Category: shows

  • gerard did this guys voicemail

    (he downtown at farmingdale ny 7/25/2003 – fan account below)

    “Ah. The walk outside. Fresh air. I called Jodi overratedantime who lives in COLORADO!!! And we talked for a little bit. MCR was hanging out by their van and packing stuff. I stood at a tree. Watching Gerard. My idol. Cigerate in one hand. Towel over his neck, basking in himself. Talking to two guys from Jersey about where he grew up. Geard. Gerard. GERARD.

    I asked Gerard to do my voicemail:

    Drew: Hey G, I met you at Knitting remember?
    Gerard: Yeah man, whats up Drew?
    Drew: Nothing could you record my voicemail    ?
    Gerard: Course, give me 5 minutes.

    We went to a dominoes a few feet away and got pizzas. They were subpar. We went back and Gerard recorded my cell phones voicemail:

    “Hey youve reached Drew, hes not here right now, leave him a fucking message. This is Gerard from My Chemical Romance.”

    Want to hear it? Send me an IM: xPhantomsForever saying your gonna call or call me, and listen to it. If I pick up just tell me who you are and ill just not pick up when you call again. The number: 000.000.0000 Gerard and I talked for 5 more minutes. I was getting to scared to talk to him anymore so I gave a firm handshake and said goodbye as I walked away…Gerard Way.“

    photos by Gaelen Harlacher on flickr (account says the photos were taken 7/25/2003)

  • the downtown at farmingdale ny 7/25/2003 – fan account below

    “Jack saved my spot and I walked over to the merch tables and who do I see?

    Frank Iero the only member of MCR I haven’t met yet.

    I walk up to Frank and give him a little tap…

    Frank: Hey man whats up?
    Drew: Nothing Frank, you know your the only one I havent met?
    Frank: Really dude? Shit! Whats your name!?
    Drew: Im Drew. Haha, yeah lemme get a picture Frank?
    Frank: Of course!!

    Drew: Shit thanks Frank!
    Frank: Aw man its really no problem!
    Drew: Could you do me a favor tonight?
    Frank: Sure Drew.
    Drew: My good friend is here tonight and two of his really good friends tickets tonight but they couldnt make it tonight. Their names are John and Nick, and I was wondering if you could dedicate "Vampires Will Never Hurt You” to them?
    Frank: Of FUCKIN course Drew!
    Drew: Sweet Frank, rock for me tonight.
    Frank: That wont be a problem at all!

    Ah man, Frank is fucking so nice. Their all so nice. It blows my mind how a band can give so much back to their fans. But then what happened next almost blew my mind…

    After talking to Frank Im looking at some stuff on the wall when I feel someone tap my shoulder and IT IS RAY TORO.…

    Ray: Heyyy Drew hows it going!!!
    Drew: Holy shit! Hey Ray its good!
    Ray: Thats good to hear Drew, thanks for coming out again! Jesus how many times have you seen us now?
    Drew: Haha, this is only my 3rd Ray, but their coming rapidly.
    Ray: Alright man! Thank you so much.
    Drew: No problem Ray, Ill talk to you later rock on tonight!

    Whew. That blew my mind. I didnt go up to Ray, Ray came up to me. And remembering my name after nearly a month? I thought I was going to faint.

    I went back to my spot in the front and told Jack that Frank was going to do the dedication. Jacks eyes blew up to the size of sausages and he started to thank me like crazy. Its really not hard, all i had to do was ask!“

    photos by Gaelen Harlacher on flickr

    story from drew on lj

  • gerard is sink pisser and its endearing

    “at the recent bloomfield ave show, me and my friend steve were waiting in line for the bathroom. gerard comes over and gets in line with us. we were talking about various things such as his lack of leather, the scene, etc. meanwhile, the rest of the band were halfway through setting up. when it’s steve’s turn for the bathroom, gerard was like

    "dude, i really gotta be on stage, but i don’t want to seem like a rockstar or nothing by cutting you in line.. do you think i could piss in the sink while you go?”

    well, needless to say, i was very careful about my business when it was my turn, so i wouldn’t have to use that sink.

    a month later, at hellfest, i caught gerrard on his way to the port-a-potties. and informed him that there were no sinks to urinate in.“

    2003 fan account from bradleyxchaos on livejournal

    08/06/2003 bloomfield ave cafe montclair nj – taken by brian woodard

    (audio of this show – spaceyraygun)

  • 03/26/2005 taste of chaos tour everetts event everett event center

    03/26/2005 taste of chaos tour everett’s event center everett, wa

    from __cutxupxangel on lj

  • 11/06/2005 carlington academy glasgow scotland

    11/06/2005 carlington academy glasgow scotland

    taken by elite_cru & dizzy angel on lj

  • “A WHOLE LOTTA EMO TOUR 2005 – SWEET vs HUGE. THE REVENGE. COMING: APRIL 2005”

    this is real btw

    “A WHOLE LOTTA EMO TOUR 2005 – SWEET vs HUGE. THE REVENGE. COMING: APRIL 2005”

    I can’t find any results when I google the above text, but there are three separate 2005 livejournal accounts referring to this tour as the 01/27/2005 – 01/28/2005 english dates (liverpool & brixton) 11/06/2005 (glasgow) and 02/04/2005 (islington)

    if you recall my post about fans making gifts (ie. frankie bracelet foundation) for mcr, the gifts were to be presented to them on this tour. and their post is where I got the picture above.

    my question is: why are the dates scattered almost a year apart?

    I guess just different dates of the same tour? january, february, april and november just seems scattered.

    as you can see mcr isn’t on the bill even so maybe this tour flew under the radar. was just surprised to have never heard of this tour like ever. lmk if anyone has!

     

    also @xxv4mpyf4ngzz some follow up on the receiving of these gifts:

    “I said hey to Ray quickly and apologised for not bringing him socks. He said it was OK. Soaf and Rosie showed him their “I wanna be the next Ray Toro” t-shirts and he got a bit excited.

    We went over to say hi to Frank, Lozi gave him the bracelets she had made him. Frank loves bracelets, true story. Alison presented him with THE SIGN.
    Frank: “Ass needs tappin’? That’s straightforward!”
    Us: *gigglegiggleROFL*”

    what did their sign say for frank to say that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    the show they went to was 02/04/2005 islington academy england

    from dizzyangel on lj

    elite_cru on lj

  • 01/27/2005 carling academy liverpool, england

    from dizzyangel on lj

  • 10/22/2014 starland ballroom sayreville nj gerard goes into the crowd

    gerard goes into the crowd

    Gerard Way At Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ, USA (10/22/2014)

    new from the academy is my beautiful romance on yt

  • 07/29/2005 warped tour montreal quebec montreal

    07/29/2005 warped tour montreal quebec montreal from prettylife on livejournal

  • 08/17/2002 alissa’s basement kinnelon nj

    8.14.02

    Suprise! I’m sick again!
    I may look like a boatswain and smell like a corpse, but the shows are still a go for the weekend. Please try and check us out at Maxwells this Friday with The Lawndarts and The High School Sweethearts. We’re very excited to be
    playing Maxwells and it’s been a personal dream of mine ever since I was a kid going to shows there. There are some people flying out and travelling many miles to see us so keep them company and meet some new friends. Click
    SHOWS and get the skinny on where it’s going     down.

    We’re also trying a first this weekend for My Chem- 2 shows in one day. This Saturday we have the pleasure of playing Alissa’s Basement at 6:00 and then we hop in the van to make soundcheck at The Loop as soon as we finish. Eyeball label-mates, Little Joe Gould are coming out all the way from Indiana for this show so we’ve decided to risk health and safety to play both shows.
    If you’ve seen the shape of us after just one set you’re probably curious what we will be like at the second show – so are we. I can assure you a night of “hot male action” and “stinky boys    ”.

    Also check out our good friends in The Ghost and The Exit in our links section. We had the good fortune of seeing both bands play 2 nights last
    weekend and they were great. Drinking in The Ghost van outside of CBs with Jordan and T-Top was definitely a plu    s.

    I need a shave, a new dye-job, and some decongestant so I’ll leave you with the image of me sitting in my house watching Mad Monster Party, moaning, sweating, boxer-clad, and trying to hit the high notes in Headfirst For Halos.
    –     g

    flyer from notoastghost

    gerard’s memo about the alissa’s basement show from mcr’s 2002 website

    recording from spaceyraygun