entry number one

My name is Cherise. This is my first entry here, so I will lead you on with some basics. I love music. I live it. I translate my feelings and thoughts through song lyrics. Whether they're lyrics that I've written or lyrics that have already been written and record it, I don't do much feeling if they aren't in the form of song lyrics. I had been joking about making a music blog, since blogging seems to be the thing to do as of recently. Only the joking turned into more of a serious thought when most of my friends responded to me seriously and said they had wondered why I didn't already have one. It seems as if my ideal job title is 'Music Blogger'. Which leads me here, I guess.

Like I said, my name is Cherise. I'm from the Jersey shore. I was born in 1986 and attended my first real concert one day before I turned 13. It was the Backstreet Boys at Continental Airlines Arena and I went with my mom. I can't pinpoint the exact moment when I discovered the local scene, but I remember it was done through a band called the Dissenters. It was after I met one of my current best friends, Laurie. I attended a Dissenters show with her at a Knights of Columbus. I remember Dumbfound and The Bank Robbers played. I want to say Forever's End did also. It was mostly No Milk Records bands, to say the least. You know you're from Central Jersey when you know who No Milk Records is.

My most recent concert was Bamboozle. As I'm typing this, I'm in aches and pains from being there all weekend. I'm tired, my back hurts, I'm dirty, I probably smell, my shin is bruised, and I'm probably sick from being in the rain all day. I don't care, though. The whole event was worth it. I'll review it this week and probably search Flickr for some pictures, since I was too busy being in the crowd and getting trampled by teenagers and guys who happen to be a foot taller than me. I'm not complaining, though. Just stating what happened. I still had fun!

My favorite band of all time is The Living End. I've had the pleasure of seeing them live only once, but it was a great performance at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park. I'm not a fan of their newest record, White Noise, and it sort of left a bad taste in my mouth about them, but there's no way I could deny that they're my favorite band.

I think that's enough about me. I'll leave you with my absolute favorite song. Its slightly faster than their recorded version, but I can't help it. I adore Chris Conley and I adore acoustic guitars.