#aptnd 2018

[rightintheghoulies]

Ghost - Witch Image "Live APTND 2018" (Multicam + great audio) (Final Ve...

*cardi leans in suddenly* *clap clap clap* *fucks off again*

[captainkelso]

I was too short and up in the balcony to see this tiny thot licking his finger during Cirice but now it will not be unnoticed!

Boston, Dec 14

[captainkelso]

"Just because you're here, we have this moment now and I want to tell you something, and this is because it's winter and winter tends to get dark, and when it's dark, some people tend to get sour, and it's not fun. Sometimes life is peachy and you're enjoying life's highs. But you might be one closer or currently experiencing one of life's lows. I want you to try and to remember those butterflies that you've felt. Remember those? Have you ever had those butterflies in your stomach, below your belly button? Yeah. And now it feels like they're not there anymore.

Try to imagine those butterflies as...kind of unborn, maybe like little...maggots and they are crawling around in your intestines. I know, it feels kind of vomiting and gross, ain't it, Boston? But here me out: because life is shit right now, right? Nevertheless, they are crawling around; shitty times, yes? As time progresses, those maggots, those little larvae, they transform into a caterpillar...caterpillars. You know how caterpillars have that little fuzz on them? Those little fuzzy creatures, kind of like a bumblebee. And you know how bumble bees are so much cuter than wasps and bees just because they have that shit on? Even though they can sting you like fucking hell? I like bumble bees. Caterpillars are like bumble bees, so given enough time...and before you know it, those caterpillars, they erupt into butterflies. Did you know that?

And one day sooner or later, before you know it, those little maggots have turned into butterflies in there. It feels like there are no limits anymore; you want that risen feeling again, but it might take time. It might not come tomorrow, it might take time, so you need to wait, it will come. It'll be cool! You understand what I'm saying? Good, thank you." 

- Cardinal Copia, Boston, Massachusetts on December 14, 2018

[captainkelso]

Copia didn’t have to instruct us when to clap during Jiggolo, we just did it and he turned back to the Ghouls surprised and said, “They’re very smart!”

[captainkelso]

Copia: Are your asses wobbling?

Me who has been dancing for the entire ritual: Um....mAYBE????

[captainkelso]

My ass-wobbling contributed to Rat Dad’s statistic and I couldn’t be more happy to help the cause 😂

[captainkelso]

At the Boston ritual had to leave during this speech to catch the train to get home, and I felt sad as I was walking down the steps to go out, politely passing people. But when getting to the bottom of the row’s staircase on the balcony where our seats were at, I saw Cardinal Copia and the Ghouls a lot closer. I couldn’t see them much from my seat because I was so short, but now I could see Copia clearly from where I was standing. He was in the middle of talking about those butterflies, and how winter tended to get dark, and so did people. December is actually a really hard month for me. I’ve lost my twin sister and my grandmother during this month in the past, and so the month has become a bittersweet one. So when he mentioned how dark this month could be, I immediately resonated with his words. I took one last picture of the band before I turned to walk out of the theater, down the steps of the lobby, and out the door. I actually said aloud, but not yelling, in my normal voice (which was sore from a cold), “Goodbye Copia, Goodbye Ghouls. Thank you.” And as my cousin and I walked down the steps into the lobby, Copia finished his speech and the triumphant ending of If You Have Ghosts echoed through the walls.

Needless to say I almost cried. Getting home to see that someone recorded the speech so I could type this down, I definitely cried. That night meant so much to me in a time that usually I’m at a very low point in such a joyous time.