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Passion? Yeah, I have that.

I’m really tired of telling everyone I talk to that I really love music. I mean, it’s a little old now. I think anyone that knows anything about me knows that I love music.

A lot.

But, heres the reason why.

I guess I blame it on good genes.

I blame it on my parents who I like to call: FREE SPIRITED LIBERAL HIPPIES

My dad. A genius when it comes to music. He’s my encyclopedia of Rock and Roll.

When I was a little girl, around 5 or 6 I remember waking up every Sunday to my dad playing The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac, Jefferson Airplane and so much more. I remember my eyes shutting and me forcing them open so I could stay awake and listen to the end of the song. I remember being too young that I didn’t understand what any or the words meant, but I knew that surly I was getting these overwhelming feelings for a reason. And Finally, my eyes would close and I would have to be patient until the following Sunday.

My dad would call me into the room and go, “ listen to this. It’s great.” and I would sit still and listen to the timbre in the voice, and the riffs of the guitar and I would smile, and say... ‘yeah, it’s good.’ My day would be made.

As I got older, around 8 or 9, I would sneak into my moms old vinyl collection and would wish for a record player. Finally, we got one, and I could not stop playing EVERYTHING! I just couldn’t function without music around all the time. And cassettes, Oh! I loved cassettes, rewinding, fast forwarding, stopping, and flipping the side over. I though that surly there would never be anything better than a cassette but I was wrong and CD’s came out at just the right time. It was the time that I was discovering my own taste in music, I loved Pop( of course, who wouldn’t love Britney Spears?) And I loved Rock, oh how every emotion that was needed was in any great rock song.

And then, in 2004 I fell in love with a band by the name of Taking Back Sunday and I read their mundane reviews and I thought ‘ someone has to hear the greatness, someone needs to tell people how amazingly life changing this band is.’ and I realized that person could be ME. And I don’t care if anyone tells me I cant make it in the music industry... frankly, I’m not trying to make it in the music industry. I just want to listen to music all day while I write, and somewhere, if I can teach someone.. something...anything... about music, then it will all be worth it. Because I truly can’t see myself being happy at anything else.


So, if anyone cares, heres a few bands I listen to:

Taking Back Sunday.
Cassino.
Brand New.
From First to Last.
Dear& the Headlights.
Hole.
Jenny Owen Youngs.
Cold War Kids.
Other Lives.
Straylight Run.
Vanna.
Rilo Kiley.
Pierce the Veil.
Stars.
White Lies.
MGMT.
Howling Bells.
The Distillers.
Rancid.

The Vampire Diaries...Yay or Nay?

The CW Network premiered a new show...

The Vampire Diaries.

Its a television show based off the series written by L.J. Smith.

It is the typical teen romance between a simple human girl and an all too handsome vampire.

It goes like this:

Boy meets girl.

Girl likes boy.

Boy lets her know that hes really a Vampire.

Girl gets surprised, but somewhere along the way, its deeply intriguing to her, and they fall in love.

Does that sound familiar?

Because Im sure Twilight had that exact concept. And, in reality we know that there is not another vampire romance series better than Twilight.

Although, The Vampire Diaries already sounds promising, could it be that without the success of Twilight, this series wouldn't have been possible.

TV by the numbers, and online website, has stated that The Vampire Diaries is already the most watched season premier ever.

It's odd to think that even thought the plots are different, The Vampire Diaries relies so much on it's competition. Let's get real, whether or not Twilight may not be your cup of tea, there is something deeply exciting about a vampire coming to lure you with his all too charming personality.

How can you prolong the adaptation of a book?

Movies are simple, you release a a few movies within several years, and when its over, its literally over.
A TV series on the other hand goes by seasons, hours and hours of weekly shows.

who wins?


sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/arts/television/10vampire.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=the%20vampire%20diaries&st=cse

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/11/vampire-diaries-sets-record-as-the-cw’s-most-watched-series-premiere-ever/26872