Hi again!

This is a nice snapshot of Green Day's performance of John Lennon's song "Working Class Hero" , on American Idol. Seems to me that Billie Joe was not very happy at that moment. Maybe taking himself too seriously? Dunno.

Other things are getting my attention lately. I'm tired of waiting for Green Day's new record. I watch both the video clip and the American Idol performance of Lennon's song. I still like the original version better. Talking about covers, I'd rather listen to Green Day's version of the Clash's "I fought the law", voted by GDA visitors as their best cover. Maybe?

Anyways, always me and my crazy head. I sorta had a kinda platonic relationship with someone, who suddenly ran away (thank God we never took things further, and anyway, I wasn't that fond of the guy either).

I had a dream that I was someone else... and I didn't like it much. Felt I had lost a lot by not being who I really am. I like who I am...that's all folks!

Hi again!
Not being able to resist the temptation to include one of my favorite pictures of Billie Joe. I just can't help it. No, No, No, I'm not in love with him or anything. That point is clear in my head and heart.
Talking 'bout love, well, that department is really very neglected in my life. Was, has been, is, will (always?) be...Dunno.
What is a girl like me supposed to do in order to finally fall in love and being loved back? Dunno.
Why haven't I been able to show my inner self, an endless hopeless romantic who believes her better half is somewhere in the world? Dunno.
Only thing I know: I may have to post a question on Yahoo!, get some people's answers from their own blogs, and stuff like that.
Within this punk rocker sorta cynical girl I am lies a true incorrigible romantic who still would love to find her knight in shining armor...
But no way... in my country, being older than 30, being slightly overweight, shorter than 1.70 meters, and not having these popular boobies or buttocks that only very dangerous cosmetic surgery can give you reduces the chances of your attracting someone from the opposite sex.
There's a Billie Joe's song called "At the library", the story goes that he was presumably not very popular with girls back in high school, so he then tried to hook up with a "very ugly" girl who worked at the school library. To his shock, the "ugly" girl refused his invitation, on the grounds that she already was dating someone. Just imagine, he couldn't even score with the ugly chicks...
Of course, I guess that "ugly" girl, if she is still alive, must be regretting every second of this event...or maybe not. Dunno. Would I have dated someone like him back in high school? Dunno...Maybe not. A drug addict? Nope, Nope, Nope...

I guess what I need is an extreme make-over, LOL

That's all folks!!!

What do I know about Green Day? Here I come, oh my own! I would say it depends on when I ask myself this question:

1995: they sound good – that Dookie cassette is short, fast-paced and a lot of fun. I don’t care much about the lyrics. Anyway, I just listen to the tape every early morning while I get a shower and get dressed to go to work.

1996: there’s a new cassette around in the record shops – Insomniac. I just bought it. Sounds a little harsher than Dookie. Honestly, I’d rather listen to Nirvana’s Unplugged. Except for Brain Stew, good vibe, that guitar is fascinating.

1999: a friend lends me a copy of Nimrod. I just love it all! All the songs are so interesting, and so well-spoken I barely need to download the lyrics to find out what they are about. My favorite of all is Good Riddance. Very mature lyrics, very suggestive, I’ve used it many times in my classes since then.

2000: this time I’ve bought a CD: Warning! Dunno why, it’s kinda of disappointing. I was expecting something mellower. But there it is. My CD player got damaged; I can no longer hear the CD. I like Warning, Waiting, Church on a Sunday, and Minority. The other songs I’m not so sure. I kinda keep The Offspring’s Americana in sight, ‘coz I like it better.

2004: MTV broadcasts American Idiot video. WoW! I understood the damn lyrics! And I’m so glad they criticize the Americans that way. A few months later, Boulevard of Broken Dreams. The guys look so cute there! The video is evil, mysterious and deep in a beautiful and gothic way. The lyrics are all about me, how come? Billie Joe sings exactly about how lonely I feel. No way, he has stolen ideas from my endless nightmares!

2005: I love Green Day again! After Nimrod, something more elaborated, more operatic in nature. Flamboyant, reckless, bold, honest, plain and crude. Just the mixture I hoped it would be. American Idiot deserves all the Grammys that has been nominated for. Oops, they just got one. Hey at least the Grammys realized they exist. Long live rock, down with pop and Britney clones!!!!

2006: MTV broadcasts Bullet in the Bible. A visit to internet informs me there is a CD+DVD compilation. I must buy it! I did, they really delivered. I’ve been so happy listening to all the past stuff. I just realized how stupid I was for giving away my Warning! CD when I did some cleaning up. I listened to a cassette with all the songs very badly recorded, and I wish I had the CD again. I’ve spent like 6 weeks going to all of the record shops I know in Caracas, but nothing. I could buy on-line, but I need permission from CADIVI to do so. Damn it! What was I thinking?

That’s it. A personal chronology of what I know about Green Day first-hand. C U around, Charlie Brown!