| "The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity." --Voltaire "Most people would die sooner than think; in fact, they do." --Bertrand Russell "Stupidity has a knack of getting its way." --Albert Camus "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." --Elbert Hubbard "The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity." --Harlan Ellison "Just think how stupid the average person is, and then realize that half of them are even stupider!" --George Carlin "A word to the wise ain't necessary. It's the stupid ones who need the advice." --Bill Cosby "Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match." --Karl Kraus "Let us be thankful for the fools; but for them the rest of us could not succeed." --Mark$nbsp;Twain "If all the fools of the world should die, lordly God how lonely I would be." --Mark$nbsp;Twain (personal correspondence) "...there are some things that can beat smartness and foresight. Awkwardness and stupidity can. The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn't do the thing he ought to do, and so the expert isn't prepared for him." --Mark$nbsp;Twain "Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass." --Mark$nbsp;Twain "It is a solemn thought: Dead, the noblest man's meat is inferior to pork." --Mark$nbsp;Twain "Be virtuous and you will be eccentric." --Mark$nbsp;Twain "In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that he did not also limit his stupidity." --Konrad Adenauer "The dumbest people I know are those who know it all." --Malcom Forbes "There is no sin except stupidity." --Oscar Wilde "As crazy as carrying timber into the woods" --Roman idiom for stupidity "If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out? ~Will Rogers "Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome." -Isaac Asimov "Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." -Peter Ustinov Mel Brooks said, "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die." "I'm my own worst enemy." -PINK "Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in vain." -Friedrich von Schiller "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." -Abraham Lincoln "Darwinian Man, though well-behaved, at best is but a monkey shaved." From Gilbert and Sullivan's Princess Ida opera; a considerable insult to monkeys! "He who hesitates... is sometimes saved." -James Thurber "Human beings can always be counted on," says Dean Koontz in False Memory, "to assert with vigor their God-given right to be stupid." "I did not go to his funeral, but I wrote a nice letter saying I approved of it." -Mark$nbsp;Twain "I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone." Lady Bracknell, Royal Patron to the Darwin Awards, in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. "If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error." Observation by economist John Kenneth Galbraith. "If some Power the gift would give us, to see ourselves as others see us! It would from many a blunder free us, and foolish notion." -Robert Burns "It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others." "Natural laws have no pity." -Robert Heinlein "Nothing is more trifling than to treat serious matters triflingly, so nothing carries better grace than to discourse of trifles as a man may seem to have intended them least. I have praised Folly, but not altogether foolishly." From Desiderius Erasmus' The Praise of Folly meant to justify laughing at tragedy. "Only two things are infinite -- the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the Universe." Albert Einstein, Scientific Advisor to the Darwin Awards. "Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. There is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity." Thus spake Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein. "The best laid schemes of mice and men go oft astray." -Robert Burns "They've been treating these chimpanzees less than human." -New Mexico Senator Mary Jane Garcia "Think of it as evolution in action." Quote from a sign above a favorite suicide jump spot in Niven & Pournelle's Oath of Fealty "Those whom life does not cure, death will." -Cormac McCarthy "Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small. Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all." -Friedrich Von Logau "What separates man from other animals in this world is humanity." New Mexico Senator Roman Maes explaining his opposition to the death penalty. As Douglas Adams said, "Life is wasted on the living." Darwin Award contenders would do well to remember the wise words of Brooke Shields: "If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life." Darwin Awards epitomize the view of Ralph Waldo Emerson, that "all life is an experiment." Frank Zappa observed, "It's not getting any smarter out there. You have to come to terms with stupidity, and make it work for you." James Watson, co-discoverer of the helical structure of DNA, thinks stupidity could one day be be corrected by gene therapy. "If you're really stupid, I would call that a disease," he said. "I'd like to get rid of (stupidity)."
From New Scientist, 2-28-03 The Darwin Awards illustrate Mark$nbsp;Twain's observation that "Man is the only animal that blushes -- or has reason to." The existence of Darwin Awards shows that we apparently do need common sense warnings like, "Caution: Batman cape does not enable wearer to fly." Upon hearing about Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, the alarmed wife of the Bishop of Worcester exclaimed, "Descended from the apes! My dear, let us hope that it is not true, but if it is, let us pray that it will not become generally known." "Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire "Common sense is perhaps the most equally divided, but surely the most underemployed, talent in the world." -Christine Collange "The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer "Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." --John Wayne "The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard." -Steven Wright "No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs. We should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed, and love of power." -P.J. O'Rourke "Humans are not the end result of predictable evolutionary progress, but rather a fortuitous... twig on the enormously arborescent bush of life" -Stephen J. Gould "One small (mis)step for man, one giant leap for mankind." -Neil Armstrong "Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side." -Jewish Proverb "If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?" -Scott Adams "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." -Benjamin Franklin "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See "Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH," the paint wouldn't even have time to dry." - Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time "Such as his life such was his end."
--Cotgrave's 1611 French/English Dictionary "He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death."
--Saki There is a fine line between recklessness and courage...
--Paul McCartney |
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ini bukan kritikan dr gw, tp dr www.sunjournal.com
dan pernah diposting sama bung topsykretz di AVA I-Crowds,
ini dia: The 80s was a lovely decade. Big hair, hiked-up socks, puffy sleeves, tight jeans, mullets. You can't beat that kind of quality. Well, you can't ... unless you look at what young men wear these days:
Blink 182 made an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live recently. The only reason I know this, is because I was sifting through wire photos and this monstrosity caught my eye. The first thing I noticed was Mr. Turtle, otherwise known as Travis Barker. In case you don't know the members of Blink 182 by heart (come on, get with the times), he's the guy with the neck longer than Central America.
If by chance one is born with an abnormally long neck, one does not accentuate it with tattoos. One hides it with turtle neck shirts or scarves, or if one is rich, one seeks a good plastic surgeon.
Not to say I don't like me some tattoos, on the contrary ... I have some of my own and will only get more with time (and the raises needed to fund my tattoos). But come on, be smart about it.
Then we have Mark Hoppus, or the guy who looks like he got a little jizz in his hair circa "There's Something About Mary." Someone should introduce him to a pair of scissors. Perhaps loosen up on the hair gel. Not to mention: Fur?!?! I'm not even going to address that one, man.
Stephen Colletti (center), who only rose to fame via super-horrible-bad reality show "Laguna Beach," DON'T SLOUCH. And seriously man, either zip it up, or unzip it. There's no halfsies here.
And to you Craig Fairbaugh, Mr. I'm-so-cool-I-have-my-hat-covering-my-left-eye: I hope you walk into a wall. That's what happens when people obstruct their own vision.
Admittedly, I can't say much about Shane Gallagher (far left). I think people who stretch out their ears like that are just waiting for some punk to come by and rip out the bottom half of their lobe. But otherwise, you look good, man.
Distraction
I’ll be your distraction
I’ll be your distraction
There’s a field nearby
With words written in stone
My love will not die
Please let it be known
This place is dead
It echoes through town
There isn’t one voice
I haven’t heard a sound
The planes flew in
Their bombs did too
The city fell flat
The fires, they grew
When the smoke comes in
It’ll color this town
But I’ll still have you
So I’ll say it aloud
I’ll be your distraction
I’ll be your distraction
The friendship we made
Is a waste of our time
There’s no one left here
To show future that’s kind
It’s a world of hate
Gone incredibly wrong
We cared too late
We just followed along
And the boys went down
With a gun in their hand
Their weapon of choice
Their knees in the sand
If that field nearby
Was still there to be used
Would you ever have known?
Those words were for you
I’ll be your distraction
I’ll be your distraction Seperti yg Tom bilang klo album We Dont Need To Whisper dibuat berdasarkan tentang Perang khususnya Perang Dunia II, jadi lirik ini jg sebenernya metaphor dr kejadian sewaktu dan sesudah perang itu sendiri.. dan yg menjadi "Distraction" dari perang itu sendiri adalah Cinta dan Kematian.
Maybe Tom DeLonge's post blink-182 project, Angels & Airwaves, is simply a response to his first band ---- a chance to get it right.
In contrast to the high-gloss patina of the neo-progressive rock sounds of A&A, Poway native DeLonge said that first band, formed his sophomore year of high school, wasn't cohesive enough to even have a sound.
"Gw gk mikir adanya suatu yg ngebeda2in gaya, krn sayang sekali klo sampe gituh," kata Tom minggu kmrn lewat telephone dijalan, pas lgi tur. ( Dia org maen malem ini di Soma San Diego.) " Para personil lg checksounds sambil nyanyi-nyanyi sendirian aja."
DeLonge ---- who still lives in North County, when he's not on one of his interminable tours ---- said his interest in music was sparked by his older brother's affinity for punk rock.
"Waktu SMP kelas 1 yang Aku beli pertama adalah U2, 'Joshua Tree'" Tom berkata.
"Eh bukan deh, tunggu, kemungkinan besar gw beli lagu punk deh sebelum itu, tp diambil emak gw trus dibuang soalnya ada yg judulnya 'No Moms.' "
DeLonge quickly graduated from listening to music to teaching himself to play guitar. By his sophomore year, he had formed the above-mentioned first band. Not long after that, he was playing his first shows around the county.
" Gw sempet maen di salah satu bar di San DIego, trus gk ada yg nontonin," kata Tom pd penampilan katrok pertamanya. "Trus pas selesai maen, si bartender abis bersihin barnya ngomong, 'Gw kyknya denger sesuatu yg gmn gituh di lo smua bro.' "Penampilan kedua kita, dia org nyuruh kt berenti abis satu lagu trus ngasih satu Snapple. Dia org bener2 benci ama musik kt, dan itu cuma jalan biartenar."
But DeLonge kept plugging away ---- not because he dreamed of becoming a rock star, he said, but simply because he was having fun.
"Semua berjalan dengan lambat, lo mesti kerja keras. Cepat ato lambat lo bakal bs ngasilin sesuatu untuk bensin ato bs buat makan di Taco Bell. " Tujuan lo gk jelas ketika (mau jd bintang), krn lo mikir semua itu gk mungkin. Jadi lo cuma bs terus begitu sampe itu ud gk asik lg, tp itu selalu asik. Kejadian masa lalu selalu jd sesuatu untuk kt ngeliat ke depan."
By the early '90s, DeLonge had hooked up with Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor to form the beach punk trio blink-182. The band's fourth album, 1999's "Enema of the State" (the first with new drummer Travis Barker), pushed them into the realm of bona fide rock stars. Together with South Bay's P.O.D., blink-182 put San Diego's music scene on the national (and international) map in ways that previous breakout local acts such as Mojo Nixon, the Beat Farmers and Lucy's Fur Coat had never quite achieved.
"San Diego punya sesuatu yg sangat-sangat bagus buat sementara, dan kt emang beruntung," kata Tom tentang sukses yg dia dapet bersama blink-182. "Gw pikir diseluruh daerah California bagian selatan jd tempat yg subur buat music."
After blink-182 announced an indefinite hiatus in spring 2005, DeLonge quickly resurfaced with his current combo, Angels & Airwaves, joining forces with guitarist David Kennedy, ex-Rocket From the Crypt drummer Atom Willard and bassist Ryan Sinn, who have since been replaced by Matt Wachter. Two albums into the project, DeLonge and his new bandmates are still pursuing DeLonge's oft-stated plan of melding the grand, overarching themes of bands such as Pink Floyd and U2 with a grittier, punk-influenced sound ---- a sort of prog-rock for punkers.
"Semua itu cuma tentang kt2 yg sama2 suka jenis musik yg sama trus cm nyari sesuatu yg murni di dlm hidup sehari2," kata DeLonge dengan nyampur AVA jg.
If there's one thing that's changed in his transition from his old band to the new one (other than the obvious stylistic shift), it's the writing of new songs, DeLonge said. With blink-182, DeLonge said band members would bring their finished songs to rehearsal, as well as write together. With Angels & Airwaves, things are much more collaborative, he said.
"Itu jd sedikit berguna buat dua2nya, dan skrg kt distudio trus jalanin bersama --- jd itulah sedikit perbedaannya." source: http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/03/13/entertainment/music/dfa737dc59d8532d882573fe006254c0.txt
Do you hear me out there I can hear you.
I got you I can hear you alright.
This is so strange,
I want to wish for something new,
This is the scariest thing I've ever done in my life,
Who do we think we are?
We're Angels and Airwaves?
Just hold on I got you.
I can see the sun coming up on the horizon Berbicara kpd para fans akan keinginan mereka, walaupun terdengar aneh, Tom menginginkan sesuatu yg baru walaupun dengan sulit rasanya untuk melakukannya yaitu membuat Angels & Airwaves, Tom cuma bs bilang kpd fansnya untuk memberikan yg terbaik sebaik Matahari terbit.
Everyone, everyone will listen
Even if it hurts sometimes
If you will come and hear the message
Everyone wants to learn to love again
Open up and come alive if you will
Can you hear my message?
Leave your pain on the bedroom floor again
Bring a smile to survive
And do you think that you have that in you
If you're here and you're all alone tonight
Then I'll give you a free ride
Take a chance cause I know you want to Tom berkata agar semuanya menerima apa adanya walaupun sakit rasanya, Tom coba untuk belajar cinta dan mencintai sebuah cinta yg dulu tdk dirasakannya, terimalah cinta dan akan terasa lebih hidup. tinggalkan segala kenangan masa lalu, melihat kedepan dengan senyuman yg ada didalam dirinya dan akan memberikan kesempatan untuk sesuatu yg menyenangkan krn Tom menginginkan itu.
If only you'll hold on, just hold on
I'm here and I'm with you
I'm here too, I feel you
We'll get through
I know this I've seen it
A hundred times a thousand times
Just one more time
With you and I, I'll pull you close
And then we'll say goodbye Disini menceritakan tentang keputusannya keluar dr Blink yg Tom sendiri merasa lama kelamaan pasti dia keluar dr Blink walaupun dia merasa berat sekali meninggalkan Blink, tp tekadnya sudah bulat dan.. Goodbye Blink-182
I've got a lotta oh hell of a lot to say
Even if it hurts sometimes
And if you will come and hear the message
And everyone everyone will hope and pray
That the best will sure survive
And if it's true then you'll feel the message
A perfect life for a perfect brand new day
And we're the next in line
And do you think that you have that in you
So if you're here and you're curious tonight
Then I'll give you a free ride
Take a chance cause I know you want to
Banyak alasan yg mau dikeluarkanya walaupun terkadang sakit untuk mengutarakannya, klo kalian menyadarinya bahwa yg terbaik yg bakal bertahan, dan jika itu benar dan bs ngerasain pesan dr semua ini sebuah hidup baru yg sempurna menunggu didepan kita, klo kalian semua punya keinginan tsb maka Tom dan AVA nya bs melakuakan untuk kalian.
If only you'll hold on, just hold on
I'm here and I'm with you
I'm here too I feel you
We'll get through
I know this, I've seen it
A hundred times, a thousand times
Just one more time
With you and I, I'll pull you close
And then we'll say goodbye
Who do you think we are?
We're Angels and Airwaves Hehe... 2 bait terakhir ini kerennya... "Who do you think we are? We're Angels and Airwaves"
singkat kata:
Dilirik lagu ini menceritakan sesuatu tentang Blink, dan terbentuknya Angels & Airwaves
Welcome to the Meg & Dia tour diary documenting their ongoing tour with Angels & Airwaves. Read part four below, revisit part one, part two and part three. Click here to see the remaining tour dates.
Thick layers of snow and Ice covered the streets of Columbus, Ohio. The sensation of feeling my toes or the tips of my fingers no longer belonged to me. I felt like I could finally be a proud member of the "smokers circle" the way big billows of what could easily pass as cigarette smoke escaped my blue lips. The only good thing about this depressing weather was the fact that I could now abuse my option of making fun of all the dudes in my band for each wearing a pair of Meg & Dia leggings underneath their skinny jeans. Oh, what joy this season brings! But...not really. Once inside the venue, which we folks like to refer to as The Newport Theater, I followed the neon orange arrows taped to the floor to a creaky spiraling staircase leading to our green room, all the while pausing for a few moments in the areas where the heaters created small patches of heaven. Ace Enders and a Million Different People, The Color Fred, and ourselves were to share a tiny, well-tagged greenroom. Under the chaotic circumstances, although we would spend all our time bumping into each other, shouting tired "EXCUSE ME'S!", and searching for our purses, messenger bags, and coats in a large looming pile in the corner, I appreciated the much needed bonding time. As I walked onto the stage, following the pathway our guitar tech Ping made with his miniature flashlight, I thought about what I think about before every show we play: "How in the hell did I get so lucky?" And then we played our show. And then we loaded out our equipment in the snow. And then we made ourselves peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches and had a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios. And then I got to the most interesting part of my night... I watched the Angels set tonight. I know that most bands won't admit this so I will: We don't watch each other's sets EVERY NIGHT of the tour. Hushed silence steals over you readers... I know, I know. But, if you could just get over your surprise I'll continue on with this blog. I rested my elbows on a drum case on the side of the stage behind Angel's tour manager, Chris. He offered (like he usually does because he's just a freakin' sweet guy) his ear phones to me, which allow him to hear Tom's mix. Tonight I just wanted to feel the show. But instead of being drawn to the frontman, or checking out the guitar players, for some reason my attention kept sweeping back to Atom, the drummer. He just looked so majestic when he played. He kept glancing at Chris with this huge grin over his flashing crash cymbols every time he completed a difficult fill. It was just pure happiness like I've never seen before. I watched his arms, with all that muscle, and all that sweat dripping from his forehead... (No I'm not checking him out! Pay attention!) He was a machine. He was happy. He was so good at what he does. I thought about how far he must have come to get to that point and how far I still have to go, but mostly I thought about how much I want to. After a few songs, Atom (the drum god) did slip up in all his glory while attempting a sweeping fill from one side of the kit to the other. Incidentally the drum stick dinged Dave, their guitar player, in the back of the head. Dave turned to look back at us over on the side of the stage with a goofy grin and just gave us a "What in the blazes was that?" look. Atom smiled sheepishly and continued on with the show. And of course, I admired that, too, because that's what live shows are all about: playing and continuing no matter what. Even if all the drunk frat dudes are moshing in your slow songs just because you're an opener, even if horny scene guys are screaming at you to take off your shirt because you're a girl, even if older-jaded attendees call out an over-played cover song for you to attempt to massacre because you might be a bit too "poppy" for their taste. Even if... Learn something every day I guess. And in conclusion I would like to add this bit of knowledge I found in our dressing room today in Missouri: "Life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life, so get wasted all of the time and have the time of your life."-Anonymous. See, like I said, ya learn something new everyday. -Meg Frampton 
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Fred | 
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Everyone told me the altitude changes experienced through constant travel must have caused my illness. Crew members and band members had all caught the "bug" at one point or another along this tour so far. It was my turn to dance the favorite waltz of tour with the most esteemed partner. Ladies and gentleman, I introduce: The flu. The Flu, being the tyrant he is, demanded full use of my faculties two days ago. The inconsiderate louse wasn't even kind enough to ask permission that he might invade my immune system while I was enjoying the most important tour of my band to date! I bundled up the best I could the night I fell ill, sticking my frozen toes next to the heater in the van and praying the engine would rush the heating process. Drinking an exuberant amount of liquids and avoiding unnecessary physical activity became my top priorities. I'm also proud to add I even refrained from indulging in the Dunkin Donuts across the street from the venue we played at. To no avail, the next morning I woke up to dizziness, nausea, no sense of taste or smell, and the worst part about it: I couldn't talk! No back-up vocals for Meg and Dia and no more "smart-aleck" remarks to every line Dia says on stage in between songs. I don't even get to give my sister a hard time on stage today?! What's left to live for?! Begrudgingly, I entered the venue on the next day with only head-nods and thumbs-up and thumbs-down signs as means of communication. I straggled along behind Dia most of the time so that she might be my interpreter just in case I might come across anyone needing anything other then a "yes" or "no" answer from me. Thank goodness, between her and I, we enjoy the benefits of powers of sisterly ESP and there's really no need to actually talk when I need to communicate anything with her. Everyone on tour, sensing my surprising silence, asked me what was wrong. Dia told them. I vacated the venue for not more than two hours, when upon my reentry I was bombarded with generosity. Crew guys offered me gifts of nasal congestion spray, claritin, and sudafed. Tour managers gave me sliced lemon, and herbal tea. One lumbering loader wagged an indignant pointer finger at me and managed to manually adjust the zipper of my winter coat while huffing in a concerned fatherly tone, "Not in this weather. You're sick!" Dia took my shoes off when I passed out, exhausted, on the green room couch. Jonathan, our bass player, brought me cough medicine. Constantly, the state of my health was inquired. Concern was delivered. I almost wanted to burst into tears out of stupefied gratitude. The thing that people don't understand about tour is: We've all been doing this for awhile (some longer than others) but we all understand that our time spent with each other will be brief and we all want to make it memorable and enjoy it. When you are on tour, you become family. And I love my family on the Angels tour! -Meg Frampton 
Angels & Airwaves
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Angels & Airwaves merch |  Carlo w/AvA | 
Jonathan w/AvA | 
Angels & Airwaves | |
Welcome to the Meg & Dia tour diary documenting their ongoing tour with Angels & Airwaves. Read part two below, revisit part one here and click here to see the remaining tour dates.
We have had the very good fortune of being part of a tour with not only awesome bands but sweet tour managers, sound guys, and crew members as well. They are always in good spirits. While passing through their busy work zones, one will hear low mumbling only coherent to each of them, and although they are completely engrossed in their task at hand, they always have time to lift their sweaty brows long enough for a smile and a polite nod. One of them, whom we refer to as "Doug," even stopped his tugging and pulling of a gigantic entangled cord to tell me the logo I had wood-burned into my amp would be a great design for a T-shirt for our band. "So you do care about our little old support band!" I thought to myself. They are such nice guys. Over a meal at Sushi 101 in North Carolina, Chris (Angels' tour manager) explained Angels' meaning and purpose to their songs and band. In a previous conversation we had had, I told him of my frustrations I have at times when I'm doubtful of my message through our lyrics being understood by our audiences. He listened very intently, and in a wise tone proceeded to explain Angels' story: "Haven't you ever seen Angels' set all the way through? Tom gives this speech at the end about not caring so much about what other people think of you. He wants the crowd to just be themselves and not worry about anything and just listen to the music. Don't worry about being judged by what you listen to, or what you wear, or what you say. Just be for a minute..." On a side note, on an off-day I was watching some Jim Morrison interviews on YouTube. He said something in the same vein. He said that the purpose of a "rock show" is to make the people feel like "one" when they are there together and then when they leave and go to their cars in the parking lot they still feel like "one," and the purpose of the show is to keep that "togetherness" going as long as possible even after the show is over. So from Jim Morrison and Angels I am gaining valuable headway on ideas for my next record. Basically, I'm learning on this tour that people care about you, and they are doing this for you and to help you, and it's important to realize that. -Meg Frampton 
Adam & the computer
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Behind the scenes | 
Dave & Adam | 
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Fred | 
Meg warming up |  The guys | 
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Welcome to the Meg & Dia tour diary documenting their ongoing tour with Angels & Airwaves. Read part one below, and click here to see the remaining dates.
We drove up to the venue not really sure of what to expect. We saw the two buses and a production truck. I could feel my heart race. We found a cozy parking space and I jumped out of the van. "First day!" I thought to myself. Not even 10 minutes after we arrived, Tom DeLonge walked up to me and Carlo and introduced himself. He was so kind and easy to talk to, I had forgotten all my early anxieties. He asked how our drive had been and how we felt about the tour. I told him how excited we all were to start on this journey and how thankful we were. After that first conversation, we all felt we could talk to the entire band about anything and everything.
All of Angels & Airwaves are so supportive. They don't hide away on their bus all day. They come out and chat before shows and show eagerness towards all of the other bands' endeavors. In a way, it's sort of like we have a bunch of older brothers looking after us. For example, one night we were having a meeting with our manager and we were discussing the next record. Tom appeared in the doorway, asked us what we were talking about, and continued to offer some grateful advice. We listened with open ears and thankful hearts. It's been an enchanting experience, sharing a stage with them and I can't wait to see what happens as the rest of the tour unfolds!
-Meg Frampton
Angels & Airwaves Crowd
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Nick from Meg And Dia on stage | 
Meg on stage | 
Nick | 
Dia | 
Poster signing | 
Meg and Chris | 
Dia and Tom | 
Tom with Nick | |
Sedikit Saja
Ketika semuanya terlihat selesai dengan sedikit bicara
Akankah rasa sakit masih tetap tersimpan
Akankah luka hilang ditelan malam
Coba untuk tersenyum di bawah sinar pagi
Seperti mimpi terbaik untuk dimiliki
Semuanya tidak terlihat buruk
Tiap tetesan air mata begitu sunyi
Seperti Tuhan lah yang datang menyapa
Aku, Aku bisa melakukan semuanya
Jika kamu menginginkanku disini
Dan Aku bisa memperbaiki segalanya
Jika kamu membiarkanku dekat
Dimakah rahasia itu sekarang
Yang membuatmu takut tuk mengatakannya
Aku telah berbisik kepada mereka dengan lantang
Hingga kamu bisa dengarkan dirimu sendiri
Pohon hijau adalah pertanda pertama
Laut dalam nan biru, langit yang cerah
Kesunyian datang dengan mata yang bersinar
Dan tercampurlah air bersama anggur
Anak - anak berlarian untuk melihat
Orangtua berdiri didalam kesangsian
Dan mereka yang mengetahui terkait untuk berpetualang
Sang Bumi sendiri kemudian datang untuk mengatakan
Maafkanku untuk mengatakannya tapi kamu terlihat sedih
Senyummu hilang, Aku rasa itu pertanda buruk
Ini yang terbaik jika kamu membiarkan sedikit saja cinta ini masuk
Aku janji, hanya sedikit
Lakukanlah Demiku Sekarang
Malam menakuti dengan raungan anginnya
Melalui ruangan yang luas dari bawah pintu
Tidaj jelas yang dikatakannya
Aku tidak bisa menerimanya dengan baik
Aku memberi dan aku memberi dan aku memberi dan aku memberi dan Aku terus memberi
Luka dan yang hilang dan tipisnya tulang dari cinta yang kelaparan
Aku yakin itu dekat tapi Aku yakin itu terlalu jauh
Dari titik ketegangan, kita tau itu harus
Bagian terakhir film favorit kita
Dimana seorang pria menggengam tangan si wanita dengan memberikan tangannya
Dia meminta untuk pergi dari sini
Sebab liang telah disediakan, dengan lubang yang aku gali
Aku memberi dan aku memberi dan aku memberi dan aku memberi kamu kepercayaan ku
Seperti waktu kita berciuman dan kamu beri aku suatu kepalsuan
Untuk medramatisir kamu berpura-pura menangis
Tetapi Aku di sini dan Aku tenang, begitulah jalannya
Beri satu kesempatan dan Aku akan mencoba untuk memaafkan
Dan Aku tak tau
Dan aku tak dapat menebak
Apakah itu akan baik-baik saja
Tapi sekarang harapan terakhirku
Adalah kamu melakukannya bersamaku
Cium Aku disini dan genggam tanganku
Biarkan Aku merasakan Akulah satu-satunya
Aku tau kamu bisa
Maukah kamu melakukannya demi Aku sekarang
Aku telah benar-benar mengerti dengan hujan dari air mata
Seperti badai yang telah diperkirakan tiap tahunnya
Dan ketakutan dengan pemukul ditangannya
Aku berusaha Aku berusaha Aku berusaha Aku berusaha aku tidak bisa
Kamu adalah pencuri dan tukang sihir wanita tetapi aku mencintai kamu sampai mati
Kamu mencuri jiwaku dan kutukan didalam nafasmu
Tetapi satuhal yang aku dapat dengan sepenuh hati membuktikan
Bahwa ketika kamu pergi Aku akan baik-baik saja tanpamu
Dan Aku tak tau
Dan aku tak dapat menebak
Apakah itu akan baik-baik saja
Tapi sekarang harapan terakhirku
Adalah kamu melakukannya bersamaku
Cium Aku disini dan genggam tanganku
Biarkan Aku merasakan Akulah satu-satunya
Aku tau kamu bisa
Maukah kamu melakukannya demi Aku sekarang
Sekarang bertahanlah, bertahanlah kepadaku
Bertahan, bertahanlah kepadaku
 "My new year's resolution is really to remain focused on the long-term desires for AVA. Sometimes when you're in a band and you're in the routine of launching a record you get kind of into this rut where you get sick of doing all this same things over and over again. But if you keep focused on what it's all about, then it becomes fun again."
"The songs Lifeline & Everything's Magic are on the soundtrack of the German movie Keinohrhase. The main actor in the movie is Till Schweiger." Driven with Sylvester Stalone and in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life with Angelina Jolie are included in his long list of rolls.
thx to The AVA Movement atas informasinya.. |
 Akhirnya gw sempet juga bikin forum buat penggemar Angels & Airwaves disini, walaupun seadanya, sebisanya, sesempet2nya, namun gw berusaha untuk gk ngurangin esensi dr forum yg emng khusus gw bikin buat fans di mari.
Di AVA I-Crowds ini banyak media untuk didonlot, gw usahain itu dengan bantuan para penggemar AVA lainnya diseluruh dunia, banyak yg bisa dibicarakan, di bahas, bahkan bisa jg buat jual beli antar sesama anggota di forum ini. Mudah2an banyak yg bs gabung di forum ini. http://www.midmodmagic.com *Jika ada yg berminat untuk membantu, jangan sungkan PM gw aja!
 Angels And Airwaves upgraded the site and added a new feature that allows the band to upload video blogs as easy as, or for some of them, easier than typing one out the traditional way. Podcasts will now go back to strictiy audio, so the size is smaller and it will be easier to download. Check out Tom's first video blog from a hotel room in Virginia if you haven't already..
Angels & Airwaves udah upgrade situsnya dengan nambahin fitur yg bs memudahkan band atou anggotanya untuk mengaplot blog videonya, ukuran videonya udah dikecilin, lebih gampang buat ngedonlotnya.
Klo belum liat. coba liat blog videonya Tom dr kamar hotel Virginia..
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