Too Old To Be MCR Obsessed..but we are...

fuse interview from Projekt Rev last year

2008-08-21T22:45:14Z

2old2bmcrobsess @ 2008-08-06T18:37:00

2008-08-06T22:37:35Z

an mcr interview

funny moments

2008-08-06T01:23:54Z

Location change for the protest.

2008-05-30T18:30:24Z

I posted this to chemicalromance but just in case you hadn't seen it and are coming.

This came via email:

Hey, a major update about the protest so listen up!

The protest has changed location and will now be held by Marble Arch. There is a concrete area there, where we will go.
Marble Arch is in Oxford Street, London and is right next to Hyde Park. This means that lots of passers-by will see our protest. The nearest tube station is Marble Arch. Make sure you guys don't go to Derry Street or Round Pond, but meet here instead. This is where the majority of the protest will be and we won't be marching anywhere (simply because it'd be hard to keep everyone safe whilst we're moving).

See you guys in a couple days,
Anni Smith.

EDIT: The website is here

I'm not personally impressed with the change. I've emailed her back.
You NEED to update the website with this info ASAP, otherwise people will not know.

I'm sorry to say this but it makes the whole thing kind of pointless, if we aren't actually going to protest at the newspaper that started it all. It's just a bunch of people standing on the street now.
Good Luck.
Kitty

EDIT: I had a response
It's still a protest, we'll reach more people here and after liaising
with the police, we found out that we won't fit in Derry Street anyway.
The website will be updated in just a second.
- Allison

2old2bmcrobsess @ 2008-05-28T18:39:00

2008-05-28T22:40:45Z

someone finally speaks up:
here on the official website

here on buzznet

2old2bmcrobsess @ 2008-05-25T09:10:00

2008-05-25T13:11:53Z

now, if only that chick's parents got involved in their child's interests to undertstand it better:

plug

2008-05-17T04:23:27Z

http://www.myspace.com/mychemsaveslives

if this works, i want to make a profile on LJ, Facebook, Buzznet, etc. ...

let's try this again, shall we?

2008-05-11T02:10:03Z

ok, this should work. if not... well....

MCR at MSG 5/9/08

“I can see you awake anytime in my head…”

Yes, I cried during Desert Song. And was tearing up during Cancer. And I cried some more when I got back to my hotel room.

It was a bittersweet night. Sweet because I’m proud of the band for making it to MSG. They deserve it and made the arena feel smaller with the way they project and connect with the audience. It was more touching than the MUSE concert last August, which I thought couldn’t be topped. This was sweet because it was MCR’s first time playing there, a dream they always wanted to fulfill, bittersweet because it was the last show of this long tour, because we know they won’t be back for a while, and bitter for a more petty personal reason (my camera battery died after their first song…) *headsdesk*. (EDIT: I FOUND I HAD MORE PICTURES OF THEM THAN I THOUGHT.) Also, I felt like I had just started getting to know this band, and now it’s over….for a while. What am I going to do with myself for the next year and a half? At the same time, I just got to see this amazing & special show that I was so excited for, and it lived up to my expectations.

The arena was packed, and Everyone and their parents attended. I got to meet clio214, who I had pizza with, then we stood on line in the cold rain, being attacked by umbrellas and watching Poncho Dude walk back and forth along the line…You can read her recap and see her pictures at her journal. :) One of the crazy teenage fangirls behind us (in a sweatshirt that read “Waycest”) was recounting a conversation: Someone walked in on her while she was on the computer and asked, ‘Uh, what are you typing?”

Fangirl: “Gay smut. Go away.”

This exemplifies two more reasons why I love this band: the crazy teenage fans and the fan-fiction, which mostly consists of gay smut.

Between opening acts, a mother and her son & niece recognized me from the Philly show (I had on the same shirt [I had washed it, btw], had the same ponytails and had stuff written on my arms again). The band’s families and friends were there, and Lyn-Z hung out at the sound boards just before MCR went on; fans got their picture taken with her and got her autograph. I think when i first spotted her i caught her looking in my general direction, at which point i freaked a little in my head and thought, "holy shit, i think she sees me, and shit, i'm kinda dressed like her and she's probably thinking that 'ugh, another fan trying to emulate the lead singer's significant other...'"...at which point i snapped the first of the Lyn-Z pics below... it wasn't a nice feeling, though. but she is beautiful. :)

I wrote on my arms, “I <3 MCR” and “I <3 Gerard Way,” plus the set list and a couple notes.

Highlights:

-Ray took a picture of the crowd just before they played Teenagers.

-Gerard had everyone do the wave, just was really impressive. J

-Gerard told he story of Mikey’s dream to do just this while at a Pumpkins concert.

-Ray hugged Frank in the middle of a song, then they were all hugging when they finished the show.

-Gerard picked up and carried Mikey during another song

-Ray did one of his guitar solos front & center.

-Gerard had the crowd light up all their cellphones and lighters for Desert Song.

-The band brought a kid named Mikh or Michael (I forget why he was so special), had him say “hi” to the audience; we said hi back, and they played WTTBP for him.

-I left a message for Tara during I’m Not Okay, during which I screamed “Tara, I’m at the MCR show and they’re playing ‘I’m Not Okay’ woooooooooooo!!”

The set list:

-Give 'Em Hell, Kid

-This Is How I Disappear
-Dead!

-Cemetery Drive

-House Of Wolves

-Welcome to the Black Parade

-I Don’t Love You

-The Sharpest Lives

-My Way Home is Through You (which Gerard dedicated to his “wife, who I love with all my heart.”)

-Headfirst for Halos

-I’m Not Okay

-Mama

-You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison

-Sleep

-Teenagers (“teenager scare the fuckin shit out of me!”)

-Famous Last Words

-Cancer (featuring Gerard alone up front in a single white spotlight…and James played well, too)

-Desert Song (I cried – this song always does that to me. Ray & Frank sat playing their guitars.)

-Helena (Gerard said he only does this on special occasions.)

Drive By and Taking Back Sunday opened and also did an amazing job. We sang “Happy Birthday” to Adam’s dad. J His dad’s name is Phil, btw. I got a lot of pictures of them and a couple fuzzy ones of Lyn-Z, so I’ll post the good ones here when my camera decides to work again. Since I put in this new battery, it would immediately go into sleep mode and not come back on, the power button wouldn’t work, it would shut down when I took a picture of something close to me…. and yes, I did charge it before I left. *shrugs* *curses evil battery* The picture quality from far away wasn’t very good anyway, but still… So, yes, I have it committed to memory, and now I have it posted here, plus I will be updating this post with links to videos that other people took and my 2 pictures later on. J

..and after the show, I walked over to the buses, but it was so cold and raining that I left. There was already a big crowd anyway, and my chances of meeting bands after the shows have never been that good. I didn’t pay to meet them, just to see the show, so I’m satisfied with that. Besides, I probably would’ve molested Gerard had he come out anyhow… (I was envisioning me hugging him tightly and crying “OMG, I love you!!!”. J)

Overall, I had an amazing time. It’s so great to meet other fans who I talk with online, to know that there are other people out there who also feel connected to this band, however dumb it may sound to outsiders. It’s great to know the history of a band and be an active spectator in watching their dreams come true. It's great knowing that this band has touched my life and the lives of others in such a positive way. This show was legendary in the history of this band, and I’m thrilled to have been a part of it.

p.s. : if you find my Friends' page, you'll see all the amazing posts from those who attended last night.

not-my-video links
i think gerard was losing it in a couple of these songs.

Helena - the last song for a long time. watch bob playing toward the end, and notice the crowd going fucking wild, and the guys hugging as they're walking off. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZBQjr0GaeA

My Way Home Is Through You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FqQmip81RQ

THE WAVE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHa4qOfXpI0

Desert Song - i think this is the best i've heard him sing this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I_Aj3jGXgk
and another, closer version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwoliUF-xBQ

Mama - awesome close-up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7KmJZcYdDs

You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us in Prison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe3oHaQnlYA

Welcome to the Black Parade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V58_FpXJsJs&NR=1
close-up version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7S2O65lvZA&NR=1

Headfirst for Halos - this is the song where Ray hugged Frank's head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc05r9WbVOY

MCR's opening, into Give Em Hell Kid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YsaFIFRseQ

Gerard telling the story of MSG...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl41u4h4_Ok

Cemetery Drive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEmbnyHJJtw

Famous Last Words - in which gerard picks up and carries mikey across the stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIrGpZTwt50

listen carefully - this is the crowd singing to the overhead music just before MCR went on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Xv9vO_wRc

the one "good" MCR picture from my camera:

not cool.

2008-04-29T04:36:26Z

I was under the impression MCR was cool about staying after shows and talking to people, at least some of the guys. Last 2 times I saw them we were put off by venue security, not the band's fault. Just now, however, they got right on the bus and left. Not real impressed.

can't sleep

2008-04-26T07:07:48Z

So, I was just wondering if anyone is missing out on MCR this tour? I'm in Boston and have been going through some major MCR withdrawal. Anyone else dealing with the band NOT coming to your city?

I am debating getting tickets off eBay just to go to the PA show. The money I will spend to see this band.. -_-;

**EDIT**

I just got off work and am too lazy to reply to all you guys. (a new level of laziness for me) But no worries, you all gave pretty much the same advice and the motivation to go! ^_^ thanks! Hopefully hopping a bus to Philly isn't that insane of an idea. And yes, for once in my life I have enough money to travel and buy over-priced tickets!

My friends will all laugh at me when they hear this. I'm hoping to convince at least one to tag along, but I know from the past how much they hate MCR. Damn art school kids and their pretentious tastes in music.

Jojo

2008-04-10T23:10:01Z

Just got back from taking the kids to see Horton Hears a Who and I couldn't help but notice an uncanny resemblance between the character Jojo and a certain member of MCR.

Jojo is very quiet and he spends all his time alone working on his creative projects. At the end of the movie he even bursts into song! Even my 10 yr old daughter exclaimed, "It's Gerard!" as soon as she saw him!

Seems other people have noticed the similarity too...

Happy Birthday Old Man!

2008-04-09T19:08:59Z

Happy 31st Birthday Gerard Way!

Classic Gerard

*pets*

Who's da man? That's right!

Contemplative Gerard

Mmmmmm Bloody Gerard

What Gerard thinks of cats

So Gay!

Does anyone want a dead doll?

Oh Hai Blonde Gerard!

Suddenly I feel like going to church!

BAD! Put the cigarette down!

Cheeky boy!

Gerard approves of this post!

So Gay.... wait I said that already!

He reads too!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm Cake

Serious face

He models too!

Sheriff of Emo town

Hahaha nice jumper

Look at my muscles

Dance for me my pretty!

Awwwww

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Uhm...help?

2008-04-02T16:20:26Z

I'm hoping my reading of things isn't wrong, and as much as I hate to even say this...if this isn't allowed, please delete.

My friend dreamyraynbo and I are looking to attend the Birmingham, AL concert on April 30. Thing is, we live in SW Florida, and doing that means we're going to have to spend a couple of days in Birmingham. We have absolutely no problem with that (Birmingham's an awesome city!), but our wallets do.

So. What we're looking for is info on cheap (but not terrifying) places to stay, crash space if anyone's willing to put up to really nice fangirls from Florida, ages 25 and days-shy-of-30-at-time-of-concert, even suggestions of a campground (I'm a champion camper. :D).

Anyone? Bueller? Help some fangirls out and give us ideas for where to look! (half my costs for this are going to my sitter to watch my 4 year old for 3 days, so please understand when i say we're on a tight budget and every little bit helps!)

2old2bmcrobsess @ 2008-03-31T23:50:00

2008-04-01T06:59:16Z

Ok guys, did anyone else go to either of the Vegas shows?

I'm still on a high from them and I need someone to talk to...

Well, I'm going to bed now, but I'll definitely be on tomorrow.

And to those who did go - I have one word for you...Ben-Gay.

Anyway, I've written down some of my thoughts about the concert. They're behind the cut for length for anyone who's interested.

Briefly - They killed it again tonight. Amazing. Fucking amazing band live.

They played essentially the same set list as the first night but in reverse order. Last night they started with Famous Last Words, this time it was last (before the encore). Last night they ended with Sleep (before the encore),this time they started with it. They played Desert Song. They did a Bob Dylan cover that nobody knew. Bob Dylan? Ok, guys.

They said that last night was the longest set list they've ever played. 2 straight hours according to Gerard.

They once again pimped the Killers. Gerard: "They put out my favorite album of this year."

As for the boys -

Mikey: Fucking rocks. He even talked. I've become a Mikey fan overnight. I don't care if he looks like a Russian pimp. I love him.

Frank: Alternated looking like he was going to die and being cute and fun. Much better than last night. Still, there were three times that he kneeled down/sat to play, once with his back to the audience. Once he laid down on the floor and the only part of him that moved were his hands on the guitar. But then later, he was energetic and adorable.

Bob: I still got nothing.

Ray: Was he even there? He was so far on the other side of the stage, I literally never saw him.

Gerard: Gorgeous, lizard-like man. He was great tonight. Again. I've never thought that his voice is amazing, but it's a good fit for their music and he sounded fine tonight. He gave a shout out to his wife, whom he said was there. And more sleeveless shirt. Yay!

Excitement of the night: An older gentleman, maybe 40's, got past security and made it onstage. It all happened so fast, but, very interestingly, and impressively, Gerard tried to stop him. Gerard went for the guy, put his hands on him, either to push or pull, I'm not sure, then realized that the guy wasn't going to do anything and saw the security and backed away.

Gerard: "I thought he was going for Frank. I thought he was going for Frank."

He wasn't, he just got up there by Bob's drumset and put his fists in the air. It kindof rattled all of them though, I think. And understandably. They stood around for a minute or two regrouping.

A little bit later - Gerard (talking about Frank): "I thought he was going for Frank. Going for that sweet ass."

And then, showing just how floored he was by the whole thing...

Gerard: "I don't even know what to say."

And then...

Gerard: "We're close enough to you guys. You guys just stay there. Don't come up here."

*sigh* Only in Vegas.

Then later, ANOTHER older guy got pulled out by security.

Gerard: "Damn, they're pulling out old dudes left and right."

At some point, Frank picks up a packet of Ben-Gay that fell out of the first guy's pocket. That tickled Gerard to no end. He turned around and rubbed it on his ass and told us we should all put Ben-Gay on our asses.

There was so much more but then I'd go on forever. Suffice it to say that it was another great show.

And...I see them one more time on Sunday at Bamboozle Left and. I'm. Done.

Last call for Vegas!

2008-03-30T15:11:35Z

Anyone else from LJ going? :)

OMG I R SOOOOO EXCITED!! Gonna be EPIC. :D

Intro post

2008-03-29T19:12:43Z

Hi, I hope intro posts are not frowned upon.

But I wanted to rejoin this comm simply because I love MCR but hate the wank and the content on this comm looks great.

Also a question - does anyone know if The Black Parade is Dead is going to have more than one edition, because few things annoy me more than pre-ordering and paying for something and then having my ignorance shattered by someone telling me I missed out on the special edition or whatever. Thanks!

2old2bmcrobsess @ 2008-03-23T10:17:00

2008-03-23T14:24:49Z

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phew

2008-03-10T03:20:24Z

i'm back!
with a new screenname, obvzly
in light of this momentous occasion, i shall bestow upon you

Type your cut contents here.

i know these are all repeats, but ... i don't care... :D

and no, i can't spell anymore...

New Good Fic Community

2008-02-27T05:08:18Z

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We're open and accepting stories and authors right now!

2old2bmcrobsess @ 2008-02-25T20:02:00

2008-02-26T01:07:32Z

Hi! *waves* This is going to be one of those moments where you double check which community you're reading. I promise I will be quick, though. :)

I'm in Connecticut and desperately want to go to the NYC show at Madison Square Garden, but I have no one to go with me. I was wondering if anyone here is planning on going and if they'd like to meet up for the night. I would love to get my ticket during tomorrow's presale, but I don't want to buy a ticket unless I know for sure I have someone to meet. I'm sure you understand.

That's it. Thanks, guys!

Hello, Columbus Ohio!!!

2008-02-25T21:15:17Z

I got this today from one of my friends at Myspace:

Just announced! My Chemical Romance with Billy Talent & Drive By, May 4 at THE LC Outdoor Amphitheater. This will be the first outdoor show of the season! Tickets are $35 and go on sale Saturday March 1st.

Pre-Sale:

Got this from the MCRmy site:
02/22/08 : Columbus Pre-Sale Info
My Chemical Romance is pleased to announce a Columbus, OH
show @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion

Presale begins (Through Ticketmaster)
Thursday, 02/28/08 10:00 AM EST
Ends:Fri, 02/29/08 10:00 PM EST

Ducat King - On sale now.

Okay, anyone else going to VEGAS?

2008-02-19T21:45:22Z

I scored tickets for BOTH nights in Vegas at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel, and looking for people to hang out with.

Hit me up! :)

Harleigh

2old2bmcrobsess @ 2008-02-08T19:04:00

2008-02-09T00:06:07Z

Long interview with gerard that goes over a bunch of old stuff in depth and doesn't ask him if he'll pimp some dude's myspace

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuKO1reqnKI

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv490ahGVZA

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmE27lDGQ4

5-count pic spam

2008-02-06T03:07:12Z

x-posted to my journal

taken from mychem's myspace

MOAR SPAM

2008-02-05T00:54:19Z

x-posted to my journal
warning: big pics

and these last two are my favorite: