so when I was a junior in high school, rob and i started getting into the whole "emo" scene. even before that, we started listening to those kind of bands. well i remember one night i was staying over at rob's house and that was when WinMx was big. WinMx was a place where you could download music from and we abused that. well i was searching for new bands to listen to and i decided to type, yes i definitely typed this, emo. when i typed emo, the song open eyes by the early november came up. it was the first one that came up so i decided to download it. little did i know this would become my all-time favorite song ever, yep, it still is.
so after i downloaded this song and enjoyed it, i started to download more of their stuff. i liked a lot of their music. well a year had passed and I really started liking them more and more. so this one weekend during senior year i went to austin to hang out and rob called me and asked if i wanted to go to the early november concert that sunday night in houston. i was like HELL YES. so we were still in austin and we had to drive all the way back, shower, and then rob picked me up and we went to the engine room (rip). that was one bad ass concert! hawthorne heights was playing so it got extremely crazy. well that was my first of four early november concerts. it was at that concert that i got the entire band to sign my cd. it was awesome. i still have that cd case in my truck right now, signed by ace, sergio, jeff and joe.
the next time i saw TEN was in december of my freshman year in college. i woke up that day and told myself that that was the only thing on my agenda. i woke up, ate at wendys and walked, yep walked, to emo's on sixth. i ended up being like fourth in line and i got there pretty early. what the heck. well that was a pretty kick ass show. it was the only concert that i was able to document. it was on a monday and i missed byx meeting because of it.
the next time i saw TEN was during my sophomore year at antone's in austin. i was sick at the time and it was really cold. i remember that amanda neugebauer dropped me off. TEN was actually playing with cartel so it was a great show. i had missed them when they came to houston during spring break that previous spring. for some reason they always come to texas during spring break. well, it was a great show.
the next and FINAL time i saw TEN was during my sophomore year spring break. i decided that I didn't want to do anything that SB because I really wanted to see them. if i had had a working vehicle i probably would've traveled around texas to see them but i didn't. well this show i told myself that i wanted to be the first person in line. i wasn't. there were two girls in front of me that were there to see the rocket summer. needless to say, that was a great show. the rocket summer rocked the place and then TEN came on after them. finally, a show that TEN headlined. i didn't know that this would be the last time that i would see them live. after that show, i just sat in my truck while it was raining and reflected on a lot of things. it was kinda surreal. oh well, that's way emo. it was a few weeks later when i found out that they were going on an "indefinite hiatus." pretty much, they broke up. i was broken. damn. they were my favorite band and i loved them a lot and i didn't get to meet them really and i was pissed.
i guess it was during the summer that i found ace enders' new band called ace enders and a million different people. i actually liked them. just my luck, ace was coming to austin in november of my junior year. i immediately jumped at the opportunity to go and see them. it was a pretty good show. its like ace is starting over from the very bottom and working his way up but doing it differently. better, i like to put it. i ended up meeting ace and needless to say, it was the most awkward moment of my life. i don't get star struck really but when it comes to this guy, i totally am. he's my all-time man crush. all-time.
i think he actually played during spring break of junior year but i went to colorado so i didn't get to see him. then, they played during the summer when i was at camp so i didn't get to see them either. wamp wamp. so that brings me to today. i just got back from seeing ace enders at the java jazz coffeehouse in houston. i ended up getting there a little late because i couldn't find it. i'm stupid. oh well. it was a great set but i was there by myself. here are some pictures of tonight taken from my phone. the last picture is a picture of a new jersey license plate. when i saw the van i knew it was ace and his wife's so i took a picture of it. when i went to TEN's last concert my sophomore year i took a picture with my ghetto razr and used it as my background for as long as the phone worked. when i saw this car tonight i immediately knew i need that as my background. i ended up having to bring my truck in front of it so i could get enough light.
so now i want to do a top 5 all-time favorite early november songs!!! woohoo it's honestly hard to pick a top five but here it goes:
5. i want to hear you sad - this is an oldie but goodie. everyone loves this song because its one of the most recognizable early november songs out there
4. figure it out - this is a really great song. the only downside is that its way emo but you know me, i can definitely relate
3. baby blue - OMG there aren't too many songs I can rock out too better than baby blue. its on my workout playlist and i always go hard when it comes on. its also a great song to see played live
2. pretty pretty - you most likely wouldn't know of this song unless you are a true fan like i am. this song is way old school as in i think there were only three people in the band when this song was made. its a great great great song! i never got to see it played live though.
2. ever so sweet - i told you i couldn't make this list just five. i mean, just listen to the emotion in this song. ace played it tonight and i almost...well you know.
1. open eyes - like i said earlier this is my all-time favorite song. i could listen to this song on repeat. unfortunately, i NEVER got to see this song played live by the band but I have a video where ace is in his basement and he's playing it. from that late night that i first heard it at rob's house to listening to it right now, it never gets old. the weird thing is that there are a few different versions of the song out there on limewire but I have one specific version that I like. i think i have three different versions of it and they are pretty rough. i remember when we got our new computer i told myself that open eyes would have to be on every cd that i burned. for a while, i definitely did that but then stopped. it's an amazing song that i have enjoyed for the past six years.
if you would love for me to make your a cd of all of my early november favorite, just ask cause i would love to.
"...and through this sea of fingers, i'll find my own real life"
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