123 Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 You can read this letter sent to AFI and there is a paragraph of GD in there. Its long, but there are some references to GD in the letter. Its kind of interesting. I dont know if this has been touched, so sorry if it has already been found.Here it is: http://www.miseriacantare.com/openletter.php
**nobodylikesyou** Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 That was a very good read. I wonder if we could put that in a thread somewhere where they like to call Green Day sellouts. Which i think is absurd anyway. What did they sell out to? The fact that they play kick ass music and the whold world likes it? They can't help that any more than they can do anything about the way the music industry works.....ok thats it for now!
123 Posted June 18, 2006 Author Posted June 18, 2006 Yeah, i found it to be interesting when the mentioned the dying 10 year old who's wish was to meet Green Day and actually got to.It was also cool to learn that AFI played Gilman after Green Day "left" the place. I had no clue.
Irene L Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 A fucking great letter/article. It doesn't matter if you like AFI or not, if you've ever listened to their music or not, and I don't think it's only about Green Day being mentioned. It's simply an excellent article.I deeply recommend everyone on here to read it. Just so that we all really get to know the real truth, so that we realise how hard it actually is to be an artist (in this case a musician). I say this because many people don't realise all of what is said on there.Anyways, thank you loads to 123 for posting this. I really enjoyed reading it.
Irish Lass Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 ^ Yea, its not all about the bands mentioned, just the message he was trying to get across and did, to me at least, very well indeed.
arian Posted June 21, 2006 Posted June 21, 2006 That was really freaking cool. I don't really care for AFI as musicians, but from what I've heard about Davey he sounds like a great guy. Whoever wrote that sounds like a pretty kick ass guy too.
alexeinwonderland Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 arian is gay.i'm going to pass you for top poster.
arian Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 Haha, I haven't even looked at that.. I was just about too.
Jimmy's_Rebel Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 that's an amazing letter. Geez, it made me feel weirdly proud
Guest 16PaperLanterns Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 that's an amazing letter. Geez, it made me feel weirdly proud ha, me too.
Guest Quietus Posted June 27, 2006 Posted June 27, 2006 That's amazing, and that kid with cancer story ups my respect for the guys - I didn't even think it was possible to respect them more.
Haste Killed Creativity Posted June 27, 2006 Posted June 27, 2006 The site that is linked with The Open Letter is my AFI site. That letter was written around 3 years ago by a very cool guy by the name of Marvin Paul Thomas. He emailed it to me after I had asked him about the auction he mentioned in the letter. I then asked him if I could post it on my site and it's been there ever since. It's an amazing letter that every fan of any band should read.
st.billie Posted June 27, 2006 Posted June 27, 2006 ^i love your sitei was about to say that that thing isn't new, but it's really really worth reading.
gdp Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 yes it was great but i still dont understand who is Marvin Paul Thomas (AKA-"Marv The Roadie")
BitterSweetMigraine Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 intense, when I read that piece about that kid with the cancer, I almost cried (sorry hormones ). I have gained more respect for Green Day, and bands like them, that came form nothing into all this fame stuff.yes it was great but i still dont understand who is Marvin Paul Thomas (AKA-"Marv The Roadie")That guy was a roadie for several bands (like Green Day)
Haste Killed Creativity Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 He never worked FOR Green Day. He just worked with them when he was a roadie for the Riverdales while they toured with Green Day. He also work for the Misfits, as he says in the letter. I wish I could contact Marvin to see how he has been but I lost his email when my computer got a virus and I had to reformat.
greendaykicksballs Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 WOW! that is an awesome article. I hate it how people always yell at other people for being sellouts... at the green day concert i went to in Sacramento CA on Sept. 30th a guy called GD sellouts and he got beaten, i was like 5 people away from him and saw the whole brawl (which i heard continued outside after the concert)
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