Hey. Updating early, before school. I have some wicked (meant in all ways) drama class soon, so I must leave in a bit. But first, my rant...
WHY THE HELL IS EVERYONE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS?! IT'S FREAKIN' NOVEMBER! LAST I CHECKED, CHRISTMAS WAS IN DECEMBER! GAAAH!
Whoo...sorry.
Before I even knew what RENT actually was, I was listening to my friends singing the songs from it.
I knew Seasons Of Love and that's it.
I didn't know the name of the musical or the story. Just that song.
Then here on this website I read an Outsiders story that one of the characters was performing the show RENT. That made me curious as to what that was.
That was in the middle of eighth grade.
Then the summer before I went into high school I had my first real encounter with RENT.
I went over to my friend's house, she's a RENT nut. We watched the movie and I fell in love with it, but my friends had seen it so many times that they forced me to play truth or dare during the movie, so I couldn't pay that much attention to it.
So I rented it.
Funny, I rented RENT.
Anyway, when I got it I immediately went and watched it. I cried so hard during Angel's death scene it was like my own friend was dying.
I loved it so much I watched it again right after it was over.
I then forced my mother to watch it with me.
I then watched all the special features.
And I found out how Jonathan Larson, the totally awesome creator of RENT died.
So I now thank dear Mr. Larson every time I watch RENT or hear the music. I want to buy the soundtrack, you know the two disk one, but I don't have enough money so I just bought the selections from RENT one. Although I want the actual one for Christmas.
RENT has had a valuable impact on my life and I know why people worship it, heck I worship it too!
RENT FOREVER!
By Marie aka CheshireMax