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The video of BWBW is on Youtube as well, not sure about the interviews.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDHTXZJkAiI

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A journey takes you back
To the beginning of self
The original plans and possibilities
Saying farewell to a tired lie

A lie you tell yourself

Searching for the elusive answer
Keys to the depth of mind
Drive to the end to find
A reason to go on

How the desolate waste beckons

All is dead beyond thought of life
Weary eyes look at the pitiless sun
A fearsome silence reigns
The quiet storm brewing underneath

Keep on treading the tiresome path

Leave the transient world behind
Tempted by false hopes
Illusions and imperfections brought with
As baggage to weigh you down

The constant journey of change goes on

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Ancient symbolism
Awaking the mind
Open your eyes and see
You’ll be surprised at what you find

Glaringly obvious
But what do they mean?
What’s the message behind them?
Is it some kind of scheme?

Innocently brainwashed
They don’t have a clue
Every one of them blind
Those who understand are few

Carefully designed
The artists do their best
A wink at those who know
A waiting game for the rest

Mysteries to be revealed
What secrets do they hold?
Apocalyptic prophecies?
Or truth and wisdom to unfold…

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Well I’m sitting here
Wondering to myself
If the dream can find you
I don’t need to remind you

Well I’m thinking here
Musing to myself
How the ghosts can haunt you
Just let the night guide you

Well I’m writing here
Keeping it to myself
I’ll get the answers to help you
Ask the stars to invite you

Well I’m choosing here
Decisions for myself
And the change will allow you
Just wrap the ocean around you

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Going to see New Zealand band ‘Jakob’ this weekend.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpj8za4b_pc[/youtube]

They’re opening for an Australian band called The Butterfly Effect – who don’t sound too bad.

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lying in the stillness
the icy air creeps in
chilling you to the bone
feeling of frozen skin

a window left ajar
lets in the winter air
and with it broken memories
times of trouble and fear

a blanket wraps around
and the warmth slowly grows
comforting in the presence
of the past’s dark shadows

knowing things will change
better times to be seen
the first steps to be taken
to go where you have never been

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wow, that’s awesome Arthur – I hope you get a chance to go to the mainland, and see the tepui mountains:

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Some acrostic stuff.

Where has the time gone
A long stand out in the rain
In melted moments
The impatience grows
Inside a worn out memory
Never to be forgotten
Gaining hour by hour

Eyeless tears fall
Making droplets over
Ornate paper shapes
Torn up into shreds
Inside folded hearts
Origami of sorts
Never opened again

Where the demons lie
Awaiting grave consequence
Sneaky skeleton grins
Taking its toll
Eliminate the evidence
Don’t go back for more

Great explosion bursts
All of a sudden
Little bits of confetti
Layer over the floor
Eager to poke the balloon
Reverse motion replay
Yet, the balloon doesn’t burst

(last one inspired by this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dRM_mFrubA )

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good timing!

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no dancing for the banana.

I can’t wait to be bored at work one day, will be a change from being bored at home.

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hiiiiiiiii

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^^ that’s a bit different to your one at the top of the page.

not sure what style this poem is, its not a haiku, that has 5 syllables, then 7, then 5.

Soft
But strong
Over time
The threads wear thin
Tapestry
Of love
Fades

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Shihad – Wait and See

We could choose to disregard it
or have some fun and break it
since god has just departed
we could carry on or fake it
who has a better plan
whats the true nature of man
whats money to your soul
watch as money takes control

And is there space for every boy and girl
in a competitive, material world
I guess we’ll have to wait and see
and I’m trying too hard too believe

Know when to draw the line
know there’s a grand design
know there’s a better way
I dont know and cannot say
when my respect for man
has taken all it can
the purchase of your soul
placate and we have lost control x2

Is it daddys little boys and girls
become the acne on the face of the world
I guess we’ll have to wait and see
and I’m trying too hard too believe

We could choose to disregard it x2
who has a better plan
whats the true nature of man
whats money to your soul
watch as money takes control

Is it daddys little boys and girls
become the acne on the face of the world
I guess we’ll have to wait and see
And is there space for every boy and girl
in a competitive, material world
I guess we’ll have to wait and see
and I’m trying too hard too believe

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What do you call this? Progress?
We go backwards every day
Another step closer to collapse
Stealing our future away

The air is getting thicker
Rivers of ice getting thin
Gone beyond our limits
Where do we begin?

We need air to breathe in this silence
The fields are barren, given over to chance
Trees whisper their worries
The rocks hold quiet parlance

We’re swimming against the tide
To escape an empty tomorrow
Capacity is full in a broken machine
Less greed, less apathy, less sorrow

A relentless urge to make change
By those few that see the whole view
Change only happens from within
Know that there is something you can do

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oh boy, hello there Ash

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Yeah

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But now in cooperation with EMI? Hmmm… Found in a recent (May 25th) interview on Beatweek.

"Are you trying to change the way music is distributed in general, or is this just a personal choice?

I have given up on the old music business. If anyone else wants to work within that system I can understand why. I am not fighting any causes for this kind of thing because history shows me that no one really cares too much about the business side. Fans just want exciting music and I agree with them that that is the most important thing. That said, I am in talks with the Pumpkins old label EMI to release a lot of unreleased materials and I really sense that they are ready to work with me to create a new way to put fans and my music together that takes care of everybody. So I am encouraged by that."

I’m a rather patient Smashing Pumpkins fan in general, but now I’m like: first see, then believe… I’m, as usual, looking forward to it anyway, of course. [/quote:vwgqpm2s]

Billy posted on Twitter yesterday:

"Small SP archive project update: had meetings today about progress on transfer of pre-Gish live tapes + also completion of Chicago Kid album"

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Ive haven’t seen much tbh, but here goes
Depeche Mode
Madonna
Soundgarden
Nine Inch Nails

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Lucky! And I hope you get to see SP sometime soon.

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They ARE playing in Brazil after all now: Sat. Nov. 20th – Sao Paulo. Planeta Terra Festival

yay for Brazil!

and Smashing Pumpkins is in the top 10 trending topics on Twitter today!

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London 7/7/05

Winding round the narrow streets
Rushing through the darkened tunnels
Metal carriages and double-deckers
The drivers on their daily mission

Unaware of the four plotting passengers
Who traveled far for their deadly deed
A silent killer sits on the top deck
Thinking of the task at hand

Believing this is the only way
His mind warped and twisted
Thoughts and scheming done
With no warning, he detonates

Shattered glass and metal shards
The dead and wounded everywhere
An innocent bystander gone in a second
Could have easily been me right there

The other killers have done their part
Panic spreading in the underground
Smoke and splintered steel
As many rush to the rescue

Climbing over the burnt bodies
Amongst the screaming chaos
A reason can be heard
No one wants to know

Through the confusion they realise
An attempt to create fear
Instead it brought the people together
United in the face of terror

They will never win

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Make a cut
In the fabric of time
A tear that opens up the future
And brings to light
The shadows of the past
A wound that bleeds into forever
A gaping hole that tells you
Never

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wow ^^ what a list! This is mine:

Crowded House
Wet Wet Wet
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Smashing Pumpkins x 2
Billy Corgan solo
The Cranberries
The Corrs
David Bowie
Eurythmics
George Michael
Dodgy
Delirious
Michael Jackson
Sting
The Police (part of the concert for free)
Live
Collective Soul x3
Garbage
Pearl Jam
Dave Matthews Band
Matchbox 20
Bon Jovi (to see the opening band – Live)
U2
Big Audio Dynamite
Lily Allen
The Mars Volta
Muse

and some New Zealand artists/bands:

Annie Crummer
Bic Runga
Supergroove
Kora
Stellar
The Feelers
OpShop
The Phoenix Foundation

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“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they’re called memories. Some take us forward, they’re called dreams.”

~ Jeremy Irons

time flies indeed, and things change, we all change, but how do we make the most of things when we are severely limited by external barriers? (ie. economy) It sometimes seems like a constant upwards struggle. And to do the things you really want to do (ie. travel, study etc) seem impossible when you are stuck in a rut, especially when there isn’t anything you can do to change things, all you can do is wait.

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How does the angel fly
When he takes a message to the gods?
Dodging asteroids and lightning strikes
On his way to the heavens

Where does the angel rest
To take a breather from his journey?
On silver-lined clouds or raindrop towers
On his way to meet with the gods

What message does the angel bring?
So important that it must be sent
One full of hope and faith
This time they cannot ignore it

What will the gods do now?
They decipher the message sent
Send the angel back with the reply
Change will come, be patient

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN9_R8YW4nU[/youtube]

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