mike | ziemer

It was worth waiting.

Sat, 19 May 2012 03:12:54 -0500

Sometimes you need to see someone you have a really strong past with to know that the right decision was made. Sometimes being ready to see that person takes a few years, but in the end, walking away from the situation knowing that you made the right choice is an amazing feeling. It’s really tough sometimes when you spend your life wondering “what if” so when you know it’s for the best, you can truly be a happy, forward focused, person.

Live is great.

this is the happiest i've ever been.

Sat, 19 May 2012 03:07:56 -0500

yes.

More touring :)

Sat, 19 May 2012 03:02:04 -0500

More touring :)

I reallllllllly hope Crown The Empire finds a way to take me....

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:30:17 -0500

I reallllllllly hope Crown The Empire finds a way to take me. Holy crap.

skelet0nkey: Why do they gotta front?

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:13:36 -0500

skelet0nkey:

Why do they gotta front?

What success means to me.

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:11:12 -0500

I am very tough on myself. I am never satisfied. I am never content. I am always hungry. I always want more. The other day i was feeling pretty down about life and took a second to think about why anyone would think I am “successful.” What does “success” even mean? Does it mean money? Does it mean fame? Does it mean accomplishments, awards, and recognition?

Success to me is simple… success is waking up every morning and doing what I love. For so long I was working jobs I disliked, I did the work, but it wasn’t what I truly wanted. I wake up every morning and do what I love. I don’t have a ton of money, I haven’t won any cool awards, I’m definitely not famous, but I do what I love.

What I do allows me to help small bands, big bands, and everyone in between. What I do allows me to bring new bands and favorite bands to their fans. What I do allows me to make a difference in people’s lives.

It hit me hard at the Geoff Rickly show the other night that what I am doing definitely reaches people on a very personal level. What shows like As Cities Burn, Geoff Rickly, Terminal, Craig Owens, and others have done for people is incredible.

I consider myself successful because I do what I love and love who I work with, I wake up every day feeling grateful and lucky to do what I do. I have no ego about it, no sense of entitlement, no “mightier than thou” attitude, I just feel blessed and grateful.

So thank YOU, all of you for letting me do what I do.

Kick start my rock and roll heart.

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:59:50 -0500

I have decided that May 16th, 2012 is a major day in my life and the day a lot of things change. Because I have made that decision, I’m going to make it happen. It’s as simple as that. When you want something as bad as I do, it’s extremely possible to decide you are going to get it and go out and get it. I’m sick of opportunities passing me by and sick of improvements not being made. There’s so much more to be done. Keep your eyes on me.

Sup? #anonymous (Taken with Instagram at Fry Street Public...

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:17:18 -0500

Sup? #anonymous (Taken with Instagram at Fry Street Public House)

I fall in love with you or anyone.

Sat, 12 May 2012 02:39:15 -0500

I fall in love with you or anyone.

I swallow anything that reminds me I am temporary.

Sat, 12 May 2012 02:38:05 -0500

I swallow anything that reminds me I am temporary.

TONIGHT AT THE PROPHET BAR! “The Best of...

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:12:00 -0500

TONIGHT AT THE PROPHET BAR!

“The Best of Thursday”

Performed by frontman Geoff Rickly!

I am SO excited and honored!

Get your tickets!

an empty wedding

Fri, 11 May 2012 02:14:29 -0500

My best man doesn’t even know he was supposed to clear his schedule. My family never knew to book their flights. The wedding planner never got the call and Ryan never agreed to sing those songs one last time. I will be leaving town a week later, but it’s not where I should be. She will never call me son and he will never get a chance to show his face. Your dress was never sold and your ring hadn’t seen the light of day, we threw it all away, we threw it all away.

A bright dream is now a dark nightmare. Demons haunt this body, I’m not me. So close, we got so close. I am alone and it’s the hardest thing to show, everything is a show. I could win awards with my acting skills, but you never notice when I sneak out the back door to overdose on pills. No one sees the darkness and no one cares enough to help. I’ve been sleeping days away and thinking through the nights. We did it all wrong, so wrong.

Maybe this addiction will kill me or this cough will do me in, or maybe if I’m lucky it’ll happen before I know it. 15 days away and I just want to go away, how Romeo and Juliette we could be, will you go to Heaven with me?

If the Good Lord gets me through the next 15 days then I’ll know there’s a bigger plan for my life. I’m in trouble, so much trouble. Everyone is watching me and heard my confession. But no one was ever really listening.

When you think with your chest, there’s not a thing that you don’t see.

Photo

Fri, 11 May 2012 01:34:33 -0500

summer so far.

Wed, 09 May 2012 04:02:17 -0500

MAY 16 - 19: Los Angeles / Orange County

June 3 - 20: Tour w/ Our Last Night, Crown The Empire, Set It Off, Palisades, & Lions Lions

06.05.12 Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
06.06.12 Springfield, VA @ Empire
06.07.12 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Canal
06.08.12 Jacksonville, FL @ The Pit
06.09.12 Orlando, FL @ Bombshell’s Tavern
06.10.12 Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue
06.11.12 TBA
06.12.12 St Louis, MO @ Fubar
06.13.12 Indianapolis @ Emerson Theatre
06.14.12 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
06.15.12 Pontiac, MI @ I Lounge
06.17.12 Kent, OH @ The Outpost Concert Club
06.18.12 Piqua, OH @ Mote Park
06.19.12 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Hideout
06.20.12 Allentown, PA @ Croc Rock

Early July: Tour (unannounced) w/ Crown The Empire

July 20: Scream It Like You Mean It Festival (Dallas)

The key to happiness is being comfortable in your own skin and playing by your own rules.

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:48:03 -0500

Someone told me last night that I look more alive than they've ever seen me...

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:45:49 -0500

You have no idea how much that meant to me.

I’ve been so happy, so content, and so focused lately.

The world makes sense again and not all the people in it are bad.

stayPOSITIVE

Seth (right) and Adam (left) with Lo Fidelity at our hotel in...

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:44:00 -0500

Seth (right) and Adam (left) with Lo Fidelity at our hotel in Raleigh, NC probably somewhere around 4am when I got back to the hotel, found them, and stole their liquor :P

This was one of the best nights of being in North Carolina with...

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:43:49 -0500

This was one of the best nights of being in North Carolina with some awesome friends. Larry and Johno with The Maine. Caleb and Kyle with FTSK. Jonathan Swinnea. My boy Charlie Fox.

It’s the least likely people that prove to be the best people.

I don’t want to be YOU. I don’t want to conform to...

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:42:08 -0500

I don’t want to be YOU. I don’t want to conform to YOUR rules. I don’t want to be anyone but me. Because when I am ME, I am HAPPY.

checkMARKS

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:40:25 -0500

So there you are, and here I stand,
As far as I remember you weren’t half bad.
Your bedroom behavior was never more than checkmarks on bedposts.
For I remember we never had.

You get me out of the rain, you get me out of my clothes.
You hope I don’t make a sound, you hope that nobody knows.
You get me out of the rain, you get me out of my clothes.
You hope I don’t make a sound, you hope that no one…

So suck your so called pity down.
Hey, that’s not so bad, is it?
So take your cold, cold heart and drown
and don’t forget to take deep breaths.
So suck your so called pity down.
Hey, that’s not so bad, is it?
So take your cold, cold heart and drown
and don’t forget to take deep breaths.

So don’t explain cause I know exactly what your going to say.
Big words, recycled phrases, and the bittersweet taste of other boys on your lips.
So now just sit here and talk about how you wanted it all.
So now just sit here and talk about how you wanted it all.

Do you miss looking up from the floor at my face on a stage in a crowded room?
Well it’s not the same.
I bet you’re still a sucker for those famous faces.
Downtown, looking down, down, looking over the crowd, I hope you’re out there, look at me now.
Well it’s not the same.
Just look at how we’ve changed.