DISQUS

omgiitsnicole · 12 months ago

top 5 reasons the comments on your blog really piss me off.

1. Everyone ALWAYS has something good to say about all of your crazy ideas. No matter what you post, everyone "thinks it's great". I'm all for you man, seriously. Definitely a fan, but even I'm not naive enough to think everything you do is ingenious.

2. Kids that tell you they don't like your wife. Seriously everyone?! Would you want to be told by someone that they didn't like your significant other? That doesn't go to say, we all necessarily HAVE to love Ashlee, but get real and keep that sort of comment to yourself.

3. The unnecessary amount of swearing! Just because "Pete Wentz" swears, doesn't mean at the age of 15, that you can type every swear word known to sailors just because Pete does and your mommy isn't here to read it doesn't mean you should shoot off your mouth.

4. This sort of goes along with number 2, Pete doesn't care that you "thiNk he`z s0oo seXxxiii". He's married, and most likely over 10 years older than you. That's not to say he doesn't appreciate that you are his fan, but let's be honest, he reads those comments and laughs. Mostly about the comment you made, but also because you can't form a coherent statement online without adding extra letters, and misspelling the words.

5. The fact that everybody's number one answer on their lists in the comments of this post, is Barack Obama. Don't get me wrong, I voted for Barack too, but A) How can all of you fans be 18+ when everyone KNOWS that Fall Out Boys fan base ranges from approximately 12-18, which means the majority of you are UNDER 18. and B) Pete Wentz is a 29 year old man who isn't going to like or dislike you anymore because of what candidate you voted for. Your choice should have been made because YOU thought said choice would make the country better, not because "Pete Wentz" voted for him.

Jennifer · 12 months ago

I'm 26 and everyone I go to shows with is between 18-30.

You don't have to be old enough to vote to be happy Obama was elected.

omgiitsnicole · 12 months ago

I understand that. I'm 19. I never said people above those ages couldn't be fans. I just said the majority of them are under 18, and I never said they couldn't be happy Obama won. I wasn't trying to cause drama, I was just making a list and messing around. Just like everyone else. It's all a joke.

Collene · 12 months ago

And bagging on people who don't spell half their words right... well you spelled ingenius wrong.: ) just lettin you know.

omgiitsnicole · 12 months ago

ingenious is how you spell it. i didn't spell it wrong.

Flamingsword · 12 months ago

And don't you think constructive criticisms like that are a little . . . disingenuous? [/snark]

LolOu · 11 months ago

I don't want to be that "Yeaah-i-totally-agree" girl, but, uh, I am. Sometimes, when i read the comments, i'm a bit... surprised. Yeah, that's the word. I mean, HEY YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT GUY SAYS ! I really love you Pete, but, sorry, sometimes I disagree. And i say it. That's all. No need to love EVERYTHING in a person to be a fan. Don't you think so ?
Oh, and i also agree with the swearing thing.
Bye all.

Voodoofoxx · 11 months ago

Love your top five there!

So heres what I gotta say
[I know no one cares and I'm cool with that!]
I didn't vote for Obama, his wife annoys me for one.
I think Ashlee's top five is the best, it brought tears! [so sweet]
I don't know who half the people are that posted a top five, and
I skipped them and read the ones I do know.
SUE me.


And yes misspelled words are annoying
Pete knows some people think he is sexy, you don't have to remind him every other comment.
That IS Ashlee's job.
No one cares if you hate her! ! YOU don't get a vote.

omgiitsnicole · 11 months ago

thanks for having my back, unlike everyone else flipping out. thanks for grasping my sarcasm and my total not seriousness of the comment haha.

GREYSH! · 11 months ago

LMAO.

this had me laughing for a long time.
you win at life. xD

Collene · 12 months ago

I tottally respect your opinion because I know you're partly right but actually I think alot his fans like my friends and myself and many people I know that are, indeed, under 18 but we do have enough intelligence to not comment on his wife and not comment on how he looks in an innappropriate manor.So dude, back off on the insults.Its sounds like you're bagging on the whole majority.So anyway, dont take this the wrong way because im just making a point.

omgiitsnicole · 12 months ago

The insults were JOKES. I'm entitled to my own opinion, even if it IS a joke, just like everyone else that posts on here. I don't know why everyone is so up and arms about my post. And I'm not bagging on the whole majority.

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

haha. your choice of your top 5 made me laugh. i liked it.

geez, everyone, give her a break.
why does everyone take offense? o_O

liiiiiz · 11 months ago

I completely agree with you.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading omgiitsnicole's top 5. I even found myself agreeing with the majority of them. :)

elsaxo · 11 months ago

yeah me too:)

omgiitsnicole · 11 months ago

thanks :) glad you understood i was trying to make a big joke of it all haha.

GREYSH! · 11 months ago

haha, no problem.
just wanted to show that some people here actually have a sense of humor. --,

Shelby · 12 months ago

Funny, right before the election in my governmenet class we were talking about the election.

Actually, more kids than you think, of which are UNDER 18, knew more about the election than a lot of other people. (Information from surveying) I mean did YOU know there were six candidates running?

likeWHOAitsSonia · 11 months ago

i agree with you about the ashlee thing, but that's it.
honestly people have their own opinions, it's not up to you to decide if they're right or wrong, which opinions cannot be.
i mean, i don't do most of this stuff, but i'm not gonna go telling people they're wrong or stupid for doing any of it.

top 4 reasons why you just pissed me off:

1. i personally think pete's a genious. :] i don't think everything he says is like God's word, but these are his FANS naturally, we would think something like that.

2.already addressed this, though i would like to add that i haven't seen this on his blog; most people complement her, so wtf are you trying to call out?

3. if you have a problem with "swearing" why are you here? and i'm not saying that just because he swears we all should, but it IS pete's blog...(and why do you have "Pete Wentz" in quotation?)
4. how would you know if he laughs? (though it's probably true...i do sometimes...but still.) extra letters are annoying, but misspelling words? have you ever heard of typos? they happen. pete makes them himself. i don't think you have the right to criticize people on their spelling/grammar, especially considering a lot of those people are foreign.

5. how can you say that all of these people liked barack because of pete? fall out boy's fan base extends wayyy past 18 i know middle aged people who listen to them too, so that's a really stupid thing to say. this election has an effect on EVERYONE in the US, not just those over 18. it's the most ignorant thing in the world to dismiss everyone below 18 because they're young or can't vote. everyone seems to have paid attention to this election because this one either makes or breaks us. forgive us for being happy that our preferred candidate made it without us being able to make a contribution to his victory. honestly, some minors know more about politics than people of age. never underestimate someone based on their age.

pete can criticize his fans if he wants to, but they're not talking to you, they're talking to him, so don't go bashing us.

omgiitsnicole · 11 months ago

i never underestimated ANYONE. i was making a JOKE i don't know why everyone is freaking out. it was a joke. and i agree with you, i think pete's a genius too! but even he's said it himself, sometimes he does/says stupid stuff just to see what people will say. just to see how people will react. and the little girls/boys that say it's awesome are who i was talking about. no one is perfect, there for even pete wentz has his faults. and with the swearing? that PROBABLY should have been your first clue that the comment itself was a bullshit joke of a comment. i obviously wasn't being serious if i was swearing too. and yeah, typos happen and that's fine, and they're tolerable. but spelling "sexy" as "sExxxiiiiie" isn't a typo, it's just annoying and unnecessary(also, another major hint that my comment was a joke: look @my user name.. omgIITSnicole. i misspelled its.). and i wasn't talking about FOREIGNERS misspelling words so DON'T make me out to be some huge ignorant asshole, because that wasn't the point. and as far as "don't go bashing us" goes, did I PERSONALLY say "oh man likeWHOAitsSonia is so annoying when she leaves comments!" ? no, i didn't. it was a generalized statement making fun of everyone. have a sense of humor. (everyone i mean, not just you.) i'm done arguing on and on about this stupid comment. i hope you all have a fantastic new year.

likeWHOAitsSonia · 11 months ago

yeah...i'm sorry
it just made me mad when i first read it
i get it now
happy new year
sorry again

philip · 11 months ago

well said

DropTheOh8 · 12 months ago

Pete your posts are always so entertaining. It's nearly 2 in the morning and I am up reading your posts.

Ps: I am proud to say I have a been a devoted FOB fan since evening out and project rocket. All the shit I got in high school when FUCT came out and everyone called you "sell outs" was so worth it. The new album is brilliant, I swear your lyrics get more and more clever. I buy for your lyrics and keep listening for Patrick's beats.

:)

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

haha, i so get what you mean about the shit being worth it.
some people in my school are making fun of me and call me practically retarded for being SO deep into their music. they even yell out that fall out boy's music fag-ish in front of me. my mouth got incredibly violent. :O

it's not my fault they don't get band love this great. what do they know, anyway. --,

--i had a top 100 things that made my 2008 happy. no one wants to read it. haha.
http://mischievousxmisfit.blogspot.com

DropTheOh8 · 12 months ago

People that bash on Fall Out Boy are ridiculous, just because they make great music that a lot of people like and can relate to. So through that of course FOB is gonna make it huge. It just shows that FOB fans have great taste in music!

:)

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

ha. FOB fans are the greatest fans in the world, period. --,

20percentlycra · 12 months ago

meh, I hate people who think you HAVE to listen to the music THEY like. It's always the same situation, mm it makes me mad.
I read your top 100! lol!

Flamingsword · 12 months ago

We all want to share our joys. It's only when people take taste differences as personal rejections that you get issues. As is demonstrated by the replies to the first post up there, people have a tendency to take things personally. It's human nature.

Kelly[R]ae · 12 months ago

Yeah my mouth's been incredibly violent when defending FOB at times... So has my palm.... though i'm not proud to admit it, i slapped some prissy bitch coz she was baggin' the boys saying they should just kill themselves coz that's all their music condones. Of course she didn't say it in so many big words, but i don't speak prissy-bitch.

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

LOL. i like you. :D

Kelly[R]ae · 12 months ago

lollll thanks :D
I'm Rae... or Kelly-Rae as my birth certificate says.

I'm on myspace if you wanna add

www.myspace.com/flossizplace

=D

THAT GOES FOR ANYONE... i LOVE meeting peoples xD

likeWHOAitsSonia · 12 months ago

i like you too :]
haha i would do the same

Kelly[R]ae · 12 months ago

hahah thannnks :)
I think everyone on here is pretty much AWESOME xD
We should start a club - Awesome Fans of the Bands Unite

with shirts xD


I'll look into it xD YAY

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

i do not have myspace. o_o

i'm looking forward on talking to you though. haha.

Lol, a club. if ever a shirt of that comes out, i'm taking one. haha.

Kelly[R]ae · 12 months ago

oh my good golly! NO MYSPACE
*LE GASP*!!!!!

How do you survive?

haha a shirt would be pretty sweet...<<HINT HINT PETEY BOY IF YOU'RE READING THIS>>

I reckon a forum type thing for fans of bands like FOB and TAI and stuff would be cool... great place to meet new people with a common interest...

I am seriously going to look into this!

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

haha. you'd be surprised. xD

anyway, i think the forum type's already done. uhh, message boards on the band's website? but seriously, people there scare me. all of them are going way too fast.

i'm going to look into it too. haha. there's virtually no way i can ship your shirt into this country. way too expensive. xD hence, i'll be making my own. haha.

Kelly[R]ae · 12 months ago

Ugh yeah i know... shipping is SOOOO expensive...

and I'm talking about a forum sepearte from the band myspace... and for all decaydance/fueled by ramen band fans...

I will keep you updated xD

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

haven't heard of something like that, but yeah, that would be awesome.

it'd be called awesome fans of the bands unite, though? XDD

Kelly[R]ae · 12 months ago

it sure would be called Awesome Fans of the Bands Unite haha

Lovvvveee it... I will start it up then tell you first... then you can help me promote xD
Sah-weet.... omg omg omg it's oh-nine tomorrow.... its 2am here in australia... i better get to bed and sleep on this club/forum/totallyawesomefansofthebandsunite thing :D

Will keep you posted haha

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

yesss. LOL! i would sure as hell will.

haha, it's 1am in the philippines and i'm spending my last day of the year online. wth, haha.

happy new year! --,

Kelly[R]ae · 12 months ago

OOOOOOOOTAYY!!!!!


it's up and running... still needs tweaking but it's mostly there... the skeleton at least...

www.awesomefansunite.proboards.com

tell people!! =]

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

o_O duude, that was fast, it was almost creepy. haha.

but YAY, AFBU. i've already told my friends to check it out and join. we should be running by now. or not. i'm waiting for people to show up though.

hey, can i be a mod or something? xD my friend wants in on the staff too. haha.

nervs12 · 11 months ago

hey you're from the philippines too?..wow..=)
hey are you going to fob's concert this february 13 at araneta coliseum?..i'm definitely gonna be there,,just letting you know=)

GREYSH! · 11 months ago

dude, if airline tickets don't cost as much as they do, i would definitely go. sadly, i live more than 500 miles from manila. aggh. i hate archipelagos. :O

i hate it more that i can't go when they're bringing hey monday with them. D:

but anyway, have fun at the show. :D

nervs12 · 11 months ago

aww,that's sad=(,where do you live?i feel bad for those fans who can't go.did you went to their last concert as well?

likeWHOAitsSonia · 12 months ago

we totally shoulddd!! haha
yayy

Kelly[R]ae · 12 months ago

www.awesomefansunite.proboards.com


=] up and running

Flamingsword · 12 months ago

Livejournal has a lot of communities for the band fandoms.

http://community.livejournal.com/falloutboylove/
http://community.livejournal.com/patd/
http://community.livejournal.com/thecab_fbr/
http://community.livejournal.com/fueled_bygossip/

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

those communities scare me. a lot.
like, i think they'd kill me if i don't know what they're talking about or something.

but, you know, that's just me. --,

emilysembem · 11 months ago

i know exactly what you mean,
i posted one random off topic thing on the patd one and it was like
*grawlll!* *rawrrrr!!!* *shun!!!!!*
i was mortified

nervs12 · 11 months ago

hey there,can i join..i like ur ideas.=)

Kelly[R]ae · 11 months ago

Go for it :D

Have fun and tell people.... THe livejournal communities are scary.
This is just a fun place to hang out and make friends =]
<333

nervs12 · 11 months ago

yeah,i joined and introduced myself already..alright,talk to you later there.i have to go.=)

likeWHOAitsSonia · 11 months ago

i'm a little slow
i just joined
:]

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

and get there fast because we're getting a tad bit lonely. haha.

likeWHOAitsSonia · 11 months ago

i'm there now...by myself...
haha
XD

Dia! · 12 months ago

I'm the other way round with why I buy their stuff, I buy it for the music that mad scientist comes up with (seriously, that man is insane, where does it even come from? I thought it was the sideburns, but those are gone now and he's still brilliant) and I keep it playing because the lyrics are amazing. Patrick makes me dance, Pete makes me think, a sign Joe's hair just makes me want to headbang...

dude. That is so awesome, I never noticed the shorthand From Under The Cork Tree was fuct. ahaha...

Jade0731 · 12 months ago

I can't believe the stuff that comes out of p.v.s.'s mind. Lol, though I knew it wasn't the sideburns. I love the lyrics too. Especially in FAD.

Most of my friends think that I will just automatically like anything FOB makes, but that is not the case. I put FOB's music under more scrutiny than I do most other bands' music. I except so much out of FOB because I know they're capable of so much. It amazes me that this band I put under so much scrutiny never ceases to amaze me with how good it is. You'd think they'd make something bad at some point! But that' hasn't happened, yet. And good God, Patrick's voice just keeps getting better and better.

Emmyyy · 12 months ago

I got the worst deal. No one at my school has even HEARD of FOB. That really made my eyes twitch. stupid frigging girls school.
its pretty annoying when im excited about fob news when everyone around me is like, what the crap, shut up and let us listen to girls aloud in peace. gahhh!! but fall out boy is still THE best band in existance to me!!!
=D

Kelly[R]ae · 12 months ago

My friends still make fun of me for being a fan of fall out boy... but i really don't care.
WIthout FOB and the music they make, I wouldn't be here. I owe them a lot.

GREYSH! · 12 months ago

that's practically why i defend them the way i do. :]

nametags · 12 months ago

in no particular order than just when they come to my brain (and it's mostly just what sticks out, not all good, not all bad)
1) Barack Obama becoming President. Not only because he's our first African American president, but he's someone I can look up to on a personal level. Family wise I grew up in a similar situation so it's amazing to see someone like ME make it.

2) Proposition 8, and the protests that followed. I have never felt so connected as I did when I was marching down the streets of my city shouting "GAY, STRAIGHT, BLACK, WHITE. MARRIAGE IS A CIVIL RIGHT"

3) Milk. This one sort of ties into #2. I was so touched by this movie and confused how California fell for the same lies that they saw through 30 years ago

4) Paparazzi. This year has shown me how ruthless some people can be and how so many people apparently lack the ability to comprehend that celebrities are humans too.

5) James Montgomery's ability to out fangirl most of the Fall Out Boy fan base.

6) Fall Out Boy, and your need to break a world record while creating awesome music.

7) Awesome friends with common interests

8) TWITTER. Without it, I would not know that Andy and I share a lot of common interests, or that he has the ability to jedi mind trick girls via the internet.

9) Personal strength within my own family

10) My first tattoo

This is a lot less coherent that I originally intended

hopeu2 · 12 months ago

You made some really great points, I should of created a top 10 just racking my brain trying to create a top 5. Well Pharell made a top 10 lists and deadxstop made a top 8, so I guess it doesn't matter. I can't believe tommorrow, is the last day of this bogus year. Paparazzi, I noticed that, but I didn't think about this, and I noticed that you mentioned Twitter. I love Twitter too.

kate · 12 months ago

that all summer long song makes me want to kill myself no lie. it's worse than one step at a time.

these were really cool though, good picks.

Papercut tragedies · 12 months ago

and the music is actually taken from another song called werewolves of london

Jenny · 12 months ago

I HATE that song with a passion! The first time I heard it I knew it was going to be a hoosier (redneck) anthem, and low and behold, it was/ is! I loath Kid Rock. Rant over.

MinorKid · 12 months ago

yep.
its a 'sweet home alabama' / 'wearwolves of london' hybrid that mutated itself into a complete load of rubbish. I hate it. With a passion. But you'know thats just me. And its nice to know that someone agrees.
The originals are far far superior.
And I cannot spell right now.
and it wont let me log in either...

BECkett · 12 months ago

i love your top 5's.
very fucking good.
not like the others ive been reading lately,
'best moment of 2008..
meeting my boyfriend of one week. love ya babey!'

arnt 14 year olds with first boyfriends awesomeee.

point being.
very good choices.

cant wait to see you on 20th feb in brisbane australia,
ill be on the barrier of the mosh pit like usual,
but i doubt ill be backstage with you guys again.

really impressed with how fall out boy has grown up.
notice how i used a word other then 'changed' or 'sold-out'
the lyrics are alot more mature,
& the way you all play your instruments has improved soo much since EOWYG

much australian love

myspace.com/_b__e__c_
xo

miscalculations · 12 months ago

YES! enjoyed this and laughed out loud a few times.

calltehshots · 12 months ago

not in any particular order:
obama
wall-e
the britney comeback
folie a duex and everything that came with it in nyc
my friends. for just being them.

elsaxo · 11 months ago

hahaha i love how you put wall-e up there.
was that a good movie? i haven't seen it yet.

calltehshots · 11 months ago

ooh lawd i dont care if its new years, go out and rent it right now.
i loved it!

valerie · 12 months ago

i'm going to give this a quick shot before the battery on my laptop runs out. here are some moments that stood out to me in no particular order.

1. barack obama -- let's be honest, this guy should be on everyone's list. after the natural disaster that was george w. bush, everyone collectively let out a sigh of relief on november 4, 2008. it felt amazing to be heard that night.

2. "howl" by empires - c.d.s don't sell anymore because artists stopped making albums and concentrate on singles. here comes a band that made a solid album, yet threw it up on their website for free, something previously done by radiohead but feels just as authentic/genuine coming from empires. this is one you can listen the whole way through and appreciate every song for what it is. these are incredibly talented guys and i'm glad i downloaded their cd on a whim, they're talented guys with a message that deserves to be heard. i'm proud to back them.

3. "folie a deux" - fall out boy. for a while i had this small theory that the definition of folie a deux (a madness shared by two) could be applied to fall out boy and your fans. after all o the viral marketing and 'treats' for the fans (fresh only bakery, the new administration mixtape) my theory felt a bit accurate. however, i think musically folie a deux is a great reminder that sometimes we need to disconnect from you guys as people and appreciate you as musicians, because that's what you guys truly are. this c.d. delivers on so many different levels. definitely one of my favorites of the year.

4. prop 8 & the election in general. for once i felt like people actually cared about what was going on in this country. the number of votes that came in on november 4th made my heart smile. i won't lie.

5. mtv showing music videos again. enough said.

sundaemourning · 12 months ago

I was laughing all through this, especially Patrick's remark about Palin. I'm not American, but the amount of Americans who dislike her is hilarious.

And I vote for "All Summer Long" as the worst song of 2008. James' number 5 makes so much sense in my mind.

Susan · 12 months ago

The amount of Americans who dislike her is equal to the amount of Americans who are unaware that Biden left a previous presidential campaign for plagarism...It's all in the media and you haters are nothing but sheep...BAAAABAAAABAAAAing your way to an ass fuc*ing.

rachel · 12 months ago

i think somebodys a SORE LOSER

haha palin can go back to alaska, shoot the wolves and comment about how close russia is to her house.

KristineS · 12 months ago

I know you didn't ask but

1. Obama becoming president made me proud of this country in a way that I never thought I would be. (which is sad since I'm only 21 years old)
2. The Dark Knight was probably one of the best movies I've seen in a long time
3. I gotta admit Twitter has kinda made my life alot easier.
4. I also have to admit alot of music that came out this year, I'd say about 80%, has sucked about as bad as the music from the mid 70's to the mid 80's did. i.e. Lady GaGa..really?
5. That other 20% of music that came out this year has helped me to become a bit more stonger than I ever thought possible, i.e. Folie A Deux, Pretty. Odd. along with the Lil Wayne and T-Pain side of life.

Santi Gabanti! · 12 months ago

Things that were big for me this year (in no order)

1) Discovering Buzznet/friendsorenemies - it failed my grades but, what are ya gonna do?

2) Folie a Deux - ooh I got goosebumps listening to this record! It blew my mind

3) Barak Obama becoming president - I think I was the only one in my suburb that actually gave a crap. I asked people on the train who was elected and to my dissapointment, no one knew or cared!

4) Me nearly failing Food Studies (my favourite subject) - I aced the first half of the year then, failed the other half.

5) I found most of my music interests this year - and it was ROCKIN!

6) The Black Balloon - Australian Inderpendent film. it made me cry, it made me laugh. God, it was beautiful..

7) The Glass Passenger - Jack's Mannequin - Nuff said


Pete, what about YOUR top 5 things?

Also, hope your finger gets better. Yeah, I read the Twitter updates. So what?

Jess · 12 months ago

5 things I enjoyed in 2008........
1) Barack Obama being elected President of the US.....the best moment in political history...I don’t live in the US but I think him being President will be good for everyone!!!!!!!
2) The best moment for me was finishing Uni....it’s been 3 yrs in the making but it’s been well worth it!!!! Now I just need to find a job!!! 
3) Iron Man was a great movie!!!
4) The release of Folie `a Deux
5) Katy Perry’s album one of the boys....Totally awesome!!!!
6) The economic crisis has been a pretty big moment the last year

laura · 12 months ago

1. new music; empires, forgive durden, fall out boy, panic at the disco, phantom planet, gym class heroes, the killers
2. finishing high school/being accepted into the design course at the university I wanted to go to
3. concerts; seeing bands I love live is amazing, unfortunately I didn't see nearly as many as I would have liked to. It probably has something to do with the fact that I live in new zealand :/
4.growing up, moving on~ new friends are always awesome and sometimes it's a good thing to move on from old friends as well.
5. my rainbow adidas shoes. still freaking sweet.

fancykid101 · 12 months ago

When Perez says Ladyhawke is he meaning the one from NZ...cos thats so cool if he is.
Pete i just went to The Curious Case Of Benjiman Button with my family...it was great, didn't know it was that long though haha.

Okay i love lists.
2008 -s
1. Lady Gaga >< She drives me insane. i can't tell if she's even human under all that hair and those shades that are stuck to her head.
2. Chris dying in the second series of Skins.
3. Missing TAI... Cobra Starship & Panic in August, damn i never got over that.
4. Miley Cyrus. Need i say more....... (no offence Pete. I know you guys are tight.... haha)
5. The t shirts with big writing on them. You know the ones... They were cool, then the all the skanks kinda killed them.

2008 +s
1. Barack Obama. I don't even lve in America but it felt like he became King of the world on Nov 4.
2.Summer Heights High- the funniest thing i have ever seen.
3. William Beckett's blog. (and the fact that he reads the comments and replies to some makes me smile.)
4. FOB announcing show in feb. (see you there sunnnnssshine)
5. Folie a Deux being possibly the best album to date.


P.S Hey.

SaraAustin · 12 months ago

CHRIS DYING WAS COMPLETELY UNNECESARY!
and the fact that NO ONE is comming back for season 3 sucks.

AND summer heights high is a definite thumbs up.

Papercut tragedies · 12 months ago

i agree on the summer heights high

hilarious

Katie. · 12 months ago

Summer Hieghts High...
It is sooo hilarious ayye!
xD

bffofpatrick07 · 11 months ago

I thought I was the only person here who love GaGa!!

She is INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE DAWG!! lol

Galit · 12 months ago

obama ftw.

my top 5s
1) my friend and I gaining back our amazing friendship
2) joining OCK. finding out about FOB tour, getting a m&g and fad coming out
3) dropping business studies
4) changing my room around so it suites me and refects alot about me which i really like
5) taking in alot of new music tastes and broadening my perpespectives on alot of artists.

cant wait for Americas Suitehearts vid! Will only see it in 2 weeks though :( but im counting the days xx

Galit · 12 months ago

worst 5 of 2008:
1) Got over Miley Cyrus, now I think shes a horny bitch with a voice she doesnt know how to use or appreciate
2) polka face by lady gaga, it is played too often and its become BAAD
3) becoming friends with the 2 people i dispise most and it will be a huge regret that will sit with me for ages
4) those nights i ate too much junk food and skipped gym
5) missing out on concerts and not having enough money for cds

veneschamarie · 12 months ago

Top 10 purchases of the year, in no particular order.

1. Plane ticket to Chicago to see snow for the first time in 14 years. Boy did I pick a good winter, or what?
2. Gas on my way to the Prop 8 protest I attended. One of the most powerful nights of my life.
3. Tuition into school. I get to turn my friends into Thriller werewolves/"cat monsters", what better assignments could I ask for? http://i39.tinypic.com/qsmof5.jpg
4. A couple of pieces from the 'Without You, I'm Just Me" gallery.
5. These sick purple, blue, pink and black vinylish material Nikes.
6. DeadxStop's"Selected Works 2004-2008" even though he's probably mad that I paid for it. Sweet foreward, by the way.
7. Tickets to 2*Sweet's last show ever in Chicago. It felt so raw. Amazing.
8. "What A Catch, Donnie" on iTunes. That song kept me going that month, you don't even know.
9. My tattoos, because I'm finally starting something I've wanted to for years.
10. My cat, Butters. I rescued him from the pound pretty much right before they were going to put him to sleep. I'm told he resembles Troh's cat. y/n? http://i44.tinypic.com/21dnzty.jpg

Damn, I love lists.

Erinaa · 12 months ago

TOP 5
1) When Panic at the Disco played in Sydney on my birthday (which i also happened to attend)

2)When I bought my awesome guitar.

3) When i met the love of my life (corny much)

4)When i reached self actualization


BOTTOM 5

1)when i ALMOST died (most disapointing moment of my life)

2)when i found out that Fall Out Boy was coming to sydney but i was told that i wasnt allowed to go

3)when my guitar teacher said i crap fingers and that i cant play well because of it

4)when i read 'Breaking Dawn' by Stephanie Meyer

5)when i watched my first(and hopefully last) episode of Hannah Montana

Galit · 12 months ago

sydney ftw :)

but i just read it and SELF ACTUALISATION ahaha we did that in society and culture at school and always laughed about it..

why arnt you allowed to go the concert!?

cupcake · 12 months ago

on the good side
obama (and i don't even live in the us)
anything involving friends
anything fob related (including golden tickets and fresh only bakery)
andy being a twitterholic
katy perry
hey monday
bronx
heychris planning to come to aus
learning to drive
perez hilton
the boards ;)
megan
britney spears

on the bad side
prop 8 (again not even being in the us)
travis and dj am plane crash
all the bombings in the middle east
riots in greece/nigeria

i'm sure there are more things to add but i was thinking on the spot.....>.<

Jade0731 · 12 months ago

Haha. I so agree about that lol ad. I fucking hate that thing. Ok... top 5 things in random order.

(semi-)Personal Top 5
1. Of course, Nov. 4th. Barack Obama getting elected literally transformed my "yeah.. I live in the U.S.A. but... I'd rather not" mentality into being super proud of our country.
2. Folie a Deux. Phenomonal album by a fantastic band. And while on the topic of FOB I'll add December 2nd to my #2.
3. Discovering a bunch of new bands (and ones that have been around for ages) and really beginning to round out my music collection and learn more about music. Getting a drumset goes with this too.
4. Getting to spend a lot more time with my mom.
5. Meeting a few really great people that I'm happy to share my life with.

Worst of '08
1. Palin. Enough said.
2. Miley/Jonas Brothers/High School Musical/Disney Tween stars mania. Not that I dislike these people or their music. I don't know them so I'm not going to judge 'em and I've only heard a couple songs so I can't really have an opinion on their music yet. But, the mania about them is crazy. There's no need for it. There are better things to focus on that that. But I guess there will always be some teen sensation. I guess not just the Disney mania, but the celebrity mania as well. Do we really need a whole TV channel devoted to celebrity news?? Do we even need celebrity news???? I find that all so rediculous. These people are doing their jobs (usually) why should they get any more recognition than a plumber would?? Why should their personal life matter to the public? Why do we feel the need to put these people on a pedastil and then knock them down? I'm counting this as a 2008 thing, though it's been going on for a while. I think it's a more recent thing though. I mean there were times when an actor/musician could have a private life and people respected that. After all, it is just their job.
3. People who grew up in the 60's/70's. Lol. Not all of them of course. But I hate when many of them insist that they're better than the newer generations. Like claiming that our music isn't real music. Our rock isn't real rock. Nothing will ever compare to The Beatles. I respect their opinions, but I hate it when they try to force it down our throats. I've noticed a lot of that happening this year. Can't we just stop the cycle of generational hatred? I'm sure the generations before them hated their music, can't they recognize they're doing the same thing to a newer generation? (i picked music as an example, but they harp about other things too.)
4. The ever growing materialism. Especially in the US.
5. Proposition 8.

black-flamingo · 12 months ago

my top 10 of 2008 , in no particular order

1. winning tickets to a very small (only 300 people) and special FALL OUT BOY concert in Heidelberg, Germany. It was the first time I've seen you guys live and it was fuckin' awesome!! The 7 days of nonstop posting for the tickets was worth it.

2. your absolutely stunning light-guitars you played I don't care with. DAMN COOL!

3. Panic at the Disco's "When The Day Met The Night". I love this song ... it always reminds me of the Twilight story <3

4. the new zebra-themed style of my room. I'm old enough to get rid of the childish room I used to have. Now it looks like...the room of a adult - and I like it. Now I'm no longer ashamed of it ;-)

5. to have afresh contact to an old friend I used to love. Hope it will work better this time...

6. reading Stephenie Meyers "breaking dawn" - hate it, that the story is over now...

7. my hometowns annual fair where I, as a part of the final school year, worked as a barwoman and got flirted with :D

8. Perez Hilton - the man I get all the gossip from

9. Katy Perrys Album "One Of the Boys"

10. Bronx for sure. I'm so happy for Ashlee and you and can't wait to see some more pictures of the little one. But I'll miss to see pics of a pregnant Ash... she looked soooo pretty with that baby-bump <3

Papercut tragedies · 12 months ago

i agree with the 2nd point on the worst of.It is ridiculous.

Jaimez · 12 months ago

so redic.
why the frck is the president-elect a fricking celebrity whore? the mania surrounding him is absurd and scary.and very telling. he's toned it down a bit because some people probably told him to but he's got a huge ego..and the thing is. he's nto even representing himself honestly!
i hate saying i told you so..but i've got a feeling..

alexandra · 12 months ago

the show 'Summer Heights High' if you havent seen it you defs should.
And fall out boy comming too adelaide! ahh.. im so happy for the meet and greet too. :D

Lauren · 12 months ago

I'm going to adelaide show too :D meet and greet? And yes, SHH ftw (y) it's worth buying the dvd for all the extra footage. :)

SaraAustin · 12 months ago

possibly the most random lists ever. so apologies.

top 5

5.) really hot guy bought me a drink
4.) going to boarding school
3.) bands/artists actually comming to hong kong! and hong kong being in the dark knight.
2.) imovie hd.
1.) my dad - found out he toured with gary numan and elvis costello. and wrote 3 books.

bottom 5
5.) making a fool of myself in front of hot guy that bought me a drink and his hot friends. what can you do hey?
4.) too much going on.
3.) CREDIT CRUNCH
2.) not seeing my parents for christmas
1.) my grandad possibly having cancer.

Jordan Elise · 12 months ago

Wow. That was great. I can't believe I woke up at 6 am and immediately flew to my computer and have been immersed in this Top 5 thing for 49 minutes now. That was great. My PERSONAL Top 5 would be all Fall Out Boy, Decaydance, FOE, etc, etc.. things of thats of are pretty much my life. Anywhoo.. I didn't see your top 5 up there.. You should probably put yours up!

PaulKilledTheRadioStar · 12 months ago

1. Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell (this is one of my all time favourite albums)
2. Found out about Travis Lampe
3. Let the right one in is soooo much better than The Dark Knight (though I've been a Batman fanatic all my life)
4. Going to college far away from home (one of the best decisions I ever made)
5. Rappers still ignoring the existence of a little thing called grammar (this shouldn't be here but I'm listening to 808s right now and I'm out of ideas)

also cool: the latest season of entourage, definitely folie a deux, almost finishing recording an EP with my band.

gillpill66 · 12 months ago

My Top 5 Stuff of 2008

5. My Christmas Market mug.
4. Road trip in France. Even though a 7 hour journey took 12 hours. The insane french hip hop kept us happy and awake at 2 in the morning lol I STILL cant find that song though =(
3. The apple pouch times. HAHA!
2. Seeing FOB, TAI... + WTK, The Mighty Boosh (FINALLY the honey monster got what was coming to him, apparently that thing was Tony Harrison - "Take me! Take me like you take other peoples ideas!!!" AMAZING), PATD and my cousins band all in one year.
1. Discovering a load of new bands that I now can't stop listening to. (Thanks to Mr Wentz and my friend Emma.)

Ok. looking back over that there are LOADS more awesome and more significant things that happened but I have the worst memory in the world and I'm running about an hour late for my bus so i'll leave it at that. XD

Vanity · 12 months ago

Great stuff right there..
Got a girl up the hill to be very happy with you for including Pharrell, no shit.
And she's waiting, so i better make this quick.

In no particular order;
1) Perez Hilton including Alphabeat in his top 5 (they're danish, and they rock).
2) FaD, and the way i kept confusing it with Menage a Trois in the beginning.
3) My Chemical Romance's new website (i'm a fangirl, i can't help it)
4) Of course, the election. the outcome, the enthusiasm throughout the world and the states in particular, and the way it led to many interesting conversations.
5) My brother being happy. Even if his happiness has to include medication.

I've got more coming up on my blog (vanity92.tumblr.com) later today or tomorrow. ..if anyone cares x]

joleeen · 12 months ago

HAHAHA, I love Patrick's #4.
"I can’t wait for him to be older so I can be the uncool uncle that doesn’t let him play with my drumset."

AH, he's so cute. :D

nrichienews.com · 12 months ago

Get Nicole Richie or Joel Madden to do this!
Id love to see what either of them say.
You can make it happen!!! xo

lolOu · 12 months ago

You mean five great things that hapenned in 2008 ? Okay, then...
1) My fisrt show with my new band, Cherryl!ps (i joined only a few weeks ago ! and we already have fans in the high school T__T) It was just amazing. I just felt like home. I couldn't stop smiling. Singing is the only thing i really want to do when i'm older (yeah, for the moment, i'm only 15...)
2) I read the Twilight books. They're just FANTASTIC. I loved them all. And i read them IN ENGLISH (i'm French.). I'm proud to say i undertood everything.
3) I got Folie à Deux and also tickets to see you in Paris in March !
4) As a movie, i really enjoyed Iron Man. It was great. Nothing more to say about it. Oh, and i also LOVED Wall-e. Simply perfect. My favorite movie ever.
5) And as a people, i'd say Patrick Stump, of course. That guy is amazing. But i've got a little question. Does he really play the trumpet ? If he does, then, i love him MORE than i already do (i play the trumpet myself.).

That's it for the 5 things i loved this year. There is no order...
Sorry, i must have made a lot of mistakes...

Eruwenfuin · 12 months ago

That made me giggle.


From the Top 5 of all time 2008 (I don´t do order)

1. Folié a deux and the viral marketing campaign. I've never found myself wanting to live in the US before, but all of a sudden the urge came upon me. But virals aside, I loved/love that album. The lyrics are phenomenal and the beats, oh dear Deities those beats. I'm glad that it was put out this year. It has inspired me to a point of visually imagining non-existant videoclips as the songs play over and over and over and over. That hasn´t happened to me for such a long time. So thank you, for filling my head with dreams that need no sleep. Though after Donnie what A catch it has become official that I cannot hold a key, as in ever.
(and the concert you guys did in the Netherlands. I swear your fans are all batshit. But I had a great time. And the Fall Out Boy Hoodie is keeping my nice and toastywarm)

2. The Internet social networking thingumabob. I found Livejournal which rocked my socks. Some people might find this funny, but I didn´t even know it existed. And when I found out about it I entered a world where people were even more flaily and hyped up about bands I liked. It bogs my mind that this community which is so vast not only works so well, but also know so much. Really, there are whole dissertations about who toured with whom and when and where. It´s sometimes more than just vaguely creepy. But don´t tell them. I´m sure the zompire department of bandom will sick their zombie puppies on me.(Twitter´s just awesome because I now have to cap down on my words, which is a problem for me, myspace is stil faily, I still don´t get facebook)

3. Obama. Does this even need explaining? Being in the Netherlands means that I live in a different timezone. And I had school the day after, exams of some sorts, so I couldn´t stay up that night. But being told by my mom, at 6 AM , that Obama had won, put a smile upon my face that was hard to erase.

4. Learning, or rather re-learning, how to knit. I got taught by my gran once, but I forgot it over the years. And now thanks to the interwebs I can once again make warm squishy cuddly soft things out of a pair of sticks and some thread/yarn. And I joined ravelry.com which enabled me to make my batshawl.

5. Going to London and Italy. I had such a blast in London. My gran took me there so we did a wonderful museum trip. My gran doesn´t speak English so I had a blast being a human translation device. Italy was also museums and more museums. Architecture still amazes me at every corner I turn. Though apparently I can´t sleep in busses at night. Unless I´m exhausted. Oh well, at least The Alps look magnificent at night. And there is nothing scarier than waking up and finding yourself in a bus, on the top of a huge ass mountain and surrounded by fog. Then again, that might have just been too many Stephen King movies.


to the Bottom 5 of 2008

1. Prop 8? I´m sure worse things have happened in the world, I´m sure worser things will still happen to the world, if not in 2012 then later on. But prop 8 really proved to me that politics are made of epic fail to the power of life multiplied by myspace and infinity. Because really What The Hell is Wrong With You People. I don´t know why I just capitalized all those letters. But really wtf? That´s all my brain can do when it comes to that.
And then it cries. Cries because of the ignorance. Cries because it is enraged. Just cries for it is sad now.

2. Learning how to knit, because really I need to homework from time to time as well. And I have a hunch this fabric obsession of mine is going to cost me a shitload of money in the future, which is unfortunate because I was planning on becoming a penniless (sitar player) student.

3. Britney spears/miley/jonas brothers and all music that is like it including HSM123 and possibly 4 and 5. I´m sure they´re all wonderful people, but I do not wish to be subjected to their music everywhere I go. Because frankly I will dance to anything with a beat and dancing to this is bad for my growly lumberjack image.

4. Russel brand. Not because I dislike the guy, for I am a fan of him. (and I want his hairdo, for some inane reason) But because nobody got his jokes at the VMA´s. I gather it´s a cultural thing? Oh well, at least I got a laugh from it.

5. Palin´s voice. I could have lived without the experience. Scratch that. I wish I could live without having experienced that. But alas it is not to be.

Oh well, I´m back to my knitting and my Harry Potter marathon/HitchHikers guide audiobooks.

Amber · 12 months ago

I have to admit, I have gotten so used to seeing the same old year-end lists at this time of year. But these were awesome!

You should put yours up, Pete. :-)


Anyhooo....Here's my list of my favorite things this year, just in case you'd like to check it out.


My Hot List For 2008

#1. One word: Obama!!!!

#2. Tons of Fall Out Boy awesomeness, from the puzzles and guessing, to the release of the new album

#3. Panic At The Disco, "Pretty. Odd."

#4. Rock Band. A.K.A The most addictive video game known to man!

#5. The Dark Knight. A.K.A the sweetest super-hero movie ever made!

fatale · 12 months ago

Some of those lists were super on point (I'm looking at you, Keith Buckley).

WORST
1) Death held too tight of a grip this year. I know you really can't blame a year for something like that but I like scapegoating. I poured one out for everyone.
2) All the other amazing hip-hop releases overshadowed by the coughexcessivecough hype surrounding The Carter III. How many people know that Q-Tip came out with "The Renaissance"? Okay, now how many people can recite lyrics to "3peat"?
3) Amy Poehler leaving SNL. Boo.
4) The cancellation of Pushing Daisies. Cutest, most fantastic show of '07-'08. Surfthechannel.com. GO NOW.
5) Leggings as pants. From one lady to all the other ladies, please stop.
*Honorable mention: 10 Things I Hate About You, the television series. Why? No really, why?

BEST
1) Finding out that Langerado festival is going to be in Miami in 2009 and then finding out that the initial lineup is incredible. The Faint, Public Enemy, DeVotchKa, Cold War Kids, Gym Class Heroes, Bad Brains, and fucking George Clinton (to name a few) all in one weekend. My heart is beating quadruple time just thinking about it. SO HAPPY.
2) Sarah Palin giving everyone months of entertainment. Tina Fey came back to SNL for a little, college kids had a new drinking game, and in the end she's back gazing at Russia from her Alaskan frontier.
3) Blogging. Nothing new but between celebrities starting their own and an influx of fashion and food blogs, I'm feeling less embarrassed about the time I spend in front of my laptop. Tastespotting.com, Foodgawker.com, Lookbook.nu
4) Kings of Leon- Only by the Night. Good stuff.
5) My own personal triumphs: I started my own business venture, passed my college chemistry class on the first try, and went the whole year without a speeding ticket. Yay.

fueledbyellen · 12 months ago

this is a GOOD list.

falke · 12 months ago

so lets see
my top 5 for 2008 is

1)Folie à deux
2)The wedding and baby bronx, and than that photo from bronx was the best gift I had this year
3)having a friend how is alway there for me, and knowing that's this friendship will last
forever, I can tell you it's the best feeling that I have ever had
4) the day I went to London, it's was so amazing, although I almost was killed by some of those red buses...
5) and of cource Barack Obama, iI don't live in america but anyway I was so happy that he became the president

x Falke

falke · 12 months ago

so lets see
my top 5 for 2008 is

1)Folie à deux
2)The wedding and baby bronx, and than that photo from bronx was the best gift I had this year
3)having a friend hwo is alway there for me, and knowing that's this friendship will last
forever, I can tell you it's the best feeling that I have ever had
4) the day I went to London, it's was so amazing, although I almost was killed by some of those red buses...
5) and of cource Barack Obama, iI don't live in America but anyway I was so happy that he became the president

x Falke

falke · 12 months ago

so lets see
my top 5 for 2008 is

1)Folie à deux
2)The wedding and baby bronx, and than that photo from bronx was the best gift I had this year
3)having a friend who is alway there for me, and knowing that's this friendship will last
forever, I can tell you it's the best feeling that I have ever had
4) the day I went to London, it's was so amazing, although I almost was killed by some of those red buses...
5) and of cource Barack Obama, iI don't live in america but anyway I was so happy that he became the president

x Falke

hélène · 12 months ago

hmm...the five best things of 2008...ok i think i get it :

1. Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street (yay i got the dvd for xmas)
2. The Panic at the disco show in Paris (in march, i didn't go to some courses to see them)
3. I got my 2nd year at university (and now i hope to get my last one)
4. My 2nd travel to London (especially when i went to a Stomp show and to the musical Billy Elliott)
5. The release of Folie à deux

and now the 5 worst things of 2008 :

1. My father forgot my birthday (i turned to 20)
2. I couldn't go to your show in Paris on september (i had to sell my ticket, it broke my heart)
3. The wedding of our president (Nicolas Sarkozy) with the singer and ex-model Carla Bruni (i'm ok with her but i don't understand why she's with this jerk)
4. University is killing me...a lot of work...too much work !!!
5. the french movie Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (will smith is gonna do an english version but i don't know the name). it's a big shit not as funny as it told, everything is in the trailer.

and there's one thing good and bad at the same time : the election of Barack Obama. He's a good man, america needs him and it's a big evolution in american minds BUT now you're annoying us with that ( at the mtv europe awards it was too much, each american celebrities was like "woo hoo barack obama" "yes we can"). it's not nice to remind us that we elected a bloody fuckin stupid dwarf for president (i didn't vote for him,it was my first election...what a disappointment).

ok, i read what i wrote and it looks like i'm angry...sorry, i swear i'm not.
so have a good day !

falke · 12 months ago

oh sorry that I post it 3 times =)
but I spelled the word 'who' wrong =)

Steward · 12 months ago

5 BEST THINGS of 08

5. Rapper b.LaY is about to hit 09 hard www.myspace.com/blaymusic
4. LiL Wayne's CD
3. Skinny Jeans on hip hop
2. Bush is leaving office
1. OBAMA

Emma · 12 months ago

Just random good stuff from this year...

1. The birth of my 7th niece, on x-mas Eve. Best present ever.
2. The new Fall Out Boy album, always good with new stuff and once again it lifted my spirits to stay away from selfdestruction :/
3. Spent summer in Chicago with a great friend. I love that city!
4. Me and my best friend became better friends after 2 years on different continents.
5. My new tattoos that represent all the good stuff in life.

Ivan Pavlove · 12 months ago

A-MA-ZING!!!
seriously, i really loved it!
Now, it's time for my top 5^^
here i come

5. The birth of Bronx Mowgli Wentz

4. Barack Obama elected as President

3. Wearing Supra shoes and playing with my Super Nintendo with friends

2. Into The Wild. Movie & Book. (Yeah because i seen the movie in januar 2008 and i started reading the book two months ago)

1. Folie A Deux from Fall Out Boy, one of the 3 best records ever. No jokes. I'm serious about it. That's an amazing piece of art, a real powerful masterpiece. reminding me of the Beatles, the Who, Metallica, Guns N' Roses,etc... Fall Out Boy is The best actual band. Don't get me wrong. Pete. Patrick Vaughn. Joe. Andy. They are the best.

Peace, I'm in love with your talent, Pete. Keep doin' your awesome job ;)

Talia · 12 months ago

hmm it has been a very interesting year heres my personal 5s in no order..

top:

1. Katy Perry (she fucking rocks)
2. me finding Perez Hilton's website, theres just something about waking up to a bitch session about Miley so refreshing :)
3. Listening to Tokio Hotel and FOB all year.
4. and of course Barack Obama winning the election, im not even American but i sat my parents down and made them listen to his speech.
5. The Dark knight, it was such a good movie, my fave of the year easily!

bottom 5:

1.the bombings in mumbai i dont know about anyone else here, but i was watching a morning show when it was happening, and they made a call to someone called steve smith, who at the time, the producers didnt know he was still locked in a cupboard having no clue whats going on. it was sad because it was live at the same time. have no lcue what happened to him though.

2. heath ledger and bernie mac dying, james brown, and especially jennifer hudsons family :(
3. Miley cyrus, i wish she'd just get pregnant like jaime lynn and fuck off

4. prop 8 being passed sad and ridiculous.

5. kanye wests downfall, i felt for him when his momma died but srsly, no reason to turn into a total douche cock.

SaraAustin · 12 months ago

loving the comment about miley cyrus.

Mimi · 12 months ago

Hahaha! Some of these are hilarious: "Palin. Enough said."

Tricia · 12 months ago

Pete: I always thought you were a social climber (marrying into the Simpson family), and I could never figure out your appeal UNTIL I heard you on Howard Stern. I thought you were such a cool guest, and I was impressed what a great sense of humor you have. I then watched your episode on Howard TV, and enjoyed the interview even more. Best of luck to you and Ashley. Happy New Year.

Esme · 12 months ago

Top things about 2008:
1)My friend laura's beech party

2)My friend Camilla's labradoodle puppy

3)Disocvering the game FABLE the lost chapters on plain old xbox = seriously addicted

4) Facebook.com - nuff said

5)Becoming more and more proud to be ENGLISh as i watched in disgust how americans even considered Sarah Palin and the old guy over Obama just becasue HE was black

your baby is cute, i prefered ashlee's hair red, i thought she looked stunning

Jaimez · 12 months ago

newsflash. people solely voted for barack just because he claims himself to be black. though he is half-black.
this was not an election about skin color or reproductive organs..nor was it a race to become a celebrity and "messiah".
i do not trust obama or any of the people who basically made him and tell him what to do..

xA. · 12 months ago

1. Returning to London two weeks ago and seeing all my former co-workers & one of my dearly loved friends again (whom I met cmaping outside Oxford Street to get wristbands to see Panic at the Disco. - Thank you for believing in them, Peter - without you and them, I'd have never met that awesome bunch of people on 3/16/08). London = home.

2. Getting the new job. I know it's a total cliché for students to work in bars and restaurants but seriously, with those co-workers and that boss, waiting on people isn't half as bad. They're a kick ass bunch of people who've turned into friends ever so quickly. I love them dearly. Plus, I somehow, after four months of working there, managed to get myself promoted to shift manager.

3. Anything related to Panic this year (I sound like a right teenager) - meeting new friends at shows in London and Germany. Talking to the guys and helping out with my tambourine when the equipment went missing. Winning tickets to a radio concert show and going with my concert buddy turned into best friend.

4. The amount of shows I went to this year/celebrating life at live shows like never before.

5. Finally finding the confidence to believe in myself and what I do - putting myself out there to people and gaining trust and love and friendship. This year, I found myself and figured out who I wanna be.

Faith · 12 months ago

All this just reminds me of how pathetic my life is and that I can't do anything about it other than off myself.

plkw3love · 12 months ago

same tbh.

lene17Norway · 12 months ago

I hate Perez.
I love Jessica Simpson and Miley Cyrus. ugh. If anyone needs to be locked up it's him, and "Speidi" YUCK!

KainfromAus · 12 months ago

Top 5?

1. Patrick Stump's voice... no jokes, everytime I think it can't get any better, it does.

2. The (Shipped) Gold Standard.... please don't make this one a single, I think this one should just be kept for the fans...it's too good!

3. Paris Hilton actually behaving herself for a whole year!

4. frozen yogurt

5.Hey!Chris's new book, that boy is fairly gifted in the writting department.

that is all. XO

Smee · 12 months ago

Actually thinking about this is pretty difficult... only 5 things I love about this year? Well actually the first half sucked but the last 6 months rocked!!

1. First and foremost getting into Uni after struggling for-fucking-ever!!!! I'm officially no longer ill! WAHOO!
2. My brother and my sister and 2 sons moving back home - having the opportunity to see my nephews grow up, and my brother being actually happy.
3. Fall out boy at Wembley - I was still ill when you toured the UK before so I was super psyched when you guys came (even if it did mean 4 hours on the train and tube to get there).
4. Carol Ann Duffy's "Rapture" - published a couple of years ago but only discovered in my local book shop in September and WOW, amazing poetry.
5. Christmas with my whole family who clubbed together to get me an I-pod (I nearly cried, I swear, my families the best!) and watching my nephews learning to head-bang to my brothers choice of "Christmas music" (Black Ice - AC/DC). The eldest (2 and a half) managed to get his hand into the shaped of devil horns too!

A lot of those aren't really applicable to the world but that's my 5 most awesome things.

Happy new year! :)

alison1983 · 12 months ago

congrat's on the baby!

LucyLame · 12 months ago

Best shit to go down this year (in no particular oder.)

1. Panic at the Disco concert in August (who ever dissed them LIED! Loved the fucking bubbles!) And following that was their "It's Almost Halloween" vid, which caused me to die laughing...

2. The release of "Other Voices, Other Rooms" by the Getaway Plan (this is the most kick-ass thing that I've ever heard in my insignificant life. Seriously, I was relating this to the awesomeness of Queen, the Beatles and Radiohead. And I thought these guys were good at My Chem last year...)

3. Finally admitting to myself that I'm bisexual, after a long period of tormenting myself over it.

4. Getting my new baby; an acoustic-electric

5. A trip to Melbourne in which I realised just how much my mother accepts about me, because I spent almost the whole time getting picked on by my Aunty and then have my Uncle accuse me of being a "dyke" like it was a problem if I were...

6. Kimya Dawson, Morrissey and British India

7. The fact that the year is pretty much over.

Janet Sanders · 12 months ago

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

zena · 12 months ago

how can anyone narrow down a whole year to a list of five relatively most defining points worth mentioning over god knows how many other equally pivotal points?! its cool though that those who did it anyway , took a moment to reflect on themselves and translated their experience of 2008 so that others can join in on what made them happy/sad...

i enjoyed reading it. :)

.monica. · 12 months ago

ha
hahahaha
hahaha
god, oh pete
oh patrick

Phillip Brand · 12 months ago

What a bunch of triteness!!!!!!!!!! Especially that Buckley creep.

fueledbyellen · 12 months ago

hmm, seems like keith buckley has a thing against our society, no? haha, but i understand him. esp the LOL commerical backlash. there's probably no better way to criticize that concept than how he described, hahaha.

Ellen · 12 months ago

I love the fact that you published perez saying Jessica Simpson should be hospitalized!

fueledbyellen · 12 months ago

by the way, sorry about your finger. hope it gets better :D

2ndstarjen · 12 months ago

Hey Pete,
Thanks for sharing. Here are my top five for 2008:
1) Music--This year, I rediscovered how incredible music is. I spent two years or so buried under the Magic Kingdom, listening to soft rock (Toto) and Disney "stars" (Miley, High School Musical, etc.). In January 2008, I started listening to blink-182 (all time favorite) again. Which lead me to Angels and Airwaves, +44, Panic at the Disco, Boys Like Girls, My Chemical Romance, pretty much everyone signed on Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance and of course, Fall Out Boy (who I already liked, I just re-embraced the FOB). I've been to more shows than I ever have this year, met Tom Delonge twice (dream come true repeated) and Panic and had an absolute blast. I only wonder why I didn't do any of this before.

2) Libraries: I left theme-park world and started working at one. And while I always liked going to the library, I can fully appreciate how much they kick ass. Not only do I love my job, but the library I am at has a huge collection of books, movies, music and games; they have lots of cool programs going on all the time for people of all ages; and there is such a professional yet free-flowing attitude there. Great place to work, great place to visit.

3) Hope: Right now, things kind of suck around here. Economy is bad, etc. But the election of Mr. Obama has filled me with such hope for the future. Change is all around us, I can feel it.

4) Acceptance: This is also the year that I learned to accept things, mostly about myself. Instead of focusing on my flaws, both physical and mental, I've learned to accept that I am clumsy, a little naive and ocd and laugh it off. I no longer look in the mirror and bemoan that my nose is not as cute as I wish it was or that my chest is not so curvy and focus on my amazing blue eyes and my teeny tiny waist. I will never be a perky cheerleader sorority girl type or any other mold I've tried to force myself to fit into because I thought it was what I should be. I am mostly sweet, a little odd, sometimes introverted and depressed, mostly happy and sarcastic. And I'm okay with all of it. :)

5) Love: is all you need. I have much love to give and receive and I am very fortunate for all.

Jaimez · 12 months ago

you go girl! haha. aw i hope everyone reads what you wrote and gets something out of it..

i've never loved my job like i did when i was working at the library..got to read to kids..made popcorn(on the stove) for about 50 peeps and watched it's a wonderful life with everyone :P
and i could wear whatever i liked..haha..i like wearing booty shorts and my lead librarian was cool with that! kay well not booty shorts but it was a really great place to work. specially during the summer months..

MomentsBetweenSleep · 12 months ago

Ok, here goes;

The best things [In no order];
1) Pete brushing past my arm at the Fall Out Boy concert in Birmingham
2) My dad paying over £500 to take me to the concert
3) Folie á Deux
4) Discovering loads of good music, TAI, Cobra Starship, The Cab, PATD, Hey Monday
5) LOST Season 4

Worst things [In no order];
1) Loads of people at school calling me a skiver/faker
2) Katy Perry's addictive songs that I don't want to like but can't help liking
3) Terrorists - It needs to stop...like NOW
4) Twilight. Yeah, they're good books, but the whole thing has been hyped up loads
5) Britney's comeback
6) Simon Pegg. His stuff is getting old now.

Machine · 12 months ago

top 5
1) apparently global WARMING is to be blamed for rainy weather now
2) the retaliation "i'm a pc and i'm a stereotype" advert, it just wasn't as good as the mac one
3) coming on here and it taking hours to decipher what FUCT TTTYG IFOH FAD + AEOWUG mean
4) pete wentz tripping over onstage in london, wembley arena
5)magazine saying folie a deux was the best album ever and the best song was 'never believe'
6) people doing more than 5 on their top 5 lists.

krystelt · 12 months ago

really enjoyed this blog!!!!!!!

theclandestinehuman · 12 months ago

keith's list was like, the best. i think Kanye is pretty good in the studio, but live?

........ *cricket chirps*

top 5 things of 08
F.a.D (and all the cfob madness leading up to it)

Barack Obama.

punditkitchen.com (provided me with many lol's. for example "Sarah Palin" "Parah Salin" ;D)

failblog.com (WIN!)

the rising of blogs amongst some of my favorite people. i.e, William Beckett, Travie McCoy, Pete Wentz, PATRICK STUMP (i love your blog Patrick!!!). and the more recent updating of Joe's blog. *nods*

worst things of 08:

myspace, got shittier, as if that was even possible (butiwon'tliethatistillhavemine)

Chinese Democracy. (do i even really NEED to explain?)

Jonas Brothers/every other disney channel devil spawn (it's like Patrick said, real artists make music, or paintings or whatever when they have something to say. the Jonas Brothers, and Miley Cirus/Hannah Montana or WHATEVER her name is?!?! don't have anything to say. they don't make music from the heart, Disney tells them what music to make, and the make it. and Jonas Brother's being virgins? PUH-LEASE. ugh.

The Economy :l

overall american weight. no questions asked.


well, that's my lists! have a nice day Pete :D

Eikcam · 12 months ago

Oh peter. I hope you had a nice past year and the next year is even better. Thats what my family says, "this year fucking sucked, so next year better be the fucking church choir singing"- My brother.

Oh man. have a good day peter, you deserve it!

Jedi Iwakura · 12 months ago

Top 5 of '08 year in summary.

5. EVERYONE IN THE WORLD (EXCEPT PATRICK STUMP) GETTING A TWITTER. SHIT. Even Brendon's got one, dude, jesus. I wouldn't be surprised if Frank Iero started making accounts for his dogs. I love it. I love having that level of interaction with everyone. It's so great. Andy's made me laugh so many times, Joe's just getting started on it but he's making me bust up too already. It's just so great.

4. Patrick Stump getting so much NEWS coverage this year. I think the piece he did with the NYTimes is my favorite, next to the big interview he did for AP. It's been so entertaining lately to see how much he has to say about things, when he's given the chance to talk about them. I loved hearing how he's 'nerding out' over the Alphabeats, or politics, or Kanye, or his movie. It's so amazing. He's been a pretty big cornerstone in my entertainment world for a while now and it's just been a fantastic experience to see him around so much, working on everyone's records or spewing out little ideas here and there for what he's going to do next.

3. All the concerts I was able to go to this year, holy shit. From the DirecTV beach bowl in January, MCR and Cobra, the Wicked Tinkers and Solace Brothers in the summer, to RB2 and Bogus Journey and Phooson this past fall and winter, and so many more. Oh my god, it's been amazing. AMAZING. So many shows, so many great great memories. I don't even KNOW.

2. Barack Obama. Dude. Our next president is so fucking kick ass. He bodysurfs. He is a video game nerd. I also want to add Biden and Emmanuel to this one, here, fuck. ADMINISTRATION OF AMAZING. I was -proud- of America. I started bawling when I read about Tyson Ritter's French friends that day on the beach, hearing the news. I constantly talked with my boss about why Palin is NOT a safe woman for such a high office and a couple times I cried about it. I was coming home for work and had NPR's Best of '08 on yesterday and they were recapping the election--I think I cried for a longer time than the actual presentation was. I had my photo in the local paper from election day, dancing around to The Hush Sound and waving a homemade Obama sign. I felt GOOD about having done that. I felt AMAZING. I came home that night after it was too dark for signs, and watched as our nation finally got something right in 8 years. I have hope for the future. I do.

1. Iron Man. I went to go see it in theatres EIGHT. TIMES. It came out on DVD and I bought three different editions, even though I had it downloaded on my computer and had already watched it another six times. It combines my love of comics/superheroes, Robert Downey Jr., rock music, just enough explosions, just enough of a romance, Jeff Bridges, mecha-suits, beautiful cars, and glowy shit.

TONY STARK BUILT THIS IN A CAVE, MOTHAFUCKA


idk I'll probably break things down more into categories in an lj post or something, but that's the goods of '08 in a nutshell for me. Thanks for asking~

Jaimez · 12 months ago

what does bodysurfing have to do with being a president? and moree importantly,. how the heck is that news we should be concerned or knowing about the president-elect? how did you find that out?
and usually for anything if it doesn't hurt while it's healing, it aint working.
btw..i had twitter before peter..:P

Jedi Iwakura · 11 months ago

I'm not apologizing for the fact that my priorities and interests are not the same as yours, but I will apologize for asking why you're always so standoffish with other people, and in saying that it really makes me wonder what you get out of making others explain themselves.

I like the fact that our President-elect body-surfs, boogie-boards, and snorkels with his children on holiday. It shows vitality. He's an A-type personality, and the fact that he's so physically active in his spare time leads me to believe that he is sound in mind as well as in his body. You've got an administration where a great amount of the constituents' favorite pastimes include gussying up in camo and down vests in day-glo orange (and still manage to somehow shoot each other in the face) and taking a ten minute walk out in a meadow to fire at birds.
Don't get me wrong in saying hunting is a lazy sport--it can be. For a lot of avid hunters, it is or isn't, depending on what you're hunting, how and with what you're hunting it with, where, when, and so on. I've grown up with the sport, and while it's not a total involving interest for me I understand at least my family's reasons for doing it, for finding the fun in it, for their training and practice for it. It can be very tough on the body, but there, we're talking spending two or three days tracking one or a few animals, getting your shot, dragging a 500-600 pound dead weight back up the side of a canyon and then another 2 or 3 miles to where you left your truck or ATV to get it the rest of the way back to camp, where you might struggle to string it from a tree strong enough to hold it so you could field-dress it. Not shooting into a flock of startled birds a few hundred yards behind your manor (antiquated!). Not going to someone's property where they've succeeded in farming the "wildlife" for guided hunts (more of a gesture at the sport).
When I think about the idea of sportsmanship I personally think of things like body-surfing and basketball. It gives me the idea that this is a man with such intense personal focus that he knows what adjustments are needed to keep oneself from bashing headfirst in to a coral reef, and that he knows enough of a strategy to delegate, to adjust for the actions of others, and to drive a point home.
I am in love with the idea that this new administration is some sort of Dream Team. And if in the end of four years (or even eight, who knows), it WAS just a dream, we've only got to look at ourselves and others to see who was pulling weight and who was dragging their feet. This isn't a time to sit back and say OH SHI- the government can fix it. No. We've got someone in office now who believes that this is going to be a national effort to get things back on track. If it means riding out a recession (or forbid it, a depression), then so be it. Our grandparents and great grandparents (and for some of us our own parents) did it, we've got to find a way to do it with as much effort as they did, if not more. He's got the power to bring people together, and it isn't just on holiday at a barbecue for a party game. He's got serious leadership and team skills. That gets my attention. Not his glistening nipples on the front page of US Weekly.

I don't get what you mean by saying if it doesn't hurt while healing it isn't working. I have a cat scratch on the back of my hand that isn't hurting but it is scabbed up so I know that it's healing. On a bigger scale, if you mean the country and the economy, just... just sit down. Sit down, right now. Newspapers, for a long time, have been seeing declining numbers. It isn't the economy that's causing this, it's the internet. So why would they be asking for a handout from the bailout funds? The funds that were originally prescribed for failing banks with their failing loan and mortgage issues (by the by, which are only getting worse)? This economy is FAR from being healed. It's simply hurting. And this bailout mess isn't doing anything to staunch the bleeding. Hell, it's like splashing water on someone who's just been covered in napalm.
The war? It's no longer about us. We're feeling it, we're in it, there's no denying that, but it was never won. Not the war that we begun with. What was 'won' was the war your and my father fought. What's happening now isn't something that started recently, this is something that's been sitting under the surface of the world stage for centuries. And now is the perfect time for it to come to a head. We aren't healing over there. It's like we ripped the band-aid off way too soon and now it's bleeding again, and in much greater amounts.
If that's what you mean by it, then certainly, by all means, No.

I too had twitter before Pete, I never used it. I don't use it BECAUSE of him, either. Don't try to force a status on anything because it makes you look like an elitist douche-bag. Like it because you like it, use it because you use it, but don't sit there and try to give me shit because my reasons are MY reasons, just as yours are yours. The influx of my friends getting Twitter to talk with the band members, celebrities, actors, authors, critics, reporters, and whoever else they care to talk to on there is what caused me to finally take an interest in using it. Not Pete, as entertainingly trite as it might seem to you. Yes, I would pretty much DIE if Patrick finally figured out what Twitter is and how to use it, but It's not going to be the end of my world if he doesn't. It wouldn't have been the end of my world if NONE of the people I currently follow used it. It still would be another form of communication for me and anyone who cared to know what I had to say about anything in 140 characters or less but don't especially care to share personal phone numbers with.

**shrug** Make of all of this what you will, I don't expect to persuade you of anything, and I don't expect you to think I'm right, it's all a matter of opinion and as it will forever be hacked out among people (not just here on this blog), one person's opinion is not fact. Facts are facts. Opinions are based upon facts.

Or lack of.

lol semantics.

crystalcrash · 12 months ago

1. Getting my own apartment
2. Realizing how much my friends mean to me and feeling lucky to have them
3. All the new music and groups I found out about
4. Seeing FOB for the first time ever in concert. Epic!
5. Realizing what I want to do and be in a future and not feeling lost in the world for the first time since I was too young to even think about that kind of thing.

I'm hoping next year will be even better =)

Shade · 12 months ago

Top New and Old Favorite Artists of the Year

Kings of Leon: Loved by all; civilians and movie stars
Adele: Her voice makes me cry....in a good way
Lil Wayne: Lived up to hype, but I still think he is overrated.
Gym Class Heroes: People I wish I were friends with.
Vampire Weekend: New Panic! At the Disco(notice I left the ! in)
Civil Twilight: One Timbaland remake away from being One Republic
M.I.A: Amazing that it took a stoner movie to get people to realize how awesome she is.
Jesse McCartney: Don't sleep on this dude, his new album was dope.
T.I: The true king of the south.....the guns were just to supply his army.
Kanye West: I don't understand the hating people are doing. 808s & Heartbreak is some of his best work. Open your minds people.
The Ting Tings: Ipod darlings. I want to learn how to play the drums from the dude.

Anj · 12 months ago

Best of 08
1. Obama's win and the effect it had on giving people hope.
2. Great music by Kings of Leon, Rise Against, Coldplay, Vampire Weekend, Fall out Boy, and so many more!
3. The new iphone.....who needs a laptop anymore lol??
4. Facebook -- while its good and bad, I have reconnected with some really great people and signed up for some great causes.
5. High gas prices pushing green technology!!
And for me personally -- passing the bar exam.

Worst of 08
1. Prop 8 -- what has intolerance ever accomplished?
2. Television -- reality television is terrible. But Big Bang Theory is a standout!!
3. The politicians failure to send a message of personal responsibility and accountability regarding the financial crisis. I have no problem being charitable, but not for those who should know better and refuse to admit their own culpability in our current situation.
4. Paparazzi -- is there no line they won't cross? Leave celebrities out with their children alone.
5. The new ipod nanos. They can't hold a charge for anything!

andrew.italy · 12 months ago

hahaha keith buckley's list is hilarious!
Here it’s mine:

Top 5
1. Trips to Usa with my family (New York and Los Angeles);
2. iPhone;
3. Quantum of Solace, Iron Man… Sex and the city too!
4. FAD is great!
5. Spears comeback (I’m NOT a fan of her but I’m happy she’s still alive);

Bottom 5
1. Weather: sunny Italy has passed away;
2. iPhone’s charge lasts 12 hours;
3. I didn’t manage to graduate.. I hope I’ll do it within March;
4. America had the strenght to change (see 4th November), Italy has been still the same for over 1000 years and it sucks;
5. The Beckhams landed in Milan (good for economy, bad for street-circulation);

Have a nice day!

nicole · 12 months ago

ahaha I fucking love James Montgomery. He'll be back for season 2 of fnmtv, I'm hoping?

Tara · 12 months ago

I swear I spit coffee through my nose reading Keith Buckley's post.
Hilarious

Tiff_A_Licious · 12 months ago

I don't even know who Keith Buckley is- but i loved his top 5 list...every thing was so true and despite how true it was i lol'd the entire way down....

hot.
i also love Pharrell's list- saw him in NyC in October...my life began that night ((mucho love))

Sirin · 12 months ago

1) Even though I live in the U.K, Barack Obama is the best thing thats happened to te U.S in like, forever. He'se even given us British people a little bit of 'light at the end of the tunnel' kinda hope.
2) Getting my first boyfriend, whose actually decent, even though it only lasted two days, it was still pretty cool (:
3) Folie A Deux, for many reasons. My mum, yes, Mum, has even started to like you now. Big step for her, she usually listens to Elvis in the kitchen
4) Dyeing my hair red- ppft, pretty pathetic i know, but its FANTASTIC ahaaa
5) Finding out my true self, and my true friends. Geese, theres a lot of bitches out there :/

isra · 12 months ago

haha wow these are pretty interesting. I'd have to agree that Slumdog Millionaire was the best movie of the year! and i just checked out the song Oh My God and it is damn cathcy. now where the hell is your list?

1. visiting Morocco
2, Barack Obama
3. Warped Tour
4. having my best friend move back here
5. Slumdog Millionarie (yes i have to mention it again)

Hope you had a great year and best wishes to you and your family!! I love the new record,,blew my mind!

Ellie · 12 months ago

My top 10 of 2008:
1) Going to My Coke Fest! I got to see 30 Seconds To Mars, Good Charlotte, KoRn, Kaiser Chiefs & Muse. ♥
2) Finding Pete Wentz's blog.(oh & everything else FOB/Pete Wentz related in 2008 can automatically be added to this point) My gosh- I never knew this could be so entertaining. I refresh it like every ten minutes. Ha.... *note to self: get a life*
3) The awesome new bands I've discovered (thanks to Decaydance, Pete Wentz, the internet & mix CDs)
4) BLOGS! I've started reading so many. I find them highly entertaining & they give me something to do at 4AM when I can't get to sleep. *Oh & I've fell in LOVE with William Beckett's blog!*
5) Getting a new guitar. ;) *my old one got smashed... DON'T ask*
6) REAAAALLLY getting into some bands. ;-) *I might have listened to Fall Out Boy for AGES but I listen to it so differently now as to how I did a year ago.*
7) Natasha :). I'm glad I've finally found someone that can deal with me... even though I'm retarded & confusing. :)
8) Bronx :D When Pete first married Ashlee I thought I was gonna hate her! I never thought I could be so happy for Pete & Ash :-) He found someone he's happy with... ;) (& fine- Ashlee's not bad.. her music is kinda.. ok,.. GOOD) & I was so happy for them both when Bronx was born.
9) Realizing to be thankful for what I have through outreach work. Seriously.. When you see kids that can't talk/walk- you realize how TINY your problems are..
10) Everything else I forgot (Sorry for this slightly POINTLESS point- but I think it more or less sums up everything I forgot. HAHAHA.)

rachel revenge · 12 months ago

look at how nicely typed patrick's is!
i totally agree with keith on those thumb phone things.

also, doesn't (hey)chris always do this at the end of the year too? he asks his friends to make lists and then compiles them. i remember cuz last year it was a big deal because you had one on there...

alright i'm done being creepy. i'd make a list but...i don't want to :D

AMANDA MUDD · 12 months ago

THE BEST THINGS THIS YEAR

5. MY 17TH BIRTHDAY
4. CHICKEN MCNUGGETS
3. FLEET FOXES
2.THE DARK KNIGHT
1.NEW LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD

priscilla. · 12 months ago

to be honest 2008 was not one of my better years. but it was great nontheless i mean i was alive. right. so in no particular order

1. got all nostalgic at one point and spent two days on ebay trying to find all my favorite old cartoon shows on dvd or vhs, also bought a vhs player.

2. realized i really dont give a fuck about what anyone says and told a few people off in the process. got rid of anyone holding me back. it was pretty fantastic.

3. really cheesy but basically i grew up this year and realized alot of stuff about myself that i hadnt known; i guess you could say i "found" myself. haha

4. started drawing again. i did it tons a few years ago then stopped. but now im back to it and i've improved alot. showed my stuff to friends and family etc. someone offered me 30 bucks for one but i felt bad and just gave it to them.

5. went to this theme park in georgia (forgot the name haha)on the last day of summer and it was basically empty with like 50 people in the park. i spent the whole day riding rollercoasters with virtually no lines. it was pretty fun and i would probably go back the same day next year.

Misstexas · 12 months ago

I think I love Keith Buckley, and I don't even know him.

Keith, can you come be a guest teacher for my high school English class?

"shake your funny maker"

Topspot USA · 12 months ago

Famous ( topspotusa.com) part owner, host, creative design, good guy
10. Seeing the Hey Monday kids getting signed ( they deserve it)
9. The chance to interview my favorite bands finally starting to happen
8. The iPhone 3G
7. Twitter and Tumblr share this spot
6. The latest Anberlin, Kanye, Gym Class, FOB, Countercult, albums made me think.
5. The Birth of Countercult (these guys deserve to get signed)
4. The transformation of Mr. Russell was insane!
3. Graduating College FAU
2. Our site relaunch www.topspotusa.com
1. The future!

luckylar54 · 12 months ago

In no particular order....

Butch Walker- Sycamore Meadows
Michael Phelps
Secret Life of Bees/ The Dark Knight
Obama
Val Emmich- Little Daggers
Music
The Office
The Food Network
Tumblr :-)
Getting into 21+ concerts
Music

Ellie · 12 months ago

Things that sucked ass in 2008:
1) Getting lost at My Coke Fest. (there were like 60 thousand people. Freaking scary)
2) Trusting S.D.B. Being friends with her. Having any thing to do with her .. (you probably don't care because you don't know her.. & you can be VERY happy you don't!)
3) Getting dragged along to the Celine Dion concert. (I ended up having to wait HOURS & HOURS in a queue & I couldn't even see anything! It wasn't worth all the effort.)
4) Finding out that most of my friends' (& the girls' of the world's) brains have been taken over by the ..Jonas Brothers. *puke coming up in my mouth*
5) Being in a country 4 times a year that has Youtube blocked. (thank goodness for iPod touches, because the block doesn't effect the iPod Youtube Application.. Haha. Noone can stop me! Not even the Turkish government!)
6) All the crappy music. Most of it was crappy anyway. (Of course, there was amazing music too!)
7) Being up all night but not really doing anything productive. (All-nighters' suck when they consist of you staring up at a ceiling trying to figure out what to do)
8) Being late. Why am I late for practically everything? *Note to self: make not being late a New Year's resolution.
9) The iPhone finally coming to my country... FOR A SMALL FORTUNE!
10) All the animal fur being worn... >:( (almost poured a bottle of red nail varnish on cheetah skin....)
11) All the lies, fakes, plastics etc... I've had to deal with & all those losers have put me through. To quote Kanye West though, "That that don't kill me- can only make me stronger"

Andrew Sabatine · 12 months ago

Top 5 of 2008
5) New Found Glory coming back with a kick ass song, finally right?
4) President Barak Obama
3) SET YOUR GOALS
2) Death Magnetic
1) Meeting the girl of my dreams

Pete I know you read a million of these things a day, but take a look at this...
I recently came across a band from Pasadena that has such a new and innovative sound that it's incredible. The are called "Nou". Think early Smiths, with the more creative half of NIN, and an American Snow Patrol. www.myspace.com/nousound . It's really worth a listen

All the best in 09'

Andrew

burbs · 12 months ago

lol at first i thought the last one was 'jeanae' instead of james... wishful thinking i suppose. anyone remember her?

burbs · 12 months ago

Oh and a list I guess:

The Top 10 Kickass Things about 2008:

1. Barcelona, Spain

2. Macs

3. Obama

4. Chicago being cool again even though some people have forgotten about that

5. Not global warming

6. Robert Pattinson's haircut

7. DJ Earworm's 2008 United States of Pop Mashup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLaZ-8IMtt0
If eyeliner on dudes is still fashionable, then so are mashups

8. Baby names that your children will hate you for when they turn 18 and become the ~emo kid you once were because of it

9. WILL FUCKING SMITH

10. Chris Martin

Emma · 12 months ago

this is amazing.

Michael · 12 months ago

BEST OF 08!!!

1.COLDPLAY
2.BATMAN
3.OBAMA
4.YOUTUBE.
5.TINA FEY

xxhimynameisali · 12 months ago

2008 Top 5:

5.) Finding out from CFOBMania that the winner of the set-list golden ticket was Nick from Philly, so when that show happens (I WILL find a way there) it'll be like my friends and I are winners as well.

4.) Purpose For The Pain by Renee Yohe
That book seriously changed my life. Since it's a collection of her journals, everything is so raw and real. You can gain so much from reading that book. I know I did.

3.) My friend Ali (yes, we have the same name :]) calling me from the Bogus Journey Tour Philly date and getting to talk to Cassadee Pope.
Cassadee is my hero. No joke. She also has to be the sweetest person alive. And for those who do this comparison: in my opinion, Cassadee's voice kicks the shit out of Hayley's. Bash me all you want, but it's true. Soon all the teenage girls will have two-tone brown and blonde hair with a bandana in place, instead of the patented fire engine-red Hayley hair.

2.) Meeting Jamie Tworkowski, the founder of To Write Love On Her Arms.
That man is wonderful in every sense of the word. He had enough guts to love a darkened girl and to help her recover, out of the goodness of his heart. He didn't do it for money or for fame, he did it because he believed/s that hope and love can conquer all. TWLOHA as a whole has changed my life drastically.

1.) Meeting 10 strangers in a Stickam chat for To Write Love On Her Arms and having them become 10 of my closest friends.
I trust them more than I trust some of the people I've known my entire life. There are absolutely no words to describe the unique bond we have. I never would have thought that a group of people could impact my life as much as they have. I've always heard, "Don't talk to strangers on the internet!" and such, but for one night I let myself fall into the safety of a TWLOHA online event and came out of it a different person because of all the strangers in that chat. So, here's to you, strangers. :]

sophie · 12 months ago

okay, my best moments/memories of 2008:
5. bbc switch live at hammersmith apollo, london. it was awesome to be on barrier for you guys when you played, i felt pretty bad when you jumped in the crowd and the stole your shoe though :S, us english people are weird huh? haha.
4. christopher gutierrez. his words have inspared me through this year. his readings in london in april and in october were amazing and left me speachless. new outlook on life acheived.
3. iron man. holy shit that movie was amazing.
2. my friends. they've kept me strong this year.
1. london meet and greet, 22nd october. meeting joe, andy and patrick was honestly one of the best experiencces of my life. i was bummed that you weren't there, but you had stuff you needed to deal with, so i don't blame you for not being there. i'm sure i'll get another chance to meet you some time soon.

xx

wictorya · 12 months ago

SO WHERE IS YOUR,PETE TOP 5?! m!

prettymuch abadass · 12 months ago

my list looks something like this- not as witty as yours,but its mine
so there
pass+
small shows in dive bars
random tattoos after said shows in small dive bars
making myself happy
i know i'm cool cuz the friends who keep me
geting to spend time with my dad while he's still here


fail-
the good cop /bad cop hospice nurses
finding music to be better then therapy,then not having the funds to support the habit
finding out i'm not as strong as i thought it was
learning the true lessons in life.THE HARD WAY
a person i love choosing drugs over me----then realizing i should'nt take it so personally....

so there u have it
nothing of any worldly importance but what can i say i like lists

Megan · 12 months ago

5. Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz get married and have a baby
4. Dark Knight
3. Britney Spears no longer crazy
2. Gas Prices are Lower FINALLY
1. TWILIGHT

vivaxlaxnina · 12 months ago

hahhh. these made me laff. good people to pick. heres mine.

1. visiting chicago and the cland store.
2. folie a deux.
3.the academy is... fast times at barrington high.
4. becoming art club president! lmfao dorkk.
5. OBAMA!
6. almost getting arrested on a bridge.
7. bill and trav's bogus journey.
8. seeing fall out boy at the night 89x stole christmas.
9. the new season of ace of cakes. :)
10. getting the ipod touch. when i lost my old onee.

aslfkasdf · 12 months ago

1) howl by empires. can you say probably one of the best albums ever made?
2) all the awesome super-hero movies. iron man, the incredible hulk, the dark knight.
3) barack obama, nuff said.
4) luke chueh.
5) the ashwentzday baby. even though he looks like every other one month old baby out there (and you all know it) i know he's gonna grow up and be beautiful and successful.

insert something witty and sarcastic here. have a happy new year.

oh, and do you ever hush about cassadee? not that i really mind, but...

Aelya · 12 months ago

In no particular order at all:

1) Being part of world history. I can tell my children that when the first African-American president was elected, I was in my pajamas

2) Having one of my photographs on display during Arts Week

3) The few friends I have, who are genuine, and love me for who I am and whatever talents I may possess. I can count them on one hand

4) Fast Times at Barrington High. My CD player hates me for the abuse it's gotten

5) Even though I've known (some of )them for a while, having these artists with me during the year has been nice:
-Adele
-Lights
-Ingrid Michealson
-Lady GaGa

Nicole · 12 months ago

haha! i laughed out loud on some of these!

ndaisyk · 12 months ago

great lists. here's my top 5; it doesn't have anything to do with pop culture:
1. that the phenomenon known as monozygotic twins exist in this world.
2. chantix
3. i have the coolest 13 year old niece in the whole effing world, bitches
4. learining to love being single
5. our president-elect
BONUS: Persian culture

owleyes · 12 months ago

best of '08
1. fob @ the creepy crawl dec. 3
2. the office season 4
3. barack you like a hurricane
4. travis mccoy punching someone at my warped tour date ;)
5. growing awareness of the poverty in africa

worst of 08
1. heath ledger's death
2. getting into a car accident on my birthday
3. twilight hype
4. sarah palin
5. 'hiatus' of the starting line

daniela hess scholl · 12 months ago

these two should make the list:

best cancer journey blog: www.bertscholl.blogspot.com

amazing americana sound: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction...


HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you ALL!!!

Bless us with peace & extraordinary leadership with P.E. Barack Obama...

sarahaha · 12 months ago

Best Moments

Visitng Europe for the first time
Falling even harder in love
Seeing Madonna live
Smoking a j in Amsterdam after watching a sex show in the RLD on a mushroom trip.
Getting to spend christmas with my family.


Best People

Barack Obama
Ellen Degeneres
Elizabeth May & Stephan Dion
Guy Richie (wtg bud)
Perez Hilton

patrick_fan_2010 · 12 months ago

wow nice list here's mine
1.Gears of war 2 i luv tht game so much. i may be a girl but i will beat the shit out of u in gears of war
2.finding more great songs to listen to and having the chance to listen people that can actually sing we need good singers in this world
3. being able to pre-order folie a deux no matter what anybody says that cd is my favorite cd. i hate it when people stop liking artists because of them changing their style or whtever all i have to say to that is that they need to listen to other types of music instead of listening and sticking to one believe me there are so many great things out there u just need to explore.
4.spending the year with my friends and family without them i probably would not be here right now they keep me going
5. Fall Out Boy duh most of the year has been about u guys and when i found out about ur new cd i was just so excited i am soo glad i found out about you guys pete,patrick.andy, and joe ya'll are awesome,amazing, brilliant, and other good words i can't think of right now :)

Linnéa · 12 months ago

my five top things in no specific order

Hungary after three years of waiting i finaly got to go to hungary on exchange with my class and it was really fun, for once i felt normal

Fall Out Boy yes you guys made it again a awesome record that is really prefect to listen to

Panic At The Disco yes they did drop the ! and what happen to the funeral? Pretty Odd was the soundtrack of my summer and i wouldn't change it for the world

Vloging this was hte year when i really got intrested into vloging and to watch vlogers, it's a brand new way of media youtube is so much more

Project for Awesome for 48 hours a whole bunch of nerdfighters took over the list of most discusued list on youtube for today. the goal was to help decrease world suck and increase the awesome. this was a project that hadn't planed to do first but decided is was intresting to do. todays youth is more than what you think. they don't take everything for granted and they want to change

i guess i should mention the election cuase it will also effect me here in sweden but has already been mentioned alot of times and i do agree that it should be in my top five.

dani3lla · 12 months ago

keith buckley. apparently, i LOVE that guy =D

Papercut tragedies · 12 months ago

Top worst things!:
6: Riots in greece, in my gfreek friends town! i was freakign out about that
5:70% of my school
4: still no laptop =[
3:Recsession =[
2:An overly open friend who tells you everything you don't want to know 37546583737 times a day.|:/
1:The crowd (not unique or brightly coloured people)

Top great things:
5: My right hand
4:Emily (coolest brightly coloured vegetarian that ever existed)
3:random impulse to buy a panic! CD
2: Final fantasy (Damn they make good looking animated people)
1:The ever adorable and hilarious fall out boy and friends :P

Sheela · 12 months ago

2008 yays and nays -

1) Summer 08 construction on Sheridan Rd... It only took me two hours to get to Gilson Beach from Winnetka
2) Being one of the many human sardines @ this years' Taste
3) FREE COMMON SHOW
4) The birth of my niece
5) Spinning out on Willow Road, in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, all to catch a glimpse of your precious bff Patrick at Target (all for my sister Shannon, who used to drop by your house from time to time)

Sarah · 12 months ago

I never do this type of thing, comment on blogs that is. However, I found this all too inspiring.

5. Apple. Amazing shit. From the computers to the phones to the software. Apple is the face of new technology. They are actually going places.

4. Adele. I find her music to be just beautiful. I love the fact that she doesn't care about the "hollywood" standards of beauty. It makes her music all the less distracting. Norah Jones look out.

3. Celebrity babies. They are everywhere. Baby boom. Love the odd names.

2. The new look of Pepsi. It seems as if the world can account for it's change (Barack) with the changing of Pepsi cans.

1. Beijing 2008. Inspiring. The girls gymnastics team seriously, perfection. The US really outdid themselves.

2.

Amy · 12 months ago

I loved it.
Although, I think you should have had a list from Christopher. His lists are always wonderful and insightful.

I really loved your intro to the selected works as well. It arrived on Christmas Eve, perfect timing, perfect read.

x

Amy · 12 months ago

Anyways, my list is... difficult. This is the most important one, but I'll do little ones :)

1) My sister taking me to spend my 16th birthday in Paris. Four years ago, on her 16th, my dad had promised we'd go to Paris for mine. He died two years later when I was only 14, but Charl still managed to get me there.
2) Going to the Jonas Brother's first UK show in April, despite it taking an 8 hour coach ride. Also, the next month, getting to meet them in Birmingham. I'd say don't laugh, but I know you wouldn't Pete :)
3) The trip to Glasgow to see Chris speak for the third time, the next day going to your gig and you playing Grenade Jumper with him backstage. That was amazing. Then getting the train down to London and seeing you play again there, and another train up to Manchester the next day to see Chris for the fourth time. One of the best experiences of my life.
4) Getting to stay up to watch Barack Obama win the election. There's not much else I need to say about that really is there? Going into school the next day, fuelled by Relentless and Red Bull, elated and celebrating with not only my friends, but students I'd never spoken to and teachers who were supposed to be carrying on with their lessons. Not to mention, this all happened in Liverpool, UK.
5) Lasting yet another year teetotal. This may not seem like a triumph to some but think about how much alcohol you will have consumed this year. Managing to go to teenage parties in my friends' houses and spending them completely sober. Not a drop of alcohol. It's the way I'm going to spend the rest of my life, with or without the people I know trying to persuade me otherwise. It definitely feels like an accomplishment :)

Erm. I'll do some little ones now as well.
Films:
1) The Dark Knight, no doubt. Although, now that it's out on DVD it's so much more fun to watch it and Batman Begins together.
2) Iron Man.
3) 27 Dresses.
4) Sex & The City.
5) High School Musical 3. (Shush).

Songs/Albums/Music-related stuff:
1) The Killers - Day and Age.
2) She's My Winona. In fact, the whole of Folie a Deux.
3) Katy Perry - Hot 'n Cold.
4) Demi Lovato - Don't Forget. Jonas Brothers - ALBL. Taylor Swift - Fearless. Miley Cyrus - Breakout. Loved them all, but none of them deserve their own number. If I had to pick one, though, it would be Demi. Her voice is fierce.
5) Leona Lewis's cover of an amazing song by Snow Patrol. Run. ♥ That's what I call talent, I wasn't a fan of her until then.

Books I read this year, though they might not have been written in 2008:
1) A Very Long Engagement - Sebastien Japrisot.
2) Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult.
3) Note from the Deep End - Christopher Gutierrez. (And the Selected Works, but I'd already read all of those hadn't I? :'))
4) By The Time You Read This - Lola Jaye.
5) The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom.

5 things to look forward to in 2009:
1) Spending every moment of every day falling more in love with my friends.
2) 'Prague trip' for the second time. A school trip, 30 hour coach ride to the Czech Republic from Liverpool. Then going around Czech, Germany and Poland learning (well, re-learning) about WW1 and 2. It's the most amazing thing I've ever done and can't wait for next time ^^
3) Leeds festival (:
4) Sims 3 being released on my birthday. Times.
5) Gigs I'm going to? Erm. Joe Brooks in January. Jason Mraz in April. I'd say Fall Out Boy in March but I didn't have any money for a ticket the day they came out and I /definitely/ don't have enough to get one off eBay. I love the little last minute ones that we just decide to go to the day before they happen. (:♥

2008 hasn't been amazing, but making these lists has definitely opened my eyes to the few great things that I'd forgotten about. Thanks ^^

x Amy

Emily Botting · 12 months ago

1. Movie: Role Models
2. Movie: The Dark Knight
3. Record: Whisper War- The Cab
4. Long hair dont care tour
5. Folie A deux

Steve Stew · 12 months ago

That's so dope that Keith Buckley respects David Foster Wallace. He was a graduate of my college and there were a ton of services and readings to dedicate to his memory. It's so sad to lose brilliant people so early on in life.

Great compilation here, Pete. I'm glad you picked so many different people to give their views.

Hm, as long as I'm posting, I may as well create a top five.

Top Five Things To Do At College On The Weekend (in no order):
1. Rock Band
2. Beer Pong with low quality 30 racks
3. Facebook (yes, for 48 hours)
4. Go to a party and make a terrible hook up decision
5. Homework (hahahahahahahahahahahahaha...)

Jenny89 · 12 months ago

1) the led-guitars!!!...! I can't believe what a fabulous idea this was... and tiffany blews, especially the beginning!

Manda Skelton · 12 months ago

The Hot List:

- ASL (American Sign Language for those who are uncultured)
- Discovering the wonders of David Tennant on the Doctor Who series (BBC)
- 'Salvation' by THE Citizen Cope (I know I'm behind the curve, but look him up y'all)
- John Legend EVOLVER, Britney Spear CIRCUS, and the Twilight soundtrack
-Graduating from College bitches! (UNT with an RTVF degree!)

LickLickSalute · 12 months ago

I found this highly amusing xD Good picks.

Top 5...
1. Meeting my bff from online IRL.... in Chicago :o :o :o
2. FOB show in Lille
3. Album releases, I can't even start naming them all, but they're have been so many good ones. From FBR and from other labels...
4. A birthday party I went to where we just had the most fun ever.
5. Becoming a godmother!

Glen · 12 months ago

Loves -

Never hearing about Pete and Ashley and their baby again (have sex with guys less Pete)...

Hates -

All of the posers who made lists and posted here...how funny is it someone lists Kayne's performance on snl singing LIVE???? Remember when that one douche got caught lip syncing on that same show? Who was that?

P.S. You must have let Perez suck your dick or something for him not to skewer you two

P.S.S - Buckley - Cho is smarter and funnier than you could ever be...period.

Tamia · 12 months ago

Wow is it necessary to be such an ass? Why bother writing this if you dont like Pete? Why bother even coming here and reading his blog or comments? You need something better to do with your time.

Fall Out Brooke · 12 months ago

who are you? and what gives you the idea that your so much better than pete? seriously i dont think he blogs on here just to have people bash him, this is for his fans not random ass douches.


and its Ashlee, not Ashley. get it right:]

loser_in_her_bedroom · 12 months ago

Caitlin: high schooler- worst guitar player in the world (but i'm working on it)- not fall out boy's biggest fan like everyone else says they are- probably the only person on the planet that watches the big bang theory on monday nights
MY TOP 5! in no particular order...
1- Folie a Deux of course. that album is the best i've heard in a LONG time.

2- My aunt and new uncle getting married on xmas eve. it was a big suprise. no one knew, not even my grandpa!

3- discovering the maine. they are my #2 favorite band ever. under fall out boy because i haven't found anyone that can make my ears smile like your riffs.

4- having spanish class with an AMAZING guy who doesn't know that i exist. i am 100 percent serious. he scares me sometimes though, because he'll just start staring at me with those GIANT brown eyes. i sware they take up half of his face. ok, i'll stop pouring my thoughts out onto my keyboard now and get to number 5.

5- getting my braces off after 3 long years. pete, take that binky away from your child right now. you do NOT want him to be able to put his thumb in between the gap where his bottom teeth end and his top teeth start. because that's how my teeth were. and you do not want to put him through this torment. not one bit.

Tamia · 12 months ago

Top Five

5. The Academy Is...
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
3. The Dark Knight
2. Celebrity Blogs and Twitter Updates
1. Small Venue Concerts

Bottom Five

5. Sarah Palin
4. Breaking Dawn
3. Kid Rock
2. Rihanna
1. The Economy

jill · 12 months ago

IRON MAN = KICK ASS yay pat stump

Fall Out Brooke · 12 months ago

hahahahhaha Miley Cyrus.

Miss C* · 12 months ago

Not sure if this has been commented on yet, but I find it extremely ironic and comical that keith buckley (the writer that "actually graduated college and can use punctuation and syntax correctly") spelt douchebag wrong. Yes I understand that his spelling was probably on purpose, but it was still spelt wrong regardless.

Great lists though besides that little mishap

rufusowliebat · 12 months ago

Hmm, all right, I'll play. Here's my list, in I think mostly chronological order:

1) I traveled overseas for the first time in six years. I wandered around London with a friend, I took the train to Glasgow up the East Coast of England and watched the sea beat against the wild shore. I also went to dinner parties and wandered around with my camera and in doing so felt the knots in my stomach and shoulders gradually let go.

2) Panic at the Disco lured me out to my first music festival (Bamboozle) in 15 years. (the last one being Lollapalooza. In 1992.) That kicked off a summer/fall of enthusiastic show-going which has, no lie and no exaggeration, brought me a raft of new & fabulous people, renewed my faith in rock and roll, and improved my life.

3) I got through my first semester of law school w/out completely losing my mind and/or will to live.

4) Sitting in my apartment in Harlem, listening to my neighborhood erupt with joy after the election results were announced. Watching Obama's acceptance speech on the internet, stunned, because he did it. We did it. Watching YouTube videos of crowds in NYC and elsewhere breaking into the Star-Spangled Banner in public, all those voices climbing up over the words, giving me chills.

5) Axl Rose finally released _Chinese Democracy_, something else I never thought I'd see in my lifetime. And you know, it's not Appetite (what *could* be Appetite?) but it's not bad. His voice is still a beautiful buzzsaw, and there's some good hard rock grooves. He sounds sort of miserable in the lyrics, which tempers my happiness a little, but . . . he made the record, finally. Maybe now he'll make more.

Other things I've enjoyed this year: your new record (not just saying that because of the obvious; I do actually like it); rock stars on twitter; Ballet Deviare (heavy metal ballet); having my own apartment; moon pies from 7-11, getting to see Tommy Lee drum live (I had been waiting 17 years for that moment) and, finally, Meat Loaf at the United Palace theater, and being swept away by "Bat Out of Hell."

DeadHollywood · 12 months ago

BEST

Fall out boy - Folie a deux

Patrick Stump - GENIUS.

Joe's fro

Pete,Ashlee and Bronx

Obama

AND special thanks to All Time low for rocking my ipod..just like FOB does :D

WORST

Twilight hype - pisses me of.Its like the new Harry Potter or sumthin'

My little cute Patrick panda without sideburns - he really made me mad.I'm gonna miss them! =(

Finding out that theres a FOB concert near me next year and im not allowed to go.

All the disney channel shit.Not,the cartoons,just the Jonas Brothers and crew)

Global warming...well..its nothing new but i see the changes every day

Kirstenn · 12 months ago

Top Five Albums of '08 (Coming from someone completely obsessed with FBR and Decaydance bands...)
1) Pretty. Odd. People criticized Panic At The Disco so much for changing, and that's not fair at all, because we all change, and it had been three years. The sound is much more real and easier to listen to.
2) Fast Times At Barrington High - The Academy is... AMAZING, it's like they took the sound of both their previous albums, added them together, made it better than gave it some steroids, the sound, the lyrics, everything is just so good.
3) Hold On Tight - For a first album this is surprising to me. Cassadee has an excellent voice, completely her own and I love to listen to it. Candles is still my favourite though.
4) Folie A Deux - I may not have gotten my pre-order yet, but I went out and bought a copy to tide me over until it comes, and it was well worth the extra 13$. It's a new art brought into Fall Out Boy's music, even though there are more people featured in it than not... :)
5) Obama - not an album but better than any other that came out this year. I'm Canadian but I focus more on American politics because none of the Canadian politicians have any charisma at all. This man will be good for the world.

ohsofeinstein · 12 months ago

you made my day.
do you always make people's days?
should that be your day job?

Kim · 12 months ago

Kim, student, pet owner and good friend.

Best of 2008

Joel Osteen
Being accepted into med school
SlipKnot
Michael Buble
Bob & Margaret


Worst of 2008

John McCain
Sarah Palin
Kanye West - I'm sorry he is an arrogant pick
Bill O'Reilly - See above
George Bush - Worst President ever

Nicole · 12 months ago

Best -
Nicole Richie and Joel Maddens Foundation
Twilight
Sarah Silverman & Jimmy Kimmel F*ing Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
Britney's Comeback
Someone buried a Boston Red Socks Jersey in the new Yankee Stadium locker rooms and they ripped up the completed locker room to find it.

Worst-
Celebrity Quarterbacks
Media coverage of the election
The way Perez picks on Jennifer Anistion
The way Perez picks on Rumer Willis. I am not a fan but come on, shouldn't he know what it is like to be picked on...self esteem jerk!!!
The Shitty Economy

plentyoflove · 12 months ago

Film Gomorra
artists matthew herbert , jamie Lidell
( ps Perez : Roisin Murphy has been around FOR YEARS and is huge , she is amazing, and she is not a breakout artist....are you nuts ? )
restaurant The Spotted Pig , NY
Musical In The Heights
Person : Tina Fey
hope : Obama
scandal : the recession

laaahrinnn · 12 months ago

Best of 2008 [No Order]
1. Arguing with my Texan Republican father about politics.
2. Growing up more.
3. Snow in Vegaaas!
4. Seeing my friends get signed to vagrant & seeing their shirts in hot topic.
5. Experiencing President Elect Obama, and how he brought our nation together.

Worst of 2008 [No order]
1.The Chinese earthquakes, and the life's lost.
2.The Tabloids & All the craazy things they trick me into buying.
3.The lose of a 3 of my friends.
4.Working at Day Spa ran by a crazy Vietnamese lady.
5.Miley Cyrus [her voice.. her laugh.. her boyfriend.. everything makes me cringe].
6.The Cab: I'm so happy for them, but they seem to forget friends.

Alexa .. · 12 months ago

wheres your list of things ! or am i missing it , probably missing it BUT ANYWAY heres my list of things i liked and disliked .

ENJOYED.
5 . my friends for being with me this year
4. All the concerts i went to over summer
3. finding out i could go to bamboozle this year & of course that fob is a headliner
2. folie a deux <3 + Hey Mondays album ( you guys are gonna tour together ? holyshityees)
1. mostly i enjoyed that im still around to enjoy 2009 .

DID NOT ENJOY
5. people bashing miley cyrus , i like her .
4. rumorsrumorsrumors
3. the overplay of good music
2. not seeing fall out boy all year .
1. had the chance to see fall out boy , got a 24hour sickneess , couldnt go =((

Lina de Drac Orevalc · 12 months ago

absolutely agree with Ashley Nichols "Let the right one come in" it's the best movie of 2008 and the best vampire movie ever!.

magentarose39 · 12 months ago

Top 5 of 2008

1. SNL - the best season ever!
2. Justin TV - broadcasting myself is fun!
3. Moving to New Hampshire - I'm lovin life in New Hampshire
4. Fall Out Boy - Can't be a top 5 list without you guys
5. People that care - too many to list

Lindsey · 12 months ago

Best of 2008

1. Obama being elected president.
2. Downloading a bootleg copy of Twilight less that a week after it was in theaters and STILL going to see it 8 times in the theater.
3. The release of Folie à deux. It exceeded my expectations.
4. Finally seeing gas prices drop. We can all once again afford to drive to work.
5. Lil Wayne

Worst of 2008

1. I'm over hearing about Amy Winehouse
2. Clay Aiken having a kid. The way he went about it just creeps me out.
3. Sarah Palin.
4. Every musical made for tv/theater like High School Musical 3 and Camp Rock.
5. Prop 8

wictorya · 12 months ago

best of 2008
1)little Bronx
2) Folie a deux
3)I found new my favourite band THE ACADEMY Is...
4)petewentz.com
5)Perez Hilton somethimes is nice guy

jena · 12 months ago

Best of 2008 (to me)

5. The Dark Knight
4. Brendon Urie singing with Patrick Stump on "20 dollar nose bleed"
3.Miley Cyrus and Vanessa Hudgens both proving their sluts
2.Seeing 'Panic' in concert
1. Pretty. Odd and Folie a deux

Number one worst of 08'
1. Phantom Planet playing their last show

krigsmamma · 12 months ago

Top 10 websites to waste your time on, of 2008:

1. www.perezhilton.com -We are all addicted to gossip. This one is a given.
2. www.freetetris.org - "..just one more game."
3. www.imdb.com - favorite acitivty: looking up movies, only to read the "trivia" and "memorable quotes" parts.
4. any website involving lists (ex. www.listverse.com, www.funnylists.net, etc)
5. www.livejournal.com - there is so much variating crap there, and provides entertainment for at least an afternoon.
6. www.pandora.com - fantastic for finding new music.
7. www.addictinggames.com - this is attached to tetris. favorites include The Impossible Game, and Paintball -The Game.
8. www.youtube.com. - the Queen Bee of all boredom sites. There will always be another video you haven't seen.
9. http://chir.ag/stuff/sand/ -not giving away too many details, but this game, named Falling Sand, can take up a few hours of left-over time.
10. www.falloutboyrock.com message board. - This one is last on the list because it's a last resort. I'm sorry, it's true. Lurking the boards makes you a bit sad, to realize that you're just that bored.

fusedxdreams · 12 months ago

1. Graduating high school. ha possibly an amazing day.
2. Moving for college Michigan to Chicago. Love this place.
3. finally seeing one of my all time favorite artist Conor Oberst. never thought it would happen.
4. experiencing the obama rally in chicago. Even though i was in the open to the public section in grant park it was still amazing to be apart of that. Something i will never forget.
5. Finding myself in a sense. or on a road to.

Your new album is amazing by the way. Your sound seems more matured but in a good way. Could possibly be one of my favorites of yours but it has a tie with take this to your grave.

Have a safe and happy new year!

Rebekah · 12 months ago

If I read one more Obama cliche I am going to officially consider every "artist" dead. Nas was only partially right. Go to school and form an educated opinion, not a popular one.
Peace!

Lor · 12 months ago

I'm surprised you support and promote Perez Hilton after he is so horrible to your sister-in-law... He is a pretty awful person. I don't know why you pretend to tolerate him.

Maebee · 12 months ago

maegan welch: syracuse university - college student - has a goal of growing her knowledge of popular music to a mammoth size

my top five things of 2008 (in no particular order)(may or may not apply to anyone else by myself, but it's *my* list. so there)

1. I think [almost] everyone can agree that Barack Obama being elected the President of the United States of America was pretty epic. It was one of the only times I was absolutely undeniably proud to be an American.

2. My summer. I was a major supporting lead in my community theater's production of "Copacabana" and it basically owned my life, taking care of costumes, sets, cast organization, and then obviously my lines, songs, and dances. It was one of the biggest things I've ever done, and also one of the most stressful things I've ever done.

3. I didn't want to include anything related to FBR/Decaydance, but Pretty. Odd. (the album) by Panic was way too epic for me to ignore it. Those dudes are way more talented than a lot of people can understand and while they got a lot of shit for "copying the beatles" this album has probably become one of my top five favorite of all time.

4. My trip to New York City this year with my best friend which further sparked plans to return at least twice in the next two years. Best weekend of 2008, probably. Best spring break ever, definitely

5. The movie "21". It's the ONLY time in history that I've ever seen a movie more than once in theaters. I love math nerds. I love Jim Sturgess. Therefore, I love Jim Sturgess as a math nerd.

Kirstenn · 12 months ago

I also loveeeeed Pretty. Odd.! It was so amazing, can't wait for their next album coming out this year, eh?

21 was also epic. I forgot about it! :S

killerQUEEN · 12 months ago

1) the sarah palin rap on SNL, followed by obama being elected president (and making young voters feel like they can make a difference)
2) twilight (im a teenage girl -enough said)
3) discovering amazing bands (that i hadnt really listened to before) - a rocket to the moon, aiden, the cab, friday night boys, forever the sickest kids, hey monday, etc. plus new music by bands i already loved
* that cfob mixtape was amazing, as well as bill & travs bogus journey tour *
4) "emo" fashions - i love the shoes, skinny jeans, band-t's, hoodies, and the hair; and how you can basically adapt them to your own style so they fit your personalty and let you express yourself
5) getting my drivers liscense (okay so maybe this last one was just big for me)

banana · 12 months ago

Bananaramazito: Empress of the Universe

Worst Celeb Gossip Sites: 1. JFX for having their own agenda without reporting good celeb gossip (Adnan anyone?) and; 2 Just Jared for using the cheesiest captions of all time.

rydenwhore · 12 months ago

top 10 (bc it was a good year and i cant just stick with 5):
folie a deux/ dec 16 nyc show/ shaking patricks hand (and making a fool of myself in the process)
disney world (feeling like a seven year old rocks, it never gets old)
seeing the cab live
mondayeyes (much needed outlet)
deaths shadow (i love darren shan's books)
kathy van zeeland
getting my puppy (an adorable yet devilish husky)
panic finally deciding to update their blog & their halloween video that made me laugh so hard
winter passing, being one of the first to hear it live and the video that makes me smile (tai never ceases to amaze me)
wii fit (cures hours of boredom)

worst 5 ~ uhh 6, i mean 7:
twilight movie (122 min of dissapointment)
high school
miley cyrus & demi lavato & the jonas brothers = disney robots taking over the world one 7 yr old at a time (as disney stars go, selena gomez all the way!)
too much country music
being stupid and not buying patd live in chicago before it sold out
midnight sun being leaked

FixMeIn45 · 12 months ago

well that made for interesting reading
i think you got all mine from a mixture of Pharell and John Mayer's suggestions
i do think you should ask Ashlee, i'd be interested to see hers, without the obvious of course
Ryan Ross too... he'd be another interesting addition

best
- Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon seriously amazing album. It gives me goosebumps, even now

-MGMT - Oracular Spectacular insane band, insane music

- Barack Obama being English, i could have at least tried to ignore what was going down over there in the US but the true fact was... American Politics is kinda my thing. Objectively i saw it as the best thing to happen to America yet. If there was ever to be one single world leader, i'd have my money on him

-Finally being well enough / in the country(uk) to see you guys live. then the deal was then sweetened by barrier standing as an OCK and meeting you out back afterward. It's the little things...

- Hey Monday... and the fact that your bringing them to th UK in march



Worst

-Sarah Palin

-Britney and her incessant miming act...then charging ridiculous prices for tickets to her tour
I'm sorry, but no fucking way do i want to pay through the roof to see that. I do not care how much she's overcome.... shit happens to normal people everyday... just because they're not on the news or on perez 24/7 doesn't mean they aren't having a time just as bad or worse. Her illness went from understandable to an excuse.

-the media machine

personal ones now
-i welcomed back my depression

-my insomnia reached whole new levels of annoying


oh and in addition
FBRT on both lists... fucking hilarious community but sometimes, they take it too far

Anita · 12 months ago

1) My amazing boyfriend and I celebrating our one year anniversary
2) Slumdog Millionaire (and the other Oscar contenders, it's been a great year for movies)
3) Bon Iver - For Emma
4) Prime Minister Stephen Harper shutting down parliament and pulling a Latin America on us Canadians
5) The Dark Knight was a phenomenon!

Anita · 12 months ago

By the way, I love you Keith Buckley.

Anthony · 12 months ago

Top 5 reasons Folie A Deux should've debuted at NO.1

1.Taylor Swift has been around for too long.
2.Jamie Foxx is not that great.
3.Nickelback isn't even relevant anymore.
4.I figured every 14 year old girl in the world bought the Twilight soundtrack LAST week.
5.I was hoping Folie A Deux would at least do as good as IOH.

KathrynCintron · 12 months ago

5.Getting the fuck over myself and recovering
4.Warped tour for the first time, one of the best days of my life.
3.Writing. One of my greatest pleasures.
2.Mondayeyes
1.Realizing that all I want to do is write/make music, which I intend to do.

marcus[st anger] · 12 months ago

marcus ohlhauser aka St. Anger: fan-commenter of a homeboyslife.com
My top 5 whatevers
1.)Metallica-the release of death magnetic and their tour
2.)Fall out boy-release of the album-pete getting married and having bx
3.)25th anniversary edition of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW was released
4.)Jonas Brothers on cover of RS[my guilty pleasure]
5.) The Secret Life of the American Teenager aired and became one of my fav shows

mariah/ · 12 months ago

stfu about sarah palin.

vbgal22 · 12 months ago

I actually like most of these except for perez's allocation of Roisin Murphy to breakout artist of the year. Breakout?!?! Breakout??!?!?! Shes been around forever if you pay any attention to the likes of Herbert and Moloko-- and her solo release was 05. Shes been a goddess since.

lkwagoner1s · 12 months ago

2008 most memorable... in no order.

1. Being the oldest person (23)... that wasn't a parent... camping out in the freezing cold in St. Louis to see Fall Out Boy at the Creepy Crawl. Tons of bands can "give back" to the fans by running a sale on merch, or signing autographs and taking pictures. But sleeping in a tent on the sidewalk in December in St. Louis to see a band like FOB, who agreed to play in a shitty venue that holds 400 people for $20 a ticket, and climbing on stage to sing Saturday next to Pete... thats an experience beyond "giving back." Thank you.

2. Barack Obama being elected the first black president of the United States. Whether or not you think Obama is America's savior is up to you... but there is no denying that he ignites a breath of freshness that America as a whole needs.

3. Chuck Klosterman.

4. Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight. His death is unfortunate sure, but no more unfortunate than the nameless man who killed himself in St. Louis and received no press coverage. Celebrity status is somewhat golden today. He's a father, and son, and a very good actor... thats what's sad.

5. Creative Recreation shoes. From Nike to Prada to Adidas to BAPE all shoes seem the same to me. I'm not sure why but these seem a little different.

Hannah · 12 months ago

My top five favorite things of 2008
1.Folie a Deux-that's one album i will NEVER get tired of hearing
2.Finding out Fall Out Boy was playing at Harpers Ferry-even though my friend and i didnt get in b/c stupid people cut us(we told the security people,no one believed us)we still had fun in boston even though i was crying the whole time
3.Going to my first concert-seeing Cobra Starship on the Sassyback tour
4.Finding Four Year Strong-they're a good band too,but FOB will always be my favorite
5.Having a more punk style-i found a new stlye that fits me
(sorry i'm cheating,i have four more)
6.my AWESOME friends-for making me laugh when i was down,and for their stupidness,and for liking the same music i do(i got them ALL turned on to FOB,that's their favorite band now too!)
7.FNMTV-for having something to look forward to every Friday night,and to watch music videos
8.Clandestine Industries at Nordstrom-i got my fist C.I shirt there,and it was much easier than odering online b/c my mom doesn't use her credit card online,and i live VERY far away from the landmark store
9.Bronx-it makes me happy to see two people i look up to having a healthy and beautiful baby boy

My top nine!

Emmyyy · 12 months ago

in no particular order:
-release of fad
-seeing fob for the first time in all my (still devoted) fob years, which if i think about it is... whoa, half my life
-telling this one tall blonde whore in my class to stfu about music that she didnt like (all the good music that everyone else likes) and getting high fives from the rest of the class =D
-obama
-my embarrassingly late yet significant discovery of cobra starship, gym class heroes and boys like girls
happy new year xxxxxxxxxx

2_out_of_3 · 12 months ago

Because I can't choose just one.

Things

1) Rock Band 2- Very fun to play though I suck at drums and guitar.
2) Apple iPod Touch- I don't like Apple, but I like this iPod
3) Super Mario Party 8- I'm almost always third but this game entertains me
4) Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe- It's not everyday DC gets the chance to beat up Mortal Kombat, or vice versa
5) Soul Calibur IV- Come on, how cool is that? Really, Soul Calibur and Star Wars.

Moments

1) CFOB art work by Ken via mail- Really wasn't expecting that one.
2) Acceptance letter to Columbia College Chicago- Maybe this might just be possible
3) Jingle Ball- Ft. Lauderdale- First time seeing Fall Out Boy live
4) SassyBack- Ft. Lauderdale- It's Cobra Starship, of course I couldn't miss this
5 ) Warped Tour '08- Miami- It was super hot, it rained (a lot), my feet have yet to forgive me, but it was fun

People

1) Barack Obama- I think that's self explanatory
2) Lil Wayne- Not a big fan of his music, but found out he's a really cool person
3) Fall Out Boy- They kept everyone busy with stuff that shouldn't be so entertaining but was
4) Britney Spears- For a full 360
5) Cobra Starship- A new favorite band. I have learned to appreciate the Cobra

Music

1) Folie à Deux- It was worth the wait
2) The Black Parade Is DEAD!- It was something to be admired
3) Pretty. Odd- It was Pretty. Good
4) Kanye West- Love Lockdown. Is there anything else needed?
5) **** Live in Phoenix- It was funny, I brought this before I brought Infinity on High. Actually, I didn't know Infinity on High even existed. I was out of the loop after From Under the Cork Tree

Movies

1) Iron Man- Amazingly done. Makes the list of my favorite Marvel movies
2) The Dark Knight- One of the very few Batman movies that I can say I really enjoyed
3) The X-Files- Mysterious as always. I love it.
4) Horton Hears a Who- What can I say? I love Dr. Seuss
5) Tropic Thunder- Very funny. Instant like

Books

1) Zombie Haiku- There's something strangely entertaining about "You are so lucky, That I cannot remember, How to use doorknobs."
2) Heart-Shaped Box- It's very... interesting. Lets just say rock stars and ghost don't mix
3) The Umbrella Academy- Two words: Amazing comic
4) Supernatural: Nevermore- Just understand that you need to read it
5) Wicked- Never heard of it before. Read it, loved it.

EDIT: The rest of the list A.K.A "I got tried of writing, I'll finish it later" found here:
insertplaceissotwoyearsago.tumblr.com

jes · 12 months ago

"actually graduated college and can use punctuation and syntax correctly "

Prove it. Jesus Christ, he writes like Lovecraft and cummings' bastard love child.

Crystal · 12 months ago

As much as Patrick has great taste in....well...everything, Iron Man was not a good movie. Just sayin'. :]

Jane · 12 months ago

patrick stump... are you serious.
Tropic thunder was quite possible the worst movie i have ever seen.
Only movie in my ENTIRE LIFE (25 years) that i have walked out of.

Sarah, r. · 12 months ago

1) folie a deux,
2) seeing you fifth row @ the chicago theatre in december.
3) moving, making new friends.
4) getting to spend christmas with my family, and dog.
5) being a live

Shan · 12 months ago

It makes me cringe to read, "Chicago governor." So let's clear the air. Rod is NOT the governor of Chicago. He is the governor of ILLINOIS. Drives me crazy when people try to make a joke about it and don't even know what they are talking about. Yes, the guy is a scam, but get the bits of your jokes right. A radio station in Indiana was calling him "The governor of Chicago" too. Do people really think Chicago, a city, has it's own governor, independent of the state?

666th · 12 months ago

when i found out about david foster wallace, i cried for about an hour. the man was fucking phenominal! his books are scattered throughout my apartment (note: apt #1 on my top '08 list but i won't bore you to death with anything else) and i would have given anything in the world to have met the man or to have gotten inside of his head.

sleep_less · 12 months ago

shit that's a long list.
I enjoyed patrick's immensely.

5. forgetting past regrets and looking to the future
4. strengthening friendships and leaving behind those who were holding me down
3. stepping away from the fantasy and realizing reality
2. accepting the change that is finally coming to our nation
1. growing up, not giving up for once.

musicismylife742 · 12 months ago

My top 5:
1. Barack Obama becomes president. And the feeling that came from voting for him.
2. Graduating high school.
3. The comeback of Robert Downey, Jr. Tropic Thunder and Iron Man were amazing. My
favorite movies of the summer besides The Dark Knight.
4. martinsays.com - Get involved.
5. The cds released by Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance. They made up the majority of my soundtrack this year.

Cali · 12 months ago

Top things of the year:

1. Gonzo--- Hunter S. Thompson's oral biography compiled by Jann Werner.
2. MGMT ---Electric Feel and Kids are incredible.
3. Lindsey Lohan's tights line absolutely BOMBING
4. The new female artists that have just hit it big in the last couple years: Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, LILY ALLEN, MIA
5. Lil Wayne at Voodoo in New Orleans semi-sober
6. Lupe Fiasco, Murs, Wayne.

Michelle · 12 months ago

Haha i love perez hilton!

ttmg94 · 12 months ago

2008 was the best year for me.
1: First Panic at the DIsco Concert.
2: Folie a Deux came out
3: Found out I have talent as a writer.
4: Twilight movie was amazing, and the books got me back into reading.
5: Discovered that when I'm at my friends house all I want is to be home listening to FOB and PATD. (In other words: Discovered I'm completely obsessed.)

And there is SO much more, but I think I'll leave it at that. Unless I'm allowed to post more, Oh well. lol
That'd be awesome if you threw this up. (Not in the vomit way. lol)

Camdy · 12 months ago

1. MK from Dlisted.com
2. Barack Obama
3. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
4. Jennifer Aniston and Jon Mayer
5. IMDB.com

Alicia311 · 12 months ago

represent Michael K. woot woot

Woah.Chica · 12 months ago

Yay, I finally see baby! (from Dec 25)

Anyway, I checked out for a couple of days... currently working on bug number 3 (as in sickness bug) and I now have my lists...

Top 5 Best things... (in no particular order)
1) President-Elect Barack Obama
2) Folie A Deux (got me through Christmas)
3) JB's Pizza (the only place to get a decent piece until Chicago)
4) All 36515216545134513256432185487987456978 bands that I discovered and have grown to love
5) My dog...

Top 5 Worst... (in order this time)
1) Miley Cyrus (... sorry)
2) A Miley-Sized Suprise (I know that this is an F'n MTV thing but I despise this girl)
3) Being too broke to get a Clandestine Sweatshirt
4)Having a ridiculously lame social/love life
5) Puking 5 time in 6 hours on Christmas day (Yes, Miley is worse than puking... I said it)

Eyeliah · 12 months ago

Top 5 of 2008
A Dozen Kick Ass Concerts in Vancouver Best: The Kills
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
My Name is Juani
Chinese Democracy
Day & Age - The Killers

awesome_person · 12 months ago

why didnt u ask ashlee?

texaschikkita · 12 months ago

This is how I Laugh Out Loud! This list is just as paradoxal and poignant as the entire impeding year of 2008 as has been What a good read, thank you. Though I am 'noone' of any existence in your world of rock and celebrity status I am still narcissistic enough to want to post my own Top 8 of '08. So in no particular order, here goes:
1. I love that McDonalds was going to have to take the double cheeseburger off the $.99 value meal because the economic state was so bad that the cost of the CHEESE was going to pose a problem. Really? The cheese? I don't much fancy McDonalds burgers, I'm a McNugget fan myself. But, If i were, I'd be slightly concerned with the fact that the cheese was a bigger expenditure for McD than the actual beef. That's just not right.
2. Perez Hilton
3. Tony Throwmo bad passes and fuck up the Cowboys season again.
4. Facebook. Unoriginal, cliche and lame. But, I love it. It's great for us early 30 somethings that are too lazy to actually keep in touch w/ and share media with our friends in a non social networking outlet. Now we don't even have to text, we can just poke, spy and ignore. It's amazing. Plus, it's not near as jarring as myspace with all unsolicited porn, flashing neon and annoying soundtracks that blare out at you when you bravely click on anything. Facebook in contrast is much easier to use, much better suited for those of us over 21, and much more office friendly... I say that like I have a job where I actually go to an office.
5. The collapse of the American televised entertainment award shows. Did we even have Golden Globes or Oscars last year? I couldn't even tell you who was nominated, and being a forever long proponent of all things entertainment and an avid Perez reader it was really weird having a year without any marked publicity for such big events. And yet, I found it hasn't affected my music listening, TV watching, or movie-going tendencies in the slightest.
6. The surge of SNL. Halleluyah. I've loved that show since I was a teen. I've been with it good years and bad years with hope that it would one day be funny again. And, alas, it finally is. Of course this is with the exception of Kristen Wiig who in all but 1 or 2 skits plays exactly the same horrid role. I find it so annoying I want to chew my arm off to dull the pain my brain is experiencing from enduring her performance. I hit Mute, and it still isn't enough. It takes me a minute to register that I have DVR and can simply fast-forward. She's that mind-blowingly bad.
7. This list.
8. Barack Obama.

Jesus · 12 months ago

Loves that "Let the Right One In" was on someone's list! Definitely one of the best movies of the year.....a real vampire piece of art, none of this Twilight shit. :)

cn · 12 months ago

I love how you let PereZ HiltoN dis your sister n law.... you're hardcore!!

mmm · 12 months ago

loved you on the stern show

hate perez hilton though, ugh

sadude922 · 12 months ago

Best of 2008 Top 5
7. the Dark Knight
6. BABIES (Bronx, Jlos Twins, Brangelina, Aguilera)
5. Its Britney Bitch
4. Tina Fey as Sarah Palin
3. Vests (did i not see every1 & their mom sport one this year, at one award show like 5 celebs were wearing 1)
2. Funny or DIE
1. The Recession Sales

The Worst of 2008

5. MySpace.com (too many widgets, spam, junk, all cluttering the whole site)
4. PerezHilton.com (not as outspoken this year, and skipped most of the A-listers almost all year)
3. Sarah Palin as VP candidate
2. Miley Cyrus, (love her but she was everywhere)
1.The Recession (high gas, lay-offs)

Willow Kennedy · 12 months ago

Worst of 2008:

1) The peace sign revolution. You are not hippies. You look like big assholes driving an SUV with a peace sign on the side of it.
2) Every single member of "The Hills" getting their own reality series. Has America forgotten how to read? Turn off the TV. Pick up a Book.
3) Cell Phones as fashion accessories, everyone should get those old motorola phones that flipped open from the bottom, you know the ones I'm talking about, they actually had antennae on them and buttons and made phone calls and thats it.
4) The number of celebrities on drugs, you hold a lot of power as role models - take it seriously
5) Facebook. I love it. You love it. I am not sure I am ok with someone I went to kindergarten with and haven't spoken to since knowing my life story though. Use your fancy cell phone and call your friends - the stalking is getting a little overwhelming.

Best of 2008:
1) Americas involvement in the presidential election - republican, democrat, far left, far right, young and old I am proud to be a citizen of this country again... finally - thank you for that
2) The number of designers supporting faux fur and encouraging their consumers to do the same.
3) The huge number of people investing time and energy into minimizing their carbon footprint, in whatever way they can.
4) Kings of Leon Kings of Leon Kings of Leon
5) Post Secret, has been and will continue to entertain me for a long time, I like being let into the minds of the human race.

Jaimez · 12 months ago

haha.i had a peace sign on my bike..i actually painted it on myself.

Betheliita · 12 months ago

im agreee
with patriick!

my top 5

1.-folie a deux
2.-folie a deux
3.-folie a deux
4.-folie a deux
5.-folie a deux

sweet

Betheliita · 12 months ago

mmm ¬¬
fuck!

i want to liveeeee in chicagO!

or L.A.
....
with patRiick.. <3

in my dreamssss!

NikkiHuertas · 12 months ago

youre amazing (:

Samantha · 12 months ago

My favourite movies right now are Tropic Thunder and Iron Man.

Betheliita · 12 months ago

twilight

cool ^^)

Ricci · 12 months ago

Best of 2008:
5. Beyonce's Sasha Fierce
4. MicahJesse.com
3. Obama fever!
2. JESSICA SANCHEZ on http://www.YouTube.com/jsanchezfan ... she IS IT!!! Check that little girl out!!!
1. ANYTHING Pete & Ashlee <3

Betheliita · 12 months ago

long live to Bedussey !!!!!!!

Sarah · 12 months ago

Five Good things of 2008:
1. Movie Releases > Music Releases. There were so many good films put out this year (Milk, Let The Right One In, Wall-E, 21, The Dark Night, etc) that it was just, they completely got fifteen times more money than the music industry has from me this year. So many memorable movies from all corners of the world came out.
2. Obama. That night just, I will never forget the celebration and the pure splendor I saw walking around San Francisco that night. Not to mention all the buzz around the election, it was awesome to see so many people involved!
3. Call Of Duty. I have never spent so many hours devoted to a video game before this (except maybe Pokemon. but that's nearly required) and though, I loved COD4, this game just had my attention almost every down moment of my days (and still pretty much does).
4. THE GET UP KIDS. OH MY GOD. The day even the rumors were announced on AP.net I was having a complete shit-fit over this. I've been waiting so long for them to just "reunite" and tour and, god 2009 is just promising so many good things so far it's so exciting.
5. The fact that so many kids are starting to get involved with charity, politics, and music this year. How many teenagers and young adults took the time to research and form their own opinion about Politics. How music history, art history, and history in general is becoming an important issue to people. How saving this world, not destroying it, has become a top priority (a little late, but better late than never!) to this country/world. It's about time!

Five Bad things of 2008:
1. Palin being chosen as a VP candidate. Seriously, I don't understand how McCain (who, though not my favorite person and not my choice in the election, actually does have some real intelligence to him) could choose such an ignorant woman. The first women in office need to be powerful, not ignorant and "relatable".
2. The fact that almost 90% of albums that came out this year disappointed me.
3. Twilight. The books and the movie alike. I did not enjoy either of them and it disappoints me that writing with such a lack of creativity and such a basic teen-romance plot line could make it so big while intelligent and worthwhile novels got the shaft.
4. THE YANKEES AND THAT DEAL THEY MADE WHAT THE HELL. Could they spend any more money!? $423.5 million for just Burnett, Sabathia, and Teixiera! I can't even fathom the fact that they have that much to spend. Baseball players are ridiculously overpaid, seriously.
5. The voting results of the Propositions in California (and quite a few other states, actually) and just, I don't even want to dive into it. I'm so disappointed with this California in particular. We're supposedly "the most liberal state" in the country yet, we still vote this way? Disgusting.

Tbearmn22 · 12 months ago

Ok Pete, you asked for it:
My Top 5 of 2008: (In no paticular order)

1. Mr. Obama becoming president.

2. Iron Man (I agree with Patrick there, really great movie.)

3. FOB for making another great CD and breaking a world record.

4.Everyone obsessing over Twilight. Now, I've never read the book nor saw the movie, so I don't really get what's all the fuss about.

5. The shoe throwing at George. Then you and TAI swoop in and make a parody. Classic.

~Teddy

m. · 12 months ago

Chicago hot dogs are the best. I miss my homeland.

FueledByMaddy13 · 12 months ago

fucking random.
but totally true. i could live off that shit.

adri · 12 months ago

"The dawn of the Simpson/Wentz family was pretty awesome." What an amazing way to word that, haha.

My list, not in order:
1. Howl. This record is incredible. Not only is Empires capable of making a solid record, but they are genuine dudes. I can't wait to hear their new stuff.
2. Deadxstop's Collected Works. Mine hasn't even come in the mail yet, but I'm stoked for it.
3. Going to Ireland over Thanksgiving with my family: talking to amazingly sarcastic Irish people, almost dying when we drove on the wrong side of the road, randomly singing "You're Beautiful" with my brother and sister while sitting in the back of a freakishly small Nissan, seeing the best street signs in the world: "SLOW CHILDREN AHEAD" and "SLOW SCHOOL AHEAD", and making pumpkin pie in a hostel on Thanksgiving/sharing our dinner with this extremely creepy guy from Poland.
Good times.
4. Folie a Deux. (Too bad my preorder still hasn't come in yet...)
5. Seeing my name in the Achievement Academy for English yearbook. That sounded really narcissistic, but it was pretty awesome.

Lynne · 12 months ago

MGMT, and the fact that America is getting slapped to its knees; im excited that we're having to start living differently. who agrees?

FixMeIn45 · 12 months ago

deadxstop 's first one
true fucking fact
that bloc party song is insane

yeah, we're waiting on your list Pete
and maybe Ashlee, one of the TAI boys, one of the Cobra guys and one of the Panic dudes

see if you can get Kanye to jump on the bandwagon?

m. · 12 months ago

oops.

The best of 2008:
America's most successful brainwashing to date.
The rise of Chicago's popularity.

The worst of 2008:
stepping into a mall for the first time in a year, and seeing the progression of our youth.
Nader failing to receive over one million votes this election. COME ON KIDS.
The intellectual fad becoming more prominent in cities..mixed remnants of the hardcore scene back in 2003. (a strange combination that needs to be abolished).

Mel Carey · 12 months ago

Love your lists, love the band. And as i am expecting my first child i want to congratulate you and your gorgeous wife on im sure a beautiful baby!!!

Can you let Patrick know i love him!! Hahahaha

Alicia311 · 12 months ago

Top-
-Obama
-Pinback
-The Soup
-Kings of Leon's New Album
-james franco
-Menomena-Friend or Foe
-dlisted.com (way better than perez anyday and ridiculously hilarious)
-watching my arrested development dvds wishing it still existed
-Moving to Ventura
-Moving back from Ventura
-New Beginnings/New Friends
-seeing the Hives for free
-La Vie En Rose
-Dark Knight
-Fred62/Sushi/La Poubelle/Trader Joes
-Burgandy Room
-the Hot Door Guy that occasionally works the door at Beauty Bar
-the Oxi Clean Guy
-Heidi, Frosty and Frank
-Brie Cheese
-anti Prop 8 rallies-Incredible!!
-Yellowtail 2 for 11 deal at CVS(cheaper than 1 drink at a bar here in LA anyday)
-free vodka at cinespace
-free drinks for having boobs
-Roseanne
-Bad Girls Club
-Bon Iver&Kid Sister
-"Too Fat to Fish"- By Artie Lange (we can all be fuckups and still make something of ourselves)
-the show "Split Ends"
-Britney losing her shit (seriously, it made my life look so much better)
-Britney regaining her shit-my secret guilty pleasure, but good for her for getting it together
-Spaghetti Cat
-stereogum.com
-fark.com
-Married with Children and Cash Cab mornings!!!!!
-Rob Dyrdeks smashing #1 jam: Dirty Girl...Muchacha Sucia!

xkerpowee · 12 months ago

Aha, why not?

Best:
5. Will Smith. Yes.
4. Hey Monday. Best breakout of this year, imo.
3. Fall Out Boy never ceasing to amaze.
2. Realizing that I love high school, now that it's too late.
1. President-Elect Barack Obama.

Worst:
5. Kid Rock. There's a time when people should stop coming back. He's well passed it.
4. Tumblr. Maybe this should be one the best, but either way, it's addictive.
3. McCain/Palin. Really?
2. 70 degrees on Christmas day. That's just wrong.
1. President George W. Bush.

Ashley · 12 months ago

The Jonas Brothers totally dominated 2008 bitches & watch out for them in 08.I bet they win the grammy they are nominated for,thier 3D movie,new album this summer & a world tour.

Ashley · 12 months ago

I meant watch out for them in 09

Ashley · 12 months ago

Bet albums of 08
Jonas Brothers- A Little Bit Longer- This album shows alot of growth and maturity.
Miley Cyrus -Breakout-My guilty pleasure.I thought it was going to be like her Hannah shit but it really isn't.Great album(minus the song Wake Up America).
Taylor Swift-Fearless-Taylor is an amazing song writer and easy to relate to.Her music=soundtrack to any teenage girl's life.
Brittney Spears-Circus-I am obsessed with this album its amazing.

Im also loving Hey Monday,All Time Low,The Maine & I am getting really impatient for Paramore's new album.

haushinka_lied · 12 months ago

heres mines:
1. obama elected
2. NEW GREEN DAY ALBUM IN 2009!!!
3. meeting Fall Out Boy on dec 16th <3
4. foxboro hottubs touring :)
5. uhm...oh! discorvering twitter and talking to hurley :D

Beatrice · 12 months ago

Top 10 completely random thoughts of 2008:

1) Celeb DJ’s: Lindsay Lohan, GET OUT OF THE DJ BOOTH! Samantha Ronson, you can show yourself out too. Let Steve Aoki do his job!

2) When did Beyonce get so low budget? The video for “Single Ladies” could’ve used a few props besides the onesie jumpsuit. And to be honest, I much preferred Justin Timberlake’s camel toe in the SNL adaptation.

3) Stephen Baldwin getting a Hannah Montana tattoo because Miley Cyrus dared him to. You know your career is in the shitter when...

4) Seeing Jessica Simpson in concert from the 3rd row. Haters shut yo mouf, she’s never been as honest as she is at this stage in her life! I welcome the rebirth of Jessica Simpson with open arms after her whole “I’m gonna try becoming John Mayer while dating John Mayer” fiasco. Girl, love you, just be yourself! Honorable mention to Mr. Romo for being her kinda adorable counterpart.

5) Tina Fey rejoins SNL. She comes back for a few guest appearances as the ever lovely Sarah Palin and kicks TV comedy back into full gear. That woman is a genius.

6) The whole “group of brothers in a band” thing. I’m talking to you Jonas Brothers. The bro threesome seems to be a formula that never fails. Thank god for tweens.... and celeb tweens to fight over them. I wonder if bros before hos apply to the Jonas’ too?

7) Kanye West in general. 1) him wanting to be a coffee-carrying intern at Louis Vuitton. Right. 2) Kanye claiming to not deserve the EMA he won and offers it to Lil Wayne. I’m sorry, aren’t you known for throwing tantrums when you lose?

8) Self help books. Honorable mention to (very generic, I know) The Secret. Kudos to saving people therapy money.

9) Katy Perry for some kick ass catchy tracks. Giving girls all over the world a reason to kiss at clubs.

10) The Britney Spears documentary. One of the strangest things I’ve ever seen.

Kat · 12 months ago

you forgot to put that john mayer is god.
keith buckley is probably jesus reincarnated
and perez>TMZ

anyways, here is my list:

5 best things of 08:
5. Celebrity blogging - it kinda blew up on 2008. celebs blogged before but now its an epidemic. you can shove twitter in here too,
4. Reunion tours - nothing like old guys attempting to play stuff they havent played in years.
3. A lot of good music came out this year and a lot of good artists made their way onto the scene.
2. The dark knight - self explanitory, just watch the movie.
1. November 4th - "A day that will live in infamy" President Barack Obama.

5 worst things of 2008
5. The MTV VMA's - venue was lame cuz there was no crowd. tokio hotel won best new artist. britney won 3 awards.
4. Sarah Palin is a household name - ew
3. autotune being overused - *ahem* kanye
2. album reviewers - they all suck, no matter what they are reviewing.
1. the economy - =[

oh, and there should be a 5.5 on the worst list for the jonas brothers.
i need a bigger list but i had to restrain myself from ranting in a comment.

falke · 12 months ago

Haay
i have a question
you've made af video with jojo in the snow in by you're house, and you are holding sophie yes, but is ashlee holding bronx? = http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=SdIgSS97QZA&featu...
if it is, : oh cutee
if it is not , stil cute
i love baby's<3

Rena · 12 months ago

5. Thanksgiving/Christmas with friends and family
4. Fast Times & Bill & Teds Bogus Journey Tour
3. Folie A Deux Dec 16
2. Small Secret Shows
1. Barack Obama as President

lauraroetker · 12 months ago

Top five underrated band of 08 [no particular order]
Hit The Lights
Automatic Loveletter
This Providence
Carolina Liar
Jacks Mannequin

nayomieSYKES · 12 months ago

This made me die laughing: "and thirdly, if any one of my friends were to EVER text me. “shake your funny maker” in response to me sending a funny text, i would go to their house and shit on their bed."
LMFAO

and omg@what cassadee said! hey monday is touring with fob?! NO WAY I LOVE HEY MONDAY

ohyeahitsfelicia · 12 months ago

Best of 08:
- Tumblr/Twitter/Facebook - social networking at its peak.
- Obama being elected
- Finally reaching that point in my life where I am happy with who I am.
- Discovering how warm/amazing/useful flannel is
- Keith Buckley's list

Worst of 08:
- gas being $4.99 this summer
- Proposition 8
- TMZ
- People's comments on youtube videos
- Nickelback is still making music

Cathy Corbin · 12 months ago

patrick stuump - "sarah palin can go back to shooting wolves from a helicopter."
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

i would really enjoy hanging out with that guy. i really would. how many people were thinking that without being able to words to it... and then came patrick... ahahaha. i'm still laugh so hard my brains cells may actually be in danger... must... stop.

things that fucked 2008 in the ass:
1. "Twilight" series being recognized by academia as, not only good story telling, but genuinely relevant to the lives that teenagers live in. way to go academia for catching up with the 21st century!
2. Barack Obama rallying a divided nation in order to begin to better the broken morale that has persisted since the reign of Bush.
3. the ending of TRL... it was about time someone put that "music" show out of it's misguided misery. Seriously though - Carson came back... can I get a FUCK YES?
4. pineapple express, the dark knight, iron man, etc... (the emergence of james franco in all of his ridiculous talent as opposed to the stiff-upper lipped guy her has been previously portrayed as... don't lie - you laughed your ass off too!)
5. California having enough since to reject prop 4... you would be a liar to say you weren't worried for the first few hours... like walking on glass.

Things that fucked 2008 in the ear:
1. California not having sense enough to reject prop 8. As a 23 year old emerging into adulthood I am constantly disappointed by the inherent ignorance rampant in the United States. The passing of prop 8 took my frustration to a new level.... I don't even know how to begin to view the institution of marriage anymore. "change will come"... let us hope.
2. "I Kissed A Girl" becoming the anthem of every nameless bro and bro-ho from California to the east coast and everywhere in between... as if they didn't have enough sexually charged anthems to choose from... now us normal folk can't go to a party without hearing the drunken version of the song sung by some BRAW with his stomach so distended with beer that you would feel sorry for him if you didn't know better.
3. A portion of America feeling as though Sarah Palin would have been a positive influence on someone other than the bible belt that has begun to tighten it's hold on conservative Americans nationwide... Yes Sarah... DINOSAURS DID EXIST... those are called fossils - look it up... oh that's right... you're a creationist who fans away modern advancement in science in favor of the idea that two people emerged from some primordial goo and lived happily ever after with a pet raptor. my bad - really... my bad.
4. The recent blockade on Gaza which resulted in attacks and then bombings resulting in the death of far too many people. The ongoing struggle throughout most of Africa, most notably in Uganda and Darfur. America's continuing fervor for unwanted democracy in a nation that has functioned closely with it's religious affiliations for the past... well... i would say the time span, but i doubt most American's would be able to relate as we have existed for only a fraction of that time... yet we insist we know best. The horrific bombing in India and various other nations/cities. The overall sense that the world may ACTUALLY be falling apart.
5. The fact that I could come up with 5 things that fucked 2008 in the ear.

somethingwitty · 12 months ago

I've never commented on here, but I just have to say that Keith Buckley mentioning David Foster Wallace completely made my day. He was definitely one of the greatest writers of our generation, and it is such a tragedy that so few people knew that before he died. I wish *I* knew that before he died.
Oh, and the thumbs commercial= SO MUCH HATE. Along with every perfume commercial ever. But that's beside the point.

egott · 12 months ago

in no particular order

making friends
losing friends
keeping friends
loving friends
leaving friends

starting over

KristaFromSydney · 12 months ago

hahaha mad list....heres mine for top things of 2008

1. Finishing school
2. Fall Out Boy's new album
3. Clandestine Store hoodies and shirts
4. Fall Out Boy new york show and signing
5. announcement of Fall Out Boy tour of Australia with All American Rejects and Hey Monday.

hell yeah! xo

xcarcrashheartx · 12 months ago

haha these were amazing.

here's mine:
1. obama being elected - made me comfortable with living in this country again
2. folie a deux - AMAZING.
3. micheal phelps - kicking ass at the olympics
4. the dark knight - one of the best films of the year
5. learning to play guitar

Kelley · 12 months ago

this is what I love about your blog Pete...
it seems like you always speak your mind. :D

thank you for sharing that list with us!

LOL · 12 months ago

this owns. <3

xxcelticxx · 12 months ago

My fav things of '08... no particular order:

1- Bill & Trav's Bogus Journey... Best concert of 08, yeah, it beat out Warped Tour.
2- Kids - MGMT... One of the best songs of 08
3- Paranoid - Kanye West... The other best song of 08
4- Finally getting Rockband... my favourite video game of the year...
5- The Dark Knight... My favourite movie... EVER... yeah it was awesome.

ceecee · 12 months ago

my list of 2008:

1. The new Fall Out Boy Album:it's what i fall asleep to and wake to hear.
2. Barack Obama getting elected as President: He's incredible and I'm counting down the days til he gets to the office.
3. Mario Kart Wii: The best game I've played in a while. I spend more time on that then really needed.
4. Warped Tour 2008: Every band at the one I went to rocked. Gym Class Heroes and Cobra Starship made the crowd scream til I was practically deaf!
5. Organic Milk: Get it from Wegman's. That shit is amaizng.
6. Dogs: Just in general. I love my dog, and I'm pretty sure everyone can't wait to see their pal's face at the end of the day either.
7. The Come back of Britney Spears: Finally!
8. Katy Perry's Album: She's probably one of the best new pop singers out there.
9. Wall-e: Being a loser I cried my eyes out. He is the cutest lil' thing! :P
10. Family: They are the most important thing in the whole world. In the end they're all you've got and should be on your "best" lists for the rest of your life.

bob · 12 months ago

Margaret Cho is a goddess. Thats all I have to say. :)

Sandi_PR · 12 months ago

I totally have to agree with mostly everyone up here that Obama is definitely the number 1 moment of 2008. Behind that I would definitely add Heath Ledger and the whole Dark Knight phenomena, EXCELLENT! and obviously Wall-E, what a better movie than that? If I was the Academy Award council I would def give movie of the year to Wall-E. Plus I would have to add Tina Fey as Palin, HILARIOUS! And the Olympics were definitely minddazzling, an excellent year for USA!

Thumbs up to Pete, I totally LOVED this entry!!!

Cloonanmb · 12 months ago

John Mayer- Kings of Leon -Thank God someone in the states acknowledges how unreal they are.Was at their concert last Friday night in Dublin, Ireland my 4th time seeing them in 5 years, they are an experience!!!!
Perez-Roisin Murphy is not a breakout artist she has been abround since 1998, classic dance tune "bring it back" with her band Moloko,huge in the UK and Ireland for years.Also alphabeat, been knocking aroung for ages!!!Get with it Perez i thought you were the shizz on that kind of thing
Pharrell-MGMT words cannot describe how unreal they are!!As you are the king of cool doesnt surprise me that you mention these
Obama-20th of January please od he lives up to all this hype(as i think he willas the world is in a dangerous place right now!

unrescuable · 12 months ago

top 5 things about being on Warped Tour for the first time..
1) feeling of family and community
2) chocolate cake and hanes mandarin/lime soda from catering
3) no need for laundry.. just grabbing a free shirt from whoever's merch booth you feel like
4) seeing the academy is every day
5) waking up in a new place totally disorientated every day but it still feeling the same!

just saying · 12 months ago

is the lead snger of fall out boy jealous cuz your more popular than he is?? is that why hes so fat??

cheeeeze · 12 months ago

lmaoooo....id do pat over pete anyday...pat has all the talent

FueledByMaddy13 · 12 months ago

are you angrier than all of us? is that why you're so rude?

patrick's perfect, thank you very much.

Thekid · 11 months ago

Patrick's fine the way he is. Don't even get me started on what YOU must look like.

katie · 12 months ago

best artists/albums (no particular order)
1. taylor swift and her album fearless. i really never though i would enjoy listening to any type of country music but her cd was amazing.
2. miley cyrus- laugh all you want but this girl has got talent for a girl who just turned 16. her album breakout was mostly written by herself
3. the maine - they were amazing this year. their cd and holiday cd were both great. they still are't too famous but they are getting there, by touring with blg and atl this year
4. jonas brothers- once again, laugh all you want. but i've been a fan of these boys since 2005 and watching how much they exploded this year was incredible. even if you hate them you can't deny that they were the big thing this entire year. 2 sold out tours in us and one in uk, number 1 album, number 1 book, movie. they shut down fucking times square i mean come on, they were it this year. yes disney has taken over their lives and made them their robots, but they really are amazing artists, especially nick. the kid is 16 and he is the band, writes the songs, plays guitar and bass, drums, piano, and sings.
5. fall out boy and folie a duex. great cd, waited an extra month for it but still amazing of course.

xfangsupSANTIx · 12 months ago

you're soo right about james montgomery, pete
he IS the only panelist with balls on fnmtv
that other dude, tim, i think? the guy with the accent?
well, he is a kiss-ass
i remember watching the show and the pussycat dolls premiering their video for "when i grow up" and tim was all "oh it's brilliant," but james told the truth, that it sucked, and so do the pussycat dolls, in more ways than one
well, he didnt say that much, but you know....
the whole mtv network doesnt seem to have the balls to say what music sucks and what doesnt
but i guess i cant blame them....luckily they dont even play music anymore.......

and keith buckley's list was hilarious!
i am sooo youtubing that kanye performance

sarahanne · 12 months ago

doesnt matter:

best:
1. Scarlet Take a Tumble.
2. Iron Man
3. Why Robert Patinson?
4. Angels and Airwaves
5. Kung Fu Panda


worst:
1. The New Facebook
2. Angelina Jolie
3. The Hills..just MTV shows in general
4. Hangovers
5. Sarah Palin

alexa · 12 months ago

I think you should check this band out, you won't be disappointed:

http://www.myspace.com/underspinninglights
http://www.purevolume.com/underspinninglights

if you ask me, they'd fit in really well with the DD family, but I'm just saying.

pattt · 12 months ago

2008!

1. michael phelps owning the olympics. the dude is incredible
2. jonas brothers taking over the world, and not gonna lie, these kids have talent and deserve this fame, although some of the fans scare me with their intensity for those kids.
3. pete wentz's wedding to the lovely ashlee simpson
4. jaime lynn spears getting preggars at 16, now thats a role model... not
5. miley cyrus's vanity fair pictures being a HUGE deal even though they honestly were perfectly fine. i didn't see one problem with them, the same as any chick wearing a open back dress
6. mtv getting rid of trl and losing every music aspect of the channel expect pete's fnmtv. it should just be called reality tv now since all they have is the hills crap.
7. ridiculous new fashion trends including the crocs, just please stop with them. never were in and never will be in.
8. martinsays.com --> one of the greatest blogs out there up with this one
9. disney kids becoming the new hollywood, not a clue when it happened but those jonas kids, miley cryrus and their whole group of kids became the most famous people in hollywood.
10. dave matthews. the man will forever and always be amazing. he hasn't changed from 07 to 08 but he just always belongs on a list because his shows are absolutely amazing.

suzanne parratt · 12 months ago

my top five for 2008, in no order:

1. Discovering Chuck Ragan's (of Hot Water Music fame) solo album, "Feast or Famine." Phenomonal. I can't turn it off.
2. Going back to college to study Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
3. The electoral ass-spanking that Obama gave to McCain.
4. The Vivian Girls record and tour.
5. The friends I've made.

Ember · 12 months ago

I need to meet this Keith Buckley. I'm agreeing with him on pretty much everything esp. #3("LOL")

lulee · 12 months ago

folie a deux, FOB
fast times at barrington high, TAI
pretty.odd., PATD
riot!, paramore
hold on tight, hey monday

what more could i ask for? all my favourite bands had a new album out this year.

things that are gonna remind me of 2008.
. my haircut? lmao
. petewentz.com, thewilliambeckettblog.com
. all the extremly fun moments i had at school
. pete and ashley with a new family member ♥
. my sister's graduation from school

PUT UP YOURS PETE! =]]

Tabitha · 12 months ago

ummmm. how about JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE dominating the collaboration field!

rehab w/ rihanna
SNL surprise visit
dead and gone w/ T.I
4 minutes w/ madonna
cant believe it remix w/ Tpain

20percentlycra · 12 months ago

I was like two hours making my 72-list after reading this post, haha.
Plus if someone reads it, you're not going to understand a lot of things, and the other ones will seem silly :/ but I don't care. Music and television are really important in my life, lol.
http://goddamndoors.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-t...

ps. looking forward to read your tops, Pete!

Sara · 12 months ago

Responding to the earlier conversation about "why buy Fall Out Boy's music" -- I buy FOB's music mainly because it's good running music. However I also absolutely loved "Golden" and wish they would write more like this... that song killed me...

Also, loved the Top 5's!! Especially Perez Hilton (Lady Gaga's voice is amazing; Jessica Simpson's voice sucks post-album 1!) and the person who called out Kanye West's voice and VH1's comedians. Thanks Pete.

Deena · 12 months ago

" “shake your funny maker” in response to me sending a funny text, i would go to their house and shit on their bed."


LMFAO

..... · 12 months ago

Where's Ryan Ross?

eleanoreternal · 12 months ago

Well.. My top five would be:

Jeff Buckley. I Don't know if you heard about the whole campaign to get him Christmas Number One in the UK, But it was pretty cool. It just reminded me that music with so much raw feeling and passion is still as recognisable as some of that awful soulless stuff that's being churned out nowadays. His music was just so amazingly beautiful.

The US Election: Not being American myself, it was a pretty big thing for me to end up staying up until 5 in the morning to watch all the coverage. It really was like watching history in the making. Its amazing when you can feel so empowered by something like that. It was like you just knew that atmosphere was so electric.

Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night: Probably one of the best albums i have heard in a while...its so catchy and visceral. In my eyes, each one of the members of that band is a genius.

Wild Boy Andy Taylor: My Life in Duran Duran: Whats better than listening to 80's pop? Reading about it, obviously. Who knew pop bands were so hedonistic eh? ;)

Seth Rogen: Anything he touches turns to gold. I think hes the most comically talented person around these days, apart from maybe John Mayer ;P Pineapple Express is a good example.. i couldnt stop laughing. Tsk. Freaks And Geeks should have never been cancelled.

elsaxo · 12 months ago

my top 8 of 08.

1. When I finally got over some girls who were trying to stab my back.
2. When I bought my most expensive, and best, guitar to date.
3. New school, new friends.
4. Obama. Canada loves him too:)
5. The new Marianas Trench song.
6. New Fall Out Boy record:)
7. Apologizing to a friend I hurt last year.
8. Pulling an all nighter to watch 2 seasons of the office.

love you guys:)

sarah · 12 months ago

5 Great Things That Happened in 08:
5.) Obama
4.) wentz being happy
3.) 80s style
2.) Folie A Deux
1.) The Dark Knight

5 good things that happened in my life in 08

5.)moved back into reality
4.) got a job in a struggling economy
3.) keeping that job and getting a raise every two weeks
2.) my two cs
1.) better income, paying off bills, starting my adult life....
5 extremel bad Things That Happened in 08 in the world:
5.) Economy
4.) Gas prices
3.) Heath Ledger dying
2.) Bush
1.) War in Iraq still present

5 bad things that happened in 08 in my life.

5.) leaving cali
4.)still living with my parents bc of the economy
3.) losing my job that i loved
2.) having a fork in the road of my academic career
1.) my dog sleepy passing in june :( r.i.p :

Rachel · 12 months ago

5 reasons i was pissed at music in general (of 08)
1) the canceling of TRL
true, they only showed 30 seconds of music videos, but when half the country only gets MTV and not the other 4 MTV channels that do show music videos, you need to show the country music videos on the source they have. (not the internet. youtube is for videos like Charlie Bit Me (which is hilarious))
2)the canceling of SURS
i love steven. bring him back. do you know how much i learned in Rock 101? Ruby Soho anyone? always stuck in my head ever since steven played the video.
3) T.I. talking about morals in Live Your Life
i didnt catch on to this until my brother pointed it out. T.I. is back with a good album (easier to dance to or something then Tha Carter III according to Rolling Stone). but hes back after being in jail for gun charges. and hes telling me not to be piss porr morally? somethings gotta give. thanks for explaining joseph.
4) Bands streaming their whole albums on myspace. (no offense pete, but i didnt listen to FAD on Myspace. this is my opinion, dont blow your top)
i almost listened to CIWWAF's album in the summer when it was streaming, but i got through Practice Makes Perfect and was starting Doctor when i realized that I wanted to be surprised. normally, i hate surprises, but when it comes to a band i like and theyve worked hard on this album, i dont want to ruin the surprise by listening on the internet. my whole generation is going to be mute because we only type and text. the only noise we'll make is "lol" and soon that will be gone. (i need sleep)
5) LimeWire.
crap, ill admit it, ive used it. but thats because the U.S. iTunes store is limited (who knew?) i soon got addicted and i put myself in download rehab (owned by me, started by me, ended by me)

5 reasons i loved music in general this year
1) Warped tour's line up
wtf mom. i wasnt allowed to go. but it was an epic line up, and i have to hand it to Kevin. now if only we can sneak TAI and CS and GCH back on this year cause i can go... (or just another tour with 2/3 out of 3. thats cool too)
2) Every Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance release this year
they were epic
3) Britneys comeback
i honestly dont listen that intensely in her music, (does she still lip sync?) but im glad shes off drugs or alcohol or whatever it was that was wrong. She has her real hair back on her head, and a new album under her belt with a giant tour coming up. good for her. plus it sparked an MTV documentary and a name for FUSE's countdown. (but in the words of my mom for 'Womanizer'- "Do we really need a song saying this? seriously?")
4) small, not-well-known bands getting hit singles because of Apple or movies.
We The Kings had a free single and boom, my jonas brother obsessed friend loved them. M.I.A. makes it big from Pineapple Express (drove another friend crazy, haha). and MGMT anyone? thanks Apple Ads
5) the CFOB Mixtape+Folie a freaking Deux
need i say more?

gemmi999 · 12 months ago

My Top 5 from 2008

1) Ellen Degeneres donating like, thousands upon thousands of toys to all the kids affected by the wildfires in California in November this year. For the holidays. And not cheap, badass toys, either.

2) Ludo's new cd, because it rocks. And occasionally rolls.

3) Obama, because how can you not appreciate it?

4) The response to Prop 8 (although, seriously? 29 other states passed similar measures before California did, and there was none of the outrage. And that pisses me the fuck off. Where were the protests then?)

5) Discovering numerous bands, like FOB and My Chemical Romance. I never realized that my head could be that deeply in the sand...

RainyDayNick · 12 months ago

Hey pete I know you never have much down time, but you should really get that finger looked at!

brittawha? · 12 months ago

top fuh ive everything's this 2008 :
1) this
2) and
3) almost
4) everything
5) else

my top five's are the same as yours, just interpreted differently. it's all about the way you look at things. everything is the same just through different eyes.

Roxxy · 12 months ago

Hmmm... top five, ehh? Let's see...

5. Getting my first tattoos. Easily one of the coolest experiences of my life.

4. Being in my first show in college. I was like this mafia/hooker hybrid character who looked slutty, but kicked the shit out of everybody who got in her way. It was awesome!

3. All of my favorite artists made some great music. The Decaydence lable did extremely well for itself this year! Master producer Stumph!

2. Chicago. The city and many of the people from it made me proud.

...and last but not least...

1. I know this is corney or whatever but, number one on my list is finally figuring out that I don't have to justify myself to others. It kind of hit me the other day, actually. I was with an old friend from high school. She is always bubbly. She is pretty and blond and almost nothing like me. When I went to meet her, I was wearing what I would normally wear. All things that I suppose would equal up to me being 'emo.' (and, ugghh, is anyone else tired of that word?) She was with another friend of hers, someone who doesn't 'approve' of me. Later, when she thought I couldn't hear, the other girl asked my friend why she would hang out with someone who was, "...so....emo."

My friend said, very promptly I might add, 'To me, Roxxy will always be my friend. She's been the same as long as I can remember. She knows who she is and she doesn't care what anyone else thinks. If that means that she's 'emo' then so what? All I know is that she's the same friend I grew up with. The artistic, funny, talented girl who was always there for me. She doesn't have to explain herself to you anymore than she has to explain herself to me."

So, corney as it may be, that's my favorite part of 2008.

lolz@me!!! · 12 months ago

soo in random order.......
TOP 5 Best Days of my Life
1. Warped Tour, i was a first timer
2. My braces were taking off!!!
3. My 16th B-day @ Dave and Busters
4. Nov 5 at 12am when I found out Barack was our Prez
5. attending church first time eva
TOP 5 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
1. Folie a Duex
2. The Quilt
3. The Fame
4. The Cater III
5. Pretty.Odd
TOP MOST ANNOYIN PPL
1. Amy Winehouse
2. John Mccain & Sarah Palin& George Bush
3. Kardashian family and there fat asses
4. Rihanna
5. Miley Cyrus
TOP 5 MOMENTS IN MEDIA
1. That pregnant man
2. Wentz Family Pic
3. The Jonas Brothers being Disney Channel Pimps
4. The Recession( everyone was affected)
5. Jacko becoming Muslim
TOP 5 IN AMERICA
1. Barack Obama Prez
2. Americans finally learning the Republican Party shud be called the Retard Party(dee-dee-dee)
3. That whole Eliot Spitzer thing with the "call girl or hooker" thing..lmao
4. The Recession
5. The Dramatic Rise and Fall of Gas Prices

Stacey · 12 months ago

hey Pete
these were great- thnx! also want to give you a shout out of thnx for showing your Blume undies on the Howard Stern Show-- I got a ton of messages letting me know about the "Ashlee" name patch exposure-- nice!
Stacey Blume
www.blumegirl.com
:)

shannon · 12 months ago

i agree w/ Travis..the artshow was amazing!!!! Im so happy we went! Thank you Pete for making it an amazing night for my kids!! you rock!
I also love Patricks comments!! so funny! omg...my daughter loves FOB and my son(who has downs..he was at the artshow) loves Patrick and calls him Patrick Humps!! hahah

Toni · 12 months ago

Best:
1. Robert Pattinson, and the Twilight phenomenon
2. Rachael Yamagata- "Elephants... Teeth Sinking into Heart"
3. Barack Obama
4. Britney's Comeback
5. Tina Fey as Sarah Palin

Worst:
1. Sarah "Maverick" Palin
2. The economy
3. The surge in reality tv shows
4. "artist" Aubrey O'Day
5. Juicycampus.com

Viridiana · 12 months ago

BEST:
1. True Friends
2. FOB at the chicago theater. thank you for one of the most memorable shows ever.
3. Peppermint Mochas
4. Monday mornings
5. late nights

WORST:
1. ex friends
2. ex lovers
3. growing up
4. prop 8
5. rain in december

Kelli · 12 months ago

Black Tie Dynasty, the best local LIVE Dallas band ever.

michefunsize · 12 months ago

ok so if i really had to narrow it down to 5 it would be... in no order

1. Vampires - It was a book, movie and tv show that made me obsessed with vampires and made me want to be one! Between Twilight and True Blood, it kept me wanting more!

2. Hollywood Undead - I have been waiting for years for there cd to come out, and finally it came. Swan Songs was way under rated! That album did not leve my ears for months. [sorry fob ur cd was amazing too!]

3. Barack Obama - Need I say more.

4. Love - I feel in love with someone this year, it was a big deal for me. The guy also ripped out my heart, dissapeared off the face of the planet, came back and now i don't know what the hell to do but yet. But yeah love was defintly in the air.

5. Musicals - My school did an amazing performance of The Wiz that got the girl who played Dortohy an award. I fianally got the guts to try out for show choir and got in and got a solo!Went to Califronia for the show choir competion, and we totally won first place!

krunk · 12 months ago

on the upside...

1. the Britney comeback
2. the nikon coolpix s60
3. Role Models
4. living in China for a few months this summer
5. Change
6. throwing shoes; not bombs
7. guyliner
8. TWITTER
9. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
10. blackberry bold


on the downside:
1. the economy
2. kanye west
3. energy drinks
4. rehab
5. miley's secondhand porsche
6. student loans
7. "Top 40" radio stations
8. PC's
9. the newest Indiana Jones movie, the monkey scene...srsly?!
10. stalkers

Quesadilla · 12 months ago

Alright Pete, you asked for it. Here goes (in no particular order of course):

1. Discovering new (and newish? i dunno...stuff I haven't heard) music such as The Cab, Hey Monday, Mayday Parade, and We The Kings. (Zune says they're my most played!)
2. Rediscovering music that I had somehow forgotten about (either by accident or on purpose due to younger sister's constant playing of the same album for three months straight) such as Fall Out Boy (I know, I know...haha), Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship, Panic at the Disco, and The Academy Is...
3. Movies: The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, Step Brothers, and Pineapple Express (and singing along to the all the songs in said movies and having friends ask me what the songs were, making me realize that I need a life outside of music) were my favorites of the year.
4. Doing a project on Vonnegut in English and getting hooked on his writing. I suggest "God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian" for some good satirical humor, and of course "Slaughterhouse-Five." Duh.
5. Owning the ONLY Clandestine sweatshirt within at least a fifty mile radius and having people ask "what the hell is that bat thing?" (It's the Mummy one, by the way...<3 it)

WORST:
1. M. Night Shymalan's "The Happening." Seriously. I laughed my ass off. If you watch the special features, Marky Mark is even asking him why they're saying the things that they say. Ridiculous.
2. The disappearance of Caylee Anthony and everything surrounding that. Absolutely horrible.
3. Twilight obsession. I've read the books and I enjoyed them, but c'mon! Enough already! I read somewhere that it's a book that mothers and daughters are bonding with. That's nice. "You're only 17 and you couldn't possibly know, but you've fallen madly in love with him and he consumes your life." Awesome.
4. "Meet the Spartans" and the continuing of the offensive, ridiculously dumb parody movies. *facepalms*
5. This was the end of '07 and the beginning of '08, but I'm going to have to say the strike by the Writer's Guild of America. I don't watch much TV, except for a few favorite shows, and I was desperate for something new to save me from the monotony of school work.

That's it! =)

Mitchell · 12 months ago

These are the people, places, events, movies, artists, etc. that will go down in history for truly shaping the year 2008:

Barack Obama
The Dark Knight
The Jonas Brothers
Britney Spears
Miley Cyrus
Coldplay- Best tour and CD ever!!!
iPhone
Katie Holmes
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
Twilight
Stephanie Meyer
Brad and Angelina
Tina Fey
Sarah Palin
John McCain
Joe the Plumber
Jennifer Aniston
Heath Ledger
Mamma Mia!
Suri Cruise
Madonna
The Secret
The economy
Iraq
Paparazzi
SNL
Jay Leno
The Internet
Blogs
PEREZ
Wall-E
Will Smith
Tom Cruise
Michelle Obama
Michael Phelps
The Olympics
Kaylee Anthony :(
and more probably...

Jojoballz! · 12 months ago

"Sarah Palin can go back to shooting wolves from a helicoptor."
HAHAHAHA!

top 5 anything
1. Barack Obama Pres. (man)
2. Bolt! (movie)
3. Dark Knight (movie)
4. Anything FOB related [album, videos, marriage, baby,live concert on fuse, the whole package]
5. Getting a bf LOL!

ohsnap2 · 12 months ago

Best SNL Cameo: Tina Fey playing Sarah Palin
Worst SNL Cameo: Sarah Palin playing Sarah Palin

Best Britney Quote: "I go through life like a karate kid"

Best Free Porn Site: gonzomovies

Creepiest Moment: Looking at Miley Cyrus half naked.

Longest Running Faux Feud: Jen Aniston & Brangelina

Best Office Moment: "My horn can pierce the sky" oh and the return of Toby "NOOOOOOOO"

laura · 12 months ago

ive never even heard of these 3 artist from perez hilton's top 5 breakthrough artists

Alphabea
Ladyhawke
Roisin Murphy

mja · 12 months ago

wishing for someone to take a chance on us: www.myspace.com/thevanityaffairmusic

tricia · 12 months ago

president elect barack obama, our nation sure as hell is ready for CHANGE.

the 2008 beijing olympics, sans the little asian cheater girls. USA is still amazing.

the writers strike, i was scared for tv for awhile there.

THE CAB! haha hometown band, had to put them on here<3

the jonas brothers, they earned every bit of their fame good or bad. you know you can sing along to burnin' up

:D
it wasn't really best/worst
rather just 5 things i could think really stood out

brittanyrawrxx · 12 months ago

and since it's 12:50am i'm just going to do my top five of the year.

5. the dark knight - best movie of the year, no doubt.
4. FNMTV - music television finally got music back!
3. folie a deux - i love all of the songs. it reminds me of why i fell in love with them in the first place :D
2. june 12, 2008 - the very first concert i went to, ever! [cobra starship - my favorite band]
1. Barack Obama becoming president - it's time for change :D <3

Colleen · 12 months ago

best part of that whole list:

deadxstop-
5. the last show of 2*sweet.


agreed.

Sarah · 12 months ago

Best:

- Obama
- Smashing Pumpkins!
- Soooo many people raising awareness about Darfur
- Robert Pattinson
- Turning 21!
- CNN/Anderson Cooper

Worst:

- Bush
- Genocide in Darfur and DR Congo
- Stock Market and the $800 BILLION bailout
- Speidi
- The paparazzi

nicole107 · 12 months ago

i love this list. some awesome people up there
ok heres my 5:
1. obama (nuff said)
2. william beckett making a blog
3. folie a deux
4. american apparel hoodies
5. concerts: blg, the maine, fob, warped tour, ftsk, paramore, atl

alleigh · 12 months ago

LMFAO to patricks number three :
3. Barack Obama was elected President of the United States of America. Sarah Palin can go back to shooting wolves from a helicoptor.

first, obama is amazing.
and second, palin sucks mccains COCK.
:)
i freaking HATE HER.
:D:D
hahahahahaha.
omg that made my DAY !

dude, pete.
fall out boy made my 2008.
and you putting bronx up finnally was awesome.
the wentz family OWNS ! :D
when are you and hey monday touring dude ?!?!?!
in america ?

BeteNoire · 12 months ago

GOVERNOR
HELICOPTER

Kathleen · 12 months ago

Top 5 of 2008:

5)Twilight- Seeing my favorite book come to life was amazing.... even though they did leave out some things I thought they should have kept in *cough*the meadow *cough*
4) Kanye's new stuff.
3) The birth of my little brother.
2)The final episodes of South Of Nowhere.
1) Folie a deux is amazing. Epically hearing Patrick Stump sing "As soon as we hit the hospital I know .." Seriously.

Reebsy · 12 months ago

well Pete I am loving your posts and I am kind of inspired by everyone's lists!

so here is mine:

1. Katy Perry and everything she does

2. Perez Hilton becoming more famous than he already is

3. Rolling Stone Magazine

4. Local Hip-Hop(The Grouch my favorite rapper putting out his new album)

5. Mochi Ice Cream

6. Barack Obama

7.Dresses and cropped jackets

8. Ashlee Simpson's red hair

Worst:
1.Sarah Palin and her horrible family

2. John McCain and his robot wife Cindy

3. Heidi and Spencer from The Hills

J5J5 · 12 months ago

I almost laughed when someone in your list mentioned HENRY ROLLINS SPOKEN WORD.

Let's get to the hardliners (and in no particular order)

1) The Governor Spitzer Scandal -- That as really weird. It was even weirder finding out that his prostitute's dad had been my oral surgeon to remove all 4 of my wisdom teeth and do an apicoectomy on both me and my mom. (Gotta love how corrupt NJ is outside of NY.)

2) The Governor of Illinois -- #1 on Santa's Naughty List

3) The Wall St. fall out (as if the subprime mortgage crisis of 07 wasn't bad enough...freaking dumbass banks and investors investing into the subprime group. Does it really take an Ivy League education to know NOT to do that? OMFG!) GREED -- CORRUPTION -- GREED -- CORRUPTION -- INFINITY

4) Black Friday when stock prices went from about $70 a share for a top blue chip stock to $15. Or maybe .20 a share if your bank went bankrupt. :O

5) The US government bailing spending so much money to bail out banks and places like AIG that decide to spend the money on $40,000 parties to celebrate with tax payer's money. Oh sweet!

katy · 12 months ago

pete, you should ask brendon [urie, nonetheless] for his choices.
because panic's concert in vegas in june was one of thee best
shows i've been to in a long time.

the worst thing about 2008 was the twilight movie. and miley cyrus.
and the fact that no johnny depp movies came out this year.
and harry potter 6 was postponed.

the best was the release of breaking dawn.
and seeing wicked.
and turning 16 on march 11th.
and getting my license...on johnny depp's birthday.
and katy perry.
:]

heystephen · 12 months ago

perezhilton.com
barack obama
youtube.com
taylor swift
taylor lautner

TheyCallMeTalia · 12 months ago

1) Warped Tour '08. SO many great bands

2) Obama getting elected president. i cried.

3) The many many amazing cd's that were released. FOB, AAR, TAI, Hey Monday, Charlotte Sometimes, FTSK, Kerli, Panic! at the Disco etc

4) Seeing the Jonas brothers get picked on at the VMA's. I felt bad for them but it was hella funny.

5)Standing in line 8hrs in the cold rain in San Fransisco and seeing Fall Out Boy live for the first time. amazing, and well worth it :)

6) Living and breathing and hanging with friends and just experiencing this journey we call life.

marissa · 12 months ago

Best of 08'

5. Katy Perry

4. folie a deux..no fuckin lie

3. the starting of your beautiful family pete

2. FNMTV -finally able to watch music videos

1. dec. 21 SF show ..waiting in line for 5 hours in the cold just for fall out boy..so worth it!best day of my life..no lie i saw you guys before but this time it was better.

Worst of '08

5. sarah palin

4. sarah palin

3. sarah palin

2. sarah palin

1. Rob Pattinson's music

FueledByMaddy13 · 12 months ago

gahh you are so lucky to have seen them.
i was literally walking out the door when my mom through a hissy fit about it raining, so i had to stay home and blast folie a deux instead. :]

which, i have to agree, is definitely on my top of '08 list.
i love seeing how the guys have grown, and this cd is really inspirational.

and i love the twilight books, and i liked the movie just fine, but i'm right there with you on the rob pattinson music front. stick to acting, kid.

Joln · 12 months ago

joln
1. all human twilight fanfiction- so bad you just cant stop reading
2. prince caspian- introducing the world to two fine as hell boys: william moseley and ben barnes
3. everyone congregating on the basketball court of the dorms at my college on the night of nov 4 and everyone chanting obama's name.
4. Razia's Shadow!!!!!! (should be made into actual musical)
5. Beedle the Bard- jk rowling never disappoints.

farhat · 12 months ago

My top 5 of 2008:
1 Obama becoming president. Even though I'm not American but still this election was a big deal for me
2 My trip to London-I got to see my brother after 2 years. It was also my first vacation in 7 years
3. I turned 17
4. Reading 4 Twilight books- I also got my first 3 books
5. Watching Dark Knight-R.I.P Heath Ledger

Bottom 5
1 Miley Cyrus
2. ZAc Efron
3. Jonas Brothers
4. Lindsay Lohan
5. Sarah Palin

Le Disko · 12 months ago

Good god this list brings the laughs.

Good shit.

FueledByMaddy13 · 12 months ago

so i don't mean to sound like a completely out of the loop imbecile or anything, but....
travis is bronx's godfather?! when did that happen!?

and not to sound like a creepy, obsessed fangirl, but....
AAWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

that's so sweet.
i'm sorry. i just had to say that.

darkegreen · 12 months ago

very,very cool

darkegreen.tumblr.com

Alise Gain · 12 months ago

Best Of 2008

1) Fall Out Boy.
How you can make continuous albums with every song being amazing is beyond me.

2) AE Adventures
My friend and I would always do anything we wanted and it didn't matter what anyone else thought. They were really fun times.

3) Canon EOS 400D
Thank you for capturing the best memories this year. You're awesome.

4) fashiontoast.com
Best fashion blog I've seen.

5) In The Ayer - Flo-Rida Ft. Will.I.Am and Fergie
This song makes a shit party amazing, even if it's just for a few minutes.

xxx-alise

Jessica · 12 months ago

1. President-Elect Barack Obama

2. The Dark Knight Joker Vs Batman Even though Sadly Heath Ledger Died, and didn't get witness his Best Movie Performance it was to me the Best Movie of 2008. Hope he's Resting In Peace ;D

3. Perez Hilton I don't know why his site is so addicting at times more and more Love or Hate Perez he's still the Shit.

4. Lil' Wanye Finally Dropped An Album Yes and It was Album of The Year

5. The Tattoo I got For My Grandmother when She passed away this year along with one for my Mother. The two woman that meant so much to me in my life. This Year has been good for me in ways but when you lose your loved ones it's hard on you..

6. Wall-e was the cutest ever I just loved it.

7. Patrick Stump is A Genius

8. Pete & Ash Having Their Baby Congrats

9. Katy Perry Love her

10. More Graffiti Used As Art and Expression

yeahh · 12 months ago

i want to know Dirty's top 5, we haven't heard from that dude in ages

AustraliasSuiteheart · 12 months ago

Merry Christmas Pete. I know I'm a bit late but I was away over xmas and couldn't get online. So I'm saying it now.
Anywayz my list:

The Pros and Cons of 2008
Pros
1. Folie à Deux. It is pure awsumness. Love the music, love the lyrics and just love everything! The lyrics to The [Shipped] Gold Standard are really meaningful. And I can relate to them. "I wanna scream I love you from the top of my lungs, but I'm afraid that someone else will hear me. You can only blame your problems on the world for so long, before it all becomes the same old song" Yeah I love it. Good job guyz.
2. The "I Don't Care" film clip. It makes me laugh everytime I see it. Really lightens up my day whenever I see it.
3. Twilight. I'm addicted to that book. It's all vampirey and completely kool.
4. Scrubs. My absolute favourite show on TV. It always manages to make me smile.
5. SingStar. I think it's only available in Australia. Its a real kool karaoke game that I'm not to bad at. And I just got 2 new ones; one has Dance, Dance and the other has Thnks Fr Th Mmrs. I'm driving my family insane coz they keep hearing my attempts to sing them well over and over and over again.

Cons
1. Miley Cyrus. Don't ask why, coz I don't know. I just really really don't like her. No offence if anyone likes her.
2. School. Enough said.
3. Technology. I like it normally, but lately everything technological I own besides the pc i'm using has shit itself; camera, phone, iPod [that was a most devastating loss] and CD player.
4. Hook Me Up, The Veronicas latest album. My best friend loves The Veronicas, and their first album was okay. But Hook Me Up was a seriously seriously seriously epic fail.
5. The fact that I can't get a ticket to next year's February tour, because the tickets plus plane ticket are out wayy out of my price range. And the fact that despite my desperate need to go, competitions are impossible to win, even after entering approximately fifty billion of them. Actually this is my number one con. So just pretend its up at number one coz I couldn't be bothered to move it.

Anywayz I must go so tah tah
♥ Steph xo

LetsStartARiOT-x · 12 months ago

Sorry to spam your comments, Pete!
But you just said you read them.... So here goes:
COME TO MY COKE FEST 2009 IN SOUTH AFRICA!
The whole of South Africa has been requesting the shit outta Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco, My Chemical Romance & Paramore. We NEED YOU THERE! My friends & I have tried everything: facebook groups, discussions on websites... WE REAALLY NEED FALL OUT BOY THERE. We all voted for Fall Out Boy last year & we didn't get you guys. PLEASE come this year! I live in a country where we get almost NO good rock acts. My Coke Fest is our only chance. http://www.mycoke.co.za/my-coke-fest-2009-name-...

Susan · 12 months ago

deadxstop is a real ass

Susan · 12 months ago

My Top Tens

1. My Man & kids, always

2. Madi Diaz, nuff said

3. The clinic trip to Tennessee. Helping Americans. If we who have all gave one weekend a year the poor would be less in need. Try giving ten percent of your income to American charities. Talk is cheap friends. Doing does it.

4. Camping.

5. Okay, my ipod touch. Much fun.

6. The Florida Keys in winter. Oh I am such a beach bum.

7. My second, part time job. It's great!! The kiddies are so clean and unjaded, innocence that is so lost in public school students.

8. Israel smashing Hamas. Way to go!!! Give the bullies a bit of it back.

9. Finding Pacita Abad's art.

10. Love

jesus bitches · 12 months ago

idk but heres my favorite things from 2009: http://community.livejournal.com/fbr_trash/2398...

Amber · 12 months ago

Nice!!! Our reality is all in our perspective... and some of those are enlightening! :P

DAYSHA · 12 months ago

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA

KEITH BUCKLEY IS THE BALLS

imonmyfeet · 12 months ago

best of 2008.
5. the dark knight
4. having the opportunity to go to Italy for 10 days.
3. Obama, and not just because he was elected. It is one of my best moments of 2008 because I was now old enough to understand & voice my opinion about this election, even though i couldn't vote.
2. seeing Fall Out Boy in Washington Square Park.
1. finally meeting my heroes & actually having conversation with them.

worst of 2008.
5. the blow up with shutter shades.
4. being on four airplanes in 10 days.
3. palin.
2. miley cyrus
1. palin.

anggina · 12 months ago

what makes 2008 awesome for me:
5.graduating from the bachelor degree and having my master's degree classes right after, having all those graduation celebrations with friends and family.
4.attempting suicide but somehow saved and realize how stupid i was because i still have too many things to be lived for!
3.having the greatest open relationship ever with lots of respect and solid support
2.inspired by amazing people's blogs (yours, nicholas scimeca's, johnny cupcakes', martin johnson's, sussie bubble's, agathe molvik's and the chictopia)
1.leaving 2008 and feeling ready to rumble on 2009!!

Peyton Leigh · 12 months ago

hey Pete!!
awesome blog post - I think my friends and I are gonna get together and assemble our own

but not so cool bashing on Jess. True or not, she is your big sister in law.
hope you ash and Bronx have a great New Year!
xo
keep it up

Brooke · 12 months ago

These are great. Love the lists... :)

~ The House of Bricks in Des Moines, IA still rocks the FOB signed poster they have.... You guys played there in the EARLY EARLY EARLY days. :)

iceempress · 12 months ago

2008 – Guilty Pleasures

1. Attending concerts and sharing the music with my daughter

TAI – Warped Tour, Electric Factory-Philly & Roseland Theatre-NYC (with
We the Kings and Hey Monday) & MTV New Years Eve (with All Time
Low)

FOB – Northstar Bar-Philly and Nokia Theatre-NYC (Patrick’s voice gets better and better)

John Mayer – Camden and PNC Arts Center

2. Canvassing for Obama’s eventual election providing hope for our free-falling country.

3. The Internet’s power enabling people to connect regardless of the typical bullshit.

4. Blogs. The ones I write and the ones I read especially those by William Beckett, Pete Wentz and Nicolas Scimeca.

5. Pete Wentz who is able to stand on the very edge about to fall into oblivion but just spits into the wind and takes his genius to the next venture pulling others with him. I want to work for him.

+ Always grateful to the CD I found in the dental book that rekindled my love of music, the internet and comedy…& the hott guy I live with…

hopeu2 · 12 months ago

My list is not as detailed as some, but this will probably change. I think I need to think about it more, because the one I posted on the other blogs is different, and I can't leave out MONDAYYEYES/FOE. I am not good with top 5, because I can't decide because so many things happened. I'm going to get it right before 2009.

Top 5 of 2008
5.Warped Tour 2008, eventhough I didn't get to go.
4. Bill & Travis Bogus Journey in Atlanta
3. The blogs really kept me sane this year.
2. Obama winning the 2008 election.
1. picking up the guitar again, trying to play a chord

Top 10 of 2008

10. The Dark Night

9. Britney Spears releasing a new album this year, after all the things she’s been through I am glad she came back, she really took a punch.

8. Friends or enemies clubs, MONDAYEYES, all of the blogs, especially yours and Pete's blog.

7. The playoffs, those White Sox really impressed me, the way they played these games. I like how they made a comeback, but I couldn’t believe THE RAYS beat them in the playoffs, that was really historical The Rays, The Underdogs made a comeback, The Rays making it to the World Series, do you know how sorry this team use to be. This team was one of the worst teams in MLB baseball at one time, and now they are in the playoffs, playing in a World Series game. I was so shocked.

6. The Academy Is signed my old drumstick that I use to play the percussion instruments with I will always remember that.

5. William playing the Butcher’s drums in Atlanta

4. Making it out of the Atlanta alive, surviving the Atlanta traffic, I showed the critics that I do have some common sense. I got myself out of one of the worst situations without their help, it was strange. I more convinced that I’m a pretty good driver.

3. Learning that money is not everything, we need it but it’s not everything. We could ride down the road anytime an have a car crash and possibly die. I guess everyone has a 50/50 chance at life.

2. New albums, As I Am, Pretty Odd, FTABH, The Quilt, Folie A Deux I know this is just some of my favorites compared to the albums that were released this year Just so you know, I am just like one of the critics. These are just some of the albums I bought, but there were amazing albums that were released by Kanye West, Cold Play, John Mayer but Continum was released in 2006 thru 2008. I think. The Killers, their music has been with ever since I started liking Fall Out Boy. I just put those albums up there because those are the ones I bought when they were released, the first day they came out. Believe me these other artists were not invisible, I heard a lot of songs that I liked by them. I am just one out of the billions of fans, so I didn't think it made a whole lot of difference.

1. Barack Obama becoming the first African American President.

ps. not in chronological order because 10 should of came before 9.

Carrie · 12 months ago

Ha. Keith Buckley will come to your house and shit on your bed. Ha.

Lina C. · 12 months ago

Hmm...
My top 5:
1: The JM (John Mayer) cruise in February. I nearly died. No crap. Talk about best like...Cruise ever. OOH OHH! Plus the Borgota Concert. Yes. Caught 3 picks. Luck. 2 DRH's and one of JM's. Oh how glorious. I think thats the reason I started to play guitar again. I found a new muse and put aside all of my inner...rage? Idk what to call it. Im just glad Im playing again. Thank you John Mayer. =] You are very nice. Or so I think.
2: Playing new shows with my guitar. Getting the courage to go on stage and sing. Talk about scary.
3: Learning more of my family history. Its so cool. I only have 6 generations dating back to 1775. But its still the poodle-sticks.
4: Watching Summer Heights High. So Funny. Love Mr. G, Jonah, and Ja'mie. Hahaha.
5: Obama winning 2008 election. I cried like a baby. So happy. That was like the defining moment of my young life.

Worst five:
1: Coming to realization that my dad's been passed away for 2years going on 3 in feb.
2: Finding out my mom has a bad heart.
3: Losing interest in guitar for....Several months. (I found it again)
4: Palin. She made my blood pressure go up. Oh + Staring at John McCain's Face. eww.
5: The twilight movie was a total bomb. Rob P did nothing for me. And Breaking Dawn was a waste of the 4hrs I spent reading it. Boo hoo.

madizzle · 12 months ago

That just made me love Keith Buckley.

Lina C. · 12 months ago

Whoa Dang!
I almost forgot the Kings Of Leon. Only by Night....Omg..Literallly brought me CLOSER to having the best year yet.

Bre · 12 months ago

Did Pharrell spell Lanvin incorrectly, or was that your mistake? Charlatan...

madizzle · 12 months ago

Time for my list:
My top things that happened this:
-Seeing London,England for the first time
-Going to Paris Disneyland
-The election of a man who I believe actually cares about the people he is working for, us.
-The semi-suprise of a new album by Fall Out Boy (Plus getting it in hard copy and rubbing it in my friends faces that they cant hold their digital versions in their hands)
-The connection all us FOB fans shared waiting in line outside the Epicentre in San Diego.

anirudhchohan · 12 months ago

Very cool Indeed....................John Mayer- pretty hilarious person-agreed

Mazzy · 12 months ago

Hot Doug's is where it's at, mannn. Best hot dog place in chi-town.

PatrickStumpLVRxoxo · 12 months ago

i luv patrick and his whole uncool uncle thing. hilarious...

Tiff · 12 months ago

Favourite moments of 2008.

Seeing Jimmy Eat World live in Southhampton they'd been my favourite band ever for a long time and i finally got to see them in february. they played disintergration too so it made my day.

stephen fry, ive always liked him but this year i just realise how much of a wicked genius he is.

obama, im not american and i live in the UK but following the elections and stuff in the papers and late night news i was totally in awe. i even stayed up all through the night to see who won the most electoral votes. haha.

folie a deux & the quilt, 808s and heartbreaks have been my favourite albums. my favourite track on folie a deux is coffee's for closers, the quilt its dont tell me its over and on 808's and heartbreaks its paranoid.

my music taste has broadened. i have become interested in loads of music lately, lots of 80's and jazz and funk and hip-hop and hardcore punk etcetera.

favourite movies are the dark knight, i watched it twice at the cinema. i was already a massive fan of batman begins (one of my favourite movies too) and this one is as brilliant as it. Batman is totally by favourite superhero. Iron man was great, sadly i went with my friends and they're not as enthusiastic as me about comic books. (i have a whole collection) and fell asleep and one of them was saying "its boring" all the way through it.

xbox 360 saints row. i love this game so much its fucking great.

helping PETA. my friend and i have started a street team and are raising money for PETA, i felt really happy about helping the animals.

my love for linkin park re kindled. long ago when they released hybrid theory i was totally in love with LP and then meteora followed and i loved them still, then there was the long wait and minutes to midnight came out and i was totally dissapointed but i think its because i was in the mind set of "this is meant to be a linkin park record what the hell have they done" so i took that it was another band even though it is linkin park and now i love it to bits.

EchoIndustry · 12 months ago

Ahh that was great!
Keith's was the best. I was laughing and my dog looked at me like I was on crack. Or heroine.
Oh, and you guys better come to Pittsburgh for the tour! I don't wanna have to drive 2 hours to Columbus to see you.
Happy Early New Year!

Natalee · 12 months ago

thats was great(except for the stuff bout Sarah Palin). I think that was a very entertaining post though. Anyways i want to say that the new Fob cd is great and that I love Fall Out Boy Now+Forever:D Pete you are an amazing & inspirational person who I only wish the best to!
-Blondie

NatalieLuvsCobra:] · 12 months ago

Natalie devoted fan (dont get me confused with that fan girl shit)
My Highs and Lows of 2008. (in no particular order)

Barack Obama - was elected President. finally other countries won't think of the us as the retard who starts wars.

fall out boy - i could go on forever on this subject. but a word to the haters; they could get as mainstream as U2 and they're music will still be better then whatever 'new' pop-punk band you think is original.

gabe saporta - he had a fucked up vocal cyst then put the best fall tour of the year. (along with the rest of cobra starship of course) eat your heart out divas!

perez hilton - talking shit about people never looked so good. though i dout it counts as 'talking shit' when most of its true.

kid rock - apparently he put out the new redneck anthem.

the dark night - definetly some of the best acting ive seen. R.I.P Heath Ledger.

james mongomery - he's now officially the coolest guy ever to be on MTV. who has the balls to tell Diddy that his groups suck? he does.

step brothers - hilarious to see will ferrell playing my cousin.

panic at the disco - in a way they re-invented themselves and yet their fanbase didn't vanish. i think there should be an award for that.

kanye west - who cares if he 'blew it' on SNL? news flash; most rappers who use autotuner CAN'T SING. quit acting like you've acually heard t-pains real singing voice.
ok now that that's out of the way, new album = amazing!

the academy is... - do i hear a break-out year? words can't express how proud i am of them.

twitter - be prepared for the new myspace. IMPOSTER ALERT!

NatalieLuvsCobra:] · 12 months ago

i think im gonna change 'highs and lows' to Best and Worst....and get rid of the 'my'...

oh and i forgot;

sarah palin - she taught us never to visit Alaska. (no offence to people who aren't sarah palin who live in Alaska)

Shawna Conway · 12 months ago

1. How nicely " McCain "08" ran off your tongue.

2. Being introduced to Corn Dogs... Apparently Heaven's houses are made with them, and they lie next to mustard rivers.

3. Britney- Don't call it a comeback, she never went anywhere.

4. Madden '09- Say what you want to say cause I'm a girl but that game still gives me an erection

5. How overratted Kanye was... But lets be honest, he IS his own biggest fan. Pat yourself on the back buddy ( woof woof). Further more, his blog needs to be removed. Someone needs to take his keyboard away and wire his jaw back together.

xoxonicole · 12 months ago

Top 10 things That made 2008 the best year of my life

10. Finally having freedom from heartache, and bringing my self-esteem up higher than it's been in nearly two years. Being able to flirt and be good at it.

9. Finding out what direction I'm heading in for my life.

8. Losing toxic friends, and gaining lifelong friends who will do anything for me no matter what and vice versa.

7. Finishing 15 more units towards transferring to a better college. Starting my life.

6. Pete Wentz' baby. LOLWHUT. Congrats.

5. FInally seeing Chicago. 2*Sweet's last show. DeadXStop. Empires. Sears Tower. Millenium Park. The Metro. Sub-T. The Hush Sound. Friends. Snow.

4. The "I Don't Care" video shoot. :]

3. Fresh Only Bakery / Citizens for Our Betterment fiasco. Best marketing campaign since AFI. I helped solve the last donut puzzle, and then realized that I spend way too much time on the internet.

2. Getting a job that makes me love going instead of making me want to kill everyone who ever comes in. Hi, welcome to Coffee Bean! What can I make for you today?

1. Music. Music made my life. I discovered so many new bands, and reminisced in the days of old. Music is what keeps my heart beating, and what keeps me motivated to live my life to the best it could possibly be.

poseher · 12 months ago

top five songs that came out in '08 and got added to the soundtrack of my life:
http://poseher.livejournal.com/16105.html

Banshee · 12 months ago

Pete you so rock....all best in the new year

Mikae · 12 months ago

Best Things of 2008
1) The election of Barack Obama for President - For once America got it right, and looked beyond party lines. I was proud to be a volunteer and an American
2) Meat.org - A sad website about how meat truly gets on one's plate, it helped inspire me to become a vegetarian.
3) Milk, Religulous, Doubt, and The Dark Knight - Okay so i'm cheating, but the great movies of 2008 went beyond good film-making by having a message. Milk was a sad, yet inspiring film about gay politician Harvey Milk, Religulous a middle-finger to the evangelicals who are clueless, Doubt about religion (with brilliant acting), and The Dark Knight about justice.
4) Fall Out Boy Folie a Deux - Another great CD from Fall Out Boy.
5) Chelsea Lately/The Soup - Two hilarious/cruel shows. In an age where most comedias suck and are annoying, Joel McHale and Chelsea Handler are sincerely funny. Who knew something good could come from the E! channel

Worst Things of 2008
1) PROPOSITION 8 - A disgusting prop filled with hate, how anyone can support this is beyond me. Had fun protesting though. Kudos to FALL OUT BOY, Emily Deschanel, wanda Sykes, Samuel L. Jackson, Jack Black, Sarah Chalke, Neil Patrick Harris, Dana Delaney, Chelsea Handler, Ellen & Portia for their opposition to this cruel prop
2) Sarah Palin - enough said.
3) Living Lohan - Leaving the TV on after The Soup is a bad idea, as long-island trash is obnoxious.
4) Sally Kearns - Maybe i've been too political this year, but this woman is almost as frightening as Sarah Palin
5) wRITERS sTRIKE - THANKS GOD IT'S OVER!

Kristina · 12 months ago

Love ur comment perez.. pete .. surprised u published it!

Much Love.. all the best for 2009

Kristina, Sydney Australia xx

rachel · 12 months ago

Top five: (no particular order)

1. seeing panic at the disco live for my first concert ever

2. Folie a deux

3. seeing All Time Low in concert (along with Every avenue, Mayday Parade and The maine), giving them candy :] and singing "i kissed a Girl" with Dave from every avenue backstage sorta.

4. knowing that my mom is better now. im so proud of her, i hope she knows that i love her and forgive her,

5. starting High School, its corny, but i kinda like school.

parisisburning · 12 months ago

the best of 08:
5. ooh yeah -Moby
hipsters and strippers unite.
4. Tarina Tarantino hair accessories
expensive but shamelessly worth every penny.
3. dear science -TV on the Radio
listening to DLZ on repeat completes me.
2. new season of Never mind the Buzzcocks
Simon Amstell is still hysterical especially when accompanied by Mark Ronson.
1. Tom Gabel goes solo
I am in love.

Worst of 08:
5. RIP David Foster Wallace
I finished reading Infinite Jest the day he died, crazy.
4. no warped 08 in Vancouver
I know there was no warped in Van in 07 either, but still. No need to rub salt in the wound.
3. britney comeback
I love her but too soon.
2. Stephen Harper wins larger minority
So Canada wants to keep cutting the arts budget?
1. Prop 8
Why are we continually taking steps backwards?

mona · 12 months ago

that was disappointing

Kaitlyn · 12 months ago

5) Becoming a fan of the Twilight Saga, the books are so better in my opinion...

4) Going to Band Camp for the first time (and ending the season 2nd in NY, 1st in PA)

3) Fall Out Boy and The All American Rejects releasing their CD's on the same day.

2) The rest on my family realizing the way my mom really is.

1) My dad risking his credit just so we could have a decent Christmas even though we kept telling him not to.

patrickstumpswife728 · 12 months ago

Heehee, Patrick, he's so funny. I totally love that man.

Okay, top favorites. In order, I think.

1. Patrick Stump (Just because he is awesome and perfect)
2. Obama elected President (Best day of my life)
3. Folie A Deux (Absolute genius)
4. Fall Out Boy- Artists of the century
5. Twilight (The books, not the movie)
6. Birth of beautiful baby boy, Bronx (Aw, so cute!)
7. Pretty. Odd. by Panic At The Disco (They changed their sound a lot, but I still love it)
8. Fall Out Boy live in Chicago Theater (GREAT show)
9. The Dark Night (I agree with Patrick, great movie, though not perfect)
10. Christmas (Always on my top favorite)

Amandangerousx · 12 months ago

Props for posting Chris' top 8. He is the man.
Secondly, a significant part of 08 for me has definitely been starting up a band. It's for sure one of my favorite reasons to wake up in the morning. That would be my number one.

timetofly · 12 months ago

http://www.friendsorenemies.com/web/foe/journal...

this is my list! it's pretty great. it's got pictures. you should definitely check it out.

lisabird · 12 months ago

Well, i missed the boat on this one. almost 400 comments, and mine's about to be lost among them. I'm posting this anyway :)

Best things about 2008:
-iPod Touch. May i PLEASE marry it? Don't have one? Get one.
-Panic! in Scranton, PA. Like a private show. Like the old days. 300 people, one floor.
-Summer. Need i say more? though this may have been the best yet.
-The Cab. Maybe im a little late, but they are amazing. Can i hug Marshall? pretty please?
-Kumquats.

the middle thing- Obama. It's great and all that he's president, but it's basically media overkill. 85% of the people who wrote that in here don't have a clue and wrote that to try and be cool or something. Some of his plans are either going to rise America to a new country or kill us. I don't like how he's more of a celeb than a President. There's something strange with the entire thing, from what I've seen. (but please, don't be offended. It's just my opinion which counts for absolutely not much)

The WORST things.
-Miley and the JoBros. Who's grand idea was this little headache anyway?
-Living in Upstate NY...there's NOTHING HERE and im sick of being bored.
-Being the most ungraceful creature alive. Pretty self explanitory, lots of self-inflicted injury
-Radio. I'd like something to listen to OTHER than rap, pretty please?
-The constant flow of BS. Be your own person, okay? I'll like you for that 100% more than who you pretend to be.

Thanks, much love <3

InternJess · 12 months ago

I agree with some, but not all. The one I MOST agree with is #8 on deadxstop's list. Henry Rollins! YES!

InternJess · 12 months ago

Also, my Top Five

1. My birthday: November 4, 2008. It was pretty monumental. Oh, and we elected some guy. ;)

2. Razia's Shadow - Forgive Durden. No, really. The concept is huge and the execution is damn near flawless.

3. Facebook - Apparently, it's back and bigger than MySpace? I dunno. Social networking is brilliant and insane all at once. Privacy is pretty much dead.

4. Concerts - Mostly dragging a friend to three shows, when she'd only ever been to one before. (The first one we took her to was a hardcore show!) I went to tons more shows this year than I have in past years and that's saying something.

5. A Rocket to the Moon - Yeah. Nick and the boys are great! Having lunch with them after they shopped in the FBR warehouse was fun. Seeing them again in Orlando a few months later was awesome. Those dudes are going to be HUGE.

5 1/2. FBR - My internship with them has been amazing and I'm learning so much. I've met some fantastic people and made some great friends along the way.


Here's to an even better 2009!

Angela · 12 months ago

The number ne thing on my "Disappointed me to hell and back" list....The Dallas Cowboys and Tony Romo!!! Ummm...turn over the ball much??? I'm a die hard Cowboys fan so this is just tough love. That Eagles game was a fucking joke!! Romo, get that broken pinky out of your ass and play like you fucking want it!! The entire team played like shit....like they had no heart....NO HEART!!. It was just sad. That was the first game I didn't sit through till the bitter end with you guys. And trust me, being a Cowboy's fan, there have been shitloads of bitter ends! I just couldn't watch the part of the 4th quarter. My ex husband disappointed me less our entire marriage than you guys did on Sunday :(

Samm · 12 months ago

BEST:
1. MGMT definately made this year very swell
2. Seeing Phantom of the opera twice in one year (month even)
3. the olypmics. the race when the us came back and beat the french.
4. george bush's reflexes
5. sxephil on youtube. liiiiife
6. TRUE BLOOD

WORST:
1. politics
2. jonas brothers. we get it already!
3. heath ledger :[
4. lil' wanye. distrubing.
5. weird weather. maybe it's just a regional thing

albert · 12 months ago

#1 band in wilkes-barre, pa
http://www.myspace.com/astorianstigmata

KFunkAllStar · 12 months ago

I can't limit this to just five. Whatever:

- Babies. I don't mean that in a sense of OMG BABIES!!!! I mean it in a sense of I just discovered how amazing babies are, because I had one this year. She just turned five months old yesterday and she is so amazing. I love watching her discover something new, like her feet.
- The Office. Still one of the most consistently funny, smart, and well-written sitcoms ever. Even if Pam IS kind of a wank this season.
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Neil Patrick Harris needs a major award for that business, because that was so well-done and hilarious.
- The Dark Knight.
- A team other than the Yankees or Red Sox winning the world series. Sure my team (I'm a proud member of Cardinal Nation) didn't make it, but whatever. I'll take it!
- I agree with deadxstop - Henry Rollins' spoken word is amazing. I loved his stories about knocking himself out onstage in Brazil, his first trip to Russia, and meeting a terminally ill fan named Marius. That cat is hilarious, inspiring, and sharp as a tack.
- Rock Band! I just discovered it like a month ago, no kidding. I sing and the husband plays drums. Our daughter always looks at us like we're nuts when we play, but today we think we caught her trying to dance to some Stone Temple Pilots song we were doing.
- Strange Wilderness. I don't know if a lot of people saw it, but: It's a movie about a guy whose nature show is about to be cancelled, so he and his buddies go out and look for Bigfoot. One of those movies that you don't have to think too hard about to enjoy. Just goofy, stupid fun.

Things I could have done without:
- Sarah Palin
- Paris Hilton
- Rachael Ray
- this lovely Illinois weather we've been having. One day it's below 0 and everything's covered with ice, the next it's 55 degrees? Come ON.
- Not getting much sleep for the first two months of my kid's life.

MrsC · 12 months ago

Lists are like my favorite thing in the world...not really,( but then why do I watch I love the 80s re-runs on VH1 whenever they're on??)

My Top 5 of 08
1. Got married (I swear i'm not copying you Pete. It was just a coincidence...i was secretly hoping that you and Ashlee were going to elope in Vegas and I'd run into you and be like "dude, i'm getting married too!" ...I have too much time on my hands...)

2. Saw Obama, Voted 4 Obama, Obama won

3. Turned 21 and can legally get drunk without fear of getting an MIP

4. New FOB album (What A Catch, Donnie is the new soundtrack to my life...)

5. Learned how to swim...I'm you're average black girl who hates getting water anywhere near my face so this was a huge thing for me to conquer that fear...i'm no Michael Phelps but I'm one step closer to a two piece!

Grace · 12 months ago

TOTALLY LOVING keith buckley 'S Tops!!!!!

Jojoballz! · 12 months ago

pete perez is awesome, but damn my mind is corrupted!
i can't watch ice princess anymore [haha]..
thanks to your comments


i'll watch **** live in phoenix instead

OvercastDad · 12 months ago

In particular order...

1. Folie a Deux - every time I hear that a new FOB CD is coming out, i wonder to myself, almost fearing, "is this going to be the one I don't like?" then I listen and the fear goes away.

2. notes from the deep end - what can i say. he makes me laugh, he makes me cry, like no other. dude is a genius.

3. gas prices going down

4. Obama winning. the defining moment of the year. huge.

5. talking to FC on twitter.

i have to cheat and add a sixth (6 is my lucky number)

6. accidentally finding "the deadliest catch" on discovery. it's addicting as hell.

patrick_fan_2010 · 12 months ago

Pete i'm gonna keep on putting this message up until the problem gets solved there are a lot of upset people who got their pre-orders but didn't receive the USB bear i have tried to contact GO!Merch so many times and i still get nothing from them me and other people paid for the trois package and expected to get everything that came with it so please we need some info about why we didn't get it and that they will send it to us if u dont see this o well at least i know that i tried

MangoLemon · 12 months ago

Top 5 most awesome things about 08'
1) Getting my dog, Miley
2) All the concerts I went to this year- Cobra (x2), TAI, Mika, Madonna...
3) Graduating High School
4) Becoming more confident in being myself
5) Taking more responsibility for things, i.e. Phone Bill, Monthly Bus Pass, Clothes/Shoes/CDs...

Worst Things about 08'
1) No Vans Warped Tour in Vancouver
2) My "Trois" Package not arriving on time (still not here)
3) MSN Messenger for Mac / MSN Blackberry
4) Missing important birthdays, events and graduations
5) BC Lions choking in the Western Final against the Calgary Stampeders

nabii · 12 months ago

wtf? if i were you i would have smacked gomerch.

MangoLemon · 12 months ago

I'm letting the various hate that's floating around the internet do it for me.

Vanessa · 12 months ago

hehe the lions so choked, go Calgary w00!

MangoLemon · 12 months ago

They ALWAYS choke when it gets right down to the wire.
But, it was a great game to watch on TSN regardless =]

kellyana · 12 months ago

Pete, I've had a shit of a day... I'm visiting my parents in North Queensland, Australia and while I have been away some asshole broke into my car on the Gold Coast & stole my CD's... 100 of them... I'm so pissed and annoyed and upset... I have lost my favourites, they were the ones I kept in my car... all of my FOB collection plus lots more. I don't know why I'm telling you this, other than your posts usually brighten my day and this one has, just not as much as I needed. I hate that people feel the need to steal shit, my flat mate thinks it is kids... Anyway, I guess I know better now, don't leave my CD's in my car ever! I just needed to vent, hope you don't mind. xoxo

Jaimez · 12 months ago

ahemm..my rando scattered list of thoughts and special people that found me and vice-versa in 2008
this guy..http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/_dontusejelly_/DSCF0045.jpg
and this :P http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/_dontuse...
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/_dontuse...
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/_dontuse...
those were taken in august but ahha i had a feeling philly would make it this year then so i put my phillies cap on my puppy, thackery binx and voila! he is such a little boy :)
having a woman, and not just any woman on the vice presidential nomination is important. sarah palin has a voice. she stands up for what she believes in. and she scared bigoted boys shitless! haha evidence is in almost all of the above top ten lists..
thewilliambeckettblog.com you should read it peter.
third by portishead..
least you get the impression im a snob..believing in the lil band that should and always could. the quiet feeling of..gosh i dont even know..happiness? contentment? peace? that there is someone whose life i dont live and don't understand at all times but i can understand what you are saying in these woreds. and whatevere it is, im very happy and proud of you all and where you've come with your lfie and your jobs. i'd love it to have more people listen..
i'd say thank you but i don't think it'd be enough. so..be yourself peter. you're alright :)

nabii · 12 months ago

i made a list of my top five gigs of the year then got bored when it came to writing any others. considering there are 23 hours left of 2008 for me i should get a move on.

i won't elaborate on the why's or anything, but i present the only list i have written thus far; top five gigs of 08:
1) panic/the academy/cobra at thebarton theatre adelaide
2) brand new feat. jesse lacey and an acoustic guitar as the support act at enmore theatre sydney
3) motion city soundtrack/cartel/sugarcult/mae at metro theatre sydney
4) panic/the academy/cobra at acer arena sydney
5) panic/the academy/cobra at rod laver arena melbourne

guess what band made my year awesome

crcrshrtx3 · 12 months ago

pete.
i love you.
okay here's my list.
the top __ ______ of 2008 (i'm not realy sure what this thing's about yet)

1. i got like 8 people into listening falloutboy, even tho they said they would never blahblahblah. i broke them down :]

2. the fact that sarah palin is not anywhere near the national government. thank god.

3. i started reading twilight. mm it's okay.

4. this is stupid but the guy that i like kinda sorta but not realy, we're just friends mostly, is ignoring me becasue of a misunderstanding and it's really suckish because i miss him.

5. am i the only one who still hates britney spears?!

6. i figured out i want to be a pshychiatrist [however the hell you spell it] when i grow up.

7. the dark knight. no explanation neccescary, even though i like superman better.

8. i realized the joy of make prankcalls at 3 a.m. without *67. also making chocolate death brownies with you bestfriends and running thru the snow to give them to one of your other friends, who kicks you out because he has "piano". screw him.

9. i don't suck at bowling as much as i thought i do. i'm worse with the gutters up actually.

10. folie a deux. wow. insane. beautiful. love.

okay so i'm done. the 10 top whatevers of 2008 in no particular order. happy almost new year's eve <3

Merri · 12 months ago

maura johnston said IDA MARIA, AND I AGREE SO FUCKING MUCH! I discovered her early this year, and I still listen to the whole album all the time!

EVERYONE SHOULD LISTEN TO IT!

an fbrt anon sad dis · 12 months ago

"cassadee and the way pete worships her are almost offending. sure, she has a pretty face, but even with decent vocal coaching her voice would be nothing more than mediocre. she doesn't have any talent. i'm not saying this because i don't like her face or her lyrics or her band. i'm saying this from an objective, musical point of view. cassadee has no vocal talent or potential, and she does not deserve to be in a signed band. it's great for her that she made it by sucking pete wentz's dick but the music scene is going to tear her down, hard.

also, this whole hey monday ordeal just showed to me how painfully underdeveloped pete wentz's feel for music is. i always knew he played crappy bass and wrote mediocre lyrics, but now it shows that he cannot assess musical talent or potential at all. i can only hope stump gets out of fall out boy as soon as he can and do something with his talent. he'd make it if it wasn't for pete fucking wentz.

tl;dr ktnxbai"

:o r u offended ???

Vanessa · 12 months ago

Perez suggested I read so here I am procrastinating at work :)
Workin' hard for the monez
my top 5's of 2k8...
Hates...

Sarah Palin
Honestly a painful experience being a woman and having to watch this brainless mess flounder as though she gave a damn. At least get some contacts to hide the dollar signs in ur eyes.

Twilight-ies
I am getting a real hate on the book/movie for the tweens that have developed like a mass cult! However it gets a thumbs up for making the public read a frigin book! (and a thick one at that, dont they look smart now?)

the Bus
why must it always smell like a truck stop urinal?

Inner city/Downtown
You scare me...

Fashion
would you find your identity already and quit stealing mine :P

Loves

Owning a house
nothing better then having your own patch of land to call your own, territorial instinct I guess

Marriage
the foundation was something I used to think was peer pressure by society to conform, but honestly signing a piece of paper has never made me feel so happy and secure. Its all about the entire experience I realize, the good, the bad, AND the ugly

Friends (the REAL kind)
People of substance, i thought you were lost forever! Thank you universe for creating more then just 2

interweb
what would i do during my long work days without you

cheese
need i say more? you show me a world without cheese and I'll show you some unhealthy and possibly bone deficient people

autumn · 12 months ago

why does everyone on fobr on the message boards hate me? they all hate me and i dont understand y i nvr did anything but comment on threads and post threads and they all hate me

Katy · 12 months ago

THANK YOU for calling out Kanye!!!!!!!!!

amelia · 12 months ago

my top five: no particular order.

-the girls who were trampled at the twilight signing. this made my month. i watched tyra, and they were on it and then when rob pat came out the screaming about busted my eardrums.

-trueblood on hbo. i read the books BEFORE the show, and let me say the upcoming seasons have a lot to live up to. i was very proud of the first season which was based on the first book.

-pretty.odd. i was swept off my feet when i heard it. something totally new, very different from the a fever you cant sweat out.

-the failure of linens and things. lets just say i have always shopped at bed bath and beyond.

-britney's newest cd. i hate it and love it at the same time. she keeps coming back.

Dave · 12 months ago

Man Keith Buckley is such a piece of shit. Wow.

Me · 12 months ago

It's SO cool that all the talentless losers are happy BO was elected. He'll make a great Uncle Tom/House nigger. Best of all, he'll make sure no other minority ever gets elected again!

Susanna · 12 months ago

Oh boy there's a lot of stuff that was great this year. :D
(PS! Sorry if my grammar is bad. :D)
Okay, here we go :

1)Pulling myself together, in terms of school and my mental health. Admitting that I have problems and that I can overcome them. I feel like a better person now and it feels great :D

2) Panic at the Discos concert in Stockholm, Sweden at the beginning of spring. It still feels kind of surreal. Probably cause I did quite a lot of traveling to get there. :D It was so worth the trouble.

3) Taking up acting. I have wanted to do that for a few years now, finally did it. :)

4) I got a bass! :D Enough said !

5) A trip to Italy with good friends. Florence is now my Utopia. :) During the trip I discovered myself again, who I am and what I want.

Overall this year, though it has been hard, has been great. This year I learned so much and I no longer fear the next year cause : A) It's my last year of school and B) I'm going to be an adult.

So I can honestly say that this year has been a success :)

xomsmagzox · 12 months ago

hey pete, your post always seem to amuse me. and the "america's suitehearts" contest is quite difficult. you were the hardest to figure out.

Brenden · 12 months ago

It sickens me when people like Kieth Buckley say for the first time I can be proud to be an American. Why does it matter who is president to say your proud to be an American. You should always be proud.

Heaven Jauregui · 12 months ago

**top 5 POSITIVE things(Positive as in good not Positive like"Hun we're having a baby" Positive)
1. Change is great, Barrack for pres 08!!!!
Your vote counts, thank you American citizens of ages 18 and over =]
2. The Dark Knight
great tale, awesome twist, great joker and I cant wait for the next one
3. The welcome back records(refer to the top 5 welcome back records list)
4. The rise of Frozen Yogurt...yum =]
5. last year of High school FINALLY
CLASS OF 09 BAYBAY!!!!!

**top 5 welcome back records(not in any order)
so glad to hear my favorite artists continue and make more cds Im proud to listen to and say "thats different, awesome" thanks for keeping the music going !!
1. When The World Comes Down- The All American Rejects
2. Fast Times At Barrington High-The Academy Is...
3. Folie a Deux-Fall Out Boy
4. Only By The Night-Kings Of Leon
5. Narrow Stairs-Death Cab For Cutie

** Top 5 NOT negative things but things Im happy are slowly fading away
1. The constant talk about Disney stars dating around and eachother(gross not cute, I dont care if they arent "doing it" theyre still dating all the same people) what are we teaching children who watch disney channel HMM??!!!!
2. The headband trend, although its cute many dont wear it right or cant pull it off so please if your a real friend please just say "hey friend that helmet bubble of hair on top of your head yeah sorry not cute"
3. 2008, bye bye thanks for the memories but lets just go our seperate ways, bring it on 2009 =]
4. Kanyes new CD
with the exception of 2 songs I think we can all say bring back the rapping Kanye love your lyrics but not your singing voice....I mean autotune
5. the harrassing of Heath Ledger
thank god everyone stopped buggin Michelle Williams and his family, time to let it go hes gone and the media should just mind their own biz

Happy New Year Baby Bronx
xo

-Heaven

Mike · 12 months ago

Keith Buckley is cooler than Pete Wentz and can write better lyrics than Fall Out Boy.

Inxyour Closet · 11 months ago

shut up man, there can be such a thing as having two good musicians, why's everythin gotta be a competition..

Gustav · 12 months ago

1. This Will Destroy You from March (late is great) to November. It was pretty neat. Here's to 2009.
4. Folie à Deux saving the most unbearable three days of my life. Why is it that everytime my family goes anywhere, they fight from point A to point B, chill out at point B, and fight again from point B to point A? Our car doesn't smell good enough for that shit.
5. This is the ... consecutive year I'm doing this wrong.

amanda · 12 months ago

top five:
5. "Howl" by Empires. My favorite thing put out this year.
4. Gonzo: Oral Bio of Hunter S. Thompson
3. Video shoots
2. The Matches' live show, so much fun.
1. Writing a novel which was rejected by two publishers, then printed out and burned. Never felt so good in my life.

KATE · 12 months ago

KEITH FUCKING BUCKLEY.
that's all

Diana · 12 months ago

The things that will always remind me of 2008:

1. Seeing my favorite band, Panic At The Disco, for the first time in April and experiancing moshing for the first time.

2. Going to Warped Tour for the first time (SO going next year).

3. Reading the Twilight series, and waiting impatiently for Breaking Dawn. Haha.

4. Driving seven hours to see the Jonas Brothers. THAT was an experiance. I almost got mauled by insane fangirls. (By 'insane' I mean CRAZY, SOBBING, ECSTATIC, SCREAMING, VIOLENT.) But I didn't let them faze me and ruin the show. WHOO!

5. Buying PATD's Pretty. Odd.

6. Surviving a trip to Mexico while having a terrible cold and a stomach virus. Seeing creepy homo hookers on corners while on a midnight drive around town WHILE being sick. I swear I thought I was going to die along with having my eyes assaulted, even though it was pretty hilarious.

7. Proposition 8.

8. Learning to play my guitar and starting a band. (Look out for us, Pete.) Haha.

9. Meeting Forever The Sickest Kids and Cobra Starship! Good times...

10. Obama, obviously.

Kelsey · 12 months ago

top five things that happened in 2008 for me (not particular order)

5.) release of the iphone and trying not to be a complete tool while using it
4.) obama just pwning
3.) the explosion of ukuleles on youtube, but esp. julia nunes (and getting my letter in one of her videos)
2.) what a catch donnie (cried when I heard the end part)
1.) michael phelps

makesmesmile · 12 months ago

hasnt anyone heard the saying if you dont have anything nice to say shut the hell up!?
ur pretty sad if you spend your time bashing people/bands/etc. if u dont like what youre reading, CLOSE THE WEBPAGE! yea its really not that hard. thats what the little red X is for.
yea back to the real reason i was gonna comment, I just wanted to say something short sweet and to the point about how i thought patrick was funny for being excited about being the uncool uncle =D
haha luv u FOB!

fizzycola · 12 months ago

my top 5 (no particular order, i like them all the same XD)

Obama winning,
the birth of my nephew,
the birth of Bronx! (im WAY happy for that!)
Fall Out Boy's new record,
and my trip to Mexico where I got to reunite with my family after 7 years

yep!!
well, hope you, Ash, and Bronx all have a GREAT New Years!!

love ya!

waterbuffalo · 12 months ago

my top 5 things of 08 (in no order):
1. summer in nyc! my fave place everrr
2. seeing FOB in concert for the 1st time
3. brand new awesome imac computer
4. finishing up an awesome 1st season of rowing woop!
5. pete's close-up in "i dont care" music video lol =D

waterbuffalo · 12 months ago

o and love ya FOB! =)

Gabie · 12 months ago

Let me take this around and do the bottom Five of 2008 for me.

5. Prop 8. To clear this one - the approving of Prop 8 is removing the rights of Same Sex People to get married. :| It's unfair.

4. The people are punished, and the thieves are not. Corruption in Philippine government is still as evident as ever. Thanks a lot, Madame President.

3. The continuing violent actions seen throughout the world. For example, the Mumbai attacks, Gaza strip bombings, suicide bomb attempts.

2. Operation Cast Lead. aka - Palestine's assault code for Gaza. Another war is breaking out.

1. The Great Stock Market Crash. It shook the world. :/ My family and our company had quite an amount of money in Stocks around the world. As well as the fact the crash affected SOOO MANY people and not just those directly involved, almost everybody is connected to this in a way. :(

This is my Bottom Five List.
Maybe I'll make a top Five later.

Katie. · 12 months ago

hmmm, well I came up with a top 5 of my favourite covers/ B-side kinda songs I discovered this year....

5) What's This - Fall Out Boy. (from Nightmare Before Christmas)

4) Kill All Your friends - My Chemical Romance.

3) Winter Passing - The Academy Is...

2) Almost Halloween - Panic At the disco.

1) Hollaback Boy - Cobra Starship. (sooo funny!)

cassidieidissac · 12 months ago

Well, this list probably won't be that exciting and I doubt that most of you care, but I'll put it up anyway. I'm not gonna put it it any order because I don't think I can. So, here it goes:

GOOD
-Stage Crew: I did stage crew before this year, but never like this. I met some kids I'll never forget. The times we've had together are amayzing and indescribable. I cannot wait to start again, I hate off-season. Being told I'm being trained as Stage Manager, a senior position, while I'm in eighth grade. Doing Sweeny this year:]
-Folie a Deux: Even though my package came late, I love it more than anything. Adore the songs. I'm so happy about it. Patrick's voice sounds so amazing. I wish I could really understand the lyrics. Even though I don't know what they all really mean, they really do mean something to me. I think that sometimes I dont understand things because I'm young [I'm only 13], but I deffinately don't seem my age. I'm honestly rambling now, so I'm gonna move on.
- Pete's Blog: I found out about this a while ago, but then I forgot the website. My friend showed it to me and I was so excited. I literally spent hours reading old posts, trying to catch up I guess. Some things really made me laugh, and I really needed it. I've been pretty down lately, thanks:]
-FOB Concert: I was beyond excited when I found out you guys we're playing in NYC the day of the CD release. Bought tickets on presale. Went and had an awsome time at an awsome show. Had to wait on a line like 2 or 3 blocks away in the snow, but still loved it.
*Time Out* I just realized how suckish my life is, I could only come up with 4 good things in the last, i don't know, hour maybe. Wow...uhm, my last one probably won't be so great.
- Polyvore.com: I've become obsessed with this site. I've gotten into and now run my own roleplay. It's pretty cool. I like getting away from reality, being someone else. Someone, who's not uncool and who has tons of friends and is talented. I don't know, it's pretty lame I guess but I like it.
*oh and I'm pretty excited about bronx. and obama being elected president. I just didn't find fit for it to be in my top five because it's not a personal thing.*

BAD
-Tall People: No joke, tall people really go to me this year. My friends, who are 2 and 3 years older than me constantly tell me I'm short. I'm like 5'4'', which is average i guess. And as if that's not enough, I have standing seats at the FOB concert, but I get there on time [not super early] and there's a ton of tall people blocking my view so I had to move back so I could see. My tickets were row G in the front standing section. Then I ended up in the second row of the seats, which was the third section. It wasn't cool. But I did still have a great time.
-Math: I hate math this year a lot. Math had always been easy for me until this year, I seriously thought I was gonna fail more than once.
-Most New Music: This year wasn't to great for music. Don't get me wrong, there were some really good things, but most of it...not so much. I don't know, maybe it's just me but most things taht make it big mainstream just don't do it for me.
-Other People's "Bedtime": After the FOB concert, there was a CD signing. My mom wouldve brought me, but my friend and cousin we're with us and she didn't want them getting home too late. I was beyond mad about it.
-no title,just a complaint: I was pretty good friends with this kid. We had a bunch of classes together and talked all the time. Then all the sudden, at the end of the school year, he just STOPPED talking to me, for no reason. At least I couldn't figure out one. Then he wouldn't accept me on facebook or myspace and such, but he accepted my friend who's name he cant remember. But whatev, I'm over it. I've moved on to better things.

That's all.
xCass

ScarryKidd · 12 months ago

My top five anythings of 2008 (in no real order):
1. Panic's new album. I listened to it for a solid month. An amazing transition. OH! Ryan singing?! Fantastic!
2. The Dark Knight. Who doesn't enjoy the movie? I've watched it several times in the past week alone. I guess I'm just a girl obsessed.
3. Folie a Deux. That's all I have to say about that.
4.Superjail! One of the CRAZIEST shows to ever come on [Adult Swim], besides Xavier: Renegade Angel. But, who doesn't love a flamboyant warden?!
5. This one is hard, but I would have to say that for me, my last favorite thing about 2008 would have to be when I finally got a DVR. HOLY CRAP! It's probably the best thing in my house, besides the internet and Guitar Hero.

sarah · 12 months ago

aww, ash (:
love you guys, pete.
seriously.

t $ · 12 months ago

bump

Cassie · 12 months ago

in no particular order....drum roll....

warped tour blew my mind and the other badass concerts that ruled the first half of my year
managing to keep 2 of the greatest people ive met since i moved here in my life :D
finding a place i oddly enough feel comfortable being at...my job hmm
applying to college
getting my freedom

heres to a new year with new experiences :D

Coalmine · 12 months ago

Colton Alexander's top five...
You may remeber from the in memory of vlad video on youtube haha vlad the baker was saweet. The girl that filmed it is crazy and a liar but oh well... heres the list! =)
5) Box Wine check out www.myspace.com/boxwinemusic they are amazing
4) Finaly going to first concerts! Headlining Panic at the disco twice paramore once and plain white t's once
3) Follie a duex! I wanna see you guys fall out boy! I was suppose to go last year but my ticket was stolen...
2) I got my FIRST guitar and this ties with the discovery of THE CAB
1) I saw Hayley Williams...she is so beautiful and i wish her happiness with Chad!

ihavehobopowers · 12 months ago

top 5 things of 2008.... hmmm...
definitely going to lots of concerts and bonnaroo and seeing all those amazing bands play live and getting to meet Against Me! and Panic at the Disco = reading all of Chris' books over and over and over again and finally getting the new one :) = listening to Purple Rain (the song not the movie) and 20 Dollar Nose Bleed while I'm typing this = getting my cousin's band's cd myspace.com/oklahomacf seriously he never ceases to amaze me with his musical and art skills/knowledge = and numero uno of the wholeeee list... getting to go down to disney world and hang out with my brother while he's working there/getting to see my cousins, uncle, and aunt that I haven't seen in six years at christmas
it's all about the family time. :)

ihavehobopowers · 12 months ago

oh yeah and one more thing that I absolutely HAVE to add even though it makes the list go to six things... Bob Dylan. seriously, I never listened to this guy before and my cousin sent me his album Blonde on Blonde and I've been hooked ever since. I want to marry this guy's mind!

nicole · 12 months ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLR8CtRhYxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLR8CtRhYxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLR8CtRhYxE
please watch:)

20percentlycra · 12 months ago

Awww, Ashlee's list is so cute :]

I hope you, Ashlee and Bronx have a nice New Year :D
Go 2009!

Kanira Supono · 12 months ago

Kanira Supono - blogger - student - dreamer - a loyal fan of FOB

1. Me and my friends published out first school magazine at the middle of this year. its amazing because after that we got our first salary.
2. Made my own gossip blog even though i didnt update it yet but im so excited about it.
3. wordpress.com
4. Facebook, yeaaah the coolest social networking in 2008.
5. the birth of Baby Bronx, i hope he’s gonna be a cool boy, just like his parents.

jen · 12 months ago

5. Bronx Mowgli.

4. The german book named "Arschgeweih". Great book, so funny. &"Feuchtgebiete", another german book.

3. I got my first kiss in august this year.

2. The death of Heath Ledger, definitely not one of the best moments in 2008, but definitely worth mentioning in this list. When I heard of it, I was just editing a new blog, then I saw the news on the main page of the blog host :"Heath Ledger found dead in his apartment in Soho", first I thougt it was an example page how the news on your blog could look, but then I saw it on the news on TV. Damn.

1. The Concert FOB gave in Heidelberg, Germany in October. It was just awesome. Im so happy that I could be there. I guess that made my year.

Haha and sorry for my bad English, but Im german and just learned a bit English in school :/

xiswearimnotx · 11 months ago

the best shit i did in '08

10. graduation. it seemed like forever but i finally made it. that chapter of my life is complete chock full of memories and friends that will last a lifetime annnnnd crushes that will last a bit to long haha .*cue vitamin c*
9. going to college. the best shit i'll ever do.
8. reading the entire twilight series and finding out im a necrophiliac!!?!?! haha (for those of u with horrible vocabulary, its someone who lusts after vampires and things of that nature)
7. buying my first guitar. and actually learning to play it. music has got the be the best thing about life. theres nothing like it.
6. barack obama is president. i think my entire family did campaign stuff for him and we all voted. BOOYAH BITCHES. take that sarah palin.
5. all the good movies that i watched this year. iron man, dark knight. the duchess, four christmases and the list goes on but u get the idea.
4. all the crazy shit i do in college. drinkin till 3 am, gettin blazed outta my skull, meeting new ppl stoned and getting the munchies at like 5am with no money and everyones asleep.
3. my zune. that shit is AMAZING. thank god for microsoft. lol
2. my family. theres no one like them. and everyone else whos family is special to them. and all the new family there is to celebrate. (yay simpson/wentz family!!!!)
1. my number one has to be all the new artists out there. along with the ones who've been around for awhile. i really appreciate all ur hard work and ur music is fucking awesome bcoz of it. keep it rockin in the '09 <3

*squee!* signed----> kea

(short for a name u will never know hehe ^.^)

ally · 11 months ago

I liked Patrick's answer. :D

The best thing about this year is that I got the chance to live it. I met new people, I lost relationships with others, I realized who means the most to me, my baby brother was born, I was introduced to a bunch of really cool new music, I saw Panic at the Disco for the first time (lol one of the best nights of my life--they put on a great show; Fall Out Boy is next, once you go on tour again), and I just lived. And I will do the same thing next year. Maybe nothing really life-changing happened (like getting married and having a child--congrats!), but I'm not going to sit around and take the things I have for granted .

Happy New Year's Eve, Pete! Hope you enjoy this next year with Ashlee and Bronx. :D

lulee · 11 months ago

ashlee's top five is ver sweet.

GREYSH! · 11 months ago

pete, you better post something else fast because these people are already fighting themselves. o.o

PaoLovesRR · 11 months ago

oh pete just ignore all of those stupid comments better...some people are really jerks
oohh nice words Ashlee!! Really i'm soo happy for you both! and i love how nice are you about the bay and your friends and all the music stuff, i really admire you boys! Ashlee and Pete, besides, you both are so talented, as musicans...it's just wow.

Rachel · 11 months ago

Best of '08:
1. Going to Warped Tour & seeing CIWWAF, Chiodos, and Cobra
2. Graduating highschool!
3. Visiting my family.
4. Turning 18 and voting for the first time!
5. Running around raising hell in FL.

Worst of '08:
1. Running into my bf's ex girlfriend.
2. My entire family moving out of state.
3. Graduating highschool, lawlz.
4. My best friend moving.
5. My other friends moving.

eric · 11 months ago

omgiitsnicole. get a life youre ugly lulz. fatbitterbitch.

Gabbyb · 11 months ago

Haha! This is brilliant. I'm late with my list, but here we goooo

5. iPhone- I got this beautiful phone for my 14th birthday in a Red Lobster. It's everything for me. It's my boredom killer no doubt. It's never been easier to find out who that "one chick from that one movie" is when your on the go. Thank you Apple.

4. Music- Personally this year has been amazing music-wise. Pretty. Odd. The Quilt, Folie A Deux, Tha Carter II, One of The Boys, among many others. There have been many flops too but, what do you expect? I've got up and danced more then I ever had this year.

3. The Internet- I love the internet. And, in 2008 the web has completely taken over, It's floating in the air. I've made some best friends on the web this year. And,it's nice to check your twitter and see what Kayne West is up too. Blogs, youtube colab channels, Perezhilton.com and countless hours of aimless searching. Yay!

2. Reality TV- Okay, okay, before I get shot for this, hear me out. Reailty TV is amazing. I don't care how fake it is, or has pointless, it is the most mind-blowing, attention-grabbing, and entertaining thing on television right now. And, 08 has brought some darn good reality shows. The should change the name of MTV to RTV. It would be a bit more fitting.

1. Barack Obama- Being only 14 I can only recall the dismal end of Bill Clitons run and the unfortunate, terrible, scary run of Bush I have grown up in some pretty dark days of this country a ray of hope shined through the rain cloud that was over this country and his name is Barack Obama. And on Nov, 4th for one of the first times in my life I knew what it truly felt like to be proud to be an American.

I hope that wasn't to cheesy, Haha! :)

falke · 11 months ago

HAPPY NEW YEAR

in belgium it's already 2009

<3

Cecile · 11 months ago

Happy New Year Pete =D L0ve You Wiith Ashlee and Bronx

twelvefourtyeightam · 11 months ago

I love everyones top 2008
i'm glad, that at least somebody had a good year :]
I hope this year is the YEAR.
my personal year number is going to be the number 8 (numerology)
yours will be number 4 :]

twelvefourtyeightam · 11 months ago

My Top 2008 ( I have 2 sides of top 2008s if that even makes sense)
1.being alive still and healthy
2.made new friendships(and now only have 1 friendship remaining)
3. FINALLY I PASSED A CLASS(Sport Business and Marketing) WITH B grade and took my first final ever and passed it with a B. I'm proud of myself for getting off my ass and walking/busing it to school even though I was very sick.
4.finally getting a job, even though it was only temp (halloween-party city) and I didn't get fired. Before that job, my last job was June 20,2007.I did a freelance graphic design but I only made a logo for a Real Estate company.
5. spending my time learning, and caring (I cared in 2007 too but i'm just saying I still care (about everything and everyone now even though I don't know them, I gained more spirituality this year)

my top 2008 was
1.I don't care video shoot and handing you my drawings
2. talking to you on the phone (z100) :] asked you if you still have the drawings i gave you
3. you and ashlee getting married and you being happy and bringing the beautiful healthy baby Bronx to this world :]
4.VOTING for the first time!(Obama)
5. going to the FN MTV happy fn holidays taping even though I puked during fob's performance

Hannah · 11 months ago

do you think you could get Gabe's top five????
happy new year!

gemmi999 · 11 months ago

So, I already did one of my favourite public events in 2008. I wanted to post one that was my own personal milestones.

1) being able to afford my own apartment (and moving out of the damn house where I was renting a room).

2) getting an amazing job that I'm actually good at, plus ya know, helping people.

3) realizing that just because i'm alone doesn't mean i'm lonely

4) writing a lot more then I used to

5) being the deputy job director for a disaster that was in my area, and going to texas for hurricane ike, and malibu for other wildfires. but mostly being a deputy job director and being given the trust to make sure stuff happens.

Bittersweetheartache · 11 months ago

Top Five Best Things Of 2008

1. Obama, seriously, if McCain had won I was moving to canada.
2. And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks. Thank you Kerouac and Burroughs.
3. Scarves, Skinny jeans, Cardigans, Boots, Awesome Sneakers, and Eyeliner. Just saying...
4. President Bush getting shoes thrown at him.
5. Blogs.
6. (I know that this is not within 5 but..) The takeover of the touchscreen. The world has gone fucking insane. I mean computers, phones, iPods, cameras. I mean its crazy... yet I own a touchscreen iPod, I guess this just makes me part of the madness.

20percentlycra · 11 months ago

It's already 2009 and I've never been more bored! :O
it's 1.42am so I should be hanging out. But I'm not! so I comment here. It makes me happy.
And PLUS, I get FAD yesterday afternoon and I can't stop listening to it.

Jennnnnay · 11 months ago

Woah... she just saw the Wizard of Oz this year!? dang. That's been my favorite movie since I was like 5. Butttt I had Sprinkles for the first time today.
Sooo anyway here goes a list:
5. Getting involved.
4. Pretty. Odd.
3. Livelavalive (if you haven't seen anything from him then youtube it... instant love)
2. SPRINKLES for the first time ever.
1. Clandestine store and Northwestern University visit. (definitely a two in one thing)

skulli · 11 months ago

omgiitsniciole, your list is awesome. also funny yet truthful

and said before by many, LAY OFF OF HER. especially you, miss collene or whatever your name is. she's entitled to her own opinion, and you are entitled to yours. okay? good.

AustraliasSuiteheart · 11 months ago

HAPPY NEW YEAR =]

Charlie A.K.A. Reese's Pieces · 11 months ago

HAPPY NEW YEAR 09
to YOU all
Charlie's Helper [PETER LEWIS KINGSTON WENTZ III]
SAPORTA SEX
FALL OUT BOY
Charlie's Helper's BFF[s]
COBRA STARSHIP
your wife & family [all your family]
BABY BRONX
much <3
<3
<3
<3
333
Reese's Pieces
A.K.A.
Charlie
[ehh... if you still don't get it here's 3 hints 1.COBRA STARSHIP HOUSTON 11-9-08 2. The Email I used 3. Read the letters "charlie" sent you [Perks of Being a Wallflower]
& visit that highschool

thismusicisamazing · 11 months ago

I don't know if I can come up with a top 5 necause this was an awesome year as a whole. But I know in terms of music it was great, too.
Best albums (that I can think of):
4. "No Introduction"- I'm not one for rap but tyga is great! He and gym class is just about all I listen to.
3. "Whisper War"- this is the best debut album I've heard since A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. Every song on the cd is good.
2. "Pretty. Odd."- Panic went in a completely different direction, but I still love their sound. Different from most.
1. "Folie à Deux"- the lyrics and Patrick's voice just get better everytime. By far my favorite FOB cd. "20 Dollar Nose Bleed" is the best song. Brendon and Patrick's voices blend perfecly. Epic. "(Coffee's For Closers)" is my new favorite song ever.e

Andrew · 11 months ago

For the love of all things holy. I know this rant won't change a thing. But I have to let it out, to let out my "emotions" so STFU Wentz and let me freaking vent. TO have you kill yourself over this rant by auto erotic asphyxiation would be my dream come true. Because it would be the only way that you could kill yourself and not be declared an emo martyr.

My first gripe with you is the way that you "tried to kill yourself" I read about it in Playboy. You fucking suck, stop writing music please. I don't care what your idiot fans or charts say. Your songs are not clever you rip every single one of them off from somewhere. "Thanks for the Memories" was ripped off of a line from the movie "Closer" Julia Roberts says the line and you guys ripped it off. I don't care what you say it has no personal meaning to any of you you're just hacks.

Secondly, the song "I Don't Care" is false. If you really didn't care then you woulnd't have to write a cathartic song about it. Clearly your wimpy feelings get hurt ALL THE TIME by what people say. And what hurts them? The fact that you married a lip syncher? The fact that Patrick Stump's fat ass has tried to eat Bronx 4 times since he's been born and you can't get him to stop? Maybe because Stump wears 45 sweat shirts when you go on stage because the thinks dressing in layers makes him look thinner (it doesn't). Maybe because Ambien and Champagne is the GAYEST way to kill yourself ever and if you can't even fucking kill yourself then you're a complete failure. Seriously, if you weren't such a pussy you would have hung yourself or put a gun in your mouth.

And speaking of you being a pussy... Stop being a fucking pussy for Chrissakes. Stop acting like a martyr. Every time I hear you talk about how the jocks that make fun of you like your music now I kill a fucking puppy. Why do you care so much whether or not jocks like your music? Did you create your band out of spite? Wouldn't surprise me if you did. You seem like that petty type of person. And SECONDLY if the homophobic jocks that used to kick your ass every day (justifiably in my opinion) like your music, why would that make you happy or proud? Shouldn't you be ashamed that people as ignorant as them enjoy listening to your band? Is there a certain jock that used to work you over that you have a crush on that does like your music? Is that why you get enjoyment out of it? I'm willing to bet there is.

Also, "I Dont Care" is a blatant rip off of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" there's another example of why you should shut the fuck up. You don't even write your own songs. Well I guess Stump would be to blame for this one. IF you really were an emo puss like you claim then you would have called him out on the ripoff when he started playing that shit in the studio.

Please die for real this time. (But not really because you'd be an emo martyr and everyone would inexplicably love you more instead of thanking God for your demise.)

Seriously, I really fucking hate your band. You write Junior High songs and they get played on the radio, I don't fucking understand.

Dia! · 11 months ago

Wow. Why are you on this website, writing all that, if you hate them so much? Taking the time to show us just how pathetic you really are? Would you really waste your breath telling people you've never met stuff like that? You'd really wish death and pain and whatever else you felt like 'venting' about on a random man who likes what he does for a living? You think that's cool, putting people down because you're in the mood for it? I thought it was just hilarious when you asked him to let you say all that crap about him, his wife, his friends, and his music. I’m sure he would’ve been fine with that.
Did you even read what you wrote before you put that up? You're disgusting.
there is in no way any shape or form that you're right. No one is as bad as the picture you have, except perhaps if it were about yourself.
To put it frankly, no one with any gall in them would ever do that to another person. Go hit special needs children or swear at senior citizens or decapitate baby bunnies, whatever you do for fun.

Talia · 11 months ago

Top 5 Awesome Things About my Year (in no particular order):

1. Hosting an Invisible Children Assembly at my school- meeting the awesome people invoved and seeing the reactions of my classmates

2. Getting accepted to DePaul University- now I just need money :(

3. Rachel Maddow being added to the MSNBC family- now I could possibly watch four hours of television a day (Hardball, Countdown, Daily Show, Colbert Report, and now Rachel)

4. Canvassing for Barack Obama- as well as his election..that goes without saying

5. Becoming Stage Manager of my theater group

Talia · 11 months ago

Oh and one more thing

6. seeing Singer lurking around on the FNMTV holiday show..which reminds me an awesome thing that could happen in 2009 is to see the Cab.. seriously guys coming to Detroit 2 out of 7 tours isn't cool..and one time wasn't even a full set... we miss you

Hum_Hallelujah · 11 months ago

1) Fob - i dont want to sound like some suck-up teenage fan but fob have provided me with amazing music and im currently obsessed with folie a deux. oh, and this is more pete than fob, but ive been so excited about baby bronx this year. and my parents have gotten very annoyed with me HAVING to check petewentz.com, petewentzonline, falloutboyrock, friendsorenemies, patricks blog, travie's blog and perez hilton.com for fob news. call me sad, but its just what i do.

2) im still in hysterics after watching the first episode from Series 2 from The It Crowd called The Work Outing. The most hilarious thing ive ever seen. i dont think you can get it in the US cus its english but everyone in the UK should DEFINITELY buy it on itunes or whatever.

3) Twilight.

4) Seeing FOB in october. amazing show.

5) Folie a deux. amazing. Enough said.

Hum_Hallelujah · 11 months ago

nemo nisi mors - no one except death will part us

ninjavampire · 11 months ago

Happy New Years Pete!!!
To you and your family:)

So my top 5 things...

1. My best friend moving back to the city.
2. Warped Tour. It was the best show I went to this year.
3. Fast Times At Barrington High. it was amazing.
4. The Dark Night. That movie was amazing:)
5. Folie a Deux. I love it. I can't stop listening to it.

Those are the five things that came first into my head. There was so much things happening this year, so I just wrote the ones that I remembered most. It's late and I'm tired, so I just wrote it quick and simple.

Happy New Year everyone!

aaaaaaaaaat · 11 months ago

to be honest, no one cares about this stupid argument what you started anyway. get a life.

MirandaYOx3 · 11 months ago

Hmm, 2008 top five...

1) Barack Obama being elected president. No, I'm not old enough to vote, but finding out that Obama was going to be the president of the United States brought tears to my eyes. I did a lot to help the Obama campaign, and I'm so happy that we did it. I'm glad I experianced this whole thing, and proud to be a part of history.

2) Everything Fall Out Boy. From the new album, to the show in Detroit, it's been amazing. 'Yule Shoot Your Eye Out' live was the best Christmas present I could have asked for, no matter what kind of people I had to stand next to in line all day. Thank you guys for being amazing.

3) On a personal level, my friends. They've deffinately made this year much easier than it would have been without them.

4) Music in general. I've discovered tons of new music this year, and been able to go to more shows than in the past, and it means a lot. I really hope these artists/bands know how much they mean to people.

5) Becoming vegetarian. I know I'm a bit late, but it's probably one of the best decisions I've ever made.


My worsts...

1) Losing my dad. Not literally, but it might as well have been.

2) Miley Cyrus/Jonas Brothers fad. I hope this stuff goes away soon. Not that they aren't good people, but I believe that there are people with much more talent that deserve what they have.

3) Twilight bullshit. Yes, I read the books, and yes, I enjoyed them. But people are way too obsessed, and it's getting scary. People need to calm down and realized that these characters are not real, and nobody is going to marry Edward Cullen.

4) The music that is played repeatedly that makes me want to rip my hair out. If I have to listen to Hinder anymore I think I'm going to kill myself.

5) Stereotyping. I know it's been going on forever, but it's just beeing pissing me off lately. The whole "emo" and "scene" thing is so annoying, and I just want to slap anyone who calls anyone (or themselves, especially) that. Is it not good enough to just be you, and not be part of a group?

Bleh, that was probably lame, but whatever. I came up with it all pretty quick.
Btw, Patrick and Ashlee's top fives made me smile super big. (:

oisforshutup · 11 months ago

someone remixed America's Suitehearts, and it sounds pretty bad ass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE5OFm-n-8g

Happy new year.

ANTIEMO · 11 months ago

THE TEN BEST MOVIE OF 2008 FOR ME IS............ IT IS NOT IN ODER BY THE BEST MOVIE TO THE WORST.......................
1:DARK NIGHT{JOKER GOT TO LOVE HIM}
2:TWILIGHT
3:IRON MAN
4:DEATH RACE
5:PROM NIGHT
6:The Day the Earth Stood Still
7:Valkyrie
8:Bedtime Stories{KINDA OF OK}
9:Eagle Eye
10:YES MAN
WELL THATS IT FOR 2009 I WANT TO SEE UNBORN. ITS A REAL disappoint THAT IT'S SO COLD AND SNOWY IN ALASKA. I WISH FALL OUT BOY COME TO ALASKA. =} =D

internets · 11 months ago

1. what the HELL is with your facial hair?
2. ashlee's tits got HUUUUUUUGE.

Dia! · 11 months ago

I agree with a lot of these, #3 on Mr Stump's, the whole list of James Montgomery's (I couldn't agree more.) and Ashlee's is absolutely beautiful. Awww.

Top 5's Entertainment-wise (music, books, movies, etc, in no particular order):

5) Seeing Alice In Wonderland for the first time, man what a movie.

4) Folie A Deux coming out and making damn sure I knew that Fall Out Boy was as good as they were on Evening Out With Your Girlfriend. THANK YOU BOYS.

3) Finally listening to my crazy friend and picking up the novel The Catcher In The Rye. What a brilliant book: you Twilight fans may love a man for his startling perfection, but there is nothing more beautiful than startling, full out, very real flaws. Holden Caulfield is someone I’d want to have as a best friend, a big brother, my own personal Socrates.

2) PRETTY. ODD. What an amazingly fantastic record! Panic At The Disco hit the musical nail right on the lyrical head, they came out different and sounded different and in Ryan Ross’s case looked different (sniff, R.I.P. Ryhawk & face paint) but it was -- I’m at a loss for words here. What an epic band.

1) The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger. Christian Bale. The Joker. Enough said.

The number 1 moment of 2008 was waiting up on 4 November to see Obama elected our next president; I went through the 5th of November with a huge smile on my face, spent the last minutes of this year watching him speak, and for the first time in my whole life -- being raised by an all British mother didn’t help my American pride -- that I was proud of my country.

2008 coulda been better. Coulda been worse. Good morning, 2009.

Justin Goldberg(supjustin.com) · 11 months ago

This is my top five of '08.

5. Growing chops (what-a-redic-look)
4. Purchasing my BlackBerry (constantly connected)
3. Moving out (adios parents)
2. SupJustin.com (life)
1. E.P.L. (new friend)

ohsoSHERR · 11 months ago

Best of 08.
1. Knowing what i want to do with my life , even though I'm scared to pursue afraid to let people know what i want to do afraid of failing...the place i live doesnt have chances with what i want to do. No chance in moving too late to start i think .. but yet i keep going ..
2. Getting my life back in order.
3. Started to like music again instead of being depressed by it
4. got my relationship with family better.
5. enjoyed life again.

Alyson · 11 months ago

Love all of the lists from the "famous" people..

I can't pick just five moments of 2008, so I'll say a few.
-Honda Civic Tour 2008 feat. Panic, The Hush Sound, Motion City Soundtrack, and Phantom Planet.
amazing bands.
amazing that they made "...Live In CHICAGO"
amazing tour.
sucks that Phantom Planet is done though..
-the Twilight phenomenon.
the movie was great and I herd the books were a hundred times better. Kudos to Stephanie Meyer, Robert Pattinson, and the rest of the Twilight gang.
-Folie à Deux.
my absolute favorite band comes out with a new album earlier than anybody expected. there is no way to express how much joy this new album has brought me.
-Warped Tour 2008
once again, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING lineup!
Cobra Starship, The Academy Is..., We The Kings, Motion City Soundtrack, Mayday Parade, All Time Low, Gym Class, Every Avenue, Four Year Strong, Charolette Sometimes, Katy Perry, and sooo many more. the best day of my summer for sure.
- [the creation of] Bronx Mowgli Wentz.
-Pete and Ashlee get married.


Let me just say how thrilled I am that YOU are finally happy that you found somebody you truly love. You grew up a lot this year .. it was kind of sad to see you go from this FOB rocker we all knew and LOVED, but this is a new life for you .. being a dad and all. I wish you nothing but the best and all of the happiness in the world. <3

loveable_Crystal · 11 months ago

wow top 5 hey of 2008.. well here goes-
1. Seeing PANIC AT THE DISCO, COBRA STARSHIP & The ACADEMY is, in concert!
2. Finding out Fall OUt Boy where coming to Melbourne, Austraila again!
3. Finding out i got front row tickets to see them!
4. Passing School & now going in to my last year of school for ever!
5. Meeting & Getting to know a couple of FANTASTIC bands from melbounre, eg Stealing O'Neal, The Getaway Plan, Short Stack (everyone chould really check them out, there really good )

WestCoastxSmoker · 11 months ago

Oh, am I a little late for the whole "Best and Worst of 2008" thing? Well, that's ok, does anyone read them anyway?

Worst:
1. The Jonas Brothers. Put three Disney kids who get slap-happy with Miley Cyrus up in fronts of cameras with fake talent and they make millions.
2. Joaquin Phoenix Retired. That man is amazing, one of the best actors I've ever seen (Besides Patrick as Badtwin) in my life. I can only hope the music thing goes just as well.
3. The death of Heath ledger. Another great actor struck down, he was awesome in Dark Knight.
4. The Happening. Holy shit, have you seen this movie? I spent more time laughing than being terrified.
5. My anger. I can't get it under control as well as I used to, but hey, I'm not a pyscho yet.

The Best:
1. Folie a Deux. Seriously my pick up of the year, I didn't know if I'd be able to get over some things with Fall Out Boy--don't get me wrong, I've been a die-hard Fall Out Boy fan for years, but there was something that was missing for me, and this was it. I have completely, totally fell in love with the new music. Amazing.
2. Obama was elected. I thought I'd never see the day where this country isn't afraid of change. I am an American, and I've really never liked my country but when Obama was elected I felt proud, it was a feeling I had never experienced. We have overcome, but not as whole, unfortunately.
3. Pretty. Odd. AND the Panic show I went to with my best friend. Simply amazing, I don't know anyone who is as good as Brendon Urie. There's another for this number: The Temptaions Movie, it came out in 1998 but I just discovered it this year; it's one of my favorite movies of all time.
4. Blades Of Glory...I must quote this movie more than anything I've ever seen. So hilarious.
5. I hate to put this last but there's no room: Dark Knight was brilliant.


P.S. Don't call us sellouts just because we're better.
You haven't change, we did; you just can't handle it.
These words lighting up this sky overshadow fresh minds, and now you're our number 1 fan.

Dia! · 11 months ago

mwahahaha I know who you are :P

Meesh · 11 months ago

Worst:
5. Getting arrested again, just because you never think that something like that will happen twice, even if it makes for a good story and you got arrested for a silly reason like making out with a French guy on a stoop...
4. Twilight fever because I officially felt old in my 24 years.
3. Tokio Hotel THE WORST BAND IN THE WORLD
2. That people still watch The Hills and care what those boring empty people do in their lives
1. Sarah Palin. Scary.

Best
5. 3OH!3 Want whiskey dance parties all summer long.
4. Gobi/Mohave/Sahara tents at Coachella 08.
3. Finding the coolest pad in central Phoenix that I never want to move from EVER.
2. Getting addicted to the Olympics, being tired every morning after staying up too late to watch it, only going to bars that played it and being truly sad when it was all over.
1. Being in downtown Phoenix when Obama won and celebrating like the Suns won the championship

Aja O'Brien · 11 months ago

1. Meeting my all time idol, Gabe Saporta (and receiving some of the wisest drunken words from him).
2. Realizing the only person I need to impress is myself.
3. Getting grounded for the first time (and many times more after).
4. Seeing Mindless Self Indulgence.
5. Almost failing eighth grade, but barely passing because of my rad English skills.

Randy G · 11 months ago

Disappointments of 2008

1.Miley Cyrus dating that 20 year old redneck

2.Gas prices being so high most of the year

3.Kaynes album 808’s and heartbreak at first I thought I liked it but the more I listen to it the more I realize it is indeed a dissapointment I only really like three songs out of the entire album.

4.Yes Man the movie- Jim Carrey you let me down

5.Pineapple Express- if you honestly think its a good movie you are a moron

Randy G

Daniela Amado · 11 months ago

My top 5 this year were:
1) Watching Amadeus (film) for the first time and getting addicted to its music and plot line. The way they portray Mozart's life through the eyes of Salieri just amazed me, because it was a great movie, not boring at all, yet still a slight biography.
2) Kanye West's music, which has grown so much since last record. I feel like (I apologize Kanye), it was just regular rap, but it grew to something so new and beautiful. Heartless is the best song I think. Ever written by you.
3) Going to NYC for the first time, United States is so much cleaner, livable and walkable than Panama. I wish I could live there.
4) Finding out who I am, that I don't have to wear pink if I don't want to.
5) Folie a Deux was a brilliant record from Fall Out Boy. I'm not just saying that, it was.

Top 5 things I would love to acomplish 2009:
1. Going to a Fall Out Boy, Panic, Paramore or Hey Monday show (it is harder for me because as you can see I don't live inside the US)
2. Become better at playing piano, guitar and voice.
3. Get better grades at school.
4. Achieve a part in next year' musical
5. sing in front of an audience again

Syrene · 11 months ago

Hey Pete! Happy New Year!

Darling_My_Hearts_Not_In_This · 11 months ago

I thought, "What the hell?" I should post my Top 5 list here. I should make one this year's resolutions: 'Do what you want, kid. Live your life.' These are in no particular order of importance to me. They all shape (or maybe unshapened) history in some way.
1. Obama won the presidency. Whether Hilary or Obama had made president-elect and won the election, it would have made history. I'm so proud our country has made it this far.
2. 2008 was a great year for music. So many great albums came out this year: AC/DC, (of course) Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is..., Britney Spears, etc. Also, he's not my personal favorite artist, but he does make an appearance on Folie a Deux, 'Lil Wayne (also called Wheezy, I believe) dominated this year. Now if only, I believe the RAA is the alpabet agency I want, could get their head out of their ass, we might see the music industry return to its former glory. One can only hope.
3. The re-release of The Nightmare Before Christmas on DVD. You cannot say that this isn't fabulous. I love that movie sooooo much! I remember when I was little I wanted to be Sally. If you don't have it, then you need to be ashamed of yourself.
4. Angelina Jolie had twins. We have now officially lost count of how many children she has.
5. Britney Spears made her comeback. We were all hoping for it (most of us) when we had no idea what the hell she was doing, but she finally made it. And one of its products is Circus, her new album and single. Here's to 2009 and hopes that she stays on top of her game. I, for one, hope she dominates. I want America's pop princess back!

gloworm · 11 months ago

Top five best things of 08
1. Falling in love with Cobra Starship.
2. Graduating University with a film degree
3. Scarves and bandanas
4. Twilight (books)
5. Joes Fro.

Worst things of 08
1. Still waiting for my folie a deux presale trois package.
2. Graduating university with a film degree and not useing it yet.
3. Pete spells a lot as one word like a hundred times.
4. Not travelling the world (espessially africa)
5. Not finding Cobra Starship untill this late in life let alone the year.

miscalculations · 11 months ago

my top five.in no order.
1. watching Wall-E . because it's good that people now understand you can tell a story without having to have people talk. its universal and the like.
2.Peter Pan. That film never gets old. In fact a load of cartoony movies are the best.
3.That spice girls are finally finished and that temporary reunion is over.
4.A load of good music that came out.
5. And of course Barack Obama getting into the white house. I'm not even american but i was ecstatic when I found out.

i am serpentine · 11 months ago

your new video...it's batshit insane :DDDDD <3 woop
its pointless saying this anywho, cause its not like you read these anymore amirite? ;)

Auddie · 11 months ago

hahaha.
i love what that Nicole girl said.
its sadly true but hilarious.

im far too young to vote, but i honestly wouldnt have wanted to vote for either.

yeah, hes married.
at least you can admire from afar.
hahahha.
besides leave him alone, him and Ashlee are adorable. :]]

and the whole extra letters thing, i dont do...
but most of the time i dont capitalize properly nor do i use correct punctuation.
i could care less.


haha.
i just realized i commented on a comment and not the blog at all.

ohh well. im only 14. what do i know anyway??

xijustdancebymyself · 11 months ago

top six list of 2008 (in no order):

1. opening ceremony for the olympics
2. cfob/folie a duex
3. twittertwittertwitter!
4. the bands at warped tour
5. dark knight
6. barack obama, of course.

LetsStartARiOT-x · 11 months ago

OK here it goes.. The top 5 of 2008:
1) All the Decaydance bands. They were all AMAZING. Fall Out Boy, The
Academy Is... And Panic at The Disco stand out as the best, personally. The newcomers like Hey Monday were also pretty good.
2) Blogs. All celebs have taken it up. It's been really cool following
Pete Wentz's and William Beckett's blogs for almost the whole year, there
are also a out of other good blogs and it's petty comforting to know
some people out there still agree with me on some things.
3) I was going to put Obama here(even though I live half way around the world).. But I pretty much figured everyone was going to.. So I'll be more original. ;-)
Internet feuds this year were fucking hillarious. Yeah, internet bullying sucks. But I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the people that go all "Hi i'm (insert someone famous)." Then before you know it there are like 50 people there. Half of them bitching to that person about lying and the other half going all "I love you". These things usually escalate into massive fights- and people aren't clever enough to realize that's exactly what the shit stirrers want. I had quite a lot of good laughs this year. The biggest laugh of all was a fight on which colour lipgloss was the best.
4) THIS VIDEO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lokS5G5hr20 Jesse McCartney may take the award for BIGGEST DOUCHE BAG OF 2008. I get such a kick out of this.
5) Fall Out Boy lovers. You have fans like NOONE else, Pete. We'd KILL for you gusys. Hahahah..........



The low lights of 2008:
1) Getting harrassed by a drunk guy at a music festival - At around midnight some weird drunk guy wanted to know how to pronounce "albino". He wouldn't leave me & my friend alone. It got annoying. Then scary....
2) Stupid being sexy. What is wrong with people?
3) The Jonas Brothers. They suck ass. FULL STOP. I rest my case. Thank you.
4) People ranting on about "emo bands" setting bad examples. (I have no clue what an "emo band" is anyway) Music makes me happier than anything else. Some stupid people in my country tried to put up a protest to prevent Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco, AFI, My Chemical Romance & Paramore coming to my country.
5) Fall Out Boy haters. You know FOB is one of those bands that you either LOVE or HATE. I've never heard someone say you're just OK. (when they do you know they've only listened to 1 or 2 songs). Your haters are insane... Not as insane as the lovers, though ;-)

maia the bee · 11 months ago

my thoughts on these lists?
call of duty is SO GREAT, even if i like left 4 dead better. 2*sweet's last show was amazing, and very painful (and i do have a drum stick as a souvenir). james montgomery is awesome. patrick stump's list was boring. I love alphabeat. I like the word syntax. a lot. Keith Buckley sounds like an asshole, but he used the word vernacular so I guess I'm cool with that. Mike Shea/ the staff of AP are crazy awesome- so could their magazine be punk again? I have to see Let the Right One In (swedish vampires!?) and slumdog millionaire. I wish I had a friend named kaws. the. end.

Michaela · 11 months ago

Better late than never, right?

Top 5 CD's that were overplayed in my car{whether they came out in 2008 or not}:

1. Simple Plan - No Pads, No Helmets, Just Balls
2. Katy Perry - One Of The Boys
3. Fall Out Boy - Take This To Your Grave
4. Chris' spoken word CD{tooooo lazy to remember what it's called, sorry.}
5. Fall Out Boy - Folie A Deux

and just for fun...top 5 quotes from friends{in no order}:

1. "Speaking of cocaine...I have to go pee. Potty party, anyone?"
2. "I saw you looking at me. Basically checking me out. And I just wanted to let you know that...hey...I'm okay with it. Because if I were you, I'd be checking me out, too."
3. "Steal his guitar? I can't even play guitar! I wouldn't take his guitar, hide his guitar, or touch his guitar with a ten foot pole and HOLY HELL! When did we turn off the air conditioner?"
4. "I'm thinking...one night, great wall, one pitcher of water, four of us...haha...we're overdue, I bet they miss us."
5. "Yeah. Basically, I almost needed a new pair of pants. That's how bad it scared me."

happy new year. :) I can't believe I graduate in four months...

Michaela · 11 months ago

I suppose since you're looking at things to post, I'll give my reasons too. Ha.

my favorite is the top 5 quotes from friends, so here's their reasons in order of appearance.

1. We weren't even talking about cocaine. We were talking over lunch and she just randomly blurts in to our conversation with that.
2. This was a nonexistent checking out.
3. This one is just funny. Goes from a rant to a realization...those are always hilarious.
4. Long inside story. Basically, four of us went to this Chinese restaurant one time and all had water to drink, so they just brought us a pitcher and four cups. By the end of the night we decided to all stick our straws in the pitcher and chug down the rest of the water. Copious pictures were taken, and about three minutes later{when we were in the car, hitting all the bumps of course} we all had to go to the bathroom. Instead of doing the logical thing, we drove to a different town to the park. The bathroom was locked. We still hung out at the park and did the "potty dance" every time we had to stand still. Good times...haha.
5. This one actually shouldn't be funny. A huge owl almost flew into her windshield. However, the chosen wording of this quote...hilarious.

Darling_My_Hearts_Not_In_This · 11 months ago

Fall Out Boy is not on the DecayDance label; they're on Island Records.

santisara · 11 months ago

top five of 08? thts difficult but here we go;;


1. barack obama being elected... yes yes.. i know everyones said it but, can't say it enough. its amazing to see how our country has progressed.
2. finally realizing how amazing and incredible my life/family is. great discovery
3. dropping the old friends that brought me down, and made me feel like shit and making better new friends that are the worlds greatest.
4. doing college applications... because it made me realize how fucking stupid college applications are... but also made me realize that i'm lazy, and i'm a procrastinator and i probably need to kick it up a notch.
5. uhhh i dont really know.. i guess meeting adam siska, because to me, that was amazing.

2008 was a fucking roller coaster ride full of emotions for me, definitely not my favorite year but it wasn't so bad :)

Lauren · 11 months ago

Top 5 Fall Out Boy related things in 2008

1. AP.net continuing to be Absolutefalloutboy.net and Jason Tate being hated for it. It's always a fun time.

2. James Montgomery proving himself to be the biggest Pete Wentz fanboy there is.

3. CFOB Mania. Enough Said.

4. Small club shows. Pete's lack of sleep made these shows even more enjoyable as the crowd was regaled with ridiculous stories. Hightlights include Andy playing in boxers in Boston, or Pete playing duck duck goose with the crowd in Philly.

5. Folie A Deux. It's the album we've all been waiting for. And my FAD tattoo is pretty sweet, too.

fizzycola · 11 months ago

my bottom five of '08 (no particular order)

The approving of Prop 8 (...so mad...)

my cousin died in a car accident, and i was so close to meeting him and then he just had to die. Most disappointing time of my life so far.

Hannah Montana (and all that other Disney shiz like the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato etc)

I found out that Panic At The Disco was coming to Utah and I was SOOO EXCITED!!! But then I found out I couldn't go... nice one dad... real nice.

my best friend moving to North Carolina... WAH!

and finally, (yes, I do know this is the 6th one.) middle school.
Is it like, mandatory that all the girls in middle school just HAVE to have constant soap operas in their lives? It's like they're gonna die or something if they dont. and that REALLy annoys me...

Top 5 are already on this thing but I wanna re-do em.
(again, no particular order)

the birth of my nephew,
Fall Out Boy in general
the birth of Bronx
me meeting Tom Dickson from will it blend at the mall
and OBAMA WINNING!!!!!!!!!!

Miss Ashley Jean · 11 months ago

Took me awhile, but I had to really consider these moments

1. Surviving the My Chemical Romance set at Bamboozle (ALONE!) Major triumph that night—it seriously made me feel like I could take on any pit of any band (that’s probably not true, but let me live in that naivety for awhile). If you saw my size, you'd wonder whey I wasn't dead (3 crowd surfers burying me alive, fucking fantastic!). Point being, this was my fourth time trying to see this band and I FINALLY got to see them. Not disappointed, AT ALL.

2. Taco Tuesdays, exclusively at a Hollywood Del Taco with Loretta, Kendra, Joseph and Alyssa: I mean, cheap food, free concerts at the Key Club, Ante and After and that she-metal band thing…those were epic times of sheer nothingness. Plus, I got my first 21+ wrist band here. Haha

3. That one time we all played Rock Band at Amanda’s before camping out for FOB at the Troubadour on the 8th. I got to be Pete Wentz for a night (while simultaneously being Patrick Stump) only to invite fans to come up on "stage" to dance with me. It was pretty fucking rad. Too bad we didn't get this one on camera.

4. Free Shit Tour December 16-19 ‘08—All American Rejects and Fall Out Boy—best times ever: Denny’s, Myspace Bulletins, D’Lush Ying-Yangs, Target raids, Rain, McDonalds, No Sleep, Brownies, Moshing in cars to random radio shit…etc etc etc.

5. November: Jonas Brothers on Kimmel. I know what you're thinking, but don't think it. I have never had so much fun dancing outside in the pouring rain. It was that feel good night, let lose while neon lights zig-zagged into strobes. Everywhere you looked, it was all smiles (minus the 10 year olds on the barricade getting the skin off their faces ripped off). Sometimes, it's just more fun to stand in the very back corner and actually ENJOY THE MUSIC!

the.end.

Mikayla · 11 months ago

I figure I'll do a best and worst, I'm late on this, damn me.

Worst:
5. Moving from the place I lived the majority of my life
4. Watching all of Fall out Boy drive away, at 2am without coming out to greet the maybe, 8-10 fans waiting. I realize its a bit extreme, at 2am. But I was genuinely upset. I was talking to Elliot from Hey Monday, and I remember telling him "Don't ever be like that, and drive away from your fans like that, its so easy to just say hi, and make someones life"
But the second half of this story deserves to be in the best of 08', you'll see why.
3. One of the best people in my life attempted suicide more than once. Definately not fun.
2. The media. I got so sick of the news, and tmz, and all of that bullshit in june. I honestly have not watched any of that shit since then. I will admit the only time I did watch anything of my own will was when it concerned the election. Otherwise I just could not stand to read or listen to the ridiculous bickering of any media outlet. Another part of the media, the gossip/paparazzi, dear god. And I thought the Jonas Brothers' fans were insane. I will admit, Perez Hilton is a daily necessity , but the basically, attacks on 'celebrities' most of which who are currently unemployed ( I see you Lindsey Lohan) and are only 'newsworthy because of their sexuality, etc are unfounded. I have yet to hear a person be like "OHMYGOSH so I was watching tmz..." it just doesnt happen.
1. Telling my mother, I was leaving and basically fighting to be able to live where I wanted in court due to a verbally and emotionally abusive stepfather. But no worries, I won (:

Best of 08:
5. Getting to move back to my hometown and meet some of the best friends I will ever have.
4. Being able to attend the shit ton of shows that I did. Live shows are like crack, I just cannot stop.
3. Seeing Lil Wayne perform, you truly have no idea how epically amazing this was for me.
2. Finishing number 4 from the worst: Elliots reply to me was "Actually, when I was back there Pete was trying to come out and talk to people, but they wouldnt let him, so don't blame them." I will admit, that I have my days where I see things and im like blahh forget them, or I see the I'm Like A Lawyer video and I instantly re-fall in love with this band, and I have the days where I say goddamn that pete wentz is so obnoxious, but that night I made up my mind about you Peter Wentz. You were an okay guy. The very fact that you even tried made me feel a little better. Having been a fan since early 2004, and dealing with the fact that meeting any of you is now near impossible is kind of heartbreaking. But this, I dont really know, I think it made me feel like I was recognized if this makes any sense.
1. Working for Invisible Children at Warped Tour and promoting, and telling the story over and over again to curious passersby. I think I can safely say it was one of the best experiences of my life, thus far. And I've never had so much fun. Looking forward to 2009, I cannot wait to do it again.

Michael Meaney · 11 months ago

i think you should post mine because i have a pretty cool last name
5-i got the back of my hair fixxed
thank god i always got made fun of for that

4-perezhilton.com
i would die without my celebrity gossip

3- las veags
my first time out of the country
you know i get out alot

2- concerts
all of them give me butterflys
my favourite place to be

1- folie a deux
it made up for fall out boy not coming to canada
freckle freckle what makes you soo special

. · 11 months ago

yo pete, check ur myspace...

ouhxcrazyxstraw · 11 months ago

5 That Made 2008 Amazing. [In no order..]

1. "That's what she said" jokes :D
2. Starting guitar lessons.
3. Incredible music (FAD, Fast Times at Barrington High, Pretty. Odd., ect.)
4. The most incredible friends and family you could ask for.
5. Ringing in 2009 with hope and excitement.
_-:Jessica:-_

jenna-indiana · 11 months ago

First Off,
Twilight was a major disappointment for me.
Give me "A little less sixteen candles" anyday.

My Top 5 Moments -
1) Travelling California, especially San Fran.
It feels just the same as home, except with a larger majority of hamburger joints and camera shops. SF was such an amazing group of people, both living on the streets and living in the estates.

2) News of a possible Michael Jackson World Tour.
My earliest remembered present was his "Best Of" CD.
Don't even ask.
Oh and FOB coveringg his song with THE john mayer was priceless.

3) The Movie Industry.
It came out with some great movies under stress. The Dark Knight was amazing, and being from Australia, Heath made me so proud.
P.S Australia - THE MOVIE? Haven't seen it yet, American Critics nailed it.
Can't wait till America the Movie hits Cinema's.

4) Panic/TAI/Cobra Australian Tour.
= high expectations pete.

5) ----------- Something To Write Home About - The Get-Up Kids.
Major Obssession right there.
OH! and folie a deux of course.
definetley a high for me.


P.S - did anybody know that song "Low" is apparently song of 2008?
maybe it sums up that year quite nicely for some.

I'm pretty positive about 09 so far.

Sarah P. · 11 months ago

my top 8 for 2008, give or take a number or two

1. the dawn of barack obama and knowing i helped get him where he belongs to make this country what it was
2. getting to know so many artists on their tours on a personal level
3. meeting some of my greatest heros in the music industry
4. making the time to do my photography because it makes me so much happier than my real job.
5. seeing that everyone is human. i admit, i'm guilty of surfing the magazines, gossip communities and blogs, but it's just that urge of knowing that makes me feel bad for those in the spotlight. i want nothing but peace and it makes me feel guilty when i click on a link that says "so and so getting a cup of coffee" or "such and such shopping for groceries with baby". i hate that people have to deal with that. they are just people. they happen to do something we use for "entertainment", but doesn't that seem shady? i feel bad after i see those. thinking, how many times did they sheild their face. how many times did that person just say "haven't you had enough?" I'm trying to get rid of that guilty pleasure of mine. it's nice to know people are human. i guess that's what draws us in.

alicesporsche · 11 months ago

Well, I posted a whole ton of shit on William's blog... For pretty much the same thing. So I decided, to not to copy paste, but to find something else to write about... So I'm going to go with the 5 ways different haircuts and dyes I did in 2008. Because the there was some epic failures with some... So sit down and laugh at me.

Okay, my hair started off the year, as long (Like between my shoulder blades), no fringe, and it's natural, copperish kinda strawberry bolnde colour.
~Dyed Brown = yuck. Made me look sick and pasty.
~Haircut, bangs and same length as my chin = Epic failure, my hair goes fuzzy when that short, It didn't behave right, and I ended up looking like Velma, from Scooby Doo. Hello intense straightening iron.
~Burgandy hair dye = Awesome, I'll do it again.
~Eventual side fringe and part = Awesome again, best look for me.
~Purple hair dye = It sorta didn't work, it only really stuck to the top half of my head... but after a couple washes, it looked really good. Kinda blended in with my natural colour, I love it

So I ended the year with, slightly redder, hair then I started, it's shoulder length, and the roots are purplish red and it sorta goes naturall the futher down you go. A side fringe and part. I don't think I'll have another style crisis in 2009... I hope not anyway.

And now at 3:17 in the morning, I will hopefully be able to get some shut-eye... if not, well i guess more aimless stalking of random people from my favourite bands blogs time,,,

bffofpatrick07 · 11 months ago

MY TOP 5!!! (damn, i am sooo far down the list...)
*no order*

*Do you have the BO?? Barack Obama is amazing. My mummy took me picketing and everything and it was amazing. :] Barack=Change. Wish they didn't reject us for tickets to the inauguration!!!

*Tropic Thunder/ The Robert Downey Jr. Comeback!!: if u can make a movie where a white guy plays a black guy and make it not offensive to a black person *IE me!* and make it the funniest movie that I have seen since Anchorman in 2004, U ARE BRILLIANT!! T.T. is comedic brilliance and Robert Downey is a mastermind. He is the most underrated actor out right now. Its so awesome to see a man like him get past his past troubles and make it to the top. Iron Man=best comic move of the year (YES. I LIKED IT BETTER THAN DARK NIGHT!! do not hurt me)

*Its Britney Bitch: Not a fan of Britney but i some of her songs are so darn catchy!! Glad to see her back on top

*Folie A Deux: standard for every FOB fan to put on their list! FAD is my fav FOB album (dont shoot!!) Patrick: your voice is AMAZING!! And you are a MUSICAL MASTERMIND!!
Pete, your lyrics is insanium in the cranium genuis!!! Folie is art and I love it with a strong passion! (ya'll should seriously come to Detroit and play a random show or something!!)

*Lady GaGa: she is SICK. I love her. GaGa is the future.
<_< shes got me starstruck!

vivaxlaxnina · 11 months ago

best of 2008.
1. fueled by ramen/decaydance and others releases. and discovering new artists such as hey monday.
2. art and my love of it/art club president. aha.
3. chicago and how amazing it/ the cland store/the experience of the L.
3.enemies/ almost being arrested on a bridge. :)
4. rediscovering how weird i am and how it can be an advantage.
5. becoming a vegetarian.
6. OBAMA!

Merri · 11 months ago

1. My first kiss.
Yes is was messy, yes it was akward, but I waited so long for it and I will always remember the movie slither and Feb 8th.

2. Barack Obama
Yea yea, everyone has said this one, but why shouldnt we? I worked hard to get people to register and vote. I had signs all over my car, I talked to people about how important this election was. AND WE WON! We fucking did it. And to know that my generation finally stepped up to the plate is amazing. I always wanted to be apart of history, and now I am. I cry everytime I listen to his speech.

3. My first protest
I took part in the porp 8 protest in Seattle. It was HUGE! It was unfortunate that we had to protest something like this, but I felt like I was doing something about it instead of just complaining. I stood up for rights that are so basic. I screamed and cheered, I did what I knew was right. It is a moment I will never forget.

4. Warped tour
It is always the highlight of my summer, no matter who is going. Washington has the best warped simply because of its location. The fact that I can see almost 30 bands in one day is amazing. I love to see all the different kind of people that show up, and all the sill people I like to make fun of. (although I am sure 09 warped will be better than 08 since anti-flag, bad religion, the ataris and so many more are back!)

5. I am happy.
This is always my resolution. And this year I was really happy. Sure I had some shitty moment, but who doesnt. I will look back on this year and know it was one of my favorites. I was really happy and I loved life. I took advantage of the opportunities given to me. That is what life is about.

ThoM · 11 months ago

loved keith's five
here my,not top or worst,but relevant facts of 2008:

-my girl,after 3 years of being the flag of proud singles,found a girl to love
-republicans out of US' government,besides obama,bush or sara palin,god finally the republicans are out of there!
-Usain Bolt,that's what I call a champion
-the dark knight
-pop music,almost dying good and bad at the same time
-the internet,always deserve a place on the top
-me scared of realizing that every day i look more like pete wentz
-my 9 months twins cousins,family always
-critics still labeling panic at the disco as emo
-people,there's good and bad so they're both,top and worst

Siobhan O'Donnell · 11 months ago

Okay my 5 favourite things of 2008 (in no particular order)

1) Travelling to America for the first time in my life to witness my cousin get married and then travel around Tennessee and visit some other states. Visiting America has always been one of my major dreams, I will hopefully move there perminantly once I have finished my degree. That holiday was deffiantely one of the best 2 weeks of my life =]

2)Seeing Fall Out Boy live for the first time at the Birmingham NEC in October. I live 100 miles away from Birmigham in Preston but my best friend goes to university in Birmingham so she bought me tickets for my birthday. You boys were amazing and, without seeing silly obsessed fan girl I cried a few times, but only because I've been a fan for a long time and I've never had the chance too see you before =]. One of the best parts is that my best friend, who wasnt really a massive FOB fan before the show, now has a new found respect for you guys now that shes seen you live =]

3)Starting University - Im doing a geography degree at Lancaster University, I've only been there one term, but its been an amazing experience. I have had so many good times and loads of storys to tell, my favourite beeing on the 4th November, they kept the college bar open until late so people could watch the coverage of the US election, I got really drunk and fell asleep on the floor, untill about 2.30 when they announsed that Obama had won and then I stood up, ran outside, fell over, gave myself a massive back eye, chipped tooth and concussion. That is one of the many funny storys that the first 3 months of uni has bought me =D

4)Twilight - WOW, i took my little sister to the cinema to see this, and, although the screening was ful of kids, i really enjoyed it, it made me laugh, and cry and I thought it was an amazing film. i am going to proceed with a bit of a cliche, but Robert Pattinson is all i need to say

5) Live music, I have seen loads of bands live this year, Including Fall Out Boy, FTSK, Panic, InnerPartySystem, Attack! Attack! Go:Audio, i love seeing music live, it exposes you to the real band, and for me, it makes or breaks a band. My Emergency are a tiny band from Liverpool that I had never heard of before, but they supported A!A! and they have become one of my favourite bands and have been to see them 2ce since. I am hoping that 09 will bring me the same experience of live gigs as 08 did, I already have tickets for FTSK, Boys Like Girls and Metro Station, Fall Out Boy, Cobra and AAR so it should be really good =]

LOVED 2008
Hopefully 2009 will be equally as good, or even better

Rachel · 11 months ago

I'm late on adding to this because it was hard to summarise 2008. I think this is the final cut haha. Mine are mainly personal highlights/things that stand out from the year. It was a pretty hard year, but these things all made it so much better.

1) Finding a belief in love. I've always been a cynic, but this year changed that. I found someone that made me feel like everything that was bad in my life didn't matter. No matter how it ended I don't regret it at all. I fell in love with being in love.

2) My music tastes becoming increasingly diverse. This year I went from only listening to bands like Green Day, The Replacements, The Cure and Say Anything to so many new, truly talented artists. I still love the others, but being introduced to music such as Damien Rice (the album "O" is probably one of my favourites of all time), I Am The Avalanche (Not necessarily new, I know, but I was late on finding them and am so glad I did), Laura marling (such a great voice and honest lyrics) and I found my love for Joy division again.

3) I became a part of my local music scene. Most of these bands give me more faith in my generation than any mainstream/well known band ever could. I've heard some of the most honest words being screamed down a microphone in a soundproofed room in the back of a pub. I've met some of my best friends whilst screaming back the same words.

4) I spent a summer with my best friends.

5) I turned 16 in may. In England I can now buy a lottery ticket. Yay. I get to pick numbers, americans get to drive.

6) One tree hill season 5 aired. I know how sad that sounds but whatever, i love that show.

7) The US elections. I don't even live there and I felt the excitement for this. I'm so glad america made the right choice. Things are bad in the UK for a lot of people at the moment. Obama being elected is something which brings hope to us aswell.

8) Independent films. I became an addict for unknown cinema, aswell as the well known and slightly pretentious examples like Amelie and Garden State.

9) I started 6th form, studying English Literature and Language, Psychology, Photography and Film. The work load is killing me but I've never been so interested in school/college.

10) I went to South Africa and learnt more about the world than I ever could have from a classroom or any book or doccumentary.

Kellie · 11 months ago

here's my best and worst of 2008
took a while to think of but i think it's pretty dead on.

Best of 2008


1.George Bush's last year as presdient, it is definitely time for a change( and that change should have happened four years ago instead of putting him back in office) it's like hiring a monkey to run the country, actually the monkey probably would have been a better idea.

2. The fact Sarah Palin said 'You betcha' after everything or completely avoided answering a question by answering something else. (Tina Fey > Sarah Palin)

3. those youtube videos that will brighten your day like the hoodrat kid, paraodies of things (good ones, not the dumb ones that aren't funny), and other ridiculously random videos, yes i know i sound stupid but it can make me laugh so get over it.

4. snow days, i'm from the midwest, yet i do despise snow but if it gets me out of school i'm happy.

5. a continous chain of awesome albums coming out, it's like all the really good artists waited till 2008 to unleash the best cds ever. yet i still don't have enough money to buy the rest i want.




Worst of 2008


1. 'Shake It' by Metro Station. seriously? it is played every hour on a station and it makes me want to punch my ears, if the US is ever in need of a torture device, playing that song will work most definitely.

2. Guitar hero and Rock Band, for those kids who play on the expert level go pick up a real instrument and try to play it. quit sitting on your ass and do something productive.

3. During the holidays that Carson's commerical with the singing "Give Joy Give More Give More Give Joy" every single commerical break drove me crazy whoever wrote that song and the person who bought all the spots every commerical break please go jump down a well and never write another commerical again.

4. The fact anyone can cyber stalk you now, like add you and be like "Hey don't you remember me? I am your neighbor's sister's cousin's best friend? we met once." and expect you to add them. no i will not add you and put you on my top and be best friends forever, get over it. quit stalking me.


5.Idiotic Drivers, you know those people drive 10 under with their blinker on, who cut you off, or have no idea what they are doing get off the road, go take a driver's ed class and get out of my way.

6. Chain emails and texts, those anger me beyond belief the ones that are if you don't pass this on your mother will die at 11:11, or if you don't pass this on jesus doesn't love you, hey asshole it's 11:12 and my mom isn't dead go run into a wall. i wish you could block numbers because it is ridiculous!

7. the economy thanks to it my parents are freaking out not letting me buy things like cds and clothes, it's like the world is ending, reality check it's not.

Gabster · 11 months ago

hey, i loved the list especially travie's and patrick's (I have to agree with patrick janelle monae's album was awesome) I liked ashlee's too, I can tell she is very happy to be a mom. :] (but c'mon her first time watching the Wizard of Oz, you really were missing out :] )

If I had to have a top for 2008 it would be (no specific order)

1.My little cousin Jorden being born on my birthday (I love that kid)

2. Anime Expo!!!!!!! (yes, I am a total nerd)

3. Kanye West's new album 808 and Heartbreaks- i really feel for the dude, you can tell he put his heart in the album and i liked that he tried singing for a change, that man is a genius

4. All the awesome movies that came out this year, especially the Dark Knight, normally I don't like superhero movies but that movie was great., kept my attention the whole time

5. I FINALLY have my keyboard, after months of begging I finally got one. (next goal acoustic guitar :]....I'm a music geek as well)

trishinator · 11 months ago

My top 5 things i broke in 2008:
Register at work.
Tie-rod on my car (going too fast down the gravel drive way).
Digital Camera.
My Mini-fridge.
Concrete Bird Bath in yard.

What can i say... i'm clumsy. heh.

aubrey · 11 months ago

I'm a little late on this, but i wanted to put my top 5 list up.
top list of what? i'm not sure yet. but ill figure one out.

top 3 list of things that had an effect on me. [sorry its so short]
1. folie a deux- i really can't explain how much this album means to me, but it means a hell of a lot. from the first moment i heard it [i did not cheat and buy the songs early, or hear the leaked] it blew me away, i really havent listen to much else beside it since i got it. thank you fob. thank you fo everything
2. obama- in all of my life, which isnt very long, i know. but i was finally proud to be apart of the usa. i know thats sad, since i surrounded by people that have such pride in america. but i just dont, but now i have a little hope for america, and maybe one day i could be happy for what obama has done [im just crossing my fingers he does everything he said he would do, arent we all?]
3.the passing prop 8-being a part of the GBLT community, this really made me so mad. why should the government have a part of one person and another person marrying, regardless of sex. i protested, and did my best to get the word out about how these republicans are spreading lies. hopefully in 2009 obama and the courts will reverse this law.

imsuchahopeful · 11 months ago

Top 5 of Confused Moments this Year.

1. Spandex as pants.
2. Prop 8 the Musical...a wonder.
3. MINIATURE PRINGLES? why must all snack food be made as small as possible? we know where it all ends up.
4. the uprising of the Jonas Brothers. I don't hate, but I hear that they're already starring in a motion picture about a farting dog...? say it ain't so.
5. Labyrinth, that David Bowie movie. The entire thing, intro to credits.

purple.blue. · 11 months ago

Top 5 Misunderstood People/Thangs (in no particular order)
1.) Perez Hilton
Okay, I'm not saying he's being famous or popular for legit, upstanding reasons. He's famous because he's mean but I don't like it when people hate him for that. I mean when you think about it, isn't he just part of the play, sort of? Like a narrator. If the media sets up this glamorous world for "average" people to obsess over, there has to be someone to play the uber bitch. He's just an actor; I doubt he goes to sleep thinking about how he's fulfilling his dreams by exposing Jennifer Aniston's secrets. If you don't like the media, just don't bother. Treat everyone like a human being, even if they seem like a diva over a computer screen.
2.) Rock Music/Entertainment
I think the hugest issue with a lot of musicians is that they don't know how to be entertainers. I want good music, but I get sick of seeing rock performers not knowing how to perform. You know the look that most rock musicians have, scruffy and dirty? It's not entertaining anymore. I don't want to see people emote wearing plain, boring clothes and Chuck Taylors; it's not satisfying to pay for a show or watch a music video and not be visually fulfilled. That's why I think rock music is struggling so much; most rock musicians can't grasp the fact that an audience appreciates drama. Have you ever watched a (typical) rock video right after you watch a popular hip hop video? Think about which genre provides more entertainment. Think about the ways they try to get you into the music. Speaking of which...
3.) Britney Spears
I know she's not a rock musician, but I think that she's tied into the #2. Britney Spears is an entertainer and a human being. First of all, she manages to entertain all of us with her daily life more than most music has recently. At least thank her for that. Second of all, she was hyper-sexualized at a pretty young age. Everyone always refuses to pity celebrities, but really, life sucks no matter WHO you are, so can't we feel a bit sorry for her? She's incredibly rich, but she's been tortured by the media. Just understand that if you were her, you'd probably hate life sometimes. If you were her, you'd probably get sick of everyone judging you and hating you without knowing you. If you were her, you'd probably want to go somewhere unrecognized for once....and besides, wasn't "Womanizer" amazing?
4.) Subversive-ness
It's not subversive to hate little kid pop musak anymore. Everyone hates little kid pop music. Like, all those Disney Channel stars' hit singles. Stop trying to be cool by hating Miley Cyrus. Everyone knows when music is calculated, stop pointing it out. No one is impressed. Ever. If you really want to be different, like it. And say so- right in front of your indie friends. Dare ya'. THAT takes balls.
5.) Technology
I think everyone is overwhelmed by technology. People have relationships online. I mean, the most intimate human interactions can be imitated over computers. We have devices that can tell you where to go and play you some music while you go there. You can find Facebook profiles of people you knew in the second grade, and their lives are summed up in neat little About Me's. But still- this year I've seen technology work wonders. I've heard about some truly great things organized through text message, watched everyone join politically aware online groups, and seen shy, reserved folks able to speak up for themselves over some newfangled device. There's always, always a bright side, even when you're confronted with monstrous, crazy forces introduced at high speed.

MissKittyFantastico · 11 months ago

Top 5 Musical Loves on 2008:

1.) Butch Walker - I can't not love this guy. And the fact that he put out a fantastic new album and still puts on the best live show ever just seals the deal. Sycamore Meadows was my most anticipated album, the best album of the year for me (sorry Wentz) and my personal savior when things had gotten their worst.

2.) Voltaire - The original gothic renaissance man. The creepiest stop motion, the most kickass comic characters, and the funniest and the most thoughful lyrics I've ever heard. His new album is a great piece of work and he was hands down one of the coolest guys I met this year.

3.) Darren Lynn Bousman and Terrance Zdunich - Not musicians in the traditional sense, but they were part of my favorite movie of the year, Repo! The Genetic Opera. Never have I seen two men put so much heart into something they loved even when no one else did. And it came out wonderfully. Darren needs more projects like this and Terrance just needs to do more period.

4.) Bear McCreary - The shit he composes for Battlestar Galactica and The Sarah Connor Chronicles just blows my mind. Shirley Manson singing his arrangement 'Samson and Delilah' for SCC is seriously one of my favorite things ever.

5.) Love Like This - I love these guys for infinity. I'm so proud of what they've done and will continue to root for them. Plus, they are so much fun to be around. I've earned my 'I Partied With Love Like This' shirt.

PatrickStumpLVRxoxo · 11 months ago

aha parick ur hilarious!

xox · 11 months ago

Pete Wentz (6:39:20 PM): Hey
Ryan Ross (6:39:39 PM): hey
Pete Wentz (6:40:09 PM): Is this the guy fro poanic at the disco
Ryan Ross (6:40:23 PM): yeah im ryan, is this pete?
Pete Wentz (6:41:12 PM): Yeah
Ryan Ross (6:41:18 PM): hey man
Pete Wentz (6:42:37 PM): How arer you
Ryan Ross (6:43:17 PM): im not bad, working on a paper for english. hows everything with the new record?
Pete Wentz (6:44:37 PM): Going really well
Pete Wentz (6:45:04 PM): How's everything wiht your band are those just remixes
Ryan Ross (6:46:01 PM): awesome, yeah we only did those on my laptop because we cant get into a studio yet. but we still have alot of those parts live and full band
Pete Wentz (6:46:25 PM): Does it have samples like that
Pete Wentz (6:46:42 PM): How many people are in the band.... Are you guys all in hicghschool
Ryan Ross (6:47:20 PM): do you mean do we use a sampler? our drummer uses a drum sampler which we put some of the stuff on, and he plays some of it
Ryan Ross (6:47:43 PM): im in college. im 18 the other three of them are 17 and in high school
Pete Wentz (6:48:26 PM): Like of the pure volume site songs what would not be part of your live show
Ryan Ross (6:50:18 PM): well right now the synth stuff because we need a keyboard player. we are trying out a few guys soon though. and some of the drum parts are different.
Pete Wentz (6:50:48 PM): I absolutely love the stuff
Ryan Ross (6:52:16 PM): but we have two guitar players one sings and i play lead. its kind of hard to describe it. we are a rock band but about half of a song will be dance-ish or sort of 80s sounding
Ryan Ross (6:52:28 PM): really? wow thanks alot man
Ryan Ross (6:53:12 PM): it really is a huge compliment coming from you
Ryan Ross (6:53:35 PM): i was actually really suprised you listened to it
Ryan Ross (6:53:40 PM): i didnt expect you to see it
Pete Wentz (6:54:00 PM): Is there some pics of you guys anywhere
Ryan Ross (6:55:10 PM): no, we are taking them pretty soon for the website, its just not done yet. i have some just of me on livejournal. but thats wierd haha
Pete Wentz (6:56:09 PM): Yeah fuck get some to me
Pete Wentz (6:56:19 PM): I think I may come see you in californaia
Ryan Ross (6:56:44 PM): really?
Ryan Ross (6:57:08 PM): that would be awesome
Pete Wentz (6:57:46 PM): I've been listeneing to those songs nonstop. Is the band a side thing or is it gonna be fulltime?
Ryan Ross (6:58:20 PM): no its full time
Ryan Ross (6:59:24 PM): well aside from school. which sucks
Ryan Ross (6:59:32 PM): but we want to do this
Pete Wentz (7:00:00 PM): When are those kids out of school
Ryan Ross (7:00:26 PM): the drummer and bass player are graduating early. so like january and other guitarist/singer graduates in the spring
Pete Wentz (7:01:16 PM): Nice
Pete Wentz (7:01:23 PM): Do you know about my label
Ryan Ross (7:01:46 PM): yeah i think i saw something a while ago on a journal entry, is gym class heroes the only band on it right now?
Pete Wentz (7:03:10 PM): Yeah. I signed the academy. But they are fbr strictly gym class and I am looking for another
Pete Wentz (7:03:33 PM): The cool thing about it is I just met with waner and they want both of the bands and to give me an imprint
Ryan Ross (7:03:55 PM): oh cool i like the academy alot, oh i see yea i was going to ask you about that
Pete Wentz (7:04:03 PM): Which pretty much means a lot more money to promote cool artists
Pete Wentz (7:04:14 PM): You guys plays out a lot?
Ryan Ross (7:04:39 PM): thats awesome man. actually no we just kind of started this thing up a few months ago, the show in victorville is going to be our first one
Pete Wentz (7:05:51 PM): Really
Pete Wentz (7:05:56 PM): Interesting
Pete Wentz (7:06:11 PM): How much do you guys practice
Ryan Ross (7:06:45 PM): we've been trying to figure out the best way to do this stuff live, and we've been having a hard time on figuring out how to make it sound good. depending on the place we might not be able to use all the electronic stuff that we want to do which sucks but alot of venues, at least here might have a hard time setting us up. we practice at least 4 times a week so like. between 24-30 hours a week
Pete Wentz (7:07:09 PM): Nice
Pete Wentz (7:07:21 PM): I am gonna come to the show
Ryan Ross (7:08:13 PM): we wish we could more often. but school is getting in the way. and it sucks cause parents think its a waste of time playing music and want me to focus on school. im sure you know how that is.
Ryan Ross (7:08:23 PM): thanks alot man really
Pete Wentz (7:08:55 PM): I do
Pete Wentz (7:09:05 PM): What are peoples reactions to it
Ryan Ross (7:10:04 PM): some good some bad. everyone is so into post hardcore stuff these days that some kids just brush it off. which is fine but then some kids like it cause its a little different i guess
Pete Wentz (7:11:30 PM): Can that kid sing live?
Ryan Ross (7:12:54 PM): yeah, he's been taking voice lessons for a little bit so thats starting to help him
Pete Wentz (7:13:19 PM): Is he on? I mean on here he sounds awesome
Ryan Ross (7:14:21 PM): yeah he's on pitch, we recorded that stuff with like a 100 dollar vocal mic. the only effects we used was pretty much reverb on the main parts.
Pete Wentz (7:14:42 PM): Yeah sounds good kind of like patrick
Pete Wentz (7:14:47 PM): I like it
Ryan Ross (7:16:57 PM): yeah thats the only thing we get that alot. and thats just how the kid sings. we like your band but we dont want to sound like you guys, or be compared to fob all the time you know? but yeah he is aware that kids say he sounds like patrick so he's just trying different vocal stuff sometimes.
Pete Wentz (7:19:06 PM): Here's the thing if I show you guys interest a lot of crappy labels are gonna come and do the same and I don't want a huge mess out there. I mean how interested are you guys in going fulltime when you can
Pete Wentz (7:19:19 PM): Yeah you'll get eh patrock thing but how many people. Sound like hime
Ryan Ross (7:19:47 PM): so you really think we've got potential then?
Pete Wentz (7:19:54 PM): I do
Ryan Ross (7:20:05 PM): i've wanted to play in a band for my job ever since i started high school at least.
Ryan Ross (7:20:07 PM): we all want to do this
Ryan Ross (7:21:05 PM): its like i cant put enough dedication into anything exept playing guitar and writing
Pete Wentz (7:23:01 PM): I'm with you
Ryan Ross (7:24:05 PM): but yeah. i cant see myself doing anything else but playing in a band, cause every job i've ever had ive hated it
Pete Wentz (7:24:57 PM): You don't have a picture of the band
Ryan Ross (7:25:44 PM): no, but if you need it i could have my buddy take some tomorrow at practice
Pete Wentz (7:26:58 PM): That would be rad
Ryan Ross (7:27:37 PM): okay we'll take some
Ryan Ross (7:28:08 PM): are you online much?
Pete Wentz (7:33:12 PM): Sometimes
Ryan Ross (7:33:35 PM): okay, i was just wondering if this was your email incase you arent on i'll just send them
Pete Wentz (7:34:17 PM): Yeah send it here for sure
Ryan Ross (7:34:36 PM): okay
Ryan Ross (7:34:55 PM): dude this better not be a joke, it better be you
Pete Wentz (7:35:12 PM): It is
Pete Wentz (7:35:34 PM): But there are a lot of fakers out there
Ryan Ross (7:35:55 PM): okay. yeah i know someone has shown me like fake journals of you and stuff. thats creepy
Ryan Ross (7:36:10 PM): thats why i asked if it was you for sure
Pete Wentz (7:36:32 PM): This guy who is iming me is your manager
Ryan Ross (7:37:03 PM): is it xxxtoughffxxx ?
Pete Wentz (7:37:22 PM): Yeah
Ryan Ross (7:37:38 PM): i dont know if he's our manager. he's our friend, he's been helping us out with a website, merch and the show in victorville
Ryan Ross (7:38:35 PM): he's starting a company up and he wants to help us out
Pete Wentz (7:43:04 PM): Ah I got t
Pete Wentz (7:43:32 PM): It
Pete Wentz (7:43:37 PM): You guys are awesome and if its what I think it is I want ti to be thenext academy
Ryan Ross (7:44:58 PM): wow thanks alot. i hope you like the stuff live, its not completely different but it is different. i mean the singing is the same and all that.
Pete Wentz (7:47:46 PM): cool
Pete Wentz (7:48:06 PM): You guys look good. The chicks gonna be swooning?
Ryan Ross (7:48:38 PM): once we get a keyboard player who can do all of the sampling we want to do it will be alot better too. its like we know how we want to sound, but just finding the right way to do it i guess is what we are working on.
Ryan Ross (7:48:40 PM): hahaha
Ryan Ross (7:48:51 PM): i dont know man, we look alright i guess
Ryan Ross (7:48:57 PM): we look young
Pete Wentz (7:49:42 PM): Youngs not abd at all
Pete Wentz (7:49:47 PM): How does the singiner look
Ryan Ross (7:50:05 PM): dead sexy.
Ryan Ross (7:50:41 PM): he's no pete wentz. but still
Pete Wentz (7:51:42 PM): Hahaha
Pete Wentz (7:51:54 PM): Goddamn as long as he looks cool.singing
Pete Wentz (7:52:14 PM): For sure send me pics and all how many songs you guys have?
Ryan Ross (7:52:39 PM): haha
Ryan Ross (7:53:00 PM): kk
Ryan Ross (7:53:54 PM): we've only got 4 right now, its been tough to write since school started and everyone's busier. and those are the first 4 songs we've written as a band. at the show we'll play those and a cover of new order maybe. or depeche mode. we dont know yet
Pete Wentz (7:56:08 PM): Nice
Pete Wentz (7:56:21 PM): I gotta run
Pete Wentz (7:56:32 PM): But ill hit you on here later
Pete Wentz (7:56:38 PM): Send me those pics and write the hits
Ryan Ross (7:56:43 PM): okay dude. good talking to you
Pete Wentz (7:56:43 PM): Peaaaaaace
Ryan Ross (7:56:44 PM): hahaha
Ryan Ross (7:56:47 PM): later man
Pete Wentz is away from the computer as of 7:56:51 PM.



DEAR MR. PETE WENTZ
YOU FAIL, MY FRIEND.

LOVE ALWAYS, U KNO WHO

yourleastfavorite · 11 months ago

This is the first time I've been to this website; Perez linked. I don't think I'll come back - not my thing - but congratulations on your family, Pete. I'll drop this while I'm here.

1) Losing my virginity, and laughing the whole time
2) Not getting into the colleges I wanted...and being OK with that
3) "Låt den rätte komma in"
4) Getting promoted to manager at my stupid job. I rolled my eyes to my friends. Inside, I was really proud.
5) Making out with her in our dorm (boarding school, not college), and frantically trying to calculate her age. (Too young.)
6) The tragic, tantalizing skipping of the bootleg recording of Sia and Beck singing You're The One That I Want
7) Hearing "Que Sera, Sera" by Sly and the Family Stone for the first time.

peyton · 11 months ago

2008 top 5 people

1. andrew mcmahon - i'm almost certain no one can listen to his music and not feel inspired

2. sarah palin - must be one of the stupidest people on the planet. honestly i can't understand how she even got so close to election unless she was doing somebody 'favors' which in my opinion is highly likely

3. oliver sykes - made a complete tool of himself before slightly picking up his image
"i din't piss on yeh, a'least the cops can' prove it" - tool

4. miley cyrus - because she gets so much shit and she hasn't disappeared yet, i'm fairly proud of her

5. katy perry - for making it ok to be gay or lesbian through the power of popular music and kissing a girl

hanna_okuno · 11 months ago

you can't just tell people that they're annoying just because of the stuff they say like.. "pete's sexy" or what. . . they're just being fans.. ^.^
and yeah.. it's sad that pete doesn't even give a fuck with what his fans say about him... anyway, luv yah pete!

flaffuy · 11 months ago

Go pete!! I luv fall oUt boy there so great compared to a lot of the s**t thats out these days
noth that there only good compared to them there brilliant in my eyes and always will be!!
NEVER BEEN TO A FOB CONCERT!! nobody will take me well Il try to get to the one in
manchester no matter what anyone says hehe WOOP WOOP!!...............!!.............!!

madisonmitchell · 11 months ago

You are absolutely correct everyone should know Ashley Nicols he is the most amazing man on the planet. He is made of pure awesomeness. Also, " Let the right one in " is the best movie of all time. . .

Anna Michelle · 11 months ago

top 5 things i think are just plain silly about the sillies commenting here or anywhere where comments are deemed somehow valid and necessary

5. that people feel the need to stand on a soapbox and blah blah blah about other people's comments and decide for themselves what the creator of the blog/video/post/what-have-you thinks of such comments

4. that people feel the need to keep logging back online to the same exact blog/post to refute other peoples responses and/or defend their own comments because only one person could ever be right. forever and ever amen.

3. that people can be so downright rude and horrible and disgusting in their comments. if somebody made an awful, heartbreakingly-rude comment that about something i said or wrote or created to my face, i would do one of two things: punch them in the face or verbally abuse them until they were so embarrassed they would need a paper bag to wear on their head, just so they could see how it felt to be attacked for no reason. everyone can say awful things. they are not always warranted. actually, they're likely to be less appropriate than more appropriate in most situations i can envision. Seriously though, people need to maybe, possibly consider other people's feelings for just a second...

2. what is the deal with idol worship? i just don't really get it... nobody's divinely perfect, and nobody should try to act like a specific person/handful of people, they should be like themselves... a person don't make a name for him/herself by being someone else.

1. (Kind of like my number 4) but don't you people have other things to look at on the internet besides the same posts all the time? the internet is so freaking enormous, its like having a family of blue whales all jammed into a glass of water... basically bursting. try reading/watching something new. go to www.stumbleupon.com. nobody cares much about your internet personality, anyway, unless that's the only way you do your business. the world out of doors is neat, too. maybe check that out once in a while.

GeorgiaFOB · 10 months ago

5 Best:

5) Discovering the best magazines (Rock Sound mainly) ever, having not even noticed them before (:
4) HAS to be finding the best friends ive ever had.
3) Discovering this website, yes ive only just descovered it.
2) Fall Out Boy,, i LOVE folie á deux and obviously all the previous ones (:
1) I dont know :S lol

steve · 10 months ago

hey, check out astorian stigmata. i think you'll dig it.

myspace.com/astorianstigmata

Maddy · 10 months ago

i'm gonna be uncool and post another comment way later then this was posted haaha :D
this is pretty funny:)

p.s. patrick, as much as i love ou, and as much as i love fall out boy, one of my worst fives or whatever was obama getting elected, he's smart and all, but his ideas are all wrong. i respect you guys and all but look at the bigger picture.

but anyway, i'd love to have a whole debate about this haha but i love you guys lots!

p.s. i love the wizard of oz :D

Lily · 6 months ago

aw i love patrick and ashlees!

Traveller_Adventure · 5 months ago

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