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hi! i’m having top surgery on february 12th 2026 which is getting scarily close for a guy who hasn’t booked flights or accommodation yet, in total i need around £6000 (5k for the surgery, 1k for travel) and i do not expect to get anywhere close to that but anything you can donate would be very much appreciated, thanks ^_^

The world says the war is “over,” but tell me how is it over when my mother still wakes up gasping for breath? When every night I pray she survives until morning because I can’t afford the device that keeps her heart alive?

We lost our home. We lost everything. And now I’m watching the person who gave me life slowly fade in front of me —because we have nothing left but hope.

She needs a new heart device — $35,000 — to live. I’m begging you: don’t scroll past this like it’s just another post. Please donate, reblog, or share anything. Your act of kindness could literally save a life tonight.

The members of Fall Out Boy seem not to want to remember their first show. The band has gone on record a few times, recalling their performance on the night of October 9th, 2001, as embarrassing. Even if the band hadn’t honed their skills or refined their lineup yet, the circumstances around this night make the story all the more interesting.

Since posting about this exactly a year ago, we’ve uncovered key details about the show from people who were there and played, so we wanted to clear up misconceptions. We’ve refined our format over the past year, and felt this subject does much better in video format.

More about the other bands that played that night:

Stillwell - From Chicago, had a classic early-mid 90s emo sound that eventually turned math rocky. Justin runs a record label called Forge Again Records now. They played with bands such as Frontside, Last Ditch Effort, *tomsawyer, and La Mantra de Fhiqria.

Examination of the… - From Sioux Falls, was on this show as part of a tour. As you can see in the video, their drummer was wearing only a cheetah print speedo, for some reason.

Insidious/The Blindfold Parade - From Milwaukee, Insidious changed their name to The Blindfold Parade sometime around this show, and then proceeded to break up in March of ‘02.

Videos used:

Novena, Fireside Bowl 2002 - Ricardo Cozzolino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ4B9VyHiMA 

My Heart Will Always Be the B-side to My Tongue: The Story

Racetraitor July 28, 2017 - hate5six https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVrr6hWF7vw 

Examination of the... Live @ DePaul Chicago 2001-10-09 - Forge Again Records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLX75WenB90 

Stillwell live at Depaul University in Chicago 2001-10-09 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Ab_12eAzo 

Also, someone in the comments on tt pointed out how it seems to reference the speaking part of 20 dollar nosebleed:

It's not me, it's you

Actually, it's the taxidermy of you and me

Untie the balloons from around my neck and ground me

I'm just a racehorse on the track

Send me back to the glue factory

Always thought I'd float away

And never come back

But I've got enough miles on my card

To fly the boys home on my own

But you know me: I like being all alone

And keeping you all alone

And the charts are boring

And the kids are snoring

And my egos in a sling

You say you're not listening and I said I'm wishing

And I said... I said