Your Weekly Townsend Fix Column 42

Hey Everyone! Well, I keep thinking that I"ll never have time to do a column and I get all paranoid time wise. I think that if there's one thing I need it's a planner for life. Not like that would help. Maybe the first month I'll keep on top of it and after that...it's back to this. Lately I've been crunched for time and doing this has been a big priority. When I do have free time I love it until I think of something I have to do. I've been working on these "got ryan?" T- shirts for Holly and I. They're cool so far, we have the authentic "got milk?" font too. Why not go all out right? Matt's of course is going to be different. The kid wants the real thing. He asked for a black t-shirt too. I told him that if we can't work the black shirt he's going to get white. I'm trying to get Holly and my own done and ready for when I see Holly this weekend for some chill time. I figure if I don't finish Matt's at the same time I'll just drop it off, the thing is he wants it to wear for a show. I have to get it to him while he's either home or when he's not doing something insane. That...that might be hard. Luckily though I've been getting out. Since I was sick I hadn't seen the outside world in a couple days. I felt like the dumps and didn't want to go out. I went out to watch Melanie cheer at a game. We went to dinner at the Doggy Diner by the San Francisco zoo. I hadn't been there in ages. You know how you can just smell the zoo? I missed that. I think I want to have a big party at the zoo sometime just for kicks. Anyways we went to dinner and went to the game. It was nice to see Melanie out of her sling (since she injured her arm) and cheering. But the kids there from the opposing team were kinda rude. They were like the loudest, uncontrollable, rudest little kids in the world. No respect at all. It got to the point where it just annoyed me and I went to go sit in the car. It's a good thing I did too. I think if I stayed in there to see and hear the annoying kids be, well, annoying, I probably would've thrown my 2 1/2 inch heeled boot at them, aiming directly for their mouth to plug any noise. Mel got in the car and and was hoarse from cheering so loud. The particular group of cheerleaders they had that night was like pick of the crop, it was also playoffs so there was dedication from all of them to be loud. I couldn't remember a time where I had been so annoyed by a group of kids though. Normally my tolerance for situations like that is high since my family on both sides have younger kids, and I'm used to it. But I don't know what it was. I think of it this way, in life, my life at least, there are 2 classes to me. Class one is people I like, I love them can tolerate them and love to just kick it with them and talk to them because they're my kinda people. Class two is people I don't like, can't stand them, don't like 'em, they annoy me and for all I care they can move to Egypt and I could care less. So it's either I like you or I don't, clear as that. Those kids? Class 3...that's the "I wish I had duct tape and some bungee cords for you annoying little brats." How many of you know Class 3 people? Oh God if I had a nickel for everytime. I can't tell you how fun this is for me though to come in every week, speak my mind and then carry on with life. It's fun actually, Holly and I lately have just been kicking back and enjoying feedback from you guys. When you email us and just say whatever, it makes us feel good because we know that our work is making you happy. I think both Holly and I find RPCC as an escape and a level ground for whatever. Me, I'm a people pleaser. I like to do a lot of stuff but make sure yall are happy with it. Anyways, I was thinking last night. Holly and I know them as "Staring at the ceiling moments." Holly knows how I have those more than anybody I think. Anyways, I had a ceiling moment, I couldn't sleep and all of a sudden a bunch of different "Townsends" run through my mind. There are a lot of Townsends out there. Charlie Townsend (From Charlie's Angels) Captin Townsend (who haunts a light house in maine or something like that) Amy Townsend (A track runner at school, and she kinda looks like a Townsend dancer) Pete Townsend (The singer that all of you run across when you search for the guys on music sites.) Port Townsend (Up north) and the name of that guy from "Queen of the Damned" something Townsend. Any others that I'm missing? Probably. I didn't realize it was that common of a name. One time I went out to eat with my friend Reina after school, we went downtown and put a name in, we put in "Townsend." Well when it was called 2 other parties named "Townsend" went up! It was funny but we got seated first. Sometimes I like to put fake names in like "Beloolah" just to see how the hostess says it. Ok so if any of you watch MTV as much as I do, you'll know that they've been playing "Grammy Hangover" five times a day. Well, the more I watch it, the more I think about the guys being there someday. I busted out laughing just today because I could only think of what they would wear, what they would say in their Thank Yous and such. Not like I think they'd do a bad job, it's just funny to think about sometimes. I figure this, when Lance Bass of NSync is shot out into space, Justin Timberlake is doing his solo deal, and I don't even think that the BSB is a big threat, but once those boy bands aren't nominated as much for a Grammy, it's gotta be Townsend's turn right? Can you picture the five of them pulling up in a limo at the red carpet? Of course I have a strange feeling it would be a hummer limo. The guys would step out in Armani or Valentino or Versace (as long as it's italian right girls?) suits looking all hott and fine. Flashes of light and their names being called to turn and take a picture for a different reporter. Haha can you imagine Joan Rivers? "So boys what are you wearing?" Dom would say "Armani" and she'd go "Oh you look fabulous darling!" HAHA You have no idea how funny it is in my head really you don't. They'd get interviewed by people from E!, VH1, Acess Hollywood, Extra, Inside Edition, and of course MTV. Be seated after a couple more pictures and watch the show. They'd probably be nominated a good number of times for some song they all wrote. And the best thing of my little fantasy was that....I was there...haha just kidding, that you KNEW they would win because they would perform that nominated song and wait backstage. Everyone knows that 9 out of 10 times that the artist had just performed before a category they were nominated in was going to be awarded that the artist wins. They would come out in their little head sets and accept and thank Spunout, their management, family, and fans. And if anyone forgot God...I think Matt would take care of it after Dom finished thanking the United States population. I love Dom I really do. I can imagine them all tired and sweaty on stage accepting in their little costumes, Todd's wearing blue, Matt's wearing orange, and of course Dom wears purple (haha)...and Nick and Ryan? I'll leave something for you guys to think about. When they do perform (and I'm not saying IF) I hope nothing's wrong with the sound equiptment, their mics are plugged, and Nick has enough jokes to crack to break the tension. If you think about it, all the guys add some sort of element to level the others out. I can't pin it all but I know it's true because over the past couple of years I've known them that if someone's flipping out about something, he calms down once someone else starts talking. As nerve racking as their lives are, something in another member can calm another down. I remember one time all of them were a little nervous, Matt wasn't in the group yet, but you've got Todd and Ryan who BOTH have a solution to the situation, Nick saying things to calm the mind, and Dom who's chewing on some sort of strung candy bracelet. I didn't want to say "Hey guys, I don't know if you've noticed this but all of you aren't paying attention to any of you." I kinda let the situtaion ride out. About 5 minutes later all of them telepathically formed a plan and calmed down. Now, I don't know if they did it telepathically or I just wasn't paying attention to them either but some how they all seemed to mesh. Sometimes all you need to do is give them time to ride out a situation. I think that quality, now 5 times powerful will eventually be the strongest factor in their strength as a group. Really though, I mean if you think about it boy bands break up because they don't have what Townsend does. Menudo...that's a special case, they just couldn't settle. But New Kids On the Block...besides the ridicule, they also didn't get along. You know it too so don't deny it like I know some of you are, when do you think there's going to be a NKOTB reunion? If you guessed when Matt isn't hyped, when Todd can't flow, when Dom goes mute, when Nick isn't funny, or when Ryan shaves his head and gets a nosering, you've guessed right. The guys, without their fault, have the key to sucess, and that's being able to communicate with each other, sometimes without talking. That alone is what's going to get them a successful album, tour, and nominations for those Grammies that I was thinking about. You could strip (not physically so get your mind out of the gutter) the guys of their microphones, singing ability, dancing ability, hoards of fans, albums, tours, and clothes and you'd still have 5 close friends in the end. Sure they may not be the Townsend you know, but to them they're still the same guys who can hang out and laugh. To me and to other friends, they're still 5 guys to make you smile. The point is, they've found success in their own way already. Do they know it? I'm not sure. It could be one of those things that they know they have but they just don't know how special it is. My guess is that if someone doesn't tell them or they don't recognize it, it could be a good thing. It would just go to show you how natural it comes and how special it truly is. The fact that they all act as supports towards eachother and are capable of giving the other member that boost of whatever to motivate them and take one step further, that, that's what makes me happy. If we could apply what the guys have just taught us to our own personal friendships and relationships, we would have found the answer to our existence a long time ago. We would've been able to do a lot of things as a friend and even as a bigger community if we aknowledged that it's actually possible to be happy. That's all for now, go do something good for humanity after you finish your homework (as my teacher would say). Stay Safe & Stay You Love Always, Kristen xoxoxo

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