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Greetings from Germany!
Hey everyone,
Neil here. I thought I'd drop a quick line and tell you what's up. We got to Amsterdam today and have been cruising around checking it out. It's an awesome sunny day and we're gonna be heading up to the venue to do soundcheck very shortly. We're playing at the Heineken Music Hall tonight here in Amsterdam. Last night was Dortmund, Germany...great show. Thanks to everyone who was there rocking out with us!
It's a bit tricky getting some regular food to eat (I don't like taking a chance eating something sketchy right before I have to play drums). Brad and I were at a pub and ordered what we thought were pork chops....ended up getting what translates to "Suckling Pig." I'm not going to describe it because I feel kind of guilty....I'm blaming that one on the language barrier.
We brought a portable studio setup with us over so we can continue writing while we're in Europe. We like to record the writing sessions, since some of us have pretty bad short term memories and we don't want any great ideas to slip away! We ended up writing most of "Animal I Have Become" on the bus last time we were in Germany in '04. It's cool to be creative while you are outside of your normal element...sometimes you end up with a different perspective on your music.
Anyways....if you're coming out to the shows....we'll see you then...if not....we'll see you later.
NEIL
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haha
awwww, don't worry guys. i went to germany to visit family, and they made suckling pig too. it's okay. lmfao. it's a german dish that everyone eats. awesome about the setup
we all know that the new 3DG CD is gonna be killer, like all the other ones! stay safe guys! and maybe stay away from any more odd sounding german dishes 
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We are the ones, we get knocked down, we get back up and stand above the crowd, we are ONE
great to hear from you Neil!!!!!
glad to hear you're enjoying the tour!
and yeah definitely take your time on
the new CD, it'll be great no matter what!
and have fun touring.
lots of love and support,
tdgfanforlife
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We are the ones
We get knocked down
We get back up and stand above the crowd.
Great concert!
That show in Dortmund yesterday was probably the greatest gig in my whole life.
It was great to see you after all the years of waiting. Haha, I remember when we were standing inf front of your tourbus... and you came along and made photos with us. That's such an amazing memory
I hope you enjoy your stay here in Germany and I'm gonna see you guys in 10 days again *-*
Your freaky german fan
JULIA!
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I ♥ Three Days Grace!
please come to Hungary
i hope that you will come to Hungary one day... i belive in you..
<3
Thanks for the update!
glad to hear you guys are having a great time in germany!
hope those ideas for the new cd are coming along great! Cant wait to hear them
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Three Days Grace February 8!!!!!
Sweeet.
Great to hear from yah, Neil!
I'm sure all the shows over there will be amazing!
Can't wait for the new record!
Hi Neil!
So wonderful to hear from you, Neilio.
Hope you're all having loads of fun in Germany.
Good luck and best wishes for all your upcoming shows and the record-writing on the tour bus!
Love always,
Maddie =]
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So here I go again,
Chasing you down again,
Why do I do this...
Hi Neil =D
Great to hear from you Neil! Sorry to hear about the Suckling Pig =( Cant wait for the new CD ^^
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XxxNow Or Never To DecidexxX
Hey
Love u guys cant wait for the new record
That would be awsum
U have to tour in Australia.
<3
!!!
guys you were awesome in heineken music hall !!!!!! never gonna forget you guys and never forget the night that you playd keep rockin !!!!!!!!! and come back to holland with a own concert
!!!!!!
International food!!!
Hey Neil...
)
if u add Italy at your tour in Europe...u could describe easily what u eat...
what about spaghetti?
or pizza?
Italian food is international!!!!
(Germany fans, don't misunderstand me...I'm not trying to criticize your food!!!
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By G.J.
Yesterday...[L] =)
You guys were so awesome!!!! =)
Yesterday I waited 12 hours in front of the Heineken Music Hall for you!!
And it was all worth it!!
I stood in front of the stage and I caught a plectrum [L]!
And the beginning of your performance was like really cool with the sounds of the song Burn and then Animal I have become!
I hope you'll perform another time in the netherlands and you'll have your own concert!!!
-xxx-Tania
Very interesting
That you guys got the main idea of the song "Animal I have become" here. Maybe Europe is a good insperation to you and you also get a new idea for a new song here. Would be quite cool!
Like to get to know how your songs developed, it's really fascinating me!
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Johanna
Fun fun
Sounds like you guys are having fun! I've always wanted to go to Germany... but I think I'd stick to fast food or something to avoid mix ups like yours. lol. At least it's something to remember. Glad to hear you guys are enjoying yourselves. Keep on rocking! =)
good 2 hear from u
wow... sounds like a lot of fun there in Germany. man, don't you just hate when other languages are soooo comfusing and you wind up eating or saying something that you don't mean to eat or say. yeah... i know what you mean about not eating to much before performing, since i get so nervous in front of people esspecially if i have a flute solo or something in the high school band. anyways thanks 4 checking in with us. =]
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I got some good news for you hhuuuhhhh?!
I lurv you Neil
Lol, i love your music. It's simply beautiful. So, you guys seriously need to come near Kansas. I have been waiting .... Alol, Germany sounds awesome!!!! I have always wanted to come to Europe. I want to see the place where Anne Frank stayed during the Annex... Oh wellz, GOOD LUCK!!!!! I Love You!!!
It was nice to hear from you again. I can't wait until the new album. But you can't rush perfection. It will be so awesome, i can't even imagine ... New Songs, New Beginning.
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I don't know what to say,everything has stopped. I'm alive, but I don't feel anything.It's like looking down at yourself from an out of body experience. You see yourself, but it hurts to know that you can't move without feeling pain.
Post from a German Fan!!!
Hi Neil,
I saw you yesterday in Stuttgart!! Thanx for your stick you thrown directly to me (stand in front of the stage). I have sung all the eight songs you played as loudly I can to show you guys that you have German Fans too.
I hope you'll get it.
You know I just bought the ticket to see Three Days Grace because I become a big fan of your music as I saw you 2004 as a support act for Hoobastank in Stuttgart (LKA).
Great concert yesterday. Sound was sometimes a little bit strange. Sorry for that.
About German food: we have not only suckling pig
It is too bad, really. Next time you order a "Schnitzel mit Pommes" means a cutlet (I think) with chips. You'll get it anywhere in Germany. You know we have regional differences. But you will find a lots of international food too.
I hope you guys come to Germany one day to do a club tour. Looking forward to it!!
See you at the next concert in Germany! Love you! Rebecca
After you guys are done with Europe or where ever you are..Hehe..
Come to the Nikon Theatre on Long Island!..New York. Long Island, New York. Tehe. I can only go to Concerts at that place...So I'm only stuck with seeing Poision and Meatloaf with my mom...It's HORRIBLE!! I want to see you guys so bad!!!!
Please come to Boston
You guys are the best. I would really hope that you could stop into Boston on your way back from Europe. I really want to see you guys play! Keep doin what your doin - JC
Please come to Boston
You guys are the best. I would really hope that you could stop into Boston on your way back from Europe. I really want to see you guys play! Keep doin what your doin - JC
GERMANY LOVES YOU!
Great show yesterday in Cologne! Thank you so much for coming here to Germany!
You guys are amazing! Felt a little bit sad, that you didn't join the fans after the show...would have loved to meet you...unfortunately i'm not abled to visit your other concerts here, but i think/hope you will come back here very very soon! It felt like a bomb exploding on stage!
add me
www.myspace.com/lucid_nici / nici1611@live.de
would love to get to know you better!
Take care!
Come to the Czech Republic;)
When I heard about you going to Germany I almost freaked out. I planned to go there (I live in the Czech Republic so it's not so far). But everything came to grief. I wasn't able to get there (mainly because I had no one to go with, there was also problem with the tickets and bloody-dady-daaa:D). So after finishing your new album you have to consider visiting Prague;) It's a wonderful town (if you don't have to live there, no I'm kidding:D) and your czech fans deserve to see you alive;) So pretty please;)
I love you guys
You guys are awesome
oh wow you guys were seriously awesome i was in cologne yesterday and i almost caught one of barry's picks .. ah well
i was awaiting a just like you but your scared and get out alive got the same reaction on me
all i can say is
COME BACK SOON PLEASE X3
Another Fan from Germany!
Hey @ all
I saw you in Cologne, I only went to Cologne , because a friend told me, that you are playing there and I hope you will come back soon and play a little longer. ^^
I love your music and you sound live better than on CD ^^
I hope you liked Germany and I hope I will see you again on stage!!
Sorry for all of my mistakes^^''
Jenny
So you ate a suckling Pig BIG deal.
Sometimes no matter how bad it seems to do the things you do you know things can always be worse. MUCH WORSE!! By the way please come to Bethlehem PA in USA soon. Seeing you at the Bloomsburg Fair was Mind-blowing!! Even if the beginning was ruined by Sick Puppies. Maybe at the next one you'll be alone so you can have a longer concert. By the way if you can respond to this I just wanted to know when there are new members for the Official Fan Club do you guys take turns writing the letters? If so, I REALLY want one from you. I'll make my username the same please Please PLEASE write the one for me. By the way, another question, which of you guys is the biggest "X" (One-X) in the group if you know what I mean.
Crossing paths is funny
It's kind of funny that you guys at some point crossed paths with Staind because as my friend and I were trying to find our number 1 band (you) we were pretty into Staind for awhile. I feel kind of guilty too. Not because I ate a baby pig like you, but because I only just got Three Days Grace (cd) this past Friday. It's my only cd of you. After I got it I did listen to it like every waking moment of the day that I could. By the way would it kill you guys to smile for pictures every now and again? My dad keeps accusing you guys of being emo just because you look so dark and depressed.
Amazing...
Thank you for these 2 wonderful days in Dortmund and Bremen (yesterday)
Your show was great, even better than Dortmund *haha i'm sooo impressed*
I've never screamed so much like yesterday... and it was so cool to meet you again.
I'm glad you signed my poster and that other stuff.
I wish I could upload my photos but my Internet connections sucks bad ass.
So I hope you had a nice flight home and be sure to do an own tour next year. (Yeah, in the summer, play some festival gigs and some shows on your own...I'm gonna be there for sure ♥ )
I love you guys.
Thanks.
Your greatest German Fan
Julia ♥
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I ♥ Three Days Grace!
Come on
This is off topic but has anyone else ever noticed that When there's a group shot of 3DG with a fan Neil always seems to be the one that gets cut off? Like they're trying to put a giant X on him. (Maybe that's where One X came from?)
Re: Greetings from Germany!
Three Days Grace is the best!
ARE WE HAVING FUN YET!!!?
GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS AND KNOW YOUR DOING OK. BETTER GET A TRANSLATION BEFORE YOU ORDER NEXT TIME ! COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE,HA!HA!
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT NEW SONGS COME FROM THIS TRIP.
HAVE FUN AND TAKE CARE.
ARE WE HAVING FUN YET!!!?
GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS AND KNOW YOUR DOING OK. BETTER GET A TRANSLATION BEFORE YOU ORDER NEXT TIME ! COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE,HA!HA!
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT NEW SONGS COME FROM THIS TRIP.
HAVE FUN AND TAKE CARE.
Hope you can come to China!
I am a Chinese.I very very very like you.your every song!
Hope one day you could come to China!
Hey Neil
Nothings better than hearing from you Neil. Rock on and get that new album out soon so I can put it on my iPod.
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Rocking is life. Life is rocking. Deal with it.
LMAO
I hope you have more great song ideas from this trip. The suckling pig makes a hilarious story. I once ate dog at a chinese food resturaunt because i thought it was chicken, LMAO. You should really come to B-More soon.
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D$$ Fresh2Death -_-
cool
thats awesome neil!
germany must look beautiful!
~much love~
jenna~
wow
hmmm. SUCKling Pig. The name says it all...
Sorry dude!
Anyway, I loved the Texas show, I finally got to the front when the last 3 songs played.
IT WAS AWESOME. No doubt. I hope I can see all of you next concerts.
Phoeni-X
P.s
I love you! lol
Best band i know
Oh man Three Days Grace rocks!!!! I wanna start a riot or maybe some pain. Ha jk. (those are my fave songs) Let me know if they play in Springfield MO (prob. not).
hi
hi this is that 10 year old girl that talked along time ago well..... i seen some more people say when is the new album coming out blah blah blah plz stop saying that, its annoying and they need time.
i wanted to see how adam is doing and berry and neil and brad is doing. all of you better be rockin out hahaha! when r yall going to come back to dallas tx really you wernt at the edge fest 18.boo hoo
hahaha! well see you later or hear your music later bye
P.S. this was a 10 year old girl talking and rock on
P.S.S. i plz want a reply deffently from adam he's my idol
COME TO THE U.K XD
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Warren252 !
Come to the u.k guys coz well i want to get sum of that pain lol jk i love all of ya songs and i want the album to come out XD
Three Days Grace Rock
3 days grace for life
yo yo yo wat up omg u guess need to come bac to pa bc wen u guys were in bloomsburg i lik half n hour from then n i couldnt go bc i found out lik 2 weeks befor u went there so this time im prepared omfg u guess r awsome n i lik the song i dont care tht adam did thts a real good song but anyway u guys gots to come to pa n neil ur the bes ever haha n adam u gots a great voice I LOVE YOU THREE DAYS GRACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
omfg
dude ur the bes drummer ever i love u ur awsom man
im in germany 2!
omg im in germany 2 love u guys take care over there dont get 2 drunk!
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lauradaniela
Hey hey!
They must have been some 'pork chops'!
lol
Come to the UK soon!
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My awesome coolness speaks to evil!
I shall kill u with my cooleo love!
YOU ARE TOTALLY AWESOME!!!
CANT WAIT FOR THE NEW CD TO COME OUT, sorry I thought i had to shout that lol
you are the best drummer ever, I sing ur songs so much and talk about u non stop, my whole Year knows about u now, due to moi (ha thats my french, 2 years and thats wat ive learnt!!!)
YOUS-INS ROCK!
Ireland sends their love!
Paula
xx
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My awesome coolness speaks to evil!
I shall kill u with my cooleo love!
rock on neil!
dude you f***in rock!! im a drummer in a newly formed band and your beats are what motivated me to play again.
hey neil
hey neil...
just wondering if u had the time.. i really dont have anyone to talk to. sorry to bother u, but..
my number's 615 483 2681 if u wanna shoot me a txt
sorry to bother u.
...
Neil, out of the whole band, your my fave. Are you an open hand drummer?
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RATHER FEEL PAIN THEN NOTHING @ ALL
NEIL, thank you and your wife,
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Leela
I saw the OPERATION-HERBIE web site you and your wife set up to help kids with special needs. My son was born with a cleft lip and palate, so I know what the kids parents are going through. I was lucky, Cody was born in Lancaster, PA and there is a Cleft Palate Clinic right in Lancaster. It showed up on the ultra sound when I was only five months. I prepared myself for the outcome and it did not bother me like it did my hubby. The day after he was born, someone came to the hospital and spent some time with Cody and then explained what they could do for him. He is almost 15 now and done with the ortho work in a couple of months. He is still looking to have at least two more surgeries. The Clinic and surgeons have been great. With what these kids go through, they need mom with them and maybe dad. I spent every night with Cody after every surgery, except for when I was sick and his dad stayed with him. Being with him through everything has made us stronger parents. I just want to say thank you for the kids and their parents you help. You guys rock, listen to you guys on the way to work (6am), @ work and on the way home. I made a special CD of my fav songs and drive my family crazy while in my car, cause that is all I listen to. Come to PA (Hershey area) soon, will see ya there, would like ya to meet Cody.
Neil, YOU ROCK!!
Neil, You Rock! You make me want to try out a Yamaha kit. Was watching some of the videos and it looks like you hit pretty hard. Is the snare you play also Yamaha? I'm a hard hitter and thats why I use Pearl drums. I've hit a Yamaha bass drum and it sounded nice, but it wasn't doubles. Have been addicted to Pearl for years, they seem to take my abuse. The hardware is thick and strong. Got to try a Yamaha!!
Waiting for the new CD...
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Peace
Pearl Doubles
o wow!!
hey all of three days grace!!! im not ur average fan lol i love every song every person in your band and every lyric haha hope you'll read over the rest of the fans cause im like ur number 1 fan! i know you get that alot but hey im admitting i am haha! hope you guys can come to illinois one day maybe in centralia!! that would be awesome!! well love all your songs later peace!