Warped Tour 2007

Reposted from my myspace yesterday:

Technically I got off work last night at 1 a.m., although it took me a bit to actually get out the door. I was already tired, but I had miles to go before I slept. I went to Wal Mart. I came home. I got on the computer for a bit and caught up with e-mail, etc., and I got ready for bed and for my Saturday. It was 4 a.m. when I finally hit the pillow - not literally of course. I'm not a pillow abuser. LOL My alarm was set for 8:12 a.m. It was close enough.
Today Warped Tour happened in Salt Lake City. I intended to make it to the venue, also known as the Salt Lake Fairgrouds, at 9 a.m., and made it about 9:15 a.m. At least it was close. The line was already getting a bit long, but at least wasn't completely out of the Fairgrounds parking when I arrived. The first thing I saw, other than the line, were people with signs that said, "Free Hugs." I remember seeing this on YouTube, so of course, I hugged them all. The gals all gave rather tentative hugs, but the last guy (who was obviously into this whole thing) gave me a long, bear hug. I said, "Whoa, you don't mess around, you mean business." LOL Then it was just a long wait as they slowly processed everyone and sent us to a "holding pen" as I like to call it. Bascially, it's a large area covered with asphalt and bleachers. Then we waited until 11 a.m. as the temps began to climb. 11 a.m. did finally arrive, believe it or not, and we were let into the gate. Nearly everyone made a beeline for the schedule board (or large balloon, or whatever that thing is called), including me. I made a list of the bands I intended to see for the day. The first was Anberlin at 12:30, so I decided just to watch Play Radio Play since it was at the same stage. Somewhere along the way, I saw Brittany from work, and we were together for the first few bands. We kept losing and finding each other during the day.
Since I am extraordinarily exhausted, I will skip much of what happened and just go straight to the bands I saw during the day. After Anberlin, I wandered around with Brittany until we lost each other,and then went to see Circa Survive then Coheed & Cambria.. Afterwards I made a pit stop at one of the "smoothie" stands and had a Wildberry Smoothie. It was pretty good, but did I get a "brain freeze." Next, I found Brittany again at the Hurley Stage where we watched Meg and Dia. The were pretty good actually, and cute. :) I made my way over to the Lucky stage to see Yellowcard... 4 minutes into their set. New Found Glory played after Yellowcard, and I had decided I'd like to see them. Overall, they were pretty good, and used the stage well. I got a kick out of the fact that they sang Kiss Me. It was the only song they did I knew all the words to. LOL After a pit stop for some Gatorade, I found my way to the 13 Stage where Killswitch Engage was playing. Nice guitar work, but a little on the screamy side for me and a little vulgar at times, but Paramore was up next and if I had any hope of being anywhere near the front, I would have to get there while Killswitch was playing. I was able to move a little forward, but still was mor to the side than I had hoped for Paramore, but overall, it was a good place to be. Paramore pretty much rocked the place, and just get better every time I see them. Today was no exception. They did a lot of songs from the new cd, and they played Emergency. It was a great set. And finally, I stayed at the same stage once again to watch Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. There was a gal there with her daughter who was probably a little shorter than I am -- which means she was definitely short. She had a long sleeved shirt on, and I thought she must be dying from heat. She was able to move up front next to me. She seemed to enjoy Red Jumpsuit's set quite a bit. I know her daughter did. :)
It was time to leave the place, so I stopped to take a few pics of the "trash" as I find it so unbelieveable, and headed for my car. I was glad I was parked close to the exit because my feet were killling me....
And, I noticed that I don't smell so wonderful either. :)
So, I'm really tired, really sore, but content just the same.

Peace out,
Melanie

Note: I should have more pics up here soon:
http://woman4life.smugmug.com/
But keep checking. It may take a bit. The pics are with my Canon S3 IS since I couldn't take the 20D into Warped Tour.

Happy Anniversary

I intended to post this blog sooner, but as is often the case, I am miles behind where I want to be. The 4th of July was my anniversary. Ed and I have now officially been married for 31 years. And for those who are counting back in time, that was the bicentennial. It makes remembering the date a bit easier. When it came time for Ed and I to set a day for our marriage, we both thought of the 4th at the same time. We both thought he'd never forget it that way. I also could never remember it raining in Sacramento on the 4th of July, and we were to be wed in Ancil Hoffman Park outdoors near the American River. It was a beautiful setting. The weather was, indeed very nice and we never forget the date. :) The downside to having an anniversary on the 4th was that we always took the kids to fireworks on the 4th, and finding a baby sitter on the 4th of July was akin to witnessing a miracle. But it's fun to think that they set off a light show every year in honor of our marriage. ;)

It isn't always easy... marriage is a lot of work. Things don't always go according to plan, and it takes some real committment. We are two very different people. Ed prefers solitude, I prefer a crowd. Ed can figure out how just about anything works. I'm lucky to tie my shoes. He is up at 4 a.m. I sleep until 2 p.m. I go to concerts and he shoots paintball. He hates conflict, but give me a knockdown dragged out fight over silence. He is my balance, and I hope that I am his.
At any rate, it works. I can't imagine else really putting up with me. :)

--Melanie

Family, Life and Love

It's been a long week and at times very bitter sweet. I have had the opportunity to see my family and all of my siblings together at the same time, which is a rare occurence. There are 6 of us altogether, and I am the oldest of the whole crazy bunch. I saw my son, who I don't get to see to terribly often, either. My mom and dad (who have been divorced since I was 19) were there as well. So, I was so grateful to get to see everyone.
I'm not really sure how much to share on a myspace blog. Suffice it to say that my step dad is not doing well, and is home with hospice care. He and my mom renewed their vows because it was something he wanted. It was supposed to happen at the end of August, but there were concerns that it would be too late, so it was moved to July 1. My mom flew everyone who lived further away out to be there, and that included me. I left Saturday morning after working until 1 a.m. and then came back Monday with plans to work at 4:30 p.m. as usual. I was pretty tired to say the least.
I tried to work, but it wasn't going well. I kept falling asleep while trying to type, then I'd have to recheck the document because I couldn't even recall what I had typed. It wasn't good. Then I was having intestinal problems as well. I came home about halfway through the night, and tried to sleep. At about 12:30 a.m., I woke up sick. So now I'm trying to figure out if I've recovered enough to go back to work, but I know it isn't going to look good if I stay home just before the holiday. :( I'll probably go in.
Anyway, it was an interesting weekend. All but a few of my nieces and nephews are pretty much grown up now and some have thier own families. I was able to see some of the kids I haven't seen in a while, or have never seen. It's something I really hate missing. Kids grow up so very fast.
My family is a bit of a microcosm of the whole of mankind, I think. We have every sort of person, trial, and joy all balled into one. I think it's because there are so many of us. We are having to watch someone die, my niece wasn't able to be there because she had a baby girl, two babies are growing and waiting to make their appearance - life and death, liberals, conservatives, people celebrating 30 plus years together, some divorced, single moms, single with no children, and married with kids. And we all love each other. As my step dad said in one of his more lucid moments... loving each other is what's important.
Tell someone you love them today. The day goes by too quickly.
--Melanie

Static

This is a repost from my myspace blog:

This has been my mind today...Let's get to the point.... static...I could never grow old, fantasy is just too fun....more static...Breathe in , Breathe out and know that you're alive. Now, I want to see you dance....change stations...Right where he wants you......You were the song in my head...Now I know how to save a life...I had all of these songs going through my head today... first a part of one song, then another. They seemed so unrelated, like when someone turns on the radio and is constantly changing the channels...Holding onto thoughts is sometimes hard... one of the joys of growing older, I suppose.

--Melanie

P.S. lyrical content provided by Eisley, The Fold, Sherwood, and The Fray.

This Providence

If you haven't already figured it out, this is one in a long line of stories in the memoirs of Melanie's concert adventures. As usual, the toughest place is knowing where to start, so perhaps the best place after all is the very beginning. (How's that for a corny intro?) LOL
Tuesday the plan was to go to work sometime between 10-10:30 a.m. On the way I was going to stop at Smith's and quickly pick up some vitamin water for the band and then work for 4 hours before heading out to Salt Lake City to see This Providence. That was the plan, anyway. As is frequently the case, plans get waylaid. What actually happened was that I did stop at Smith's. They were almost out of the vitamin water I planned to purchase, and it was on the top shelf, and I'm not so tall, so it took a bit longer to take care of my "short" errand on the way to work, but that was accomplished and I headed for work. I wanted to be there by 10 a.m., but 10:15 worked out just fine. Traffic was pretty good for the most part, and I indeed did arrive at 10:15. The parking lot was pretty full so it took forever to find a spot, but I found one. I grabbed some things that shouldn't get hot out of the car, and headed in the door in a bit of a hurry. Now, I have to scan my badge to get in the door, and my badge is no where to be found. I know I had it because I also had to scan it to get into the parking lot. I traced my route, checked my car, emptied my purse twice, walked to the parking lot entrance, and finally to the guard shack. As it turned out, someone found it by the door and turned it in. I have no idea how they missed frantic me looking for it, but I can almost picture someone picking it up as I drop it and gleefully heading off to turn it in. But, I was relieved that it had been found. An hour later, very hot and sweaty, I make it into work and managed to put in 3 (rather than 4) hours. I hopped in the car and headed for Salt Lake City and Studio 600.
I arrived at the venue somewhere between 3 and 3:15, and I was following a white van and trailer. I figured it was one of the bands. It had New Jersey plates, and as it turned out, the band Paulson was from New Jersey. I saw them in the left lane and was afraid they were going to make the mistake I did the first time I went to the Club. It's on the far right, but they changed lanes at the last, turned right at the light and went around the back. I found a great spot right in front of the venue. I was, of course, the only one there for the concert that wasn't working or in one of the bands, or a dancer or something. So, I waited with all my "goodies" by the door. I held the door so someone could carry things out, and waited for Lauralee to arrive.
While I was waiting, I was asked if I wanted to wait inside, and I definitely didn't turn that offer down. It was rather warm out there. LOL It was, however, very nice inside. I was able to see Sean and give him the things I brought, and told him that Lauralee was bringing more. Sean said, "Oh yea, I forgot this was Utah." LOL When Lauralee arrived I asked if she could come in and wait, and she was let in as well. We had a good time chatting, watching the bands set up and talking to Sean and David and a little bit to Dan. I always feel like such a loafer watching everyone else and wishing I could help, though. LOL We found out that This Providence was supposed to alternate headlining and we'd get to hear them as the headliners. It didn't end up working out that way, but we were excited about it for a little bit. LOL
It didn't really seem all that long before it was time for the show to start. I didn't even notice at first that the doors had opened and people were starting to come in until Lauralee pointed it out. Oops! :) So, we took our spots by the stage and waited. The band Paulson played first, and I really enjoyed their set quite a lot. I decided to buy their cd. I took photos as I usually do. Paulson ended their set (all good things must come to an end?) and June set up to play next. I was able to take pics of the drummers during set up, so I think I have some good drummer shots this time around. I'm still going through pics. June also put out a good set, and I took quite a few photos of them. It went by quickly and the next band set up to play. Lauralee said, "This Providence" is playing now - so they weren't headlining after all. I had to empty one of my cf cards for photos, so while they set up, that's what I did. I think it finished just before This Providence started to play, so the timing was good. They played two of their older songs and songs from their more recent cd. I went to the far side of the stage to take a photo and as I was heading back to my original place someone asked me if I knew if they were going to play "Beautiful Rescue" so I told her that I really didn't, but the video was coming out soon. LOL Just as I got back to the other side, they played Beautiful Rescue, right on cue. ;) AT one point in the show, this guy got on stage and was going a little crazy. Then he jumped into the crowd. I took a pic, but it happened kinda quick and I don't think I had it on autofocus, so the pics turned out rather fuzzy. Then we all were pretty much singing along to "Wolf In Sheep's Clothing" - at least I was. It was over too soon. :( LOL Then it was time for A Change of Pace to set up. I decided to take pics for a couple of songs and then just go to the back and get a tee or something. I had a difficult time getting pics as the lighting changed and the crowd got a little crazy. I do think I got a few, though.
Anyway, I bought a This Providence tee, the Paulson CD and a June ep. June had a few really cute tees, and I asked about writing a check, but then chickened out because I spent a little much. I felt bad about having the merch guy check into it and then changing my mind.
O.K. This novel is getting rather lengthy... suffice it to say that Lauralee and I took turns taking pics with Dan, and then Sean and later the whole band and talking to them as we could. I pretty much chatted everyone's ear off. I'm really bad about that after shows. I think it's adrenaline or something. ... that and the feeling that you have to say it now because who knows when next time will be? Something...
Some highlights of the after concert are David's Michael Jackson imitation, talking to Sean about just about everything, hugs, and the after concert "acrobatics." I have absolutely no idea what to call it or even how to adequately describe it, so there are a few pics in my photo album (and more on my smugmug.com site) if you want to see. When This Providence comes, I always end up laughing lots after the show, and as they say, "laughter is the best medicine". I am still tired after working days, and being up late, as usual, but it was worth it.

Sherwood, The Fold, Sound the Alarm, Allred

Tooth and Nail Tour photos

Tired, happy and gratefully well!

Just to follow up my last blog, I did make it to the Tooth & Nail concert in Salt Lake City on June 11. I was very glad that I made it after recovering from a bad case of the "blahs". When I arrived at the venue, the MXPX bus was there along with several other bands and trailers. I took one bag of M&M's for each band and spent part of the afternoon looking for someone from each band to give them too. The last band to arrive was The Fold, and they seemed glad (as did the others) to get the goodies. I didn't find anyone from Project 86, so Dani, who I met in line, took the candy to their merch table and gave them to the band that way. At least I was able to give the M&M's all away before the show. I was afraid for a bit I'd have to carry them during the show, which wouldn't have been great. I also took a form to join the MXPX fan club during, which also included a t-shirt and a meet/greet. It seemed like a good deal. Thanks to The Fold, I was able to get a photo pass for the concert and take in my digital SLR. I wish the pics of them would have turned out better, but I did get a few. I was able to meet Mike Herrera, and Tom of MXPX, as well as Dan, Keith and Aaron of The Fold. They are seriously (or not so serious, I suppose) nice guys. Keith and I both like Sigor Ros and good harmonies (anything pretty.) It was a great night, and all my reservations about going just evaporated. I wouldn't have missed it!

I finally made it back to work and survived. I've been a bit more tired than usual, but then my schedule has been rather whacko as well. Yesterday I wasn't at all tired, and felt rested but I was just "spacy". I hope my quality at work doesn't drop as I am a little concerned about that.

Tuesday I went into work very early (10 a.m.) and workd until 2 p.m. so that I could go and see Sherwood, The Fold, Sound the Alarm and Allred. Bethany met me there. She was having a really bad and difficult day but she went, and I hope she at least had a little bit of a good time. I appreciated her coming. It was an absolutely amazing day. I met lots of people, and people who saw me at the Tooth & Nail Tour were coming up to introduce themselves. I met two gals that live near me that saw me in Vegas. I was able to meet most of the bands, and spent a bit of time talking to everyone. The music was amazing all around, and I enjoyed it. I had to put my fingers in my ears a few times because I was so close to the speakers. I need to get some quality ear plugs. I have some in mind, but I've been procrastinating. LOL
At any rate, I made it home around 12:30 a.m. and went through all of the photos I'd taken. I think I was able to get much better photos of The Fold this time around, although I still had a difficult time getting a good picture of Aaron. Next time, somehow, I will!

So much is going on in my life, I often feel like a juggler, and maybe a bit out of touch with the rest of the world. No matter what has happened, I can definitely say that I am undeservedly blessed. I'm definitely not going to complain. I can't believe God continues to be so good to me. I know that things will not always be as they are now. Some of the old stresses will leave, and new ones will take their place. I hope and pray in this part of my life, that I can be at least an encouragement to some and hopefully not a nuisance at all. I have always loved music, and my heart goes out to musicians, especially those that leave a normal life to travel far and wide, often in less than ideal circumstances. They sacrifice sleep, and the comforts of home often because they love to play, and I love to listen. It's not all glamor. So.... if you think of your favorite band, say a prayer for them as they travel and keep them in your thoughts.

As for other things, it's Friday! I am definitely ready for the weekend. :)

God's blessings,
Melanie

P.S. Picture blog to follow

Health issues

Sometimes I'm rather fond of the old adage, "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired." This month it has been especially true. Today I went back to work after coming down with the flu on Monday (something I am told I have in common with Bo Bice now), and starting treatment for bronchitis on Wednesday. I'm not getting well too quickly. Maybe it's because I'm older now. However, this is the third time for the flu since the end of September, and twice it has developed into bronchitis. This is not normal for me. Once every other year is more my norm.

SO, today, I finally went back to work. I was fortunate to have a bit of sick leave built up, but I think it's going quickly. I figured I'd better go back today.

I managed to type about 15 documents before I started getting the funny vision. It kept getting worse, and worse and worse until I had to look around blurry, spotty places in my vision to see the numbers I was typing on the documents. I felt a little light-headed once or twice, but I managed to finish the batch, put a second batch I had back on the truck and instruct the back-up lead that I was heading for the nurse's office. She said I needed to be seen, even though it was most likely an ocular migraine, albeit a very bad one. I didn't have a headache yet. She had me call someone to pick me up. It took three tries to reach my husband by phone. He doesn't like to answer the phone, especially if he doesn't know the number (so now he knows what USG means.) I hope my life never depends on him picking up the phone. LOL

This is about the third one of the ocular migraines I've had in recent times. The last time the visual disturbance was almost as pronounced, and a little scary. After about the third day into the headache I finally cried "uncle" and went to see the doctor who gave me Maxtor. It took two doses. This time I got on meds before there was much of a headache. Funny thing is there is a bit of pressure, no headache, and it's still sort of there, which makes deciding what to do with the meds tricky. I'm taking a wait and see at the moment. Hopefully I won't regret it.

Tomorrow I have to go back to work again. My car will be there waiting. My husband will have to take me to work, which means I'll have to walk farther. I could scan him into the lot, but figure I'd better not, since I'm not sure that's technically allowed.

I have tickets to the Tooth & Nail tour on June 11, and was to take half a day off. I can't even get excited about it. A lot of it is being sick. But I guess I have a few days to recover before then. And I will feel badly taking off when I just missed so much due to illness this time around.

Like I said, "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired."

Looking forward to hopefully getting over all this.

--Melanie

Bo Bice

Some pics from the concert on Thursday Night. :)

Temptation

Cravings
Pulling me
Whirlwind
Sucking me in
Dying
Trying
Fighting
Wanting to win
This battle

A little slice of my life - What it's like

Last night, or should I say this morning, I managed to leave work somewhere in the vicinity of 1 a.m. I worked 6.3 hours of overtime, and 2 hours of credit. Credit basically means I can use it as time off at a later date in lieu of annual leave (aka vacation time.) I knew it would be a bit of a long night with little sleep because I desperately needed some groceries, dog food, etc., which meant a trip to Wal Mart. By the time I completed my shopping trip, it had to be after 3 a.m. I still had to unload everything, put at least the majority of it away, wind down enough to sleep and let the dogs in to calm down before putting them in their crates. Before I would finally lay my head on the pillow it was around 6:30 a.m. That is all well and good if one does not plan to get up at 9:30 and be to church at 10 a.m. I am very blessed that it only takes about 10 min. to get to church, and we often don't start promptly. Yes, I fit right in there. :)

So, I made it to church this morning somewhere in the vicinity of 10 a.m. and music and worship had already started. I found a seat about 4 rows back and joined in. We sang, the announcements were made, and the pastor acknowledged Dennis and Sandy Zech and let us know that they would be performing their acts of illusion for us at 4 p.m. Dennis and Sandy come to our church about once a year and they are always a welcome sight to me. Dennis has a killer sense of humor, and I consider him the king of the "groaners". He can also imitate cartoon characters. I always appreciate what they have to say Dennis and Sandy, not the cartoon characters ;), and I enjoy the presentation as well. So, while I had planned to shovel the gifts the dogs love to leave me in the backyard this afternoon, seeing Dennis and Sandy seemed a great deal more appealing. :) I saw Sandy and chatted a little bit and purchased a really cool bracelet to support their ministry. I stayed a little after church to chat, and while I was waiting someone showed up with a bounce house that was being brought in for the kids. Then I finally headed for home with a pit stop to Smith's to buy some salad fixings for the big event. I knew I needed to make sure my camera was ready as I planned to take lots of photos.

At 4 p.m. I went back to church. I saw an old friend I hadn't seen in a while, ate a barbequed hamburger, salad and some wonderul fruit salads as well. I took a lot of pics as planned. There were games for the children, and some fun relay races with water. No matter how far away I stood, though, my camera and I still ended up dodging the spray. Fortunately, my camera and I both survived. The kids were adorable and fun. Then the big kids (aka the men and dads) got involved in the water fun and lets just say we had a lot of men at the event looking a little like drowned rats for a while. But they did have fun! I watched.

Finally, it was time to see Dennis and Sandy, and I was not disappointed. Dennis and Sandy were funny, entertaining and informative as they always are. One of the main messages that they get across with their illusions is the concept of deception and how one knows if they are being deceived. There is a specific "trick" that they perform where they show how it is done and ask if you can ever be fooled by it again and of course the response is "no". Why not? "Because now you know the truth."


When things began to wind down I was going to call my daughter because we were supposed to go out to dinner and look at her financial situation. I had my cell phone in the car to charge because it was dying. Just when I was thinking I might sneak away I was approached to see if I could get a pic with Sandy talking to the crowd. I said I would try. By the time I finished and got back to the phone it was a bit late, so I ended up meeting my daughter for dessert instead. We discussed her financial situation which seems somewhat hopeless at the moment. Somehow there has to be a way through it all, but I'm not quite sure what it is yet.

Just as we were finishing our dessert the waitress came to our table and said the man in the corner with a bandana wanted to pick up our tab. I wasn't quite sure what to say. That was certainly a first for me. LOL My daughter said, sure. It was very nice, although a little awkward. It felt really weird to leave without paying. LOL We acknowledged him and said thank you, but didn't really go all the way over to his table since he was with a group of people anyway, and I really was speechless (a rare thing.)

So, I headed for home and here I am, blogging, downloading and uploading photos and catchcing myself from falling out of my chair when I start to doze off.

A day in my life.

Peace out,
Melanie

Trying to Capture Beauty

A leafhopper (not so beautiful, I suppose and flowers from my front yard:







I have said before, and it bears repeating, I cannot create a flower, I can only capture it's beauty: even so, I can never capture it all, or fully do it justice.

The Mountains Declare

Here in Northern Utah there is a wonderful view of the mountains. Everyday as I travel to work, I can look ahead and the view is often quite breathtaking, at least when it isn't interrupted by road crews working.

AT any rate, when I see the mountains and their beauty, it's easy to praise God. However, as I was driving a while back, it just really struck me how the mountains themselves are a snapshot of God and his creation, and a testament to who he is.

God is majestic, beautiful, strong, powerful. Likewise, his Creation of the mountains there is great majesty and beauty, strength and power. Everything about the mountains scream a testimony to God and who He is. Yet, even the mountains would move if he just gave the word.

Praise God.

--Melanie

Spidermania

No, this is not a Spiderman review. I haven't seen the movie yet, although it's definitely in my plans in the near future. I'm waiting for things to slow a little in the theaters. I'm thinking an early matinee on a weekday might work. :)

What really caught my attention was at Wal Mart, also affectionately known as "Wally World" to some of us. Last week I walked into Wal Mart and Spiderman was everywhere. First and most obvious, of course, were all of the Spiderman toys, kids chairs, kids tees, bath towels and pretty much anything that advertised Spiderman that would interest a child (and sometimes young men in their late teens and twenties, which aren't so different from children generally speaking.) If that had been all, I don't think it would have been so notable, however.

What really caught my attention was that it seemed nearly everything had Spiderman on it. I saw Spiderman Trix, Spiderman orange soda, and of course Spidey boxer shorts. It would be really funny to give those to someone, but I think I'd be too embarassed to actually try it. ;)

Today, I was at Wal Mart again, and the Spiderman bonanza was still ongoing. I'm sure I missed a few items, like the one that caught my husband's eye, Spiderman cheese nips. Now there is one snack I cannot go without!

On the way out of Wally World, my husband quipped, "I'm surprised they don't have Spiderman toilet paper." Now there's a grand idea. You could call it Spidey wipes. (O.K. You can stop groaning now.) To be honest, perhaps there is Spiderman toilet paper. I was almost afraid to check that aisle, so it will have to wait until next time.

In the words of Dr. Otto Octavius: "Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seat belts." Spider mania is here.

Going through Hoops for Hoopes

O.K. My Matt Hoopes inspired limerick is now completed. It's corny, I know, but I suppose that make it very "limerick-like." LOL

Hoopes was a guy who could rock
Though some thought he barely could talk
He kept awfully quiet
Till he started a riot
When he merely just went for a walk.

Creativity?

Someone posted a limerick thread on the "Pictures, Art and Poetry part of the Relient K forums, so I decided to compose a limerick for each one of the guys. I still have to come up with something for Hoopes, but it's late, so it will have to wait. Anyway, here are my limericks for Matty, Jon, John and Dave:

There once was a young man named Thiessen
Who wrote love songs for each passing season
He fell like a cannon
For the fair maiden Shannon
Now he's happy beyond rhyme or reason.

There was a young lad called Jon Schneck
Who went on a very long trek
To each comics store
but he still wanted more
'til he spent his entire paycheck

There was a musician called Warne
who needed a loud ooga horn
He caused a disorder
When left at the border
And now he is sad and forlorn


Relient K's drummer got bored
As history now will record
The drummer called Dave
Thought he needed a shave
Now all of his hair's on the floor

Hmmm... now what can I say about Mr. Hoopes. :)