I Realized & Believed ..

It's funny what they say .. Time is a fickle thing it never stays the same .. Everything changes before we really settle into how OUR LIVES should be & then could be .. I have found this out over this year thanks to the All-American Rejects & being my new muse for the moment .. Realizing that LIFE will never be the same again & realizing that perhaps yes working in a daycare and or being a teacher isn't really after all meant for me. Realizing that deep down where my passion in LIFE really lay are actually with MUSIC & the ARTS including drawing, photography at concerts and of bands, and also working on video projects is where my HEART will always lay .. I realized that SUMMER has truly also come and passed & the innocent can never  LAST .. I realized that a total year can fly past in a instant of a moment before you really knew that it even did .. I realized that yeah even my best friends are moving forward to better things it seems with out me .. I realized it seems no matter what job I do in general also that I am always stuck it seems with the BOSS from HELL as well .. & I realized that I am going to be a AUNT again sooner then I thought .. I also realized that my next new AAR concert is indeed now just 11 days away as well with the bands THE READY SET & also BOYS LIKE GIRLS .. I also realized that while others are falling in LOVE so quickly and all & also ending things just as quick I am always the person who takes things slower and analyzing things before always stepping my foot in the dating scenes .. I realized that if anything I am also ready to try to gain some help from the show READY FOR LOVE as well once I believed that that LOVE door hit me over this past year. I believed that things would happen the way it was meant to be & happened from the fates of the GODS up above .. I believed that things happen for a REASON while the NOW time never told us why but had us FIGURE it out later down the road .. I believed that there was 1 some one for each of us out there just some where waiting to be found .. I believed that MUSIC was the soul of who we PEOPLE are deep down to help guide us to become more then we can be.  I believed alot .. Now that things in my eyes have changed for the WORLD & LIFE that I knew is differed on a new PATH which I forsakenly never saw before in the visions I saw myself to have .. For in which where I would be NOW about 10 years ago .. when I was in HS and then when I was in college .. If I had only known back then that I shouldn't had taken all those education classes then I wouldn't have wasted all those years with those courses & could have actually back then followed where My heart lays now for the things I am truly passionate in. I possibly could have been BIG today then & totally been happier then all my BLISS could contain for JOY ... 

If only I could have done things differently would I had made the same choices & decisions that I did back then NOW ?? 

These things and thoughts have been taking over my MIND over the past few weeks & days after dealing with the BOSS from HELL at my job .. & these thoughts have had me debating and afraid of where I will be from some many more years from NOW .. where and what will I be doing then? .. will I be MARRIED? will I be FAMOUS? .. will I be HAPPY? .. and will I be doing something by that POINT that will have me SMILING all the TIME? .. and will I not be afraid then to STAND UP for my beliefs and STOP being that DOORMAT that I know I am on occasion:? .. I wonder if I get MARRIED one day to who it may be & how I will MEET them .. I wonder will the person be a BIG NAMED musician like my DREAMS keep pointing too & also where my HEART keeps telling me to do as well .. 

Anyway I suppose I should be heading out now but will be writing on here again very soon before my AAR Show on the 23rd. 

Love Always,

Joanna <3

PFA ALL- AMERICAN REJECTS - GREEN DAY NEWS

With all the hoop la what the hell is going on .. I just heard the news yesterday that Ben G. from the band 100 Monkeys has decided to let Mat Black go from the band Pink Fuzzy Animals. From the story of what I can understand of it it has to do with the fact that Mat lives in AZ & doesn't live in LA & wasn't able to attend practices everyday.  Mat had stated on Twitter that Ben G had said that there are hundreds of folks in LA who could take his place in the band & be there to practice everyday.  Mat had stated as well that Ben Johnson is in fact leaving PFA in December.  

I'm not sure why he is leaving unless it deals with the news I heard recently that he is Marrying his long time girl friend named Mollie.  The leaving of Ben Johnson has me wondering if Ben G is taking that news out on Mat.  If that is the case it's not right that Mat has to pay the price for Johnson leaving.  All of this stuff reminds me of when 100 Monkeys split up back in February because of the Jackson stuff.  I just believe its all crazy & reminds me of a soap opera.  

I know to now change the subject of things I found out last week that the band THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS will be touring yet again this time for the FALL & they are co head lining this tour with the band BOYS LIKE GIRLS & will be having the band THE READY SET open the show for them for most of the TOUR & then the band PARACHUTE will be taking over for the mid end of it because PARACHUTE is touring with another band till the end of September. I have decided to plan on attending there Baltimore MD show again at the RAMS HEAD LIVE venue like I did back in April for my birthday.  I am stoked to see them yet again & party with Tyson, Nick, Mike, Chris, & Matt.  I really do wonder when the Plain White T's will be posting out there NEW ALBUM so that I can see those guys again on another TOUR.  Because that really is starting to feel like another WHOLE life time ago that I saw & met Tom,  Dave, Tim, Mike, & De'Mar & those guys are just truly sweet hearts. 

Plus now changing things yet again has anyone heard the new SINGLE by GREENDAY called Oh LOVE ? I have been playing that song over & over again & it's amazing I just feel like the band's new album called UNO is going to be fantastic after listening to that one song. I can't wait until they tour because I would LOVE to see GREENDAY in concert & just wonder if Billie Joe Armstrong when he performs with the band is anything like when he was as the character ST. JIMMY in the play AMERICAN IDIOT.  When I saw him as that character I noticed that he brought a lot of energy to that show as St. Jimmy.

Let me tell you also that I have a month & a half until my niece Aidda is here & I'm so stoked for her to get here.  This time has gone by way too fast since finding out my Brother & his Wife were expecting again & in that TIME Quinn has grown so much, he's now talking up a storm & he's so verbal for his communicative skills.  It's like what they say in a BLINK of a EYE everything can CHANGE in a total instant. 

Anyway folks I have to go now but I'll be posting up again soon ! 

                                                   

Love Always,

Joanna 

My Follow UP on the All-American Rejects

The concert last night was amazing. I had gotten to the venue around 5:45pm which is later then what I was hoping for but still worked out. I actually ended up seeing the band's tour bus parked right by the parking garage. 

 I went & ate at a place right with in the area of the venue with my dad & we loved the place. I showed the lady there at the place what she thought about what I should do about my Meet & Greet print out of the band's trivia contest that I won. She had said to show it to the ticket office before the doors opened for the show to ask them. I did that after I was done eating & the lady at the office said go after the show & take the print off to the guy at the merchant table to show him for the M&G. 

When the show started I ended up finding a amazing spot by the stage & ended up having my dad save my spot for me while I hit the restroom before the show officially started. When I got out of the restroom I actually bought a shirt, a bracelet, & a cd which the cd when you buy it at the show includes a M&G wrist band to meet the Rejects. So I put all the stuff I bought into my bag & then decided to head back to the spot where my dad was saving my spot. As soon as I got back into my spot I realized that well the 5-7 minutes later the guy on the stage was throwing guitar picks & I ended up getting hit in the head with a guitar pick. I found where it had landed & found another one too & long & behold they were guitar picks from the All-American Rejects.

After the picks were thrown I was still waiting for the show to start which didn't start until 8pm I realized then that a lot of the folks there were in fact teenagers. Once the show started a Rocket To The Moon came on & in mid play I was trampled on by 2 fat chicks here is a picture of one of them that bulged her way in front of me & on my feet. this picture was taken after the show had ended. 

The band A Rocket To The Moon was amazing and I'm glad to be able to say I've now seen them play twice. Because they opened for the Plain White T's back in October at the Silver Springs Fillmore Venue. Here's a few photos of how amazing there performance really was last night. 

When ARTTM had finished there set it was officially time for the All-American Rejects to come on I really wasn't sure what to expect right before they came on. But when the show started I knew I loved being in that fan base energy. It's like the quote from the film preview of Rock Of Ages when the woman says: 

That stage is a pedestal & when your up there your untouchable .. I could feel how the generational gap between the ages of everyone while I knew we were all there for the amazing music brought on by the AAR. 

I loved how Tyson and the band started off the show with there song Dirty Little Secret then did BeeKeeper's Daughter, Fallin' Apart, SomeDay's Gone, Walk Over Me, another 2 songs that I wasn't sure what they were & did I For You, Gonzo, Kids In The Street, Move Along, & ended with Gives You Hell. It was an epic show that I know I'll never forget. I just hope & wonder if I'll be able to see them now again sometime down the road over time. 

This picture down below was actually taken by Tyson Ritter of everyone in the crowd & you will see me 2 from the left the of the guy with the red shirt. I loved that Tyson did that to keep track of his touring experience.  

After the show was done I was able to go for my meet & greet with the All-American Rejects & was able to give Tyson his bday present which included this ring 

and also included three drawings that I drew & in which one included my cell phone number on it and my name.  I also ended up giving Tyson a birthday cd & created one for Nick too for a late birthday present for him as well. We ended up talking & it seemed soo natural to talk with them like you could talk about anything with them. I ended up talking to Nick & Mike Kennerty too about facebook if they are on there or not. Mike said he wasn't & I then talked to him about there is a poser of him on there who's in a relationship with a girl named Skye & nick said looks like she has a poser too because apparently she doesn't have a facebook either.  Nick told me he does have a facebook page but its set to private which means you can only find it if you have his email address. He also said his twitter is public & said his posts are connected to for both. 

I know Gaylor was just very quiet & was looking at the Kids In The Street Drawing that I drew & gave to the guys too & was listening to my story about the drawing. Tyson and the guys also signed a few things for me & Tyson asked me what my name was so I told him & he wrote thank you on my cd for the birthday stuff I gave him. He also btw said to me sure I'll sign anything you want me too like in a sexy flirtatious way too. I just thought that was adorable. 

I know before meeting the band as well when I was waiting to Meet them I had Nick Wheeler starring across the room at me & was smiling his adorable smile at me. I'm telling you I really think I'm a destined to end up with a big named band mate. Which I'm not complaining about. 

Pretty much all in all if you are able to catch this TOUR for KIDS IN THE STREET I say go for it & hit the show. You won't regret it it's one of the best decisions to make. 

All in all I'm glad I went & am thrilled about how my 27th birthday was made fantastic just by these guys. 

love always,

Joanna 

The Day Has Finally Arrived

The Day has finally arrived my birthday concert is happening tomorrow night. I am seeing the All-American Rejects & I actually am meeting the band.  I plan on taking the lead singer a birthday present as well & also his band mate Nick a late birthday present as well. I am ecstatic that this show is finally here. I do have to wonder when I meet the AAR tomorrow night if I'll be able to get there digits as well. If I can manage to get them I truly promise to keep in contact then with Tyson & Nick & get posted about what's going on with the rest of there tour. 

While I am also in my happy count down mode as well for the new show called Ready For Love to start. The show has Tim Lopez in it from the band the Plain White T's who is looking for Love. I have actually applied to be one of the girls on the show too who can go out on a date with him. I'm not sure if I will be picked though but I'm glad that I took the chance & the leap to go out on a date with a amazing musician. 

I know I am also looking forward to the fact that I heard the Plain White T's will have a new album being released this summer as well. That means new tour dates & new tours going on which will be amazing to see tom and the guys again. Since the fact that he did it again & on my actual birthday tweeted & wished me a happy birthday & said thanks for being such a great fan. That just made me realize I need to see him again & soon. 

I really wonder if anything when they tour again will I be able to get Tom's digits then & just keep in contact with them & him. Because right there would be awesome to do that & could open up a door that could lead into a real dating relationship perhaps with Tom. 

Anyway folks I have to go & will keep you all updated & posted with my concert pictures from the All-American Rejects show. 

love always,

Joanna 

the All-American Rejects Interview

Yes I know I've gone now another month with out blogging and for that I am sorry yet again. While I'm back again with some awesome news to spill. I have had the pleasure today to have a question that I tweeted for the All American Reject's Billboard Interview actually answered on live camera by Nick & Tyson from the band. I was shocked and stunned to know that my question was the 2nd one that they answered.   I know also lets see I can actually tell you the good news in my family that I will be a aunt yet again my sister in law & brother are expecting baby number 2 which will b due September 26th 2012 as well. Plus I can't believe that my birthday concert that I'm hitting is 1 month from today's date you just can't beat that count down. 

Anyway guys here's the link for the video for the interview with the rejects from today that has there answer to my question.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/21448484

love always, 

Joanna 

April 29th 2012 My 27th Birthday Bash

As it stands right now it looks like it's happening. I am going to see the All American Rejects for the new tour Kids In The Street.  I am officially on my count down mode to get to party with the band & also use my meet & greet with them then too. The band has stuck it out over the years it's officially there TIME to Shine.  My thoughts are why not go out with this year with a awesome concert right ? I know if you all have heard the new single called: Kids In The Street - you will be able to tell the whole album coming out March 26th 2012 will be 1 of there best albums yet.  I am stoked to celebrate my birthday bash like usual & I just hope I can get a hug from the AAR & try to get them to follow me on twitter when I meet them. 

Love Always,

Joanna 

 

ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG

SO LONG AND BEHOLD THE TRUTH IS BEING REVEALED. JACKSON RATHBONE & JERAD ANDERSON ARE LEAVING THE BAND 100 MONKEYS. JACKSON IS LEAVING PROBABLY BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH ON HIS PLATTER SINCE SHEILA'S PREGNANT. JERAD IS LEAVING BECAUSE OF OTHER FILM PROJECTS THAT HE IS WORKING ON. THE BAND WILL STILL BE LIVE AND KICKING BUT WILL BE REPLACING JACKSON AND JERAD. WHICH BTW THAT BITES SINCE THEY ARE APART OF THE ORIGINAL BAND MATES.  BEN JOHNSON, BEN GRAUPNER AND THE UNCLE WILL BE STAYING WITH THE BAND WHILE STILL PLAYING SOME SHOWS.  

THIS IS ONE SAD DAY FOR US TRUE MONKEY JUNKIES & ONE STEP FOR THE NEWER FOLKS TO TAKE OVER YET AGAIN IN PLACE OF JACKSON & JERAD.  THIS CHANGE COULD BE FOR THE WORST OR POSSIBLY COULD BE FOR THE BETTER. I REALLY HOPE THAT THE 100 MONKEYS WILL REPLACE JACKSON WITH JAKE MILLER & WILL REPLACE JERAD WITH WILL SCHMIDT OR EVEN SHAWN FERNANDO.

LONG LIVE 100 MONKEYS YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN & ALWAYS WILL BE MISSED !

LOVE ALWAYS,

JOANNA