HEY EVERYBODY, ITS DEREK. WE ARE IN INDY AND IT IS A KICK ASS DAY. HOW IS EVERYONE DOING? WE PLAYED THE BLUENOTE IN COLUMBIA A FEW NIGHTS AGO. IT WAS GREAT BUT I HAD SOME PROBLEMS,,.. I BROKE MY MAIN SNARE AND THEN I BROKE MY BACKUP SNARE AS WELL. FOR THE LAST SONG I WAS ROCKING OUT ON A TOM. IT SUCKED BUT IT WAS FUNNY, AND ON TOP OF THAT MY HI-HAT BUSTED AND WAS USELESS TO ME FOR THE HOLE SHOW. I MUST SAY THAT BY THE END OF THE SHOW I WAS LAUGHING, IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS. I STILL HAD FUN BUT HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO THE NEXT DAY. MILLIWAKEE WAS AN AMAZING SHOW!!!!!! THE CROWD WAS SO INTENSE. I LOVE IT WHEN YOU GUYS SING ALONG. IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS IN A WHILE. IT HAD THE RIGHT VIBE AND EVERYTHING WAS ON. I HAD A GREAT TIME. AFTER THE SHOW, I WENT TO CHECK OUT "SOMETHING CORPORATE" THEY WERE FANTASTIC. ANDREW IS A GREAT FRONT MAN AND HAD THE CROWD IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND. THE LAST SONG ANDREW STARTED PULLING PEOPLE OUT OF THE CROWD ON STAGE. THEY WERE FREAKING OUT. I WAS WITH TYSON FROM STERIOGRAM SO WE SAID WHAT THE HELL. WE RAN OUT ON STAGE AS WELL AND STARTED ROCKIN OUT. WE WENT TO DRUMMER BRIAN BECAUSE HE WASN'T GETTIN EN OUGH LOVE. WE ROCKED OUT ON THE DRUM RISER!!!!! WE HAD AN AWESOME TIME. ANY WAYS I REALLY WANT TO SEE FAREINHEIT 9/11. IT LOOKS GREAT. HOW ABOUT A JOKE??? THIS IS FROM NORA FROM OUR JOURNALS, I JUST LIKED IT!!!! WHAT IS A FLEAS FAVORITE WAY TO TRAVEL???.............ITCH-HIKING!!!!!!!!!!! LAME BUT I LIKED IT!!!!! SO BACK OFF!!!!!!! NOW ILL SAY HI, FIRST OFF ASHLEY(FARGO))--HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE!!,..CHELSI--OK CITY IS GREAT AND ALL BUT ISN'T EVERTHING BIGGER AND BETTER IN TEXAS???,..ALEX, AIMIEE--SMACKOVER!!!! THATS THE NAME, I FORGOT IT. I THINK I'LL TELL PEOPLE IM FROM THERE.,..LIV--KNOXVILLE, BLUECATS IS 18+ SO HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT,...D.C.--NICE JOKE AS WELL AND I ENOYED YOUR POEM VERY MUCH,..MELLISSA(TEXAS)--WE LOVE YOU MORE!!!!,..SARA(CHICAGO)---THANKS FOR THE NECKLACE YOU GAVE ME IN MILLWAKEE, THAT WAS SO NICE OF YOU,...CASS-- WE ARE PLAYING TREES IN DALLAS TX, SEE YA THERE!!!,..JENNI C.-- WE DONT KNOW YOUR LAST NAME SO U HAVE TO LET US KNOW, OR COME EARLY AND FIND US AND WE'LL PUT YOU AND A FRIEND ON THE GUEST LIST!!!I PROMISE, NO WORRIES,..NICOLE(AUSTIN)--GLAD YOU HAD FUN, WE DID TOO,.. MARIA--ALOHA!! MAYBE I'LL GO TO HAWAII FOR VACATION, THAT WOULD BE NICE!,..MICHELLE(RANCHO)--I THINK YOU NEED A COOL CONCERT TO CHEER YOU UP, HOW ABOUT A SES SHOW GOOD THEN. IT SETTLED!!!WE'LL ROCK EXTRA HARD FOR YOU!,..KELLY LOUISE-- ITS TRUE, AND YOURE NOT ALONE!! DON'T EVER GIVE UP, THATS THE ONLY TIME YOU LOSE,..BRITTANY--YOURE RIGHT, PEOPLE ESPECIALLY US NEED TO STAY GROUNDED AND REMEMBER OUR ROOTS. I THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB OF IT, HOPE MISSISSIPPI IS TREATIN YOU ALRIGHT,.,.GINGER-- OH!!!MY!!!!GOD!!!!!!!!!! ORANGEVALE!!!!!!,.. SARAH S,(CORPUS)-- I THINK YOU NEED A NEW NAME CAUSE SARA S IS ALREADY TAKEN, BE CREATIVE!!!LET ME KNOW,... WELL I THINK I AM GONNA GO. I'LL TAKE TO YOU GUYS SOON!!!!!
DEREK...DEREK...POGEN
HOW ARE ALL YALL DOING. WE'RE HERE IN AUSTIN TEXAS. HOW BOUT THOSE PITUTES AIE!!!!! ITS RAINING HERE. I THINK IT WILL LET UP. THE BUFFALO SHOW WAS GREAT. ON TO LAFAYETTE,...BEFORE THE SHOW I WENT TO A COSTUM SHOP. TRIED ON VARIOUS WIGS AND COSTUMS. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. HALLOWEEN IS A GREAT DAY. I MEAN YOU CAN BE ANY ONE OR THING YOU WANT. THIS YEAR IVE DECIDED TO RENT A COSTUM SO IT WILL FOR SURE BE KICKASS. THE SHOW WAS RAD BUT SECURITY WAS TO STRICT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY MOSHING. YA RIGHT A ROCK SHOW WITH NO MOSHING, THE DAY I DAY!!!!!!!!!!! I GUESS TO SOME PEOPLE IT DOESN'T LOOK FUN. HUH, WHO WOULD GUESS!!!! THE NEXT NIGHT WE PLAYED LITTLEROCK ARKANSAS. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. WE ROCKED OUT TO A CROWD OF OVER 2000 PEOPLE!!!!! IT WAS JUST US A SRATA. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT. IT WAS CRAZY!!!! OUR BIGGEST HEADLINING SHOW YET. SO HERE WE ARE IN AUSTIN. I THINK ITS GOING TO BE A GREAT SHOW. HAS ANY ONE PURCHASED THE SPIDERMAN 2 SOUNDTRACK YET? WE HAVE A TRACK ON IT CALLED "WHO I AM". I HAVE MY BROTHERS BAND "FRACTIONAL" ON A FEW GIGS WITH US. TEMPE, HOLLYWOOD, SAN BERINDINO WHICH I BELIEVE IS CHANGING THE CLUB WE ARE PERFORMING AT, AND ORANGEVALE. I HOPE TO GET THEM ON A FEW MORE. IM REALLY EXCEITED TO BE FINALLY SHARING A STAGE AGAIN WITH FRACTIONAL. THEY ARE A GREAT BAND. I THINK OUR TOUR IS COMING TO AN END. AT THE END OF JULY WE HEAD HOME TO START WORK ON A NEW RECORD. DON'T WORRY, WE WILL BE BACK ON THE ROAD BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. TOUR IS WHAT WE REALLY LOVE, SO I DONT THINK WE'LL BE AWAY FROM IT FOR TOO LONG. DID YOU MISS MY JOKES?? HERES ONE,... WHAT KIND OF PETS MAKE THE MOST NOISE??? TRUMPETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LETS SAY HI. JODY,-- ATLANTA IS AN ALL AGES SHOW, SO I WILL SEE YA THERE,..MATT(SANTACRUZ)--THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT HURT LIKE CRAZY, MORE MAN THAN ME!!!,...HEATHER--WE WILL BE IN COLUMBIA MISSOURI @ THE BLUE NOTE SO BEEEEEE THEREEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!,.. CORTNEY--SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR GRANDMOTHER, STAY POSITIVE AND ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH HER. SORRY TO CUT IT SHORT BUT I HAVE TO GO, LOVE YOUS GUYS AND WE WILL BE TALKING TO YALL REAL SOON YA HEAR!!!!!!!
DEREK,...DEREK...POGEN
HEY EVERYBODY, WHATS CRAKIN?,, WE HAVE THE DAY OFF TODAY BUT WE SHOULDNT. WE SHOULD BE IN MICHIGAN BUT WE GOT KICKED OFF THE SHOW. I DONT REALLY KNOW WHY? I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT THOUGH. SO HERE WE ARE IN BUFFALO RELAXIN. IM REALLY SORRY TO ANYONE WHO WAS GOING TO SEE US TONIGHT. WE'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU I PROMISE. I'VE GOT GREAT NEWS!!! WELL TO US ANYWAYS. WE GOT OUR INEAR MONITORS. IT IS AWESOME. I CAN ACTUALLY HEAR SEAN AND RYAN NOW. ITS GREAT!!!!! WE ARE STARTING TO MAKE OUR WAY BACK HOME TOWARDS THE WEST COST. IM EXCITED. I WISH I HAD MORE TO SAY, ITS ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHERE MY BRAIN IS JUST NOT WORKING RIGHT,,, OH I SAW DODGE BALL. IT WAS FUNNY. IT WAS SO STUPID THAT IT WAS FUNNY. I LIKE MOVIES LIKE THAT. WE HAD A DAY OFF IN NEW YORK CITY A FEW DAYS AGO AND THAT WAS NICE. I LIKE IT MORE EVERY TIME I GO. AT FIRST ITS OVERWHELMING BUT I THINK IM STARTING TO GET THE HANG OF IT. RYAN AND I HAD TO GET BACK TO SEACAUCUS THAT NIGHT. ITS A FEW MILE OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK. THE LAST BUS LEFT AT 1:17. I SWEAR WE WERE THERE AT 1:05. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN US! HOPPING ON A SUBWAY RUNNING FULL SPEED TO GET TO THE STUPID BUS AND GUESS WHAT, IT LEFT EARLY. THERE WE ARE STUCK IN NYC, THE NEXT BUS DOEST COME FOR ANOTHER COUPLE HOURS. SO WE HANG, GET ON THE BUS!!! GUESS WHAT,, WRONG BUS. IT TOOK US TO WHO KNOWS. SO ME AND RY HAVE TO TAKE A FOURTY DOLLAR CAB RIDE BACK TO OUR HOTEL. IT WAS LIKE 3:30AM BY THE TIME WE GOT BACK. AH WELL LIVE AND LEARN AEE!!!! I STILL HAD FUN THOUGH. FRACTIONAL HAS BEEN CONFIRMED ON A FEW WEST COAST SHOWS AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET THEM MORE. LETS KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THE SHOWS HAVE STILL CONTINUED TO BE AMAZING. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS US. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PINCH MYSELF TO MAKE SURE THIS IS REAL. PEOPLE COME TO SEE US. ITS AWESOME AND WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL. WHOA!!! THE SINCERITY IS FLOWING TONITE. I'LL TRY NOT TO CRY. LET ME SAY HI,...STACEY SHEFFER-- IVE SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, ROCKING OUT IN FRONT OF A MIRROR IS A GOOD TIME,..KRISTEN,STACEY,BRITTANY--SORRY ABOUT THE MICHIGAN SHOW, IT WAS OUT OF MY HANDS,..BRANDON--KNOXVILLE CLOSE TO JEFFERSON CITY?CHECK IT OUT..TOM DINARDI--- THANKS A BUNCH, HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN,..TIFFANYSCV--C YA AT THE KEYCLUB IN LA HONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!1.. KAYLA-- CHECK OUR DATES, LOUISIANA SOON I THINK,...BECCA-- I PLAY BETTER MAD TOO,.. JONATHAN P--I USE ZILGIAN A CUSTOM, BIG TOO 19 20 AND 21, I WANT TO FEEL IT!!,..RACHEL FISHER--I'M SOOOOO PROUD. I BET YOUR CLOTHES SMELL BETTER HUH!!,... EMILIA-- EWW GIRL, EWW,..PIX-- I HOPE WE GO TO CANADA, WITH FIGER 11, NOW WE'RE TALKING,.. DANIELLE-- YES IN FACT I DO READ THESE. STILL DOUBTERS HUH??????????? I LOVE CHICAGO, THE WINDY CITY,..MEGHAN WILSON-- GO TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BED!!!!!!!!!!!!!INSOMNIAC,..AND ASHLEY--WE HAVE NEVER BEEN TO NORTH DAKOTA, I THINK WE NEED TO FIX THAT!!!!
WELL, IM GOING TO BED. TIME TO SLEEP, YES SLEEP IS GOOD YES SLEEP IS ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
DEREK DEREK, POGEN
HEY EVERYBODY. DID YOU ALL FORGET ABOUT ME. SORRY IT HAS BEEN SO LONG. MY COMPUTER IS DOWN AND WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY. I REALLY ENJOY READING YOUR COMMENTS AND SAYING HELLO. I'M ON RYANS NEW MAC RIGHT NOW. THIS THING IS SWEET. FOR SOME REASON I CANT LOG ON TO READ THE POSTS SO I CANT GIVE ANY SHOUT OUTS. SOME WORK IS BEING DONE ON THE SIGHT AT THE MOMMENT. SORRY AGAIN. GIZZZ, WHERE DO I BEGIN, THE TOUR SO FAR HAS BEEN GREAT. I LOVE SEEING OUR FANS. HEADLINING IS A GREAT WAY TO SEE JUST WHO OUR FANS ARE. AND YOU GUYS ROCK. YOURE SO LOUD. ITS SO COOL TO HEAR ALL OF YOU SIGNING ALONG. THATS ME AT A CONCERT. I SING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS. I'VE BEEN BOWLING MORE. I THINK ITS REALLY FUN. MY FRIEND SAID THAT I LOOK LIKE A BOWLER. "WHAT" I SAID. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN INSULT AT FIRST BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THAT MEANT THAT I WAS A FUN GUY AND ENJOYED GOOFING OFF. THATS TRUE. I BOWLED A 179 AT HOME BUT AFTER THAT I SUCKED. A WEEK LATER WE BOWLED AGAINST SOME RADIO WINNERS. THAT WAS FUN TOO BUT WE ALL BOWLED LIKE CRAP. HEY I NEVER SAID I WAS GOOD AT IT. EVERY SHOW SO FAR HAS KICKED ASS. WE HAD A DO OFF IN CLEVELAND AND WE WENT TO CEDARSPOINT. THE ROLLERCOASTERS ARE INSANE. THE DRAGSTER WAS RIDICULOUS. ME AND JERRID FROM STERIOGRAM WENT IN THE STUDIO THERE AND RECORDED OUR VERSION OF TOXIC BY BRITTNEY SPEARS. IT WAS SUPER FUNNY. THEY PLAYED IT OVER THE SPEAKERS IN THE PARK AND I SWEAR A CROWD STARTED TO FORM. I THINK WE HAVE A REAL FUTURE. IT WAS GREAT. IM HEAR IN CLIFTON PARK ABOUT TO GO ON STAGE SO I HAVE TO GO, BUT 1ST, HAVE YOU HEARD THE JOKE ABOUT PEANUT BUTTER, I'D BETTER NOT TELL YOU, YOU MIGHT SPREAD IT!!!!!!!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I'LL TALK TO YOU GUYS REAL SOON. MISS YA TAKE CARE!!!!!!!!!
DEREK,DEREK,POGEN
whats crackin kids, its ryan. havent said whats up for a while...sorry , but i just got a new computer so i plan on trying to keep everyone up to date with whats going on.
..so we started our own headlining tour last week with steriogram and moments in grace. the shows have been going great and its been a blast hangin out with all the fans as well as all the other members of steriogram and moments..we just played cleavland last night, and i dont know what it is about the state of ohio that makes kids rock soooo hard...maybe they put something in the water..oh well. the show was amazing and it was nice to see alot of farmiliar faces. today we had a day off and we (all of us in the band and all the members of steriogram and moments in grace) all went to cedar point the sickest amusement park in the world!! we all rode the fastest and tallest rollercoasters in the world.. we all had a great time it was dumb hot today walking around the park. i met some fans today too and we signed some autographes and had a fun day off. well i hate to go but i m out like a fat kid in dodgeball.
holla
ryan