I randomly thought about this board and out of thin air I remembered my log in information from a decade ago!
I think I joined the board when I was 16 or 17? I met a lot of people from this board at concerts and album signings. It was crazy to learn how people from this board became an extension of friends groupS that I established in secondary school and college. I can't quite remember how I discovered the band- Brian Crosby is from my village so that might have been it. I went to every album signing and concerts I could get to. Cried at everyday heart wrenching lyric ever penned by Paul Noonan who at the time, I was besotted by!
Bellx1 connected me to my best friend who was maid of honor at my wedding. I've listened to them through my awkward university years, challenging 20's, after losing my dad and now in the new phase of my life after a big heart break! They're like old friends.
I'm now 29 and I no longer fan girl. I've moved from Ireland to the US and I look at Bellx1 as a point of nostalgia- the good ould days where all I had to care about was college essays and how I was going to afford the next concert ticket.
If it's Monday morning and your brain is still as sleepy as your weekend- it's going to be OK!