e-mail, I found some clips of the press conference Busted had held the same day. I can't really remember where I found them, but I'm guessing Busted Online or through Google News, not really sure though. What I do know is that the press conference confirmed what my brother had already told me, Busted had split.
Since my brother was right, I e-mailed him again. It was something along the lines of "oh wait, they did break up."
Through Busted Online and the BustedUSAStreetTeam, I was able to read about what happened after the press conference had ended from people who had been there. Basically, Charlie laughed at the fans who were crying over the news. This was the only reason I was angry with Charlie. Not because he was the reason Busted split, but because of the way he acted towards the people who loved him (or at least they loved him before Busted spli, not sure about after.) It just made him seem so...heartless. Just because Busted wasn't what he wanted, didn't mean he should make fun of people who did want Busted.
It wasn't until I read in the news that things were being thrown at Charlie during Fightstar gigs that I really began to like him again. Yes he had been rude to fans, but at least he didn't chuck things at them. Nobody deserves to be treated that way. And through it all, he just kept on playing. Gotta respect that. And besides, can you ever really not like a guy who actually makes bushy eyebrows look good?
So yeah, Busted broke up, and life really did move on. Most fans, including me, turned to McFly. They're a great band, but it was never quite the same. With Busted, I would be ready to murder the people at HMV when my CD took longer than a week to arrive after it had been shipped. With McFly, I just accept the fact that I would have to wait at least another day for my order to come. Not to mention, I enjoyed the Busted calendar a lot more than I'm enjoying the McFly one. Busted's was just more fun.
It pretty much comes down to the fact that no one will ever be as legendary as Busted. Sure, others have tried coughnoisenextdoorcough, and I've had a good laugh over their attempts, but no one will ever be the same.
Charlie, Fightstar
+
James, Son of Dork
+
Matt, Solo
=
Y