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Post by jillywilly65 on Jun 5, 2008 12:07:20 GMT -5
I haven't been able to get online here in a few days because of a virus that kept kicking me off. I want to say that when I added Marty back to my myspace and saw his blog I felt like it was Christmas Morning!! I have always been a Marty fan since Rockstar and since I don't know the boys or never been to a concert (i wish I could have) I don't feel the tremndous loss some are feeling. BUt I see this as an amazing Step of Faith and Opportunity for Marty and if he were my close friend or brother or family I would give him my 100 percent support. When these kind of chances come your way , you have to take them! Or you end up living in "what if" land and that would totallly suck! I hope to see this turn into something that makes Marty a household name in America..a good one that is! Rock on Marty
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Post by Cindy on Jun 5, 2008 12:21:31 GMT -5
I support Marty Casey because:
1) He is a talented songwriter that writes songs I really like and that resonate with me. 2) I like his voice and am entertained when he is performing. 3) He is personable and makes smart and sometimes funny conversation. 4) He is a good writer as exemplified in his blogs, his emails and the answers he posts to questions on this board. 5) He performs the type of music I enjoy.... rock music---which has a harder edge than just standard pop.
Should I keep going??
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Post by valerie on Jun 5, 2008 12:32:16 GMT -5
Marty , I support you because.... 1. You came into my life and was the help I needed when my parents passed away . I was emotionally dead and your soul reached out to me and helped me make the decision to come back to the land of the living , and for that , you have earned a spot on my people worth knowing list . Only a person with a good soul could reach out like that . 2. You are extremely gifted and need to give those gifts to the entire world , not just a part of it .You have no idea how much your words mean, how soothing or uplifting they can be .I am also a creative person , and I know what it feels like to not be able to express it . You are THE BEST storyteller in the world . 3. I know how much you love LH and that it was not easy to make another decision like this again , to leave the band and the guys you have loved for years . Last time , it got the band a lot further than it would have gone if you had not gone on Rockstar . You have not said it is over . People need to get that through their heads . 4. The guys will be OK . They will find a way to keep the band going . Some decisions are hard . Life is hard , but we all need to do what is best for us . It is a combination of a personal/business decision you had to make, not ours or anyone else's . It is YOUR life , but I also feel very strongly that you believe this is the best for all of LH. That doing with will give the others the momentum to take this band to greater heights . When the time is right , you will be back together , better than ever . To the rest of you .... I never got to a show or met any of them . The ones who did, you should consider yourselves fortunate , but I have had communications with them on occasion . Marty wished me Happy Birthday last year and I have heard back from him other times as well . I am not bragging . I am trying to make people see that he really does give a shit about us . He didn't have to do that , but he did because he cares about me , he cares for all of us . Nancy is right about the soul dying . I am an empathic person and I felt his soul starting to dwindle awhile ago . No sparkle in his eyes for a long time . Is that what people want for him ? I know I don't . I will always support LH 100%, but I will support Marty the same . Hey...we will still get to hear that awesome voice and experience his force ! He will be good for this band . I can't wait to hear the songs he has written . Give this a chance to settle down and please , do not crucify him for trying to live his own life . Love you Marty , all the best for you my friend . .......Valerie xo
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Post by nicole26 a.k.a nick's mom on Jun 5, 2008 15:16:35 GMT -5
Just wondering if there is a place where those of us who are unhappy about this change can express it?? I do not want to bash Marty or anything thing like that but I am finding it really hard to be happy about this and maybe that is wrong and I should be, but I just can not be happy yet!!
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Post by jillywilly65 on Jun 5, 2008 15:20:20 GMT -5
Sorry this is hurting so bad I hope time heals the hurt for ya Nicole..
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Post by nicole26 a.k.a nick's mom on Jun 5, 2008 15:20:51 GMT -5
I haven't been able to get online here in a few days because of a virus that kept kicking me off. I want to say that when I added Marty back to my myspace and saw his blog I felt like it was Christmas Morning!! I have always been a Marty fan since Rockstar and since I don't know the boys or never been to a concert (i wish I could have) I don't feel the tremndous loss some are feeling. BUt I see this as an amazing Step of Faith and Opportunity for Marty and if he were my close friend or brother or family I would give him my 100 percent support. When these kind of chances come your way , you have to take them! Or you end up living in "what if" land and that would totallly suck! I hope to see this turn into something that makes Marty a household name in America..a good one that is! Rock on Marty I think is is why so many others are hurt is because we never saw it as Marty and the band ~we always saw them as a single group and that is why if you looked at them as a whole this is really hard.
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Post by lhfan4life on Jun 5, 2008 15:24:45 GMT -5
why dont' we create a new thread then for people who are as upset about this as you are Nicole.
I think that would be a good idea.
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Post by jillywilly65 on Jun 5, 2008 15:26:31 GMT -5
You know that Crash Test interview really answered any questions I had in my mind about the whole thing. I suggest everyone listen to it. It all makes sense to me listening to it.
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Post by ndavis021410 on Jun 5, 2008 15:27:04 GMT -5
why dont' we create a new thread then for people who are as upset about this as you are Nicole. I think that would be a good idea. Please get permission from the Administration before starting that. Thank you Nancy
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Post by lhfan4life on Jun 5, 2008 15:29:02 GMT -5
oops, sorry Nancy.... I'm not starting a thread like that though.
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Post by nicole26 a.k.a nick's mom on Jun 5, 2008 15:33:05 GMT -5
why dont' we create a new thread then for people who are as upset about this as you are Nicole. I think that would be a good idea. I think I am more sad then mad~~I really have no right to mad at him for this, it is his life to do as he wants! I just really enjoyed the concerts with my kids and I am said to think it may be a while,if ever, that we can see them again. There are very few bands that you can go as a family and EVERYONE has a good time. I guess I will miss the memories that the concerts gave me with my kids. My kids were sad by the info as well~~Nick just though Bobby was the best thing ever!!
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Post by lhfan4life on Jun 5, 2008 15:35:26 GMT -5
There still may be a Lovehammers. I wouldn't worry about it right now. Maybe after the dust settles and the band and Marty start talking, it will be more clearer to us fans.
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Post by gingerpyle on Jun 5, 2008 15:35:57 GMT -5
Dear Nicole Sometimes change is hard to accept. It may help if you consider how horrific your life would be if you were living it for what other people expect rather than who you are. In my experience, stagnation, resentment, and bitterness is the result when someone does that. Marty is a creative genius, and he needs to express that creativity and follow his life's path of opportunity. I personally believe there is exposure for all the Lovehammers through this door and since they are all talented I have faith that we should watch, wait, then ride along on the next adventure! gp/Paula
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Post by bostongirl on Jun 5, 2008 15:53:10 GMT -5
Nicole - I think most of the fans are really sad. When something ends that we love it is always hard. I think this has been particularily hard because it feels so personal. Most of us have gotten to know members of LH and so their breakup hurts. But the other side of that coin is that we should be happy that we got to have this experience. It has been unique and amazing. No one can ever take those wonderful memories away. And we have more pics than probably any band in history ;D ;D to help us. I know folks are expressing their sadness in the Asylum thread. I wanted this thread to be dedicated to letting Marty know that we support his decision. The man still has his "13" shirt from 20 years ago (just trying to lighten the mood with humor). I cannot imagine how difficult this has been for him. So I hope that you will be able to contribute and let Marty know that you support him,,,when you are ready. Liz
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Post by Levis12 on Jun 5, 2008 16:54:24 GMT -5
Just wondering if there is a place where those of us who are unhappy about this change can express it?? I do not want to bash Marty or anything thing like that but I am finding it really hard to be happy about this and maybe that is wrong and I should be, but I just can not be happy yet!! Hi...I myself haven't posted here for quite awhile...but I do read the site name here...and it is MartyCasey.org....so my thinking is people will be chatting about the news of MARTY making a move...and if this move is good for him. Only time will tell....but I do feel that alot of people were introduced to Marty thru the RS:INXS show. It was he whom we all fell in love with....his creativity, his talent, his showmanship, his presense. How he handled himself in the mansion and how he interacted with everyone. He is the real deal. It is because of Marty that most ppl became familiar with the LH's....and everyone adores and supports this band. He brought a whole new fan base to the Lovehammers after doing the RS show....sites flourished.....and fans are passionate about them. Whilst it is a shock to many that Marty has made this move....at the end of the day, it is he who has to be happy with his decisions. I have commented many times about the recent pics taken of Marty...where he didn't look happy but quite sad. Why couldn't he finish the songs for the new LH album?? Only he knows....he doesn't have to answer to us. Marty tried for the past 2 1/2 years to get the band to the next level...unfortunately it didn't happen. Marty deserves to be happy, the decision to leave must have come only after alot of soul searching....Dino, Bobby and Billy are his family, his brothers, his life-long friends. He didn't do this to hurt them.....he obviously....just needed a change. All I can say is I was shocked about this news...but its Marty's life and I will support him .....and I truly feel for Dino, Bobby and Billy. I felt really sad for them. Modified to say: [glow=red,2,300]I support Marty cuz I wub him!![/glow] He makes me tingle....
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Post by hammerlover on Jun 5, 2008 17:36:21 GMT -5
I had never heard of LH until RS:INXS. After Marty came in second (thank GOD!) I searched and found LH.com. Start of a wonderful couple of years!! I had NEVER been to any kind of concert and at age 40 that was unusual. Through the LH myspace and boards I have met many wonderful and interesting people. One of my best friends I met online and when she invited me to California for a show I decided that if any band was worth going cross country to a city I'd never been.....it was DEFINATELY LH!!!!! Marty was wonderful! Gorgeous! Talented and Hypnotic!! After the show my friends and I got to meet the band and have pictures taken. All four guys (and Matt Hoffer) signed my jacket, and Marty "freaked" when he found out I had flown in from Oklahoma. I do not claim to be a close personal friend.....I am a huge huge Marty FAN.... The second time I got to see LH was at Hammerfest in March 2008. Again I was front and center at the show and was lucky enough to get pictures with the guys again! Marty may have remembered me because he motioned to me to come over to him although he was surrounded by people. I got a few moments with him to chat. I say all of this because to me.....the man ROCKS!!!! If a performer/song writer can touch so many people in so profound a way from all walks of life, then he is pretty amazing! I wish that he could have achieved huge succes and happiness with Bob, Dino, and Billy....but if that is not the case then he deserves the opportunity to do what he feels is best for himself. I'm sure he didn't wake up one day thinking "today I will screw over my friends" He KNEW this would hurt the guys, but doesn't everyone deserve the chance to spread their wings and go their own way? It might be a huge mistake....it might be the best thing ever for him.....who knows? But I still love him for being the only "rockstar" that could get this lady to fly cross country to rock out and live it up. I WILL follow him with LA Guns. I haven't liked their music I've heard so far, but with Marty...who KNOWS where they will go?! Marty, If you read this......one girl in Oklahoma still loves you!!!!!!!!! Your #1 fan from OK!!! Trish
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Post by goneinsixty on Jun 8, 2008 7:25:17 GMT -5
I support Marty simply because it is the direction he has chosen for himself. 'What if' and regrets are hard to live with.
Sorry to hear you are hurting Nicole. Change is an incredibly difficult thing in all of our lives. I guess it is important to remember that when one door closes another opens and that applies to each of the band members. Who knows what may come about for all the guys as a result of this. Could be things ahead we never would have imagined. Only time will tell.
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Post by ycrney on Jun 8, 2008 8:18:41 GMT -5
Levie12, You just put into words everything that I have felt over the past week! I am in complete support of Marty and his decisions, because he deserves to be happy in life. He doesn't owe us fans to stay in a place that doesn't allow him to continue to grow and be happy. And if he should have stayed continuing to produce an album just to satisfy us and the guys then all the work and efforts everyone put out there wouldn't have produced best album, again leading to continued struggles for both he and the rest of the guys. Marty continues to inspire me to step out of the box and live life which is what he did for me back in the RS days. I am proud of him for making a decision that I am sure tore him up. He choose happiness and growth!!! Lovehammers music has touched my soul on so many levels, several of Marty's newer material had already touched my life, and now I look forward to what he and Guns can bring to the table.
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Post by howard on Jun 8, 2008 17:19:34 GMT -5
I think it is fine to support marty if he is the only reason you liked the lovehammers but if liked the whole band then it seems wrong to be happy for someone who just sold out his bandmates that he was with for so many years! JMO Umm, ya, sold out! haha, Those once/twice a year concerts in Chicago only must have really been a big hit to the income! Sorry!! OFF TOPIC! Lovehammers WHO? that is what I would be saying if I had not seen Marty on RS and liked him. I thought what he did on the show was amazing and I really feel like with Tracii and Jeremy and the rest of the crew, this is going to effin rock. I am glad there are people supporting him, but you need to get a clue Cimee, there was a reason there were only a few shows a year, figure it out. (I posted this before I finished reading, if this needs to be moved, please move it)
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Post by jillywilly65 on Jun 8, 2008 17:52:26 GMT -5
Let 's see Global Warming War in Iraq Soaring gas prices Friends and Family with life threatening illnesses Unemployment on the rise Foreclosed Homes Presidental elections Marty singing with LA Guns for a year..what ? say it isn't so I cannot function now!! Seriously can we keep this all in perspective? and make nice
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