i feel bad that i keep bumping this but i feel the need to explain all of this.
like in 2002-2003, when their debut album was out, they were a band who took special steps to chill with their fans. they gave out personal information, encouraged you to talk to them, and always signed tons of autographs and took you back stage/ to hang after the concert if you seemed cool. by "cool" that means like not screaming at them and just being like "hey, whats up".
this was something i participated in early in my high school carrer. freshman year. i was stoked on this band, because i had actually chilled with them. they used to wear some band shirts, and pete was just starting his clothing company. actually this may have been before he was. well i havent been to one of their shows since like 2 or 3 years ago. their music was great if you like that style, which i did. now, i admit sometimes it can be refreshing to hear one of their songs, but i dont really like them. they dont care about their fans. they fully sold out. they just got gayer and gayer. their styles changed completely. i dont know why i took the time to write this, or why you took the time to read this. i think i did becuase i just saw their new video as my sister was watching trl. it was #1 and some girl said shed kiss all the old guys in new york for tickets? well either way, just watching it i didnt even feel like it was that same band. i guess im growing up and out of that phase. i dont know if i was back in freshman year if i would have liked them how i did the way they are now. admit it, you all had/have gay bands like this you liked.