Smile Empty Soul

First post... AGAIN yeah, who's cool?! ME!!!!

2nd comment? nuhhuh brb

hey derek,

why didn't you sign my boob in San Fran? ;) lol Just kidding. I was so wasted. maybe it was a good thing that you didn't. lol I don't remember much but my bud told me that you said your mommie was there and you couldn't. awww. how cute is that. That is what I was told you said anyways.

again, thanks for not signing it. I was gone.

Feel better soon. vomitting is bad. I can't even think about puck.. I have a such a weak tummy. I will go vomit myself.

heh silly string works i guess... but remember the golf for next tour ;). are u guys gonna be around for fractionals performance at pharos lost kingdom in redlands? that would be very cool.. cuz ill be there fsho. take care.. being home rocks ;)

o yea.. if u have aim or aol hit me up Lpchick0569. :) have a good day

wtf where the hell are you that it says its 945 pm? its 4:15 in indy... speaking of indy... it totally sucks i cant go to may day because were going to kings island i begged my parents to let me stay and go see you guys but they sayd no :'( i wanna cry... but you know whats awesome strata and linkin park performing 2 days away from each other here in indiana... AHHH ok well any who thats not until august... im really p/o i wanna see you guys soooo bad last time you were in indy you didnt sign anything and i wanted to through something at someone... oh well :'( guess ill never get your autograph WAHHHH well ima go shopping oh joy fun huh? no not really... well bye bye have a nice safe week and good luck here in indy...

oh yeah... lol i finally saw silohuettes (sp) for the 1st time... i voted so much but i never saw it... you are sooo pretty in it... lol i wish i could kidnap you and keep you in my room ;) sick but true...

hey there derek this is angelia i just wanted to say that even if you went on stage bluring your lyrics everyone would still love i know i would you guys are the best trapt is my 2nd best band they are but rember yous are the BEST!!!!!!!!! SEE YA GOTTA GO VOTE FOR YA LOVE YOU DEREK LOVE YA LOVE YA LOVE YA LOVE YA LOVE YA HOPE YOU COME TO WI SOON.
LOVE ANGELIA

hey there guys i wanted to know what your guys e-mail is cause i try sending you a pic of me and it comes back saying it didnt send that your e-mail dont excises???????????????????????? love yas my room is full of your stuff oh ya have you guys ever thought of touring with three days grace??????

hey there good new from me to you i made your rateing from 10.1 all the way to 16.1 i hope it will get jacked up more from other people i will check it later love you guys enough to do this love yous with all my heart

i am still going at it lol love yas

Sorry you were sick, i hope your doing better now, that would suck if you were sick the week you are off and get to spend time with your family and friends. I am sure the l.a. show rocked, too bad i couldnt be there, i finally got 2 tix but i couldnt go. its ok, next time i will be there for sure! Derek, i made a page to help you guys get on late shows, plz check it out and tell me what ya think: http://hometown.aol.com/mimibajiduh/SESLateShows.html this goes for everyone else that reads these journals! oh yeah, Derek, dont play with fireworks when you are drunk! hahaha. and yes, that modernrock poll, everyone better go vote now if they havent already. i posted that link a few days ago but my comment was all the way at the bottom.

dont forget to check out my page!

~~Michele~~
THE #1 FAN IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA

AHAHAHAHAHA I amuse myself so easily...

Anywho, DEREK! My Jedi Mind powers obviously don't WORK 'cause you didn't tell me what you thought of my pranks! DAMN YOU... Actually, I don't really care. :P

But HEY guess what. I'm making a SES fansite and it's gonna be uber; better than any of the ones out there! ( No offense to anyone who has made one, but when I'm done and you see it, you'll probably agree. ) So, when I DO get it done ( who knows when that'll be ), will you look at it? 'Eh? 'EH??

Oh, and uh, I got a couple questions: When is Ryan's birthday? And is Sean's birthday February 14, or 15? What are your guy's favorite colors? Are their any fans that stick out from the rest ( on here or at your concerts )? And last but not least, what'd you think of this drawing: http://www.geocities.com/bolt_kit/ArtContest_Gledhill.jpg ?? ( Remember? It's the one from the art contest that was NAMED after you. )

Well, feel free to answer 'em all ( HAHA )! If anything, PLEASE answer the first two... Or answer 'em all; whatever floats your boat! :P

Okay, I'm gonna go vote for you three gentlemen on MTV2 and ModernRock.com now. I'll even go and email a few late night shows requesting that Smile Empty Soul be their musical guest. Yep yep yep!

I hope you guys have a good time resting at home for the time being. SEE YA!

well rest up!and have fun on the next tour ...everyone go to WWW.STRATADIRECT.COM!

Long time no hear Derek. This is Hannah. Glad you guys had fun in Seattle. Sorry me and Cherry Poptart (tawnya)couldn't make it, family has a major money crisis and we couldn't afford it. Me and tawnya are gonna make it to a show someday soon and we'll have a box of cherry poptarts just for you. That must suck that you were sick. at least you got out of washington, tornado's hit spokane. weird shit. yeah, me and Cherry are still working on the band. we made a site, http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=gossip_deads

This was a great b-day present hearing from you(yes today is my birthday, whoop whoop). can't wait to hear from you again.

Side note:
Derek: tawnya flipped when you said you loved cherry poptarts, and i was surprised you even responded
Sean: hope you're having fun with the tour, tawnya someday wants to talk with you about tattoos
Ryan: i read the really old journal entries, sorry about the stage fall and the bloody nose, tawnya laughs at that

have fun while you're at home. talk to ya later lemon heads!

Hannah

hey guys. what's MRA and when are your birthdays?

SES already played with three days grace. and it was cool

yeah your home!!! thats good well im sorry you were sick derek but glad the show rocked !!! well sean how come you dont spell it the cool way like shawn lol jp jp you rock keepit up

Hey, thanks for the update (finally) lol :)
well, have fun at home and enjoy your time! YOU DIDNT GIVE ME A SHOUT OUT! lol, you should think about it next time :) So i guess no one won the drum head, thats a bummer, there were lots and lots of good ideas..but the silly string always works, and the toilet paper too! well, in the tour section of your site, is that all the dates for the summer, because you should think about commong back to Portland Oregon again before the end of the year so i can catch you this time..nothing good ever happens/comes to oregon, so it would be tight if i could see you this time!! Well, i hope your feeling better now, no more throwing up, it sucks.. and you didnt update us about your insomnia, i hope thats working out for you... well, i think ive waisted enough of everyones time..ttyl

G.W.Bush Sucks (dick) :)
SES ROCKS!!!
Love Ya Always
~Amanda~ \m/

Hey i went to the show in tempe arizona. It was the best thing ever. i would like to thank you beacuse during the first or second song my friend and i got pulled out by one of the gards because we were in the front row and we were being smashed and you stoped dead in the middle of the song. that was sweet!!! I also got to meet all of you, sean three times, that was the greatest thing thats happed to me yet!!! all in all that was a graet night, and i hope you come here again, just this time im not gonna be front row dead center(its very rough) oh ya i loved the new song. on the next tour you sould bring strata along they were amazing. well ill let you go.. oh yeah i got a broken drum stick from Derek. thank you looked right at me and threw it to me. i was by the part of the stage were you guys got on and off

Thank you, you are the best band(and sweet too)
Love Amber Marie

derek! since u guys are touring with moments in grace u should come to the 7/27 show with them!! woow thats a grea idea...

hey guy i got it up to 20.1 from 10.1 and its only me voteing you guys are number one hell come on people help me vote ples lets keep these guys at the top

Wow, Nichole is publicly admitting to being the bad one. I think I deserve that gold star now. :)

sry, i have a quick questions...im sure you fans reading this can help

in the last journal people were saying something about Sean and a beer bong, i think at the AZ show, lol, what happened, whats the story? :)

nice site Michele(Rancho). btw, where is Rancho Cucamonga??

Susan, the journal times are really off, haha. Cynthia, Rancho Cucamonga is in Southern California.

~~Michele~~
THE #1 FAN IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA

oh ok. Do you live next to the guys? that would be so cool if you were like neighbors with Derek.

HEY GUYS... IT'S NICOLE FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO... ME AND MY FRIEND LINDSEY ARE SO SIKED TO SEE YOU GUYS AT THE PROMOWEST PAVILION ON JUNE 9TH WE WANTED TO GO TO THE CLEVELAND SHOW TOO BUT LINDSEY CANT TAKE OFF WORK.. WERE GONNA TRY ARE HARDEST TO MEET YOU GUYS... CANT WAIT.. I HOPE THE SHOW ROCKS. IM ALSO EXCITED TO SEE THE OTHER BANDS I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THEM THOUGH... WE HAVE SEEN YOU GUYS LIKE 2 TIMES ONCE AT THE NEWPORT AND IN MYRTLE BEACH AT HOUSE OF BLUES.. YOU GUYS ROCK ... WELL LOVE YOU GUYS... GOOD LUCK IN THE SHOWS AND IM HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS TO BE HOME..... LATER NICOLE #1 FAN IN COLUMBUS OHIO

\m/ ^_^\m/

umm hey there. I guess i just wanted to say hey and that you guys rock so much. i luv ur cd it rocks so much. umm yeah i think thats all i got 2 say 4 now.

For the person who asked where Rancho Cucamonga was, havent you ever seen Next Friday? ~lol :) Great Movie!!

G.W.Bush Sucks (dick) :)
SES ROCKS!!!
Love Ya All
~Amanda~ \m/

Derek, isn't the weather beautiful here today? It's the perfect kind of weather. I'm sick of the hottness. Hope your time off is being well spent. If you and your brother have your old yearbooks from Saugus open em up and look for Stacy Barrera. That's my sister! Ok, and Ryan, tell your pops Bob and Trish's daughter says hi! That dude is a cool cat. Smile Empty Soul is the best in the west!

#1 fan in Santa Clarita,
~Tifany~

sorry guys. I know it's been awhile.. it's like I get on here and every time there's a new entry with like 50 million comments already... it's like screw my chance over for ever getting my comment read on this site again... haha... you guys are huge now.. congrats... I like had a couple of graduations to go to today... I went to the school to get my bags and stuff out of there and guess what? all my cds were stolen... whoever took them is dead in the water!!!!! and guess what else that means? IT MEANS THEY TOOK EVERYTHING FROM GREENDAY TO SMILE EMPTY SOUL AND IT PISSES ME OFF... well I hope those little bastards are happy now... they have got good music.... MAN THAT PISSES ME OFF... who does that.... see everyone, your shit can get stolen in North Dakota too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh I have a joke, what do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? give up?

A STICK!!!!! that one just gets funnier everytime I hear it!!!!!!!! Well I shall buy your cd again, because I KNOW I can't go on without it!!!!!! Damn people's kids!!

hahaha, no, i dont live next to any of the guys, unfortunately. They live in Santa Clarita, thats like i think an hour and a half away from me. Rancho Cucamonga is in the Inland Empire, by San Bernardino, Riverside, Ontario, you know, around those places. But I do know somebody that was neighbors with Ryan, but she never knew it, haha. oh yeah Amanda, even though i live in Rancho Cucamonga, i have never seen that movie, haha. maybe i should huh?

~~Michele~~
THE #1 FAN IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA

Sorry to hear you were sick, but everyone has their off days. I'm sure you guys still ruled anyway. This is my first time posting anything on the SES site. I bought the CD the day it came out and listened to it all day. I wouldnt leave my house without in my protable..I still dont. Most the bands I listen to are alot more heavy (Rammstien, children of bodem, dimmu borgir, otep, exc.) but I heard you guys on The Zone (94.7) and i went crazy. I bought the cd and I cried when I heard Silhouetts and With This Knife. Just because they remind me of my life at this point. I love you guys and hope someday I can be as talented with my music as you. I wish I could go to your Chicago show on the 5th. I might be able to since my b-day is on the 6th so It gives me excus for my parents to actually see me. You guys are seriously Sic and I'm a huge fan and always will be. You guys have given me alot of inspiration musically and emotionally. Because of you music is the only thing I care about now. I realise that if I dont try then I wont even have a shot. So thanks. All my love and support,
Toni C. aka Trinity Ice of Fox Lake, IL
(Nowhere Kid)

hey i heard that you guys might be at FallOut this August in SC...are you? Sorry 2 hear u were sick..whatever it was i caught it too but its all good cuz i got to skip the last days of my junior yr of skool!..i hope u guys win that contest on modernrock.com...i voted for yall. Much Luv. later.

*product of sumter*
mac

I reccomend you guys come to Kansas or at least Missouri b/c i live in Pittsburg Kansas and havent seen any upcoming tour dates to anywhere in KS or MO, so try to fit a KC or Wichita concert in the tour plz and thx. \nn/(*-*)\nn/

thank you very much! i love green eyes...that is like the only thing im persistent at. lol
i got sick this weekend...so gross. hah sorry.
im going camping this weekend. it should be fun i love camping. lol im an outdoor type of girl...kinda i dont like bugs though.
I heard you guys on the radio today--bottom of a bottle! it was awesome me and my friends blasted it while we were driving. people were looking at us. it was grrreat.
this friday it will be 1 more month till summerfest. and i get to see you!!! whoop whoop
last night me and my friends were dancing. it was great. it was to like AC/DC-you shook me all night long, backstreet boys, def leppard, good stuff. okay i think i am done writing
bye bye cherry pie--yum i love cherry pie!
always and forever!
Jem**

Cynthia, I was neighbors with Ryan back in the day! Whoop Whoop!

#1 fan in Santa Clarita,
~Tiffany~

And people, please go to Michele's site and vote for SES to be on a late night show, preferably Jimmy Kimmel cuz they shoot it out here and it's like a big concert setting and I wanna go!

#1 fan in Santa Clarita,
~Tiffany~

I LOVE YA DEREK! *MuAH*

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HEY! i've missed talking to you guys on here..even though i haven't gotten a shout out since i first started talking on here..which was..A LONG TIME AGO! but anyways.. i still love you (ALWAYS WILL) but it would be kick ass if you gave me a shout out! OMG! i heard that you're coming back to maine on june 17th! i know you guys have missed me;-) I AM SO PUMPED! me and my friend drove around for 2 hours yesterday looking for tickets! but since we are the dumbasses that we are.. it was a saturday and the box office were closed.. but we got some anyways! at filene's.. i mean, would you ever think that they'd be a ticketmaster, pretty weird, huh?! i'm gonna go all out for this concert..my friend and i are going to wake up on the 17th.. take a shower and then leave to go to the state theater around 11 or so and wait for the concert..even tho the concerts not till 7:30 cuz we want to get the best seats and maybe even see you guys on the bus! do you think thats a good idea, or what? (tell me in the shout out)at snocore i wasnt that big of a fan, which i dont know why.. just hadnt heard much of your music.. only nowhere kids and bottom of a bottle. but now.. thats a WHOLEEEE different story! seriously, when i hear you on the radio if im sad or anything.. i get automatically happy when i hear you're music and it feels like you guys are singing directly to me! i love your music and you guys are the most inspirational music writers i have ever heard..and i know you're helping many people through you music and not just me. your music relates to me so much and i thank you so much for having your music seem so real. oh yeah, and at the concert in maine on the 17th of june, you better wear your maine beanie(that you told me you had) just for me!! that'd be kick ass! i'll definitely go hang out with you guys at the end of the concert, becuz i didnt at snocore! and i regretted it sooo much afterwards! well, i hope you read this and give me a shout out! i can't wait to see you, and i even have a big "JUNE 17TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-D" in my profile on AIM (screenname=kelzbabex25) i love you all so much, remember to give me a shout out! <3kelly *SESbabex25*

Ah, the classic silly string and toilet paper. lol. Good to hear you guys had a good time during your last few shows. That sucks that you were sick, Derek. I hate throwing up. It's so gross.

I'll take your advice and say to myself, "I am" every once in a while... Although, I'm not sure what I am. lol. But I'll know soon, hopefully.

So now what are you guys gonna be up to? Just chillin? Or are you gonna get to work on a second album? *hint hint* :) Well, I guess that's it.

Much love,
-Shannon-

Oh yeah, I forgot to answer your question. "Do all good things come to an end?" Sadly, yes, MOST do, but not all. If all came to an end, the world would... well... just plain suck.

Hey guys whats up? Im glad you are felling better Derek thats always good! Only 1 more week untill summer break which means i will be able to go to more shows i cant wait. well i have to go and do a project that was due Wednesday last wednesday. Oh yeah Derek how many of these do you read? love you guys
Stacie

Hey Derek this is erika from the 9:30 club anyways i wrote to you back on like the 12 of may and told you about my delema which was me getting kicked out of my own band and then not being friends with a girl who is like my sister any more they both hurt ALOT! but i really dont know what to do and i asked you for some help (advice) on what to do but unfortunetally you didnt give me any and i am not mad by any means because i know how may entrees you get and have to write back to but i am really lost and confused about what to do from here in terms of the band,did u ever get kicked out of a band and if so what did you do because it has really broken my heart and the bass guitar i was useing was theirs and i was going to buy it from them but everything hapened so quickly so i didnt get an oppurtunity but i just got back from the guitar center and got a $850 bass guitar so it feels good to be playing one of those again....and if you could tell SEAN that i am doing a "Persuasive Speech" on ..."WHY SEAN DANIELSON IS MORE TALENTED THEN EMINEM" and i have to give eveidece and a whole bunch of facts and i havent presented it yet...i will probably do it on like Tues. or Wed. but i know i will be like "my speech is on why sean is more talented than eminem" and everybody in the class will be like "whatever" but i know i will have them conviced by then end of my speech and i would have done it on SES and "D12" but i thought it would be more complex and i would just confuse my self so.... wel soory it is soo long but i had a lot to tell you but ithas been a while
Shout me out if you can
devoted fan
erika foremerly of useless days

Eminem, Hah. That's all I have to say.

#1 fan in Santa Clarita,
~Tiffany~

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hey derek how are you?????hey u never mention me anymore....it makes me sad...well hey here in hawaii i have been trying to find your cd but no luck so far.....well a couple of days ago i met this guy..he is so hot.....his name is scott..and idk maybe there would be a hook up....i hope..anyways he let me drive his car..and i scared his friend..cus i went fast adn he though i was gonna crash..but i didnt i know how to drive i just scared him thats all...well this weekend i was suppose to take pics with my friend...but she ditched me and went with another girl..now i feel like shit...man i hate it here..i dont have my older sister with me and so i feel alone...well hey ill let u go and i am glad that u r finally home..it must look awsome..hey u guys know that when ppl come on this site that it plays the song silouettes..why dont u guys put the song this is war.....i love that song..well talk to u guys later..and hey say hi once in a while..oh and i need your help......i dont know how to put my pic up where u put it on your site..u know what i am talking about???well if u can help me that would be great..also my e-mail address is msantiagol@msn.com so just e-mail me if u can..thanks...love u guys..tell the rest of the guys i said hi.....have a great time home.....

always

YOUR #1 FAN IN HAWAII

MARIA

Hey,
U guys sounds like your having the time of your lives. I really wish i could have gone to the L.A. concert and rocked out with u guys but i couldn't get a ride down there. I was so bumme/pissed. But i promise i will make to one of your concerts sometime soon. Sad thing u guys are done during with those great bands, but there's always the next tour or etc. DO u think you will ever tour with Staind or AFI because that would be some kick ass concert. Have fun on your new tour, may it be as great/better then the last. I'll be voting for you guys.
Your Devoted #1 Claremont, Ca Fan-Chaye'

damn, Derek that sux with ur stomach bug, sry to say but i know how u feel. or maybe i felt worse, ne way, dec.12th i had a brain tumor removed, it was the size of a ping pong ball probably, well frum wut i know. so i was outta school for a month and a half, all the time i was at home, having so many troubles with my meds, to the pt. where i was throwing up constantly for 3 days, and my stomach couldn't even handle plain ol' bread or water. it sucked big tyme, and then i caught the flu 2wice, i had to be taken into the ER 5 out of 7 days during 2 of the 5 weeks, rushed to the ER in an ambulance once, passed out 3 times, spent my christmas in bed puking all day, and then had a cyst removed on my tailbone, so i couldn't even sit on a pillow without it hurting! whew.... i think that's all, but luckily u got ur fan back in time for the SnoCore concert @CMU's Finch Fieldhouse. So yea i really do feel bad for u, seriously. Thank U guyz so much for comin' out and rockin' for all of ur fans, we all really appreciate it and luv uguyz so much!
cya's l8r, ur buddy,
Allyson

yea fella's be good do right and most of all have one hell of a time while you are home....haha i still think it is funny that you membered me and jessica... but i have to admit we are kinda hard to forget....hahahahahaha that rhyms...dont it.. lmao... anywho, i have to go and i guess i'll post again..... no no no i aint losing interest.. i'm just really busy...schools out and my band comes first for EVERYTHING....sorry you was sick derek...feel better..and loves to all...
~~Ally~~(from N.C)

If they toured with Staind that would be the best thing ever! My room is so covered with Staind stuff that I had to take some things down just to put all my SES stuff up. Smile Empty Soul is the best in the west!

#1 fan in Santa Clarita,
~Tiffany~

omg Tiffany, i never even thought of that! but yeah Kimmel does have those outdoor concert performances. that would be soooo cool if that happened! oh wait, it WILL happen!!

~~Michele~~
THE #1 FAN IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA
http://hometown.aol.com/mimibajiduh/SESLateShows.html

Derek...what is Pogen??

Just wanted to say hello....I hope everything is going well, I'm sure it is.

ALWAYS,
Meg

okay. here is your gold star...well.. it is white but :P

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I know, Michele. How awesome would that be if they did that? Everyone go vote now! http://hometown.aol.com/mimibajiduh/SESLateShows.html

#1 fan in Santa Clarita,
~Tiffany~

Hey guys its lisa from NJ...awwwww Derek im so sorry to hear u were sick! i was sick on friday and it ruined my hole nite...i think it was a stomach virus but im all better and i hope u feel better soon, too. Well im still on my kness everyday at 4 wen my dad comes home begging to let me see you guys again...it doesnt look to good :( but the important thing is that i saw u guys once already and that was fucking amazin...you guys do a kick ass show...well hope u guys have fun...keep it real
~*~ Lisa ~*~

Hi,
I was wondering if it is at all possible to have two CD's autographed and mailed to me. I would like to give them as graduation gifts. Please let me know what the cost of it would be if it is possible.
Thank You,
G. Stephens
Frylady46@aol.com

Hey Guys! well the paper went over well... i dont know what grade i got on it, but 650 word min. and i wrote 1280 heh! if i didnt do good ill cry... lol jk. thanks for letting me write about you though!!! It would be so cool to be in a band.. just to hang out with other bands lol. you guys are friggin awesome! June 7th your comming to cleveland. THATS THE DAY BEFORE SCHOOL GETS OUT!! :-( i wish i could go but my mom said NO!! i wish i could go.i saw a flyer for it in coconuts and i just stared at it for 3 mins. lol no joke... well hopefully i can come to the next one. i have another joke for yoU... TWO GUYS WALKED INTO A BAR.. THE OTHER ONE DUCKED!!!! hahaha the first time my dad told me that it went completly over my head and i didnt get it. its so dumb its funny... well i wanna stop this before it gets too long because if it gets too long you wont read it :-P

~much love~

//Ashley//

WHATS GOING ON DEREK. MAN, I WAS SICK TOO. I GOT SOME BUG GOING AROUND..DAMN TEXAS WEATHER. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER DATES SET AFTER THE ONES THAT ARE POSTED ON THE SITE? I MISSED YOU GUYS WHEN YOU ALL PLAYED IN HOUSTON AT BUZZFEST. I'M FIXING TO GO VOTE FOR THAT THINGY. I THINK I GOT CARPEL TUNNEL FROM VOTING ON MTV. NOW MY FUCKING CABLE IS OUT SO I CANT WATCH SHIT!!!!!!!! HOPEFULLY I WILL GET IT TURNED BACK ON IN A FEW DAYS. I DONT REALLY WORRY ABOUT TV TO MUCH. JUST THE NEWS AND STUFF. TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE WAR..WHICH SUCKS..AND ALL THATS GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF POLITICS. DO YOU GUYS KEEP UP WITH THE NEWS? I BET ITS HARD TOURING AND CRAP. IS THERE SOME KIND OF SPECIAL SATTELITE THINGY FOR TOUR BUSSES OR SOMETHING? WHERE YOU GET TO WATCH TV OR SOMETHING. JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. WELL IM GETTING READY TO GO JAM WITH SOME FRIENDS. CATCH YOU GUYS LATER! -MIKE-

OH AND THE LAWMOWER THING...PRICELESS!!!!!

HEY DEREK!

Sorry to hear you were sick...that sux! Sorry about posting a million lines of the same thing...I just wanted to get your attention!
Anyway...I've been listening to you guyz and requesting you at the stations here in Southwest Virginia(this hell hole!)Unfortunately not many people around here know who you guyz are! I try to spread it around as much as possible! I heard silhouettes on the radio like two times today but thats not enough because one time it was 3 in the morning! So Im a HUGE fan and looking forward to getting my hands on any tickets to any shows you do around here...If i hear about 1 i'll get them ASAP!!
lol

You Guyz Rock!!
I hope you have a good time at home!!!!
LOTS OF LOVE(to all 3 of you)
~Olivia(aka LIV)

P.S. GIVE ME A SHOUT OUT OKAY?? LOVE YA

OH YEAH!
IM YOUR NUMBER 1 FAN IN THE AREA!!!!
(ppl get sick of me talking about my favorite bands and you all happen to ge 1 of them!!!)
BUT ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS SCREW THAT...ILL SPREAD THE WORD AROUND ABOUT WHAT BANDS ROCK AS MUCH AS I WANT!!!!

BE*

hey guys
i wish i could make it to the MIlwaukee show its on my Birthday!! but i cant make it my 'rents wont let me so that sucks oh wells i hope you guys have fun this summer!!!! i know i will me and my friends are gonna headbang to some smile empty soul!! hahahahahahaha you know what i have a joke
okay so this horse walks into the bar and the bartender says 'why the long face' hahahha thats the greatest thing ever!!!! alright talk to ya later

Laters----Debbie*** :O)-haha

Oh man! That must haved sucked to be sick!!!Glad you feel better!!! WEll the joke of the day was funny...but it took me a little while to catch on!!! Well its sounds you got trapt pretty good but it also sounds like derek got it pretty bad with vaseline!!!!Well thats bout it good luck w/ everything and i'll be sure to vote for you guys!Oh and I finally heard Finding Myself Its awesome I love it!!!!!!Well buh-byes!!!!

Hey guys!

I hope you all have a restly wonderful time at home! Sleep a lot, drink a lot of water, and have fun! buwhaha. I just wanted to say Hey! Oh, Derek, you made me laugh cuz you put right instead of write, I dunno if you meant to, but it made me giggle
<4 you guys,
Brittany

Kara-- I saw that your s/n was LP something or another, you should definantly IM me at BrittyLP

Glad u had fun in cali! sorry to hear u were sick thats really nice u sticked it out for everyone. :) well i guess i'll see yall whenever yall come back to georgia! :)

*Tabitha*

Hey Derek...Derek...Pogen...(???)

Yeah, Thats great what you did at the concert. I had a friend who lives up there, and they went, they said it was great, although they liked trapt. -rolls eyes-

COME TO TEXAS!!!!!!COME TO TEXAS!!!!!!
COME TO TEXAS!!!!!!COME TO TEXAS!!!!!!
I think you guys would kick ass here!!! It would be the best... I mean, A Perfect Circle is ( i think I dont know...someone told me they were ) suppose to pull through here...in aobut...um... 2 days...she said the 25th but i dont know. >.< Im not good with dates.

Whats your favorite song on the album?? (( kept typing cd in wrong so ...just screw it. ))
I like Nowhere Kids but...ya know... I would like to preview the other songs, and then make sure I want to go out and buy the cd. ^^

Anyways, I love you guys, From some of the clips I've heard, I love. So...Keep on Rocking the World.

Sincerely
-Raven Wolf

Damn I forgot,

IM me sometime...^^ I think from what I have read of some of your journal entries your pretty cool on my list (( as if i have one ))

ravend127

HEY GUYZ YALL ARE AWESOME..MAN HOW DO PPL POST HERE SO FAST..ME AND MY FRIEND BRIT..POST..BUT NO SHOUT OUTS.. :( ..ITS OK..WE STILL LUV YALL NEWAYZ..I GOT TO SEE YALL AT THE BIG F SHOW IN TEXAS IT KICKED ASS..AND OF COURSE YALL DID TOO...THAT SUX U GOT SICK DEREK..AT LEAST UR BETTER NOW..MAN..I THOUGHT..OF A GOOD..PRANK U SHOULD HAVE DONE TO TRAPT..WELL AT LEAST SIMON..CUZ ME AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS LIKE DID THIS TO HIM ON ACCIDENT..I FOUND A PEN..AT I THINK THE TRAPT OR PUDDLE OF MUDD SHOW..AND I WAS LIKE KEWL..CUZ IF WE MEET SOME AGAIN WE CAN GET AUTOGRAPHS..AND WE SAW SIMON..AND WE ASKED FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH..AND HE SAID YA..AND HE CLICKED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE PEN..AND IT SHOCKED HIM..AND HE WAS ALL OWW..AND WERE LIKE WUT..AND HE WAS ALL IT SHOCKED ME..AND WE TOLD HIM WE WERE SORRY..AND STUFF..BUT I WANTED TO LAUGH..CUZ IT WAS FUNNY..BUT I DIDNT...WE DIDNT GET HIS AUTOGRAPH..BUT WE GOT A PIC WITH HIM..AND THEN WHEN HE LEFT I BUSTED OUT LAUGHING..CUZ THAT WUS FUNNY..POOR GUY...OH..WELL....YALL ARE AWESOME..AND I CANT WAIT TO SEE YALL NEXT TIME YALL COME TO S.A. TEXAS...OK pEaCe

STEPHANIE M.

Hey guys! Derek you got me doll, I guess you do read them. That shout out made my day, thanks a lot. I'm gald you're feeling better and I do hope you hit Memphis again soon, but until then I'm trying to go to the Little Rock show. Tell Sean and Ryan to not catch your stomach bug and have fun at home. Oh yeah you're prank on Trapt sounds good, wish I was there to see it. Bye Derek, Sean, and Ryan.

§ Kelley §

I am defenly voting for ya guys!!
and how can all ppl post like 3 lengh page they sound like me writing emails.....well u guys r aweasome
U ROCK!!

second coment
Hope ya get better forgot to say that

Oh by the way Derek, I love your jokes. They always make me laugh. Ok yeah I took up space just to say that. Love you guys!

§ Kelley §

www.freewebs.com/roxxanne/

Derek, BRO! Not even a hi? wtf man!?!? I just wanted to know if you liked my idea for trapt and who won the autographed drum head? People liked my idea really well lol j/k man. But anyway say wassup and we love ya here in the dirty south (Virginia/Tennessee area.) Holla back at me dude...later

hey derek just wanted 2 ask u: i heard rumors from the booking man in charge yea 4 booking shows and i asked him if u guys would be coming anytime soon and he said yea...just wanted 2 ask u is this true? well g2g buh bye... \m/ \m/

aaw duh i 4got 2 tell u for what city...sorry..it was for McAllen,TX

So you guys are comming back to NY very shortly-next month I believe-thats fun, I missed ya the 1st time cause it sold out-But I already have tickets for the show. You guys better be able to do a signing-it would majorly blow if ya couldnt-well thats all, you probably wont read this anyway, but keep rockin and keep it real, you guys are major life changers,
Much Love,
Summer
P.S-See ya in June!

Hey guys! I just wanted to let yall know you SERIOUSLY need to play in pa or md for that matter sometime right after july 2nd. My mother is all anti-concerts basically and july 2nd is when i turn 18 and can go to one of your shows without having her say crizzap to me--and i will drag rachel fisher along with me (well since she IS a stalker i guess i wont have to drag her along to come--remember she likes to stalk bob barker?!?!?! whatever ur into i guess :) but yes i count down the days till i turn 18 for my first ses show!
-*nothing but lovin from pa-*

Derek* That sucks that you were sick!! Also, I didnt know you had a gurlfriend thats nuts, maybe all the gurls are here will leave you alone now!! lol...

Ohh Yay...Ty from Trading Spaces kissed me today!! I was about to drool!! :) WHOO! WHOO!! I also have to be on his team tomorrow when we play basketball..I am also Carters buddy!! GO MEGHAN! GO MEGHAN!!

Yeah...Sorry that I havent posted in awhile but every just pissed me off with all the bitching during the last post and thats the shit that makes Smile wanna stop communiting with us..ya know what I mean?

:: Meghan Wilson ::
#1 Fan In Illinois!!

You guys rock my socks!! \m/

everything*

hey derek how are you doing?
give me a shout out!!
love you bye
from:ELI

Hey Derek!! So happy that ya gotta see your family again! When's the next time you guys are in Arizona? Whenever it is, you can count on me to be there. You guys are the best band in the world and the music world(and the nicest I should mention). Sux that you were sick but I'm glad that you're all better now. I voted for you guys @ modernrock.com. I hope that you guys make it to tha top!!!I luv you all and tell Sean and Ryan that I said hi. Later!
~::*Jaime*::~ ~:~#1 fan from Arizona baby!!~:~

hey guys whats up man i miss you guys alot i sware please guys sean derek and ryan you have to come to mcallen tx or san antonio or houston plz man you guys are everything to me on tuesday MAY 25 IS A YEAR that your album has been out that is fucking awesome well bye guys i love you lots derek i hope you are feeling much better sean i miss you ryan i hope you are ok from that fall i love you guys n be careful love you lots biggest die hard fan from tx melissa

HEY SES WHATS UP

LATER

Hey Derek guess what!!! You guys are in the lead for the vote on modernrock.com!!!! I just checked again and you guys are smoking everyone!!! Just thought that you would like to know. Much luv,
~::*Jaime*::~ ~:~#1 fan from Arizona~:~

Hey guys!!! whats going on? AAHHHH the feeling of being home.. Its GREAT!! isnt it? Derek.. so sorry you werent feeling good :( but at least you are feeling better and thats what counts. i want to give you major props for being sick and still playing for the fans.. JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW AWESOME AND DEDICATED yall are to your fans. and thats why we love you guys so much. now come on how many other bands would do that. they usually just cancel. but not yall b/c YOU ROCK!!! hell yea. Glad you finally got to play your prank on trapt (hehe) GOOD JOB!! well now that your done with your tour its time to rest with the family and friends! But you and the other bands did a wonderful job together and thanks for giving us a great show...... well until next post... im out
<3 MUCH LOVE TO YOU GUYS <3
~*~DANIELLE~*~

Whats up Derek!

well, thats so sad baby, I hope you feel much better now; hey, we'll vote for you guys, Smile Empty Soul its already at the TOP!!!yay!!... SMILE EMPTY SOUL ITS GONNA BE THE NEXT BIG THING, DID I SAID THE NEXT?, SORRY BUT THEY ALREADY ARE! \m/

take care baby
Arleen

Heck yeah!!

HEY SES!!! If I get enough cash saved up in a month and Go to the Arkansas show you have scheduled will you hook me up!?!?!? According to expedia that would be driving 435 MILES!!! Thats SIX HOURS and TWELVE MINUTES!! That would be one hell of a road trip. I have to see if college is gonna make me poor or not tho! Maybe I'll have some financial aid left over!! ;> Anyways tell me if you will hook me up! I have the set list that You (DEREK) threw in Tulsa! You need to sign it!

hey guys!! guess what derek?? i found tickets for the san francisco show and i was so glad!! you guys kicked ass that night. i liked the little opening thing before sean came out. i was thrilled to meet you guys again even though it wasn't as laid back as the last time you were in san francisco. (you guys should play Slim's again) only things about the show i didnt like was that on the tickets it said no cameras...and a bunch of people had them- but not me :( then when i got to the door they made me check my SES stickers. i was going to pass a bunch out but they wouldnt let me. oh well. more for the people of napa!
~Michelle
ps. a clip from "nowhere kids" was played on the mtv show "pimp my ride". that was awesome.

Hey Boys. I was kind of hoping you would have a new post up since your tour ended yesterday. I didn't make it to the final show, but I did make it to the Phoenix show. It was my 6th or 7th time seeing you live, and I have to say it was the best show yet. Of course I always say that...but I'm almost certain I mean it this time. The whole show was amazing...and Sean pushing the plastic lawn-mower across stage...good times. Although I think it's pretty cold that you're not coming to Minnesota or Iowa in the next couple of months while I'm still here (but I love that you're touring with Steriogram again). Glad I got to catch your show while I was home (PHX). BUT...Everytime I meet you guys by the merch booth I ALWAYS request that you play #12 off your CD..and you always say "next tour"..7 shows and I still haven't heard the song. Maybe next show. OK this is getting long so....thanx for playing great music with a real message. You rock, Jes

P.s. Good job with the Trapt prank...it was chaotic, and yet they didn't miss a note..and Sean, I love you man for even trying to take that BIG ass beer bong..you're my hero.

The LA show kicked major butt! Glad to have you guys back in LA. The Silhouettes video shoot seems as if it were ages ago. I was surprised at the long set, but I totally loved it. Saturday is a great song.

PS Ryan I want my silver sharpie back! haha ;)

hey..i was at the Fillmore show (SF) with a couple of friends..it rocked! the new song Saturday was real cool too..will it be on the next CD? anyway, im glad you feel better i had a whole week of that about a month ago..yuck.
later..CA loves you!!

oh..i was gunna ask..will there be a Smile Empty Soul DVD anytime soon? Alright...Rock!

sorry u were sick, but im glad u get to spend time with your family...this is my first time posting and i just wanna say that i think u guys are the greatest!!! i wish i could go see one of your shows, but im stuck on a boring little rock in the middle of the ocean called okinawa where nothing ever happens...i tried to buy your cd, but the stupid military PX didn't have it (no im not in the military but living overseas im surrounded by military bases...kind of a bummer)...but i did vote for u guys
enjoy your break
your loyal fan from a little rock in the pacific...
Emily

WHATS UP POGAN!!!! Hey its Luke... I just got home from our get together, and DAMN, you already have like 100 messages!!! You should have just called me back when you finished so I could be first. So, how did you like the BBQ? Dont I make the best chicken? After the show on Friday, when you said you wanted the boys together to just chill, I knew we had to make it nice for your rest in the SCV. Just for all you ladies out there... this is Derek's boy, and NO I will not give out his phone number! (inside joke huh derek?) Anyways, I just wanted to see if this Damn message board works. Oh, nice little burn out in your red rental. I'll make sure we all watch a Laker's game with MOM. See you tomorrow.

LUKE

Derek...at the last show iwas at Sean said that Saturday was your first song. what did he mean by that?

So its 7:22 in the morning and i just turned on the radio...guess whats playin...Bottom of a Bottle!! its not silhouettes but hey...They'are playin you guys...thats a good start for the day!! School will obviously screw this day up...lol!! anyways Im gonna run and finish gettin ready for school! Cant wait to see you guys again..whenever that may be! Have fun while your home!!
Tell Sean and Ryan to be good(lol)...but HAVE FUN
I LOVE YOU!!(all 3)

# 1 fan in Floyd/Blacksburg!!!!
Love ya,
Olivia(Liv)

hey there were 99 comments and im the 100th person!!!! *gets out a cake and a bottle of dr. pepper* PARTY TIME!!!!

hey guys, whats up? I finally did something semi-productive and made my walls more covered, i put a shit load of quotes from your songs, they really help and inspire me, they are he best lyrics out there now a days...and of course my parents look at them the complete opposite of what they mean..but whatever...i was syked that i was goin to warped tour this year, but then that was destroyed as i watched my mom rip and burn my tickets...but no matter what im still goin, ill find a way, somehow...she flipped because i didnt call until 9:30, i usually dont get home until 11, which is past my mom "approved time", eh, god damn perfect siblings..bastards.....well anyways im gunna go back to whatever i was doing before...later guys
-kate

Hey....Pogen....huh....what's it mean........I am so stoked you guys are coming to grand rapids, michigan...do you like the orbit room????anyways before you posted the g.r show i was going to try to get to the flint one but g.r is closer and i cant wait you guys rock so hard...........i requested your new one yesterday and they acctually played it.........yay....well see you in gr on the 6th so stoked
rock on
kayleigh

dude! thank you so much! oh my GOD! you said something... to me... in your... journal entry... ::faints:: oh my god. oh my god... yuppers i'm being one of those silly fauning fans... wow... wow wow wow...

wow...

::speechless:: thank you so much for your advice. it means more to me than you will ever know... really... it's incredible that a person like you would say something like that to me... but you did... so i believe it... wow... so all i lack is determination and persistance?

hhmmm... thank you so much... you are the best person in the world Derek! you're inspiring, motivated, and incredibly nice. you're a sweet person and it means so much to me that you would say that... all i've heard in my life is "you can't do this" and i started to believe it. now i'm the one that says "i can't" and it's others who say "you can". wow... thank you...

Yah..Hi!! Hope you guys are having fun! Hope the tour ending was off da hook..I bet it was tho!! You guys rock! I love ya'll!!

:: Meghan Wilson ::
#1 Fan In Illinois!

hey derek, you guys are playing in buffalo next month and i want to go see you guys there, but i can't find tickets anywhere on tickets.com or ticketmaster. Can you help me out and give me a little info on that show, its some artvoice festival, so i don't know if you go and pay or what, but if you could let me know that would be great so me and my buddy can see you for a third time. the last show with strata and trapt was insane and we just gotta see you guys again! later man

HOLY FUCKING SHIT........... MY BAND IS TRYING OUT TO BE ON THE FRONT OF GUITAR ONE MAGAZINE......HOLY FUCK OMG IF WE MAKE IT I'M A SHIT MY PANTS...................UGH.....wooooo
ok well i'm talk to you later and i'll let yall know when our site is up.....
~~ALLY~~~(N.C)

He Derek!!!!!!! come to houston texas pleaseeeeee just wanted to say hi and i hope you have good time being at home well give me a shout out....wish yall were coming to warp tour....well bye bye yall rock!!!!!!

Yes...scottsdale did totally rock....anyway im gonna have my ticket framed with an album and all that but it will be in like jan before i do it because my guy lives in my home town in texas so I have to wait till i move back to do it....i liked when they came out with the Canadaians are cool...and the Eh! poster boards not hilarious but funny!hmm okay so once again just in case you did read it in the last entry here is what i said about the scottsdale show
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH!!!! MY!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!! If you ever thought you have seen the shit tehn youhave seen nothing till you have seen smile empty soul live...not only are they good on the record but they fucking kick ass LIVE!!! WOW!!

Never in my life have I ever got the fuck beat outta me and LOVED THE SHIT OUTTA IT!!!

There were moshes on the left moshes on the right EVERYONE was ready to fight lol!!!!

it went Strata...Finger 11 and THEN SMILE EMPTY SOUL!!!

Im a lil bumbed that I didnt catch a drumstick and the guy I was talking to before the concert got 3...bastard!!!

But DEREK was ultra sweetly nice...ryan derek and sean all signed my ticket and DEREK....even though Im pretty sure he didnt remember me he said he did...well I said... Hi my names Candice...he kinda looked at me all wierd..and I said from the journal posts...and he said oh...OH!!! Yea hey!!! And I was all uh hey...

really really lame-o/mentally retarded.....ya know..when your on the spot you have no clue what to say..!?!?
SO!!!

To Derek...RYAN!!!(who is seriously way hot!!!) and SEAN...who did a beer bong on stage!!!!! and the band who gave me the best fucking mosh beating of my life...sweat pouring down my face back and hair all sticking to me...and the warmest smiles they could muster ( because they rocked their own socks off!!!)after a tiring show...you are about some of the greatest guys on earth....!

YOU MADE IT ALL WORTH THE TIME A SPEND ON YOU GUYS!!!! NOTHING WILL EVER EVER EVER COME BETWEEN ME AND YOUR MUSIC!!!

I hope you never stop...

Candice...girl in the Got Crabs? shirt!!!!!!

sorry for the long ass entry

hey guys,
guess where the hell i was friday??? i was at the Music FArm which is where you came to when you came to Charleston. i was soo pissed because it was so small and i could have so like had a great seat. now you guys are all viewers pic so you'll never come back!!! i am seriously sad. but the show was good not half as good as your music but decent. lol. i think my dad might let me go next time you guys come to town so you have to come to town again Please i am begging you that is like the only thing i want and i can die happy. i am so serious. my friends were all like get Quench (the band we went to see) to sign your converse and i was like no way i am so saving those for Smile. so now you guys are like obligated to come sign my shoes, sounds exciting huh??? you've got a pretty good fan base up here too. MY friend grace did a dance to your song and she didn't get to see you when you came so you'll have to come back for her too. am i convincing enough yet???? well i am going to MIchigan like the 20 something of June and you guys are playing in Detroit i think like the 19th. you guys sure you don't want to stay a few extra days? you can like come to our house and trash it and not have to pay for it...lol..jk. my mommy lives up in Michigan and i can't wait to go home a see her and my little brothers who are all growing up without me... How bout yall did you get to see your Mommies??? do you have any siblings. i would still love to know if sean ran away when he was 15 to california. i am writing a book and if you don't tell me ill have to leave that chapter a mystery. oh and what is up with the hole pogen thing??? hmmmm...interesting. so i am now going to vote for you on tha modern rock thingy. take care and i hope you guys had fun at home. Much love to Sean and Ryan as well as derek or Pogen. today has been great because i have seen sillohettes twice on fuse...ahh!!! ok i really am leaving now. TAke Care!
love
Jacquelynn

hey sean ryan and derek! whichever of u reads this hello! that sucks that u were sick but hey at least u played most bands wouldnt vegas is awesome aint it? i went once i got stuck in the arcade room but hey it was better than being in the hotel room....when are u gonna be back to mcallen,tx??
-Melissa

Hey Derek, sorry you were sick. I hope you guys have fun at home and good luck on the next tour. I love you Derek!

~Sabrina

Hey Derek Ryan and Sean..what is up its Rachel F. from Virginia..what is up you guys?..derek sorry to hear that you were sick..it seems that all of you at some point on the sno core tour were sick..but you guys are better now so thats all that matters....its just about 2 weeks till our little 8 hour trip to ohio for the shows on June 7 and 9th...Derek dont forget to put me on the guestlist.im telling you in advance so you wont forget..lol..cause that would suck to drive 8 hours for nothing...but yeah on to other news..I got another SES tattoo..lol..its my third one i think im gonna kind of calm it down on the ses tattoos..lol..I LOVE YOU GUYS..but i think its time to move on for now..lol..oh yeah i have to tell you what it is...okay..now i got your guys' autographs tattooed on my ankle...it looks pretty good...but that tattoo was the only one out of all that i have that hurt...i dont know why but it was not feeling good...lol..but like i said before i love you guys and your music is amazing you guys are the nicest people i have ever met and i just wanted to show you guys how much i appreciate what you guys do...so i show you guys with tattoos..these things that will stay with me forever and i know that when im an 80 year old wrinkled old woman i will look back on it and think of you guys....well i will talk to you guys later!
\m/RACHEL FISHER\m/ the girl with 3 SES tattoos
**see you guys in Ohio

hey derek...
well i cant believe they would put a bucket by your drrum set...thats weird..if u feel bad again...eat soup.......that helps a lot....its good for your stomach...well drink sprite...its also good...wow i am the mom now...lol well i got school right now so love u derek..talk to u later..dotn forget about me....im sad that u guys arent on ttour with trapt and the rest of the guys anymore..take this time at home to settle down a little..eat a lot of home made food...your gonna need it..well u haev a bro? how many and how old rr they????hehe well i wanna know...so as soon as u can just ell me....if u can e-mail me at msantiagol@msn.com it would be great...it can be a great birthday present..since my b-day is coming....love u guys....

always
your #1 fan in hawaii
maria

YAY!!! A new journal..I'm so excited!!!

I really hate to hear that you were sick:(..but as long as your healthy now...I'm happy!!! So ur glad to be back at home eh?!! Good for you!!! Hope u have fun on your time off:)!....I cant wait till **Summer Break**!!!!...I still have 4 weeks of school left, 4 WEEKS!!!!....BLECH!!!..but I will survive...I mean all bad things come to an end too right?... I wanna get a job this summer to "teach me responsibilty"...and it wouldnt hurt to meet new people (HOT GUYS :wink wink:)and make sum $$MONEY$$!!!! Perhaps a summer fling would do me some good also....mwuahhahaa:)HA! I am such a dork!!...hey..So wut was ur 1st job??!! ..ANYWAYZ>>> I think I can tell u on behave of all the fans... that it is really gr8 of u to always write in the journals, we appreciate it:)!!! And even though I have just recently become a fan of SES, I can honestly say that you three ~super hot~ guys make up my favorite band and I've seriously never had one of those before, I've just liked "rock music", but never any band in particular..so I think thats cool!!..wait,.. ok so I loved the Spice Girls when I was in like 4th grade!! LMAO!! but that REALLY doesnt count right?!!! ok well stay devoted to doing wut ever it is u do that keeps u guys so frickin' awesome......
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All good things come to an end(like my post hehe!), but hopefully this band NEVER will,
///////////////KaRiSsA aka *SES~TARD*//////////////

~*~*~*~*~*~*HOLY CRAPER SNAPERS~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

(((((((IM BUZZIN LYKE A BEE))))))))))))

YAY FINALLY A NEW JOURNAL ENTRY I WAS GOIN THROUGH SES WITHDRAWAL, LMAO. THX DEREK 4 THE SHOUTOUT THAT WAS MY 1ST U POPPED MY CHERRY!!LOL
DEREK COULD U B ANY MORE AMAZIN THAT IS PURE DEDICATION!! HOW COULD I NOT SPREAD THE WORD!! ANY OTHER BAND WOULD HAVE CANCELLED BUT SES IS THE BEST BAND EVR!! AWW, IM SRY THAT UR SICK EVERY1 HERE IN TEXAS IS 2 EXCEPT 4 ME!!

SEAN & RYAN & DEREK I LUV U GUYS :) SES BANGS MY THANGS <~ GAY I JUST MADE IT ^ UMM KEEP ON ROCKIN DEREK GET WELL SOON!!! RYAN IS COOLEST...

(((((((((((SEAN IS MY HERO!!!!!))))))))))))))

IM OUT LIEK BOOBIES AT MARDI GRAS!!!

LUV, ARIANE

hey guys... derek sry you went feelin good.. hahah the joke is funny

yeah i am gettin tickets for the potland maine show soon.. cant wait.. its a few days after school gets out for the summer so everyone is going to love it! your guys rock..

blah...FLY LIKE A BEE!! hahaha yeah... hum

oh yeah.. to day at school i slipped in the mudddd and got all dirty!! ahhh it sucks... i got my sublime sweater all dirty and my SES shirt all messed to... but it is in the wash right now... heh..

-becca-
#1 fan from MaInE

I saw you for the first time in Syracuse, NY, November 11th, 2003! As soon as I heard your voice(sean) for the first time...It was when my step sister bought your cd she had it blasted in the other room. I ran in "who is this...his voice is amazing!" I exclained to her. So I went out and bought the cd and almost died when I saw you live. Then when you went to Mattydale a few months ago I was supposed to go but I took off to Florida with a couple of friends. Havent been to a concert in so long. I really wanted to see finger 11, too! I'm only 20 but I travel by myself a lot so I know Ill get the chance to see you again soon. Your lyrics mean so much to me. Whenever someone tells me they dont like your music I tell them to listen to the lyrics...how could anyone not be moved by your lyrics I often wonder. So I just want to thank you for giving us some good fucking music cause we really need it. I can't wait til you have a new cd out. ~RoCk On~
>>:-)Rose(-:<<

hey derek its me eli again so how are you doing?
remember to give me a shout out.
thank you for being so thoughtful!
LOVE YOU BYE!!!
from:ELI
5/24/04
xoxoxo

~*Hey everyone...sorry I havent wrote very often I have been really busy!! Well I got something in my eye and it hurts so bad, I have been like crying, so tonight I am gunna have Ty (from Trading Spaces kiss it!! :) Thats awesome..whoo..no!! ANYWAY!*~

***I have a half day tomorrow of school and then I AM DONE!!!! Ohh My, I cant wait!! It will be the best day of my life to get out of there!!***

I LOVE YOU SMILE! You rock my socks!! \m/

:: Meghan Wilson ::
#1 Fan In Illinois!

Hey Derek, that was kool what u did to trapt! I can just picture Sean out there, hehe... dont worry, at my graduation party everyone got me with shaving cream AND vaseline, I swear, i took 4 showers before i got all that shit off, hehe... Im gonna see u guys June 5th when ur here but where is it at?? and Im gonna hopefully drive out to Detroit with my cousin to see you guys again! Well have fun at home and be good to ur family... Chicago misses you alot BELIEVE ME!! I love you man, take care and see you June 5th, (MAYBE YOU CAN HOOK ME UP WITH TICKETS!) if not thats kool...stay safe and stay sane
*Sarah* -Chicago

Hey peoples. I have two final exams tomorrow then I'm through! Woo hoo! I'm so happy! Now all I have to worry about is passing the exams. Wish me luck.

§ Kelley §

www.freewebs.com/roxxanne/

************SEAN, DEREK AND RYAN**********
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HEY GUYS!!! LONG TIME NO TALK (or post I guess) I just got back from Scotland last night and am freakin' tired right now!!! I had a blast though...it was such a great trip. Actually having to work there wasn't even that bad b/c hell, you're in Scotland right?!! But we got to do some sight seeing...we went to this castle and from one side you could see the entire city and the surronding ocean and on the other was mountains as far as the eye could see. Absolutely beautiful! I got you guys a cool little flag for your bus:) Thought you could use some fun decor. But now it is back to reality here in the states. I HAVE TO THANK YOU GUYS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. You have LITERALLY saved my life. I am scheduled for surgery in two days and I owe my life to you guys. If it weren't for you I wouldn't have driven up to ATL to see you where I fucked up my arm which is why I went to the doctor and they found this mass in my stomach that now has to be removed. So THANK YOU!!! You guys are watching over me and didn't even know it. I have to be out of work for like 4-6 weeks for recovery...bank acct. isn't going to like that one too much but I have some vacation and comp time I can use for some of it. It sucks, not only the whole surgery thing, but I won't get to see what you guys are up to for a while! Well, I really hope you have a wonderful relaxing time at home...you certainly deserve it.
Talk to you when I can:)

MUCH LOVE, MUCH LOVE, MUCH LOVE
JENNI C

Dereks brother, Douglas, is 28. thats all i know. hope that helps.

~~Michele~~
THE #1 FAN IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA
http://hometown.aol.com/mimibajiduh/SESLateShows.html

Hi Good to see a new entry.Have Fun at home guys.I wish i was in Santa Clarita to.I miss my best friend Liz there.But at least me and her talk on the phone.Ok lately she has been annoying me and i have been depressed.Life at times just sucks ass.Bye Shannon

~*~Candice, I remember you from the Scottsdale concert!! I remember seeing your shirt and I didn't get it for a moment(I'm not really stupid, I was just spacing out) yup yup.~*~

*ANYWHO* Derek! I love all three of you guys! I was so happy because you guys signed my SES hat and a poster and yeah...it was AWESOME!! I also caught a drumstick from Trapt, I wish I woulda caught one from you guys too. I dunno if yall even threw one cuz I was like dying in the mosh pit but that was AWESOME. I never been in amosh pit before and it was frickin fun. When are yall coming back to AZ? I can't wait to see you guys perform again!! Much Luv,
~::*Jaime*::~ \m/

I LOVE SMILE EMPTY SOUL!!

Hi Derek this is Sheena, we live in Vegas, and my friends and I went to the show! I just have to tell you that I had an awesome time, and its one of the best shows I have ever seen! E-mail me, and the next time you guys are down in Vegas, me and my friends will show you guys a fun time! hehe! Bye

Hey guys! Just wanted to say whats up...glad everything on the road is goin great! Can't wait till you're back in cleveland again. Cya then! :)
~Kursten

Smile is the greastest band ever! Damn Derek you are one amazing drummer and your definitly not boring! Whoop Whoop! call me, you sexy mofo! haha

Hey...
Lmao, sounds like ya'll had fun. I don't get the joke, heh. You'll have to explain it to me.
w00t w00t! School's out!

So, I'm suppose I'm off like a dirty shirt!
Take care. I 'heart' you all.
Love, Peace and Chicken Grease,
Chelsea

Hey Derek! How are u!! wellllllllll My teacher put up my three page report on u guys soo that most likely means I did really good!!! Omg...I can't wait till you come back to NY I wanna hang out this time or stuff!! guess what!! they were playing bottom of a bottle on Dedicate live and I was screaming and jumping up and down and when ever they showed u derek I was like..."Thats muh boyz" hahahahhahaha lol...=( Hopefully u remember me from IMX..after the show...I was the really screamy crazy fan!!! hahaha ahhh the life a fanatic (YOU GUYS ARENT BORING UR JUST BEING MODEST!!) anyways please say hi soon
Love you guys sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!

-Katrina

BTW!!!!! I 100% agree with Angelia vanhecke u guys really should tour with three days grace they are reallly awesome!!! Omg...I would pay for those tickets like...that!!! thats worth my money hahahah lol!!! two great bands under one roof...I would kill for that!!\m/

hey guys. this is my first time posting a comment. but i love you guys. your music is awesome and i love everything about it. i hope you had a blast with the tour and i hope to see you in concert sometime.
~michelle~

hey guys. this is my first time posting a comment. but i love you guys. your music is awesome and i love everything about it. i hope you had a blast with the tour and i hope to see you in concert sometime.
~michelle~

I saw Bottom of a Bottle on Dedicate Live today too, but all the dedications were gay. Like none of them were about SES. Like all the AFI and GC ones are all about the band and stuff, but not for SES. What's up with that shizzle? Smile Empty Soul is the best in the west!

#1 fan in Santa Clarita,
~Tiffany~

Hey! whats up! well, new day new post :)

How was everyones day? mine was fine,not that anyone really cares...Today i put a Smile Empty Soul sticker on my car, and people were honking and smiling :) well, i didnt buy it, i kinda made it, out of other stickers i bought, and its the right font and everything so it looks like its official merch, so yeah, right on, lol. just little bit of fun stuff: a few friends and i are planing a devious plan.. on another er... 'friend' lol, its gonna be cool, dont ask :)
Grr... anyone else watching the 'presidents' iraq plan speech? i am, he bugs me! I give much LOVE to the soldiors tho! Bush makes sure the iraq kids have school and teachers but yet here in Oregon, in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA where HE is 'president', my school is shorted days, laying off teachers and is still 6 million (or billion, i cant remember) dollars short! sheesh.. next year if they cut school days, our diplomas will only be equal to a G.E.D and we wont be able to get into any collages outside of Oregon, i guess we'll all just be a bunch of Nowhere Kids, just what everyone hopes for, right? you know, make something out of yourself.. ahh... what can ya do, i guess just laugh it off :-/ lol... hmm.. anyways, theres only 8 more school days till summer break! i cant wait, after that im almost done with school! I hope yall come back to Oregon and play for us again, well, mfor me the first time, even though you just left...hope your still having a blast at home, enjoying your family and friends!!! what is up w/ POGAN??? lol, ive waisted enough time and space for now, peace out everyone!

SES ROCKS!!!
~Amanda~ \m/

yeah, chelsea, i dont get the joke either, please explain, lol \m/

how exciting...one of the pictures i submitted is one of the most popular looked at!!!! derek i also believe anyone can be anything they want and i constantly reassure myself and my friends that same thing. its nice to hear someone else say it for a change!!! glad to hear u all made it home safe....chat later!!!
lOve...~katiekat~...(albuquerque nm but soon tampa florida)

hey! yeah i didnt get the joke! lol but it must be pretty funny cause you seemed to enjoy it quite alot lol! explain! lol wow well only 25 days!!! ahh and me brittany and kristin ar gonna eat dinner with you!!! r u ready 4 us? are u as excited as i am!? no! lol doubt it cause were prettty darn excited its insane! bye bye gotta do math and english binders :( bye ~stacey sheffer~

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DEREK..is a *B-E-A-UTIFUL CREATURE*;)Wink!
RYAN....is a "RAD RASTA MAN"<<<===THE DREDS HEHE!:)
SEAN....is just plain ol' ////YUMMY!!!!///(THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD!!!...EYE CANDY THAT IS...(SAYS WITH GIRLISH GIGGLE)
WoW..I'm bein a dorko..so I'm gonna go
^^^^(hey! that ryhmes)^^^
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I know I already posted today but I couldnt stay away(ha! that ryhmes too!)...You guys are worth a million bucks to me(hence the $dollar$ signs^^)just for bein awesome musicians and being sooooo incredibly dedicated to ur fans..<3I*HEART*YOU<3!!

Always hyper during nightly hours!!,
%%%%%KaRiSsA%%%%%aka *SES~TARD*

Yeah i dont get the joke either. I unfortunately dont have fuse but my uncle does and on friday, yes friday, the day of the show that i missed, i saw Bottom of a Bottle on Fuse! isnt that weird? i thought it was coz i missed the SES concert and i saw SES on tv that day. yeah i thought it was. haha. It was nice to see the video again coz i havent seen it in a long time and i dont have it recorded on tape. i was gonna record it on friday but i left home without my tape! yeah i am gonna go and get started on my project on the evolution of penguins, its due tuesday, which is tomorrow, and i havent started at all! thats not like me, i dont usually procrastinate.

~~Michele~~
THE #1 FAN IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA
http://hometown.aol.com/mimibajiduh/SESLateShows.html

I HEARD YOU ON THE RADIO ONCE AGAIN....I turned it up really loud(in the car at a gas station) and i was rockin out to it ...as well as i could in the car and like these old people were staring at me...i got out to see if you could hear the music...and you actually could i was like Screw you people DONT STARE @ ME!!!!
THESE GUYS ROCK!!!
SES KICKS @$$!!!!!!
LUV
~LIV

Hey Derek!! You guys are still at the top @ Modernrock.com!!! I have the scores...they are...Smile Empty Soul 29.6%
Taking Back Sunday 10.7%
Three Days Grace 10.2%
Yellowcard 9.7%
Trapt 7.9%
Jet 7.0%
Lostprophets 5.9%
The Darkness 5.5%
Brand New 5.2%
Maroon 5 4.9%
Thursday 3.5%

YOU GUYS ROCK ALWAYS AND FOREVER!!!
MUCH LUV!!

Jaime ~*~#1 fan from Arizona!!~*~

I doubt he gets down here hopefully he will notice DUDE DUDE DUDE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE WHAT IS THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR THAT SEAN DANIELSEN USES. ITS SOOOOO GREAT SOUNDING PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE ASK HIM WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENANNANANA

ehh... where did you find that (what site)? i have a feeling they were only having a bad day, mabey they were sick again, who knows... ive never met them, but everyone else i have read that has say they were tight and super nice.. so as the last line of that piece says, 'I suppose it would only be fair to give them the benefit of the doubt'. <.<.<...go with that.. it was a bad day prob... :)

hey u fuckers! jk...iv been sayin the "F" word alot..haha..aww im sorry ur sick..no actually im really not, BUT i do hope u get..or got..better...well at least ur home..so u can tell ur momma to whip u up sum chicken soup er some of dat sheot. ur jokes on trapt sound funny..it took me a minute wit the whole lawn mower shit..i was like ...WHY..but then i was like..ooooh yea their album...ok im not stupid...i was gonna silly string my bus driver...actually my MOTHER told me too, but i didnt ride it on the last day of school..uh i dont really like our driver cus she purposely drove away from all the white kids...ok 4 to make us miss the bus...ANYWAY ur gonna think me really dumb..what the fuck is dragon milk..pretend i didnt ask...so we have to vote for u guys again??...great another thing to fuck up my computer, thanks ALOT! jk jk..ok well keep me updated when ur coming to Florida, i need somthn to live for again!! kay? kay! audios chicos

interesting. why would u go to a concert if you didnt like any of the bands there? she says that shes not a fan of POMs and SES was rude or whatever. I think this person is weird. But Kix,no need to be worried about meeting them. they are the nicest guys EVER! but yeah it seems like this chick doesnt like SES at all coz i mean look at how long her paragraph is, its all her complaining about how rude SES was. and from the way she wrote, she keeps saying that the guy was rolling their eyes and being annoyed, HELLO! that is SOOO NOT the way SES is! I know that everyone else that has met the guys will agree with me on that!

~~Michele~~
THE #1 FAN IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA
http://hometown.aol.com/mimibajiduh/SESLateShows.html

Yes, that's so true, Michele. The SES dudes are so frickin nice, it's unbelievable! They rock hardcore. That chick doesn't know what the hell she's talkin about. Smile Empty Soul is the best in the west!

#1 fan in Santa Clarita,
~Tiffany~

Pogen is what his mom called him when he was little. Cute, huh? Don't ask me how i know.....

Jaime...hey whats up...nice to know i wasnt the only one on here who went to the scottsdale concert...yea I got some nasty ass looks for that shirt...you caught a drum stick you SUCK!!!! Damn I never catch anything i didnt even catch anything at a evenesscence concert in tx i went to and there wernt that many people (it was back before they were big)!!! Anyways hey im kinda new here...well not really but the chick friends I had all bailed and moved back to their home states so if you wanna chat or hang out...because im a loser..lol...j/k then hit me up on yahoo as cottoncandi83 or msn as lilhawaiinone k??? cool
and Derek stay cool homie stay cool...
Caaaandice!!!!!

Derek,
I might come check you guys out in Lafayette on the 23. I have to go to a wedding in NOLA on the 25 so it'll be on the way down there. Lafayette huh? Yuck.
Stefani

Come to Edmonton, Alberta soon you guys! When are you going to have the summer tour dates up, or is that al lthe touring you'll be doing for now? I'm dying to see you guys... here's a joke you should use, Derek... How do you make holy water? You boil the hell out of it!!! HAHA!! Rock on dudes!

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*KIX, KIX, KIX, KIX, KIX, KIX, KIX, KIX, KIX, KIX
I KNO I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T B COMMENTIN BUT FUCK IT!! WHOEVER WROTE THAT REVIEW OBVIOUSLY DOESNT REALIZE THAT RYAN, DEREK, & SEAN R FRICKEN HUMANS TOO!! DEREK WAS SICK AS FUCK W/ A PUKE CAN NEXT 2 HIM WHILE HE PERFORMED, <~ I ADMIRE THAT!! "DECENT MUSIC" IM SRY BUT THAT IS WRONG 2 JUDGE THE GUYS LIEK THAT & DID U KNO THEIR MUSIC HAS SAVED LIVES!!!! MUSICIANS HAVE ONE OBLIGATION 2 THE FANS- 2 MAKE THE BEST MUSIC THEY CAN!! THEY R ON THE ROAD 360 DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR AWAY 4RM THEIR FRIENDS & FAMILY THAT IS TOUGH. THERE IS SOOOO MUCH MORE 2 IT THAN JUST THE CONCERTS.
SO WHAT IF THEY WERE BEIN RUDE, DONT TAKE IT PERSONALLY B/C THEY R PROBABLY OVERWORKED & EXHAUSTED & JUST WANNA GET GOIN SO THEY CAN MAKE THE NEXT SHOW. I REALLY BELIEVE THESE GUYS R IN IT 4 THE FANS NOT THE FAME, THEY POURED THEIR HEART N SOUL INTO THEIR MUSIC. SO PLZ DONT LET THAT REVIEW GIVE U THE WRONG IMPRESSION OF SES, SEE 4 URSELF K?....
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OMFG, I CANT GET OVER SEAN W/ THE LAWN MOWER THAT IS FUNNI!!*LAUGHIN*

(((((((((((SMILE-EMPTY-SOUL FAN TILL THE END OF TIME!!!)))))))))))))))

~*ARI*~

i wanted to save a baby bird. i named her Cherry. she had fallen out of her nest, i think... anywho... i'm sorry for posting again but i had to thank you...

i'm really lonely here without my friends... i moved away from the only place i've ever felt like i belonged and my baby bird died

it sounds crazy but i was crying.

i feel so alone so much of the time now, but when i listen to the lyrics of your songs, i know that i'm not the only person who feels like no one can understand, or hurt or trapped or anything... so whenever i start to feel like i can't do something or i'm not good enough or i'm alone... i'm turning on your music... ::huggles:: thank you Smile Empty Soul... for helping me to know that i'm not alone in what i'm going through... i mean, it's different for everyone, but i'm not the only one who has things like this to deal with, of course... but... i'm not sure how to express this. i'm not the only one that feels like there's no answer and no help... and you've helped through your lyrics, you've helped me see that even though it feels like that sometimes, you can always look around and see something that's worth sticking it out for. i can relate to so much of your music... i mean, i know a lot of people can... but it has special meaning to each person, and to me, your music touches on so many things in my life, and it helps with things that i'm dealing with. i know this may sound hard to believe, but it's true... i mean, i must sound pretty pathetic too, i'm only a teenager i can't know what it's like to deal with hard stuff? well... it helps a lot. and it's helping me right now. if i didn't have your music i'd be doing something crazy because that's how i feel lately. today is my birthday and the only friend i have here yet (a bird ::sigh) is dead and i'm worried about my friends... yeah... your music is enough to make me happy on my birthday... even when everything seems like it's going wrong

thank you...

and thank you sooo much for saying that Derek you're a sweetie. so if i want to be worth something i can be if i'm determined and persistent.

i voted for ya!!! and Derek that joke was kewl it's neat that you're a normal person even though you're famous and such

congratulations on the shows! i'm glad they went well. ew vaseline... ew... awww Ryan fell, is he okay?

you're going to see Strata, finger 11, and trapt again i know you will. goodbyes are hard. it feels like you can understand, becuase that's what happened when i moved. i'm sorry you had to go through that. i hate goodbyes...

speaking of goodbyes...

i'll see you around

~*heart*~ Rachel

hey have a kick ass time at home. y idk? home is always fairly boring. hehehehe silly string is fun. im crazy. idk? w/e well have a nice day im out

hey guys it's been months since i've posted becasue i've just been so busy. neways just wanted to say hello. i didn't get the joke of the day. although the others were real funny. love the silhouttes(spelled wrong i'm sure) video. well gotta go i'll try to post more often if i can find the time.

You guys rock!!

a fan named nancy

Hey there! I really an't wait to see you guys at Harleyfest (Freedom Hill)! You guys are so awsome. All my life I've never had a favorite band until now. I have a question, do you guys just make up the songs or do they actually mean something or like come from somewhere like a personal experiance? I can relate to Silhouettes and Bottom of a bottle. Great songs. You really should consider playing at Rock a Billy's in Utica Michigan when you come for the Harleyfest. It's not that far from Freedom Hill. Well talk to you later!

Love ya guys,
~Marie~ AKA ~Mouse~

damn rachel... you said everything that i never found the words to say...

YES ALL THINGS DO COME TO AN END AND IT IS POOPY WITH A CAPITAL P..............BUT In PLACE OF IT COME NEW GOOD THINGS............WOW DEEP HUH..........GUESS I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT ALOT LATELY WITH GRADUATION THIS WEEK AND ALL..........I DON'T REALLY MIND GRADUATING IT'S JUST THAT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND......THE BAND DIRECTOR IS LIKE ANOTHER MOTHER AND I HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS AND I DON'T WANT TO MISS THEM WE HAD OUR LAST CONCERT AND DURING THE FINAL SONG ME AND A FEW OF MY FRIENDS LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND STARTED BAWLING I COULD HARDLY PLAY MY FLUTE.............SO YES GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END AND IT SUCKS BIG DONKEY BUTT.................AND I DONT LIKE IT NOT ONE BIT.................WELL KEEP ON ROCKIN BECAUSE SES SURE CAN ROCK OUT EVEN IF YOU ARE SICK........AND YES YOU DID CONTRIBUTE TO THE AWESOMENESS OF THE CONCERT BECAUSE YOU SUCKED IT UP FEELING LIKE CRAP AND STILL PLAYED FOR YOUR FANS (FUCKIN AWESOME) IF YOU HADN'T OF BEEN THERE THEN WERE MISSING 1/3 OF SES AND SES ISN'T GREAT UNLESS IT HAS ALL THREE OF YOU..............
ROCK ON
Kayleigh

i just wanted to say yall rocked at buzz fest i love yall yall are great. thanks for signing my pants

you know who has the kewlest name eva.......
hrag from strata.....ugh.....man i can't wait to see yall again....i already got my tickets to go ssee strata.....woot woot....luv yall bunches...
Ally

Hey guys! I passed my exams! Yay!
Rachel--> I know how you feel, losing your friends always sucks. It will get better though.

§ Kelley §

ok i guess this is kinda of "serious" postings. I read what rachel wrote and i realized i never have thanked you guys for your music. seriously times are hard right now and if i didnt have music such as yalls in my life things would be twenty times worse. Your music makes a huge difference in my life and it keeps pushing me to become something and not give a crap what people think of MY life. your music basically helps me to tell everyone who doesnt support me to "suck my nuts" (i dont have nuts by the way) and makes me realize i need to live my life for me and not anyone else. It has only taken me 17 years to learn this. So thanks you guys cause you do make a huge difference in peoples lives--nothing but lovin' from pa!

Let us all have a moment of silence for all the good things that the boys of SES have given every one of us...

Ok, time's up. I know, I'm a loser. And Smile Empty Soul is the best in the west!

#1 fan in Santa Clarita,
~Tiffany~

P.S. That's funny if you guys actually DID have a moment of silence for them.

I've known Smile Empty Soul, for over 2 months, I don't know them like some of you might, but I love the shit out of them already. Silhouettes is an awesome song. I love it. Fuck it, everything about them is awesome, if you guys got aol er aim add me, ICPidiot8695! Later ..

O YEAH! I'm the number 1 freakin FAN IN XENIA, OHIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEREK,
HELLO AGAIN FROM MY OWN HELL CALLED MISSISSIPPI. IM SITTIN AT HOME LISTENIN TO NIRVANA ,WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOIN?...IVE BEEN HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME LATELY AND I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ME OUT . I THINK YOU GUYS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT UNDERSTAND. SEE EVERYONE (AND I MEAN EVERYONE) AT MY SCHOOL IS A CHRISTIAN, BUT I AM NOT...MY FRIENDS DONT EVEN UNDERSTAND THEY ARE STILL GREAT BUT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ARENT ALLOWED TO HANG OUT WITH ME AND STUFF...ITS HARD HOW DO I EXPLAIN???
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU!
PS*I KNOW YOU PROBABLY WONT DO THIS BUT TALK TO ME SOMETIME AT MRSCREENAMEWHAT ...
BrittanY (MISSISSIPPI)

Hey guys! It Overca$h from NC , we really do love you here! Right now im in class and im more bored then ever!Whenever i can i get on ur sight. I've D-loaded like all of your music video's onto this computer and that's basically all i watch all class lol! Im a new fan cuz my bro just got your CD and im def. a little obsessed haha! I've now got like 3 people to download these video's onto the ocmputer so ur pretty popular here at north meck high! I wuz wonderin when y'all planned on commin back down this way to huntersville (that's right outside of charlotte) . If you could when u do another journal entry , reply to me that'd be so awsome! Anywayz i better go now , y'all take care now ya here? Cya fellaz! btw. sorry u got sick that had to suck , i had that same thing like a few weeks ago , u feel like CRAP , soo i know the feelin , hope ur aiight! *OvErCa$h*

Hey guys its Rachel F. from Virginia.....aww Rachel...you know that you can always talk to somebody on here if you want a friend...We may not know each other but we are all here for the same thing and i would love to talk to some of you guys on here...ecspecially you Rachel not too long ago i felt kind of the same way you did...but things changed for me.....if you want to talk about anything in general not necessarily whats going on in your life unless you want to but we can talk about SES or anything else...if you ever want to chat just im me on aol my screen name is onextremegurl i like talking to people who have the same interests as me so if you like SES then i would love to talk to you..dont be shy..keep your head up and remember what derek told you..by the way happy birthday...talk to you later!!
\m/RACHEL FISHER\m/ the girl with 3 SES tattoos
**see you guys in ohio

Hey just thought I'd just say that...
SMILE EMPTY SOUL ROCKS!!!!

Much Luv,
JAime \m/

FUCKING KICK ASS THIS IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL...I HAVE LIKE 20 MINUTES LEFT!!! Woop Woop!! \m/ (^_^) \m/

So Derek** I had no clue you had a gurlfriend that is crazy!! haha You are still rockin my socks tho!! ow ow

Well hope you guys are having fun on the next tour thingie..whenever it starts!! ROCK THE FUCK OUT!!! I Love yall!

:: Meghan Wilson ::
#1 Fan In Illinois!

ROCK ON! Last saw you guys in JohnsonCity (crazy drunk girl setting off fireworks)Had a BLAST, I love you all, much respect to you for being wonderful musicians. You guys are truely AMAZING. Evrytime I see ya'll I become an even Bigger Fan!
Derek- really didnt get to talk to you a lot...wish I would have. Love watching you play the drums, and you are too pretty.you signed "you are something special" on my poster. Love U!
Ryan-You are by FAR the COOLEST guy I've met from a band! Thanks for the beer, and creeping me out by saying my name a lot. I almost thought we had been friends in the past...like in 2nd grade. Love U!
Sean- what can I say? Words cant describe the way you make me feel when I listen to you. I will forever worship you as long as you keep doing what youre doing now. Love U!
ROCK ON GUYS!! cant wait 2 c u again

I just saw Silhouettes on Power Fuse so I thought you all should know. Have you ever noticed that after all this time Derek still doesn't know how to spell silhouettes right. I find that kinda funny. Smile Empty Soul is the best in the west!

#1 fan in Santa Clarita,
~Tiffany~

u guys kick ass! i luv u! i cant wait 2 c u on the 28th at summerfest in milw! whooo u n sean r so sexy! whoo keep kicking ass. cuz it is fun 2 beat the shit out of ppl! lol! i c lil ppl on ur shoulders, they no like it when u move ur shoulders. i have serious issues dont mind me

Yeah, I'm back too man!! Derek, I have green eyes too, lol sorry... anyways, you told me I talked funny, but that's beyond the point. I'm like 75% sure I'm gunna be rocking out at your Cleveland show like what... next week or sum bull like that? Well, going to get pierced, love much guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Katelyn-

Be warned... I see dead people...

Never said that!!!

HEY omg Cityfest live rocked out! my friend heather cried when she met you guys! she just wanted to jump over the table that day in charlotte and just like kiss you all! soo did i but yeah!
I have aim
xxvivalalizxx
dont ask one of my friends made it up! please im me sometime!

COM TO PHILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha yeah tiffany, i noticed that too! it ok, we still love ya Derek! man i burned my tongue coz i took a bite into a burrito and it was hot, so yeah my tongue got burned, haha.

~~Michele~~
THE #1 FAN IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA
http://hometown.aol.com/mimibajiduh/SESLateShows.html

Hey Derek and everyone else!! SES is still at tha top baby!! Here are the recent results(after I just voted hee hee):

Smile Empty Soul 30.1%
Taking Back Sunday 10.5%
Three Days Grace 10.3%
Yellowcard 9.6%
Trapt 7.8%
Jet 7.0%
Lostprophets 5.7%
The Darkness 5.6%
Brand New 5.0%
Maroon 5 4.9%
Thursday 3.5%

Yup yup!! GO SES!! YALL ROCK!!
Much Luv and keep rockin',
~::*Jaime*::~
~*AZ luvs SES*~

IMPORTANT!! IMPORTANT!!
Hey Derek... Ive been trying to find tickets everywhere online for the show on June 5th (all it says on the website is 'street festival') do u know where its at or where i can get tickets??

Thats all for now babe, hope ur having fun!!

Sarah
-Chicago *Miss ya*

hey yall rock i'm sure you hear that all the time yeah i'm in 9th grade and i say i love smile empty sould to a bunch of people and they are all like wow they suck it pisses me off and silhouettes man that song rocks it kinda reminds me of me yeah i have no clue why maybe cause my dad died when i was 9 and i dont wanna live like that ya know ok well peace out much love oh and can yall come play at ridglea theatre in fort worth cause that would be awesome!

yo sorry i spelled that wrong i meant smile empty soul i was typing fast

what's up everyone. just logged in here b/c i've been hearing silouettes on the radio and i love the song. went to snocore in rochester, ny...mainly to check out my cousin adrian's band (strata). glad i went. good show. good music. i now am definitely an ses fan. adrian took me out to some funny local college party you guys were hanging at. very cool guys-derek is gorgeous :) anyways, hope the tour was a good time. hope to see you guys again some day in NY.

I love you

Ok I don't know where else to go or who else to tell this stuff to. I'm so scared I'm about to be sick. One of my friends just told me he's "ending all the pain tonite." I'm not sure exactly what it means but I know him and I think it means suicide. I don't know how to stop him, he wouldn't listen to me online, he won't pick up his phone, I can't go to his house (he lives in a different state) . . . I don't know what to do. I feel so sick, this is my best friend in the entire world. I can't get