Time to pay the fiddler, whore!

The End

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:52:31 GMT

For real this time this will be the last entry in this journal. I may make a new one I may not whatever. The summer is over once again and I am very disappointed in it. I wanted to do so much and did probably 1/7th of it. A lot of shit happened and a lot of things changed that seem like they will change forever. I wish I could start it over I would do a lot more. I am glad though of somethings this summer though. In all seriousness Ryan and I became really great friends this summer and I don't think him and I have ever been closer. The kid is a great kid and proud to say one of my best friends.
School is approaching and last year I wanted to keep living in the summer but this year I can give two shits. I want to get back to school as soon as possible. I just need to get away school is almost like a vacation. I just need to get away. It's not about people because I love everyone and all my friends me the world to me. I mean if you don't have friends you don't have anything. I am just sick of this life I guess right now and school is gonna be there for me.
So I mean I don't feel well I wish things were different and I can't change shit although I would with any chance I'd get. Maybe it's all different maybe I am.

I don't know.

goodbye

if you would like to be a friend in my next journal and instant message would be suffice

Thu, 26 Aug 2004 04:07:50 GMT

BONDS BROKEN I CAN'T TRUST ANYONE

FRIENDSHIP SHOULD MEAN SOMETHING AND I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT IT DOESN'T

shred that shit

Thu, 26 Aug 2004 01:59:49 GMT

Today was simply bliss.

Skating bowls is amazing. I will skate them more Sayerville just made a new friend

Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:04:19 GMT

create your own personalized map of the USA
or write about it on the open travel guide

Weekend

Tue, 24 Aug 2004 06:52:55 GMT

This weekend sucked like the most of them do except for Sunday. Saturday was pissed I didn't go see Champion.

Sunday was the bbq end of summer bbq everyone came it was a great time and i had a blast blah blah i love prank calls at 530am whatevs

I think i have given up a lot on shows thansk to Mr. Dornan

I am not gonna waste my money on seeing bands play the same set 5 times in a row I am not gonna pay for overpriced tickets anymore. This is rediculous. Ill go to FUCKFEST next weekend and maybe a few in the year but for the most part I am done with them. I am just fed up. The crowds suck most places sound sucks and its not worth it. Just blah

I will still see Backup Plan any time they play around here.

New ink is on the way top of the left arm to be done.

yea

Sat, 14 Aug 2004 03:31:34 GMT

best show ever the other night

I really hate people that try to fight espeically when there is no reason too. acting tough is soo cool....sike I broke up the worst fight between two girls well one girl just wanted to be tough and started punching another girl. I dont get it I wasnt letting that ruin my fun.

Show was the best we played chance which I liked a lot

new guitar pics with my face on them rule veryone loves em

blah blah blah

new album starts getting recorded in october

fighting is lame

fddfsfas

Wed, 04 Aug 2004 04:19:13 GMT

I get to see Danielle later today being it's already Wednesday. This is seriously so awesome. She is the best and I can't wait to see her. I love her and we are going to see Garden State. New York babyyyyyyyyy.

I hate this summer I hate this summer
I hate this summer I hate this summer
I hate this summer I hate this summer
I hate this summer I hate this summer
I hate this summer I hate this summer
I hate this summer I hate this summer
I hate this summer I hate this summer

This summer sucks Danielle will make me feel a lot better today.

byebye

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 01:35:20 GMT

Love is Red is really good
As is Reno 911
So is the movielife and I miss them a lot
head automatica I like
I am going out with Dornan again we can now offically be a tag team we need new people to hang out with us because no one else does

Danielle comes wednesday and i've been looking forward to this for more than two weeks idk if i'll be able to sleep tonight

my bike is almost complete

Summer sucks

We play warped tour soon I hate it I hate it I hate it

Warped tour sucks so much dick hopefully thursday plays around our set time I'd like to see them I don't liek warped

gsggdgsdfgs

Sun, 25 Jul 2004 04:40:53 GMT

http://img64.photobucket.com/albums/v194/JonnyBank/Chest.jpg

Friday:

Champion owned I got rug burn stage diving
Folly destroyed
Everytiem I Die was sloppy and entertain
Unearth was tight too many people--this is a hockey rink right I want to see some blood
Glasseater was good
Hawthorne Heights had its up and down mostly ups
Red Chord was noice

Saturday:
Horse the Band was off the meter
NHE was sooo much fun and so good
Hope Con was fun to watch
Stretch didn't seem too good
Caliban was tight as hell watched from merch
Roses are Red was pretty good I liked them
Banner was mental
Evergreen was phenominal
Comeback kid was unbelievable and I almost died stage diving
Between the Buried and Me WOW I was at a loss of words
Beloved was tight and awesome

Two good days of hell one more tomorrow

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:34:39 GMT

hellfest this weekend.........yes
Backup Plan last weekend......yes

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 03:41:45 GMT

I don't know if you'll get this or if I'll be around when you do but thank you for everything sincererly yours

new bird

Fri, 09 Jul 2004 21:27:47 GMT

I got my new tattoo yesterday so both swallows are completed on my chest and this one I love sooo much. I give cal so much props for this one it came out soooooooooo good pics will come whenver i take them

bhafbdsblsdf

Tue, 06 Jul 2004 03:37:20 GMT

Summer is still kind of boring

first time in the ocean in about 6 years it was fun

saw ben folds it was amazing

possibly going back to the ocean

tbr hasn't done too much

made lots of cash which is good

mountain creek season pass is mine

few new cds

big onto american nightmare

blah blah blah

ya

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 01:10:17 GMT

Summer has been lacking. I have worked a lot though and am making more money and spending very wisely because I barely buy anything. So I can save save save that shit. Dornan works at the skatepark and I've been there for 2+ hours whenever he works and I have been trying out tricks. I think I'll have 50-50s down real soon. I wish I never stopped skating I used to do them like they were nothing. Oh well more practice is needed. I can stil rock n roll, rock to fakie, fakie rock, pivot grind, tail stall, and I do this neat trick where I boneless out and come back in. I think theres more idk. Haven't went to too many shows. I saw Some Girls and Sex Positions which was a really good show. Some Girls was sickly good. That's like the only show I've went to. I got tickets to hellfest which is good and I think I am going to go to Posi Numbers this year so that's gonna be cool as hell. So many good bands also Back Up Plan Comeback Kid and Champion in CBGBs. Can't fucking wait for that one.

TBR has been really lax lately. We are starting to practice next week though so that's not too bad. Maybe we'll have some new songs.

TBR show friday, Mountain Creek Saturday, Sleep in Sunday.

BBQ will be coming up real soon

P.S. getDOWN is amazing

BRAID!!

Tue, 08 Jun 2004 04:18:29 GMT

Braid reunion tour tonight was rediculous they played for an hour and a half

Sun, 06 Jun 2004 23:52:41 GMT

FULLBLAST IN NEW JERSEY IN JULY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sadfsaf

Sun, 06 Jun 2004 04:36:09 GMT

As of June 5th I am no longer a teenager I am now a 20 year old man but I don't feel a day over 16

SICK TAT

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 15:42:05 GMT

Fri, 28 May 2004 15:39:32 GMT

tattoo complete go to mysapce to see it or ask me for a pic

Thu, 27 May 2004 03:36:43 GMT

I finally get my tattoo tomorrow!

The Return

Sat, 22 May 2004 19:04:00 GMT

Yes hello again I have made the return from my 16 day journey across the midwest and I feel weird to be home. As much as I wanted to come home right now I wish I was back on the road again. It was really cool waking up in a different state and playing new places.

May 7th: Played our last jersey show it was at krome and was a lot of fun. Went to the diner with Hi Boyfriend <3 Club and said our goodbyes....I missed everyone..

May 8th: Was picked up at 8am said goodbye to Jersey and we were on our way to upstate New York just a few short hours from Canada. On the way up we got to see the Olympic training center which looked like the funnest place on earth. It kind of lookedlike a big water park. They actually had the olympics there a while ago soo that was cool. Played the show had fun, stayed at someones house.

May 9th: We leave this girls house and then we see this awesome water rapids type place. Go hang out there it was beautiful sooo much fun. Drive to Saranok Lake play at some cool venue that had all these statues that looked like the temple of doom. Fun Fun Fun. All night drive to Pennsylvania was next.

May 10th: We get a hotel in the afternoon when we got to the place it was only 10 minutes away sleeping on the floor of the van was more comfortable than you can imagine. After we get the hotel we get to the house of hardcore which was the place we played...It was a really cool place. Comeback Kid and Evergreen played there so that was cool.

May 11th: We head out towards Ohio and this place was the nicest people ever. They fed us and we were able to shower if we wanted to but didn't cause he had a long drive. The show was bad because NO ONE showed up but that was because there was two touring bands from NJ and no locals but whatever it was one of the best stages I have ever played on soooo state of the art. The also had amazing apple pie and chicken soup. Then we drive and change time zones for the first time in my life. It was cool.

May 12th: Now to Iowa since we got there early we tried to get a hotel and sneak 9 kids in but we got caught and they gave us directions to a place we can sneak into so we go there hang out for a few go to the show in Des Moines which is very city like it was a sweet venue and was looking to be a good show until I GOT SMASHED IN THE FACE BY ROBS SWINGING MIC. He knocked me down and I was bleeding and my face was swollen but I then got up and finished the set and worried about a broken nose in which I found out I didn't have, THANK GOD. Got free pizza hut from really cool kids and then showered and went to sleep.

May 13th: Back tracked to Cedar Rapids Iowa to play with these two bands that seemed liek the walking dead. Words can not describe these bands. But it was fun the small amount of kids like us and the place was again amaszing. I jumped off these speakers taht were like 8 ft high. CLC did this sweet hand rail that was small I wanted to kind of try it but I didn't. NEXT STOP BEMIDJI MINNESOTA!

May 14th: Summer Kick off fest....When we got in MN is was 36 degrees fucking cold!!! I froze my ass off big time I had two sweatshirts on and jeans. We took pictures in front of Paul Bunyan he was huge and cool. Babe the Blue Ox was photoshy j/k we just didnt take a pic with him. Then we go to the show and they say we can shower at the high school that one of the kids running it went to and the high school was in a strip mall! It was weird but they were like doing nothing so it was cool. The showers were no stalls so it was weird but whatever dirty kids need showers. The show that night was awesome I made friends with Brian from this really good band called four letter lie hoepfully we'll play again together. and saw three other amazing bands ( The Fallback, Tomorrow Will Be Worse, Small Towns Burn a Little Slower). The fest was cool we got to stay at some girls house with a cute kitten and showered and slept then we drove to another MN show in the morning.

May 15th: Got to see Lake Superior, It Was soooooooooooo cool I got picks and I took a rock from there. I am a dork but whatever it was awesome to see it. The place we played was right off of the lake and it was a small show but a lot of fun and that ended the cold weather bascially. It was cold as hell on the 14th it snowed!!!!!! Since it was an early show we found out where an Indian Casino was and stopped there and I lost 12 bucks but whatever it was fun and a cooll experience.

May 16th: Wisconsin got there went to a cool mall made money selling cds went to the show rocked out and a lot of kids were there and it was a cool show We got to stay at some girls house went back to the casino and only CLC could get in cause this one was 21 and over. I got to see where the Brewers play ball it was sweet. Slept in the van because this girls house was too packed and the floors were reallly hard.

May 17th: Our only day off and we spend it in the windy city of Chicago. It was okay def not as good as Philly or NYC. But I saw another great lake( Michigan) Saw Solider Field, and the Sears Tower, sucker was really tall. It was a lot of fun and wore us out big time.

May 18th: Played this skate park called warped with Runaway Orange it was fun good to see kids from Jersey again. Via Audio opened and they were reallly good. I liked them a lot and Danielle will probably too they reminded me of mates of state with a full band. I skated the mini for a bit busting out and then I aired this one quarter pipe and pulled a mute out of it it was awesome. I did this ride up wall ride sort of thing on thsi vertical box.... Lots of fun.

May 19th: Indiana this show was at a bar that only 21 and older people can go in so we left the show and headed to a mall and at the mall our great friend WES said we can come over and we left and headed for Wes's house in Ohio. We got there and it was sooooo great to be at his house it's liek home on the road. Just a greatt great experience. Went to bed feeling great.

May 20th: Ohio show with ALBERT REACT....we drew 9 kids!!!!!!!! That was awesome. I am glad peopel are starting to listen to us now around. The show was good a bunch of kids were tehre I liked the place ALBERT REACT was really awesoem and tight they played everything I wanted to hear. Back to wes's for some shower food and sleep.

May 21st: Long Drive to West Virgina we get there the show was alright sold some merch it was in the middle of nowhere literally. Right after NHE played we booked because a storm was rolling in and 6 hours after that I was at home!!!!!!

May 22nd: GO SEE OUR RETURN TO JERSEY AT HAMILTON STREET!!!!!

Tour was great I made a lot of new friends and a lot of new memories. We may do this again in August!!!

This tour I was in 10 states and saw 2 great lakes and the Mississippi on numerous occasions!!!!!

FUN!!!

HOME!!!

YAY!!

sadad

Fri, 07 May 2004 15:55:02 GMT

Dear New Jersey,

You've been very nice I am going to miss you, Goodbye.

Love Your Friend,
Jon Walka

sadfsadfsaf

Mon, 03 May 2004 05:43:07 GMT

dfasdfsfghsflkjdsfhsakj school is complete and I am now a junior!

hang out make out

Tue, 27 Apr 2004 05:29:21 GMT

+new project on the way
+new graphics made today
+a tribute to dashboard confessional by a string quartet
+operator operator
+hellfest
+possibly road trip for POSI NUMBERS FEST!!!!!!!!!!
+1 new song
+1 week of school left
+Comeback Kid
+hang out, make out!!
+tour
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-a tribute to dashboard confessional by a string quartet
-spending lots of cash this summer
-shitty cell phone
-school work
-no speakers
-tour
-hurting fingers
-some other things

sadfsfas

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:14:02 GMT

IF you love me you would come to see TBR with the Escape Engine FridaY AT bloomfield ave. please do so so I can brag about how all my friends are there