Sara Hammerzmith

Mine and Michelles first parody song, we’ve finally gotten into production with it.

And yes, that is essentially all I’ve been doing today. Or not entirely, I went to the bank but after that I’ve actually been working on the song. My parents were out of the house, and so was my brother, so I figured I’d take the oppurtunity to actuallysing it in. I don’t really like to sing whenever they are home, and also, not having them at home makes me able to yell and have as loud mucis as I wanted. So then I just… began the recording.

Censorship was needed

So I did around 27 takes before I was somewhat satsified with what I had accomplished. I’m not really a singer, and also, this is a parody song on Hunchback and Steel Panther (in case no one gets it later on) so it’s not supposed to be top notch, but there is also a limit on how bad it can be. Once that was done, I sat down to chose which of the different takes were the best, and sorted it out to make the editing a bit easier.

Once done.. I was just sitting down for a while going where the hell am I supposed to edit this shit together? Then I remembered. During mine and Michelles hairtearing search for a decent karaokeversion, I had managed to get over a demoversion of an audioediting program, AVS Audioediter… and it was like heaven to work with! I’m so pleased I’ll probably go buy this shit.

Either way, once I gotten this far.. the rage hade no end. It’s probably just me, but there is nothing I am more inpatient with than editing. I used three lines to begin with, one for my vocals, one for karaoke and one for the actual song to make sure everything fits in correctly and on the right places (especially around ‘Justice is swift…’ and ‘Now that’ we’ve seen all the evidence…’) I figured I was done, and I muted the original track to listen through… only to realize… The program itself had cut off the first words in “We have a method…” and “Any last words…” (yes, I put the original lyrics here not to spoil the song, uhuh) So I had to start over, placing it all over the place. Eventually, I managed to get shit together.

So now, eight hours later, I’m finally done mixing my vocals with the karaoke. Now I just need to mix in Michelles too, and then we are done. Then we’ll be working on a video, somehow. Now I shall continue my raging with Michelle, so good night!

// Sara

The Hunchback of Notre Dame on TV, currently featuring Esmeralda singing to us.

You know, about Hunchback and all shit, this has kind of become a small story, me cleaning. Today I went through a plastic bag of old schoolstuff.. It was rather.. it reminded me about when I used to write shortstories based on the Roller Coaster Tycoon. The names were always a parkname, like Katies Dreamland or Evergreen Gardens and so on! All the stories was about a person or two saving the amusement parks from bad guys. I think they were pretty good. I need to find it, goddamnit.

I also looked through a Pokémon box filled with… litterally… crap. It was EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING, but somehow, without actually throwing stuff away, just some, I managed to take away half of the content.. I guess it just needed rearrangements! I found some old Digimon pins (I’ve always enjoyed Digimon better than Pokémon to be honest) and a pink panther! Just what we needed for Steel Panther shows. I also found crayons, I’ve been looking for them for AGES! And then some childhood memories, like, pugg. Damn, stuff were better before!

And now, that I’ve won my eBay auction, I shall finish “Hellfire” that just started, else I’m going to hit the sheets. I for once, have a schedule for tomorrow. Feels good.

NP: Hellfire – The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Frollo)
// Sara

Yeah that’s kinda what it feels like.

A few days ago I rediscovered my biggest childhood love, and it have made me think. Alot. And when I say alot, I mean alot.  He knocked me off pretty hard, and I have never been sleepless during the nights like I am right now. And no, I’m not thinking about him per se, but it made me realize some things.

Like for instance, I thought for a while that I was incapable to you know REALLY love. What does that even come from? Not quite sure actually, maybe it’s the rejections that have come over the years, or the manipulation from my ex boyfriend. I feel home in songs like “Moonshine” and squirms when I hear “Dance D’Amour”. My ex asked me the other day if I missed him… and the sad part is, I couldn’t say that I did. The only thing I could say to him was a smiling smiley. Because I can’t lie, okay, lets put that straight.  I can’t say I miss you if I really don’t, as well as I can’t say I love if I really don’t.

What my Childhood love, let’s call him C made me realize is that I ain’t unable to feel love. Whenever C disappeared, I missed him, and felt like home when he was back. How is it possible, that I miss C, but not my ex? (Don’t push up the ‘he is your ex’ to me, because calling him ex is easier than telling the entire story, it’s a kind of on and off thing) C warms my heart a way my ex probably did in the beginning, but I don’t know anymore.

But he is either way gonna visit me here sometime soon, I think. He claims so. This will probably be the last chance he gets, but it’s okay. He can get that. I have hard finding guys I like, usually because it takes me so long to get “settled” with someone. Like with my horses, took an entire semester to trust Lady Axa.  We will see what happens.

It is at points like this, you need someone to talk to desperatly. Someone who can take their time, has the patience to listen and understand, to watch and read everything you send to them, to discuss the point of views someone who ain’t judgemental. When you find someone who do that, someone who can look through “You’re A Pirate” and “Thanks For The Memories” a dozen times without complaining, someone who helps you look for stuff concerning it and really sits down for HOURS to discuss it, that’s… revealing.  It’s kinda connected with the previous essay actually.

Leaving that openly, and hitting a brighter topic, me and Michelle realized today that if we married our C’s, we would;
*Michelle would be squeezed like a pancake during the act unless she was on top
*I’d have so much fun I’d probably die out of laughter.
And whenever anything happens, like Michelle brining the pizza, we would have to through a musical routine. All the time.

So… yes. That’s… that.

// Sara

Fall Out Boy, recently discovered the song beacuse a girl used in a tribute video that is played pretty often here at home!

You know, I should tidy my room more often. Why? Because, you find epic stuff in there. No seriously, you really do.  At least I do.

Ever since like 2010, I’ve been missing some dear items. Like for instance, the Eurovision Song Contest ticket for second semifinal 2010. I figured I had left it in my purse which was stolen on Sweden Rock 2010. And then we have three different USBs, one with the Alice Cooper concert in Gothenburg 2008, one that came with the Sepcial Edition The Sims 3 package and also the red one, my very first one that I loved so dearly. I thought I had lost all of them in school.

But then again, yesterday, as I waited for Michelle to get home from her walk with the dog, I figured I’d clean a little. So I picked up a smaller bag with stuff… and I take down my hand… and the first thing I reach is…. My Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Semifinal no.2 ticket. I swear, a few tears were truly shed. Then I did another pull, and managed to pull out the long loved red USB. What the hell is it possible? Then Michelle came home so I left it.

Today, when she did the same procedure (the same procedure as ev’ry year!) I continued with the small bag, and today… the first two things I pulled up was the Alice Cooper USB and the The Sims 3 USB.

I can easily say, that today, my soul is finally in peace, and I do no longer need to feel any sort of loss for these items. I am so grateful…

NP: Thanks for the Memories – Fall Out Boy

// Sara

I’ve thought about this with celebrity crushes.

You probably hear me say alot that I’m gonna do him, I’m gonna do her, I’m gonna do that and I’m gonna do this and everything and everyone. That’s pretty much something like, everyone says. But then you have those few people, who touches you a bit deeper than just something you’d hit. You know, someone you could see yourself with. Someone that touches your heart whenever you see them, and you keep seeing them all the time.

And, they are also the one you can’t have. Yeah, for some the groupie dream do come true, but lets be realistic it rarely happens. Then you have the ones that fancies a cartoon. They are well screwed.

 I’ve also thought about how picky I am with whom I talk to about it. I have a few crushes, but there are a very few who knows them, or even know about it at all. In all honesty, I think Michelle is the only one who knows about them all. I guess people in general can figure out when I fancy someone, but I also think some would be well surprised if they knew about everyone I fancy… either way!

Why is that? Well, simply because I feel she is one of the few that would care, she is one of the few that would listen and understand, one of the few I can trust with it and most importantly, she is one of the few I don’t think would be bored.

It’s the last part that is the most important one. I have oftenly, maybe in the wrong, got the feeling that people have grown to be bored about it, when I talk about them. I can tend to talk ALOT about things I like, and especially people I fancy. But after a while, you get shorter and shorter responses, you never really talk about it like you used to. You wonder what the hell is wrong when you all of a sudden realizes that maybe that video I sent was a little too much, maybe I said a little too much about it.

So you stop talk about it. You stop mention it, and keep it to yourself. Either you try your hardest to drown the feelings, or they are just eating you up from the inside. So where do you go from there? When you don’t know where to turn anymore? When you don’t know who you can talk to about it?

To sit around and have it closed within yourself, it has driven me crazy.

Does anyone know? Does anyone feel the same?

I most certainly wonder…

//Sara

You know what, I’m gonna say something about Supersonicsexmachine.

Lordi has a song called “Biomechanic Man“. It’s a good song, probably amongst the better on “Get Heavy”. However, you’ve probably heard me say I hate it, or heard others say I dislike it, which is somewhat true. It’s a killer song, but, first time I heard it, I was lying in my extra bed in my room, reading a book in the darkness, minding my own business. When it starts, and I guess you’ve heard the intro? It’s like a dysfunctional robot moving.

Thing is, I kinda fear dysfunctional technology, and haunted technology. It’s possible this phobia comes from early years when I oftenly watched “Biker Mice From Mars” (probably, it’s the only show I used to watch that feature some kind of technology). Either way, because of it I also fear haunted technology.

So okay, it opens with a dysfunctional robot moving, the song is about a haunted robot kind of thing and ends with the robot sort of dying. I guess we can all see that this is just one big potpurri of my phobias, and thats why I rather… not have this song played no. Because I was getting a semi-heartattack when it came on the first time and I actually had to fucking switch it off. So yes, I rather have it off. It’s just as I have problems with Lady Gaga’s “Government Hooker” after watching ‘A Serbian Film’. But that’s another story.

So yes, this is why I dislike it. Either way, “Supersonicsexmachine” must be Steel Panther’s own “Biomechanic man”. They don’t SOUND the same, so it’s not a plagiarism or anything, but it has the same kind of arrangement of the songs -> they are both a bit heavier and faster than the rest of the songs, and they are both about some sort of robot, even thought SP’s is about a sexmachine and Lordi’s about a haunted one. But still, that was pretty interesting. I have to ask about this one day.

and

I do not own the original images, but the photoshopping is done by me.

And actually. Talking about A Serbian Film…. seems Firefox wants me to see it again! Another reason to not use FF…

And yes. I just wrote an entire entry, about two songs. BEAT THAT.

// Sara

One of the songs off Steel Panthers newest release, fucking love it. Amongst my faves, definitely.

Actually, I’m gonna skip it all. I’m can’t be motivated to write about New Years, so I won’t. I had a great time with some great friends, and I’m glad we did what we did. Thanks for all the gifts too, and also thanks to Argo for the gift too (He got me a 69 Eyes CD, uhuh!)

So what’s today been like? Or what’s life been like? It’s been good. I’ve had a few radical changes in my concertplans this year, and with that, we being the year with STEEL PANTHER. We begin in Oslo, me, Sofia and Michelle and then me and Michelle get on the first flight… haha no, just kidding, we are getting on the second flight with our preffered flightcompany to Copenhagen. It will be fun to see wheter we or Steel Panther comes to the venue first… haha. Gotta dare them in Oslo about that.

Talking about just Steel Panther, I finally got “Balls Out” today. I haven’t listened through it all properly just yet, but what I’ve heard so far I fucking love. Not as much as I love the first picture I saw when I opened the CD, but thats another story. I can’t wait to see the shows now, I just want time to run by. On the same time I want it to go slow, but, you get the picture.

What I look forward to the most on Steel Panther is to try most of the stuff we usually do on Lordi, to see, or, hear their reaction. Would be well interesting to hear what they have to say regarding it all… But, thats another story!

With that said, I shall now I go back to raging with Michelle on Skype. See yah!

“AMEN VA SNACKAR NI OM!?!?! JA FÖRLORA MOT EN FÅÅÅÅGEEL½½½½!!””#!”!”½”!½!!!!! ”

// Sara

Came back from Norway yesterday, might write a line or two about it tomorrow, but figured I’d let you all know I’m still alive, and right now I’m just eating cheesedoodles, listening to HammerFall and raging over Steel Panther with Michelle on MSN and Skype. Except from that, on tomorrows schedule is back in the saddle and some serious ebaying. JOOHOOO!

Devastation, all across the nation – INFECTED, but I’m not alone. My days are numbered, but I’m patient from zero, the counting has begun.

// Sara

Alright, here we stand for yet another new year and yet again I’ll write a summary and predictions. So, lets first of all make a short summary.

January
January was a calm month. Not much happened, more than a Crashdiet gig, which was our second in a month, and the obsession with the Saddle Club was… enourmous.

February
February was about to be big for me. You see, five years ago, I discovered this glamband called The Show By SO., but, mainly because of agelimits, I had never been able to see them live. And when I was old enough, they never played anywhere possible to go, if they played. But since the vocalist was kicked out of his other band, he got more time for SO., and they started to do more shows, and as it happens, they had the releaseparty for their first full-length album in February, more exactly on February 4th. And this time, finding cheapflights and having a good economy, I took the shot.

In Finland I did for the first time ever met Argo, or eeesti999 for the fellow Monsterboarders. I also met Anthalerero (same on MB) for the first time. And.. most importantly. I got to see Honey Hellraiser and The Show By SO. (Nowadays Stala&SO.) for the very first time. My life felt, almost, complete.

March
In March, we saw the start of The Ark’s farewell tour, home in Karlstad actually. It was magical, one of the best gigs I have seen with them, ever. And that’s pretty much it, that is worth telling of.

April
April was an exciting month. First of all, we began it with seeing Michael Monroe in Västerås. I kinda abuse this saying, but that was one of the best.. EVER. I’ve never had so much fun, and never been more entertained. I’ve said it before, Michael Monroe is one of the best frontmen out there.
April was also the month when Stala&SO. decided to take on my favesong on their next record, and they told me so!
And at last, Dark Decadence took place. That was one of the best nights in my life. I went there with Angelina, Joiz, Mik, Sara, Sofia and Jesper and I can assure you… all of us had the times of our lives. The best.

May
In May I took a little trip to Germany to attend Eurovision Song Contest (again, hehe) You know. I love Eurovision. I love to be there. It’s like… I can’t even. You have to be there to understand. And this year was a pretty good ESC year too, so I enjoyed every minute and shed a few tears when leaving Espirit Arena for the last time after the final…

June
I had decided this year, to not attend Sweden Rock Festival, partly because of lack of REALLY good bands and partly because of you know, THEM. GWAR. But it wasn’t an empty month! Maria and I went to Sunne to see The Poodles in the middle of June, where we met Malin, whom I apparenly had talked to for years! Haha, faith sometimes… June was also the time Cinderella came back to Sweden again… That was a happy day. I love Cinderella so badly and have missed them since Sweden Rock ’10. I went there with Mik and Sofia, best company for the night!

July
It was time for annual Alice Cooper show! Ever since 2007, I have somehow managed to see Alice Cooper live once a year, and this year was no exception! However, Badmouth had their releaseparty for their record “Heavy Metal Parking Lot” on July 1st, which I really wanted to attend, so it ended up so good that we, me and my mum, went to Stockholm for the party, and the next day me and  Joiz went to Sommarkrysset to see The Ark perform, where we met up with Mik, Katja, Sara and Elin, nice reunion! And on Monday, Alice! With Sofia, Joiz and Mik. Are you surprised? I thought so.

In July, we also saw Reckless Love live for the very first time, Sofia and I hopped on a plane to Finland, then on a train to Tampere together with Argo, to finally see our beloved finnish boys.

August
August.. Aah! In August we attended the festival Skogsröjet, where we could see bands as Sister, Badmouth, Pretty Boy Floyd and Hardcore Superstar. And more, of course. I was there with Jesper, Mik, Joiz, Angelina, Malin and Sofia and met up with Chris and Mike and a few more. I also had my birthdayparty a week later, that was way epic. I saw The Ark live in Gothenburg again too, way nice.

September
September was the first time I ever tried to do this ” Four Days Of Gigs”. I began on Wednesday, Sept. 14th with Stala&SO. + Honey Hellraiser in Helsinki, releaseparty for their record “Gimme Five”. But this night.. I have no words for it. To begin with, I was there with Argo again. We went to On The Rocks to await Anushka, or meet up with Anushka it might be, and so yeah, we met her, and then Anthalerero came in the door with a couple of german fans… which turned out to be some of my best friends ever. You might know them as Eva, Alexander and Marcel. This night was the… I have no fucking words, I have NO FUCKING WORDS. We also met Harri later that night, uhuh. Probably.. I can’t… There ain’t words for this night.

The next day I hooked up with Joiz as I arrived back in Sweden and headed down to Kafe 44 to see Vïetcong Pornsürfers. I have listened to the band for many many years now, just never seen them before. They were real good though, but what I reacted on the most was the contrast, haha, from Finland.

And then it was Friday the 16th. I think some of you who reads this knows exactly what happened this day. It was The Arks very very very last show ever. Maria came down to Stockholm and joined up with me and Joiz as we went down to Gröna Lund (worst ‘arena’ ever!) We actually, by surprise ran into “The Poodles Malin” as we were there! Sara, Elin and the Jedheads came too, and yes. The Angelheads was already there, obviously. It was a magical night, a night of sadness. I ran into Ellinor, one of the angelheads I got to know a bit more over the years and got to giver her one last hug before we all left the arena with heavy hearts.

And to wrap up this madness, I saw Jedward live at Fryshuset, where I met the Jedhead Elin for the first time! Joiz, as the angel she is, kept me company the whole day, hihi. Jedward did also put on one of the best shows I have ever seen.

We wrapped up the month with Badmouth and Gilby Clarke, it was Sofia, Malin, Daniel and I who went there, and we hooked up with the wonderful Evelina! Had a blast that night, that’s for sure.

October
This was an empty month. I guess it’s fair enough, having five gigs in September and then three in November. The Sims 3 Pets did however come out, or, I got it in October, which turned out to be my favourite expansion ever, it even kicked On    Holidays ass. And then you know it’s good.

November
Alright… first, on the ‘epic’ date 11/11/11, Maria and I saw Hardcore Superstar in Karlstad, with Avatar as support, and we kinda fell in love with them. This night Karlstad also proved to me they are the WORST PLACE to have concerts at. I hate the audience in Karlstad.
Good thing, my hatred wasn’t for long, as I one week later headed once again for Finland and Helsinki, to see Stala&SO. + Honey Hellraiser again, and again, with Argo, Alexander, Eva and Anthalerero. I met Janne for the first time too, and Jasmin and Joni joined in as well. We had so much fun. Met up with Harri again as well, for some reason, nights in Helsinki always turns out to be the best ever.

A week later, it was time for the longplanned and longwanted Lichtenfels trip. That trip, which I did with Michelle, Paula, Martine and Cecilie, was the most epic ever. We met up with Anushka, Marika, Anthalerero, Eva, Michael, Marcel, Alexander (+family) and Argo once down there… We had the time of our lives. We also met Mr Lordi after the gig, and I saw HammerFall live again. It have felt like ages, but it is apparently only one year since I saw them the last.

December
In December, Sofia and I boarded a plane to London to see Mötley Crüe tour with Def Leppard and Steel Panther. The little did we know, even if the line up is shitepic, that this would be the best tour we’ve ever seen. I have no fucking words for it whatsoever, I just know I want to see MORE AND MORE! It was… Unbelievable.

So well, that kinda sums up my year. Lets watch last years predictions and see how they were fullfilled:

* To see Reckless Love live – DONE
* To see Stala&SO. live – DONE
* To see Lordi live – DONE
* To see Bon Jovi live – X
* To see Slaughter live – X
* To meet new Lordi fans – DONE
* To hang out more with my friends – DONE.

Only two failures, so I gotta say I hit it pretty good! For next year then.

Bands I hope to see live is… which aren’t already confirmed that is… Pretty Boy Floyd, Slaughter, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Lordi, Stala&SO, Honey Hellraiser… I also which to hang out more with the people and meet more rockstars, uhuh. See how that goes!!

Yes well… I think I will call it the end there! So, see you in the next year, Bloggy Bloggy!

Thanks to everyone who made my year epic. And a little extra thanks to Alexander P, Andrea P, Anushka D, Angel G, Angelina R, Anna L, Anne-Lise M, Anthalerero M, Argo P, Cecilie H, Cornelia P, Crystal L, Curt U, Elias E, Elin H, Elin J, Elina B, Elina K, Ellinor J, Emelie V, Emma R, Eva H, Evelina R, Chris, Mike, Tom, Randy, Vinnie, Felicia H-K, Hanna G, Hanna H, Ida E, Janne S, Jasmin B, Jesper B, Johanna J, Joiz S, Jonathan N, Joni M, Jordan M, Josefine L, Juha S, Miko, Harri, Julia K-D, Kasper S, Lina L, Lina S, Linn B, Malin S, Malin S, Lizbet B, Maria N, Lovisa C, Madde S, Maja V, Malin B, Malin L, Maria B, Marcel F, Maria S, Marina, Marion P, Lorenz D, Markus S, Marjolein V-D, Martin T, Martina A, Martine F, Max, Michael H, Michal B, Michelle R, Mik S, Paula L, Peter O, Peter D, Renata K, Renate F, Sara A, Sara N, Sofia A, Sophie A, Thomas C, Trevor J, Trixie H, Tuija L, Wiliame J.

// Sara