Wednesday, December 30, 2020

The Lost Year, and the Found Photos

Eric Vanlerberghe, vocals, I Prevail
Eric Vanlerberghe, vocals, I Prevail

 Not been writing much: who wants to read about lockdowns and misery and lack of live music? Instead, we keep busy (or not) with other things; tending the garden, walking for miles, working at jobs - those of us lucky-enough to have work that we can do from home, or essential jobs (thank you, all of you) - finding other creative outlets (I spent much time stripping wallpaper and organizing a full refurb of a Victorian property in a seaside town, much less time than usual listening to my usual escape, music, because the lyrics were playing again and again in my head at 3am rather like too-much Tetris, though that seems to have passed, thank you Universe).

Chris
Chris "Motionless" Cerulli, Motionless In White

We may look back on 2020 and reminisce, how many concerts did you miss? How many tickets bought, yet still held for next year, or the year after? How many books did you read or TV shows did you binge? How much weight did you drop, or gain? 

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Joe Cotela, DED

How many people did you lose? (That's going to be the hardest. As a world, a country, a community, a family, as a human being and a humanity.)

Chevelle
Chevelle

No, I didn't want to write about 2020. So I took a look through the photo archive, and found a few that I had missed editing at the back end of 2019. A little editing burnout; a lot of work to catch up on; some close-to-the-pandemic business trips and heck, just plain forgetfulness. So now here they are; a reminder of festivals past (they are from Aftershock 2019 - this year's festivals were, of course, postponed to 2021).

Joe Duplantier, vocals and guitar, Gojira
Joe Duplantier, Gojira

Here's to the new year; may it bring hope, health, happiness, and music. I hope to see you in the crowd and in the photo pit many more times yet!

Blink-182
Blink-182

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