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About me:
This is just a site dedicated to the guys. This site was made to unite all of us dedicated fans of The Almost. I'll try as hard as I can to keep you up to date on everything regarding The Almost. This site is all about the fans, which is why I have a ton of media available for you, such as: wallpaper, icons, avatars, photos, lyrics, contests, and other things along those lines. We always want to hear from the fans, so PLEASE don't be shy!
July 31st--
Back in May or so, Aaron spoke at the Awakening Conference 2008 in Rhode Island. The videos are now up on youtube, so check out the five videos here!
part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4 , part 5
June 18th--
As of right now, The Almost is on their tour with Emery, Envy On The Coast, and Army of Me! The tour started on May 31st and will end on June 24th!
June 18th-- The Almost will be playing the annual Cornerstone Festival in IL on July 3rd! Look out!
*NOTE* All facts about Dusty, Kenny, Jay, and Alex are 100% true, considering they came directly from them!
-I am from Salem, NC, but I live in Philadelphia.
-I love my wife Amanda.
-I love Sour Patch Kids (not as much as Amanda, but close).
-I want a baby chimp (but only for 2 or 3 days).
-My favorite musicians are Ryan Adams, Oasis, The Beatles, and U2.
-I was in bands Beloved and Dead Poetic before joining the band.
-My gear includes: Mesa Boogie Roadster 12x12 custom combo, Gibson ES-335, 2 First Act custom shop Delias, and a lot of petals.
-I live in Salt Lake City.
-I go to a church out there called The Rock Church.
-I used to play pro paintball, haha!
-I am the youngest in my band by 6 years.
-I'm from Florida.
-I LOVE Pf Flyer shoes.
-I LOVE Sonny's BBQ (so does the rest of the band!).
-We all love eachother and God! :)
-I live in an apt with my pals AT, Randel, and his dog Amos.
-I enjoy Vitamin Water a ton!
-I started playing drums when i was 9!
-I love E-mergency Raspberry vitamin-c packets!
-I love wondering around Radio Shack!
-I'm 100% italian
-I'm 3rd of seven kids. same parents. Oldest brother 31. youngest is 10
-all of my siblings have names that begin with "J"
-my real name is Joel
-Ive been playing guitar since I was 12
-I was born and raised in Los Angeles
-Ive never watched a single episode of M.A.S.H (for a person my age, its a big deal)
-Sooo allegic to cats, but I had one as a kid named benny.
-Dusty has a cat name sadie. If I could I would stuff her in a bag and steal her because shes amazing!
-I the greatest guitar tech underoath has ever had...end of story
-Ill eat just about any kind of food, and pretty much have.
-I smoked cigaretts for several years but quit 3 years ago.
-I drive the worst car ever! a 1996 nissan sentra that I refuse to get rid of. I told Aaron that come summer, we'll cut the roof off of it to make us a fishing jeep (no lie)
-share a house with underoath's Grant Brandel
-I LOVE STARWARS!
-I wear glasses often but usually use contact lenses
-im afraid of heights
-im even more afraid of bugs... especially spiders!!!
-I'm Puerto Rican.
-I'm left handed, but I play bass right handed.
-I'm the 2nd youngest person in the band!
-I love Salt Lake City, and I may move there!
-I also love candy, probably too much!
-Aaron's the frontman to The Almost.
-He created Southern Weather on his own, before the band formed.
-He played each instrument heard on Southern Weather.
-He's blind in one eye, and colorblind in the other.
-He's always willing to come and hang out after shows.
-He really likes In N Out Burger!
Check out this video interview with Jay from MF Magazine. MF is an international, quarterly publication that blends the best in independent music, fashion, film and the arts in a revolutionary way. To check it out and get an issue check out myspace.com/musicfashion. :)

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My Blog

Fans Of The Almost’s Q&A with Jay!

So this interview is up in text for a limited time until about august until i have my computer with photoshop back! So yeah, enjoy until then :)Q1) from Brandy in TXIf you could colaborate with any ot...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:07:00 GMT

Have any questions for Jay?!

So, I've just talked to Jay, and he's going to answer questions from the fans!SO, leave your questions for Jay in comments in this blog, and as soon as I get about 10-15 questions, i'll send them his ...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:23:00 GMT

Featured fan of The Almost!

I'm starting something new. We're going to feature a new fan each month on the site! What you'll do to apply for Fan of the Month:You'll send me a picture of yourself (it can be with the band, or by y...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:56:00 GMT

affiliates!

heyyyy cool fansites  :)send me a banner that has a width of 200px (i can make one for your site if you'd like :]) in this blog and we'll be affiliates!
Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:32:00 GMT

any suggestions for the site?

Hey fans! I thought I'd start a blog for you guys to give suggestions or ideas for the site!So feel free to leave comments on this blog with your ideas! I'd LOVE to hear them, and I'm going to try and...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:35:00 GMT

tips and suggestions for The Almost concerts!

Okay, so fans always have questions about going to shows, and I thought I'd set up a little blog for you guys to ask questions about The Almost shows or give tips (such as: how to act around the band...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:10:00 GMT

Fans of The Almosts interview with KENNY!

Kenny, the drummer of The Almost, answered six questions from the fans! Here they are for your reading pleasure! Thanks so much Kenny for answering the questions, you're amazing!
Posted by on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:14:00 GMT

Fans of The Almosts INTERVIEW WITH DUSTY!

We got Dusty to answer about 6 of YOUR questions, here they are! Q1)How did you know playing music was the life for you?I'm not sure when exactly I got the feeling music may be my thing. It was p...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:03:00 GMT

ENTER FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHY/ART CONTEST HERE!

Here's where you enter the Photography/Art contest :]Post a comment (reply) in this blog with a photo of your art or your photo (photography) and your name and myspace URL.I'll give this a few days so...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:45:00 GMT

wallpapers, icons, avatars, edits galore

BY JOSE!BY JOSE!  Cassie made the following:                                      &...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:30:00 GMT