Category: 2003
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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)
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the downtown at farmingdale ny 7/25/2003 – fan account
“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
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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)
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2003 loud (music zine) mentions frank joining mcr
2003 loud
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My Chemical Album
My Chemical Romance are nearly done recording their upcoming debut album “I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love”. The group suffered a few setbacks in the studio due to some illnesses but have now recovered and plan to finish up work in the studio next week. A July 23rd release through Eyeball is being planned. In other news, the group have added guitarist Frank Iero to their lineup and will be playing a show at Club Krome in South Amboy, NJ on June 14th. Keepsake, Random Task and more are also on the bill. -
gerard talks about 07/2003 spin shoot
gerard talks about his first spin shoot:
“they were calling me speed stick because I smelled so bad. and um basically he’s like "I want you to go to my cd collection. I want you to pick out whatever you want and I’m gonna give you a microphone and you’re gonna basically karaoke it. since I was like "yeah- you can’t fake singing and so we put on black flag and I was singing "nervous breakdown” and this guy comes over with a beer and just starts spraying me with water. and this is like shit i’d never.. let people do. and I was super into it. just got me soaking fucking wet. headbanging and singing. and it’s one of my favorite photos. and it ran in a page I think the guy from stellarstar was in it. and that was the first spin thing"
