But I didn't identify with Johnny Rotten, the guys in the Clash or the pop/punk New York of the Ramones. I heard the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, the Clash and New York Dolls and all that stuff. And Minor Threat was the band I resonated with. The reason I say that is I got into punk obviously at some point, but there are a lot of bands under the umbrella of punk. I feel like reading something like 1984 gave me permission as a writer to do that, to create a love story that is also a political comment. We're a band that can get away with a love song ballad. That's what makes our band different than say Rage Against The Machine or Anti-Flag. Some of our biggest songs have nothing to do with politics. It's so funny cause in Rise Against that describes our format there are politics, but there's also love stories, love songs, in Rise Against. She's kind of a mystery and he's always kind of trying to find her. ![]() And then there's this love story happening the entire time. If you think about the book 1984 there are so much politics in 1984, so many comments on society. That always stuck with me too, using art as a vehicle for change and awareness. But I also love the vehicle of a story being used to bring a message to somebody. He was really making a comment about society and that stuck with me because I learned a lot of lessons about the way society works from 1984. But it left an impression on me because it wasn't long after reading it I realized there was more going on in this book than just an author trying to tell a story about a world he created. I just thought this was this cool, futuristic novel. When I read 1984, really just as me trying to pick up the next cool sci-fi novel, I didn't know what dystopian literature was while I was reading it. And I didn't have to go far to find an entirely different experience.īefore I got into music I was a big reader, first into comics, then sci-fi novels. So when I left high school I was able to go and move only 20 minutes away, but into a whole different f**ing world. I grew up in the Northwest suburbs, just 20 minutes outside of Chicago. So it's made me appreciate what I had here. And I come back to Chicago and I realize what a special place it is. I love all the places that I go to and I see, I've seen a lot of the greatest cities in the world over and over again for 20 years. I came to appreciate Chicago as I traveled the world. ![]() So you got a lot of that Chicago grit, it's like laced in everything you hear from here. But still in a big city with big city problems. So that informed a lot of the innocence of being able to make music in the middle of the country. ![]() Like if you were careerist you left, you went somewhere else. No one was very careerist here as far as music. anything you’re willing to spare (whether it is your time, your stories, some of you old artifacts, or just cold hard cash) is greatly appreciated.That informs a lot of what we do, how we did it, the attitude that we took. e-mail is definitely going to get you a faster response, or if we're friends on facebook you can hit me up there, too. If you’d like to donate, or help in any way, feel free to get in touch with me here or at. it is a huge undertaking, but should be a pretty incredible resource for everybody once it’s up and running. there will also be a section where fans and musicians can write their own memories of each specific show, and of the fireside in general. each date will be a click-able link to a new window where users can upload photos, videos, set lists, posters, fliers, etc. ![]() The goal of the website is to list every show ever played at fireside. by buying one of these 10 pins, not only will you get a piece of history, you’ll be helping to preserve it. up until this point, every penny put toward production has come from my own pocket. as a thank you to everybody who has given me their time and sat down to do an interview on camera with me, i have given them an original bowling pin from fireside.įor the first time ever, i’m making a very, very small number of these available to the public to offset the costs of not only the documentary, but a brand new website as well. Many of you know i’ve been working on a documentary on the fireside bowl for the past year and a half.
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