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Come One, Come All. . .

Okay, this is probably going to sound a little silly. Just warning you.

I have been going to local Goth shows since I was 15, and I've been attending the Dawning (on a less than regular basis sometimes, I admit) since it started. And now, no it's not over, but it's definitely going through a huge metaphorphisis, and that's a really awkward thing to go through. For those of you that haven't been paying attention, January 24th is the very last Dawning at Tokyo rose. Christiane has all the details, so I won't go into it here, but suffice it to say, we have to find a new location. So the DJ Night on the 24th may be the last time you hear goth/industrial/etc. spun in that club, at least for a long time.

And if that weren't strange enough, the last band to play the Dawning at Tokyo Rose will be Silent Muse.

This is where the entry gets silly and self-centered, but this is my journal, so you just better expect it.

It's a total coincidence. . . a whim of scheduling, really. Atsushi said The Dawning ends at the end of this month, and Silent Muse is the last band to play this month. It could have easily been any other band depending on when he decided to swing the ax, so in that respect it's not like we were "chosen." Honestly, I could think of half a dozen bands that would be "more worthy," especially since this is only going to be our 4th appearance at the club and this public incarnation of the group is less than a year old. Regardless, this is the way it's going to happen, and I can't help but feel a strange honor.

Also, it strikes me as slightly ironic that long before we heard the news, we were billing this show as "The End of the World Party" and now it's totally true. I have to watch myself with those things. . .

But no, this is quite possibly the most important event in both my musical and even social life. The Dawning has been there for me in so many ways, and just recently I've truly tried to give back what it gave me. And now, to be the last Goth band that graces that stage for at least the forseeable future. . . I'll admit that I'm just as scared shitless as I am totally thrilled. January 17th is going to be an incredibly emotional day for me, as well as many there, I'm sure. This will be closure, the sign of a major transition by ending with the end of a transition (did that sentence even make sense?). I came to the club pretty much a nobody. A guy with ideas, but who's main claim to any fame was his incredibly talented brother. And now, as the curtain falls on The Tokyo Rose Era of The Dawning, I leave there a performer myself, and a well-respected member of the community; someone who will hopefully be somewhat-instrumental in the new version of The Dawning, wherever it ends up.

In short, I, along with the other members of the band. are gonna rock that club to cinders. . .

If you've ever been to a Dawning or ever wanted to go, I implore you to go these last three weeks, because it's never going to be the same, for good or for bad, afterwards. Moreso, I urge you to come see Silent Muse on January 17, because this club is where we got our start, and there will never be another show like this for us. We're gonna try and make this a piece of history. Bring your friends. Have a blast. It's time to rock the world goodbye. . .