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Hey Everyone!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. For some reason I don't feel as fat. I guess it's a good thing but completely defeats the purpose of the 3 day recovery period my school has. I didn't eat a lot this Thanksgiving...only one helping. It didn't really feel like Thanksgiving to me you know? It felt really, not right. Grampa's seat was empty, the traditional sticky rice that Grampa makes on holidays was replaced with a green bean casserole, and the laughter wasn't as frequent and loud. I didn't want to think of the person missing because it would've made everyone upset if anyone did. I did enjoy myself though. I had a real appreciation for family today. My oldest cousin Travis brighted up the mood. He's 22 and brought his girlfriend Mary over to my Aunt's house for Thanksgiving. Travis has this imitation of Britney Spears and I swear I nearly died laughing. At one point we were looking for him because we wanted to ask him a question and Mary said he went up stairs with the Calvin, Jessica, and my sister Mel. The three of them are the youngest so we figured they were in the Bonus room. We went halfway up the stairs and Travis came out in a hurry and shut the door wearing a plastic toy helmet and armed with a water gun. If he wasn't 22 I'd think he was more like 5 half the time. Jennifer and I went out to Walmart to go get some nailpolish. I don't know what it is about my family and Walmart but it's like an alternative to Starbucks. It's nice actually. But sadly enough Walmart was completely dead. It was closed. We drove around the complex since it is newly expanded and we found just a completely new wing of places, Jamba Juice, Albertsons, Starbucks, Chevy's, Sally Beauty Supply, everything. We went in the exit of Albertsons (yes the exit) and got our stuff. Nailpolish remover, a bottle of 4 dollar nailpolish, and for me a 4 dollar tube of lip smackers lip gloss. It was great to pay for everything with a 10 dollar bill and walk out with some change. Thanksgiving for me was, normal but not the same.

The best thing about Thanksgiving passing is....
1) You actually can play your Christmas CDs and not feel dumb.
2) You have a reason to actually go shopping...for someone else.
3) You're already in the giving and family mode and you're excited to see your family again.
4) Santa is at your nearest mall...go quick and take your picture.
5) Everyone, especially this Christmas has a strong sense of compassion for each other and humanity in general.

My favorite part of this season is....
1) My family and friends and being able to have long durations of time to spend with all of them without homework.
2) My birthday on the 23rd of December.
3) My mom and I going shopping together and just talking.
4) Melanie in the kitchen baking up Christmas cookies with dad.
5) The smell of cinnamon and Christmas trees.
6) The way I walk outside and the sky is really blue and it's sunny but there is a chill in the air of winter. So, Townsend. Did you know that Thanksgiving is the only day they get off? They're working on their EP. This is it you guys. If you think that the hysteria is big already, just wait till after the release of their EP. It's going to be a massive massive explosion. I'm honestly scared. Aren't you? I mean think about it, a lot of names on the message board is common to us. We know the names and have seen them. Soon there will be HUNDREDS of new names at a time talking about seeing Townsend here or there, Townsend performing here and there, and professing their love for "OMG Matt Yoakum," the twins, Ryan, or "Wu-Todd." It's going to be crazy but you know what? It's going to be cool.

I'm aware that a lot of people who are anti-boy band think that this is just so darn easy. I"m sorry it's not. I can't tell you that I'm an expert but from what I've been hearing from the guys and from just about everyone who's seen them in concert, especially from you guys that these guys are putting more than their 100% in. Everytime we see them it's always one step up. They're not sticking in this one level of progression. They're going full speed ahead, no stops on the way to the top. An EP, a record label, a school tour...what's next for them? I'm hoping it's radio or TV appearances. I just am trying to take it in slowly. Come on people, this is 5 guys, they're as normal as they come, they party, they hang out, they go to the gym, and they spend time with family and friends, since when was a school tour put in the picture?!

I"m really proud of their commitment. Think about it, you can't go ANYWHERE without commiting. You can't progress in a marriage or relationship without commitment, you can't graduate without commiting to school, you can't be an adult without commiting yourself to learning, you can't capture a dream if you don't commit yourself to chasing it. I knew last year in the summer that they wanted to be a group, I knew they would push, but I didn't know this was going to happen so soon! I know a lot of the originals know what I mean. Think, everything from last year that we have to remember to associate with meeting them is pretty much gone. Planet Hollywood San Francisco is no more, LFO...where did they go?, Christina Aguilera headlining any tour right now is nonexistent, Woody in the morning on Z 95.7 is just one of those embarassing memories, and the little things just aren't there, but Townsend preveils and comes out strong of everything left in the dust to prove that if you put your heart into something, it can be done. It's inspiring. Gives me goosebumps man! I think that the entire world can view Townsend as a good example. The guys are just so clean cut in their decisions and completely inspirational. I won't deny the fact that they're human so I'm sure that there are imperfections...deep deep down in some incredibly microscopic...actually..are they human? Anyways, the world today, let's face it is crazy. Us teenagers are beginning to get used to the feeling of not having a lot of security in knowing that when we wake up tomorrow that there won't be some sort of explosions on television. But amongst everything wrong, Townsend makes a right. They don't even have to do anything, in the message board alone I find some sort of peace in reading "Happy Thanksgiving" messages. They don't even have to be holiday greetings, for all I care it could be a "Hey everyone, I just wanted to say hi" and it would still be something that would make me think, "someone cares." The message board is a haven for the feeling of welcomeness and just calmness.

Townsend gives off this very undescribable vibe that just rubs off to people around them and it just creates a wonderful sense of security that there are good people out there. The harder they try, the more we appreciate and the more they do the more we post in eventually everyone is linked everyone is just together. There aren't barriers of age, sex, religion, race or some sort of discrimination at all. It's just a big sense of openness for everyone.

I have noticed how commited they are. I'm actually completely taken aback by it. I never have known any guys like this who actually move and progress. There's such drive in them. I just hope they don't overwork themselves. They're putting so much in time for making music to touch all of us that I'm not sure if they've put time into sleeping....really, everytime I hear from them it's like, "we're in the studio" or "we're going back to the studio tomorrow." If it were me I'd end up saying something like, "Yea I'll be back in the studio tomorrow after I nap, eat some lunch and get some shopping in, oh yea I have to call my friend, yeah, then I'll go back to the studio." I haven't heard anything like that before, I don't think any of us will hear from the guys that they're tired of it, and that they don't want to be in the studio. I think they get that strong sense of independency as artists when they're in there using their artistic talents to make some great stuff. Just a guess.

Anyways, I really should let you go. I have to coach a tournament tomorrow and the day after. Sunday is my only nothing day, then back to school. I can't be having stuff to do every day, I don't know how the guys do it, I barely can sleep one night through anymore. I should try my sleep thing lol. Happy Holidays from Rye's Party Crew Club to you and your families. Stay Safe & Stay You.

Love,
Kristen
xoxo

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