mcr logo from eyeballrecords.com 2003
Tag: gerard way
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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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moments when they talk about what mcr means to them
gerard: to us, it’s the greatest band in the world. and that’s all that matters to us and it’s always been that way. it’s been that way since the first practice, through the good times the bad times, everything. through the rough schedules and the no sleep. it’s still the greatest band to us. so, um, we’re in a band that’s much more than a band. and I don’t think a lot of people get to do that. we can be whatever we want we can play whatever we want we can sing about whatever we want. and we can be extremely creative doing it, because we’ve never given an explanation or an apology for being the way we are.
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2005 kerrang #1083
ID: PANDORA [mcr short comic about the revenge action figures]
by Ray Zell
WEK: PANDORA, YOUR SPECIAL SURPRISE GUESTS ARE OUT IN THE WAITING AREA.
PANDORA: WHOEVER IT IS, WEK; I REALLY DON’T GIVE A FUCK.
WEK: WHY, WHAT’S WRONG?
PANDORA: WELL, LOOK…
PANDORA: … I’VE BEEN SENT THE MCR DOLLS.
WEK: AND THAT’S BAD BECAUSE…?
PANDORA: IT’S SALT IN THE WOUND! I MEAN, IM PANDORA…
PANDORA: WHERE’S MY MERCHANDISE!? WHERE’S MIS ACTION FIGURE?!
SUNAPP! [breaks dolls]
WEK: PANDORA.
PANDORA: WHAT NOW?
WEK: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON VOODOO
PANDORA: HEY,C-MON, YOU KNOW I GO TO THE CLINIC FOR REGULAR CHECK-UPS ER…
WEK: I BELIEVE YOU MAY HAVE MISHEARD ME…
