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I will join that thread as soon as possible, Vonny...if I can I'll do this weekend.
The only question - after what Guesswho said - is whether it will be about sex or not! ... I do like very much when Mr.Tempest reads our threads !

Hi Vonny, I was joking actually, based on what Guess had mentioned before...
Even my experience is not related to sex, but much bitter stuff that sometimes happens in life. I have already tried to write down a part of it, but honestly it goes into a sort of tragedy and it's too related to personal topics which I don't think are of interest to Europetheband to read and I am not really willing to share...
That's the main issue, I don't want to make public my personal life, while this is strictly linked to how Europe has been my kind of "saviour" in the last year or so.
I am in control of my life anyway whatever bad occurrences may happen, so I don't want to appear as totally relying on them either, in spite of the fact that they (and Joey in particular) has helped me so much to go through all this.
I know you told already that we don't need to tell directly our stories, but the two things are really very much intermixed the one with the other...
I'll see what I can do...trying again, I do have some ideas in mind...

Well, it shouldn't be. Because the important thing is how people took a song, an album and were able to move on. As I said, if you don't want to tell the story, you only need to tell me what things seemed to be better through Europe music. For example: "I lived an awful experience when I was 19. I wasn't able to wake up every morning, I just wanted to sleep forever. But one day, I heard "Rock The Night" and it was like life was giving me a second chance...."
I'm not a writer, but I used to write poems when I was a teenager. I know the power of words and I'm absolutely sure our personal experiences can be useful for the band. I remmber when I heard some ballads from Europe, they sound very similar to me (Carrie, Open your Heart, tomorrow...). I thought "well I know you felt hurt...but". And I know your personal story always come when you're writing. But after some years, the topic changed and I heard meaningful lyrics, wonderful memories and a whole world to explore. Joey had grown up and he was able to see around beyond his nose. I was absolutely in love with what he wanted to share through his songs. I sometimes think he has lost his way, maybe he's tired. But the best way I can help and avoid just criticize, is to show him part of our souls.
I'm not that kind of people who are always looking for other's mistakes, or trying to get others down. I feel something is wrong and I try to fix it, or at least I try to contribute with what I can.