100 Truths About Chris Tucker.

By Chris Tucker.
Enjoy.

1. My name is Christopher Michael Tucker.
2. My favorite band is Relient K.
3. I was born April 3, 1991.
4. I went to private school through 8th grade.
5. I haven’t thrown up since Thanksgiving 1996.
6. I haven’t cried since I think 2000.
7. I eat pizza and Life Cereal everyday. Not simultaneously.
8. I go to anywhere from 1-7 shows a month.
9. I never learned how to swim. If you want to kill me, push me in the deep end.
10. I have curly hair that I straighten on an almost daily basis.
11. I’ve only had one pet, a fish, Bart, who lasted about 3 months.
12. I am an only child.
13. Once, at a pool party, I stumbled backwards into a barbecue grill leaving second and third degree burns on my back. However, it left no sweet scars to show the ladies.
14. I have never had an official girlfriend.
15. I have more girl friends than guy friends.
16. I am straight edge. I don’t drink or do drugs.
17. I am a virgin and plan to be for at least a little while.
18. I’ve never had a real job.
19. If I have a son, I believe I’ll name him Miles.
20. I usually think conservatively in terms of politics and thus, I am pro life.
21. Global warming is a sham. The world isn’t going to flood, idiots.
22. I still have a massive collection of baseball cards. I probably own 10,000 plus.
23. I have a waterbed.
24. I love to write. Mainly lyrics or stories, but I can do most anything.
25. I want a job in the music industry. (In a band, Critic, merch guy, show photographer, etc.)
26. I am in many non existent bands. My favorite is “The Back Of Your Neck Is Gross.”
27. I am an non fundamentalist Christian.
28. My favorite book is Blue Like Jazz. It really changed how I think.
29. My favorite movie is “Rainman” with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman.
30. I’m not a fan of needles. I do want my lip pierced though.
31. I have a pretty decent voice and I’d like to put it to use in a band one day.
32. In 2010, I might move to Nashville. Screw college.
33. Often, I find myself thinking I have social anxiety disorder.
34. I don’t like chocolate. In any form.
35. Nails on a chalkboard don’t give me chills. Rubbing a cotton ball does.
36. I was born in Alton, Illinois. I lived there for 1 year. I’ve lived in Missouri ever since.
37. Besides Missouri and Illinois, I’ve only been to one other state, Kansas.
38. I’ve never flown on a plane.
39. I can do impressions of a few cartoon characters. Including but not limited to: Rocky AND Bullwinkle, Sandy from Spongebob, and Professor Oak from Pokemon.
40. Man crushes. A tricky subject. If I have any, they are Matt Thiessen (Hopefully Jon isn’t reading this), Ben Kweller, and Bryce Avary. I’m a sucker for good songwriting.
41. I have many more woman crushes than man crushes. Many of them write songs as well (i.e. Stacy Dupree, Hayley Williams, etc.).
42. I wish Tegan and Sara weren’t lesbians.
43. I eat whatever I want and never gain any weight.
44. I could probably live off Auntie Anne’s pretzels. I hope you have one of these in your local mall. Otherwise, you aren’t really living.
45. I’ve never been in a real car accident.
46. In 5th grade, a kindergartner told me she wanted to have sex with me. I politely declined.
47. I don’t really like riding roller coasters.
48. I hate it when people say “holiday” instead of Christmas.
49. My favorite number has always been 5.
50. I read two magazines on a monthly basis: Alternative Press and Sports Illustrated.
51. Currently, I wear the same pair of jeans almost everyday.
52. My favorite shows are Seinfeld, The Simpsons, House, Lost, and Prison Break.
53. My eyes are blue. No one really notices though.
54. I like when people call me and talk to me for long periods of time.
55. Whenever I go to Starbucks, I get Jones soda.
56. I type with two fingers, yet I can type around 50 words per minute.
57. I probably won’t get my driver’s license for another year or so.
58. I’m currently about 5’8 or 5’9.
59. I only weigh around 130. I can’t change this. I’ve tried. I want to be fat.
60. Come over anytime. I’m rarely doing anything.
61. I only had cable for a year or so.
62. There’s only one TV in my house. I’ve never had one in my room.
Enter away message text here. I play my Nintendo 64 more than my PlayStation 2.
63. I love layering. I wore my hoodie in 90-degree weather. I’m wearing it in my house right now.
64. I eat at least one pack of crackers a day.
65. On my dresser, I have 12 bobbleheads.
66. I am growing a sweet beard as soon as I am capable.
67. The first movie I saw in theatres was Toy Story.
68. I enjoy watching Nascar. Sue me.
69. I like my PC. But I wish I had a macbook. I need garage band and iChat.
70. I still have a copy of N’SYNC’s “No Strings Attached” laying around my house somewhere.
71. I lie a lot. I think I’ve told 5 lies so far today. Everything on here is true, though.
72. I don’t say lol unless I am truly laughing out loud.
73. I love to read, but haven’t much lately. I’m going to start again with “Fight Club” by Chuck Palahniuk.
74. The song I’m listening to right now has the line, “Sex reminds her of eating spaghetti.”
75. I’m pretty insecure, but I believe I come off as fairly normal.
76. I love watching the movie, “You’ve Got Mail.” I can quote it all.
77. I’ve never had anyone very close to me die.
78. The most played song on my iTunes is “The Thief” by Relient K.
79. I’ve been wearing the same Vans for over a year now. They’re falling apart and I color them with a Sharpie to make them look semi normal.
80. I’ve been in the spelling bee twice. I placed third the first time.
81. I know the names of all the people in the bands I like, and a bunch I don’t. Seriously, test me.
82. I love wearing striped shirts, especially sweaters.
83. I eat Arby’s at least once a week. I usually have 5 roast beef sandwiches.
84. My favorite word in the English language is probably “pants.”
85. I keep a baseball bat by my bed so I can hit anyone who tries to break in.
86. I am certified in CPR.
87. I sleep with eight pillows.
88. When I get home from school, I tend to turn on music and dance or smash into things.
89. I don’t like salad and never will. Lettuce tastes like grass.
90. On April 7, 2009, I’m going to Massachusetts to swim at the YMCA.
91. I live in the most dangerous city in America.
92. It is difficult to google me.
93. My dad has chronic arthritis and has walked with a cane ever since I can remember.
94. I find myself wanting to hug people a lot.
95. I don’t really have a best friend right now. I am accepting applications though.
96. I think of myself as mature and somewhat insightful, but on occasion I “do or say things that remind everyone I am 16 after all.” However, I know when I say and do these things. I realize the moment I act or the second the words come out of my mouth. That counts for something I think.
97. I enjoy psychology and I like it when people analyze me. I wish I had a psychologist.
98. I drink orange juice straight from the carton.
99. My favorite color is red.
100. I’ve been listening to nothing but Ben Kweller for the two hours I’ve been working on this.
101. I'm sure I'm forgetting something crucial.

Christopher Michael Tucker.

Song of the day: "On My Way" by Ben Kweller.
(http://youtube.com/watch?v=qas4SdJcePU)

Smooth move, Chris Tucker.

So I was channeling my inner Jon Schneck and doing my 100 facts about myself. I was just getting around to quote/unquote man crushes and then I close it. I am stupid. 5 hours of sleep doesn't help either. I might try again later. If nothing else, I'll have it done by the end of the week.

Christopher Michael Tucker

Song of the day: "B To E" by Socratic.
Brilliant lyrics, look them up.

Chris Tucker has regained his ability to smile.

Chris Tucker has regained his ability to smile. There are several reasons for this, which I won't really delve into tonight. But let's just say today was fantastic. Tonight didn't end up quite as planned, but I still hung with Eric, playing video games, going to the mall, and then to Dairy Queen, where I ordered a Dr. Pepper. I'm just that weird. I'm going to post what I wrote in my bulletin after getting home from school. Not only because I am lazy, but also because I feel it conveyed my spirit at that point nicely.

What a day. And what a good day.
It was just so good for no apparent reason,
and I found myself smiling at nothing walking to the bus.
Even though I had to go to the dentist after school, I was so at ease.
AND GUESS WHAT! I don't have to go to the dentist now!
A good day gets even better.
If I get to hang out with some kids tonight, man. That'd be rad.
I hate it when I'm super depressed and kids post happy bulletins.
But I can understand why they do it.
They just are so happy and can't contain it.
Seeing how there's no one but random Mexican kids
walking around my house at the present time,
I'm telling you!

Exclamation point!
Thank you for your time.
:]

Yeah, I'd say that sums it up. Oh and I liked Brittany's comment too.
"Who Hacked Your Account..? haha This Can't Be Chris. He's Never This Happy. hahaha."
Man. Today was good.

Christopher Michael Tucker.

Song(s) of the day:
"Summer Of '98" by The Secret Handshake.
"Around The Clock" and "So Much Love" by The Rocket Summer.
"Jaime All Over" by Mayday Parade.
"Shiska" by Say Anything.

(http://myspace.com/thesecrethandshake
http://myspace.com/therealchristucker
http://myspace.com/therocketsummer
http://myspace.com/maydayparade
http://myspace.com/sayanything)
Part of my good day playlist.

Mixed Emotions.

Saturday was Chiodos. The Devil Wears Prada opened and were, you might say...how shall I put this...M374L. They were really fun actually. They don't look or act like a metal band at all. The pit was pretty packed, but I was so crushed, it didn't really matter. Scary Kids Scaring Kids was next, and I was actually really disappointed by them. Basically, by the end of their set, it was basically "play my darkest hour and get off the stage." This was due not only to SKSK sucking, but also because Emery was next. And wow. They played a lot of new songs, but this was probably the most solid set I've seen from them. Devin really came to the forefront as more as a frontman, and impressed me a lot. If you think the vocals on "Can't Stop The Killer" are great on the album, just wait to hear them live. They opened with Rock 'N Rule and closed with Walls. Surprisingly absent from the setlist, was "The Ponytail Parades." But present in the setlist were "Fractions" and "Listening To Freddie Mercury" along with "In A Win, Win Situation." Their set ended and Chiodos began setting up. It was at this point I realized I was getting sick. I had a horrible feeling I was either going to throw up or pass out. Or both. Much to my dismay, I had to leave the pit. Chiodos was amazing, as usual. They played pretty much everything you would expect, plus Craig played 2 acoustic songs at the end: "Lindsay Quit Lollygagging" and "Intensity In Ten Cities." I realized later that I had become dehydrated. I went to bed as soon as I got home.

Sunday, I got up, went to church, came home, and headed down to the Pageant for Brand New. Hope and I got down there around 4 and were some of the first in line. We met up with Allyssa and Emma and chatted with them until it was time for doors to open. We ended up with front row, but cameras weren't allowed in, so I didn't get any shots from the night. Mewithoutyou made me laugh, what with their dancing and accordion playing. Thrice had great lighting, and put on a good show (if you like Thrice). Truthfully, I was a little bored. Brand New played last (duh). They definitely strayed from the setlist I found on absolutepunk. And I'm not complaining. They still played all but one song from The Devil And God, but they included more Deja songs than I expected, adding "Sic Transit" and "Jaws Theme Swimming" to "Okay I Believe You" and "Play Crack The Sky." And I just lost most of you. Oh well. They played "Untitled" for the encore which definitely ended up cooler than I expected. Until Jesse fell. He was backing up and then tripped over a monitor, falling on his back. He kept playing though, and tried (and failed) to make it look intentional. I wanted to give him a hug. I just can't stop thinking about him falling. It was horrible. We waited awhile to see if Jesse and company would come out to take pictures and hang out, but no such luck, at least when we left they still hadn't. We spent the time outside a) running to taco bell to find out that only the drive thru was open; b) talking to random kids outside the venue, including a sweet guy with one hand that let us lean on his car; c) discussing what would happen if Conor Oberst and Adam Lazzara had sex. Obviously, it was late at night. Laugh.

I don't know if it shows that contributed to this, but when I woke up this morning I felt awful. I felt nauseous, my head pounded, and I kept getting chills. My mom apparently thinks this was due to shows, and thus I might miss SoTheySay and Machree this Sunday. I'm going to do everything in my power to go though. Anyways, I was blocked from the computer all day, and couldn't leave the house, and thus ended up very isolated. Isolation is horrible. I hit a really bad place. Even America's Funniest Home Videos depressed me. I laid in my bed being extremely maudlin, and it was just bad. Enough about that. So the good part of my day was spent watching Sesame Street and Walker Texas Ranger and listening to Brand New. I think I took their new album for granted until today. I've been listening to it a lot of the day, and it really is terrific. Well, if you're still reading, I apologize. I wrote a lot. It's healthy though. At least I hope so. That's all for now. See ya.

Christopher Michael Tucker

Song of the day: "You Won't Know" by Brand New.
(myspace.com/brandnew)
It's not on there, so listen to Millstone.

Bittersweet blog. Mostly bitter.

This was intended to be a recap of underOATH, but there are more important things to talk about right now. But I'll delve into the show a bit. Maylene was great. I love Dallas Taylor. Poison The Well sucked. No one cared. Every Time I Die was good. Lots of fun. Underoath was amazing as always, s according to Spencer, they'll be back soon. I didn't meet them myself, because I left Pop's and came back and only Chris Dudley was left. And we're already BFFs. But anyways.

Dave Douglas announced that he was leaving Relient K today. As most of you know, this is my favorite band. And Dave is one of my favorites. He was the greatest guy when I met him, even going back on the bus to fetch Jon so I could meet him. He's an amazing drummer and vocalist as well. I really have no idea what Relient K is going to do now, or how they'll ever replace (per se) him. His last show is set for December 29 and a bunch of us in RK nation are plotting how we will make it to that show. Odds are it'll be in Dave's home state of Ohio, which is a nice central location I guess. All I know is, I need to be there. Basically at this point, I could see RK 1 more time before Dave leaves or 5 times. It all just depends.

Man. As soon as I saw Jess' bulletin. Subject being Dave :'( I just knew. I braced myself for the worst, and received it. I didn't know how to respond. I mean, I'm sad, but I have no means of expressing it and no one to share in the sadness with. I just bottled it up I suppose. The emotion comes in waves, but I just suppress it. I don't know what else to say. No sense in beating a dead horse (or drummer). Obviously he isn't dead. He isn't even out of music. He'll do Gypsy Parade with his wife full time from the looks of things. I can't wait to see them. Accentuate the positive. Chin up, Chris. Same goes to the rest of you. Hang in there.

Christopher Michael Tucker

Song of the day: Just listen to some RK. Right now, my song is Give.

My mom is silly.

She doesn't understand that I need to keep up with my blog, and is thus making me get off the computer at the present time. I'm sure all four of you are anxious to hear about my time at underOATH, so I'll recap you ASAP. But for now I must go. Be sure to check out my pictures from the show on flickr. They might entertain you. Oh, and happy Hoopes Day.

Christopher Michael Tucker.

Song of the day: "Hoopes I Did It Again" by Relient K.
(I think most of you have heard this. Haha.)

Ace Enders.

Wow, I'm getting a little lax with the blogging. Anyways...where to start, where to start. Oh yes. I think I'll begin with Ace Enders. Ace Enders was the lead singer of the Early November before the tragic breakup, and now he can be found touring around the country with one of his other random projects. Thursday night it was "Ace Enders And A Million Different People." I kind of went to this show just to meet Ace. The other reason was Socratic. They were fantastic. I was sad they didn't play more of my favorites, but their set was still fun.

Ace Enders came out very unassuming, sat down on a rickety chair from the bar, and said, "Hi. I'm Ace." Then he proceeded to blow my mind. His other projects weren't really as appealing to me as TEN, but after seeing him live, I can't get enough. He sings so beautifully and with such passion, and he took it to another level live. Plus, he had an absolutely amazing crowd. The front row was made up of his most dedicated fans, and what I believe might be his "quote unquote" biggest fan. This kid Mark sang out every word to every song, even a secret song from a youtube video no one else knew. We were actually going to take Ace to Del Taco until his wife forbid him from going. "I have him on a strict diet. He has a weak stomach." Ho. The show was still amazing, and I can't really convey how amazing it was on here, but I sure gave it a shot.

Friday went by quick at school. I got home and worked on plans for Friday Night. I ended up walking around the park with Allyssa taking pictures and talking. It was fun and really chill. Kind of like the Ace show. I dunno. The end of my week was just fantastic. Now I have to go to my dad's, and pretty much lose contact with the outside world. It's always kind of sad, but I'll be alright. I'll just listen to Ace to make me feel alright.

Christopher Michael Tucker

Song of the day: "Timshel" by I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business.
(http://youtube.com/watch?v=bLCE-RZnfXs)
From my Ace show. Dooooo it.

There's a song lyric that fits this blog.

Friday night was sweet. So I'm unoriginal and could think of nothing better than to go to the mall. But it was still fun. So it was gonna be me and Allyssa, but then she couldn't go, so I invited some people, and the number was to 6 or so within a few minutes. Whoa, Chris Tucker, you have friends? Apparently yes. And I'm sure glad I do. They really do keep me (reasonably) sane. Anyways, Allyssa ended up being able to go, and brought a few people herself. It was a big party. Sort of. Well. I dunno. All I know, is that it was fun. There ended up being just 5 core people that really stuck around, which was fine by me. It was a bonanza of hugs, high fives, and techno dancing. What more do you need?

I went to my Dad's for the remainder of the weekend and really spent barely any time at his house. Saturday, we went fishing with my Grandpa, and watched him catch fish after fish. My worms weren't very tasty I guess, because I only got 1 or 2 real bites all day. No biggie. Got back to the house late and went to bed soon after. I got up today, got ready, and left for my Grandma's. It was a bit of hectic day, hanging out with my Dad's family, and trying to control my cousin. 2nd cousin actually, he's 5. My cousin had him when she was 13 I think. Now she's 18 and married. I've hated watching her screw up her life, and I can feel myself getting upset every time I think about it, so let's move along. DO NOT REFERENCE AAR HERE OR I WILL RIP OFF YOUR FACE AND USE IT AS A NAPKIN. Well that broke the tension. Or did it? Hmmm. Well I got Ponderosa out of the deal today, and I got to visit with my 88(?) year old great grandma for the first time in awhile. So all wasn't lost. I'm just glad to be back home. A little sad it's Sunday, but I'll deal. I hope all of your weekends we're as good as my Friday night. Later(rrrrr).

Christopher Michael Tucker.

Song of the day: "If I Surrender" By The Color Fred.
(myspace.com/thecolorfred)
Fred Mascherino, formerly (Why Fred. Why.) of Taking Back Sunday.

DanceRawrDance Blog.

Emery's new album came out today and I just remembered! Dang! But that's not what this blog is about. It's about the dance party extravaganza that is The DanceRawrDance tour. Opening night was right here in St. Louis. At the Creepy Crawl of all places! Needless to say, I knew this would be fun.

We showed up way early after hitting none of the traffic Nicole and her dad believed we would. As soon as we got there, we started making friends. I met up with two girls who had added me on myspace after seeing me at other shows, and Nicole found an old friend from elementary school. Mike Judy arrived shortly thereafter and after an awkward hair tousle, we had a nice chat. Hopefully, I'll finally see his new band Machree with SoTheySay towards the end of the month. I soon talked with some kids from other shows and starting conversing with some new ones as well.

Finally, it was time to go in. Michigan Avenue sucked as I knew they would. The Secret Handshake was next. I wasn't a big fan before this show, but Luis completely blew my mind. I'm thinking of getting his CD, and you should check him out if you haven't already. Jonezetta was next. While not really having much stage presence, they still make great music, and do a pretty good job of replicating the sound they convey on the album. I was getting pretty sweaty at this point, what with my intense dancing and all.

Family Force 5 was last. They never disappoint. They did a really solid, energetic set, and everyone left the show drenched in sweat, water, bodily fluids, whatever. Ok, the last one is a stretch, but it could have happened. Everyone stuck around after and I had ample time to chat and take pictures with all the bands. Overall, the show was a little short, but it was still terrific. Too much more dancing, and I might have passed out. Just kidding. I can dance all night. Try me. I danced in the car on the way home after all. Anyways, go to this show. Watch for 2 things:
1. The psycho hose beasts doing whatever possible to get close to the FF5 boys. These chicks are ruthless.
2. The remix of Love Addict played after the show. It was done by Andre of the Silent Film, a great band from Illinois who I've met a few different times. Check them out. Myspace.com/thesilentfilm

That's all for now.

Christopher Michael Tucker.

Song of the day: "Summer of '98" by The Secret Handshake.
(myspace.com/thesecrethandshake)
Prepare to smile and dance uncontrollably. If you don't, you have aids.