311 day 2010

This clip made me sooo excited for 311 day next year! I love it!



PS new album June 2nd. And rhett, it said June, not 6 or 7 just so we know I have the right date!

This one is for all the EXCITEABLE ones!

Time to get back to my ROOTS. 311, they are the best five guys I have ever had the pleasure to know! You guys have given SO much to me, that today it is a pleasure to share you with everyone! Happy 311 day all!

It was a warm September 8th 1996 when I unwrapped my present to see the Blue album staring back at me. It was exactally what I wanted thanks to my mom and the clerk at Media Play. I was mezmorized by the song Down, as my sister and I watch the music video OVER and OVER and OVER again. In fact we recorded it on VHS so we could watch it on comand (this is pre YouTube). This one album was just the begining. I memorized all the lyrics, and listen to the cd over and over. Later I purchased Transistor, and my amazing sister bought be Grassroots when she saw it at a used cd store. Grassroots took my by storm until that Christmas when the same amazing sister bought me Music. I listen to it 100 times before I did anything else.

The music was me, it ran in my bones. It took a while for the follow up, Soundsytem, to come out but that didn't stop my stalking googling them! This is where most of my current 311 knowledge comes from. Like Nick's middle name is Lofton. The album came out and so did my FIRST concert.

April 1, 2000 3pm, I could hear the sound check. Unusually cold as my sister and I was the 7th person in line. I snuck in a 35mm camera through my baggy sweatshirt and chose to take the balcony view. Through osmosis we ended up back stage but were so freaked and worried about getting kicked out (this is after the show) that we didn't even notice Chad Sexton standing right next to me. I did notice the elusive Yanni (please watch ETSD to know who I am talking about)tour manager and was so start struck. That show was amazing!

They returned shortly after, June 2, 2000 and rocked my socks. They came again in Nov but due to college and living on my own I couldn't afford it. I was practically in tears thinking of every song I missed. Later when I read that at that show the band attack Zebra Head with Silly String I vowed NEVER to miss a show again. (I've come close...)

You need to understand when I hated life, when I was fired from my job, when NOBODY understood me, 311 did, and they were there for me. No matter what condition I was in, they were there for me. When I couldn't trust anyone, I trusted them. Partly because they couldn't let me down. When I'm hurting, they healed me, this is why you see I'm such a FANATIC. They were the best gift to me. All I want to do is share it.

Since 2000 I have seen them 21....times live, including the goal to see them 3 times in a row (Vegas, SLC, Red Rocks) two 311 day shows (Memphis 06, NO 08) and 5 surrounding states. My only other goals to complete would be a halloween show, a cali show and an Omaha show. You might have heard that at 311 day 2008 I cried during the concert. It is true. I agreed with myself that the only feeling that would surpass the feelings at the show would be the birth of my first child (possibly marriage but I'm not sure). I was emotionally touched that after 2 decades of them giving their all to their fans, and the fans giving everything back, that this was the moment, the moment the two meet! So selfless, so positive so unconditional.

I have made some random 311 friends and will continue to make more. This is my legacy to give to you and may you fullfill other people's life as 311 has done for me!

Regards,

Dre

One bonus vs full discount price

I know I was complaining not getting 70% off on snowboard pants but I really shouldn't compain cuz my boy Josh hooked me up with a Neef beenie. It freaking rocks, and surprisingly uber warm.

Green in ENVY

I scored a deal on new snowboard pants. Wicked awesome! Bright green super waterproof and breathability! They were $119 and 30% off. I was too scared someone else was going to buy them so I jumped to the opportunity. That's the sad part of the story....

Cashier "your total is $41.23"
Me "that's it? Oh man I am so glad I bought these today that's a steal. I thought 30% of $119 was a good deal!!! Yay yay yay"
Cashier "oh you're right! Your total is $91.85"
Me "wait what just happened? Are you serious?"
Cashier "yeah sorry I thought you got them off a different rack"
Me " " paid him in silence.
It was such a good deal untill the realization it could have been the best deal of the century. Now it's hard to be excited. I keep dwelling on honesty vs a wicked sweet price.

Moral of the story kids: it doesn't pay to know math!

PS the pic provided does NOT give these awesome pants justice!
See ya on the hill

This is how I'm feeling today...

Another reason I love Tim and Rise Against and all the words he says:

"when enough is enough that's when you know that you're halfway there"

"To the fight in the desert where progress stands still. When we've lost our will That's how we'll know This is not a test, oh no This is cardiac arrest Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes We're crashing into the ground as we all fall from grace"

"This is a chance to set things straight To bend or break the rules back into place There is no middle ground, no compromise We've drawn the line With perfect aim, we stand back and throw Glass windows break and it's all about to blow Lights go out as we pass the torch again In hope that is stays lit"

"Neutrality means that you don't really care Cuz the struggle goes on even when you're not there Blind and unaware"

"is this the point where we give up? now is this the point where we give in? now is this the point where we turn ourselves in? or is this the time to ask questions? or is this the time to seek answers? now is this the time to throw it all in?"

"this is the point where we stand up now this is the point where we take back the things that are keeping us from being free"

"To the sound of a heartbeat pounding away To the rhythm of the awful rusted machines We toss and turn but don't sleep Each breath we take makes us thieves Like causes without rebels Just talk but promise nothing else We crawl on our knees for you Under a sky no longer blue We sweat all day long for you But we sow seeds to see us through'Cause sometimes dreams just don't come true We wait to reap what we are due. To the rhythm of a time bomb ticking awayAnd the blare of the sirens combing the streets Chased down like dogs we run from Your grasp until the sun comes up"

"White needles buried in the red The engine roars and then it gives But never dies'Cause we don't live We just survive On the scraps that you throw away"

Now some of you are questioning my loyalty to 311. It must be said that 311 shaped my young impressionable life into who I am today. And for it I've seen them live over 20 times including TWO 3/11 days. So why am I not the first one to hear about their new album coming out right now and the new spring tour? Let me put it this way. 311 is my family. They are my unsung hero and will always be there for me when I need them. They know I love them and that love is eternal just like my real family. Rise Against is my new bff and all I want to do is hang out with them and cause trouble all the time.

A street so great they named it Deming Way

My name to fame! Luke found my street! I'll let my siblings and Kiara steal this pic.

Other claim to fame:

I love salmon, and apparently it is a fan of me as well!

And why stop there; http://www.cityofdeming.org/

Wikipedia says it was founded in 1881, a pallandrom AND exactally 100 years before I was born! It was also nick named the New Chicago, and Chicago is my favorite city! This city is named after Mary Ann Deming Crocker, wife of Charles Crocker, one of the big rail road guys. And this is the city that houses the Silver Spike. And I live in the city close to the GOLDEN SPIKE. Imagin the odds! It's all coming up Me!

And is DEMING, not DEMMMING. And if you are Luke; it Deminggggggggah!

Marshall vs The Comedian

Everyone says that girls are attracked to jerks. My personal friends have told me I am attracted to douche bags. Well with the excitement of the movie the Watchman coming out, I found out for myself that this is all very true.

The Comedian is Hot:

Cartoon or the guy playing him in the movie, hot. Is it the dark hair, the no need for authority, the rippling muscles, or even stoogie (you know how girls like to change a guy). This guy in the book is the most disgusting, push over, rude, inappropriate, hurtful being out there. But just looking at him...hot!

Other bad boys on the list:

This guy. I think we all know how much I hated that book, and there isn't even get a good description of this dude compared to "edward" (quotations are used to show fluctionation in tone of a 16 yr old romantic saying his name.) And I haven't seen the movie but I read an article he was in and couldn't get him out of my mind for a few days. Hot? or evil?

Lets keep the list going. I have a deep down crush on those totally punked out guys with tatoos that cover both arms. I mean gross, those guys could have a disease, but to me... Hot!

In the musical Les Miserables, Marius is the cutie with a huge heart, but I was always drawn to Enjolras. Fisty, strong, brave, frenchman. Even on stage with crappy seats....Hot!

Another good one, in the movie 300, Leonidas is pretty amazing, but I still had a draw f excitment from the politician, Theon:

This guys just has an evil look that is sexy. He is pure evil in the movie and possibly into boys, and not the warrior with a 6pack, but dre still says...HOT. Have you noticed a trend yet? All evil guys have or close to having a MUSTACHE?

Evil and the stache. But in real life are mustaches hot? Well that's just it, I find facial hair to be the number one thing that attacts me to men. Always a fan of a 3 to 5 day growth. Beard or stache, I love em both, that is to say you have enough hair to not look creepy.

And the final bad boy of them all, the man I will always love, Rhett Butler.

So brass, so rude, so honest, so rich, so extravagant, so knows how to treat a lady, and a whore. A man that so few allowed in their social circles, but so many he charmed.

So why do girls like the bad boys. I hate to be a cliche but I really can't help it. They are just sooo, so, so, something that draws me in. I went as far to come up with a list of non-hot good boys:

Ted from HIMYM. That guy is such a complainer, so whiny!

Edward Cullen. I think this guy even has a period. to mushy.

That elf dude from lord of the rings. such an albino soft spoken, archer! Come on get in the real fight!

David archuletta.

Leo Decaprio, his face looks like he's 12. But with his weight gain he looks normal.

Zac Effron, they guy dances with high kicks. not manly.

Shia Lebouf, whiner and baby face.

But putting much effort into it and the more I watch HIMYM, I really really want a Marshall. That goofy guy that isn't afraid to show how much Lilly means to him, and goes to great legnths to prove it to her. His dorky singing when he does house hold chores, his solid reasoning, hard work ethic, good friendships, and a bit old fashion. You know I want a guy that I can yell his name from the sunroof of a limo and he would find me. The guy that brags about the list of women he's slept with is called his marriage licence. The guy that writes sappy notes in for the living will. So if you do find that guy, send him my way.....and tell him to grow a mustache!