Nostalgic for AFI......

This is the Video that started it all for me. I remember like it was yesterday, it was June of 2006, the time was 4:00pm and I was flipping through channels trying to find something to watch and as I flipped the channel I landed on the Fuse network and this video was playing at the time. I stopped dead in my tracks and was enthralled with the vision of the lead singer of this band I knew nothing about. The music coming from my television set impassioned my soul. I had to find out just who this stellar band was. As I sat there bewitched by the lead singer, I thought to myself finally a band in 2006 that has that 80's new wave sound and look. When the video was almost finished in walks my daughter, who was 7 at the time, and says, "oh you like AFI now". I said, "What", AFI, who's that? She said, "the band on the TV mom, their name is AFI and this song is called "Miss Murder". I was flabbergasted, that my 7 year old daughter not only new the song title but the name of the band. Sure enough the video ended and there it was in black and white, AFI, Miss Murder, Decemberunderground, Interscope Records. I immediately went to my computer and googled them, found their myspace page and the rest is history. I have been a HUGE fan ever since. I have grown to love their old music and absolutely love the new stuff. I can't wait for the EP and new album to come out. I am sooooo excited inside. With new albums comes new tours and I am ready to see them live again. It has been exactly 1 year, 5 months, and 15 days since the last time I saw them live in Bakersfield, Ca. I didn't get to go to the secret show back in October at the Troubadour cause I didn't have anyone to watch my daughter. I am a mother first and I don't leave my child with just anyone. If my mom is not available and I can't get a hold of my sis-in-law and brother then no show for me. Which was a real bummer but I had a friend on the inside who text messaged me every 15-20 minutes all night long with updates. So I kinda felt like I was there. Even after the show when my friend went to Swingers and saw Hunter, Jade and Marissa there. I kinda wish I had gone to Swingers that night cause #1 I love their food and #2 I love Hunter Burgan. This blog was to reminisce about my absolute favorite band in the world AFI. I love them now and I will love them forever. Davey Havok is the dreamiest man alive. I am bewitched by his beautiful soul . I love HIM =)