Pretty Handsome Awkward
For the past few months I've been slipping further and further into the Used side of bandom. (luciamad has had a hand in that, feeding me all sorts of pictures and canon and YouTube and Kyte vids. And she's a very manipulative woman, I must say, because she knows exactly what hits my kink buttons. Like, say, dirty, fucked-up, slightly cranky boys with absolutely wickedly cheesy senses of humour. DOES ME IN EVERY TIME.)
So, I thought it was about time to do some Used pimping around here. In particular Bert/Quinn pimping. Which means....yes, indeedy...IT'S PICSPAM TIME. \0/
Okay. So. This is the original lineup for The Used. They're from Utah. Meet Branden, Quinn, Bert and Jepha.
Now, about two years ago or thereabouts, Branden (*points up*) left the band. Long story short, Branden is very straight-edge and Quinn, Bert and Jepha...er...not so much. Let's just say there's a lot of alcohol and drugs in their, ah, pasts. But! It worked out for the best because Branden went and joined Rancid, which was his favourite band ever, so yay for him, and the Used got Dan. Who is awesomecakes.
Meet Bert, Dan, Quinn and Jepha.
Okay. Close up of Dan...
And Jepha...
Someday I will do a picspam of the two of them because they are absolutely fantabulous themselves. But for now, let's meet Bert, shall we?
HI, BERT! Bert is the lead screamer vocalist for The Used.
Bert is tiny. Like 5'2" tiny. Which hey, is how tall I am. \0/ Bert is also seriously fucked-up. He's been addicted to drugs and alcohol, he was in jail for a bit when he was a kid, and he left his Mormon family when he was a teenager and ended up living with Quinn and his (non-Mormon) family.
Bert has a bit of an attitude. A lot of people also don't find him attractive because he tends to be unshaven, unwashed, unshampooed and, well, greasy all over. This, however, for me is kind of hot. I know you'll all be so surprised. But I'm telling you, Greasy Is Sexy. DON'T LOOK AT ME THAT WAY.
See?
Oh, shut up. Bert agrees with me.
Bert has a tendency to be a bit odd at times.
No, really. Seriously odd. This is another thing I think is really hot. And amusing.
Bert is also a bit intense.
Which sometimes comes across as bugfuck crazy. Which is AWESOME.
This is Quinn. He's Bert's BFF.
Lately he's gone back to brown hair, but I like Quinn best blond.
Even when he had the really bad bleach job.
It was a really bad bleach job.
I think we can all figure out why I like blond!Quinn. And greasy!Bert. *eyes Snape and Draco* What can I say? *shrug* I have a definite type.
Quinn plays guitar and sings backup.
Quinn can be a dork sometimes.
A really huge dork.
Oh, come on, Quinn. Don't look at me that way. It's true.
See?
All right, fine.
Quinn is also pretty.
Very pretty.
Very, very pretty.
You're welcome, Quinn.
He also has difficulties keeping his clothes on in public.
No, really.
He does.
Er. Yeah.
Bert does not necessarily object to this.
In fact, he likes it.
A lot.
Um, boys?
No, really. Seriously.
Can we please get back to the picspam?
Right. Okay. So.
Rumor has it that Bert and Gerard Way of MCR were once an item. Rumor also has it that there may have been a bad breakup. What we do know is that for a while MCR and the Used were really, really close.
AW. WARM AND FUZZY.
MIKEYWAY FTW.
Ahem. What we also know is that there was some sort of blowup and split. And Gerard and Bert were kind of snarky about each other for a while. Much like angry exes. *looks shifty* And now they don't really have much to do with each other, though Bob Bryar from MCR supposedly does keep up with the Used. (As things often are in the incestuous world of bandom, he was once their sound tech.) Rumor also has it that the Used's song Pretty Handsome Awkward is about Gerard.
But that's okay because Quinn was there to pick up the pieces for his BFF.
He was worried for a while. But Bert made it through it.
Bert wrote the song Blue and Yellow about his relationship friendship with Quinn.
They might as well be married.
Of course, Bert did once propose to Quinn on stage.
Because who else would you want to spend your life with than your best friend whose ass you can kick at thumb war?
This is okay with Quinn. They could even get a puppy.
Or adopt a lot of kids and teach them how to make devil horns. Rock on, dudes.
Although I will admit this makes me really, really, really want to write an AU where Bert runs a day-care center with Dan...
Who teaches the kids their alphabet.
And Quinn runs a coffee shop across the street with Jepha....
That all four of them meet up in.
And hijinks ensue.
Quinn thinks this is a fabulous idea.
Bert agrees.
Quinn can't contain his excitement.
Neither can Bert.
And on that note, I leave you with A Few Last Reasons Why Quinn Allman, Bert McCracken, Jepha Howard and Dan Whitesides Are Giant Wondrous Joyous Dorks Whom I Love. Because there is nothing I love more than boys being boys. With video camera in tow. \0/ (I also recommend checking out their Kyte channel, but I'm not going to embed any Kyte vids here because they list trackback links on their Kyte site...)
Wiztards
Stuck on the Bus
Playing Golf
Playing Golf 2
Street Luge
And because everyone should have a taste of the Used's music...
Paralyzed
The Bird and The Worm
Pretty Handsome Awkward
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go write some fic. :D
So, I thought it was about time to do some Used pimping around here. In particular Bert/Quinn pimping. Which means....yes, indeedy...IT'S PICSPAM TIME. \0/
Okay. So. This is the original lineup for The Used. They're from Utah. Meet Branden, Quinn, Bert and Jepha.
Now, about two years ago or thereabouts, Branden (*points up*) left the band. Long story short, Branden is very straight-edge and Quinn, Bert and Jepha...er...not so much. Let's just say there's a lot of alcohol and drugs in their, ah, pasts. But! It worked out for the best because Branden went and joined Rancid, which was his favourite band ever, so yay for him, and the Used got Dan. Who is awesomecakes.
Meet Bert, Dan, Quinn and Jepha.
Okay. Close up of Dan...
And Jepha...
Someday I will do a picspam of the two of them because they are absolutely fantabulous themselves. But for now, let's meet Bert, shall we?
HI, BERT! Bert is the lead screamer vocalist for The Used.
Bert is tiny. Like 5'2" tiny. Which hey, is how tall I am. \0/ Bert is also seriously fucked-up. He's been addicted to drugs and alcohol, he was in jail for a bit when he was a kid, and he left his Mormon family when he was a teenager and ended up living with Quinn and his (non-Mormon) family.
Bert has a bit of an attitude. A lot of people also don't find him attractive because he tends to be unshaven, unwashed, unshampooed and, well, greasy all over. This, however, for me is kind of hot. I know you'll all be so surprised. But I'm telling you, Greasy Is Sexy. DON'T LOOK AT ME THAT WAY.
See?
Oh, shut up. Bert agrees with me.
Bert has a tendency to be a bit odd at times.
No, really. Seriously odd. This is another thing I think is really hot. And amusing.
Bert is also a bit intense.
Which sometimes comes across as bugfuck crazy. Which is AWESOME.
This is Quinn. He's Bert's BFF.
Lately he's gone back to brown hair, but I like Quinn best blond.
Even when he had the really bad bleach job.
It was a really bad bleach job.
I think we can all figure out why I like blond!Quinn. And greasy!Bert. *eyes Snape and Draco* What can I say? *shrug* I have a definite type.
Quinn plays guitar and sings backup.
Quinn can be a dork sometimes.
A really huge dork.
Oh, come on, Quinn. Don't look at me that way. It's true.
See?
All right, fine.
Quinn is also pretty.
Very pretty.
Very, very pretty.
You're welcome, Quinn.
He also has difficulties keeping his clothes on in public.
No, really.
He does.
Er. Yeah.
Bert does not necessarily object to this.
In fact, he likes it.
A lot.
Um, boys?
No, really. Seriously.
Can we please get back to the picspam?
Right. Okay. So.
Rumor has it that Bert and Gerard Way of MCR were once an item. Rumor also has it that there may have been a bad breakup. What we do know is that for a while MCR and the Used were really, really close.
AW. WARM AND FUZZY.
MIKEYWAY FTW.
Ahem. What we also know is that there was some sort of blowup and split. And Gerard and Bert were kind of snarky about each other for a while. Much like angry exes. *looks shifty* And now they don't really have much to do with each other, though Bob Bryar from MCR supposedly does keep up with the Used. (As things often are in the incestuous world of bandom, he was once their sound tech.) Rumor also has it that the Used's song Pretty Handsome Awkward is about Gerard.
But that's okay because Quinn was there to pick up the pieces for his BFF.
He was worried for a while. But Bert made it through it.
Bert wrote the song Blue and Yellow about his relationship friendship with Quinn.
They might as well be married.
Click to viewOf course, Bert did once propose to Quinn on stage.
Because who else would you want to spend your life with than your best friend whose ass you can kick at thumb war?
This is okay with Quinn. They could even get a puppy.
Or adopt a lot of kids and teach them how to make devil horns. Rock on, dudes.
Although I will admit this makes me really, really, really want to write an AU where Bert runs a day-care center with Dan...
Who teaches the kids their alphabet.
And Quinn runs a coffee shop across the street with Jepha....
That all four of them meet up in.
And hijinks ensue.
Quinn thinks this is a fabulous idea.
Bert agrees.
Quinn can't contain his excitement.
Neither can Bert.
And on that note, I leave you with A Few Last Reasons Why Quinn Allman, Bert McCracken, Jepha Howard and Dan Whitesides Are Giant Wondrous Joyous Dorks Whom I Love. Because there is nothing I love more than boys being boys. With video camera in tow. \0/ (I also recommend checking out their Kyte channel, but I'm not going to embed any Kyte vids here because they list trackback links on their Kyte site...)
Wiztards
Stuck on the Bus
Playing Golf
Playing Golf 2
Street Luge
And because everyone should have a taste of the Used's music...
Paralyzed
The Bird and The Worm
Pretty Handsome Awkward
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go write some fic. :D