Sick of Being Alone (open)

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I was lying on my bed completely unaware of what time it may be. I really didn't care what time it was either. Time wasn't an issue when you spent it alone. Looking back at the eight years I'd been at this camp I realized I hadn't really accomplished anything. I'd never been on a quest or pulled a prank on someone. I never even made any friends. I doubted most of my cabin mates were aware of me. "That's it," I said putting on my favorite Van Halen T-shirt with the 1984 album art on it. "I am going to make at least one friend before the day is over," I told myself.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:22 pm

I lay on my bad, lightly sleeping. I hear a rustle from the next bunk over. I wake up to see a cabinmate- Joe, I think. I never really paid mind to him. I get up, embarrased because I went to sleep with only a bra on my top half, and scramble over to my Green Day shirt with the American Idiot logo on it. I quickly put it in, my face realy red from blush. I sheepishly say, "Sorry you had to see that."

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I turned looked at the girl, I'd hard people call her Alex before, and turned away as soon as I saw what she had on. My face was beet red and my fingers were moving like they were tapping out a solo on Frankenstrat. "Don't worry about it," I tell her as I turned around again a little less nervous. "I'm Joe," I said holding out my hand. "Your Alex right?" I ask anxiously.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:41 pm

"Yeah." I straighten out my shirt wrinkles. I shake his hand.

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I put my hand back in my pocket after shaking hers. Then I had no idea what to say. "Uh.. So, I guess your a Green Day fan," I said indicating her shirt. This wasn't going as bad I as I first thought it would.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:00 pm

"Yeah. My favorite band." I point to the signed tour poster next to my bunk. "They signed that at their Madison Square Garden concert."

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I looked at her in a way that I was impressed and a little jealous. "I tried to go to that show. I didn't have the money for a ticket though," I told her. "I heard it was great though," I said checking out the poster.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:25 pm

I blush. "Yeah. It was cool." I was careful not to say too much to make him jealous.

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"Greatest concert I went to was Kiss' Hottest Show On Earth Tour a couple months ago. Those guys made their band for concerts," I told her as I remembered the energy of the crowd. "So," I said as I brought myself back to the present,"Do you play anything?" I asked. I was becoming more comfortable talking to Alex, so I was off to a good start.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:20 pm

I nod and get out my red Fender Strat. I plug it in and play and sing half of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. "I can also play acoustic and drums."

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"I can't play the drums to well, but I'm great on guitar or bass. I started out learning Satriani's songs," I told her wondering if she'd even heard of the guy. "You wouldn't happen to know who that is would you?" I asked. I get self conscious when I'm the only one who knows who I'm talking about.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:47 pm

"Yeah, I would. Not Of This Earth, great song."

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"The thing that impresses me the most about him is he built his entire career on just guitar. I wouldn't be surprised if he were our half brother," I said honestly thinking that being Joe Satriani's half brother would be awesome. "My mom was such a big fan she even named me after him," I told her throwing that fact out there.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:05 pm

I laugh. I tune my guitar than play "American Idiot" by Green Day. I exactly sound like Billie Joe Armstrong when I sing this song.

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I listen to her sing. "Wow. I almost thought Green Day was in here with us," I said complementing her at the end. "I guess your more of a modern rocker huh? I like some of the more recent rock, but my talents are in eighties songs with bands like Van Halen," I tell her as I pull my replica of Eddy's Frankenstrat guitar out from under my bunk. I plugged my guitar in and demonstrated a little with Eddy Van Halen's Eruption. I got a little more nervous because this was the first time I'd played without a pair headphones plugged into my amp. I played it great but my feet wouldn't stop moving.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:29 pm

"I like Green Day and Likin Park, but I like Pearl Jam, Van Halen and Ratt and stuff. Going back even further, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Bob Dylan." I play a couple chords of Alive by Pearl Jam.

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I listened to Alex play and started thinking. "How come there are so many musicians in camp, but nobodies made a band?" I asked voicing my thoughts aloud

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:44 pm

"Well, I think were the only skilled kids. Apollo, god of music."

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"Okay, yeah, but even just in our cabin there's enough of us who can sing, play drums or guitar and bass. We've got all the basic instruments. I don't know. It was just a thought," he said waving it off, but still thinking it over in his head.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:18 pm

"Yeah..." I say thinking. "I can sing, play the guitar, or both. You can do bass, and Ill find someone to play drums."

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"Can't we both do guitar?" I asked. "I mean, don't get me wrong, if we can't find someone else than I'll play bass no problem. I'm just saying there are plenty of bands that have two or more guitarists. There's Iron Maiden, Kiss, Lynard Skynard, Def Leppard and Aerosmith just to name a few," I pointed out. Then it hit me. "Wait are we actually thinking about this in a serious way or just talking?" I asked slightly excited, but keeping myself under control.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:47 am

I shrug. "Depends on what we want." I play Round and Round by Ratt. "Round and round..." The other cabins are probably cursing us.

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I thought about that question for minute, wondering. What did we want? Sure it would be a great way to meet new people, but what the main goal be? I was pretty sure I didn't want to be famous. I could barely handle a group of four people. "I don't know," I said truthfully. "I guess I just want to give it a shot because I'm tired of sitting in this cabin alone all the time," I confessed.

Subject: Re: Sick of Being Alone (open) Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:10 pm

"Okay. I can sing, right?" I smile, showing my top and bottom braces.

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I smile. "Singing was yours from the get go," I say. "When ever I sing I'm like David Lee Roth with out the party spirit," I say half joking. "So you wouldn't happen to no anyone who can play drums or bass?" I asked hopefully, because gods knows I don't know anyone.

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