Simple Plan Space June2013

thoughts on having a Aus SP family ..........

Marly..... It was great to meet a couple of fans that I have met over Twitter as well.

Including the amazingly humble creator of this magazine, Jen. :D. I really have no other words to add, so I will leave you with this thought: Simple Plan did not save my life, but they have made a big part of my life a joy and started my love of music in a big, big way. I am ever grateful for that.

Erin...“Being a part of something so as special as the sp family is something I am very proud of. Not only do we share a love for the same band but we are also some of the most amazing people you will ever meet. I love my sp family. They are always there for me and me them. Through good times and bad we support each other, never judge, offer words of wisdom and share a love for something so strong. I thank sp everyday, if it wasn't for this amazing band I would have never met so many amazing, warm, creative, wonderful and crazy (lol) people.” Author??

Brett........ “As I started to become more "Obsessed" with SP, I started looking for people who also had a SP obsession, people who I could relate to, as NOT one of my friends liked them!. Somehow I befriended Rossi (I bet she knows how this happened! LOL...refresh my memory please). I think this was in 2010. In 2011, SP arrived on our shores for a series of shows. As I just joined the SPCrew, I attended my first soundcheck on my own. Rossi had tickets to the show, but I had seating, so I was not allowed to enter the moshpit area, where Rossi was. We made a pact that the next year we would go together. In 2012, we finally met and attended the 2012 shows, and it was here I met Suki (who was more of a WTK fan, but still loved SP). I also met Nicola and Claire, both SP fans as well. We all attended the Sydney and Newcastle shows and soundchecks together and had a blast. Somehow I came across this group on facebook and it was here I have connected with many SP fans like myself who all have one thing in common and that's the love for OUR boys "SIMPLE PLAN!". I also have friends in Brisbane who are SP fans as well, but have yet to meet personally. I am already thinking ahead for the next time the boys arrive on our shores...maybe 2014, where I will travel to Melbourne, Newcastle and Brisbane and Gold Coast as well as Sydney and meet all these wonderful people. It was funny, as at each soundcheck, there were people there that you remember from the previous soundchecks, whether that be the present or a previous year tour. Look out Jen!” Renee......“I think having an SP family has been a great way to get to know so many other people across Australia and the world. Who would have thought that one band, could unite so many people together. We really are a family - we share stories, create new memories, fight, laugh, give each other support and encouragement.”

Jen....... I love this special group that I am part of. I feel at home with them, they are the first people I tell my great news and the first people I turn to when I need to off load or have a good whinge. I dont know what I would do without them! Yes, Even Brett! :)