1. Gina Gray. My Mother. Obviously, We have some issues. a lot of them. We really should be closer than we are and thats some brutal honesty. When she was put in jail so many years ago and I went into my downward spiral, she should have been there, and I don't really know if I will ever let that go. Know that she is completely better now. Shes perfect. No drug problems or alcohol anything. Sure, she has trouble with jobs and stuff because of the past, but it was 7 or 8 years ago now. She is my mom, I mean come on. She taught me to be strong, to not give a fuck what anyone thought, and all that good stuff.
2. Gerard Way - fucking cliche, I know. He is nowhere near my family, and I really dont care. He is my biggest hero in the world. He's the singer in My Chemical Romance, and honestly, may as well have been my father figure from a really far distance. He has been a big, huge part of my life since I was nine years old. Through his music, he taught me to just flip anyone the bird who fucked with me. He told me that it was perfectly okay to be weird. that it was totally cool to be the kid who read comic books and cared more about his CD collection and than his grades. That writing and being an artist was sweet. Taught me that no matter what curve ball life throws at you, you can fix it. I've always thought that people who have struggled with drugs and alcohol have been the strongest people to overcome them. people like him, my mom, and many others. he just has so much strength and is the best father and husband to his family that anyone could ask for.
“If for one minute you think you’re better than a sixteen year old girl in a Green Day t-shirt, you are sorely mistaken. Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn’t know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about.”
3. Martha Jo - oh my gosh anyone who knows this woman or my mother knows that I am almost an exact replica of them both. She has been dealt so many bad hands that it isn't even funny anymore. Shes almost sixty years old and doesnt have a husband or anyone to help her out. I feel so bad for her sometimes living alone, but at the same time, I know that she has so much love and support from my mother and I that she honestly doesnt need anyone else.
4. Desiree Koch - SHE HAS BEEN MY BEST FRIEND FOR SO MANY YEARS. I don't care if you live in the middle of Phoenixville Pennsylvania, you have always been there for me. She was going through some weird stuff at the same time that I was so many years ago, and I know that I can always call her up and we can talk for hours. She just has endless things to talk about, and she makes the best music for a 15/16 year old girl ever. Her and Michelle are always the sweetest people to me.
5. Kaeley Gilliam - Oh my dear Kaeley. She taught me to be so much stronger than I could have ever imagined. I have only been close friends with her for like a year or so now, but she is seriously the strongest girl ever. She doesn't break down about a lot of things like I do. She doesnt share a lot of things, but I always snuck around and read about her dad, and I know that she never liked that I did that, but I never cared. It honestly helped in the long run. She is so private and I love that.
6. John Lennon - I really dont have to say much about him. Everyone knows that impact he had on so many people. It breaks my heart that I was never alive when he was, or that I have been to New York City twice and I have never seen his memorial. I have never been to Strawberry Fields. My favorite music growing up was always The Beatles or AC/DC. I know, it explains so much. My grandmother would put in the 1 tape, and I would know every word before I was even five. I love him so much, that it is completely unexplainable.
7. Dale/Susie Gray - as much as I hate to admit it, you had some part on my life. I hate that I was put into your custody because we fight SO MUCH, and you don't understand so much of my life, but you taught me some things about family that I don't think I would have understood otherwise. I hate that you tell me so much that I am going to be nothing if I don't go to school or get a 25 on my ACT or something dumb. I'll be fine - I always have.
8. Frank Iero - here comes another musician. He taught me that it was okay to not be so focused on schooling that I lose track of what my dreams are. School is always there - I can always go back and finish up anything. He told me that I could do anything I wanted to. ANYTHING. He came out of freaking nowhere to blow up the music scene he lived in. He just inspires me so much that I can push through anything he can to still be the best person I can be.
9. Carol Muffet - Carol was my mothers best friend in High School. We went to visit him in Washington D.C. where he lives in 2008 for the Inauguration (next number) and he seriously changed my life. He opened my eyes that there is so much possibility for a kid like me. He told me so many times that I have so much potential. He saw that I have this extreme drive to get things done, and he always commented on it. He had everything lined up for me to do something big with GreenPeace when he worked there, and wanted me to come work with him or stay there for a long time over a summer and do internship work with him. I love his family, and to think that I could come from Hancock County and do those things is astounding.
10. BARACK OBAMA - I love him so much, man. Just the fact that I was there when he was Inaugurated in 2008 is crazy. My president is the best fucking president out there, okay? I'm just saying. I campaigned for him so hard and handed out GreenPeace stuff at the inauguration and I love him. Forever and always.
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