LP_Soldier's Journal

[LP_Soldier]

So, Projekt Revolution hit Toronto yesterday, and I was more excited than I'd ever been in my life. I woke up early so we could get there extra early to beat out most of the crowd. My friend didn't want to leave that early, but I inisted that we did. Good thing, too, because there was practically no line-up at the merch stand, and we could get a perfect view of the Revolution Stage from upon the bridge (there was a little river running through the place, and the Revolution Stage was about 20 meters or so from it. It was awesome). Madina Lake was amazing, and I actually got to meet Daniel (drummer), Matthew (bass) and Nathan (vocals), I got their autographs and I got pics taken with Daniel and Matthew. There were really nice, down to earth people and I really enjoyed talking to them. Mike Shinoda came out during SOB and performed Remember The Name. I was in the crowd by the stage for that one. The Bled were awesome, and I got my pic taken with the whole band. Saosin were really great, but unfortunately I didn't meet them because theline-up would've taken forever and a day, and I wanted to see MSI. They were quite hilarious, I loved them.

 

The wait for the Main Stage killed me. All day my heart was literally slamming in my chest, I felt so wired, so excited, I was practically on a high. Julien-K were amazing, especially when Ryan Shuck started stripping on stage! And to my greatest surprise, Chester came out on stage during their last song! I think I had a heart attack. Placebo were great, I loved their stuff. They played my two favourite songs too, which I was quite happy about. HIM was amazing! I've been a fan of theirs for quite some time now, and I was looking so forward to seeing them. They really put on an amazing act. Ville Valo=love. Taking Back Sunday really surprised me, actually. I had never really listened to them a whole lot, and they totally blew me away with their live performance. They had so much personality on stage, really interacted with the audience a lot and made the experience amazing for everyone. My Chemical Romance was positively fantastic. Amazing performance. Gerard was really enthusiastic, really funny, and just all around amazing. I loved his skull makeup.

 

And, of course, the moment I had been waiting for, Linkin Park. Holy shit, I can't even describe in words the way I felt at that moment. They were beyond phenominal. They all poured everyone once of energy into that show. They all portrayed so much personality, so much interaction, it was incredible. They played Setlist B during this show. I took a lot of pictures, 250 to be exact. Chester's voice was fantastic; like always he did an amazing job, and I loved when he totally nailed the scream in Given Up. Rob's drum solo I LOVED, same with Brad's guitar solo. Papercut was amazing live, everyone in the amph. screamed and sang along so loudly that you could barely hear LP singing.I love the feeling you get when you're singing along to the songs you know and love so much, along with your favourite band. When you sing together like that, like a harmony, for a moment you almost feel like you're one with them, like you're one with everyone in that theatre. And it'sits one of the greatest feelings in the world. I'll be the first to admit that I cried a couple times, but not nearly as much as when I got home. I guess once I left the stage, it really hit home then what I'd just experienced for a second time. That was definitely the best day of my entire life. I'd give anything to relive it again and again.

 

here are some of the better pics I took. There were these really tall, rude people that purposely stood in front of us, so I couldn't see the stage too clearly. Most of the pics of the Main Stage bands are taken of the large screens above the stage.

 

Me with Daniel (Madina Lake). I look like a dork!

 

Me with Matthew (ML)

 

Me with The Bled

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More coming soon, I just have to upload them!

[FM2005]

Great pics! Looks liek you had a good time! I like the last pic of Mike he looks like he could be a movie star haha.

[Black_Angel]

Ohhh you met Madina Lake!!! They're so cute... specially the blonde two... haha ^^

Looks awesome, I'm jealous!

[GraDoN]

fuck im REALLY jealous omf the way you descibe it it sounds like heavan :O

i envy you, i REALLY do, well sounds like you had one hell of a time!!!

[Jeezy]

Nice pictures.

 

do I see right?

 

Mike was on stage with SOB?

 

edit: stupid question...you wrote about it...lol

[Friðbjörn]

yeah Ryu and Tak were on that pic

[Sygy]

omg, your so lucky? is that brian malko?

[Linkin_lp_park]

Wow the pictures look so nice:)

Glad you had fun!

Can't wait to see the rest of the pics

[LP_Soldier]

Here are some more of the pics!

 

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[littleblackstone]

fuck im REALLY jealous omf the way you descibe it it sounds like heavan :O

i envy you, i REALLY do, well sounds like you had one hell of a time!!!

 

you took the wods out of my mouth...

i'm still waiting for my "first time"... but it's ok..

great to see you had lots of fun with those guys!!

[diana]

Cool pics!

[Tomer]

Gerard looks gay wtf is that painting on his face?

[LP_Soldier]

It Never Rains, It Pours

 

My Grandpa died tonight.

 

I had just gotten out of the shower, already not so hot myself. I was staying home from karate to finish up homework, plus I had felt like complete shit all day. Ma and Da went grocery shopping. They came home just as I was getting out of the shower. The first words out of my mother's mouth were, "Frank died." I can't even express how drained I felt at that moment. It was like time had stopped, frozen still and would never move on. And the tears came. And the tears kept coming. And they haven't stopped.

 

Grandpa had been in the Home for quite a while now, and he really wasn't doing very well. He was at the point where he no longer could walk, or sit up, or even speak. He needed oxygen and all kinds of different medical care. We knew that his time was approaching soon, we just didn't know when. He was alive, but he wasn't living. So, in a way I suppose that it's a good thing that he has passed on. At least now he is in a better place where he no longer has to suffer through all the pain. He was a very kind hearted, wonderful person and I really wish that I had spent more time with him than I had. I so regret not going and visiting him these last few weeks, but work and karate have been in the way. But I wish so badly that I could see him one last time, hug him and kiss him and tell him that I love him and that everything will be alright. But I can't. I can't do that now.

 

To make matters worse, my Grandmother might have breast cancer. A while ago, she had fallen off of a deck in my uncle's backyard and broken her shoulder. What the doctors didn't realize until now is that he ribs were broken, too. And when the did a scan of her ribs and chest, they found a mass on her breastbone that they believe to be cancerous.

 

It never rains, it pours. I have always been fortunate enough to never have any of my close family and relatives pass away. This is the first time that I've experienced a death in the family, and I have to say it's hitting me very hard. I just can't believe it. I know it's true, but I don't want it to be true. I want to shut my eyes and fall asleep, and when I wake up I want everything to be normal again. I want my Grandpa to be alive and well, I don't want him in some fucking hospital living on fucking medical care and not being able to do a fucking goddamn thing but lie there all fucking day in that fucking bed. I want him alive and well again, I want to be able to run into his open arms and smile and laugh and have him read to me and tell me stories of when he was in the war, just like he used to. I want to be able to see him at ThanksGiving and Christmas and my birthday. But I can't, I just can't anymore. And I don't know if I can live with that.

 

And I want my Grandma to be alright. I don't some fucking disease eating away at her. I don't want Alziemers to be overruling her life anymore. I want her out of the Home and living in her old house, where we'd visit for dinner on weekends and play ball outside and have my cousin sleep over, just like we used to. But fuck it all, that's not going to fucking happen. Because nothing is going to get better. Nothing. And now, all I've got to look forward to is a fucking funeral.

 

Amen to that.

 

Grandpa, I love you. And I miss you so much.

[LP_Soldier]

So, I haven't updated this journal in quite a long time. Ehh, you could say that there's a fair bit new with me since the last entry. College has been going amazingly. I met this really great guy in my class, JT, and right away I think we really clicked. I've liked him for...hmm going on 3 months now. I finally got up the courage to tell him that I liked him (over msn though, because I'm a chicken like that) but he's the first guy I've ever said "I like you" to, first. The good: he likes me too!!! The bad: he doesn't feel that he's ready for a relationship as of yet. Honestly speaking, neither do I, really. But I like him a rediculous amount. He truly is one of the most amazing guys I've ever met.

More guy trouble: I met a guy through a good friend of mine at a Coheed and Cambria concert (which, by the way, was absolutely phenominal!). It turned out that he went to my school, so we ended up hanging out almost every day, and eventually we started dating. That was kind of a mistake on my part. I'm not saying I didn't like him, because I really did. But after a while the feeling just kind of...vanished. We sort of rushed into a relationship without actually getting to really know each other all that well. Needless to say, it ended soon after. And not in a good note. He created all these assumptions of me that clearly were not true, and went around telling people about things he thought that I did or said, which clearly wasn't true at all. He also was basically telling me how I felt, and that I could not stand. He also forced his opinions far too roughly for me, among other little details that made us grow apart pretty fast. Oh, well. I've never been great with relationships.

Has anyone on here ever owned a rabbit? (or currently own one?) For the past few months I've been looking into getting a pet rabbit (male dwarf rabbit, to be exact). Bought the cage and food supplies today, now I just need to find the right bunny. I'm really excited. I've wanted this for a while now. Also, my Christmas this year was a little less exciting and happy than previous ones, but still wasn't too bad overall. I was actually severely depressed again for the first two weeks on my winter break, but cheered up a great amount when I received a phone call from JT (he lives about 2-3 hours away from me).

One of the greatest things, as of recently, is that my tickets to see Linkin Park and Coheed and Cambria just came in the mail. This is going to be the most exciting day of my entire life, literally. LP and Co&Ca are my favourite bands in the whole world, and I've been dying for them to do a concert together since forever. However, I never actually thought that they'd be touring together. But they are. This is my dream come true. They're playing in London, Ontario, which is a 4 hour drive from my house. But my Da is doing everything in his power to get me over there. i'm staying in a hotel overnight, too. It's going to be expensive, but SO worth it.

Anyways, this has been a really long entry, so I'll stop here now. Hope everyone is doing awesome!

[Jeezy]

no..I never owned a rabbit.lol

 

have fun at the concert

[LP_Soldier]

Coheed and Cambria!

 

I couldn't sleep that night. I tossed and turned, my heart racing a marothon in side my chest. It felt as if it would burst any second. My mind kept spinning, playing out the events that were soon to follow. I couldn't believe it; I just couldn't believe it would be happening.

 

I finally decided to get out of bed around 8:30, since there was no hope of me being able to catch an ounce of sleep. I had a shower, ate half a muffin, and got all ready for the big day ahead of me. It took me forever to get myself the way I wanted. Usually it takes about ten minutes at the max, but not now. It took a good portion of an hour.

 

Ma and I left around 11:30 to pick up Bethany from her house, then dropped us off at the Go Station where we bought our tickets and hopped on the train. It didn't take as long as we expected to get down there and walk to the Silver Snail. Once inside, my heart threatened to leap from my chest and explode in mid air. We looked around a bit, then lined up with an hour left to kill. I thought Beck was gonna kill me for making her wait so long! I kept looking at the stairs (since the big event would take place upstairs) and every time I saw someone climbing up I would get a wave of butterflies in my stomach. False alarm, every time. He was half an hour due to traffic, but I didn't mind. The line started moving, the shop employees were selling books for us to purchase and get signed. I moved closer and closer. I could hear his voice. I could see his face. I could feel my heart racing a mile a millisecond. Finally, it was my turn. I was nearly stuck for words. I just couldn't believe that I was standing in front of Claudio Sanchez!!

 

My heart skipped a beat as he smiled, signed my book. I asked for a picture with him, and proceeded to wrap my arms around him while he placed his hand around me. Snapshot. OH MY GOD! I thanked him very much, and headed downstairs and out of the store. And then the little tears came, tears of happiness. I couldn't believe what had just happened. I met Claudio Sanchez. I got his autograph. I got a hug. I got a picture. Wow. Just...wow. It was literally a dream come true.

 

After eating and walking around downtown, avoiding the downpour of rain every now and again, Beth and I headed for the Sound Academy. Katie, my best friend, had called and said she was in line with her friends, Dickson, Keiran and Liam, and we arrived not twenty minutes later to stand in line with them. Doxy's friends were amazing, for sure. I do hope I get to hang out with them all again. We joked around and laughed until we got inside and were told to be seated on the floor. We were right near the fense in front of the stage. We took pictures (without a flash, because the security told us to turn our flashes off) and just goofed around until Baroness came on. They were really good, for sure. I just wish that they had've done more singing. When the time finally came for Coheed and Cambria to play, the crowd went nuts. We had a perfect view right up at the front. Unfortunately, that didn't last long. At the start of the second song, the crowd was just getting too much. We were being shoved and trampled from all angles, and so we decided to move. However, when we tried to get out, we couldn't. Avenged and I were left stuck in the crowd while the others found a path out. I got an elbow in the face, a kid being thrown above my head, and I was so close to everyone that I may have been raped several times. I was suffocating, couldn't breathe, and Avenged and I knew we had to get out. The one person that tried to help out us got knocked down to the floor, poor guy. We helped him back up, made sure he was okay, and then got the fuck out of there. We didn't find the others we had lost, so we stood by the side of the stage (still an amazing view, by the way!!) and rocked out to the brilliant and beautiful sound of Coheed and Cambria.

 

Turns out that it was Chris Pennie's birthday, so during his drum solo, the band and stage crew brought out a cake and had the crowd sing happy birthday. It was awesome. Afterwards, Avenged and I waited around until the crowd cleared and eventually we found our friends. Beck and I headed to the merch room where I bought a Gravemakers and Gunslingers hoodie, red No World For Tomorrow t'shirt, and black bandana. Then Katie and I went back later to purchase skull geisha designed shirts. Luckily, Keiran offered to drive Beth and I to the Go Station in Ajax so we didn't have to wait around for a cab or train. We all squished into the van me sitting half on Doxy's lap, half on Saund's lap. It was awesome. Beth called her da to come pick us up from the station and dropped me back home. My own Da was up and waiting for me, and when I was telling him all about the night, showing him the picture of me and Claudio, that's when the real tears came. I was shaking and crying and just so incredibly happy that I actually got the chance to meet Claudio. That kind of thing doesn't happen to just anyone. I feel so lucky, so special. I feel as if I were chosen to meet him. I thank God for giving me such a privilage.

 

And so, here I am, sitting at my computer and staring at the picture of me and Claudio. It's all just a memory now. Yet it is a memory that I hold dear to my heart and will remember forever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FireHawk]

C and C are one of those bands I have always wanted to see live I am jealous...

 

 

And this maybe be pretty random but you are fucking hott lol

[LP_Soldier]

Haha they're absolutely amazing live. If you ever get the chance to see them, I highly suggest you do so. This was my 3rd time seeing them in less than a year lol

 

And, thanks!:o

[FireHawk]

You go to a lot of concerts dont you? lol

[LP_Soldier]

Haha yupp. That's what I do with my life lol

Edgefest will be my third LP concert in less than a year lol

And I'm seeing Matthew Good three times this month! haha

[LP_Soldier]

Edgefest tomorrow!!!!! :D :D :D

I'm SO freaking excited. I honestly can't wait. It's going to be amazing. I'll make sure to have mucho grande pictures up ASAP, too. Hee!

[FireHawk]

Christ you got to a lot of concerts!

 

You are lucky and must got some money lol

[LP_Soldier]

Aha honestly, that's what I do with my life. I work so I can go to concerts lol

 

Edgefest was absolutely phenimonal. Probably one of the best LP shows I've been to so far. And I was in the FRONT ROW!!! It was amazing. I was only 20 feet away from the band. LP opened on a dark stage, it was just Chester and Mike, Mike on the piano and Chester with the mic. The blue/white spotlights shone down on them and they opened with the piano version of Breaking the Habit (the entire song was piano, not just the first bit), then the piano version of Pushing Me Away. From there, Mike announced that they'd never done this before and he started a piano version of HHH, which was amazing! And from there, it flowed into What I've Done. Other songs on the setlist included SotD, BIO, LOATR, Crawling, ITE, APfMH (freaking amazing! Huge ass mosh pit and everything. I was so glad they played that), Somewhere I Belong, Points of Authority, One Step Closer, and a bunch of others that escape my mind right now. I'm a tad bit tired from my awesome adventures.

 

Stone Temple Pilots...oh my shit. They were beyond amazing. They totally blew my mind. They had so much energy, and really put on an amazing show. I'm so glad that I got a chance to see them live in my lifetime. Honestly, if you ever get the chance to see them, do it. You won't regret it.

 

All in all the day was quite amazing. We didn't see every band that played, but we caught the majority of them. I just discovered USS there (never heard of them before) and I really liked some of their stuff. Ashes Divide were good, as were The Bravery and Sam Roberts.

 

I learned a valuable lesson: never buy food/drinks at a concert. Ever. They are WAY too expensive. Every other concert I've been too, I've gone all day without eating or drinking (mainly because I spend all my money on merch the moment I arrive, haha!) but this time I decided, sure, why not? Let's have something to eat. Except for the fact that a small fries and a water bottle were almost 10$, and a slushy with nearly no slush in it and badly flavoured flavouring, was around 5$. I vow never to eat at a concert again.

 

Anyways, I have some pictures uploading as I write this, so I promise you all photos ASAP.

[FireHawk]

OMG you saw STP! I want to see them even more than LP!

[LP_Soldier]

Here are some pictures, as I promised.

 

Ashes Divide:

 

 

 

Sam Roberts:

 

 

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS!!

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LINKIN PARK!!