Wow... a long long time past since I read something in cm or other place about olp. I dont no where to start what I want to write, so much time past and my life change in 180 degrees. I can say I want to write here what I feel. I guess i will start to write my story from the end. ( my english is not good in 100% so I hope you will understand everything I write).
I'm Nir from Israel some of you know me and some of you probably not, I consider you guys as my friends and I see this place as a home.
I'm almost 19 years old. and in Israel people in my age have to go to the army in order to protect my country. Like a lot of people in my age I went to the army and now I'm in the army at the navy. I past the basic training step and now I'm learning my subject which I will serve for 3 years. I cant say to much about the all army thing and what I will do. Thet's my life now for the next 3 years. now I finally found the time to write here after 21 days I didnt came to my home and after two month in the army. Tomorow I'm going back to my base for probably another 21 days or even more. It's very hard not to be in my house I remember in the first time I stay at saterday in the base and I didnt hear music and didn't hear olp and raine voice for a weak so in saterday we can sleep and we can rest and relex from the weak. I remeber in this saterday becouse it's the first time I could hear olp. while I was getting a nap inside the tent I listen to olp in my mp3 player and I remeber I got tears in my eyes and I start to cry a little. it's a big change the army from the civilian life. sometimes the music is the only thing that keeps me alive. I prefer to hold a guitar then to hold a gun, this fucking killing machine. I know it's not my way the army but I have to do this and when I think deeply I feel in my heart that my country is my home, my family is here and i love my country and i know it's important to protect her. I hope to spread the peace in the army
I started to hear olp two and a half years ago maby more maby less during high school. This was the best thing that ever happend to me I think. OLP and Raine are something that helped me a lot back than and now it's giving me so much power and strength it's giving me inspiration to everything I do. I feel I change a lot in the time I listen to olp. I can write so much here about what I feel when I hear about olp but I guess you all understand what I feel when I listen to olp.
there is something so megical and so powerful in this music that only the real fans know this deep in the heart. for a lot of people jhon lenon and the beatles are the best musicians that ever was. for me it's Raine Maida and our lady peace. OLP music for me it's something I dont find in any other music and you probably know it and you know their uniqueness. when I listen's to Raine's lyrics to the melody there is no words in the world to describe it.
One and a half years ago me and my friend Dor which I think we are the only olp fans in Israel becouse their cd's dont come to israel and if we will ask someone in Israel if he know this band 99% he will say he dont know what we are talking about.
Anyway one and half years ago we had this crazy dream back than that we will fly to canada to a concert and we will meet olp. I work more than a year in mcdonald's and I was saving money for this trip. we also went to new york and traveld in usa. while I finish high school this year my head was already in canada we plan all the journey and we baught tickets to edgefest.
At friday june 30th we went to rivoly to the padestrian show and we heard that olp will be there. the show started and first jeremy came and I think we scared him a little bit, we was so excited! than we said hello to steve and than we say hello to duncan we got to talk to evryone of them, it was a real fantasy but a fantasy that become real. Raine was meant to come also but they told us that there was a delay in his flight so he didnt came to rivoly. after the show we walked a little bit with steve, it was really unbelievable. who would believe that I walked with steve mazur in the streets of down town toronto. I cant ask for more! this day was really amazing I can talk about this day all day but the one thing that was missing in this day was Raine.
At july first I woke up in the morning with the thought that this could be my last chance to meet Raine and I have to do all in order to fulfill this dream. (i'm so excited to wirte all of this latter and to remember at that time)
I came to the molson amphitheater and I change my ticket to floor ticket from some man outside. It was expensive but it was worth that consider that this is the only concert I will be. we saw the concert from the second row thanks to all the candian friends that help us. At the rivoly duncan took our details in order to arrange us a backstage pass in order to meet the band again and meet Raine. but he lost the note with our details so we get in the concert without the backstage pass.
At this point I want to say thanks to Rich, Shelly, Kathy, Sandy Christine, Kruno, Miro Nikki, Megan and all the people from this site which i dont remeber all the names and the people who have been in rivoly and in molson who help me to fulfil this dream. With out you guys there is no way I would get this backstage pass and I would met Raine. Above all the exitement what excite me was the help of you guys and to know that there is a lot of good people in the road that will halp you achive what you want to achive.
Even now i'm very exited of this and i have shivers when i think about it
when I met Raine I almost faint from exitement. Right now when I think of it I have butterfly in my stomach
I have so much to say about the concert experience and I don't know where to start. There is so much to say. I guess there is some things you can't describe in words and you jast feel it.
I want to say July 1 was the best day of my life a day i will never forget all this journey, all the experiences will stay with me forever. Dreams are coming real if you believe in them. Belive in youself believe in what you want to avhive and you will achive anything you wish. "Life is waiting for all of us, sometimes it's all fucked up but we are still alive and we will survive!" that's what keeps me alive.
If someone want contact:
http://www.myspace.com/niroliva this is my myspace I'm new with this thing.
maby in 3 years from now will meet again.
I love you all
Nir