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Eli

Full Of Myself Since 1978 - Would You Like To Be?

About Me

I'm the singer/songwriter/guitarist for my band The Attraction. I previously was the singer/songwriter/guitarist for Best Days Behind(which I miss dearly as well as my 2 best buddies Aaron and Tim, who were in the band with me). I also sang backups and played guitar in the awesome Chicago band the Gelheads (RIP). I'm outgoing, entertaining, and funny at times. I love music, especially that of the emo/punk variety. I'm drug free and have always been, pretty old school in my morals and values, and try to be a good honest guy.

My Interests

MY WIFE BRITTANY, Friends, Family, Music, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Singing, Movies, Reading Books, Making Memories, Road Trips, New Places, Tour, Songwriting, and All Nighters.

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Music:

Favorite Bands:The Ataris, The Exit, Pedro the Lion, The Promise Ring/Maritime, Hot Rod Circuit, Reggie and the Full Effect, The Jazz June, Hey Mercedes/Braid, Hum, The Stereo/Animal Chin, Ben Folds Five, Sunny Day Real Estate, American Football, Mineral, The Get Up Kids, Jimmy Eat World, Amber, Long Distance Runner, Best Days Behind, Avenged Sevenfold, and THE ATTRACTION!

Books:

The Lovely Bones, Harry Potter, The Dark Is Rising, and Many Lives Many Masters.

Heroes:

Kris Roe, Davey Von Bohelen III, Jamie Woolford, J. Robbins, Bradford Snow Tesar (My Best Friend), and my Mom.

My Blog

BEST NEWS OF MY LIFE!!!!!!

Today I got the best news of my life.  For the last 8 days I have been worried there was something wrong with my unborn son.  They sent my wife Brittany for a 2nd more in dept...
Posted by Eli on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:33:00 PST

State of the Chen Nation 1-06

Why does everything in life need to be so complicated?  Can you remember when you were a kid and all you had to worry about was waking up on Saturday to see your favorite show or having to c...
Posted by Eli on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:16:00 PST

Grateful

Hey.  I haven't posted one of these in a really long time, and I've been really wanting to.  I just got home from work at 5:30 am, from a job I used to hate and thought I still hated, y...
Posted by Eli on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Disrespect

In my life I have never been a guys guy. You know the one that goes for the kill with the ladies, loves sports and fighting, and doesn't care about anything but getting something that ends with the l...
Posted by Eli on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Forget Pilates Try Dylates.

So sometimes there are things in life you just shouldn't joke about, or it will come back and bite you on the ass. Our friend Dylan, who many of you know as Florida always refers to his Diet as the l...
Posted by Eli on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Single, Studio, and Sober

The power of the Myspace Blog is amazing. I have gotten so many congrats on the "new girl" in my life. The reality of it is, I am still single. The girl from Valentines Day came and went faster the...
Posted by Eli on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Weekend Warrior's War Story or How I Finally Met An Awesome Girl Who I Already Knew.

So my weekend has been an eventful one. I played a really good show with BDB, which definitely needed to happen b/c I have been really bummed out with our live performances as of late. The gelheads ...
Posted by Eli on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Relationships Are Like Butterflies

So its been a really long time since I've liked someone the way I like the girl that was my Valentine. We had an amazing night. The conversation was perfect, the dinner was perfect, the kiss was per...
Posted by Eli on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Lose Your Job and Get Everything You've Ever Wanted

So the past two weeks have been the most amazing ones of my life. Most people losing their jobs would be pretty stressed about what they'd do next and their future. I am so happy to have broken a ro...
Posted by Eli on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

There is nothing more disheartening than...

There is nothing more disheartening than seeing deserving people not get the respect and acknowledgement they deserve when their successors who are just imitating what they've already been doing for y...
Posted by Eli on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST