tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post736142209440774167..comments2023-06-04T02:29:39.106-07:00Comments on The Jet City Filter: Tour Log #5: JestersMatt MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182324976310198460noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-61712688398377657882010-05-29T12:29:54.333-07:002010-05-29T12:29:54.333-07:00For the record, Matt, I've been to two Classic...For the record, Matt, I've been to two Classic Crime shows (Portland), and at one of them i could feel the resentment from you as you sang or played. You just seemed kind of sad you aren't as successful as you should be. <br /><br /> Just be sure not to let these feelings affect you when you're on stage. You've got one hell of a live show. And don't be discouraged when people kind of stay in the back or just cross their arms and watch you play instead of do a mosh pit or whatever. Thats kind of the new trend in audiences. I saw Spoon live (great show) and it was impossible to get people to do anything but stand there haha. <br /><br />Keep on keepin on my man! And do more acoustic stuff! That could be the key to your success in the future imoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-35327316418443524642010-05-28T16:19:14.940-07:002010-05-28T16:19:14.940-07:00It's really a shame that your band can't b...It's really a shame that your band can't be rewarded more handsomely for what it does. Adoration from your fans alone doesn't pay the bills - but I can assure you that TCC has some of the most passionate fans that I've ever come across.. me included. <br /><br />I've seen TCC three times. In an ideal world for myself that number would be increased ten-fold.. but unfortunately, I live on the east coast. <br /><br />I had the pleasure to see your show in Richmond, VA on the evening that you made this post and the talent of your band never ceases to amaze me. To be honest, when I heard that Madina Lake had backed out of the tour.. I was stoked. Despite also enjoying their music, I was there to see TCC and no set could have been long enough. You were the real headliner of that tour.<br /><br />I'll do anything and everything I can to support your band and I truly hope you keep making music for a long, long time. It may sound selfish on my part but I will be really bummed when TCC ultimately decides it ran its course. I've bought every one of your albums on release day and there isn't a single song that I've grown remotely tired of.<br /><br />I don't know if I envy your daily grind, but for what it's worth: I sure do appreciate it.Roger Vhttp://twitter.com/rjvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-64028903662415608422010-05-26T09:54:38.852-07:002010-05-26T09:54:38.852-07:00i can't comprehend anything you are going thro...i can't comprehend anything you are going through, but i know that we serve an amazing God who can and will provide for us. praying for you and your amazing, honest, and gifted band.<br /><br />God BlessGeren Woodbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646297121514176100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-30254499387198279002010-05-21T20:12:01.651-07:002010-05-21T20:12:01.651-07:00One time at a show in AZ, I sat next to you merch ...One time at a show in AZ, I sat next to you merch table and you and I started up a conversation.<br /><br />I told you tour was something I wanted more than anything, though I'm not at all adequet for it, but for whatever reason, it was what I felt most passionate about- my "calling" if you will.<br /><br />I'd told people this before, and they either laughed or told me horror stories to convince me I didn't want it.<br /><br />You, though, you had a conversation with me about it. You said it was silly, and that I had no idea what I was asking for. You asked me hypothetic questions for situations that tour causes, you challenged the idea I had of tour in my head, etc.<br /><br />You told me your own version of 'horror' stories just like the other people had.<br /><br />BUT. At some point in this conversation, I realized you weren't at all condescending or really laughing at me for being so ignorant. <br /><br />Matt, that was close to five years ago. And tour is still the one thing God uses the most as far as shaping my heart and making me feel fullfilled (no, i haven't actually gone yet, but the point still stands that I love tour because I love God and he uses tour the most). <br /><br />I've stumbled across your blog three days ago after randomly stumbling onto you twitter.<br /><br />Reading your blog did the same thing your music and that conversation about touring did. You've been pivitol in what God uses to encourage me in this CRAZY idea He has a purpose for me, and that purpose is something as silly as tour when I have nothing to offer in that situation. <br /><br />It made me want the horror stories as my own, because nothing seems more beautiful or perfect fitting.<br /><br />You said you didn't want encouragement or sympathy or "You're lucky to be where you are". <br /><br />Thats not why I told you all this. I simply told you all this because what you do is something God used to bring me closer to Him and it simply went along with this topic.naninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-656016050691805412010-05-14T21:24:17.757-07:002010-05-14T21:24:17.757-07:00God is the Master of all things and He never promi...God is the Master of all things and He never promised us an easy life on earth, but He has promised to provide all that we could ever need! Although 2 years without any income, can really suck! But the Lord came through again, He hath willed that idle hands shall have work! So it will be sweet to get a paycheck again. Life is ever changing, only God remains the same forever!Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149158154902367336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-35462409917755911802010-05-11T08:24:42.742-07:002010-05-11T08:24:42.742-07:00Hm, the world can be cruel.
Philippians 4:19
An...Hm, the world can be cruel. <br /><br />Philippians 4:19 <br />And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.<br /><br />It's good to know we serve a God who cares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-91515753988801623392010-05-10T09:49:23.433-07:002010-05-10T09:49:23.433-07:00That gave me something to think about yesterday wh...That gave me something to think about yesterday when i read this. I started to think about "my ten year plan" in school they tell us to ask our selves were we would like to be in ten years. Since i was little i have always wanted to become a doctor. And so I would say well I'll probably be getting my degree in medicin at the end of my 10 years. But then i thought Why? Why do i wanna go to college spend 10 years of my life there to get a medical degree and then be a doctor for the rest of my life. Why serve a another dream for "soicety's lifestyle" so to speak.<br />I dont think I really actually want to be a doctor i think it was just always in my head that you were suppose to go to college and suppose to have a great job and live out life doing somethingn you might not like but pays the bills....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-1084513951047883832010-05-09T21:38:08.252-07:002010-05-09T21:38:08.252-07:00The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin...The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.<br /><br />1 Corinthians 15:56-58kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-10216154534646956262010-05-09T14:30:11.526-07:002010-05-09T14:30:11.526-07:00And that right there is the reason I will always c...And that right there is the reason I will always continue to follow and love your music ... it's your honesty ...Nathan McInturfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136283364391333839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-50802797271158378822010-05-09T12:10:00.198-07:002010-05-09T12:10:00.198-07:00Keep on ranting Matt, you deserve it. I won't ...Keep on ranting Matt, you deserve it. I won't empathize with you, since I obviously can't understand everything you go through, but just know that your music means a heck of a lot to me, and I hope you continue to do what you do, because you're great at it.<br /><br />-ThomasThomashttp://thechristianmanifesto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-50136295147862264502010-05-08T19:46:38.569-07:002010-05-08T19:46:38.569-07:00people in our family are straight-up unlucky. we h...people in our family are straight-up unlucky. we have zero hookups or connections to grease any wheels. every opportunity that's come my way i've created and forced open for myself, on my own. good thing we've all got lots of character--thanks mom and dad.<br /><br />on the other hand, who gives a shit? what would we rather be doing? i've long looked to the left and to the right and seen the kids who didn't go to college get married and start shoring up houses, plugging away at desk jobs and saving up to consume on behalf of their kids. this past decade, i've been broke and practically living out of my car at times, but i did a ton of stuff that some ppl never do in a lifetime. i'll take the lessons, insight and growth i gleaned from those experiences over the nest eggs, mall trips and SUVs any day. living in a floating dumpster? close-up encounters with America's sleaziest dives? driving across the US in july with no a/c, cell phone service, radio or CD player? priceless. Some ppl never venture beyond a Days Inn.<br /><br />the only chance any of us ever have of succeeding is a nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic and sheer blind luck. that's the macdonald legacy.<br /><br />Nate<br /><br />haha, no. Leah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198999559571921458.post-87391280050212135462010-05-08T15:53:03.079-07:002010-05-08T15:53:03.079-07:00Honest thoughts Matt,
For myself, living in a fore...Honest thoughts Matt,<br />For myself, living in a foreign county, without the comforts of "home" or North America I have myself felt the same things you just wrote down. <br />For me, the thought often comes... "Am I making any difference?" Often times caught in the middle of a scene we forget what is actually being done around us. <br />All the victories, encouragement, blessing all that seems to fade into nothingness but when we step back we see the grand picture. <br />Being caught in the middle can be a tough place to be. <br /><br />God bless,<br /><br />KyleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com