Hi, my name is Felly. I am twenty years old and I come from the 2nd largest city in Indonesia. I have been a fan of The Maine probably since 2011 and 8123 means everything to me.
A little backstory before I go on, I discovered The Maine along with all the other bands from US through the power of internet. I was 12 at that time, and yes, I missed their first and only show in Indonesia back in 2010 because I was too young to travel to Jakarta. I listened to the Black and White album and the Can't Stop Won't Stop album and it totally change my life. I remember none of my friends actually have any idea what is the maine (and still is) and some of them who had the slightest idea usually because The Maine's Into Your Arms video was somehow inside every Blackberry phone ever. (Can anyone explain how this could happen?)
I remember you guys were my favourite band ever since. I remember the joy of buying your albums at Singapore (since there's none in my city and shipping cost is crazy) I remember watching the Said and Done and replaying them a lot of times. There's something soothing about John word's and voice. That's when I realise the concept of legacy and still thinking about that issue for now. I remember your songs were one of the very first songs that got me in the personal level. Like you actually speak to my situation right now. I remember being excited about the announcement of your concert in here.
To be honest, not everything is sweet for me. I remember the doubt, I remember the fear, I remember the anxiety. It's funny how once I doubted to catch flight and watch you guys, and then I listened to Bliss. "Is this not why you here for? Buy a ticket to a place to no one can explain" I thought it was a call. Your songs were almost like sorcery that can be a perfect output for my feelings.
And yes, when you cancelled the show twice in Indonesia, I was heartbroken. Like, really bad. I write stuffs that got a little bit viral and people responded to that from both sides. My friends, Indonesian fans, were as disappointed as me. But some fans from other places were rudely bashing me, calling what I wrote shit and telling me to take it off. I'm sorry, I was just disappointed at that time and that bitter feeling continues until around two years.
I wrote this tweet at 2015.
And this is so true. In 2017 I somehow went back to listen Black Butterflies and Dejavu. It is such a nice song, we all know that is such a nice songs. The Maine songs always convey feelings that I didn't see much in other musicians band. And before I realised I got sucked in back in the music. The Band. And everything, I love you guys as much as before. I mean it, I'm thinking of collecting money and waiting for you guys to be back on Singapore again. And watching there. I haven't got the chance to watch you guys. But I will someday.
I got back to the 8123 also because of the podcasts. I love them so much. I'm not a podcast person, but I enjoy working whilst listening to this, and just listening to insight from real band member about their life, reminding me of good old times when bands were glorious. Sucked me back in the 8123 world. I will edit this once I'm not distracted.
I need to stop now. I'm distracted with the live chats. And I need to win the prizes. If I could. Idk. But nevertheless, thank you so much the maine! I want to say special thanks to Pat for being such a wonderful person, I heard that you gave idea of free tours, and running the maine's twitter account, and being such a great person. And for everyone in 8123, The Maine wouldn't be the one right now. You guys means everything to me. See you soon.
Thanks for making such a fun (and a little bit stressful) activities today! Hope you will at least do this again, love you guys a lot!