ALRIGHT GUYS,... DRAGON MILK, CAUSE A SHORT COW DRAGS ITS UTTERS!!!! COME ON NOW, DID YOU HAVE TO PUT THAT MUCH THOUGHT INTO IT? ANYWAYS HOW IS EVERYONE DOING? WE ARE AWESOME. WE HAD A SAFE PLANE RIDE EVEN THOUGH I WAS STILL SCARED TO DEATH. I WANT THE SHOT MR. "T" GETS BEFORE A HELICOPTER RIDE. HE WAKS UP AND HE'S ALREADY ON THE GROUND!!!!!! WE'VE PLAYED 2 SHOWS SO FAR. BOTH WERE GREAT. OUR NEW BUS IS AWESOME. ITS A 2002 H-3. ITS NEWER, CLEANER, BIGGER, AND NICER THAN OUR OLD ONE. WE ALL LOVE IT. WE BETTER CAUSE ITS GOING TO BE OUR HOME FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. WE HAVE A NEW BACK-LINE GUY. HIS NAME IS MEL. GREAT GUY. THAT MAKES 7 PEOPLE ON OUR BUS. THATS BETTER THAN 9 ON THE LAST TOUR. OUR BUNKS ARE BIGGER AS WELL SO IT WILL BE HARDER TO FALL OUT OF. HEY WHEN I WAS HOME I WENT BOWLING. I BOWL A 179!!!! THATS PRETTY GOOD I THINK. HEY HERE'S A JOKE FOR YA. THIS MIGHT BE AN ALL TIME LOW---------- WHY DOES SNOOP DOG CARRY AN UMBRELLA?............FO' DRIZZLE!!!!!!!!! I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD GET THAT ONE!!!! I HAD SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY BUT I FORGOT. I'M GETTING TOO OLD. ANYWAYS I THINK I'LL SAY WHATS UP. STACIE-- I READ THEM YES BUT I'M HUMAN, I'M SURE I MISS A FEW,.. ERIKA--HANG IN THERE KEPP PLAYING, YOU LOVE IT RIGHT?,GETYOUROWNPROJECTGOING,..MARIA--FROMHAWAII, KEEP TRYING WITH THE PICS,.. MONICA-- WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE MOVE SO IT WOULD BE TOO DIFFICUL TO GET STUFF TO US. BEST BET, COME TO A SHOW, R WE NEAR U?,.. LIV-- SEE YA SOON,.. CANDICE--I REMEMBER YOU AND YOUR 'GOT CRABS" SHIRT, FUNNY,.. SAMANTHA-- OF CORSE SOME FANS STICK OUT, BUT FOR REASONS GOOD AND BAD, I THINK YOU ARE ON THE GOOD SIDE!,.. AMANDA--THROWING UP DOES INFACT SUCK,.. ASHLEY--CARMA'S A BITCH, THEY'LL GET THEIRS,..DAVID FARRIS--NOT SURE ABOUT MISSOURI OR KANSAS BUT KEEP CHECKING OUR SITE,.. KELLY-- I'LL WEAR MY BEANIEI PROMISE. C'YA IN MAINE,..KATIE LANDS--HAPPY 14TH BIRTHDAY, HOPE YOU HAD A KICK ASS DAY, AND CHELSEA YOU R A GOOD FRIEND,..MEGAN W.-- YOU HAVE A BAD SOURCE, INCORRECT,..TIFFANY-- SILHOUETTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES, FINALLY I SPELLED IT CORRECTLY. YOUV'E CHANGED MY LIFE, I CAN NEVER REPAY YOU,..JAMIE--ARIZONA, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!!,..JESSICA LONG-- WHATS UP SWEETIE,.. RACHELLE(ADRIANS COUSIN)-- WE ARE IN CLIFTON PARK ON 6-12, SYRACUSE ON 6-18, AND BUFFALO ON 6-20, SEE YA AT ALL 3!!!! HAHA BUT COME UP AND SAY HI,..CONCERNED FAN-- IT WAS A JOKE, WE JOKE LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME, WE ARE ANGELS DIDN'T YOU KNOW?... WELL PEEPS, I HAVE TO GO TO BED. IM VERY TIRED. TALK TO YOU SOON. MUCH LOVE, OH YA POGEN I MY OTHER NAME I WENT BY TILL I WAS ABOUT 11 YEARS OLD. CONFUSED YA HUH!!! BYE
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HELLO!!! GUESS WHAT, WE ARE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS A SUNNY DAY IN SO CAL. WHERE DO I START,... FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO APOLIGIZE FOR THE SHOW IN SEATTLE. THE DAY AFTER THE LAST JOURNAL ENTRY I GOOD REALLY SICK. IT WAS A STOMACH BUG. I DIDN'T EAT ALL DAY, I WAS DIZZY, HEADACHE, THROWING UP LIKE CRAZY AND COULD BARELY WALK. WE PLAYED A SHORTENED SET AND I HAD A PUKE CAN RIGHT NEXT TO ME WHILE I WAS PLAYING. I MADE IT THROUGH BUT JUST BARELY. I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE AT THE SHOW FOR ROCKING OUT. THE SHOW ROCKED BUT NO THANKS TO ME. YOU GUYS KICK ASS. WITHOUT YOU I MIGHT NOT HAVE MAD IT THROUGH THE SET. NEXT TIME WE COME TO SEATTLE BE WARNED!!!! WE ARE GOING TO KILL IT!!!! I PROMISE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE PORTLAND SHOW THE DAY AFTER WAS AWESOME AS WELL. I WAS STILL SICK BUT NOT AS BAD. ON TO VEGAS, IT WAS OFF THE HOOK!!!! THE SHOW WAS KILLER. MY BRO CAME OUT TO IT. I THINK OUR BEST VEGAS SHOW TO DATE. I LOST SOME CASH GAMBLING( TO BE EXPECTED) BUT HAD A GREAT TIME. I LOVE VEGAS. ITS MY GRACELAND!!! SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA-- GREAT SHOW, WE HAZED TRAPT HERE. YOUR IDEAS WERE FUNNY, KARA I LIKED THE GOLF IDEA BUT I COULDN'T GET IT TOGETHER IN TIME. ON HEADSTRONG WE CAME OUT WITH THE USUAL SILLY STRING, AND THROUGH TOILET PAPER IN THE CROWD, ALSO SEAN CAME OUT WITH A TOY LAWNMOWER AND WALKED AROUND STAGE. IT WAS GREAT. CRISPY(ON TRAPTS CREW) NAILED ME WITH VASELINE. I MEAN A WHOLE JAR!!! IN MY HAIR, CLOTHES, GROSS!!! RYAN FELL PRETTY HARD AND I HAD TO HELP HIM UP. IT WAS PURE PANDAMONIUM!!!!!!!!!!!! THEN ON TO LA. AN AWESOME LA SHOW. LA IS TOUGH BUT I THINK WE WON THEM OVER. BY FAR OUR BEST LA SHOW TO DATE! IT WAS REALLY SAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO ALL THE BANDS. WE BECAME LIKE BROTHERS. STRATA, FINGER11, TRAPT, WE WILL MISS ALL YOU GUYS. WHAT AN AMAZING TOUR. BUT WE WILL SEE THEM AGAIN, I'M SURE. WE HAD AN AFTER PARTY AT A LOCAL CLUB TO SAY GOODBYE. WHAT A BLAST. ALRIGHT, ENOUGH OF THE SENTIMENTAL CRAp. HOW ABOUT A JOKE TO CHEER US UP!!!...............WHERE DOES DRAGON MILK COME FROM??????.......FROM A COW WITH REALLY SHORT LEGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEY GUYS WE ARE ON ANOTHER CONTEST,.. HTTP://MODERNROCK.COM/ MIDDLE OF PAGE, NEXT BIG THING. VOTE TO GET US TO THE TOP!!!!THANKS SO MUCH. I THINK I'LL SAY HI NOW,......... CRISSY MULLINS HAVE A GREAT DAY!,..JENNI-MY EYES ARE GREEN, AND YOU ARE PERSISTANT,.. KELLEY- MEMPHIS SOON I HOPE, AND YES I READ THEM , JUST CANT RESPOND TO EVERYBODY, SO THERE!!!,...ASHLEY- THAT IS VERY FLATTERING THAT YOU WANT TO WRITE A PAPER ON BEING US. GO AHEAD, LET US READ IT,...BUT WE ARE KIND OF BORING,... MICHELLE(RANCHO) YOU ALWAYS IMPRESS ME,THANKS,...BRISA- FLORIDA NOT SURE BUT I LOVE IT DOWN THERE,.. SARAH M.- I LOVE YOU TOO, KING AND QUEEN, VIRGINIA(WHERE?) YOU REALLY ARE A "NOWHERE" KID,.. DANIELLE- THANKYOU 1000 TIMES PLUS 1,..ARIANE- I LIKE YOUR STORY,.. ELI- DATES ON EVERY POST, HOW THOUGHTFUL,.. JEZZABELLE-CONGRATS, WORLD RECORD BUT THATS TOO MANY, YOU'LL FILL ALL THE HARD-DRIVE,.. JULIE- WE DID MINGLE IN VEGAS AFTER THE SHOW AND WE TRIED TO DO A SIGNING BUT THE VENUE WOULD NOT LET US,..RACHEL- DAMN RIGHT YOU CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BE, SAY TO YOURSELF "I AM" THEN PUT ANYTHING YOU WANT AFTER IT. BE DETERMINED AND PERSISTENT. IT WORKED FOR US, ASSUME IT AND IT WILL BE!!!! AND CHRISTOPHER YOU ARE A GOOD GUY. OH YA ONE LAST THING, RIGHT THINGS ONCE OR TWICE, I DONT LIKE SCROLLING DOWN A MILLION LINES OF THE SAME THING, I KNOW YOU MEAN WELL BUT A FEW IS SUFFICIANT. THANKS EVERYBODY. TAKE CARE AND WE'LL BE SEEING YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WHATS UP EVERYBODY? ITS DEREK. IM SO TIRED BUT I CANT SLEEP SO I DECIDED TO SAY HI. HI!!! BYE-BYE-----JUST KIDDIN, WE ARE IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. WE HAD THE DAY OFF. NO RAIN HERE EITHER SO ITHAT WAS COOL. OUR TECH NATHAN IS FROM SEATTLE SO HE GOT TO SEE HIS FAMILY. IM NOT JEALOUS. I SEE MINE IN ONE WEEK EXACTLY!!!! WE HAVE OUR FIRST HEADLINING GIG IN A WHILE TOMMORROW. I HEARD ITS ALMOST SOLD OUT, SO ITS NOT A BAD START! MAN THIS PLACE IS SO GREEN, AND IT SMELLS GOOD TOO. TRAVELING THROUGH THE COUNTRY PUTS YOU IN PLACES THAT DO NOT SMELL NICE SOMETIMES. WE HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN A WHILE, NOT SURE WHY. OUR BUS SEEMS TO BEE THE OFFICIAL VISITOR BUS. AARON FROM TRAPT AS WELL AS RICH FROM FINGER11 SLEEP OVER NUMEROUS TIMES. GET OUT OF MY BUNK!!!! SORRY RICH, SLEEP IN THE BACK LOUNGE!!!! THE OTHER NIGHT WE HAD AN ALL NIGHT JAM. I WAS ON BONGOS, RICH WAS CLAPPING, SEAN ON GUITAR, CODY ON AIR GUITAR AND ALL WERE SINGING. IT SOUNDED VERY TRIBALISH. OUR BUS DRIVER AFTER A WHILE THREATEND HE WOULD PULL OVER IF WE DIDN'T STOP. I GUESS THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS WERE MAKING HIS EYES TEAR UP BLURRING HIS VISION. THATS WHAT I GUESS. OH YA, LAST DAY OF THIS TOUR MAY 21, WE NEED TO PULL A GREAT PRANK ON TRAPT!!! TELL US YOUR IDEAS AND IF WE USE IT THAT NIGHT YOU WILL GET A SIGNED DRUM HEAD!!! NOW, HOW ABOUT A JOKE,.... WHAT DO YOU CALL A SLEEP-WALKING NUN?.......... A ROAMIN' CATHOLIC!!!!!!!! YOU LIKE , YOU LIKE??? CHARLENE GOOD JOKES, HA HA, DID YOU LIKE MINE?... ARLEEN M. PUERTO RICO!!! I DONT THINK WE ARE THERE ANY TIME SOON, SORRY, OH AND I LOVE MY OHANA VERY MUCH!!,...JEN MARIE, WE LOVE YOU, YOU ARE STRONG, STAY THAT WAY, NEVER GIVE UP AND VISUALIZE VICTORY, YOUR MIND HAS THE POWER TO CONTROL THE WORLD!!!,...COURTNEY(LOUISIANA) WE WONT HAVE A NEW DISC OUT UNTIL SOMETIME IN 2005, WE WILL BE ON THE ROAD THE REST OF THIS YEAR, AND TONI HOW COULD I FORGET YOU, MY BAD IM SORRY!! SO IM REPLACED BY 2 PEOPLE, HUH,..AND ELI HOWS ORLANDO? I LOVE FLORIDA WE'LL SEE YA SOON!!! WELL, I'LL TALK TO EVERYONE LATER!!!, SILLOUETTES IS STILL CLIMBING THE CHARTS!! SO KEEP REQUESTING IT ON MTV, FUSE, AND TOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION. WHEN ITS #1 WE WILL HAVE A BIG PARTY!!!! TAKE CARE EVERYBODY, CHEERS, DUMBOS EARS!!!!!
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HI GUYS AND GIRLS, HOWS EVERYBODY DOING? WE ARE GREAT!!!! THE SHOWS HAVE BEEN GOING AWESOME AS USUAL. TODAY WE ARE IN SALT LAKE CITY, ITS 2:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY THE 12. I KNOW THE JOURNAL TIMES ARE OFF. IM IN A VERY GOOD MOOD TODAY, WHY YOU ASK? CAUSE WE ARE CLOSE TO LA, AKA HOME!!!! ITS RAINING HERE BUT I KNOW IT WILL BE A GREAT SHOW. I'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING RECENTLY DURING THE DRIVES SO I THINK I NEED TO GET SOME SLEEPING PILLS OR MAYBE JUST A NEW MATTRESS,...WHO KNOWS. TONIGHT WE HAVE A 14 HOUR DRIVE, TO SEATTLE WHERE WE HAVE A HEADLINING GIG! THAT IS GOING TO BE SICK. WELL I DONT HAVE MUCH ELSE TO SAY, OH YA WE WILL BE GETTING SOME NEW MERCH SOON AND A NEW BACKDROP, COOL HUH. WELL HERE A JOKE, WHATS THE LAST THING THAT GOES THROUGH A FLYS MIND WHEN IT HITS A WINDSHIELD?.............HIS BUTT!!!!!!!!!!! HA-HA-HA-, LETS SAY HI, HANNAH AND TAWNYA C YA IN SEATTLE. I LOVE CHERRY POP-TARTS!... SARSH BUSHMAN I LOVE CHICAGO!,...BRANDON LEWIS EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES, SO THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO REMEMBER THE SHOW BY, "NO PICTURES!!!" HOW LAME!,..NICOLE WE WILL BE IN CLEVELAND OHIO JUNE 7 @ ODEON, C YA THERE,... MICHELE (RANCHO) YOU KNOW MORE THAN ME!!!!!!,...RACHAEL DONT FORGET TO POST PIC, IT SOUNDS AWESOME, AND DONT BUY ANY MORE TICKETS!!,...KARRISSA THANKS WE LOVE NEW FANS!!!,..BRITNEY AKA CAPOONBEAR11 WHATS THAT MEAN?,.. CANDICE C YOU @ CLUB RIO, SAY HI!!,...DAN BARNES THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE,...LUKE YOUR'E CRAZY DO YOU REALLY LOVE US THAT MUCH?, A FEW WHOULD SUFFICE,...AND BECCA PLAY ALONG TO YOUR FAVORITE BANDS AND ALONG TO A METRONOME, TIMING IS EVERYTHING!!!!,... WELL I HAVE SOUND CHECK RIGHT NOW SO WE LOVE YOU MUCH AND IF YOUR BORED CHECKOUT ROCKISBACK.COM (MY BRO) AND MY BUDY CHRISPY'S SITE GOTDANQ.COM, HE'S ON TOUR WITH US, COOL CAT. LATER!!!!!!!!!
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WHATS GOING ON EVERYBODY? WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!! SMILE EMPTY SOUL WON VIEWERS PICK!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE ALL SO HAPPY!!!!!! AND WE OWE IT ALL TO YOU GUYS!WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE DEDICATION THAT YOU SHOW US. SO WE ARE HOPIN NOW MANY MORE PEOPLE WILL SEE THE SILLOUETTES VIDEO. I NEVER REALLY HAD ANY DOUBT. YOU GUYS KICK THE CRAP OUT OF OTHER FANS. BUT ENOUGH ALREADY, I DON'T WHAT YOUR HEADS TO GET TOOOOOO BIIIIGGG!! ALLS WELL OUT HERE. THE SHOWS( MEMPHIS, ATLANTA, JEFFERSON CITY) HAVE ALL BEEN AMAZING!! IN ATLANTA I SAT SIDE STAGE I WATCHED FOO FIGHTERS WHOLE SET. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER SEEN THEM. THE WERE INCERDIBLE!!!! TAYLER HAWKINS(DRUMMER) WAS RIDICULOUS. HOW DO YOU GET THAT GOOD?', CAUSE I'D LIKE TO KNOW. IT WAS A FUN TIME AND RIGHT AFTER THE FINISHED, I MEAN LITERALLY 2 MINUTES, IT STARTED TO RAIN, HARD!!! I HAD TO STAY ON TRAPTS BUS UNTIL IT STOPPED CAUSE OUR BUS WAS TOO FAR AWAY. SOME OF THE HARDEST RAIN I HAVE EVER SEEN. SO THE SHOW GOT LUCKY. ATLANTA WAS THE BIGGEST FESTIVAL WE HAD EVER PLAYED, SOME 100 THOUSAND OR SO. CRAZY HUH? OH YA NASHVILLE WAS GREAT AS WELL. IT WAS NICE TO SHARE A STAGE WITH PUDDLE AGAIN!!! GREAT GUYS...ALSO IM EXCITED TO SEE MY FAMILY. ONLY 2 WEEKS TILL THE LA GIG. I THINK WE HAVE 6 DAYS OFF. NOT MUCH BUT I WILL TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT. IT WILL BE GOOD TIMES. WELL I DONT HAVE MUCH ELSE TO SAY TODAY, BUT WE'LL TALK TO EVERYBODY SOON AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THE SUPPORT, YOU MAKE US POSSIBLE, .... TIME TO SAY HI,..................LAURYN, ITS YOUR LUCKY DAY AND THANKS FOR VOTING!,.... KATRINA I DONT THINK THAT LEGAL TO SELL YOUR MERCH, YOU COULD ALWAYS GIVE THEM AWAY?,...STACEY SHEFFER, IF YOU WIN YES YOU CAN BRING THE OTHERS SO CLOSELY INVOLVED,...KATELYN,CARMEN,BRITNEY, WHATS UP GIRLS, YA'LL TALK FUNNY, JUST KIDDIN, WELL NO IM NOT WELL YES NO OH I DONT KNOW BUT WE LOVE YA'LL NO MATTER WHAT,...SUSAN THAT IS A NICE POEM, DIRECT, FLUID, AND EVOKES YOUR FEELINGS WELL,, A-,...BRITTANY MISSISSIPPI, IT WORKED, I SAW YA, AND SORRY ABOUT MEMPHIS, WELL BE BACK,..JACQUELYNN WE WONT SELL OUT, WE DO WHAT WE LOVE, IF IT BECOMES POPULAR GREAT, IF NOT AH WELL, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T CHANGE YOURSELF FOR THE MIGHTY $$$$ YOUR OK,...WILL, YEP YEP, WHAT CAN I SAY US DRUMMERS ARE HARD TO COME BY,....MEGAN WILSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE SOOO MUCH ENERGY, YOU SHOULD GIVE SOME OF IT TO ME AND THE REST OF MY BAND, JOHN(TENNESSEE) I'M GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT, THANKS FOR WRITING IN,...CLOIY THINGS WILL GET BETTER, WHEN YOUR OUT ON THE ROAD LIKE WE ARE YOU REALIZE HOW TRULY HUGE THE WORLD IS, YOU'LL BE OK, AND WILL MEET SOMEONE NEW I PROMISE!!!,.....WELL GUYS I HAVE TO GO NOW, WAIT I KNOW I KNOW, WHERES THE JOKE WE NEED THE JOKE!!!! OK OK HERE IT GOESSSSSSSSSSSSS.....!WHAT DO YOU CALL A PERSON WHO NEVER FARTS IN PUBLIC?????????????????????????.................. A PRIVATE TUTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOT TO GO MUCH LOVE!!!
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