Hanson- Page 2

[thatgirl712]

Posted: 5/6/08 at 1:18pm

Thanks for passing this along.

[snl89]

Posted: 10/15/08 at 5:04pm

Bumping this from obscurity because of 2 things:

1) I just discovered this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgqstPWFOo and I think it's pretty incredible <3

(however, Dear Zac,
Pleeease cut your hair darling! You're sooo adorable and good looking, and your hair was PERFECT back in early 2007. But now you've let it grow and it's become this mullet-like thing and.. it's not so flattering. Cut ittt. :P Or at least keep it pulled back in a pony tail, because THAT'S actually really hot on you)


2) I am totes hitting up their concert at the Nokia theater in NYC this Monday!! I had known it was coming up and everything for a while, but I'd kept forgetting to check exactly what date it was, and then I checked and it happens to be right in the middle of a 4 day weekend for me I was like "YESS!!" I don't even care if no one from my school wants to go with me. If worst comes to worst I'll go by myself and have a ROCKIN' time. *le sigh* I need my Hanson fix

Updated On: 10/15/08 at 05:04 PM

[StockardFan]

Posted: 10/15/08 at 5:07pm

Wait a minute. The kids from Hanson are dads?

[snl89]

Posted: 10/15/08 at 5:12pm

^lol, yup :) Even Zac, as of earlier this year!

[StockardFan]

Posted: 10/15/08 at 5:19pm

Wow, that REALLY makes me feel old!

[snl89]

Posted: 10/19/08 at 10:29pm

^haha, nahhh they just have a tendency to start things young :P I mean, if you think about it it kind of makes sense that they would get married and start families young, because they've WORKING professionally (as in doing payed gigs) since they were like 6, 9, and 11 years old! lol

For those interested, the baby count is now:
Ike and his wife- 2
Taylor and his wife- 3, soon to be 4
Zac and his wife- 1
:)




anyway, on another note
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwX5SArqGKU

NEW MUSIC!! I've been rusty on my Hanson-following lately so I totally have not heard so many of the brand new songs that they've been introducing on this latest leg of the Walk Tour. I am definitely OBSESSED with the one posted above. They do not disappoint. Ever. <33



OH, one more very awesome thing:
http://www.takethewalk.net
I would love their music no matter what, but the fact that they're wonderful human beings makes me immensely PROUD to be a fan :)

Updated On: 10/19/08 at 10:29 PM

[snl89]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 2:31am

effing. AMAZING. day <33

very exhausting and I'm about to fall asleep AS I type this, but. Amazing.

This was my first time doing the walk, and it was SO inspiring. Aaand I got to walk next to Zac the whole time, interrupted only by a brief walk alongside Ike instead :P Fun. Times. No seriously though, it was amazing to hear them talking to various people about what they've been doing, and why, and all that. Again, very inspiring.


And... walking barefoot through Times Square actually wasn't quite as bad as I expected it to be. haha. I kept my shoes on for the first quarter or so of it, and then we stopped and Tay started talking about how "you're not going to be pressured any more beyond this point, but we really do encourage people to try walking the rest of the mile barefoot", and I was like "well, heck Taylor, now that you make me feel like a complete jerk if I don't do it!..*takes off shoes and socks*" But yeah, it wasn't that bad, and the whole experience was amazing :)



Sorry, long ramble, but yeah. Hanson concerts= the greatest of life :)

Updated On: 11/30/08 at 02:31 AM

[snl89]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 10:37pm

Ok, even though I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who even reads this thread (haha), I'm bumping it anyway, for a good reason:

The Hanson "Take The Walk" book just came out. Yes, they wrote a book. And, just like The Walk itself has been extremely inspiring, so is the book. Or, well, I haven't actually gotten it myself yet, but there is a preview online, and just the introduction alone is quite... special.

So, because I'm a dork and obsessed, I actually typed up the entire introduction from the preview online, and wanted to share it in case anyone DOES happen to read this and care. :) It's long, but also beautiful so please do read it!!

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INTRODUCTION (as written by Taylor):

We do not believe we have the power or resources to address a problem that the world’s governments and experts have not solved. We did not receive a privileged perspective on issues of global importance when we earned our first gold record. We are just three brothers from Middle America who like to make music, and have had some luck at it. But we have taken a walk… a walk that has shown us the heartbreaking reality of challenges in Africa, on the ground floor, face to face, the magnitude of which I don’t think any of us will ever be able to fully comprehend.

Isaac, Zac, and I (Taylor) have experienced this journey in different ways. Through the pages of this book, I will navigate our journey to Africa and back again, but ultimately it is a story of a band walking through unfamiliar territory, learning and putting together the pieces of one of the greatest challenges of our time.

The story is about a connection with an emergency halfway around the world from our origins, in an average American town. The journey has opened our eyes to the immense pain and suffering in Africa. It has both weighed us down with sadness and strengthened us with hope.

Along the road we had a realization: Everyone waits, everyone thinks their role is too small, and everyone feels that the problem is not theirs until it lands on their doorstep. True, our actions do not suddenly become large just because we engage with global issues. In fact, our actions are dwarfed by the mass proportion of the challenges in places like Africa. Yet we discovered that we had to simply engage as individuals, one by one, to begin to make the difference that is necessary.

We live in a generation where anyone can touch the other side of a planet with one click of the mouse. Our instant access to different cultures, people, organizations, and institutions is unprecedented. There are channels of communication, information and donation available to us that were unimagined just a few years ago.

We live in a time where bloggers with a passion for helping the sick and poor in Africa can raise support by posting photographs online; when businessmen can dedicate a portion of their profits to help a hospital in Africa combat HIV/AIDS; and artists can give of themselves so that Africans can have access to clean water in their villages.

The question is, with such resources at our fingertips, and access to a wealth of knowledge and privilege, do we know what we are fighting for? More challenging yet, do we know what we are living for? Many of us in the Western world have never thought we could lose what we have been given by those who have preceded us. Strangely, our only hope for discovering our own purpose might lie in looking at great challenges beyond our comfort zones.

We assume that like us, most people reading this book are not experts in humanitarian aid, already well-versed in the challenges in sub-Saharan Africa. Most are not ready to quit their day jobs tomorrow and respond to a global challenge. Many of us want to respond with compassion, but are halted by the larger-than-life hurdles in our path.

The struggle is to get off the starting line, to move beyond caring a speaking and begin doing. The challenge is to Take The Walk. And that is why we are writing a book.

Almost everything of value in our lives began with one very basic idea: start with what you have, open the door in front of you, and move forward until you run into the next one.

This may sound overly simple, but it was how our career in music started and pretty much sums up everything that followed. We took what we had- a love for songs, a few instruments, and each other- opened a door, and kept going until we found ourselves in front of another door. Of course, many of those doors were not unlocked and not all of them led us where we hoped, but through our music, this walk has taken us deep into the lives of people we could never have imagined. I now wonder whether all along, the journey was leading us to awareness, to action and to hope.
_____________________


Beautiful and inspiring, no? :)

and if you want to see the actual preview of the book, it's located at:
http://www.takethewalk.net/book/



I am just so immensely proud of everything they're doing, and feel like the LEAST I can do is spread the word. So, if you feel the same, please buy the book! And let other people know about it too!