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Post by Shawn on Feb 3, 2011 23:56:28 GMT -5
A couple years ago a new band pretty much popped out of nowhere and found their way to instant fame. They called themselves Free Beer and there first single topped the charts and many thought them to be the next big thing. Almost as soon as they formed they were discovered by their manager in a small club and quickly signed to a huge label, they were making the big bucks and it seemed their dreams of rock n roll stardom had come true.
Then everything went south, just before there album was released they were sued for ripping off another bands song, see the hit single wasn’t there’s the record company pushed them into it, and they really didn’t know it was ripped off, the plagiarizing songwriter was fired and they settled out of court but damage was already done. The hardcore music fans turned their backs on them partially because of the lawsuit, partially because they went too mainstream too fast. Then mainstream found their original music too edgy for them, and there personal problems became on stage problems driving away what audience they had left. So after both albums have failed, and all five members are spiraling down a path of self destruction, and there only contact with each other is to fight among themselves, it seems their career is coming to an end.
Now their contract is up and the record company has no plans to renew it, which isn’t a problem for most of them, as they’re pretty sick of each other and plan on breaking up the band anyhow. This is there very last tour, several small clubs around the USA and a new in Europe as well, the record company hopes the ticket sales will at least help cover all the money they spent on the failure that is Free Beer, after all there are some people who enjoy watching such a train wreck of a show.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 4, 2011 0:07:54 GMT -5
The Vocals
The band’s singer is a bit of wild card, they would be the one most likely to start a fight, in fact they pretty much thrive on violence and any sort of confrontation. They have a very short fuse and can’t control their anger very well at all, once right in the middle of the set they started a fight with the bassist after he/she started playing the wrong song. They live for a fight, for causing some sort of controversy or really pissing someone off, especially the bassist, who out of everyone in the band they seem to get along with the least. The singer loves a good party while the bassist is somewhat of a killjoy. Also they have a bit of a drinking problem, like drinking until they black out, wake up in random places, random beds and regularly forget their own lyrics on stage. Truthfully they do have a very unique voice and can do anything from screamo to a power ballad. Currently they are not happy about the band’s failure and have decided to do their best to push their failure of a mangers buttons.
The Guitar
One thing every critic agreed on was that Free Beer had the best guitar player of the decade, someone compared to Hendrix, Richards, Page and Cobain. Though like so many great musicians the guitarist suffers from drug addiction, for the past three years they’ve been in and out of the top rehabs in the country, and just when it seems like they’re doing good they relapse. As of now the band thinks there great guitarist is clean, but for the past few weeks they’ve fallen back into old habits. With being great also comes the enormous ego and being compared to Hendrix, the guitar god, certainly hasn’t helped there’s any. They truly could go down in rock and roll history if they don’t OD first. They’ve also know the drummer since for a while and they’re the ones who formed the band.
The Bass
The bassist is probably the most miserable misanthrope you’ll ever meet. They absolutely hates just about everything and everybody on the planet, everything bothers them, ticks them off or makes them incredibly neurotic. Basically they’re addicted to being miserable, and like it that way or so they claim. Every happy memory they have is tied to a terribly unhappy one, in fact on three of their birthdays someone close to them has died. They used be addicted to drugs but managed to kick that, though they still struggles with temptations every now and then. The only thing they find remotely therapeutic is getting tattoos, which is why there closest friend is a tattoo artist who also designs the bands merch, CD covers, posters, basically any form of art relating to the band. To be honest there not half bad on the bass though they rarely gets noticed, as the guitar player gets most of the attention. They tend to think of himself as the talentless member of the band, the freeloader.
The Keyboard
For the first five minutes you’d think this was the normal member of the band, but then they’d start preaching about the cause of the month be it starving orphans, the rainforest, veganism, Buddhism, baby seals, conspiracies all sorts of things. It’s like there trying to cling to something, anything to have a more meaningful existence, to validate themselves for some reason. There the straight edge, sensible does the right thing type of person. They also happen to be what made the band truly unique, the element that adds that extra something to the music. They are very talented, and all about the music, they eat sleep and breathe music, all types really. They even have a couple solo albums with experimental techno beats and acoustic stuff. They can play just about every instrument, some without even lessons they just pick it up and play. They also have that sort of I’m better than you attitude that causes the rest of the band to resent them, as well as ignore there ideas even if they are good.
The Drums
Free Beer’s drummer is one of the biggest flirts in the music business. There conquests would even shock Tiger Woods, and if anyone ever had a sex addiction it’s the drummer. It’s not just the sex either; it’s the whole game of getting under someone else’s sheets, figuring out the right thing to say to do to. They try to stay clear of dating though, there well aware of the fact that monogamy isn’t realistic for them, and they don’t like hurting people so they steer clear of emotional bonds all together. They enjoy some other vices every now and then but nothing too major. They’re the one that actually started the band, and it means everything to them, it’s the only thing that truly matters, that brings lasting happiness. Music has meaning to them that nothing else really seems to have, though it’s caused there little flirtation problem to get even worse, groupies tend to flock around famous bands after all. There also a bit in denial of the bands failure and still doesn’t believe the bands really splitting up, they’ve convinced themselves that the small shows are just what they need to build up a new fan base, that getting dropped from there label will help them in the long run, going indie for a while will help their image.
The Manager
The manager is the very definition of a workaholic and signing Free Beer was supposed to be there big break, who’d guessed it’d make them the biggest laughing stock of the music business. When they first became the manager of Free Beer they were all about the band, got them all sorts of endorsements, gigs, and perks, everything they wanted they got. Trouble was working for such a demanding band was hard on them, so they turned to cocain for help. They’ve managed to keep the addiction a secret though it’s been making them paranoid and jumpy. Most of the band absolutely despises them, blaming them for the failing of their albums, it’s like the band forgot about everything they’ve done for Free Beer over the years, and the fact that the bands huge failure means the career is basically in the toilet as well.
The Artist
The band’s artist is one of the strangest people you’ll ever meet; it takes a different sort of person to be able to get along with the bass player. Compared to the band there actually a pretty nice person, and surprisingly normal when compared to the rest of the band. While they occasionally partake in the vices that have plagued the band they do so in moderation and no one would guess that there’s anything off about them. The probable is they have a bad gambling problem, even worse is the losing streak they’ve been on. This is one reason they asked there good friend, bassist of Free Beer to tag a long on the tour, though they pretended they had other reasons, was to get away from the people, the very angry and dangerous people, that they owe a lot of money too. Now even though they’re miles from home it seems those problems are catching up to them.
The Reporter
The young reporter for America’s hottest music magazine, the new Rolling Stone really. All there life they’ve loved exactly two things writing and music and this job is the perfect fusion. They get to talk and write about music, and this article is there first major one of their new career on the last tour of Free Beer, and what the band is like behind the scenes. They’re quite a bit younger than the rest of the people, 22 to be exact, fresh out of college, and touring with a band they used to love, a band they practically idolized only to find out that they’re exactly what the tabloids said they were and nothing like what they imagined. They happen to be the cousin of the bands manager and that’s how they managed to get a spot on the tour bus and this career boosting interview with the band.
Also if you don’t see a character you click with feel free to create a make-up, maybe a roadie or a fan dedicated enough to follow them around on tour, though it is a pretty small budget tour so they don’t have very many other people on the bus, which is an altered school bus. Also be sure to give your character some sort of issues. I want an RPG with some fucked up characters.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 4, 2011 0:11:21 GMT -5
The Bio Format
Name:
Age: (22+)
Role: (What they do in the band or how they are connected to the band.)
Issue(s): (A short description of their issues and/or addictions and how they came about.)
Appearance: (Descriptive paragraph or a photo, or a mix)
Personality: (Descriptive and definitely no boring, perfect people or even semi normal people in this one.)
Brief History: (Doesn’t have to be too long, but fairly descriptive.)
Extra:
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Post by Chris on Feb 4, 2011 18:58:11 GMT -5
I remember this one! I'll see if I can find my original bio for The Vocals role. If I can't find it, then I'll get a new version up at the first of next week.
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Post by marie on Feb 4, 2011 21:03:49 GMT -5
Whoa, i remember this.. I'll have to see if I still have my bio for the Drummer in my files(:
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Post by Chris on Feb 7, 2011 19:01:36 GMT -5
Name: IsisNickname: IceAge: 25Role: SingerIssue(s): Ice has a bit of a drinking problem. Well, maybe that's an understatement. She tends to drink more at night, but does during the day as well, usually waking up in some random place with a pounding hang-over, not being able to remember how she got there. It started when she was sixteen, she used it as an escape from how horrible her life was, she'd been fighting with her mother, and walked out the door and went to the party. It was the first time she'd ever drank, and she hasn't quit since. Ice also has a very bad temper that she can't control, she has an extremely short fuse and the smallest things can set her off, that fuse gets even shorter when she's been drinking. Also, another issue for her, would be that she smokes...a lot, not exactly chain-smoking, but close. And of course, let's not forget her cussing that would make a sailor cringe.Appearance:Piercings: Ice's ears are triple pierced, in the first hole she wears a pair of earrings that has skull and crossbones charms on them. In the second and third holes, she wears small silver studs. The right side of her nose is pierced, and in it she wears a small diamond stud. She has snake bites on her bottom lip, and her belly button is pierced. Also, she has er- *clears throat* a few 'private parts' pierced as well.Tattoos: Tattoos are a bit of a weakness for Ice, which means she has several. She has a tattoo sleeve on her left arm, it starts at the top of her shoulder and ends at her wrist and the majority of these tattoos are made up of purple and pink colors. She has a tattoo on her left shoulder blade of a green Hummingbird. On her inner right is a tattoo of a black rose which has a thorny vine attached to it that wraps around her wrist. On her left outer ankle is a tattoo of a black heart with a silver dagger through it. On her right outer ankle is one of a lime green microphone. She has a tattoo of a scorpion on her lower right stomach.On the small of her back, is a tattoo of a fire-breathing Phoenix that covers the entire small of her back, the flames of it's mouth shoot up her spine, all the way to the base of her neck. Finally, on the back of her neck is a tattoo of the Japanese symbol for fire. Personality: There's one word that can sum up Isis: Bitch. Completely and totally. Isis isn't afraid of saying exactly what she thinks, when she thinks it, she loves pissing people off. In fact, it's a favorite hobby of hers to purposely push people to the point of snapping. Ice loves confrontation and always jumps at any chance of a fight. You could say that Ice even thrives on violence, and enjoys hurting others. Ice is extremely sarcastic, she's never without a very rude, and often offensive, remark for any situation. Ice doesn't think things through before she speaks, which of course angers most with whatever it is coming out of her mouth. If she finds someone's weakness, she makes sure to use it against them. Ice can also be very crude as well, always making offensive jokes and remarks. She has a very quick temper, always snapping at the smallest things, even if the person who pissed her off did so by complete accident, it doesn't matter to her. Ice is famously known for smacking people upside the head on a daily basis. Isis is very private, she keeps everyone that arm's length and the only emotion she shows is anger. Isis doesn't trust anyone, trusting only leads to trouble, and that's the only type of trouble that Ice doesn't want. Ice is also a pessimist, and usually can be found in a morbid mood.Brief History: Isis doesn't know who her father is, neither does her mother for that matter. She was raised solely by Rhonda. Rhonda, during her 'normal' times, loved Egyptian myth, and that's why she named her daughter, Isis, after the Egyptian Queen. Rhonda certainly didn't win any 'mother of the year' awards, but she had moments when she wasn't too bad, this time frame would take place between the ages of 1-3, 6-7 and 13. These were the years when her mother was clean, during those years, her mother would spend more time with Isis and acted like a real mother. As for the other years, her mother would fall back into her old habits, which meant that she was rarely home. And when she was, Isis had to stay out of her way, or face the repercussions. Her mother would bring home random dudes, and regular customers from the place she worked as an 'exotic dancer'. Who were not so nice to Isis, and some a too friendly. Ice learned to take care of, and defend, herself because of this, as well as the bad neighborhood that she grew up in. Isis earned the nickname of Ice when she was a young teen, because of her cold personality. She found she liked the nickname better then her real name and now prefers to be called Ice. Ice was sixteen when her 'issues' began and she's been in a downward spiral ever since. When Isis was seventeen, her mother's antics finally caught up with her. Ice came home one night to find that her mother had OD'ed. Thus leaving Isis completely on her own. She bounced around from various jobs, just trying to earn a living. One thing that Ice refused to do though, was resort to the career her mother had chosen. Isis has always loved to sing, it's the one thing that she truly loves. She's sang ever since she was a little girl, this finally came into play when she managed to land a gig at a local club, singing twice a week and earned a decent amount of money, enough to half-way cover the bills anyway, then she got a job working as a bar tender to cover the other half. Isis once thought the best thing that could have happened to her was when she landed the gig of singing for Free Beer, but since then it's turned into nothing but a nightmare. Extra:1) Ice absolutely HATES the bassinet, more then anyone else in the band, even though she doesn't like them either.2) Ice has decided that it's the manger's fault for the bands failure, after all it's their job to make them succeed, isn't it? So, she's decided that during this final tour, she's going to annoy them as much as possible.3) Ice loves parties, she truly fits into the classic description of a 'rocker' with her partying ways. She usually doesn't remember that much of the parties though, after she blacks out only to wake up in some random place.4) Ice is fluent in Latin. During those rare times that her mother was actually acting as a mother, Ice did fairly well in school, and Latin was her favorite subject.5) Ice actually knows a lot about Egyptian myth, also during her mother's 'normal' times, she taught Ice what she knew about it.6) Ice never graduated high school, she dropped out several months before it because of what happened with her mother and never bothered going back.
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Post by marie on Feb 19, 2011 18:45:43 GMT -5
Name: Brooklyn-Rose Nickname: Violet Age: 22 Role: Well Violet was the one that actually started the band, she's obsessed with music. Anything and everything about it is why she exists and is still alive today. She's the drummer, and pretty damn talented. Issue(s): She is a natural flirt, but it’s more of a game as the years came by. She is pretty good at doing what she does best, some call it trashy but she just thinks it is all a part of a game. Everyone has an addiction, she has more than one, and just sex is always on her mind. She can hold her own liquor, which means she likes going to parties getting drunk but most importantly it’s about getting laid. If she gets with you, trust me, you’re only going to be added in her little black book or her collection of people that she has fooled around with. She’s not shy when it comes to drugs or pills but she rather not kill her brain cells every night cause she does need some to keep focus on playing her instrument. Appearance: Tattoos: She has one on her .leftr arm/wrist is a heart with a music note of the eighth note, which is a solid dot with a stem that's a verticle line that has a flag, and it's intertwined with a heart, course, it's solid dot. One on the back of her neck of her full name in a Japanese symbol. On her right inner wrist, she has the japanese word 'Dragon'. Now on the upper part of her back she has three tattoos that goes together, meaning on the left shoulder blade is a tiger, middle a yin yang symbol, and right shoulder blade is a dragon. The tiger is orange and black, much like the real animal. Yin yang symbol is of course, black and white. And the dragon is red and black with green eyes. She has a plently of piercings. She has triple holds that have small black studs in them. Her right upper ear has a small black hoop in it. On the right side of her nose is pierced with a small black stud. She has a tongue piercing and the rod is normal metal coloring, however, the balls are black with a red dove on it. Her belly button is pierced and it's main part is a skull and crossbones Personality: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn. Oh I mean Violet, where to begin with this one . . .well she's a wild one, born and raised. She's got a lot of spunk that she'll talk back and stand up for herself. She's feisty, meaning that she'll kick your butt when you make her mad, which makes her fiery. She's highly intact with her humanity and her soul. She's hyper, well that's an understatement. She's the definition of 'bouncing off the walls.' She says stuff that's off the wall that you never know what to expect, well also doing. She's very random and you'll think that she's the most randomness person that you've met. But if you only knew what she doesn't say. Some say that she's blunt, yeah but she just thinks that she's being completely honest. She smirks at some stuff then she smiles at the rest. Everything is a game until she falls for . . . wait; she stays away from all forms of relationships. She’ll have a fuck buddy but that’ll all end if things start to get funny with emotions. She completely numbs her heart and she pushes people away a lot because she hates hurting people so she tends to keep people at arms length. She laughs at almost anything and has a strange sense of humor. If you weren't suppose to push the wrong buttons, it's Jags, she's the type of person that will actually sit there and plot her revenge. She lives her life to the fullest, there’s no doubt about that. She has determination of accomplishing even the hardest task, like staying alive. People often wonder why she's not in the loony bin since she can't stand still for nothing, it's like she has ADHD or something but she has ADHOS, Attention Deficit Oooh Shiny teehee. Other than her classic label as the wild child but she, also, has the label of the girl that will bring out a beat down when you deserve it. Brief History: Violet was born twenty-two years ago into a complicated family. To this day, she says that both of her parents are crazy as all get out. Her parents was Annabell and Bryan, that was very good parents but completely young at that point. Annabell was seventeen years old, while Bryan has just turned eighteen. So, that's why I said young. Bryan worked as Co-manager for a company but Annabell wanted to be a stay home mom since she had gotten pregnant, again after Brooklyn was almost one. So she was about a year older than her new brother, Bentley. Annabell was excited to have a girl and boy has her children, but to raise them she'd hate to take them to daycare or hire a babysitter and pick up a job. She became a waitress at Angel's Dinner for the day time and when Bryan had late days, she worked as a personal assistant to her little black book. Life was suppose to be great, huh? Well when Annabell's favorite child, Bentley developed an illness. Causing Bentley to get most of the attention, even more attention since he was the youngest child. Brooklyn slowly became aware that whatever she did, her entire existance wouldn't matter anymore. So, she slowly branched away from anything to do with family relationships. After all, they pretty much ignored her anyway. Except for her dad, Bryan . . since he's wife was basically a hooker, he retalated when his daughter was around fifteen when her body started filling out. He didn't look at Brooklyn as his daughter but as another girl that lived under his roof. He made her keep it a secret, so that's what she did. Trust me, theres more to this but she use to be so scared of sexual relations until highschool really kicked in on her junior year. She had a long string of boyfriends but once things got to serious, she broke things off until she met this attractive male, Richard. They did . . things . . together since he got her drunk alot so she'd give in. And things pretty much elevated from there with her sex life. Pretty soon, she became obessed with it, like mother like daughter, right? Well in this case, more than other traits. When she turned eighteen, she already had a job and an apparentment ready for her so she moved out right when the clock hit 12:01 she was in her new home. Oh, I almost forgot, Brooklyn started playing the drums by the age of six or so so she can hide how much it hurt to have any attention. Now that she was living alone, every night she practiced her drums, then went to go see who's pants she could get into for that night, she loved doing virgins as well as experienced men. Her friends well the people who talked to her called her the 'The V-card Snatcher". She started trying to gather talented people to start a band, Free Beer. It's the only thing that she felt like she could relay on and refuses to think that it's crashing right out from under her. It's the only thing that is truely keeping her from going insane or giving up. Extra: -Talented at what she does -Loves playing games -Sweet-talker -British accent -Hates Bryan, refuses calling him dad. -Dislikes her mom. -Envys how much Bentley gets attention. -Still likes Bentley though -Hates hurting people, no matter how much they hurt her -Keeps her past a secret -Blocks out emotions and doesn't get to close -the classic Wild Child-Damn, fucking awesome drummer(:
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Post by Chris on Mar 2, 2011 19:10:25 GMT -5
Name: James RavenAge: 25Role: The ArtistIssue(s): Gambling. James' addiction with gambling began slowly, when he was a teen, he use to gamble with his friends, he loved the rush he got whenever he would win, it wasn't even about the money, it was simply the thrill of the win. On his 21st birthday, his buddies took him on a trip to Las Vegas, which is when his problem truly began. James spent nearly the entire week in several different casinos, gambling the days and nights away. Since then, he's never been able to get enough, and has found himself in debt up to his ass over it.Appearance: Personality: James is...unique. He's actually a pretty nice guy, and even normal compared to the band, but he does have his quirks. James has a very mellow personality, and hardly anything ever manages to set off his temper. This is how he's managed to stay such good friends with the bassinet, because the bassinet's pessimistic attitude doesn't bother him in the slightest. Upon first meeting James, he appears pretty normal, and he is to an extent, but one of his quirks is that he believes in life on other planets. AKA aliens. So he tends to talk about this a bit. Another quirk is that he's a conspiracy theorist, he can find a way to twist any situation into someone purposely sabotaging it. All in all, James is a pretty friendly person, he's usually found smiling and cracking jokes. Even though he's a conspiracy theorist, he doesn't take much seriously, that's another odd thing about him.Brief History: If you're looking for some sort of sad, sob story about James' past, then you're going to be disappointed. James' past was pretty normal, boring even. He hails from a small town in Oklahoma, comes from an average, middle-class family. His dad worked a 9-5 job to support the family, his mother was a stay-at-home housewife. His older brother was the star quarterback for the high school football team. His younger sister was the Prom queen. James was never popular nor not popular during high school, he hung out with his tight group of friends, getting an average grade of B- and his only really crime was when his friends talked him into spray painting the "Welcome To Tulsa" sign after a few too many drinks at a party one night. James has always been a very good artist, from doodling in notebooks, to designing tattoos, there pretty much isn't anything he can't draw. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that he became a tattoo artist right out of high school. James has been good friends with the bassinet of Free Beer for some time now, and it's thanks to the bassinet that James managed to become the artist for the band, designing the band's merch, CD covers, posters, and anything else that they need him to design. James is actually the 'normal' one when you compare him to the band, he doesn't get drunk or stoned, or any of the other problems the band members has. But that doesn't mean that James doesn't have a demon of his own, his gambling problem is still in full swing. He asked his good friend if he could tag along with the group, because he claimed that he simply wanted to 'see the world', or as much of the world that the band would be touring through, that is. Sadly though, James has gotten himself into some pretty deep trouble, and that's the reason he needed to get away. He's gotten into debt because of his gambling problem, and the people that he owes his money to are pissed off that he hasn't paid up yet. Oh yeah, and the people that he owes money to? They happen to be sorta dangerous. Actually, that's an understatement since they happen to be some of the biggest loan sharks in Las Vegas.Extra: James hopes to one day open up his own tattoo parlor in New York City.
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Post by Shawn on Mar 9, 2011 11:21:15 GMT -5
Name: David “Davy” Kyle Age: 26 Role: Guitarist Issues: Davy's main problems is his heroin addiction, for the past few years he's been in and out of rehab but he can't stay off them for long. When he's not high he feels servery depressed, he can hide it well enough, most of the band is way too rapt up with there own issues to notice his. He's grateful for that to, he's not used to attention and tends to shy away from it. Davy has no family left and he's lost most of the friends he did have he's drifted apart from him. Appearance: Personality: Davy has always a loner, he never had close friends and spent a lot of time alone so he just grew accustom to it. He never really felt worthy of attention, and usually tried to stay out of the spot light. He's generally quiet, hangs back and observes things before joining in. It takes him a while to warm up to people though he can usually get along alright with most people, at least when he's sober. When he's not high or sober he's depressed, any confidence he had is shot and he does whatever he can to hide what he's going through from others. He hates sympathy and he hates talking about his feelings. Everything he needs to say is expressed through his music. He keeps every positive magazine article about himself in a folder in his backpack, just to try and remind himself that he does have talent. He tries to sound optimistic, though he doesn't believe a word he says, as a way to try and balance out the bassist's pessimism. He doesn't want to bring others down to where he is. When he's high he couldn't have a care in the world, the pain and sadness melts away and he's wrapped up in the euphoria. There is no in between for Davy it's either depressed or high. Brief History: Davy's life was never easy, not that he'd tell you about it; the last thing he's ever wanted is sympathy. He only has a few memories of his dad, who died when he was eight, but what he does remember was all good. His father died of a drug overdose and his mom had to work all the time just keep them from being homeless. He was alone most of them time, and it wasn't that his mom neglected him on purpose, there just wasn't enough time. Davy was always prone to being sick as a kid, and that plus his asthma got him labels as a loser in school. He was terrible with academics and sports weren't an option either. Being sick all the time kept him out of school a lot and gave him more time to practice guitar. The only real memory he had of his father was learning guitar from him as a kid, so playing always made him feel better. Then in high school things changed for him, he joined a few garage bands and he suddenly became cool. He still hated wasting his time in school, he knew he wasn't meant for a normal job, music was his only option. So at sixteen he dropped out and focused fully on his music. He was very talented and most of the bands he played with were with older guys, guys who were into harder drugs than he was ever comfortable with. When the hard stuff got passed around he tended to pass but eventually he got curious. He'd just lost his mom and he was depressed so he thought why not, who would it hurt. It was amazing, the pain was gone, everything felt so wonderful, and he'd never felt that good before. After that he started getting hooked but each time he tried it again it was never as good as that first time. Then without the drug he felt so depressed, he needed it just feel anything at all. But his habit was getting expensive and he'd taken a few beatings from unpaid loans already. He was in his early twenties, just out of rehab when he moved in next door to this chick who played drums like nothing he'd ever heard. It wasn't hard to hear the drums through the walls and after about a week he plugged in his guitar and played along with whatever she was playing. Eventually they got to talking and she mentioned starting a band, he was already in one at the time but left, as they really weren't as serious about the music as he was. But with all these shows he was around his vice again and when the band started to hit it big Davy felt the pressure and he needed his fix. Just before the album was released he checked into rehab again but when the band started to fall apart he needed something to feel good, and he's gotten a lot better at hiding it. Extra: Davy doesn't actually hate anyone in the band or around the band, it's too much effort, he just can't bring himself to care.
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Post by Shawn on Mar 9, 2011 11:32:12 GMT -5
Name: Oliver Carter Age: 22 Role: Reporter Issues: Oli hasn't really given in to a vice like the band he's trying to write about, he's kind of, well innocent. He's tired pot a few times sure, I mean he was in college, and he's had a few drinks before but he really can't hold his alcohol. He was always more focused on his goals than parting. He is a bit nervous around the band, and when he's nervous he can't stop talking. Appearance: Personality: Oli is friendly and generally pleasant to be around, he likes people though he has a tendency to feel anxious and that leads to excessive talking. He's optimistic and some what naive. He was sheltered as a kid and well most of his life, and tends to think others are as genuine as he is, but this is not usually the case. He's dedicated and will do whatever, as long as it's moral, to get his story. He wants to be successful to feel like his hard work and sacrifice to pay off. He has given up a lot be as successful as he is, while he's friendly and gets along with most people he has no close friends, he never had time. Music was his only escape from his hard work, when he listened he could relax. Brief History: Oli had a normal life, his parents were well off and he was for the most part happy. Sure it wasn't perfect but normal at least. He was gifted in school, not so much in math but he always tried hard to get top grades and was sort of a nerd in school. He tended to focus on the learning more than the social and always had a goal he wanted to achieve. He then attended college on a academic scholarship and majored in Journalism. While in college he worked in a store that sells used instruments and albums. He always loved music, and while he can play guitar alright he didn't have true talent for it. His talent was writing and he knew from a young idea that he wanted to write for a music based magazine. While in college he worked for a small independent magazine that struck it big before he graduated so after he got his degree he was hired him as an assistant. They got the okay from a record company to document the final days of the tour for Free Beer. Problem was no one wanted to spend that much time with a band so obviously on a downward and destructive spiral, well no one sane. Oli can be a bit naive, he loved that band and there was no way they could be as bad as everyone said and make the music they did. So this was his chance to prove himself to stop fetching coffee and actually write, so he volunteered and they gave him the story. Sure he didn't have to stay for the whole tour but he wanted to and they were fine with that too. So now he's stuck, on a bus full of crazy people for months trying to interview people so wrapped up in there own issues to focus. Extra: In addition to music and writing he loves comic books and scifi, bad movies and hot wings. He has a problem with saying no; Oli likes to please people. He's always had some trouble talking to girls, especially the ones he's attracted to and gets tongue tied, and he's never been successful at picking up woman. He's never had a girlfriend nor has he covered all the bases cough, virgin, cough. That last fact is one he doesn't generally share with people. He's also good with a camera, and photography was a hobby of his in high school.
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Post by marie on Mar 10, 2011 15:18:15 GMT -5
Okie, my brain is getting all messed up. Which characters need filling cause i'll happily do it if any of y'all are not doing(:
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Post by Shawn on Mar 10, 2011 20:50:04 GMT -5
SO really we need
The Manager The Bassist
and The Keyboards but this would work fine without them I guess, but the other two are needed more. and if you just wanna do one I can do the other.
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Post by Chris on Mar 10, 2011 20:53:51 GMT -5
I can take on another role if you want, Shawn, just let me know.
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Post by Shawn on Mar 14, 2011 9:56:13 GMT -5
yeah that be great, and if ya want make just a quick/short bio that way we can just go ahead and start
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Post by Chris on Mar 14, 2011 21:49:38 GMT -5
Name: ErebusAge: 25Role: The BassinetIssue(s): Erebus has had a drug problem for most of his life, but he's currently clean, though he still has trouble staying that way. Of course many others would say that his pessimism is an issue as well.Appearance: Personality: PESSIMIST.That is the best word to describe Erebus. Erebus never sees good in anything, and always points out every bad point he can possibly think of. He hates everything and everyone, and everything gets on his nerves and ticks him off. The only things that he likes is his bass and tattoos, and he tolerates James. Erebus definitely couldn't be called an egomaniac by any means, because he has extremely low self-esteem and thinks of himself as a freeloader in the band. He's always overshadowed by Davy, which of course annoys the hell out of Erebus, though deep down he believes that he deserves to be overshadowed. Erebus is the type to never crack a smile, and always tends to mope around. He's also extremely sarcastic.Brief History: Erebus doesn't talk about his past, it's not something he cares to relive since he didn't like going through it the first time around. His best friend James has managed to put a few pieces together, however. Mostly that Erebus was an orphan at a young age and grew up on the streets and living in homeless shelters. Erebus had a drug problem awhile back, twice, actually. First was when he was in his teens, he kicked the habit when he first joined Free Beer. But then fell back down that dark hole when they hit their peek, but managed to kick the habit for a second time, though he still has trouble staying clean. And now with the band falling apart, Erebus isn't so sure that he can continue to maintain stay off of them. Erebus started getting tattoos when he was 18, at first he was a bit stoned and just wandered into the tattoo parlor. But then he found that tattoos were therapeutic in a way, and continued to get them. So it isn't that big of a surprise that he became good friends with James, who was the tattoo artist.Extra: Erebus is not his real name, it's a name that he choose to go by when he joined the band. His real name is a mystery that only James knows. He choose Erebus after the Greek God Erebus that was the offspring of Chaos and the brother of Nyx. The God Erebus is known as the personification of darkness.
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