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Let's Hear It for America's Pastime

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"Five, Four, Three..."

The camera man silently mouthed the last two digets before giving me a thumbs-up. I smiled into the camera, hoping it wouldn't catch the way my arms were glued to my sides and my forehead was begining to sweat.

"Hey, I'm Patrick Stump, the singer and lead guitarist of Fall Out Boy. As you may or may not know, my best friend, Pete Wentz, just got married to Ashlee Simpson. This got me thinking..." I tried to sound casual, conversational, but I wasn't sure how well that was working out for me. The studio lights blinded me and the camera lense stared at me as if it were a bug disecting every move I made. I gulped and continued.

"I need love. Real love. And I'm about to find it."

"Aaaand cut! That was great Pat-" Ugh. He still calls me that? "-We'll do another take in a few minutes. Take five," the producer jabbered on aimlessly. I ignored him.

Instead, I readusted my favorite baseball cap and tried to calm my nerves.

I mean, come on. It was just a silly reality TV show.
  1. What the Hell? I'm Not a Rest Stop!
    listening to: sleigh ride. ugh.
  2. 'Cause I Know, I'm Always Late
    listening to - my brother's stupid new video game. ick.
  3. Danger, Danger, Eyes on Fire
    listening to : goldmine valentine - the bigger lights
  4. Starring You Instead of Me
    listening to : I Don't Care by Fall Out Boy
  5. Oh Mr. Magazine, I Never Wrote One Single Thing
    listening to: the quiet library. yay.
  6. Footnote in Someone Else's Happiness
    listening to: disloyal order of water buffaloes by fall out boy
  7. Tripping, Ugly, I'm Losing Ground
    listening to : She's Got Style by Never Shout Never
  8. Fiction Can Be Nasty Fun
    listening to : house. nuff said.
  9. Where's Your Picket Fence, Love?
    listening to : on my way home by david stumph (who sounds a lot like my dad.haha.)
  10. Hanging on Your Tongue, Boiling in My Blood
    listening to : second chances by october fall and patrick stump
  11. I Can't Comprehend Me Without You
    listening to: the news. no really, the news. it's boring.
  12. I'm the Invisible Man
    Autrefois le Temps d'America [America's Pastime in French]
  13. Oh, We Are the Dancers