Just in case some of you have still not read the AP article, here are the scans of the magazine which was released earlier this month. It's a great update on the progress of the new album.
We'll have a new editorial article up in a couple days. This one was written by Cheryl (*withoutadoubt* on the forum), and talks about the double meanings in Billie Joe's writing, and how it appeals to such a large diverse audience. We'll also have some info up once we post it for those of you interested in contributing to the editorial section.
I read the article, really good. I like how its going in depth into politics. It sounds like a really good sound too
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ash on December 29, 2008 2:17 am
It sounds like the albums gonna be really good!
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greenie on December 29, 2008 2:33 am
Aaah!!! Thank you very much for putting this up!!! Great!!!
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Caitlin on December 29, 2008 3:49 am
Blimmin NZ! I still have to wait three weeks to get that magazine. We are a month behind on AP magazine, and when it does come out the only magazine store in the whole of Hamilton only gets four copies, two of which go to the library. I have it on special order at a book store, I just hope they get it.
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DanniiDirnt on December 29, 2008 5:55 am
Have you seen in the pictures that billie joe and tré are not weariing eyeliner and tre has a new tatoo on hisleft wrist :O:O
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DanniiDirnt on December 29, 2008 5:56 am
Have you seen in the pictures that billie joe and tré are not weariing eyeliner and tre has a new tatoo on hisleft wrist :O:O
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wtf? on December 29, 2008 6:06 am
its pixelated.cant read it.... Heeeelp.
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Elimi on December 29, 2008 6:21 am
Oh f***, I don't understand any thig about the article! (I'm italian...).
So...do you look Tré new TATOO at the second picture?!?!?? Ah ah
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silvi@ on December 29, 2008 6:50 am
thank you for posting the article again =)
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Gaylord III on December 29, 2008 7:11 am
A good read, very very interesting..
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Roxxy on December 29, 2008 7:13 am
wow Tré has a new tatoo :D and he and Billie haven't any eyeliners .... hmm.Big choice.
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Whatsername. on December 29, 2008 8:02 am
Love it! It's just so much better then all the.. you know young-girl stuff and shit like that.
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dominated love slave on December 29, 2008 8:27 am
Cool tattoo, Tre. Sounds like a good album!
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I'm the Walking Contradiction on December 29, 2008 9:06 am
Yes, i read all of that ages ago, as i have a copy!! i don't think there's any complex with Billie's writing, he's very intelligent but he doesn't talk to you as if your stupid, he's just a regular guy but passionate about his music and wants to shout out his feelings, i love the fact that they are going to 'religion', because truefully it is a taboo. Would the world be a better place without it?...... who knows? B's just asking himself and for us fans, and doesn't care what shit he gets into, and that's beautiful and that's what a true punk does...... i'm proud to be a GD fan.
@DanniiDirnt With/without eyeliner, they still look the same and still pretty hot...... mid-thirties?! mid-twenties i think.... i wish..... xxx
and one last thing 'Good Riddance' was on the radio whilst i was working, what made me laugh... was afterwards the DJ said "What a beautiful song" no no no..... it's a joke, it's ironic but sung beautifully.
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KEEPMEINSANE on December 29, 2008 9:08 am
I need that magazine. Now.
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just_me on December 29, 2008 9:56 am
yeah, billie joe mentions in the article that he loves songs with double meanings.
billie rocks!
i love green day! lol
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St_Jimmbo_88 on December 29, 2008 10:22 am
Can't wait for the new album. And the editorial sounds cool.
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robbie on December 29, 2008 11:16 am
After reading the article, it seems to me that the new album is gonna be even greater!!! As I'm the Walking Contradiction wrote, I'm proud to be a Green Day fan!!! Happy holidays to everybody!
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sunny on December 29, 2008 11:20 am
I've read it some time ago at greenday.com But still thanks!!!!!!!!!!
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xxxpoprocksandcokexxx on December 29, 2008 12:02 pm
I love this article. Brings excitment to all of this build up!
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GermanIdiot on December 29, 2008 12:06 pm
so now you have the right to upload them? O.o
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archie on December 29, 2008 1:31 pm
sellouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuttttssssss
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Brain Stew on December 29, 2008 1:46 pm
I have the AP mag, and its awesome. I read it quite a bit so i can get even more pumped up for the new album!
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Billieluver on December 29, 2008 2:20 pm
I own that magazine!! It's a really intresting read!!! I'm really glad I bought it.
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Beckie on December 29, 2008 2:26 pm
yep yep that's the one that I own ^_^ it's a really good read, so happy i own it!!
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jaystone on December 29, 2008 6:10 pm
i want that magazine!! and i cant wait for the new album
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leah on December 29, 2008 7:56 pm
i finally finished reading it (it took FOREVER..siblings...ugh), and it was really good. im glad they finally coming back. i misseded them. =) and Mike & Billie are lookin gooooood...im not too sure about Tre...but thats just Tre. im excited...i hope it comes out on my birthday...that would be nice. <3333333 Leah
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person on December 29, 2008 8:29 pm
cool.
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Dese07 on December 29, 2008 8:46 pm
oooo double entendre, thats always fun
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BJ=My Life!!!! on December 29, 2008 11:30 pm
Hah i didnt know that first picture with Billie on it was in the magazine because when i got it i went straight to the article and then i got on here just now and saw that and was like hey thats not even in the magazine is it so i went and looked at mine and saw it
thats a really smexii picture of Billie and to think i didnt even know it was there that whole time!
Im really looking forward to the new cd it sounds like its gonna be really reeeeeeeeeeeally good
if only it would be out for my birthday (2/12)
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Ramonesgirl70 on December 30, 2008 7:47 am
I like Billie Joe's shirt.
I read that a while ago, but decided to read it again. Very good :)
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FARGG on December 30, 2008 11:06 am
a buch of pretty boys posing for their pretty pictures
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St_Jimmbo_88 on December 30, 2008 11:08 am
@ archie: ur a faggottttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt ttttttttttt
I'm so excited for the new album! and 2009 is almost here! :D OFF TOPIC: I think Billie should cut his hair how he did in the Nimrod era... :P I'm a retard.
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SparkInTheNight on December 30, 2008 12:14 pm
I bought this magazine a couple weeks ago, and even though I had to drive through TONS of snow to get it, I am still glad I did. I hope a new single comes out soon; that would be great. I got a GD poster for Christmas and LOVE it. I put it right above my bed :D
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xxxpoprocksandcokexxx on December 30, 2008 1:01 pm
Omg what a fucking dickhead you are archie!!!!
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Tunny12 on December 30, 2008 2:00 pm
lol. One of thosae pictures remindes me of when I was in fifth grade, I put it on my planner XD Sorry, useless random info........
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archie on December 30, 2008 3:35 pm
atleast i'm not an obsessed teenage girl who only likes green day for their looks...i'll take "dickhead" and "faggot" over that
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The.best.fembot.ever on December 30, 2008 3:53 pm
Good Article. And it's about freakin time they ditched that awful eyeliner!
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Aliceeee loves Tre Cool on December 30, 2008 4:44 pm
In the second picture has Tre Cool got a new tatt?? its aweesomee
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Aliceeee loves Tre Cool on December 30, 2008 4:44 pm
And the eyeliner wasnt awful lol!!
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Megan =] on December 30, 2008 5:06 pm
This is a really awesome magazine!
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Rage&Love on December 30, 2008 5:21 pm
yeah I 've read this article... I'm so excited!! *_* it's fantastic I can't wait the new album!! it will be f***ing good!! lol And the concert!!!!!!!!!!!! If I'll be lucky I'll have the pass for the backstage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope they'll come here in italy!! I Love Them! :(
VIVA LA GLORIA CHRISTIAN'S INFERNO
lol
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xHANNAHxJOExARMSTRONGx on December 30, 2008 5:23 pm
I got the magazine about, 5 days before it came out...... But that's only because I bugged my mom to get it, Haha. xD I love pre-ordering! xD I think they look better w/o the eyeliner. It's so wierd to hear the new song titles 'cause I'm so used to the old ones, but I think the new album will be a good one.
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SparkInTheNight on December 30, 2008 5:25 pm
@The.best.fembot.ever: I loved the eyeliner! It was amazing... also it was something to remember GD for. For example, I'll get into a conversation about music and GD will come up and people will say, "Oh, those guys with the eyeliner..." You don't see men wearing eyeliner every day and looking GOOD in it, so when people do see that, they remember. A lot of time it will spike curiosity too, so people check them out. That's how some friends of mine became fans of Green Day.
@Archie: I think ANYTHING is better then being an obsessed teen girl (or guy, I guess :P) in love with Green Day just because of looks. I hate it how some people are like, "Green Day? OOOHH THEY'RE SOOO HOT AND SEXY!!!!!" rather than, "Green Day? They're the best band in the world. I love their music. It's so inspiring and fun to listen to," or something along those lines. Though both statements may be true, bands are for music, not looks. I don't want GD to be like other suckish bands like Fall Out Boy or the Jonas Brothers.
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BJ=My Life!!!! on December 30, 2008 5:48 pm
Hell no the eyeliner just maes them sexier! BJ looks super hot in these (like always) but i love his eyeliner! He looks sexi without it but with it hes beyond that! Im really hoping they havent stopped wearing the eyeliner!!
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archie on December 30, 2008 7:00 pm
@sparkinthenight. I totally agree with you. music seems to be all about looks now days....it makes me sad.
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Moonbeam on December 30, 2008 7:08 pm
I really like that article. It really builds up the hype for the new album. I hope it's good. @archie: Grow up. I think it's equally as patheic to be someone who writes "sellouts" on a website to start arguments as it is to be someone who only likes a band for their looks. And about the eyeliner, it really doesn't bother me either way, it's not like it makes a difference to their music or who they are.
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Andres on December 30, 2008 7:20 pm
Well for whats it's worth, I'd choose archie over "BJ=My Life!!!!"
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Moonbeam on December 30, 2008 7:26 pm
@Andres: To me their on the smae level. But whatever, that's just my opinion.
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archie on December 30, 2008 8:01 pm
lol
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The.best.fembot.ever on December 30, 2008 8:19 pm
Are you kidding?The makeup was God Awful! To me it showed they lacked respect and greatfulness to what they truly stood for.Like cunt teenage girls wear so much makeup becuase of low self esteem and poor judgment. I swear the whole emo fashion shit is ruining everything...Thanks BJ=My Life.Thanks for your brutal ignorent and obnoxious honesty on why so many teenie boppers love Green Day.
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Morgan on December 30, 2008 9:38 pm
I'm really excited for the new album after reading the article and it sounds like it's going to be really good. I'm pretty indifferent about the makeup. I don't really care what they look like and it's not why I like the band.
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Whatsername~TGpooch on December 30, 2008 10:31 pm
@The.best.fembot.ever: How does wearing eye makeup show a lack of respect and gratefulness for what GD stood for? That makes NO sense. But they didn't wear it because of low self esteem, I'm sure. And GD is PUNK not EMO. How does "emo fashion" ruin everything anyway? I like Morgan's view on this.
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Kat on December 31, 2008 12:33 am
Yeah I saw the magazine pics on greenday.com a while back, but I enjoyed looking at them again. I seriously can't wait for the new album. ^w^
As for the whole "with or without eyeliner" debate, it doesn't really matter a whole lot to me, but I would have to say that I like them better w/o eyeliner.
They just look so grown up, and yet they look so young. Wow, they age really well! :)
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Caitlin on December 31, 2008 2:26 am
I really don't see how appearance matters when it comes to music. Music is about SOUND. It's just a bonus that they look good.
AND. Happy New Year to everyone =]
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Thedookmeister on December 31, 2008 5:41 am
I LIKE THEM WITH/WITHOUT EYELINER!SHUT THE FUCK UP!wots the big deal anyway the only wore the eyeliner for american idiot,never before!it like me saying "billie is soo hot when he wears a red tie omg!,but he is so not sexy without one!"its about the music not looks,getting pissed off with all of this teeny bob shit!p.s i thaught looks comments were getting deleted anyway.Oh happy new year to everyone who dont go on about eyeliner and those that do u dont need me to tell you where to stick your new year!
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xxxpoprocksandcokexxx on December 31, 2008 6:38 am
This topic comes up a lot. It's not about their looks for the last time! Get it into your thick heads! Or don't get it into your thick heads and just leave this website.
@archie And if they were called sellouts that's a long time ago. That's old news so build a bridge and get over it!
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†he sain† on December 31, 2008 8:21 am
Hey guys, where the hell can I get a copy of AP? The goddmaned news stands don't sell it here. :) You guys have a Happy New Year!!
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xxxpoprocksandcokexxx on December 31, 2008 8:35 am
Hey Andres could you change the comments back to oldest to newest? It was better that way! plz x
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LuciGD!! on December 31, 2008 10:05 am
Mother Mary number 19 in the charts of rock songs of the year 2008 on virgin radio!!
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I'm the Walking Contradiction on December 31, 2008 10:14 am
(Takes a deep breath) Why is everyone bitching?..... again. God i thought the news was about GD's writing and the recent AP mag. So what about eyeliner, for 15 years they never wore it, why should it make a difference if they don't wear it now! thay might do again, you lot need to be more patient, remember 2009 starts tomorrow, meaning their new album soon...... 'Hello?!'
Besides as soon as they wore make-up, nearly every other band copied them......it did my head in that my style was becoming everybody elses. But i have stayed the same, and luckily i have noticed something, alot of people are like sheep, they follow 'fads' now it seems to be an 80's thing going, i think it's cool, but it's not me.... i will always wear black, converse, in-your-face make-up and be smart aswell. It's important to me to individual, it's up to GD what they wear and look, they did earn it........ Anyway i'm off for a long couple of days of work later, Happy MMIX to you over the lake. xxx
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I'm the Walking Contradiction on December 31, 2008 10:17 am
Sorry. must have been typing too quickly..... it's important to me to be an individual, oops!
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GreendogoO on December 31, 2008 10:39 am
Who cares about their looks? It's the music that counts! I'm sure their new album will be really great!! and thanks for the scans of the magazine
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blue on December 31, 2008 10:49 am
I hope Green Day will lose some fangirls 'cuz they don't wear eyeliner anymore.
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newton on December 31, 2008 11:06 am
@i'm the walking contradiction. but everybody wears those colors and has that style! your not "being an individual" your just following the fashion craze. ....sorry to burst your bubble....
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Helen on December 31, 2008 11:35 am
I like them just the way they are! ^______^ And I won't stop being a fan of Green Day cause they don't wear eyeliner any more! Green Day is THE BEST BAND IN THE PLANET!
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Gemma on December 31, 2008 11:43 am
I am loving Tres new tattoo!! Why does anyone give a fuck if they wear guyliner or not? It's the music that matters!
Happy new year everyone!
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SparkInTheNight on December 31, 2008 12:17 pm
I don't REALLY care if they wear eyeliner or not. It's totally their choice, and having eye makeup won't effect their music. But it bugs me when people get mad because they wore eyeliner or because they don't. Screw the eyeliner, pay attention to their music! THERE.
But anyway, great AP article. And as always, looking forward VERY MUCH to the new album.
HAPPY NEW YEAR ('s eve) EVERYONE!!!
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Steph on December 31, 2008 1:42 pm
i havent bin able to get that magazine which is a bummer. But can any1 that has got the mag tell me if mayb billie is going to play saxophone on the new record. I have just remembered that he started learnin to play dint he and just thinkin that he wud give us a little. But i really want that magazine it looks really full with information and i am dyin to know the ins and outs of the new album. 2009 is just goin to b a year where i am most lookin forward to green day blowin all the other bands in the water and overtaking the awards shows and all that happened in 2005.
I LOVE GREEN DAY!!
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xxxpoprocksandcokexxx on December 31, 2008 1:49 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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etta on December 31, 2008 4:16 pm
Looking good:) Hey,Happy new year to ya all, Im from Finland so it´s 43 min. to the new year 2009:)
Bye Bye!<33
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greendaygalore (that my GDC username :D ) on December 31, 2008 4:45 pm
@newton well it's still the minority. anyway... will everyone stop going on about eyeliner/guyliner, clothes, ect. it gets old >:/ PS. i got the mag for xmas. yay me!
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nikki on December 31, 2008 4:56 pm
the new editorial's ready...
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KDawg on December 31, 2008 5:52 pm
@ Steph Here are some stores that sell the magazine!!! And yes, these stores DO sell it: Hot Topic, Hollister, Barnes and Nobles, and Boarders. There are more places that sell the mag, but these are the places that i've actually seen it at!!!
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LuciGD!! on December 31, 2008 6:06 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ITALY!!!!!!!! Here it's 2009!!!! 2009 the year of Green Day return!!!!
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Linda on December 31, 2008 6:31 pm
Happy New Year 2009 to everybody from France!! I hope that all your wish will come true!!!!!!
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Olga on December 31, 2008 6:33 pm
Happy New Year from Polaaaand!! :)))
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xxxpoprocksandcokexxx on December 31, 2008 7:43 pm
Happy New Year from the UK!
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Melissa on December 31, 2008 7:56 pm
Happy New Year!
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sumdude on December 31, 2008 8:33 pm
im fat and ugly, (GREEN DAY IS COOL
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Whatsername~TGpooch on December 31, 2008 9:06 pm
Happy New Year from Chicago (Illinois)!!!! Say goodbye to 2008 and hello to 2009. Although it's not technically the new year yet here, (still have about four hours left of '08) everyone have a GREAT New Year. And once again, don't drink too much or party yourself out! lol
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SparkInTheNight on December 31, 2008 10:07 pm
I think it' so cool to see how many fans Green Day has, and how diverse they are. Green Day is an American band, yet they have people from Poland, France, Italy etc. on their fan site wishing people a Happy New Year! I think that's so cool... Three hours left of 2008! Everyone have a great time!
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Poprocks on December 31, 2008 10:48 pm
Happy New Year.Green Day you rock!!!!!!!!!!!Happy New year to Green Day,and everyone who loves Green Day.HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE
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sumdude on January 1, 2009 1:08 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! now lets get wasted. :-)
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Whatsername on February 14, 2009 12:45 pm
You can pre-order the CD from Amazon (If you are a member) I have XD Can't wait
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