September 23rd, 2008
Theres many lost, but tell me who has won
I cant believe the news today
Oh, I cant close my eyes and make it go away
How long...
How long must we sing this song?
How long? how long...
Broken bottles under childrens feet
Bodies strewn across the dead end street
But I wont heed the battle call
It puts my back up
Puts my back up against the wall
And the battles just begun
Theres many lost, but tell me who has won
The trench is dug within our hearts
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart
In loving memory of those who lost their lives at Kauhajoki College -shootings in Finland on September 23rd 2008.
xoxo,
Joanna
July 2nd, 2008
Some updates. I just updated section for pictures, you can now find new pictures of the protest against The Daily Mail, the Black Parad Is Dead! -previews, international MCR-Day 2007, the Frank Parade (Finland), our forum's 1st birthday -celebration and fansigns. :) ! I'm sure you love them, if you have pictures of youu own, please send them to mylivingromance@netti.fi! We always appriciate it!
Now, if you haven't checked out our street team -site yet, you should do it immediately! You can find the link top right at our navigation bar, or by clicking at the picture in my previous update. :) Also, if you haven't registered on our forum, you definitely should! There's a lot of quiet planning going on that you should be aware of!
As the last, very obvious update, I'd like to state out that The Black Parade Is Dead! -live DVD is finally in stores today! It features My Chemical Romance's final performance as "The Black Parade" from the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7, 2007 and as "My Chemical Romance" from Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey, on October 24, 2007. As a personal note, I may say, that I haven't bought the DVD yet, but I went to the premiere on Monday with MCRmy, and it totally blew me away. It's the closest you can get to an MCR-concert without actually being in one. It gives you the same feeling. So definitely, get yours asap!!!
I'd also like to apologize that I've been a little 'off tune' again lately. I always want to be straight up with you guys so once again I'll tell you what's been happening. We live in an appartment house and we've been having some problems with our neighbours. Somewhere around last December a certain family moved to this building. The father came out to be a drug dealer and -user. After that we've had a lot of problems in this building. It all became critical last week, when I was home alone and the neighbour woke my up by hitting our door with a golf bat, yelling very angry messages in which he stated out that he wanted to kill me. The police didn't come over, but thankfully my mom did come home. The police has stopped by a couple of times after that, the neighbour has been seen with a shotgun and such, so things have reelly been crazy around here. When I used to spent time home alone, I used the time with this organization, now I've been too busy being scared to focus on this and I'm sorry for that. Luckily everything's starting to get better (I think) and I got an amazing staff crew on my side. :)
xoxo,
Joanna
June 28th, 2008
Street-team site is released! Explore, observe, enjoy! Please leave some feedback here.
xoxo,
Joanna
June 24th, 2008
The street team of ours, that we've been planning for so long, is finally happening! The website is done and so is our MySpace for it. Please add the street team MySpace as your friend, subscribe it's blog and spread the word! The website will be released this saturday!
There's still a lot of stuff to be done, but we'll do it as building this crew together. I just feel that this needs to be started as soon as possible, the media has been running too freely lately.
But for now, while waiting for saturday, add the Crew Myspace!
xoxo,
Joanna
May 21th, 2008
I sincerily thank The Independent for finally writing an article that does't pick a side! (Of the band or the media.) I found this article very intresting and informative, unlike so many other articles around the same subject, one of them being the on in Daily Mail.
"Diane, a 44-year-old Daily Mail-reading housewife has even taken her daughter to an MCR concert. "My husband and I are big fans but we are not emos. We went to the concert and from our view it was wonderful. People were hugging – it was lovely. In my day we were told not to listen to Judas Priest because of the devil but it never did us any harm.""
xoxo,
Joanna
May 21th, 2008
"The Daily Mail has repeatedly attacked MCR, going back years. You can see the articles in the links section. They recently posted an article accusing the band of being a 'suicide cult'.
Enough is enough, these boys have worked so hard to keep us out of harm and away from suicide, it's time we bounced back. We need to stand up and let the world know that MCR is a positive band with a positive message.
This is where you guys come in. We are organizing a peaceful protest outside the Daily Mail's London HQ. We want to show them that we aren't a cult but an army. Obviously, we need people for a protest so, if you can get there, please come and join us. Show the world and our boys what we're made of and that we won't take any garbage.
The peaceful protest starts at Hyde Park at 9:30am. We'll meet there and then at 10am, make our way to the Daily Mail's HQ nearby in Derry Street. The protest will take place on Saturday, May 31st 2008.For more information, take a look around the site and sign up to the mailing list. There are the fundamental details on the march here.
We ask you to please take a look at information on peaceful protesting, which can be found here, and consider printing it off and bringing it with you. There is a chance that we will attract some attention from the law, in which case we want our actions to be completely legal and educated.
If you have any questions about the protest, please email us at whatthefrank@projektinterlude.com. For regular updates, please sign up to the mailing list and check back at this site frequently. If you will be attending the march, please add your name to this list so that we know how many people we can expect."
Hey loves! I just visited at our petitionspot to see our petition after a long, long time, and I just wanted to let you know that I'm totally amazed! Thanks for each nd every one of the 629 people that have signed. It really means a lot! I know there's more of us though, so please sign the petition if you haven't yet! This band is the first one ever, who said it's okay to not to be okay. We're okay now.
Petition-comment by Kat:"My Chemical Romance has helped me in so many ways possible that there's too many to write all at once. Everyone I know at school says My Chemical Romance are horrible, but secretly I've seen them all listening to MCR by theirselves. My Chemical Romance was not started by these amazing men to make people hurt themselves, their songs were/are there to let their fans know that it's okay to be upset, sad, or different, because they're okay now. And so am I."
xoxo,
Joanna
April 18, 2008
Sorry for the awful delay. I know I haven't been around a lot lately and I am very, very sorry for that. I know that as the project leader I should be around at my highest of highs and lowest of lows, but I still need to work on that. However, when I get the staff crew going strong, even that shoulgn't be a problem since this is a very powerful army of brave souldiers.
Anyway, there's actually just one informative thing for now, we're moving from our urli.net address to mylivinromance.org! :)
Take care, I'll try to get back to you soon.
xoxo,
Joanna
December 28, 2007
Browsing through websites, I see pictures of thousands of kids who think they're worth nothing. They think they're ugly, stupid, wrong and are just simply going to fail at life. That's what they see when they look in the mirror and that's what they sincerily believe in. What I see in them, is a smothered little flame that just can't come out to the stained, evil world. I see so much, potential and talent. Today I heard a boy singing like an angel and he thinks he can't sing. I know a girl who's one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen, but she's wasting her teenage years because she hates herself for not fitting to the basic stereotypes of beauty. I know a boy playing bass, who thinks he'd be better off dead.
There are so many kids that think they're total failures and all alone. And even though I'm trying really hard - I don't know how to convince them otherwise. I keep on asking why but I just can't get an answer. And it makes me really, really sad.
xoxo,
Joanna
December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas to all! :)
xoxo,
Joanna
December 12, 2007
Lullaby
xoxo,
Joanna
November 25th, 2007
Hey, I was just listening to Stigmatized by The Calling and I decided to post the lyrics. Even though they aren't by My Chemical Romance I just thought the lyrics would fit quite perfect.
If I give up on you I give up on me
If we fight what's true, will we ever be
Even God himself and the faith I knew
Shouldn't hold me back, shouldn't keep me from you
Tease me, by holding out your hand
Then leave me, or take me as I am
And live our lives, stigmatized
I can feel the blood rushing though my veins
When I hear your voice, driving me insane
Hour after hour day after day
Every lonely night that I sit and pray
We live our lives on different sides,
But we keep together you and I
Just live our lives, stigmatized
We'll live our lives, We'll take the punches everyday
We'll live our lives I know we're gonna find our way
I believe in you
Even if no one understands
I Believe in you, and I don't really give a damn
stigmatized
We live our lives on different sides
But we keep together you and I
We live our lives on different sides
We're gonna live our lives
Gotta live our lives
We're gonna live our lives
We're gonna live our lives
Gonna live our lives
Stigmatized
xoxo,
Joanna
November 10th, 2007
Let's unite this army.
xoxo,
Joanna
November 10th, 2007
I'd like to make a statement with regarding to some MCR-fans. I remember the times when all the fans were so nice to each other. Helping other fans, cheering them on, being there for each other. I remember when I waked down the street with an MCR t-shirt and other fans walked by saying "hey, nice shirt!" Why has it turned into "fuck, you wear a shirt like that too"? Here's something I'd like post. Thank you to whoever wrote it according to IMCRD.
"So we claim to be an army. To be part of any army, you need co-operation, trust and bravery. But why are some of our MCR soldiers turning their backs on us? To fall in line with a conformist society? Is that what they want from us? For us to falter and fall onto our knees? We will never be afraid. We will never back down. We will never be alone. So it's time to celebrate. Not for My Chemical Romance, for the fans. For the kids who are not okay. For the kids who stuck by My Chemical Romance to the very end. For the kids who aren't afraid to walk this fucking world alone. On July 23rd, lower your guns soldiers. Do something special for an MCR fan. It's finally time to celebrate the Fans; Who put up with everyone's shit, who defend My Chemical Romance, who are told to cut their wrists because they listen to My Chemical Romance. Let's unite this motherfucking army..."
xoxo,
Joanna
November 10th, 2007
In loving memory of those who lost their lives at Jokela High School -shootings in Finland on November 7th 2007.
Quote from another anonymous side of the story. "They were raw displays of universal pain, the voices of a generation growing up in a fucked up world, they were real feelings from real people still trying to find their place in the world and in the world of music, best of all and offered a flamboyant light at the end of the tunnel without being the prissy optimists so many bands became when they offered that angle. They were just like me."
xoxo,
Joanna
November 3rd, 2007
Hey you all. Sorry for being away for such a long time again. I've been so busy with school and such.
Few things in mind.
First, My Living Romance Street Team. The site is about to be done and the street team is getting started. Please register to our forum to voice out your opinions concerning the street team when the site is done. Unfortunately I don't have the money to reward you from your street team -work but I hope you are willing to help out just for the cause.
We're also looking for staff again. If you have the time and desire to help us out more than in a street team level, hear me out. We're looking for staff for places like Livejournal, MySpace, Buzznet, Youtube, Vampirefreaks. I'm also looking for "an updater" for INO-board, MCRmy-board, MCR Owns You-board and MCRF. The "job" of an updater is about looking after our topic in a certain forum and keeping people updated there. Anyway, if you're intrested, click here!
And one more thing I'd like to point out. I've got a lot of personal compliments during this project. About my looks and my personality, about everything really.
I was on a club one night, and at girls bathroom, an unknown girl turned to me and gasped. "Are you Joanna!" I smiled and said I am. She suddenly hugged me. "You are such an amazing person!" She made a few bow down (she actually did) and left the bathroom without saying another word.
A week later, a friend of mine met some German au pairs. They started to talk about music and suddenly they were talking about My Living Romance. The guys knew me by first name.
It's not that that I wouldn't appriciate all the compliments. It's not like that at all. But I am not all you think I am. I'm maybe doing great things and trying to change the world, but me myself - I am not a great person. I am not someone you should idolize (I've got a lot of "Your my idol" -comments too). There are days I make huge mistakes. There are days I don't believe in myself, or anyone else. There are days when I suck real bad at everything. There are days that I'm just not a good person. There are a lot of other people worth looking up for. I'm just not one of them.
Moving on.
I'd like to say happy late birthday to Mr. Frank Anthony Thomas Iero Jr. I hope he had a great birthday, I know us fans did, right?
I myself was celebrating Halloween and Mr. Iero's birthday with a bunch of fans. How? In my area a friend of mine had arranged this thing called The Frank Parade. It was an awesome mix of Frank's birthday and Halloween. It was an actual parade that ended up on the church stairs, singing along My Chemical Romance. It was cold and everyone was freezing with their Halloween make-up and costumes, but it didn't stop anyone from smiling. It was priseless. A dark city with only lights coming from little, weak flames of our parade's red candles. Note for everyone: This is what all of this is about. It's about feeling connected with something or someone. It's about hearing the certain note from a certain world and knowing no matter where you are, that note is going to stick by your side. It's about going to concerts, and after hearing "your band-shirt sucks!" for so many times, hearing someone say "wow, nice shirt, where did you get that?" It's about being able to love a song so much, that it makes you want to cry not for joy, not for sorrow, but for pure honesty. It's about wanting to be who you are. It's about connecting with other fans all the time. It's about going to MCR-forum and being welcomed more friendly than anywhere ever. It's about being able to set up a parade with people who you have never met before. It's about being able to laugh, sing and talk with those people in a cold Halloween-night. It's about knowing that even though you have never met that person before, even though that person's hair is different color than yours, even though that person is different size than you and is in all the ways different than you, that person loves that same note from the same song that you do. That's what this is about
Click to enlarge this picture of The Frank Parade.
xoxo,
Joanna
7th of October, 2007
I love this new layout and I thank Niiromaus at the bottom of my black little heart. We have the moot amazing supporters ever. We've also got a lot of support from all sorts of websites that are now listed at Support Us-section! Latest add is Urbanited.com (hostes finnish MCRmy) that contacted us and added a banner to their website. That's huge for me.
Enjoy the site. Please leave a message to our guestbook to let us know what you think.
Hey! Thanks for being so patient. I'm trying really hard to get this back on track. This project has the most amazing supporters ever and I'd like to thank each and every one of you. Specially Niiromaus at our forum who is helping me out big time with getting our site back on track. She has also helped me to make money-donation possible. So yes, you heard right, money-donation is possible now!
