Dear Friends and Readers,

Today is still Friday, April 25, 2008.

This is Entry Number 43.

Well, it's kind of late, but since I am just way too cool to go to bed early (I wish) I like to stay up after everyone's gone to bed and talk to some friends on Facebook or MySpace, which ever one's busier with online friends. So I was talking to Regan (she's always on there) and then Cami for a while. Before Cami had to go she was like, "Oh, and check your E-mail, Char."

And, of course, I'm thinking that I'm going to find an E-mail in my inbox saying that I've won a gabillion dollars, and it will be delivered to my house tomorrow morning. Well, having known Cami as long as I've known Cami, I probably should have guessed that instead of some wonderful news, the Queen of E-mail Forwards sent me a gift: a forward.

But I was actually very surprised; I found it very enjoyable, and would like to share it with my good friends at Bravenet, as well as the people on my E-mail list. Enjoy and copy-and-past it into your own entry, delete my answers, and do your own, if you'd like.

So here's the deal: You're supposed to pick a favorite song for each letter of the alphabet. Well, I think Cami misunderstood this, because she listed favorite singers/bands instead. So I get through the whole thing listening bands and at the end it says, "Now send this to all of your friends to share your alphabet of songs" and then I figured it out. So instead, I did both songs and bands.

A: AFI. They're a little on the hard-rock side for me, but I think Davey Havok has a great voice, and there are some "sick" guitar parts in some of their songs, as Ryan would say.

B: the Beatles, Bright Eyes. First of all, who doesn't love the Beatles? And, when describing Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, the word "amazing" is an unbelievable understatement.

C: Cake, Counting Crows. Yes, Cake. Go ahead and laugh. Are you finished? Good. Yes, as I was saying, Cake is one of my all-time favorite bands, as is Counting Crows. What a great voice that dude from Counting Crows has (I can't remember his name right now).

D: Death Cab for Cutie. So there aren't many words in the English language that can completely sum-up Death Cab for Cutie. Again, amazing just doesn't cut it for these guys. And they are also a big influence for Paramore, another one of my favorite bands.

E: Evanescence. I don't really like Evanescence that much, but Amy Lee has a kick-ass voice, and it's the only band I can think of that starts with E besides this one indie band that I'm not that familiar with called Elizabeth. I should check them out; I heard of them on some Web site and meant to look them up. Hmm.

F: Two words, babe: FOO. FIGHTERS. That's all I'm  gonna say.

G: Ghostland Observitory. There this really cool indie band with this awesome sound. Really cool band; check them out sometime if you're into indie stuff.

H: the Helio Sequence. Again, another kick-ass indie band. They also have a girl bass player, which is pretty sweet.

I: Incubus. You always know when you're listening to an Incubus song. They have a very distict sound, which is so very cool. I simply love them.

J: Jimmy Eat World. I'm not sure what it is about this band, but I have always loved them. They have kind of a poppy sound without being annoying or anything like just about every  poppy song you hear these days. What is this world coming to? I mean, am I the only girl who still listens to the Backstreet Boys? Aaron Carter, people, come on! (Wow. I promise you, I will never again bring up Aaron Carter or the Backstreet Boys on this blog. That was scary.)

K: the Killers. Talk about distict sound. Some say they sound a little like Green Day, but I think not. I think Brandon Flowers could sing circles around Bille Joe Armstrong. And besides, "Mr. Brightside" is a classic modern-indie song. You have to love that song! And even if you don't, just watch the video . . . two words, ladies: Eric Roberts. I mean, he's a little scary now, but . . .

L: the Loves. Once again, totally sweet indie-rock band with a poppy twist. Very, very cool.

M: Modest Mouse, Muse. So Modest Mouse is pretty much a classic, but not many people are into Muse. But people really should get familiar with them, I think, because Matthew Bellamy is pretty much amazing. God, he's like Mariah Carey or something! Range-wise, I mean.

N: Nirvana. I'm not that into "garage rock," but it's Nirvana, people. Just about as classic as you can get for someone my age. It's classic, but it's not ancient, you know? And besides, my father worships Dave Grohl, and I think I sort of got that gene. It's like Dave-Grohlism, or something.

O: Oasis. So I cannot tell you how many people I've mentioned Oasis to, and had their response be, "Who? What? Oasis? Never heard of them." But oh, these people don't know what they're missing! I'm on a big British kick right now, and these guys are the real deal when it comes to English indie-rock.

P: PANIC AT THE DISCO, Paramore. I've always been very loyal to Jack White and Meg White. You ask my what my favorite band is, I spit it out right away: the White Stripes. But I think my current obsession, Jack White, might have a little compition. I am so very impressed by how much PATD has matured since their debut album, which was a little more toward the emo genre which I don't listen to as much. But I'm totally getting a Beatles vibe from their new ablum, which I think I've listening to about a kabillion times since it came out. Ah, and Paramore. I mean, you really can't go wrong with Hayley Willams. She's pretty amazing. And Zac Farro, their drummer, was like fourteen when they did their first album, so go Zac!

Q:  Well, I'm not sure if there are any bands I'm into that start with Q. I guess there's like, one Queens of the Stone Age song I remotely like, but I cannot stand that guy's voice. Bleh.

R: the Raconteurs. After hearing their first album, I was kind of like, All right, Jack. You know I love you, but this whole album could easily be a White Stripes album. But after hearing a few songs from their new album, I am totally amazing. It has its own sound entirely. Once again, Jack, you are amazing.

S: Silversun Pickups, Spoon. So here we go: two more great indie bands. Although the first time I heard my all-time favorite SSPU song, "Lazy Eye," I couldn't tell whether he was a guy or a girl. But I figured it out, and I am completely in love with them. And as for Spoon, they're totally amazing. I cannot believe he's from Texas, though! He sounds so British or at least somewhere in Europe.

T: So I think I'm gonna have to say Tool on this one. I mean, again, they're a little more hard-rock than what I like, but I have to thank Max and Ryan for getting me started on this one. They are pretty cool. And I'm always looking for something different, something that doesn't follow the mainstream. And Tool is definitely one of those bands.

U: This is going to be really dorky, but this is what happens when you have a rocker for a dad. I'm gonna have to say U2 on this one. I've been begging Dad to do "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" forever, and I'm hoping he'll do it soon. He is doing "Streets Have No Name," though, which is also a great song. And, of course, after Liam saw "The Simpsons Movie" (which I still haven't gotten all the way through; I can't stand that show, and I keep getting bored) he walked around for weeks saying, "He's not Bono!" And then of course afters a few weeks of saying that he stopped once and said, "Wait, who's Bono?"

V: I'm not that familiar with a lot of stuff by the Verve Pipe, but "The Freshmen" has always been one of my all-time favorite songs. Dad's doing that one, also.

W: Since I am still a very loyal Jack and Meg fan, I'm going to have to say the White Stripes. I mean, Jack White is a very busy guy, and everything he does still turns our amazing. I mean, what hasn't that guy done? And he's only thirty-two! And, I know you're probably gonna laugh, but I think he is so adorable.

X: Well, I couldn't think of a band I'm into that starts with X, so I skipped this one, too.

Y: You Say Party! We Say Die! I'm not familiar with that many songs of theirs, but from what I've heard they sound all right and that's all I could think of starting with Y aside from Yellowcard, who I don't like thay much.

Z: So I couldn't think of anything I'm into starting with Z either. You know, I'm sometimes wonder if they put Z at the end of the alphabet because it's not used that much. I don't know what putting it at the end would solve, but you never know, right? No, I'm probably wrong, actually.