snapshot of my thoughts at the moment: alice in chains
I was debating whether or not to post this, because it's that wanky and overly-sincere little kid side of me that I'm trying not to be. Also, it was written quickly and is unedited, plus it probably won't interest a single person on my friends list. But hey, why not post? It's not like I'm forcing anyone to read it
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Thanks for sending me the link. You are SO LUCKY to have met him.
If a genie ever gave me three wishes, I'm pretty sure that one of them would involve seeing Alice in Chains live. *sigh* I was born too late, dammit; 15 years earlier would've been PERFECT, I could've seen Empire Strikes Back in the theater, I could've seen all my favorite bands live.... WAH.
Your tattoo sounds awesome. Actually, it's funny, I almost mentioned this in my post but then I didn't. I don't have any tattoos because I've never been able to think of something that I would want on my body FOREVER. Probably about a week ago, looking through the Dirt artwork again, I realized that the sun logo would be the perfect thing. I would love to have that as a tattoo. I used to draw it on all my old notebooks--my school notes from back in the day are covered with versions of that sun.
Which NIN song title did you choose? I used to love them a lot--I still consider The Downward Spiral to be a great piece of art--but I don't listen to them much anymore. There seemed something constructed, or exaggerated, about Trent's pain, whereas Layne's always felt more sincere. But that's just me.
Oh, that's so cool that you have the Headbanger's Ball on tape! I'd love to trade, but uh, I'm trying to think of what I would have to trade with. Anything you're looking for? I have lots of MTV clips of them from back in the day, most are post-1994 though... I've got most of their Rockline appearances on audio tape, Mad Season on self pollution radio... this is all pretty common stuff, though, isn't it? Sorry I don't know much about trading but let me know if you have any pointers.
Thanks for responding; I'm so glad there are other people out there who know how wonderful AIC was.
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I know what you mean about tattoos and forever. But, since music and the scene were such a big part of my life for so long it felt right. Pretty much only I can tell what the tattoos about, to everybody else it just looks like a pretty sun with some chinese writing inside of it. BTW the NIN song was 'Happiness in Slavery' ...which is why it's in Chinese. :D Sadly, I've always identified most with 'Broken' it's still my favorite release.
Don't worry about a trade, let me dig the tape out and make sure I can make a copy of it. :D
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*dies of jealousy*
Seriously, I missed nearly all my favorite bands in concert. I was 11/12/13 when they were all breaking up, and I wasn't allowed to go to concerts at that age. Nirvana, of course, was gone, and AIC wasn't touring by the time I grew to love them. I came THIS CLOSE to seeing Soundgarden, but my mom lost the letter that told the fan club how to get tickets, and they sold out the regular way. I figured I'd see them on their next tour, but no, they broke up. I did, at least, get to see Pearl Jam, but by then they were playing newer songs that I didn't connect with.
Ah well; the moral of the story is that now, when I have the opportunity to see a band I like, I take it. Because you never know when will be the last time.
Ahh, "Broken" is a great CD. That sounds like a wonderful tattoo.
You are so awesome for offering to make me a copy of the HB tape! Thank you so much! I'll definitely pay for shipping/the cost of the tape/whatever, just let me know. My email address is drinkthepoison@hotmail.com. Let me know yours and I'll send my mailing address. Thank you again. :)
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