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Beware the Ides of... Oh wait nevermind it's April
posted by Frank on Apr 16, 2010 06:08pm

hello friends,

happy 3rd week of April! Things have been super crazy on the My Chem front; songs written and recorded, coffee consumed...lots of coffee, babies being ultrasounded, crazy ideas becoming reality, and absolutely no sleep for the caffeinated and weary...ever.

To all the collectors out there who snatched up the limited edition art prints 1&2, congrats and thank you's all around, we hope you enjoy them. Its rare we get to do something really special like this, and it feels good to offer you guys something a little more personal than just another t-shirt design. (but if tshirts is whatcha crave, there are new designs coming soon I promise.). Installments 3&4 will be revealed next month, so keep checking back. Register to the site now to receive updates and info on prints and other My Chem related topics before anyone else. In the mean time here are two new pics from the studio for your inspection.





And for all of you thinking about entering the speed-reading lyrics contest, Good Luck! I cannot wait to see these videos, channel the micro machines guy and let it rip. Oh and NO CHEATING! Mumblers and people who speed up video tape will be disqualified and farted upon by my gaseous dog, Professor Buckley.

Now without any further adieu....what everyone looks forward to every April...another installment of:

A VERBAL HISTORY: Catchphrases of the Modern Age as told by My Chemical Romance.

Episode 19- "I don't mean to step on the dog..."

It was a warm spring night at the local recording studio when auxiliary musician Jamie Muhoberac first coined the popular phrase "I don't mean to step on the dog". Jamie, who has worked on the last 2 MCR records and is most famous for "pizza organ" and "crazy ray gun sounds", uttered the now infamous line as he literally almost stepped on Raymond Toros beloved Yorkshire Terrier, Jack Bauer. It was not long before the phrase found a home in the heart and on the lips of today's youth. Appearing on tshirts and bumper stickers the phrase quickly replaced Jesus's quote to the apostles, "I don't mean to shit on anyone's birthday cake here, but one of you is going to betray me." as today's most popular way to tell people you're not trying to bum them out, before saying something that will definitely bum them out. Witnesses to the invention of Jamie's catch phrase were quoted as saying "It just makes more sense. I mean really, when's the last time someone shit on your B-Day cake? And if it did end up happening, you can only experience that feeling once a year! Where as in today's day and age someone literally steps on a dog every 3 and a half minutes." (This statistic does not include Albania or Puerto Rico, and therefore cannot actually be proven.)

xofrank

Comments

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU FOR THAT FIRST PICTURE, FRANK.

*_____*

[philosiraptors.livejournal.com]

HEY, DID YOU KNOW FRANK LIKES THOSE WAY BROTHERS? IDK IF YOU KNEW THAT.

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

WHAT? I DID NOT KNOW THIS. I AM ~SHOCKED, I TELL YOU. SHOCKED.

[jezrana.livejournal.com]

OH HEY IT'S GERARD AND MIKEY. *___* TOGETHER. *___* I SHOULD TAKE A PICTURE OF THEM. *___* AND SHOW EVERYONE. *___*

[lovesongwriter.livejournal.com]

jez are you a mindreader *_*

[shinetheway.livejournal.com]

I cannot possibly be the only one who started to giggle halfway through reading this and said "Are you *high*, Clairee?"*

Because wow. Someone's in a good mood. [grins] But I'm sure having his entire print run sell out in something like 48 hours, on top of the twins news and the evident progress they're making in the studio, can do that.

* If you don't recognize the quote--Steel Magnolias. Watch it. (And have tissues ready.)

[ally-sha.livejournal.com]

*high-fives your movie choices* XD

[ciel-vert.livejournal.com]

*____________* WAYS. (Still their biggest fan, I see. Well done, Frank.)

Also, A VERBAL HISTORY. LOLOLOL

THIS IS THE BIGGEST BUNCH OF NERDS TO EVER HOODWINK THE WORLD INTO THINKING THEY ARE DANGEROUS ROCK'N'ROLLERS.

[kashiichan.livejournal.com]

Yes they are. xD

[tuesdaysgone.livejournal.com]

<3333333333

[satellite6.livejournal.com]

Very, very, very true.

[sunn-doyouknow.livejournal.com]

ONLY PEOPLE WITH 19 FAT DOGS STEP ON A DOG EVERY 3 AND A HALF MINUTES, FRANK.



Ugggggggggggh, my <3__________<3 are so epicccccccccc!

[trudybooth.livejournal.com]

Matchy scowly Ways?

So earrrrrrrrnest.

[yekith.livejournal.com]

Oh Frank, your hilarious randomness. It amuses me a lot. Thanks.

[tabula-x-rasa.livejournal.com]

[saint-sorrows.livejournal.com]

... WHAT'S THAT FRANK? WAYBROS AND BABYMADNESS HAS FINALLY DRIVEN YOU BATSHIT? THE LACK OF DRUMMER IS STARTING TO GET TO YOU? YOU'VE RELAPSED AND WILL SHORTLY BE SPORTING UGLY WHITEBOY DREADS AGAIN?


I mean seriously. What the FUCK, you guys. ♥ __________________ ♥

[yekith.livejournal.com]

All of the above? Dunno, but I'm amused, can't lie! hahahaha.

[saint-sorrows.livejournal.com]

I know right. I just cracked up, seriously. All I can ever think of when Frank writes is the "funny: haha or funny: this milk tastes funny?" analogy from that terrible Chris Rock film.

[yekith.livejournal.com]

Well, I know nothing about that film but yeah...he just cracks me up. I'm a random person, but he beats me by far. xD

[mmmaxibon.livejournal.com]

Am I the only person who thinks that those Way brothers get more and more similar like...every time there is a new picture of them together? No?

I srsly had to blink a couple'a times to check that it was Gerard and Mikey and not Gerard and...well, Gerard...somehow O_O

[mcrnut.livejournal.com]

why are the ways getting younger? how do they DO IT.

[xechelonx.livejournal.com]

oh how I love that kid.

[(Anonymous)]

Frank sounds hilariously punchy and sleep deprived here. I love the pictures and the update! :D

Anyone have any insight as to what the writing on the drums says?

[yekith.livejournal.com]

I was bitching at the fact that just when I'd like to be able to decipher what that says...the pics have no huge version this time! (the previous ones -except for the ones for sale- were pretty big when viewed in full size)

[monvenin.livejournal.com]

I wasn't the anonymouse, but from what I can see, it says:

"Hook | In
Hat
Toms
Chorus
Break
Hat
Snare
Chorus
Bold bridge
Break - Tom fill
Chorus
(crossed out thingy)
?, chorus
----
#2, double hits
(other crossed out thingy) XY"

And just saying, but he mentioned ultrasounds and XY is the chromosone for a boy.

[yekith.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks! They ran out of blackboard and are using the drums for annotations? xD Although it's drums-related so it makes sense.

And who knows, that might have nothing to do with babies at all since it seems all about song structure/drum parts...and I just googled drums + XY and it seems it's related hahaha. It could have double meaning, though, of course, but I'm just interested in the music/album related stuff, honestly! xD

[chuckaloonie.livejournal.com]

I'm sad that those drums don't have a Bob behind them ;__;

[satellite6.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh... I've been thinking about that. I wonder who IS playing drums, since we haven't heard about a replacement. I think Ray Toro used to be a drummer, but he wears enough hats as it is. It's still confusing to me as to whether the album is mostly finished.

[chuckaloonie.livejournal.com]

James Dewees, probably? I'm not saying he'll be the new drummer for MCR, but maybe he's helping them record the drum parts? IDK.

[yekith.livejournal.com]

I thought the same, cause I checked and The Get Up Kids don't have any show until June (the last ones were the first days of march) so it's possible...

Or maybe that Jamie Frank mentioned as auxiliary musician? I wonder if they will get an official new drummer at all or they'll work with tour drummers...

[yekith.livejournal.com]

I think, from what they said, that it's mostly recorded at least...then there's all the mixing and stuff left...

[yekith.livejournal.com]

Me too. :(