Where Is Your Boy Tonight?

I’m about to take down my Fall Out Boy pictures/posters. They are the only thing still on the walls of my bedroom. I’m really bummed out about taking them down since I wont be putting all of them up in my new room; only a poster. I could put them all up again but taking these things down is going to suck and I want my new room to be as family//friend oriented as possible. But I would consider Fall Out Boy my friend, is that weird?

I’ve been a diehard Fall Out Boy fan for about four years now; it all started in seventh grade when I was only 12. It’s been that long? I can’t even believe it. I remember hearing Sugar, We’re Going Down on the radio and not understanding a word of it. I wanted From Under The Cork Tree but my parents still weren’t sure if they would allow me to listen to them. My oldest sister, Corinne, got a copy of the CD for me from a friend of hers. It didn’t leave my CD player for a really really long time. After FUTCT I got Take This To Your Grave which is technically their second CD but everyone ignores their first one, Evening Out With Your Girlfriend because it sucks so bad. Just like FUTCT, Take This To Your Grave was constantly playing through my speakers. When I was in eighth grade Infinity On High finally arrived; I wore all Fall Out Boy that day. I was pumped for it and I loved it. On January 19th, 2008 was my first Fall Out Boy concert at the tabernacle with my dad. I won the tickets off of Star 94, lucky right? My love and obsession grew from that moment on. I had to get all Cd’s they ever recorded; including Evening Out With Your Girlfriend (gross). I saw Fall Out Boy again on the Honda Civic Tour the summer of 2007, the Young Wild Things Tour in November 2007, the Believers Never Die Tour in April 2009. So in total I’ve seen them 4 times (soon to be 5 :D). Patrick Stump, the lead singer, sounds so much better live than on the cd. I’d rather be at a Fall Out Boy show than anything else right now. This might be weird, but their live shows make me feel alive and extremely happy.

There was a period between Infinity On High and Folie a Deux where I thought they weren’t my favorite band. But once the news of releasing Folie a Deux hit my ears I was back in the game like when I first discovered them. I guess the wait for new tunes was just agonizing. A lot of people don’t understand my love for them but its not just because of Pete Wentz or the band looks. Pete Wentz is actually a jerk…most of the time and the band isn’t that attractive. It’s the lyrics that mean so much to me, its what they represent. To get all sappy, Fall Out Boy was there when everything seemed to be falling apart. I would say Fall Out Boy saved my life, that might sound stupid but I firmly believe it.

I don’t go to great lengths to find out information about them anymore (thank god), I’m not obsessing over Pete Wentz (oh how stupid I was back in the day), and I’m not playing them constantly…okay that’s a lie. I still play them all the time, but can you really blame me?

So now as I begin to take down the pictures//posters I can’t help but feel I’m taking down a piece of me (how emo!). I always said that my wall wasn’t to prove my love for them and it still isn’t but its like…a memorial in some way. You know how people have a tattoo signifying something special in their lives? Or have something showing off an accomplishment? Well my Fall Out Boy wall was like that tattoo or showing off my accomplishment (diehard for 4 years :D). After I turn eighteen and have money I am getting a Fall Out Boy dedication tattoo. You might think that’s a little much but the band did save my life and my music tastes (woo!).

Maybe I’m being a little over dramatic, I didn’t sleep at all last night but that’s okay; this whole thing makes sense to me. I feel like I should have final words. Oh! I got it…one thing I did learn from being a Fall Out Boy fan is don’t be ashamed of your favorite band or music. Be proud of your favorite band, no matter how popular or unpopular they are. They mean something to you and no one can change that. Be proud and support them, no matter what.

Remember, “you gotta show the world the thunder!”

(yay me for just now realizing im wearing my fall out boy shorts!)