tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70790231145055283232011-12-04T21:29:05.527-06:00A personal blog about the German band Tokio Hotel. Reviews of songs, albums and general thoughts about them, their music, and the impact they've had on my life.Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.comBlogger841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-12632714340415721382011-05-08T11:32:00.001-05:002011-05-08T11:34:59.292-05:00

Tokio Hotel fans (Bill with a beard!?!) win!!! Go Aliens!!! Click the above link to view a video clip from Tokio Hotel congratulating fans on winning the O Music Awards Fan Army FTW contest.  I've seen a few stills from this vid commenting on what appears to be a beard on the chiseled chin of Bill. The stills looked photoshopped (stills sometimes look wonky and the lighting in the vid is

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-50940832007237642852011-04-26T18:56:00.002-05:002011-05-08T11:35:25.807-05:00

Are you a super fan? I am...and if you are, you can cast your vote like I did on the O Music Award Site and keep Tokio Hotel in First Place! (The Belieber's are catching up...don't let that happen!!!) There's just a little over two days left to vote.... Be an Alien like the rest of us!!!  MTV is ushering in the next wave of music award shows, and doing it online with the first-ever O Music

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-22181603402614212232011-04-14T13:18:00.001-05:002011-05-08T11:35:55.244-05:00

Tokio Hotel has a contest posted on their official Tokio Hotel home page announcing a chance to win a ring made from part of the stage set from the "Welcome to Humanoid City" tour. This is a follow up to the button sale fundraiser I posted about previously. The contest involves taking a pic of you wearing your buttons and runs till May 31, 2011. Winning photos will be put up on the Tokio Hotel

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-60373286614262010952011-04-01T15:56:00.004-05:002011-04-01T20:04:49.873-05:00

Tokio Hotel has begun a fundraiser for the Japanese Red Cross in the effort to help the earthquake and tsunami victims. They are offering a For Japan button set for a base price of $10.00US + S&H ($3.99US) with options to make an additional donation up to $25US.  Buttons are in pre-order status and will be shipped in 3-4 weeks. All profits will go toward the Japanese Red Cross Click HERE to

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-35312140207288060052011-03-31T19:20:00.000-05:002011-03-31T19:20:16.145-05:00

I'm so behind the times....so much has happened and I'm late to the party, as usual. So, in playing catch up with the boys, here's a picture from their L'Uomo photo shoot from last fall. I love the contrast of Tom's red shoes with the blue clothing and the fantastically ornate mirror and table. It's a well composted photo...and it's just plain hot as well!

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-35716637771812057592011-03-31T15:29:00.001-05:002011-04-01T13:31:15.632-05:00

Vote for Tokio Hotel!!! The voting is over for this and sadly Tokio Hotel lost to Paramore. Maybe next year.... Get to MTV now and vote for Tokio Hotel in MTV's March Madness. They're up against Paramore and it's neck and neck at the moment. Make your vote count! Go Tokio Hotel!!

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-5486962612241149802011-03-30T20:42:00.001-05:002011-03-30T20:44:07.509-05:00

My koi fish tattoo...upper left arm. I love my fish, I love the colors, the design and my fantastic tattoo artist Lenny at Steve's Tattoo in Madison, Wisconsin.   

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-39617291078335445862011-03-28T21:02:00.000-05:002011-03-28T21:02:33.296-05:00

Found this video on YouTube...I love Hey Du and the montage of photos is great...Enjoy!!!

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-4630413484154230322011-03-27T09:00:00.001-05:002011-03-27T09:07:36.811-05:00

It's hard to imagine that a band whose members are as young as Tokio Hotel can actually have enough material to put out a "best of" CD/DVD, but they do. In fact, they even have unreleased songs and new tracks on the double English/German CD set; "Madchen Aus Dem All" (2003) and "Hurricanes and Suns" (2009). And those makes a nice addition, giving us a whopping 18 songs on each CD. As with past

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-82270962129418591972011-02-09T07:54:00.000-06:002011-02-09T07:54:03.115-06:00

It's been a long year...and it's over. Finally. Starting new with the newly purchased "Best Of" CD/DVD set that arrived yesterday. Am currently listening to the German version CD. Nice that not all the songs are on both, it's a mix between the English and German. I'm not saying that quite right...lol. I'm out of practice describing things.

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-83382790945460354252010-01-16T18:57:00.002-06:002010-01-16T19:36:52.543-06:00

The last temp job let me go unexpectedly and I can't say I'm not unhappy or terribly disappointed, but surprised by the reasons (mostly mad because I was misunderstood)...but that's not important. The interesting thing is this:The call came on Saturday morning (I have a dedicated recruiter that keeps strange office hours, apparently just to tell me bad news) and earlier, after I let the dog out

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-65951675578463888792010-01-13T18:11:00.002-06:002010-01-13T18:16:15.401-06:00

I think I would like to go to a concert in Europe and I wanted to go to Paris in April...but I think now I would like to also go to Lisbon and visit Elsa...whom I have never met but who is my devoted follower on this blog. I think we would have a fantastic time at the concert, meet and greet the band and hang out together. How fun would that be !!!(waving at Elsa, across the ocean, 6 hours ahead

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-28967907072402623532010-01-11T16:57:00.009-06:002010-01-11T17:39:34.073-06:00

The lovely Tokio Hotel bracelet, BK star charm and Designers Against AIDS buttons arrived today. And they are fantastic. It's hard to judge quality online, but these are nice and hefty, not hefty like large, but substantial and good quality...and not cheaply made. The bracelet is kind of an odd size though: if I hook the hook in the round circle like it's meant to, I can slide the bracelet off my

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-50183383257858946552010-01-10T10:48:00.004-06:002010-01-10T11:28:38.411-06:00

New years are always rough for me...it's never a new fresh start, but a crashing end to the past year. It takes me the month of January to recover it seems.This time it's been medical and financial...but as always, I come out of it. Sometimes worse for wear, but at least I'm still here.Interestingly enough, with new meds for the migraines comes really interesting new dreams...seems all

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-80281400118604992842009-12-25T23:34:00.006-06:002009-12-26T00:06:26.967-06:00

Sometimes the best things in life are the simplest...and these are the best thing at the moment.Socks from Hot Topic. They are knee socks. Warm without being bulky, soft and comfy and they keep my legs and feet warm. The new job seems to be saving money by turning off the heat. I don't mind a cool room, but this place is actually chilly. But my new socks are fantastic.SO, if you're looking for

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-27993234633310463372009-11-27T07:33:00.002-06:002010-01-10T11:18:03.829-06:00

This has got to be my new favorite song...the German version. I like the English and I've listened to it enough to know it by heart, but I found the German version to listen to online at work. Whomever the girl is singing, she has the most amazing pure sound to her voice. I did a quick search and apparently she's uncredited, which is fine. I really don't need to know her name to love the

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-18762848704316161942009-11-24T14:05:00.003-06:002009-11-24T14:25:23.994-06:00

Is tell someone what to do...I have lots of opinions and am more than willing to share them, but rarely feel the need to out and out tell someone they need to make changes. And I really dislike capitalizing on what I feel is some media sensationalism and bad press as well...that's not my motive.Bill looks too thin and I think he needs to gain a little weight. I have an old...old...photo for a

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-91783735958101282312009-11-24T11:48:00.002-06:002009-11-24T11:52:55.936-06:00

Sometimes I get so lazy and unfocused and it drives me nuts. There is so much I want to do, to accomplish, but I get stuck doing mindless, stupid, time-wasting things. Or, I have the ambition, but I'm in the wrong place (example: I'm at work, writing a blog post. Supposed to be "working" not writing in the blog. But then I dream about work. Ugh...) Need a swift kick in the backside, or a long

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-38080009727609192232009-11-12T21:45:00.002-06:002009-11-12T22:30:31.761-06:00

Sometime this month is the year anniversary of first discovering Tokio Hotel...or rather finding a picture of Bill and wondering who the heck that was, what did he look like without the make-up and big hair (which I discovered was just as nice as he looks with) and why did they spell Tokio that way. So I found their site, listened to Scream and Monsoon and fell in love with the music. And then

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-67564914916196172402009-10-31T23:29:00.002-05:002009-10-31T23:39:41.246-05:00

I don't think I've ever complained about Tokio Hotel before...pretty much everything they do is okay by me...but...I really wish the 2 CD set of Humanoid sold in the U.S. had liner notes with the German lyrics. I know enough German now (that's what happens when you get obsessed with a German band; had it been the Jonas Brot...wait, I don't even want to finish that thought) that when I read the

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-79316459951892097812009-10-31T18:38:00.002-05:002009-10-31T18:50:00.894-05:00

Nothing here about Tokio Hotel except their name :)I colored my hair recently, from the boring brown to what the package called "Burgundy" and turns out to be a really deep dark red on me...makes me look 3 shades paler than my usual transparent skin...but the best is: I suddenly have green eyes.My eye color changes from blue to grey to greenish...but the red hair makes them green all the time.

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-58927322798485488282009-10-28T12:29:00.003-05:002009-10-28T12:36:50.579-05:00

Contemplating a major move of possessions, cat and offspring, and my first thought was "I wonder if there is anyone there that likes Tokio Hotel?" Promptly followed by "I can't move till after tour dates for 2010 are announced."I now plan major changes in my life around four guys from Germany and where they're going to be touring next year...I crack myself up sometimes.Hi to Elsa who stopped in

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-34421966258369265882009-10-18T20:13:00.004-05:002009-10-20T19:49:51.082-05:00

Check out the 100% Tokio Hotel on Tokio Hotel America fan club. They've got English sub-titles, which makes understanding the whole thing much easier, although I did actually understand some of what was said, if it was said slowly...i.e., anything not spoken by Bill und Tom, who speak way too fast for me to catch anything but the und, um, ja's...and I definitely want to catch everything they

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-61737392484902414302009-10-15T13:32:00.001-05:002009-10-15T13:34:03.839-05:00

Finally it's published on Associated Content. What better reason to listen to Tokio Hotel for days and days...I hope you enjoy.

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-30493933922560931112009-10-13T18:49:00.002-05:002009-10-13T18:52:41.815-05:00

Hey, from the Tokio Hotel site, and Tom's blog...Rock the Vote for Tokio HotelTokio Hotel - Tom's Blog - The 2009 MTV Europe Music AwardsShared via AddThis

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-62287827134247519482009-10-12T19:12:00.005-05:002009-10-12T20:24:10.086-05:00

Found this photo online, and there is nothing that makes me happier than seeing that big smile on Bill's face when he's performing. I miss that so much...I want to see that in person...and I will. But for now, seeing him with that big smile is making everything all right in my world. It lights up his eyes, his entire face. Lovely....And, the hair is fantastic. I prefer him with BIG hair...

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-21706250061395127042009-10-12T10:31:00.003-05:002009-10-12T20:31:23.321-05:00

I cannot say enough about this CD...I fall in love all over again listening to this. It has literally been playing somewhere since Tuesday: in the car, in the CD player at work, in my room on repeat at night, on the boy's x-box downstairs. I wake up singing (I wake myself up singing) ... lol.I did this with both Scream and Zimmer so I'm not surprised I'm drowning myself in their music, but this

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-1351868507475302692009-10-11T17:59:00.004-05:002009-10-11T18:06:25.593-05:00

She does wonderful drawings of Tokio Hotel...and other people too! (there are other people in the world, Carol...)My Sketchpad

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-80757093317111089972009-10-06T23:45:00.002-05:002009-10-06T23:51:22.171-05:00

That would be the fantastic new CD. Get thee to a Best Buy and get the two CD English bonus track CD along with the German version, for less than $15.00. How wonderful is that!!!It's playing in German upstairs and English downstairs. And as usual, I prefer the German, even though there are more songs on the English CD.Alex and I had to go for an hour car ride so we could listen (not sure why we

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-52932462362893167532009-09-29T17:41:00.002-05:002009-09-29T17:44:28.179-05:00

My CD player in the car loves me and apparently loves Tokio Hotel as well...when playing Zimmer, it will almost always play 5, 8, 10, 7 and 9 in that order, and then some combination of 1, 3, 12 and 4. It rarely plays 11, which I don't really like (yes, there is a TH song that I don't care for).I love that the CD loves the same songs I do...and plays them for me in the order I like them. Makes me

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-70002514089524520762009-09-20T19:07:00.004-05:002009-09-20T19:20:13.918-05:00

Completely forgot about Antonio Banderas as Armand and how gorgeous he is. And eternally elegant and charming and utterly captivating...until he bites you and you're dead. Always a touch of danger behind such elegance and beauty...the evil that lurks beneath the smooth rich surface, like the fetid sewer beneath the great jewel of Paris.

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-8803531205369925602009-09-20T17:35:00.002-05:002009-09-20T18:00:41.357-05:00

Twice in the past week I've had a dream and then had something from that dream occur during my waking hours...and once during the day I had a distinct impression of an event which promptly happened (something mundane but interesting...I had the distinct sensation of eating a sugar cookie; I could smell and taste vanilla and butter, feel the grains of sugar on my lips and the crumble of the cookie

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-10238881519688604602009-09-05T21:03:00.003-05:002009-09-05T23:16:17.004-05:00

I knew that Prom Night had a Tokio Hotel song in it, but none the less, when Donna walks down the stairs for the prom and By Your SIde plays, I still got all teary eyed and goosebumps...and then proceeds a slasher movie. But it had a Tokio Hotel song in it...and they play a whole lot of it!!!

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-24674111339859584072009-09-02T19:28:00.003-05:002009-09-02T19:38:18.622-05:00

Rummage sale of thoughts...The resident teenager is in love...which is odd, but nice. And being in that state, he's done his laundry, swept the steps and is currently walking the dog, which never happens. So, I'm all in favor of love, young or otherwise, if it gets the house cleaner and the dog walked. :)Patiently waiting for two things: pay from online writing, so I can buy Zimmer 483 for my mom

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-39699695107116128982009-09-01T11:34:00.002-05:002009-09-01T11:40:43.862-05:00

Posting from work with no access to photos, but really did not forget today is the twins' birthday. I did forget to post last night, but I also did remember to call the number and leave a message, so I get some points for, well, something :)I didn't realize I'd hear Bill with a message from the band, so I got a little flustered at the sound of Bill saying "Tokio Hotel" which I adore. Sounds so

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-44771589390734719532009-08-17T22:13:00.002-05:002009-08-17T22:18:34.392-05:00

I have become a lazy blogger...lol. But with the advent of a new album, a concert in Cologne and new hairstyles, I have made a commitment to write more here, and to start to write for Associated Content, since there are precious few articles about the boys there (boys..well, not quite so much anymore) and get paid for writing about a topic I love and for writing, which I say I love doing, but

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-85134597513007324422009-07-23T21:44:00.002-05:002009-07-23T21:54:00.556-05:00

Driving home from work, listening to NPR for the news...reached over and hit the CD button and random play selects An Deiner Seite...and at that precise moment, a rainbow appears ahead of me on the horizon...and as the last notes of the song fade away, so does the rainbow.I still get goosebumps thinking about it. Pretty freaking awesome....

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-69957467097609510822009-07-10T21:31:00.002-05:002009-07-10T21:37:57.313-05:00

I'm back to work at AE...they had another contract opening, so I am back at a place I grew to love working at. It was very nice to "come home" so to speak...I even had someone say welcome home when they saw me. So nice...plus I already know where the bathrooms are and have someone to eat lunch with...not like starting at a brand new place, or even worse, the first day at a new school. Oh, the

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-44027517486722054882009-06-18T21:27:00.002-05:002009-06-18T21:59:45.200-05:00

I'm still finding my Top 10 article out there on other sites...it's been copied and recopied and pasted and taken...but it's still out there. The latest is on deviantART, where someone started a journal based on my article...at least that's what I think happened. They were happy with the article and I'm happy that they found it.

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-3788581789428669552009-06-15T15:05:00.003-05:002009-06-19T11:59:12.528-05:00

My AC article has been copied onto several other fan sites, and even though it's without my permission, I cannot be angry or even begin to think about trying to ask them to take it down, not this article. This article was written for the love of writing, and writing about Tokio Hotel. And to share that love.But I've been reading the comments on those sites and I am so very touched and happy by

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-49881993336275724552009-06-11T08:42:00.002-05:002009-06-11T08:49:08.874-05:00

The Spain TH Groupies fan site copied my Associated Content article and added it to their site...with a link at the end. I'm happy to see it, and Bill at the top of the page, together... :)I'm a tiny bit annoyed they copied the whole thing...they did provide a link at the end, but since I earn money from that article and they basically stole it, I'm losing money.On the other hand, because it's TH

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-35122322232391783372009-06-02T17:04:00.007-05:002009-06-03T10:14:30.671-05:00

I get so excited when my articles get put on the same page as anything to do with Tokio Hotel...and the article on how to get one of their H&M t-shirts ended up on the same page of a site that has a Tokio Hotel page. So a picture of them is on the same page with an article of mine.Regardless of how the ended up there...it just makes me smile all over :) *sigh*Edit: So excited I am that I've

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-83441686142817060062009-06-01T11:53:00.002-05:002009-06-01T11:57:55.068-05:00

Listening to Nena from 1984 reminds me how exotic we all thought she was...all the boys wanted her..."German," after all, was foreign and therefore cool. Which she was, and is.I like her music a lot; she has such a clear pure sound to her voice.

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-13840383493345078632009-05-31T21:18:00.003-05:002009-06-01T11:40:23.420-05:00

My new favorite German words...along with unendlichkeit...infinity...somehow, somewhere, sometime... according to online translation, and sung in a different German voice...Nena's...who I know from long ago with 99 Luftballoons.They are so not English, combining letters my tongue has to work to pronounce...it's a good feeling when I finally get something that resembles what I hear.I think

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-19939812533598987822009-05-29T17:51:00.003-05:002009-05-30T12:44:48.971-05:00

My last day at AE...and I really liked that job. And they really liked me and tried so hard to find a way to keep me. But they took me out for lunch and offered references and took my contact information so they can keep in touch. And I made a new friend, so all is good.However...I seem to have broken the email there...I spent yesterday and today sending pics of Bill, and little video links to

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-23831000667977939112009-05-28T12:23:00.003-05:002009-05-29T17:51:46.341-05:00

Ever have a dream and wake up and think it was real? Or have left over emotions from it? Sure you have...Anyway...so I'm standing in line waiting for autographs...I'm in Minneapolis and it's cold...which it always is in Minnesota...and Bill is first coming down the line and all the teeny girls are screaming in my ears...I'm holding my own at the front of the crowd...and here he comes, and I hold

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-37691665253899778572009-05-27T21:17:00.003-05:002009-05-28T07:24:12.876-05:00

How to Get the Tokio Hotel Designed H&M and Designers Against AIDS T-Shirt eHow.comShared via AddThisPossibly the longest title in history, but it's hard to write a how to about buying a T-shirt when it has to be a 150 word minimum.

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-6841484114228833452009-05-24T13:15:00.007-05:002009-05-24T13:22:56.517-05:00

Finally got a picture of most of my tattoo...and I finally get to see it as well, as it really is, not the mirror image.Kinda freaks me out, since I've had it for almost 2 months, but haven't really had a chance to enjoy it.

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-42943839731128295302009-05-20T10:08:00.003-05:002009-05-23T09:46:29.851-05:00

I am feeling more than the usual warm and fuzzy feelings for Tokio Hotel music today...I'm almost giddy listening. I found an online source I can stream here at work (shhh...) so I can listen to Unendlichkeit and Freunde Bleiben which I love.But I'm also wondering if this spine tingling feeling has some other reason causing it...we'll have to wait and see...Edit: It was higher than normal

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-90727365051002766862009-05-20T07:22:00.002-05:002009-05-20T07:34:22.797-05:00

I'm so looking forward the the 3 day weekend...although no holiday pay, I've got a list of articles to write, several of which are for Associated Content about Tokio Hotel. My first piece has gotten 39 or so views and earned six cents...but I didn't write it for the money; that piece I wrote for the joy of writing about Tokio Hotel music. The others will be written because I thoroughly enjoy the

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-19438156808844022402009-05-13T18:25:00.003-05:002009-05-13T18:32:48.346-05:00

I can't believe I thought this today...I was actually not listening to a CD, but had a song running through my head, as usual. (I get teased about the "voices in my head" being in German.)And I thought "There's always a song playing in my heart..." meaning to think "there's always a song playing in my head."Song playing in my heart? My conscious mind and I think my sub-conscious has made these

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-31880624979200720362009-05-12T20:20:00.002-05:002009-05-12T20:35:29.812-05:00

My kid took the Scream America! two-song single (I keep getting hung up on "two" song "single," but I digress) to a friend's house so he could listen to the remix. So Alex showed the CD to a few friends (girls) to find out if they thought Bill was attractive (lol...the obvious answer would be yes). Shockingly enough, not every teenage girl here knows who TH is.It seems there is a huge vacuum here

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-66140402257288366572009-05-11T17:53:00.003-05:002009-05-12T10:19:10.022-05:00

The current temp gig is coming to an end...sadly, cuz I like this one. But they're not hiring; bad economy as usual.So...Highly organized administrative assistant, detail oriented, dedicated, adaptable, flexible, available June 1st...if it were possible to work in a reference to Tokio Hotel in there I would. I don't speak German (I don't think phonetic pronunciations of Reden lyrics count). *sigh

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-1028986517151071912009-05-08T20:22:00.003-05:002009-05-08T20:38:35.814-05:00

How fun to write about Tokio Hotel...and get paid. I'm looking forward to writing more articles on the guys. Check out the article (click on the title above)...my pick of the top 10 Tokio Hotel songs. For the 2 other people who read this, I'd be interested in hearing what your picks are. Tokio Hotel fans seem to be drawn to certain songs, and they also seem to be different for everyone. Which is

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-86804184920557295242009-04-21T07:31:00.002-05:002009-04-21T09:13:18.414-05:00

I write online how-to articles at eHow.com...and decided to check out Associated Content, since their format isn't so much "how-to" as actual articles, and since I seem to be a bit wordy in my writings. So, they have suggested topics and since I'm new, I thought I'd take a look. And what do I find but this... "Submit your take on the ten best songs by your favorite recording artist. Provide

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-57946167837564950272009-04-18T11:39:00.002-05:002009-04-18T11:56:23.954-05:00

Because sometimes I love the sound of my own prose, I posted this on The Official Tokio Hotel Fanclub site...and there is just so much more I feel (heart sick is one feeling) that can't be put into words. Other than I'm way too invested in the lives of people I don't know.Is that the definition of an obsessed fan? Would I be a stalker? I'm sure if I saw any member of Tokio Hotel on the street, my

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-55070376910768981012009-04-17T16:13:00.003-05:002009-04-18T11:39:43.615-05:00

I have had ... words...anxiety...fear of the unknown...for the past 2 days. Words I can't express and anxiety and fear that no one else would understand. This is the reason I hate the internet...and love the internet at the same time. There's too much information, and not enough contact.I cannot comment on what happened, since 1) I wasn't there, 2) I've only read one side of the story, 3) I don't

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-17196801952438165522009-04-11T19:11:00.002-05:002009-04-11T19:57:17.095-05:00

...with everything. Really...perfect music to garden by, listen to in the car, go to sleep to...listen to at work, write to. Anywhere. There is so much to hear in the songs, and if taken literally, there are actually lots of lessons to be learned and applied to life. Well, not all of them, but many.And I am so waiting for some new music. I'm so curious to know what they sound like as they grow up

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-89801233825339618862009-04-06T16:48:00.004-05:002009-04-06T17:18:28.412-05:00

I've had my beautiful Japanese dragon tattoo since Friday...it itches now, which is normal, but is healing well. It took 2-1/2 hours...not as long as we originally thought, but still a chunk of time. My artist said if it were he, he'd have split it into two sessions, but then again, he said he's a wimp when it comes to pain.And since then, all kinds of nice little things have been happening...

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-21370227318642468452009-04-02T16:10:00.003-05:002009-04-07T08:20:03.630-05:00

By this time tomorrow, I will be inked...it's like waiting for Christmas, my birthday and a trip to the dentist all rolled into one. I was told to expect 4 hours...so I'm getting prepared for that. I'm just so damn excited. I didn't get a sketch because he's going to draw the design tomorrow, on me...and not do a stencil. I'm hoping to get a photo afterwards...since it's on my back, I'll never

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-71809990065965795852009-03-30T17:54:00.003-05:002009-03-30T18:01:20.261-05:00

Since Georg, wherever he is, is probably 6 hours ahead of where I am and it's 6:00 p.m. here, I'm safe in saying Happy Birthday and not being early, and on the remote chance he reads this, it would be his birthday.So, Georg, wherever you are, have a wonderful day...I hope you get to spend it doing something fantastic, and with family and friends.Best wishes for a wonderful year as well.Carol

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-47142838894435922922009-03-29T09:42:00.007-05:002009-03-30T07:24:00.091-05:00

Not literally is Bill a dragon, nor will he be my tattoo... or Tokio Hotel either...I've decided, finally, on my first tattoo design...although I knew it would be a dragon, but not a Japanese dragon, on my upper back. And it took some research to find out why I wanted this particular dragon.I believe images and visions appear to us for a reason, and sometimes it's up to us to determine what they

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-34893642705750270612009-03-23T20:34:00.003-05:002009-03-23T20:45:45.782-05:00

For the two other people that may have read this blog and wondered where I've been...I've been nowhere, but my blog settings got changed (that would have been me changing them and not paying attention) so I was typing in Hindi for a time, and not being able to figure out what was going on.No great loss...have not had much to say anyway. Had a fantastic post all ready in my head, after drinking

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-6517703222957298922009-03-12T19:56:00.003-05:002009-03-13T20:02:01.974-05:00

Suddenly everywhere I look, there is Heidi Klum, another German beauty. I know there is a new Victoria's Secret campaign for the perfect bra, but before the commercials started, I happened to catch an hour show about her, and I know there's a comment on one of the Caught on Camera videos where the guys go to Los Angeles and I think it's Bill that says they're going to see Heidi Klum. And at the

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-42259063705969397402009-03-09T16:12:00.003-05:002009-03-09T16:32:25.829-05:00

Bill's possible/potential/unknown-if-real new look. Well...first off, it's his hair. His to cut, or color, or play with extensions, or braids, or whatever.It's his and has been ever since he decided not to be like everyone else. Which he still is...not like everyone one else. And now he's not even like himself from last year. Which to me seems just like him.Change is good...new year, new songs,

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-87433314283548681162009-03-07T08:43:00.005-06:002009-03-11T18:05:35.087-05:00

And last but certainly not least...a day with Gustav. To be honest, I know the least about Gustav, mostly because he isn't as vocal as some of the members of the band. So....this would be an opportunity again to get to know what someone thinks about their experiences and what it's like to be a rock star at such a young age.From someone who seems to have a wonderful sense of humor, just not as

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-49534239775037386022009-03-05T17:04:00.002-06:002009-03-05T17:18:06.893-06:00

Tom...there is only one thing I can think of to do with Tom in my fantasy get-to-spend-time-with-one-of-the-guys-day...go-carts.I love to drive........fast (I have the tickets to prove it). And I think it would be kick ass to compete. I've never driven a go-cart, but as long as someone shows me where the gas pedal is, I think all will be good.Just the gas pedal...brakes are for wimps.

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-43872631436738745542009-03-04T16:31:00.002-06:002009-03-04T16:49:08.785-06:00

So if we're spending one fantasy night with Bill...I think we should also be able to spend quality fantasy time with the other guys....let's start with Georg, since it's his birthday month.I think a day in a city he's familiar with, because here....well, there is absolutely nothing to see, and a tour of my town would take about 10 minutes, and besides, this is my fantasy...taking a long walk...

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-17289243706348892242009-03-01T16:19:00.006-06:002009-03-11T18:18:06.001-05:00

Apparently March will also be the birthday month for the Tokio Hotel Lobby website.Finally...the thing I wanted to do first, which seemed to be the most important to me...like the cornerstone...the blog was secondary. Getting back to playing music was important, but was again not my focus. But, as with most things in life, they don't go as planned.I have a blog, which I actually love more than I

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-14369000695627277692009-03-01T15:11:00.005-06:002009-03-03T21:31:38.481-06:00

There was a post on Yahoo questions, which made me smile...(it's such a teenage girl question): if you could spend the night with Bill...and this struck me as funny...if he liked you well enough to hang out the next day with you, what would you wish to have happen.I'm sure all the teenage girls who read that all had pretty much the same thoughts...in my wildest fantasies, I'm sure mine were the

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-39883276117907121082009-03-01T14:50:00.009-06:002009-03-04T16:30:07.757-06:00

I think everyone should get to celebrate their birthday month, week, and day...and since this is March, it's Georg's turn (and my son, who's birthday is the 25th).So to Georg....Happy 22nd Birthday Month!And I found this beautiful picture, done by =noei1984 at deviantART....there are beautiful portraits for all the guys there, so I think I'll use them for their birthday posts as well. Check out

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-37355381839582105812009-02-28T17:38:00.007-06:002009-02-28T22:07:34.845-06:00

Just random things that I found interesting:I've read that one of Bill's favorite movies is Labyrinth...which starred David Bowie...andDavid Bowie did the voice of Maltazard in the English language version of Arthur and the Invisibles...andBill did the voice of Arthur in the German language version of Arthur et les Minimoys...andHe got to work with Nena, his favorite singer, who did the voice of

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-14195627053477252402009-02-26T15:54:00.005-06:002009-02-27T15:57:40.575-06:00

I got this alert in three different places, so I'm actually current with a bit of Tokio Hotel related information. It's never been my goal to be the first and foremost with stuff, but still...these are pretty wicked mosaics. Sadly, I have no digital camera, so no image of me is in them. Ah well...They are the same, yet slight different...just like another set of twins we know....hmmm....

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-89061824410659530522009-02-25T16:31:00.004-06:002009-02-27T15:59:14.722-06:00

I'm wondering how many English speakers prefer to listen to Tokio Hotel in German? I do, for the most part, but because I cannot not sing along with them, I listen to English versions. I think something gets lost in translation, although I think they do a wonderful job, because I don't think English is the easiest language to translate into, or learn, for that matter. And everything sounds better

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-27592156755740095072009-02-24T16:20:00.004-06:002009-02-24T16:37:04.192-06:00

I so wish I could find the a capella version of Monsoon (it should be over on the right there, in the Youtube video links if you'd like to take a listen) on CD. Maybe it does exist, but I'm just not finding it.A capella originally was how religious music was sung (a capella means "from the chapel or church...history lesson for the day) and there is something so perfect about listening to a pure,

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-91615704397689143712009-02-20T18:39:00.002-06:002009-02-20T18:46:59.298-06:00

I was in my own Tokio Hotel alerts in my email today...and for some reason I'm just so totally blown away by that. I'm such a geek. I scrolled down through all the sites listed and saw "Better Living Through Tokio Hotel" and then "Beautiful Words About Bill" and realized it was my blog...Anyway, if I can ever figure out how to make the Tokio Hotel Lobby website work, then I can search for myself

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-49290818282383065352009-02-19T16:56:00.004-06:002009-02-20T07:42:19.351-06:00

This was in my email alerts today and it's just so true and beautiful, I felt like sharing with the whole two people in the world who see this and might not see the TokioHotelAmerica site. I've thought the same thing so often, after watching vids of the European tour and the American tour. Such beautiful words and so eloquently written:Beautiful words about Bill February 18, 2009 by

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-30473254646533705512009-02-18T19:58:00.007-06:002009-06-29T09:00:51.560-05:00

Well, that's a dramatic title for a post... geez....makes me roll my eyes just to read it.I should know that some lyric of some Tokio Hotel song, listened to in English, will hit a nerve...it was By Your Side today. It usually makes me misty anyway, but today was worse. I should know better and listen to it in German, so I don't always know what the words are (or I can pretend I don't know).Whiny

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-56468201935899786322009-02-15T16:02:00.006-06:002009-02-16T19:33:12.353-06:00

For God's sake, if you're reading this, find your passion young, and pursue it like there is nothing else you'd ever want to do....don't wake up one day at 47 sitting in a cubicle in someone else's office, wondering where the hell your life has gone. Even if you have no great passion in your life, at least find some direction to go that's more fulfilling than just drifting along to the next...and

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-59762512736012363312009-02-06T08:27:00.002-06:002009-02-06T11:21:07.255-06:00

Oh, my God, you'd think I'd died and gone to heaven....I've found sheet music online for many Tokio Hotel songs, particularly An Denier Seite (Ich Bin Da).......which I can't listen to without get all misty.So, I'm not sure how I'll actually be able to learn to play it...my violin will warp from the tears. (I'm so melodramatic...lol)At any rate, an instrument that I have not played in over 30

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-79257157644478706862009-01-31T12:04:00.002-06:002009-02-11T20:05:30.391-06:00

In a book I like by Ann Patchett, called bel canto, the character Roxane says, "People love each other for all sorts of different reasons...most of the time we're loved for what we can do rather than for who we are. It's not such a bad thing, being loved for what you can do.""But the other is better," Gen said."Better. I hate to say better, but it is. If someone loves you for what you can do then

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-76808365733726814272009-01-28T13:13:00.001-06:002009-02-06T11:22:54.028-06:00

Three quarters of the members of Tokio Hotel are Virgos...the sign of the zodiac known for their perfectionistic ways. Bill says he wants everything perfect...stressing out over the details and not wanting to make mistakes.Not wanting to make mistakes...it holds me back (I'm also a Virgo, a perfectionist person, hardest on myself than anyone else would ever be). Holds me back from doing new

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-73646504396441680612009-01-24T19:46:00.001-06:002009-02-06T11:23:21.332-06:00

I was just watching the concert footage on Youtube from the Zimmer 483 tour...what an amazing feeling it must be to stand on stage in front of a huge crowd of screaming teenage girls, and have them sing your song back to you...I love watching the looks on the faces of the band, as the whole crowd sings back to them. What must it feel like to have that kind of support from fans? I get goosebumps

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079023114505528323.post-45478088254475986232009-01-24T14:13:00.001-06:002009-02-06T11:23:41.077-06:00

Like a blank piece of paper....and my mind goes completely blank. I've been writing entries in my head for over a week, just waiting to do this...Well, I guess I could start with the name of the blog. Obviously I'm a fan, and most of my musings over the past days (months) have been about Tokio Hotel and what I'd write. What I'm listening to, what I'm reading about, thinking about a website I'd

Carol McKenzienoreply@blogger.com0