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[Henry_Sardonicus]

Can I send in how I would've written something if you ever released They Might Be Giants but you never did?

[Hogan2000]

shoot I didn't make the cut bruther. O well ha ha dude. Power to the players bruther.

[hmxhenry]

shoot I didn't make the cut bruther. O well ha ha dude. Power to the players bruther.

There's no cut! I only said I've replied to everyone that PM'd me. That's probably the easiest way to track personal info so I've edited to OP to make it clear that offers should come to me via PM.

[rkbdgurl]

Henry, a while back I mailed you a RB tee shirt that I personally designed for friends and family, along with a letter of how much RB has meant to me and the impact it has had on my life. If you are interested in using it, I can edit it to fit more along the lines of what you might need. If you never received it, I can send you a copy. If it doesn't fit what you're lookiing for, that's ok too. My feelings won't be hurt.

[Runesmith]

There's no cut! I only said I've replied to everyone that PM'd me. That's probably the easiest way to track personal info so I've edited to OP to make it clear that offers should come to me via PM.

I sent a PM a few days ago but haven't heard anything back. Hopefully I did it right!

Either way, this is really cool of HMX to do. The fan-written blog entries are among some of the most interesting pieces on the Rock Band website.

[HairyMan]

This will be difficult as I have to admit many faults in myself. I got into RockBand in between RB1 and RB2. I had just gotten a PS3 and had picked up GH:WT because they had some Tool songs. (Tool, at the time, was my favorite band). My roommate, however, had picked up RB2 and I saw how much better the DLC was for RB2 so that became my main gain. I soon saw myself buying RB2 DLC in bunches, while GH:WT got no attention. I was soon a RB fanatic.

Time went on and I kept buying RB DLC. Life was going well and everything was good. Then reality set in. I had a good job, had bought a house, and everything was good. But that "goodness" doesn't last forever. I started hanging out with the wrong crowd and developed a substance abuse problem. I never thought it was a real problem, but reality does a good job of hitting you upside the head.

I got arrested. It was my own fault and nobody else's. I thought I was above that. I wound up in jail. I was charged with possession of a controlled substance. I can blame nobody but myself. Still, RB helped me through it. To this day, one full year since I touched that stuff, I have been clean. No matter what has happened, RB has been there. I have played countless songs which have reminded me of those drug infested times, but I have remained clean.

Throughout all the bad times, RB has been there for me. When I was scared that I'd spend a good part of my life in prison, I knew that if I changed my ways RB would be there. Since that bad time happened, I have been clean. I have not given in to my bad habits even though the lines of it had been spread before me. Was it difficult? Yes, it was more difficult than anything in my life, but I have beaten it. I have beaten an addiction that could have killed me.

The entire time I was having trouble, RB was there. I could always play a song that would remind me of what the good things in life were. To this day, I have had cravings for what hurt me in life. But when these cravings come, I play Rock Band and things are better. I'm happy being clean. I feel better about everything and can smile when I wake up.

The time since I've had those addiction problems has been difficult. I've been VERY suicidal at times, yet I know it was only my fault. Still, I know that if it weren't for RB I might not be here today. Whenever a vicious addiction pull hits me, I play RB and feel so much better.

Thank you Harmonix. If it wasn't for RB and all the songs I can play at this time, I might not be here right now. Drug addiction is not fun. For the first few years it is amazing, but during that time you have no idea how much trouble it's causing you. I am now happily clean and don't want any more of it. Yes, I have come across it since my cessation of its use, but I have yet to touch it in over a year.

If RB didn't exist, I don't know where I'd be. It's sad knowing that it's all coming to an end, but for those who work at Harmonix, you have saved at least one life. I thank you.

Warmest Regards,
Justin

[crashb648]

HMXHenry! I haven't had a reply after I sent you the article, so I have no idea if it's any good or not. Any chance you could send me a reply to my email so I know to if it needs any changes done to it before it gets published? Thanks!

[hmxhenry]

Just sent out some long overdue emails. PAX East is keeping us plenty busy, but anyone that emailed me an article should have a reply now.

Still chipping away at a few PM offers. I'll try to get back to you this week!

[Sayburr]

I am late so I went ahead and sent a PM about a New Year’s Eve party with just over five hundred words… If I am too late, no big deal…

[hmxhenry]

I am late so I went ahead and sent a PM about a New Year’s Eve party with just over five hundred words… If I am too late, no big deal…

No worries about being late! These are all soft deadlines. We won't start rolling these out until April and will continue them for as long as people are willing to write them. If people submit stuff in June we'll post in June. I just wanted to kick things off now, pre 4/2, to make sure people were thinking of it with an eye to the future of web content.