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Gerard Way Fan Site

Bob_the_Awesome1 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:12:34 CDT

Welcome to Gerardknowsbest.com. Here we pretty much bask in the awesomeness that is Gerard and MCR...but mostly Gerard ^w^ If you have a suggestion for us to make this site better, message either Bob_the_Awesome1 or JoeNorris or, you can contact us via email at gerardknowsbest@gmail.com

Quote of the week: “It's like the drag fairy coming and saying 'What would you like to do?' Um, yeah karate.” -Gerard Way

INSIDE THE WIKI:

Gerard Way

Home town: Newark, New Jersey

Year formed: April 9, 1977

Genre(s): AWESOME

Signature sound: Okay, we're gon na get sexy for a minute.

Umbrella Academy

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Fan Sites and Links:

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MCR News & Articles

JoeNorris — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:55:39 CDT

In today's MCR news.

29 August 2008 - 12:58pm

MCR MASKS ALMOST SOLD OUT/WIN THE LAST MCR COFFIN!

Hello again friends,
We have one last limited edition ‘The Black Parade is Dead’ coffin AND a complete set of Day of the Dead band member masks, and we want to give it to you guys. To enter, all you gotta do is simply send an email saying you want to enter to mcrcontest@warnerreprise.com with your first and last name and your address and we will select one random person to win! The contest begins August 29th and ends on September 10th. We also just found a lot of classic MCR T-shirt designs in our archive. All of these t-shirts have been added to our sale department for only $9.99. If you never had a chance to pick up these designs, do it now! There’s also new designs like the Slasher T, so check it out here. Please be aware that there are limited sizes and quantities available for each sale item. Lastly, the Day of the Dead band member individual masks and mask bundles are almost sold out! Once these masks are sold out, no more will be made! Get your band member mask or bundle here.

25 August 2008 - 10:03am

A MESSAGE FROM GERARD

Hey guys, Gerard here... I'm hanging out with Mikey in New Jersey, relaxing, drinking coffee, talking comics, and getting ready to take a drive down south tomorrow. I don't know what states I'm passing through but I know where I'm heading. Don't worry, I've got a the Clockwork Orange audiobook, a Dr. Pepper air-freshener, and a GPS so I don't get lost. We figured by now everyone that's a fan of the band might be wondering what we're up to, what we're planning, so I thought I'd write this letter and fill you all in. We're living, decompressing- The Black Parade took over two years to tour and six months to make so that's a lot of existing in a fictional world, and we're just extremely happy to live in a real one for a while. One thing I can let you know is that we're excited. Genuinely more excited than we have ever been to be in this band, make some new music. And we have ALL been writing new material in our own separate worlds... I started a week after I got home, buying a good rig, an old Jag, and a bunch of pedals- just searching for the next sound. Bob is recovering well from his recent wrist surgery- exceedingly well considering how risky the procedure can be. We're all really happy that when he picks up the sticks again he won't be in the intense pain he was in during the last year of touring. It's going to take him a while to rehabilitate but knowing him, he will most likely be playing the drums before the doctor says it's a good idea. He just loves playing, we all do. Franks on the road with Leathermouth and Reggie and The Full Effect so you should go see them and get spit on. I know Leathermouth doesn't have a record out yet, but Frank gave it to me in Mexico and I can easily say it's my favorite post-hardcore record of the year, so I know you will at least enjoy the songs if you don't know the words. One of the best parts of the last five months was getting to see Ray get married and all of us be a part of the wedding. It was beautiful. I'm not sure where the happy couple is right now but I am sure wherever they are, they are really enjoying it. I have never seen him happier in my life. So we made plans to get together soon and make some demos, see where our heads are at, take it slow. If explosions happen in our heads right away who knows how soon we could have a record out, we aren't in any rush but we get just as anxious as you to find out what the next "thing" is going to be. So that about wraps it up... I'm glad I could stop by for a chat, I think I will do it more often. I'm writing more comics, writing more music, and missing my wife right now. Oh, and I heard a rumor that I died in a car accident. I didn't. xo. g

25 July 2008 - 5:47pm

MCR INDIVIDUAL BAND MEMBER MASKS AVAILABLE NOW

As you know, the limited edition coffin boxes of "The Black Parade Is Dead!" are sold out. They came with Day of the Dead-inspired masks designed by each member of the band, but you can now buy each mask individually by clicking here. Only 5,000 of these masks have been made, so there are only 1,000 of each band member's mask. Head over to the MCR store and pick 'em up.

16 July 2008 - 6:50pm

OUR FRIENDS IN CIRCA SURVIVE WANT TO SAVE A RECORD STORE

Our friends in Circa Survive need your help! They have a new song available at donate.circasurvive.com and all proceeds go to save Siren Records from being shut down. It's a great song and a great cause.

15 July 2008 - 12:06pm

BID ON A SUPER 8 CAMERA SIGNED BY MCR FOR CHARITY

When MCR filmed The Black Parade Is Dead! DVD, they signed one of the Super 8 cameras used in the shoot, and that camera is now being auctioned off for a benefit for The Waverly School, a progressive and developmental school in Pasadena, California spanning Young Kindergarten through high school. To start bidding, click here.

9 July 2008 - 12:17pm

CHECK OUT THE NEW MCR CONTEST ON IMEEM

There's a new MCR contest on imeem.com where you can create your own playlist of your favorite My Chemical Romancd songs from their past few albums and also let the world know why you picked each track. The winner gets one of the special edition versions of the new CD/DVD "The Black Parade Is Dead!" Click here to check it out!

2 July 2008 - 6:32pm

SEE THE COOL WINNING MASK FOR THE BUZZNET CONTEST

The Buzznet My Chemical Romance Black Parade mask contest is over, and the winner has been announced. Props to Softspirit.buzznet.com for the winning design, and to Newageamazon.buzznet.com for starting the group in the first place! Click here!

Gerard's Photos

Bob_the_Awesome1 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:51:44 CDT

GERARD WAY BABY!!!!!!!

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TThats just how he rolls xD

Mikey Way's Bio

JoeNorris — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:17:35 CDT

Michael Ja mes "Mikey" Way, born September 10, 1980 is the bass guitarist for My Chemical Romance and is the younger brother of the bands frontman Gerard Way.
Mikey and Gerard are related to Joe Rogan, host of the NBC game/stunt show Fear Factor and former cast member of the sitcom News Radio (Joe is their mother's cousin's son). Growing up, Mikey worked for Barnes & Noble. in addition to being an intern at Eyeball Records (the company that put put MCR's debut album, I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love in 2002). The first concert Mikey ever went to was a Smashing Pumpkins concert.
Early on in MCR's career, it was said that Mikey learned to play bass specifically for joining MCR. But during interviews with Way in their DVD release, Life on the Murder Scene, Mikey states that he had been an amateur musician since he was and in bands as a bassist before MCR, one of them being Raygun Jones, a band he frequented with Gerard. He plays a Highway one Precision Bass, a Fender Standard Percision Bass, and a Fender Jaguar Bass.
During an MTV interview with Mikey's brother, Gerard, it was announced that the younger Way is currently working on a comic book of his own. There aren't any other details on the comic book, but Way seemed enthusiastic when announcing his younger brother was claiming a spot in the comic industry.

Frank Iero's Bio

JoeNorris — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:16:37 CDT

Frank Anthony Iero Jr (born 31 October 1981) is the youngest member of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance and post- quintet Leathermouth. Many people don't know how to say his last name. It is correctly pronounced 'ear-oh'. He says it himself in an episode of LA ink. He was born in Belleville, New Jersey and attended Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington. Iero is a rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist from My Chemical Romance and lead vocalist for Leathermouth. Iero is also involved in a tribute band to The Cure. He plays Gibson Les Pauls and Epiphone guitars. His favourite finish is Alpine White. In addition to his band Pencey Prep, Iero also played with the bands Hybrid, Sector 12, I Am a Graveyard, The Pole Smokin' Five, and briefly with Give up the Ghost and has a band called Leathermouth. Iero was the co-founder of record company/clothing label Skeleton Crew. He won 2008 World's Sexiest Vegetarian along with Alyssa Milano.

Bob Bryar's bio

JoeNorris — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:15:36 CDT

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Robert Cory Bryar (born December 31, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is the drummer for My Chemical Romance. Bryar joined My Chemical Romance after former drummer Matt Pelissier left the group abruptly while on tour in Japan in 2004.

Early career

Bryar began playing drums at age 4. He later became interested in jazz and orchestral percussion and considered attending college to study classical percussion. However after questioning the idea of formal classical training, Bryar began to play in local bands. Here he began imitating some of his favourite drummers such as Neil Peart and Dave Weckl. "I wanted to be in a band that would write songs, buy a van, and sell everything we owned to tour the country every day of the year. And it wouldn’t matter who we played with or where we played". After being unable to find a band that wanted to tour, Bob decided to quit music and went to Gainsville Florida to study and graduated with a degree in recording engineering.

My Chemical Romance

Bryar met My Chemical Romance while working as a sound technician with The Used, through the help of MCR's manager and friend, Brian Schechter. The group became casual friends but did not keep in touch once the mutual tour ended. Before a tour of Japan, while the band was struggling through some personal problems (one of these problems being Gerard Way's road to sobriety), they dismissed their current drummer Matt Pelissier from the band. The exact reason is still not well known to the fanbase because, by quote of MCR, "They don't like to talk shit"[citation needed]. Two days before the "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" video shoot, Bob was asked to fill in for Matt. Bryar was soon hired as a permanent member of My Chemical Romance and his work has brought praise from bandmates, inspiring Frank Iero (rhythm guitar, backing vocals) to say, "Bob and (lead guitarist Ray) Toro are the two hardest working people I've ever met, and if there is a God, I thank him everyday for bringing us Bob."[citation needed]

Equipment

Bryar uses C&C Custom Drums and Sabian cymbals, utilizing Sabian's Paragon series. Bryar uses Vic Firth American Classic Rock drumsticks with Vic Firth Victape, to avoid losing grip of his sticks. Bob Bryar has two kits, one smaller one and one larger with shallower toms. Small Kit:

My Chemical Romance's newest albams

JoeNorris — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:12:48 CDT

**NOTE: THIS IS A SAMPLE PAGE! COPY AND PASTE ITS CONTENTS TO CREATE ADDITIONAL ALBUM PAGES.**

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MCR Discography

JoeNorris — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:11:48 CDT

MAIN ALBUM RELEASES

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Ray Toro's Bio

Bob_the_Awesome1 — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:50:46 CDT

Raymond Toro-Ortiz, born July 15, 1977 is the Puerto Rican-American lead guitarist and one of the two backup vocalists fo My Chemical Romance. He plays Gibson Les Paul guitars with Seymour Duncan pickups through Marshall amplifiers.

When he was younger he enjoyed the music of Queen, Metallica, Megadeath, and Slayer and he cites Brian May and Randy Rhoads as large influences on his playing. In The Black Parade Is Dead!, Toro thanked his "son" Bauer. It has not yet been comfirmed in whether or not Ray has a son, but a video interview confirmed that Bauer was his dog.

<~~~~~ RESPECT THE FRO!!!!!!

Awesome Fan Art

Bob_the_Awesome1 — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:24:35 CDT

If you if would like to have your fan art published send us your art and mail us at gerardknowsbest@gmail.com!! With your name...and if you want, where you live so we can give you credit.

MCR and Gerard Videos

JoeNorris — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:16:13 CDT

Here are some funny videos and music videos

<<Artist Name>>: INTERVIEWS

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	Who:Gerard Way What:What he does to surprise MCR fans Where:Out side of his tour bus When:idk...sometime Why:cause he's awesome like that XD

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The Daily Mail

Bob_the_Awesome1 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:30:06 CDT

In 2008, The Daily Mail, a newspaper in the UK published a article about Hannah Bond, 13, who lived in Kent. Bond was apparently wearing clothes that fit in the “emo” subculture and cut herself

Hannah Bond committed su!cide by hanging herself with a tie in her room

The article went on to say that Bond listened to MCR and that the band influenced their listeners to cut, calling them “an emo cult”

MCR fans were so upset by this article that on May 31, 2008, about 100 My Chemical Romance fans gathered out side of the Daily Mail offices to protest against the article and the things it entailed.

So after the infamous article was written--and before the protest--MCR published this response:
"We have recently learned of the and tragic loss of Hannah Bond. We'd like to send our condolences to her family during this time of mourning. Our hearts and thoughts are with them.
My Chemical Romance are and always have been vocally anti-violence and anti-suicide. As a band, we have always made it one of our missions through our actions to provide comfort, support, and solace to our fans. The message and theme of our album 'The Black Parade' is hope and courage. Our lyrics are about finding the strength to keep living through pain and hard times. The last song on our album states: 'I am not afraid to keep on living' – a sentiment that embodies the band's position on hardships we all face as human beings.
If you or anyone that you know have feelings of depression or su!cide, we urge you to find your way and your voice to deal with these feelings positively."

THE MCRmy WANTS YOU!!!!!
If you would like to show your support for MCR and all of their fans, log on to www.mcrmy.net
There you can join our army and chat with your fellow soldiers around the world
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!!

The Umbrella Academy

Bob_the_Awesome1 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:42:56 CDT

The Umbrella Academy is a comic book limited series written by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance. The comic book features illustrations by Gabriel Ba', cover art by James Jean, colours by Dave Stewart and letters by Balmbot's Nate Piekos. The six issue limited series is released by Dark Horse Comics, the first issue making its release on September 19, 2007. It won the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Finite Series/Limited Series.

Main Story~~
The members of the Umbrella Academy, a disbanded group of superheroes, reunite after the death of their adopted father, Sir Reginald Hargreeves. Hargreeves. an alien disguised as a famous entrepreneur, collected the members of the Umbrella Academy shortly after their birth and trained them to save the world from a unspecific threat. After his death, the members carry on his plan to save the world.

Characters~~
*The Monocle (Sir Reginald Hargreeves)– An alien disguised as a wealthy entrepreneur and inventor, he adopts the members of The Umbrella Academy at birth.

*The Umbrella Academy:
*00.01 Spaceboy (Luther Hargreeves) – The leader of The Umbrella Academy; his body is that of a gorilla’s and was transplanted after a failed expedition to Mars. His powers are enhanced physical strength and resilience. After his career with The Umbrella Academy he moved to the Moon and lived at the Annihilation Control outpost. On the moon, Luther is attended to by a robotic butler of sorts, named Ben; it is possible that the robot was named in honour of his deceased brother 00.06. Spaceboy is most likely named after the song "Spaceboy" by the Smashing Pumpkins off the album Siamese Dream. The Smashing Pumpkins are one of Gerard Way's favorite bands.
*00.02 The Kraken (Diego Hargreeves) – The reckless and rebellious member of the group, described by The Monocle as “an insolent brat.” He has the ability to hold his breath indefinitely and has demonstrated a strong affinity for knife-throwing. He and Luther have a very clear rivalry and Diego seems unwilling to take orders from Luther.
*00.03 The Rumor (Allison Hargreeves) – Described as narcissistic. She has the ability to prevaricate, whatever she says becomes the truth. After her career with The Umbrella Academy, she married her boyfriend Patrick, who she has since divorced, and had a daughter named Claire.
*00.04 The Sèance (Klaus Hargreeves) – Showcasing a fretful, morbid temperament, his powers are to contact the dead, levitate and telekinesis. He has the words "Hello" and "Goodbye" tattooed on the palms of his hands.
*00.05- (erroneously referred to as The Future) Disappeared at the age of ten and reappears in his childhood form 20 years into the future. 00.05 appears to be capable of traveling through time under his own power, although he was forced to spend decades in the future trying to prove the possibility of backwards time-travel before he was able to achieve it. He was shown to have aged normally in the distant future, but regressed back to his youth in transit. 00.05 claims to have read accounts of the Academy's immediate future and their connection to an apocalypse.
*00.06 The Horror (Ben Hargreeves) – He possesses monsters under his skin from other dimensions. He is deceased, but no information regarding his death is given.
*00.07 The White Violin (Vanya Hargreeves) – The most estranged member of the group, Vanya showcases no particular powers, other than an interest in music. Vanya is known to have written a book detailing her life with the Academy and her decision to leave.

*Inspector Lupo – A police officer (a character similar to Commissioner Gordon of Batman)
*Abhijat – The Monocle’s bodyguard and assistant
*Dr. Pogo – A talking chimp associated with The Monocle.
*Mrs. Hargreeves - Referred to as "Mom" by the members of the Academy. While the Monocle is shown in a portrait in the first issue, with a woman beside him, this is apparently not the children's "Mom," who shows up in the second issue and appears to be an only partially animate plastic mannequin. Little information is given as to her origins, though.

Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá are set to work on a second Umbrella Academy series through Dark Horse comics called The Umbrella Academy: Dallas set to be released in November 2008.

Gerard Bio

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Polls and Messenger

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MCR Tour Dates

JoeNorris — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:51:56 CDT

My Chemical Romance: Live

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	My Chemical Romance is currently not on tour. PLz stay tuned to see any new notices.

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JoeNorris — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:17:22 CDT

* As said before MCR is currently not on tour.*

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