Most of you who read this will probably know about
Berlin Drop. But if you don't you can click the link (MySpace, lolz). I will brief you: Berlin Drop is a band I met in 2004 (when I was 14), and was totally the number one fan until their last show in (I think) 2009. The band consisted mostly of Aaron, Nathan, Zac and Clinton (with appearances by Tyler and Mike, among others). So there's your character list. Saturday they played a reunion show, which, if you were involved in the "scene", was a pretty big freaking deal.
I try not to waste space here with words, but I feel like this is appropriate. And maybe it won't be that interesting to you, but this is what the band meant to me personally. I will try to keep it short.
I met and became aware of Berlin Drop the summer before my freshman year of high school. I became legitimate friends with Aaron through Chenoa, and we all hung out pretty much all the time (Chenoa, Katie and I might have had a band with Aaron's help, maybe). Becoming a giant Berlin Drop fan happened pretty quickly. I was basically Knives Chau...
It's hard to try and talk about it without sounding crazy, but it was some of the best times in my life. My weekends were always spent at shows. Suddenly I was a 14/15 year old staying out until 3AM, going to shows at bars that I'm pretty sure I wasn't supposed to be in, but I felt pretty cool for it. I had a circle of people that I felt like I fit in with, and these talented people that I honestly usually felt a little intimidated by seemed like they actually wanted to hang out with me. It could have been that they felt like they had to, but oh well. I met some of the best people I have ever met through this band, and I feel like I wouldn't have turned out the way I did if it wasn't for spending my time with these people. I still remember the first show I missed.
For the sake of honesty, this band created some of the best and worst for me. But somehow the worst times don't seem to matter much now. I'm just thankful I got to be a part of it. It almost seems like a different life now, because it all started so long ago. I have more stories than I could ever remember to tell all at once from the millions (approximately) of shows I attended. And I feel so incredibly blessed that I am still friends with most of the people I met through those shows. Most importantly to me, I wouldn't have ever met Clinton if it weren't for Berlin Drop. And that's kind of crazy. Going to all of these shows inspired me to become a better photographer by loving concert photography. I saw the way they loved music and it was so awesome to be able to watch some of the best music I've heard be created.
It's strange to try to put into words and to try and honestly think about how much impact a
band had on your life, good and bad. But I'm thankful. And it was so great to be able to see them play one last time.
Aaron, Nathan, Zac... I considered you all my best friends at some point. And you guys made me feel like I was pretty cool for being a girl that mostly just followed you around. Thanks for letting me be a part of it.
I will have pictures up later today, hopefully. It's taken way too long for them to upload onto my computer. So Part II will have far fewer less words.
