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Verfasst: 23.08.2005, 23:21
I was surprised how many people said that before the shows they were confused about our motivations for playing shows again - thinking, "If 108 aren't Hare Krishnas anymore, why would they want to play those songs again?"
Most said that the shows themselves solved the issue for them, but to put my own feelings into words:
For me, this is really about being able to know the difference between (for lack of less corny terms) religion as a social entity versus spirituality as something that is a deep part of your inner self. (The same goes for straightedge or anything else).
I admit that the members of 108 were once deeply involved in the external social aspect of religion known as "Hare Krishna" - and today or tomorrow we may or may not be. The songs that we created in 108, however, are, always were, and always will be a deep part of our inner selves - our "souls." The convictions and expressions of our inner selves are identical, if not even more powerful, then those we held a decade and more ago. Changes to our external social affiliations have absolutely nothing to do with the emotional and spiritual connection we will always have with the songs we have created and the messages and meanings in them.
There's no need to debate or defend - but I only say this so friends will completely connect when we scream: One Path For Me Through Destiny.
On to other news: we had such a positive experience rehearsing and playing together as a band again that we have decided to continue. Our next shows are planed to be sometime in early winter of this year, in Southern California.
We are starting work on creating new 108 material - some of which we might be ready to play for you by those shows, and which will - we hope - be released in some format sometime not too long after that.
Thanks again - and if anyone can send us pics or videos from the shows, it would be great... please contact me at vicd@static-void.com
AWESOME NEWS!
Most said that the shows themselves solved the issue for them, but to put my own feelings into words:
For me, this is really about being able to know the difference between (for lack of less corny terms) religion as a social entity versus spirituality as something that is a deep part of your inner self. (The same goes for straightedge or anything else).
I admit that the members of 108 were once deeply involved in the external social aspect of religion known as "Hare Krishna" - and today or tomorrow we may or may not be. The songs that we created in 108, however, are, always were, and always will be a deep part of our inner selves - our "souls." The convictions and expressions of our inner selves are identical, if not even more powerful, then those we held a decade and more ago. Changes to our external social affiliations have absolutely nothing to do with the emotional and spiritual connection we will always have with the songs we have created and the messages and meanings in them.
There's no need to debate or defend - but I only say this so friends will completely connect when we scream: One Path For Me Through Destiny.
On to other news: we had such a positive experience rehearsing and playing together as a band again that we have decided to continue. Our next shows are planed to be sometime in early winter of this year, in Southern California.
We are starting work on creating new 108 material - some of which we might be ready to play for you by those shows, and which will - we hope - be released in some format sometime not too long after that.
Thanks again - and if anyone can send us pics or videos from the shows, it would be great... please contact me at vicd@static-void.com
AWESOME NEWS!
