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Well, I'm new, as you probably can tell. :D But anyway, I'm Rachael. I'm currently in the eighth grade and will be graduating in . . . it's either 16 or 18 days. I don't remember. I just counted too. But anyway, I was born in the city of Peoria, Illinois, and I lived in a small neighborhood until I was four years old. I don't remember much about living there; just little tid bits and such. Just after my fourth birthday, we moved to a wonderful little town about twenty minutes away from Peoria, and I've lived here ever since. I love to walk places, and it's good that my town is small enough to walk pretty much everywhere.

As for my family, I have two brothers. I'm the middle child, which doesn't always work out. My older brother Ryan just turned eighteen on the 17th of April, and we don't get along too well. He's had the same girlfriend for almost three years, and I wouldn't be surprised if they got married.

My little brother is turning 13 on May 20th, two days after my graduation. I have a better relationship with him than my older brother, but we still get into our fights over random things.

My mom is amazing. She's always been there to talk to me whenever I needed her, and even when I didn't want to talk to her, she was there. She's helped me through just about everything that I've gone through and I thank her so much for it.

My dad got me into music. He taught me how to play guitar, and got me to listen to a lot of bands that he likes, like Rush, and Queensryche.

I recently bought a bass guitar, and I'm totally in love with it. It's a red Fender Squire J-Bass. I've learned so much on it.

If you get to know me, you'll find out that I'm a total music junkie. My favorite bands include My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Avenged Sevenfold, Blue October, Paramore, Evanescence, and such. I like to listen to them while I'm writing.

That's all I can think of the moment, besides that I write a lot. I love to write. For my career choices I want to be either a writer or musician [insert rock on sign here].
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O.o Guitar huh? *wishes she had the attention span to learn to play the guitar* I always thought that would be fun, too bad I can't concentrate long enough to learn. I love Evanescence and Green Day too; Woot for us!

TWO brothers? *shudders* I already have one, I can't even begin to imagine having two.

What kind of musician would you be? A guitarist? I'd love to write professionally too, that and being a photographer.
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I guess I would be a guitarist. I'm in a band, and they already had a guitarist so I signed up for bass.

Guitar isn't actually that hard. You just need a lot of self confidence in my opinion.

I've really gotten myself into Photography too. I love love love it. Not as much as music and/or writing, though. I've been told I'm excellent at photography, though. My mom says I have an "eye" for it.
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You like playing the guitar?! so do i though I'm not very good at it. i haven't been able to get any lessons and have a learned a little from my oldest brother, but he lives far away and we have to IM. I'm sorta a middle child. I have an older and younger brother a older half-sister, and half-brother(The one who is really good at guitar and helping me).

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Photography, eh? HIGH-FIVE! Have you worked in a darkroom with all the real film and smelly chemicals or just digital? I love both. Soon I might end up spending part of my life savings on a Digital Rebel or similar camera. Oh yeah.
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No, I haven't, but I will in highschool. When they took us on a tour there we got to go in the dark room, but only for a second. :(
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Ooh! Writer AND musician! Those are my two career choices, too. Next to librarian. Though I play flute, ocarina, piano and fife, not guitar. I don't have the sort of...I dunno...well...let's say I'm rather fond of the woodwind instruments XD what kind of music do you play?

Oh, gosh. TWO brothers? I have one brother...older brother...and half the time we get along, the other half we murder each other.

Do you like any of the oldie bands, like the Beatles, or Simon and Garfunkel?
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The Beatles are one of the most amazing bands that ever recorded in the studio (aka I LOVE THEM. Ever seen I Am Sam?).

Um, the music that I play differs on the instrument. In the school band, it's more like, movie music. We played Pirates Of The Caribbean ealier in the school year.

As for guitar and bass, it's more Rock music like Green Day and My Chemical Romance. Most of my Bass tabs are by MCR and Green Day, but I have a whole binder full of contemporary Christian songs that was given to me by my Youth Pastor when I was in the youth band. I don't play those anymore, as I'm not in the band (stupid youth group split up so no more band practice).
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Do you play any Broadway stuff, along with movie music? Movie music is a lot of fun. I can't wait until I find a Spirited Away score X3
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Um, yes, I believe so. I don't really pay attention to what kinds of music I'm playing in band, I just play it.
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Hey Rachael!

nice to meet you.

I have a small band too.......in school.Music is just so great isn't it?

You have two brothers,you must be having a lot of fun with them ....well I have only one...hehehehe.


see you around.


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Hey Ani!
Music is definitely one of the best things ever created. It's like, my drug. LOL.

As for my brothers, we used to play games and stuff but we don't now that we're older.

I remember jumping on our good ole trampoline playing tag.

Oh, those were the days.
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OHH! A band person!!!!

I'm in band, have been...well forever. Of course in high school it's way better! Stick to it, field shows are amazing!!!!!! Yeah, I played flute for a few years, and then switched to drumline, so kudos to you!!!!

Also, I play guitar, I have been since I was ten, and I'm in another band, we're currently writng music!

And!!!! I LOVE AVENGED SEVENFOLD!!!! I used to listen to them a lot, but then I started expanding my musical horizons. Have you ever heard of Sick Puppies? Don't let the name fool you, they're amazing!!!! Their bassist is a girl and she is soooo good, I love them. Check them out, you might like it, especially Cancer and Howards tale.

Okay, I've gone on long enough, It's nice to meet you! Hope to see you around!!!!

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Hey JCobsessed!! It's nice to meet you.
Avenged Sevenfold are one of the most amazing bands I've ever heard. Syn and Zacky are the most amazing guitar players I've ever heard, coming after Alex Lifeson from Rush.

And I do plan on sticking in band. It's kind of become one thing I'm looking foward to in highschool. I can't wait.

Although, I do have to go to band camp in the middle of June or July and stand outside for about ten hours. But I guess that's what makes the high school band one of the best in the state. :|
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I also play the guitar, but I kind of suck at it... haha. I got lessons for awhile, but they didn't last very long, because it was my mom's friend who was teaching me.

I love listening to music, too, while I am writing. I like Chemical Romance and Green Day, but I also like Savage Garden, Nelly Furtado, Wicked (a musical) and tons more.

Nice to meet you, even though we kind of met already. :)



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