//journal
life.
life.
melancholy.
we are in springfield, missouri. just left bass pro shop/outdoor world. today is one of those days, where i feel like if i were at home, in franklin… i’d just want to lay around all day like a sloth. watch a few movies, maybe grab starbucks down the street and bring it back home. maybe cook something??? okay, yeah… probably not. it’s just one of those days. instead, however, i’m sitting around on the bus. talledega nights is on the television in the front lounge and i’m in the back lounge listening to it and watching people walk on and off the bus. is this an exciting story or what?
we don’t play missouri too often. i’m excited to see how the show goes. the venue is really nice… big, as most of them have been, recently. it’s definitely weird playing these half-arenas. (”i never realized how easy it was to half an arena with a machete…” sorry. just a quick ‘Walk Hard’ reference). lately, i’ve really missed those 300-400 cap rooms. heck, even smaller than that. pontiac grille, anyone? or what about the new brooklyn tavern? i think about those shows every night when we’re playing. especially when asking how many people in the crowd have never seen us before. some of these kids are seeing us play for the first time in these huge halved arenas. how crazy is that? it’s not sad… really, although some people might think so. it’s actually pretty ridiculous, haha. they must think we are big time, or something. all this is to say, i can’t really believe where we are right now. it’s weird that i almost forgot where it started. that’s why we had to go home for a whole month and just get away from the hype. we can’t forget where it started… you know? when we do, it’s just pointless.
every band i’ve ever loved, i always saw in really small clubs. other than when i saw coldplay in ‘03 at the reiman auditorium. i don’t know really what it’s like to one day be one person out of 10 at a show and then next thing you know, be wrestling kids to get to the front in some half arena. the closest thing i know to that is seeing coheed in ‘03 at the Muse, then Rocketown in ‘04 (with AFI and Thursday!!!) and then seeing them the past couple years at the warped tour… playing to huge crowds. but at that point, our band had tour passes so i really didn’t have to work that hard to see their set. i really don’t know what it’s like to follow a band the way some of you have followed us and worked hard to stay connected with us as we’ve tried to stay connected with you. so, thank you guys… for sticking with us. hangin in the long ass lines. everything. it’s awesome. and if you are just now getting into all of this, welcome and thank you too, for all the support and enthusiasm you’ve shown.
this was almost a pointless post… but i feel really good about it.
these kind of days are really good, sometimes 
ps. dear and the headlights are amazing.
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true, i’m sure it feels amazing to be playing half arenas and huge stuff like that.
still, i’ve been listening to you guys since AWKIF first came out, but for a bunch of difference reasons i didn’t get a chance to see you until bamboozle 2008. it definitely was exciting, but kind of sad at the same time since (being five feet tall) i could hardly see you over all the people! it doesn’t matter, i love you anyway. =)
that does sound like it’d be the good life (relaxing watching movies haha, but i suppose playing big shows also). i’m happy for you.
keep it real. <– for real
Hayley! I luv ur hair its soooo cool! My best m8 Megan, who also posted a comment, loves paramore and is dying her hair like yours for the weekend! I love misery bisness its gr8! ROCK ON! [or woteva u rocstars say!]x
ohmygod. i just had 2 say ure band is fckin amayzin! i love you guyss you rock so muchh!! and this post i can soo relate 2! i get these dayz all the time when i just dnt wanna get outta bed. haha lmao
;]
Spongey! =)
Omfg you rule! You’re like the coolest rock chick ever. People who say Avril Lavigne is it, should see you for 5 seconds to revise their opinion =)
I guess you don’t have much time to talk to fans and stuff but I hope you’re willing to take a minute for this, =)
Misery business is THE song that made me and my girlfriend talk, we just keep on listening to the acoustic version you sang in the 97X Green Room last year!
The power when you sing is unbelievable! Ö Keep at it, and please if you got some spare time, only a couple of minutes, pleeeeease reply to this. =)
I’m coming to your concert in Brussels AB (I live in Belgium)
Hope I get to see you! ^^
BTW, how is the T-Mobile Sidekick? heard they kick ass.
Regards,
Kenny (some dutch kid xD)
PS: any chance you could add me on msn? my email address is also my msn address. kennyvdm@live.be
PPS: check out my blog (skyrock) at http://www.anotherfxckingemo.skyrock.com
thnx for reading this far! =)
Sumtimes there ain’t nuth’n better than a good ol’ paramore song to make a life more worthy for a guy..
Ain’t that right sausage?
Boobies..haha…
i luvv paramore. hayley you rock i can’t wait for your next album!!!!
OMG i luvv P_A_R_A_M_O_R_E!!! Hayley, you are amazing i love your wardrobe, your hair, your make-up, and your voice. you are a big inspiration to me…!!
i can’t wait for ya’lls next album
love kayla
Hayley, you’re gorgeous. Soo soo soo gorgeous. And I am planning to go to warped tour in july in dallas. I wish you guys would play in abilene, texas where i live. that would be aammmmazing. very.
awww..
THANK YOU PARAMORE..
im so happy i was born in this generation..^^
come play in the philippines…pretty please? ^^