Concerts

It's been a while since I have last been on here, so here's a quick update.

I've made a list of concerts I have attended, since I've been to 6 concerts since the summer. I will be going to my 7th next week, Wednesday. 

Concerts have been a big part of my life (okay, not that big, but I've been in love with them) since 2007 when I went to my very first concert with my dad. It was to see my favorite band, Simple Plan, along with Lifehouse, Avril Lavigne, and Boys Like Girls. Since then, I've seen Simple Plan 3 times (once in 2010 at Bamboozle Roadshow (along with BLG a second time) & once this year in October when they were headlining). After that, I have tried my best to go to one concert once a year at the very least, but that go along very well. So this year, I took it into my own hands and decided to go to as many shows as possible starting with Vans Warped Tour over the summer. That was a very interesting exerpience because it was my first real music festival that cost money.  Then in October it started with (as I've mentioned) Simple Plan (with special guests: A Story Untold & Hit the Lights). Next I went to Loudfest in New Jersey to see Set It Off, but ended up liking a lot more bands...such as: Ice Nine Kills, Sylar (only live, because their stage presence was increbible), Palisades, Like Pacific, Broadside, Slaves, and Secrets. Then it was Memphis May Fire's The Rise Up Tour with The Devil Wears Prada, Silverstein, and Like Moths to Flames. November has consisted of: Emarosa along with Anarbor in New York City, and Brand New with The Front Bottoms and Modern Baseball. Next up is Crown the Empire, Blessthefall, New Years Day, Too Close To Touch and Light Up The Sky. Hopefully the next show after that will be Our Last Night's Face to Face Tour with special guests The Color Morale, Hands Like Houses, and Out Came the Wolves.

I can finally say that I have found someone who is just as passionate about concerts as I am, maybe more. When you find a music mate, hold on to them like life itself. I promise you, it makes concerts all that much better.

None Of Us Live Forever

       Have you ever experienced a death of a close friend at a relatively young age? Has it affected you later on in life with other deaths you have heard about regardless of how close you are with the person? Have you wondered if they were in pain before passing away or if it was relatively painless?

       I had a few friends pass away over the years, and ever since any death that was relatively close to my age has hit me like a ton of bricks, nearly every time. It's terrifying that someone can die at such a young age. It's terrifying that it can happen to literally anyone. It's terrifying how you can talk to them one day and then the next they're no longer here.

       I think that the biggest realization I have made throughout college has been just how fragile a life actually is.
      Moral of the story, I guess, is making sure you let your loved ones know that you love them, because you never know when they will be gone. 

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