Our tender composite metal shell juggles itself down a blemish pocked dirt road. We're turning the map vertical tonight and drippin our way down past the border, back into the big red 50. Canada was still there, some will be glad to hear.
Once upon a different me and a different you, people not so unlike us brought our band cookies and puffy painted shirts. You should see what those pastries have now become-- a velvet suitcoat! ties! scarves! Hats and glasses! Really, I'm constantly shocked at what sharp taste the gifts exhibit. Honestly, if I were to fall ill, any of a great number of you could stand in my place.
The sun over Warped Tour is a drain, and my head is spiraling dangerously toward it. Post me a comment to make this knot of a face grin, would someone?
S
Once upon a different me and a different you, people not so unlike us brought our band cookies and puffy painted shirts. You should see what those pastries have now become-- a velvet suitcoat! ties! scarves! Hats and glasses! Really, I'm constantly shocked at what sharp taste the gifts exhibit. Honestly, if I were to fall ill, any of a great number of you could stand in my place.
The sun over Warped Tour is a drain, and my head is spiraling dangerously toward it. Post me a comment to make this knot of a face grin, would someone?
S
101 Comments :
You're lucky you even have the sun. Right now Austin, Texas has had rain for the past week or so. It's god awful...
Anyway, I really enjoy the blog. I was gone for a month and I was wondering what you were up to typing about because I find it so interesting and your words so poetic.
Liberty,
Zoe
Hey Shawn-
It's Clint from Posterboy. We played a show earlier today at the Alameda Fair in Pleasanton and it was hotter than Hades. I know everytime I see you guys perform, I tell you that I amazed by how sweaty you get, but I'm pretty sure that I would've given you a run for your money today.
Clint
as a canadian myself, i am a little upset that you have left our great land. then again, i live out east, so it's not like you guys were anywhere near me in the first place.
i kind of wish you guys were doing a normal venue tour, warped is expensive and hot. plus, i will be legal drinking age this time around, and i was going to buy you a beer. psshht, guess not. ha
oh, random fact. don't find it creepy, cause it's really not: a drawing i drew of you helped get me into the BEST art school in canada. so, thanks... i guess.
long comment ends here.
I totallllly brought cookies so many times.
And about 3 years ago "Lethal Sedution" tshirts made for the whole band. haha
Sounds like the weather is giving you a sucky time - I hate the sun as well. You know.. If you were in Australia right now you wouldn't be sweating at all.. Perhaps thats an incentive to come back? Soon?
On the other hand, you could probably just shed a few layers of clothing but Australia would be much more fun.
Eh, whatever. Keep your chin up. And have fun.
Only Shawn Harris can make the sweaty bodys and dehydration of Warped Tour sound beautiful.
Humm, I will be looking for you on the 23rd. I have put my black and white striped pants away though. I am sorry, but if you promise me you will wear them on the 23rd, I may as well go fishing for them in my closet.
Aww, sorry the weather sucks for you. At least you're making a lot of people happy with your music. Plus, you're still gorgeous even if you're hot & sweaty, haha. My mom's 54 she thinks you're absolutely adorable. I guess she has good taste. :)
Anyways, make the best of it. I wish you were back in Cali already. Take care <3
~Nessa!~
Let's see how can I make you grin? hmmmm.
Today I let my friend who sucks at driving, drive down the freeway in my car. She freaked out and I laughed so much I peed my pants. Did that help you smile?
Let me take you out to dinner at detroit warped tour?. Free dinner should make you smile.
What elseeee. When my friend (the above mentioned) listened to sunburn vs. the rhinovirus for the first time she actually blew her boogers on me. Okay that shouldn't make you laugh, that should gross you out.
Anddd I can't think of anything else. It makes me smile when you update.
I'm sorry to hear of the hard times that lie in front of you.
if you makes you feel any chipper,
my friend and i were just discussing actually still discussing,
the prospect of sticking you and Regina Spektor into a cage together.
your children would lovely and talented. :)
or it would be one interesting reality show.
You lose yourself, you reappear
You suddenly find you got nothing to fear
Alone you stand with nobody near
When a trembling distant voice, unclear
Startles your sleeping ears to hear
That somebody thinks
They really found you.
A question in your nerves is lit
Yet you know there is no answer fit
To satisfy, insure you not to quit
To keep it in your mind and not fergit
That it is not he or she or them or it
That you belong to.
Shawn! Just remember
Don't Drown,
TURN AROUND!
my sister almost made that fatal mistake earlier this week. it's been flooding in texas
see you in SA!
Love ya.
Awww okay I will bake you cookies when I see ya in Portland! Maybe then you'll sign my boobs? Eh? ;-)
Speaking of the sun and Warped Tour...I got to see the show Saturday and it was great...best one I saw all day and I have some pretty good pictures of you, and some of the boys I think, that I gladly send your way if you want them I was like in the 2nd row so some of them turned out pretty good...anyway great show and I can't wait until I can see you play again...
Im afraid I find it hard to sympathize with your unhappy relationship with the sun considering it’s been raining for what feels like forever on the east coast. I can feel pangs of jealousy stirring just hearing about it. Hah while I cant promise to make you smile, I can say the other day me and my friends sang a rousing impromptu chorus of jackslap cheer in the street. So rousing in fact it caused the neighbor to come out and chastise us for it. So rest assured that your fans are waking grouchy housewives up all over the country.
hey suga mama,
we met at the mt view show on sunday when i stole two hugs and a kiss after your set. i was wearing a black and grey striped shirt and black ray bans and you were sweating like a mofo(mmm...delicious). i told you that i knew your band since the san rafael days and it turns out that a few of my friends are close acquaintances of yours as well.
come visit us when you're back in the bay.
-simone
and drop me a line
simoneski@gmail.com
What to say.
Today was incredible, obviously you guys were the highlight.
Theres something so calming about reading your words.
I love that you are so grateful for the presents people bring.
But, don't mistake sharp taste of any amount for being able to fill those shoes....or have those shoes nonetheless Haha.
I was thinking about that today. I can only imagine how tiring it came be on a tour like that, and it must get lonely.
Ironic, when you meet so many people that "love" you.
But, if you were to ever fall ill, make it back home first.
We miss you here.
Any grins in there? Haha
♥ V
Oh, and I forgot to say sorry for all the bad stitches on the present I gave you, my machines in storage...and it's just a little hard to sew in the car. Haha.
Salty Eyes video nears 40,000 views on youtube in less than a month's time. That's damn worth more than a grin, I say.
<3,
Robbie
ah, warped tour.. aka the 'listen to a bunch of music and have a bunch of strangers throw random flyers and shit at you all day' festival.
speaking of flyers (you like how i did that?), here's a Mitch Hedberg joke. he always made me laugh: "Whenever I walk people try to hand me out flyers. And when someone tries to hand me out a flyer, it's kinda like they're saying "Here, you throw this away."
-Brinney
I'm glad you liked the vest, blazer, and scarf that April, Jessica, and their quiet friend Hilary got you.
Keep a stiff upper lip under those rays. It was 105 degrees in the east bay today.
You could work on my B-day tattoo to forget about the sun!!!! I am just kidding, I know you have things to do, but I do hope you get it done. See you on the 14th.
Love
Mandy (Maraschino)
Come back Shawn. Sunny Vancouver already misses you, and detoxing from that front row / meet you after the show experience is too damn hard. Come back to some little place (my basement? I dont know, anywhere all ages cause I'm a little maggot) and rock out again for us Vancouverites. Until then, good luck with all that is ahead of you.
AND CHEER UP!
David
Talk about sun... Livermore was 107 today. Yay for being the hottest in the bay? Despite the heat waves, I love summer, but am excited for it to be over also, because that means you will be back home. And I'll be dancing around at slims, getting disgustingly sweaty, losing my voice, and being truly happy. Miss you boys.
bay area misses you.
come back soon where the weather is perfect.
I love how when you guys are going to Texas, I'm here...be careful with the flooding though. My horse is probly swimming by now...
Stay safe and happy :)
If it's possible to completly do both at the same time...
♥V
I am stoked beyond all reason for your arrival to washington. I caught/met you guys wiht +44 in rainy seattle but not again the second time. I was bumming.
In fact, the band im most excited for at warped this year is you guys.
once again, im stoked.
I cannot guarantee to make you beam like the sun so does down South but posting a comment that is at least complimentary to compliment your most special blog is well worth anyone's time... Even if it is the 3:18am it is here in the now-warm Vancouver. I must admit though, it was hotter when you guys played! Your performance was sizzling hot, and it's always been that way, at least since that blessed time me and my sister discovered you those four years back. However, I don't doubt your live performance was ever any less... Only makes me wish I'd been graced by your presence sooner.
While I'm patiently waiting for my next chance to see you again, I can run around raving about how godly the Matches are to my friends who don't know what they're missing with full confidence in knowing that the sun is roasting you guys in your beautiful clothes as you perform your arms, brains, guitars, drums, and hearts out all over North America for the totally rad music that you so dearly love, play, and work for.
You probably don't need reminding... You've been in the industry long enough to know that this is the honourable trade of music, and in the end, when the tour's over, you know you'll have every right to be damn proud of yourselves. Not that you don't have that right already. I'm just trying to make the tour sound worth all the physical and mental energy it's costing you... I truly hope it is because it certainly is for those of us who come out to see you.
The fans can't thank you enough for what you do... And that's got to be pretty rewarding, even though if it does get annoying at the same time... Sorry about that, but your music is like sex to our ears, and pairing it with your live performance is just purely orgasmic.
Lots of love and support to you, Jon, Justin, Matt, and the rest your crew. Including Ben! (There is no way anyone can forget the Triangle Man.)
♥
Physically, a good regiment for a heavy and hot face is stashing that little eye pillow that I gave to you in RhodeIsland, if you still have it, put it in the little ice box until it's cold. Once it's at a delictable temperature, just lay it on your face and allow it to take shape. Very refreshing. Good for tired eyes too, I might add. While I'm on this topic, in the winter, if you microwave it, it does wonders for sinus'.
Well, if I told you your music was inspiring to me, as both a human being, and an aspiring writer, would it make you grin? And that's the truth.
Also, I'm seeing you guys for the first time on the Buffalo date Warped Tour, and I've never ever been more excited for a show...so hopefully that'll make you smile as well.
ah... carnivals?
well you'll have one extra fan in the crowd as soon as we join the tour in san antonio. let the swashbuckling begin. i hope you know how to buckle a swash though because im clueless.
tony.
...you called me the other night =)
i have a present for you, but as to whether or not you'll like it is beyond me o_o it's clearly a made gift..not a bought one..
..and not anything nearly as nice as a velvet suitcoat or tie...
but it's from the hear =) *cue aws* *sniff sniff*
hahaha..
i'll see you in MA, buddy :)
*from the heart
yes. i can type.
I agree with Zoe there. You're very lucky to have seen the sun. Just wait till you get to Dallas! It's been raining for two weeks. V. Depressing, let me tell you.
I drew you something, I hope you like it. Well actually its more like a painting/drawing/mixed media thing. EEhhh I hope it doesn't get ruined if it rains.
a puffy painted shirt under a velvet suitcoat, with a tie and rainbow scarf, along with a hat and huge snazzy sunglasses...while eating cookies. impressive. amusing.
sharp, indeed, these tastes have become. just, please, dont cut your tongue. wow, that rhymes...
and if you feel your head spiraling dangerously close to the "drain", lets just hope a spiffy ice-cream truck gracefully creeps up on you, 'cause ice-cream makes everything better.
I am skilled at untiing knots, and I hope I have successfully untied yours.
wishing for you an unknotted face and saltyless eyes,
who am I?
hilary said...
I'm glad you liked the vest, blazer, and scarf that April, Jessica, and their quiet friend Hilary got you.
don't believe this, it was all me.
anyways, I'm glad you enjoyed my gifts, and appreciate my fabulous taste. If you ever need any more blazers let me know. I can get some good deals. Anyways, people want to give you guys gifts to show their appreciation. Your music changes lifes, I have met some of the best people at your shows. I even found a new family, remember?
You actually gave me a really great gift on Sunday. That autograph I got for my boss, basically the best thing you could have given me. I gave it to her the next day. She was so happy that she bought me lunch and said I made her day. She showed to just about everyone in our office. Now, you have a bunch of older ladies interested in you. She even took my Decomposer cd from me. So thanks for that! I've basically got employee of the month locked down. Now that I've basically written a novel, just wanted to say have fun the rest of warped and know that California is waiting for you guys to come home.
awww... can't wait until the 26th i will make u a shirt or something
♥ Brit
p.s. jessica said that if you want to put a smile on your face, to tell you her favorite quote. "Love Stinks, and Sex Smells." She said that if that doesn't make you at least giggle a little then you have no sense of humor. Also, that we read in a magazine the other day that Paris Hilton has a "wonky" eye. Now, that's a word you don't hear enough these days. If you aren't smiling by now I don't know what to tell you.
i learned my favorite joke of all time from the go on red website:
ask me if i'm a truck.
are you a truck?
no.
Shawn I haven't gotten my tickets yet but you are the reason i'm coming to Warped Tour in Milwaukee! I don't even know any of the other bands that are playing yet, I just saw you're playing near me this summer and decided that it was a MUST that I go!!
Sorry to hear you guys are suffering in this hotter than hell weather!! However, I think I can still make you smile. How, you say? Well...after you perform I'm bringing you a gift: I'm going to bring you a battery powered fan, along with extra batteries!!
Hope that made you look forward to July 31st a little more, and can't wait to see you!!!
sending a smile from little medford wi!:)
<333 mel
So the other day on the 4th of July I was at a friend's apartment. We were preparing a massive feast for the party of people coming to watch us shoot off fireworks while trying to keep all of our limbs intact. Now in order to cook, my friend has to wear a hat, so he pulls out this plastic white monstrosity w/ red and blue stripes, and two small American flags sticking out of its sides. I found the hat amusing, but to top it off I discovered a lovely Made in China sticker on the back of it...the irony made me smile, maybe it will work for you too.
-Christy
a comment to make you smile.....
how bout a couple quotes....
"Ahh, right so I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in Saturday"
"I need to engage in homicidal behaviour on a massive scale. It can not be corrected but I have no other way to fulfill my needs."
Next time I'll take you out for a good burrito rather than bring you cookies ~ Krissy
ah the sun, the purest form of hell. Hold this though: "happiness is having your head incased in a block of ice."
Now that we have recovered from our 1st round of warped 2007. The "frat like energy" still rides in this house, no one went to bed last night except for Arthur because he was getting cranky about 5ish. Arthur (african grey) and I are in my office. He is playing godzilla, sitting on top the parakeets cage, ripping their toys up and tearing down their perches. he needs to step in the square. I just asked him what he thought he was doing. His reply was "go poopy". sigh. He dances to your music, dodging the peanuts I throw at him helps too. and you wonder how I come up with my creative ideas. I live with animals that talk back to me. I go to warp tour with one child and end up with 3 by the time I leave. I will bring ice cubes to LA in exchange for a chair to sit in while being lost. I am happy you are doing warp tour again this year. It has been such a pleasure to watch the band grow such a fantastic fan base. I think Bert of The Used would look quite fetching in one of my t's. what do you think?
p.p.s. so my work day is dwindling and I am sitting here bored, waiting to get off.
50 red states? I would like to think that some of them are blue? Then again, somehow Bush was re-elected. We only have to deal with a moron for a few more years... hopefully.
Hey Shawn.. Are you guys doing any touring in say early September? My sisters and I are planning to come over to America and I just can't come all that way without catching a show! I've been checking your myspace but you haven't posted anything yet...
We miss you loads here in Australia! At the Easter show you told me that you were trying to get on Big Day Out? Any news there yet?
Have fun on the Warped tour x x x
I, one of many someones, will fill out a comment box at your request. Like the models and celebrities of the world, you are bombarded with free gifts and clothes and miscellaneous items. The only difference is Gucci vs. Homemade. There is NO competition, you have gotten the best end of the deal. You are raised to the highest degree of stardom in the arms of your fans, while being lavished with presents that come with feeling and meaning. Not just some overpriced, designer-label frock. See, I bet P. Diddy's fans timidly approach him at concerts with $400 sunglasses as gifts, and curse themselves at such foolish spending when they get a autograph and an icy demeanor. I know that if I handed you one of my old socks with hand-painted art of The Matches, at the very least I would get a hug, lick, tickle, etc.
The Matches > P. Diddy. And not solely because of quality of gifts you receive. LOVE you guys. xoxoxox
If it's any consolation, five hours sitting in a car headed one direction with the windows down has left me with the stupidest sunburn I've ever seen.
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My father thinks I should stay away from you because of this. The picture itself is amusing enough.
Sadly I couldn't catch you at Warped at Shoreline. Can I use the excuse that I was there ethereally? I'm quite certain you rocked out hard, as per usual.
Much empathy for the sun.
I believe for the Mrs. Fields and Betty Crockers of the world it most important and vital to ask; What is your favorite type of cookie Mr. Harris?
both Pomona and Ventura warped tours made me curse the sun...and gave me rather oddly shaped tan lines...I also spent a total of 12 of my precious dollars on water and other such beverages to keep myself from drying up into something that may have resembled a human prune...so when looking at the sun and its evil UV rays that make you sweat like a pig (which actually makes no sense because...pigs dont sweat...) and then taking a sip of that ice cold FREE water...think of all the little people who must stay parched...or become bankrupt...there is always potential for the glass to be half full...
Damn ties and scarves are already taken! What the hell am i supposed to conjure up now? Anyhoo! You should smile because you know your fans are waiting to see you everyday! I myself have 32 days left and I (and thats a collective I as my friend sits close by) am very excited. Just know how much you mean to us and thank you for everything you do! Now I'm gonna go find a tissue cause I'm getting all teary!
Much (Platonic) Love!
♥Katie
Shit.
I have nothing to say, no comment to make.
But, here I am, like a mindless maladoit (Best. Word. Ever. Did I spell it right?), obeying your casual command.
Actually, reading your blog depresses me, asshole. You're out doing something with your life, giving birth to the music that makes me tremble with delight (why does everything I say sound quasi sexual? I don't mean it that way, I
swear), whilst I twiddle my thumbs and stare at a computer screen, rotting in my living room.
At any rate, I love you to death for what you're doing. Thank you :-)
Now, I'm off to follow your lead and be productive. Horay for accomplishing whatever it is that might need accomplishing tonight!
Much Love,
Kat
P.S. Aside from the music, I mean to thank you for the blog as well. Mantaining a blog requires a certain degree of dedication and motivation. I'm not sure you understand what it means to the fans that "The. Shawn. Harris" has taken the time to normalize himself to and interact with those who see him as a rock star/hero/omgthat'shim!!! kind of guy. You own.
Well just be happy to know that today in Minnesota it was a great 98 degrees here in the big TC. And I was outside all day, for a party. Feel good about the fact that you were not here for that.
And something that can make you smile? As for that I have but one word for you, Mr. Harris. Dusean.
See you in Minneapolis. And Milwaukee. Mmhm.
i will be seeing the lot of you the day before my brother gets married. as it is warped tour i will get a sunburn. the bride is already freaking out that my burn marks will not match the cut of my dress. i don't know about you, but i find this funny. see you in august.
Hello hello,
Enjoy the sun while you can dear and think yourself lucky you are not in Australia at the moment where it is winter and quite ............freaking freezing!!! Matches fans are the best in the world hence the reason they bring such stylish gifts :) When you return to Australia There shall be something rad awaiting you from me. hehehe :)
i love lamp.
also go here
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=205086715
& listen to the ding ding dong song.
i saw you guys at the metro in chicago back in march & i can honestly say Jon sweats WAY more than you. i walked away from a pic with him needing a towel. i felt super old (early 20s) being there, so i'm not going to make it to warped. if there is an after party, i'll buy you a drink. free booze makes me happy, so hopefully it does the same for you.
i hope these comments have made you smile. you make me smile everyday when i listen to your music, or read your words. so poetic. you could write about the ugliest or stupdist thing and turn it into something beautiful and interesting. you are so intriguing.
i was lucky enough to see you at warped in ventura and mountain view, and even luckier to have gone to both meet and greets. you are a truly amazing person. maybe you remember me... i know you meet a lot of people. in mountain view i gave you guys a framed picture of all of you with me, my sister and my friend from the ventura show. i'm rhonda...john had us autograph the pic. which i must say was my first autograph. its not the best picture considering it was the end of a hot, dirty and sweaty day but i hope you kept it...
well keep doing what you do, your great at it! i will see you at the end of the tour when you are back in cali! i think i will be at all 4 shows...see ya then!
So tell me Shawn, did your mustache come in handy while crossing the canadian border? I thought it was pretty snazzy.
I have tried leaving a comment three times. Maybe this will be the lucky time the website doesn't screw up.
I hope it rains in august. It is Oregon, so it is possible, because I don't want to die before you guys play. And I also hope that I don't stand there like an idiot like I have on several past occasions while you try to start an awkward conversation. :)
Shawn, the messages you leave behind are considerably passionate. The sun bears nothing shy of anguish, regardless you forge ahead to rock on into the sunset... a genuine rockstar you are. Keep up the enthusiastic work.
the eryn smith girl(s) will see you in Miami!
I think the fact that you got 63 comments from adoring fans should make you smile because despite any record sale problems it's a sign that your band made it.
KUDOS TO ALL THE AWESOME FANS!!! Oh and The Matches are alright. haha! If you ever need anyone to bring you down, you've got me! I try to be optomistic but I am a true pessimist. You were very quiet when I met you at bamboozle (like you would even remember me). Maybe you were just having a bad day, or just don't like me. Justin was nice though he drew a picture on my shoe, so whenever I look at my toes I see a work of art. You took a pretty awesome picture with me though, so I guess you couldn't have hated me that much. I still think all you guys are pretty awesome though, and are wonderful at what you do!
envisioning your head spiraling toward the sun, i couldn't help but think of icarus. (it must be hard to keep your head from turning into a hot air balloon with all the adoration and hand-made gifts that come your way!)
i'm picturing you as a giant crow with wax wings and velvet top-coat, making a beeline toward the stratosphere. crow, in czech, is Kafka--(an well-deserved bond with surrealism). so maybe you've transformed into a giant roach flying towards the sun...
anyway, it seems as though you guys have figured out a way to keep the ambition and absurdity fully charged without the hubris--a rare achievement. rock on!
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Happy Belated Canada Day! i am Canadian and i sincerely hope you enjoyed playing there.I am in Austin Texas, and am super Excited to see you guys down here! Enjoy the rest of the tour!
April is right, I'm a total liar.
shawn-
no one could replace you. no one. i was just talking with a friend about the populus' apparent want and need to conform and fit into a certain category within our society. which just about kills me a little inside. yet it puts a smile on my face when i meet those few people who do not have that need and ideologically stand out from the rest. you are one of those few. thank you for that.
Wasn't the weather beautiful for Bamboozle? Jersey rules! Nice new pimp hat you are sporting these days...
Well, Im glad canada is still here. because without the massive peice of land, i would have no home.
On another note, At 1:07 am, I am currently watching you on canadain tv. Ahh, we've come so far up here. And low and behold, It's the song that saved my life (As we discussed)!
But, If you ever seek canada again, do not fear. The only place we may go is to mingle with greenland. And even that would take quite a wile to accomplish.
Many thanks, and Lots of love -
Michelle,
Calgary, Alberta
I literally just got home from the movies.
I finally decided to see POTC3 and guess who Orlando Bloom morphed into at the end? Uh huh. You.
Seriously, have you seen it? You are the spitting image of Will Turner, though perhaps slightly more twisted.
xo
shawn you are the strangest kid i have ever heard of... my friend wants to marry you....
um... i actually have no idea what you were trying to say... niether does my friend Andie but she still wants to marry you....
nontheless, one does not need to understand another to have a bloody great time trying.
er... yeah i guess.
um.. byebye now sweet child
~emz~
I tried to post a sad little comment, but my acount was screwed up. If you want to bother, visit zannah's-blog on blogger. Typing is hard to do in this damn heat. It sickens me and my dog.
Au revoir,
Zannah
aw shawn i miss you!
i love your updates...they always make me happy and somewhat "connected" to you. i so cannot wait til the 31st...i get to see you and talk to you and take pics of you and of course listen to your spectacular music...
maybe you remember me from madison @ the loft on march 12th? you drew a KICK ASS crow on my teeshirt, we wrote the matches on all of our knucles and mine also said i<3shawn, we arrived before you did and i made you sign like 12335424542342133461345 things and i took like 455613561234450686 pictures as you all were just getting your gear in, haha. i was freaking out and shaking SO bad. it was pretty funny. oh! i took a picture of your shoes and of your GWEN STFANI pants. you just laughed at me.
id have to say that day was pretty much astounding because you and the matches. you ALWAYS make my day.
You make me happy, and i hope all of us make you happy :]]
please smile :)
Smile, god damnit
I honestly don't think anyone could replace you. No one could replace Jon, Justin, or Matt. You guys are just too damn awesome. I posted a previous comment, but it doesn't matter as long as I can say something nice. I posted it so you can view pictures inspired by you and your fellow matches. I am trying to make a present for you guys. Maybe it'll turn out okay.
Au revoir
Zannah
With the help of the Matches Street Team and my best friend Britt, I have decided what my gift(s) will be for you at Warped Tour. You've asked for nerf arrows and you shall recieve. My biggest gift will be me! Don't stop reading...it's not creepy (unless you think walking band billboards are creepy and in that case I must rethink the entire Matches thing). I'm going to be wearing a Shirt that has Matches related things on it (and an homage to Kevin Lyman but thats beside the point). The shirt will say where you are playing and I'm bringing a Sharpie to write in when you are playing. I'm also having skickers made and possibly a hand bill or two. So if you happen to see a girl walking around, giving out the Matches stickers, and wearing all things Match-tastic (and who is accompanied by a girl who looks curiously like me, another girl wearing all black and a boy will curly black hair (also wearing all black)and who appear to be pretending they don't know me) that will be me! If I could get a tattoo it would be Matches related but alas I am not.
Smile Shawn. Remember...we all love you. You have impact on our lives and we wouldn't have it any other way (why would we be checking your blog for updates everyday if you didn't?)
My Warped Tickets have arrived and now I must go find pricing on having stickers made.
Much Platonic Love!
♥Katie (again)
i doesnt seem that long ago that you were home in the good ole bay area and I against my better judgement told you that you were so hott. I dont regret it at all, but still cant belive I said it... wow Im a nerd. biut its true youre hott and very nice and I love you, or what I know of you, lol there I go again saying stupid shit that I shouldnt :0
Shawn--
I saw you guys at Warped on July 7. You were so awesome! It was nice to hear a familiar voice in not-so-familiar territory (it was my first time).
But, anyway, I really enjoy reading your blogs. The way your words just wind around themselves almost to the point of confusion, but not quite...it's great. I always have to smile when I see I've just read something so cleverly written. You're great.
Hey, smile! You're on Warped Tour and not working at a gas station like myself! Have a fantastic day and drinks lotsa water!
--Virginia
I'm so excited to see you on warped...have any requests for what i should present as a present?
i'm thinking either art, a hug, or possibly the very first copy of my band's demo..eh? eh?
who knows...you just might get all three!
I made cupcakes for bands in 04? (maybe 05 unsure) you guys included but by the time i found you guys they had melted and turned runny and gross so i handed them out to random people in a crowd. It sucked i couldn't find you, they were pretty with rainbow icing and sprinkles. But hey it was fun to watch five 13 yr olds start a food fight. Tho their mom was not so happy haha.
Boys are so fickle in their love. To be Cali-bred and to loathe the sun. Such feelings must be a product of a solar indulgent upbringing, and perhaps a few rays of treachery.
No complaints here, mind you. New York City welcomes you if you're looking for milder weather, and not so mild attitudes.
You'll be here soon enough.
Know that I'd be glad sheild you from the sun if only I were a large frame of UV-proof glass, but even better, I'm a fan. Made especially for providing comfort from the heat... even if it's just over the interwebs.
Well you can look forward to more presents when you come to San Diego!
Don't let this happen to you :)
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Don't let this happen to you :)
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I really have no idea which format works. At this point, I have reduced myself to a spammer.
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Haha!
The Melted..
I bet their music would be good anaway.
u deserve it. ive never been crazy obsessed with a abnd before. i went 2 your shows and just stood there in awe. i never understoof fans who were crazy fans and followed around the members of a band. but then i reaslized that u guys r just that good. your al cool ppl who r worth admiring. and so every1 loves u and brings u gifts. i hope u remember us when your as popular as the beatles.
and how many ppl can say that u called them. and have a video for proof!
^^^ Spellcheck, chris. learn it, live it, love it.
I'm entirely sure that 91 comments is enough to make even the most exhausted, sunburned Warped warrior smile. If only jsut fleetingly.
It's very nice to know that Canada does -in fact- still exist because if not, my entire preception of reality has been completely false and I reside somewhere the doesn't exist. I guess that would mean I also don't exist. But seeing as it does exist, I can't wait for August 11th. But with all the easy gift ideas taken up, I will be forced to break my uncreative streak and come up with something awesome.
I have a wonderfully uncreative solution for the intense heat that you may/may not want to hear. I think the 3+ layers of clothing on stage in 100+ degrees is just a bit much.
Happy Warping
-marlee-
I am beyond excited to be seeing you tommorow, dear shawn, though I am not looking forward to the 115 degree heat. You guys are and always will be worth it though and with some luck I will perhaps get to hang out with you guys again.
Sadly, no time to really make anything, though I did just bake snickerdoodle cookies to aid me in my boredom and energize me during my job search. I hope you are resting for tommorow- I know I am.
I wish I understood what this blog said/meant... Shawns to clever for me.
:) I need a dictionary.
I just watched the making of Salty Eyes. I finally got to see that cardboard box dance practice...thing? I've been wanting to see! Haha I love that you lied about being charitys...But you still are in a sense.
You guys worked so hard on it, (What was that a 24 hour day?)
It came out amazing.
I'm glad your proud of it. You should be. :)
I think I'm forgetting something...
♥ V
Oh yeah! I knew I forgot something...
Right after watching that video, one of my favorite 'scary' laugh-at-able 90s movies came on.
"Hello Sydney...do you like scary movies?" (insert red cornsyrup here)
Had to add that.
V
I usually feel like leaving a comment on your page is pointless (because I mean, look at the turn out), but if it will make you feel better...
I met you at the Roxy and asked you to sign my tanktop. You asked which one? The white or the red? I said whichever. You signed the white, which was, coincidently, my bra. I didn't have the heart to tell you.
Well, hope that made you smile.
oh Shawn, how I miss you. This comment is so late for I would of posted something the day you wrote this post. Well not today but JULY 5...is my birthday....I'm 25....and my endless one night stands with my keyboard are over...my life as we know it in Toronto is over...I have left one life behind and have started another in the warm inviting province of Nova Scotia...I'm Home...anyway...I hope you never fall ill of any kind for I would not want anyone to replace you...I have been suffering from a virus for the past 3 weeks which has left me to love my bed sheets and pillow for way to long but I think I'm on the mend and I now I have come back to life so don't fall ill...it's not so fun. I'm sad to miss you guys on Warp Tour this time around, but hopefully you will make it farther east someday...you know you want to come to Nova Scotia where all the pirates live in our little fishing villages...anyway I'm ranting...love you and miss you and have a great tour here in Canada...us crazy maple syrup fanatics love you. Think of me when your in Toronto. And of course I buy your band cookies they are so scrumptous.
I still come baring my gift of the puffy painted shirts. The 3am kind. I'm glad you found the love behind it.
I hope it will make you smile to hear that i think the matches are the single best band on the planet right now. Your creativity amazes me and your lyrics are fascinating. I'm terrible at spelling so forgive me if i show it but that is beside the point im scheduled to see you perform at the warped tour in 28 days and i have literally been counting down the entire summer. (sorry im an extremely random person so pardon me if i jump from topic to topic)I heard the matches first on Steven's Untitled Rock Show after hearing papercut skin i felt entitled to buy the album and i absolutly loved it! after that i went back and bought E. Von Dahl Killed the Locals which to my delight i loved just as much. Your lyrics are so well written and i love the plays on words such as ...a fist full of change and absolutly no sense...you are so clever and intelligent and that shows in everyone of your songs so if you are not smiling by now you must like being showered with compliments. I will watch you perform on August 15 in kansas city and I hope i will get to meet you in person.
your biggest fan(don't mind the cliche),
jessica lee woodward
p.s. Shawn Harris you are really f***ing hot! now you have to smile everyone loves hearing that and its the truth
p.p.s. if you ever need food or a place to stay or someone to talk to my door is always open not that you would be interested but w/e i might as well try my luck. also im bringing a shirt for u to sign when i go to the warped tour so hopefully i will meet you
also this comment is anonymous because i dont have an account o and one other thing i would absolutly die if you shouted something like hello jessica lee woodward onstage when i see you a warped your hint hint but dont feel obliged to because i dont want to be one of those annoying pushy fans but you know
<3 u shawn harris
<3 u "the matches"
But you guys still perform incredibly?
you guys are the best band to see live, and your slot yesterday at jax. was the best, so maybe heatstroke is a blessing not only to the performers but to the people of the crowd (the kids?), so that they're so fucked up they think you're playing well even if you're staggering.
I don't think that would be the case for me though.
prettyplease come back to jacksonville florida!
p.s. my dad wants to be a patron of the arts and take you guys out for dinner.
p.p.s i would love to be a tagalong
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