Eddysaurus' Journals

Undead:

Sup hooligans, Eddysaurus here, lets just set the record straight that the hype (two years ago may I remind you) that Hollywood Undead created is TOTALLY proving to be worth it. The new album not only crosses paths between mainstream and roots music, but it transcends all that we know from the "typical" band in the industry. Yeah it sounds like something you'd hear on the radio, but these dudes are so DIY that you can't help but HOPE that it DOES get played on the radio. It's rare that a band actually puts out a good album after creating a buzz the size of Texas, but HU will easily, EASILY become a top 40 chart buster soon. Don't get me wrong, I love my bro's in Metro Station and miss working for them daily, but the pop-punk/electro music will only be hot for so long before another band comes to crash the party (i.e - Teen Hearts, School Boy Humor, There For Tomorrow). I hope they keep their feet where they are and make it stick, but it's so hard in this industry... ...Hollywood Undead is a whole new "field" of music. Rap meets heavy tunes. Yeah its a little like listening to Eminem with Story Of The Year with a full band, but dude, have you ever seen that before? No...my point exactly. If you agree with what I've said, get at me. If you think I'm talking at my ass, get at me. I'm curious to see what everybody thinks. More importantly, I'm curious to see what people have to say.

Perspective

So my last post was forever ago, and I can't believe I don't write on here more than I do considering I had a pretty nice following while I did my reporting from Warped Tour. Anyway gang, I apologize sincerely for the lack of writing sessions lately, life has been a bit "demanding" and I'm trying to make sense of it all.

Today's post is about perspective. Those who know me, know that my life is based around music and the pursuit of "infamy" and helping unknowns like myself, become stars. Today I'd like to introduce you to Never Shout Never. Hailing from Joplin, MO, this dude is a VERY talented artist in the making.

But right now, he's much more than just a musician to me. This kid opened my eyes to the world of animal produce. My perspective of how that industry works has been turned over 100% now. I knew the basics of it, and I assumed that there would be some sort of animal cruelty, but I never expected to see what I did on his myspace (myspace.com/nevershoutnever), and thanks to the video, I can safely say I will not leave my office at work right now, not until I'm done crying.

Seriously, I'm in tears. I'm a huge animal person. It's one thing to slaughter animals for food and such. But the conditions of these creatures needs to be addressed by the nation. I can't get over what I saw. It literally has scarred me. I wanted to go rescue them. Watching little piglets and calfs, struggling to survive, milk cows that couldn't even walk off the delivery trucks...it hurt my heart to know that we as humans, "the smartest creatures on Earth," have stooped to such levels to treat these creatures like this. These creatures who are unable to defend themselves.

Someone out there will make the comment, "they're just animals dude and they're going to die anyway. Who cares what happens to them in the mean time?" To the person who says that, I will simply reply with a giant FUCK YOU dude. Animals have feelings. They have emotions. When you leave, your dog misses you. When you come home, your dog is exuberant.

I'm not saying I'm going to become a vegetarian (again), but I will say that I will start investigating as to where my food came from now on. I do not support animal cruelty. If I could, I would gladly find the souless, heartless cowards that perform such acts to these animals, and pistol whip him / her. See how they like being beaten.

Speak up. Go to the myspace page I mentioned, watch the video, and tell me what you were feeling as you watched it. As people, we need to make things right in this world, one little mistake at a time.

A Kiss Won't Make This Better

Dudes and dudettes,

I'm 24 and sitting in class at college. You think education isn't important? You think a college degree isn't that big of a deal?

Try being 24 and not being able to get a solid job based on work experience alone. "It aint gonna happen dude." Don't get me wrong, I love my time on tour, but shit son, getting a job, a REAL job is hard without that degree.

So take my advice jerks, finish school, get your degree (at least an associates) and THEN worry about your life. School may suck, but I see how important it is now.

Oh yeah, if you're old enough to drive, use your fucking turn signals! It's REALLY annoying when you don't, K THANKS AMERICA.

METRO STATIONNNN interview!

Hey hey gang,

It's Eddysaurus reporting to you LIVE from the road with my new broseph's, METRO STATION! We're currently out with Motion City Soundtrack right now, and let me tell you, it's been CRAZY so far!

What would you ask them? You tell me, and I'LL ask them, and post the answers here! I'll accept the ten coolest questions, and it'll be BOSS!

Take care America!

- Eddysaurus

I've Made A Big Big Mess.

Alright, so just we can get the Saturday Morning TV Special out of the way, kids who are in HS, and kids who are in college, please PLEASE read this message. I'm 24. I haven't completed my associates because I thought I was invincible. Life is not a box of Frosted Flakes. Its not even a box of Rice Chex. Its a fucking struggle without a degree. I'm going to be so far behind in life that by the tim you're done with college, you'll probably be higher in the work force than me. Sure I took a shot and followed my dream...and look where it got me. Sometime starry eyes aren't as good as having four. I should've focused more on life, than on music. I don't know what to do now. One bad break after another, I'm getting very desperate, and very very poor. So take my advice and stick with schools. Dreams are wishes that never come true. You make things happen, you don't wait for them.

Remember when:

- you were the "uncool" kid because you listened to Fall Out Boy? - you could buy gas for $1.21 a gallon? - the word "dickhead" wasn't allowed to be said on TV? - when music kids weren't "hot?" - love was all you needed? My time is done. Check out Say Anything's new album! Fuck the crowd, it rules.

Wanted: A Friendly Piece Of Advice

Check it out. Relationships scare me. Even when I'm happy, I'm scared. And tonight I think I discovered why. I was dumped by my first girlfriend ever my senior year of high school. She was the popular girl in her class, I was the nerdy kid everybody made fun of. Anyway, she upgraded to rich kid, and left me in the dust. From that one point in history, my relationship life has never been the same. She forver engraved fear of rejection into my head. I constantly look at myself through the eyes of others, and I see disappointment, failure, weakness, and a hundred other words. And tonight I realized, it was her dumping me that started it all. I have the girl I've been in love with for the past two years as a girlfriend finally. I suffered so much because of not being with her. The girls I saw in those two years were just "settlements." Even if you added all their potential together, it comes 100 million miles short of what Jen gives me. But because of my first girlfriend, Jen has to deal with my fear, my worry, and its not fair to her, or me. Does anyone have advice? Should I tell Jen why I'm the way I am? Please help.

Superman that ho?

How does one exactly "Superman" that "ho?" Granted I know a lot of random ass shit, but I must be so caucasian that I'm unaware of what it means to "Superman" that "ho." Help me if you're "down" with ebonics. "Hollar."

What if you never had children?

I'm afraid I'll never have kids. I had a health issue as a child that could cause it. And I seem to lose girlfriends as fast as drunks lose their cellphones. Its not by choice, its by nature. I have the girl I wanted to dated for two years in college. She's pretty awesome. I'm just afraid I won't always be as awesome as I am now, and she'll find better. I know I shouldn't think like this, but it happens whenever I get close to someone. Life should come with an instruction manual.

I kind of feel bad for Britney Spears.

I know I shouldnt feel bad for her as a mother, because I don't, but as a person, I feel really really bad for her. Could you imagine being followed by the paparazzi every second of your life? Think about it. You wake up, walk to get the paper and *poof* your face is full of cameras. You go out for a delicious fruit smoothie from Smoothie King and *poof* your face is all over the news. Granted I don't feel bad for her catching flack about her vuhjayjay catching more airtime than the Superbowl half-time show, but I still don't feel like she should be treated the way she is. Underneath the money, underneath the controversy, she's still a human being and people need to realize that. She's human, she'll make mistakes, and someday, she'll learn from them.