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January 9, 2007

Pete Wentz Is In It For The Glory

So, a couple of things about this fan video, taken at last night's FOB show in New Mexico, where overzealous security engaged with stage-crashing fans. First off, we love that P. Wentz decides, "This song doesn't need bass ... it needs me screaming on a monitor, slapping fan hands!" Good choice, Peen, we've always felt your playing was unnecessary. For the next, we'll be honest: We admire the impulse to jump in and save your "friends"; but we see the big dudes, and you get nowhere near 'em! But nice work taking credit; it's your talent!

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"That's what you get!"

That was awesome, somewhere between Fisher Price: My First Concert and Sesame Street-style Fisticuffs.

Posted by: Jay at 01/09/07 9:41 AM | Reply
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For the love of god get that loser out of the band now, he's ruining any chance they have of having a career past their second album. What a clown.

Posted by: Brandon at 01/09/07 9:49 AM | Reply
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Am I missing something, or is this band pretty bad? Why am I reading about them again?

Posted by: DJ Dave at 01/09/07 9:56 AM | Reply
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Dude, that's so emo.

Posted by: Jimmy James at 01/09/07 10:00 AM | Reply
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LOL @ the girl on the left with the jacket and khakis

Posted by: Lucy at 01/09/07 10:12 AM | Reply
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>For the love of god get that loser out of the band now, he's ruining any chance they have of having a career past their second album. What a clown.

Posted by: Brandon at January 9, 2007 9:49 AM

ermmm yes, he's a loser but he's the one that writes *all* of the songs... soOOoOooooo....

Posted by: JR at 01/09/07 10:26 AM | Reply
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stereogum hearts easy targets.

yaaaaaaaaaaaawn.

Posted by: duke at 01/09/07 10:46 AM | Reply
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dude, that's so pop-punk

Posted by: tiger at 01/09/07 10:46 AM | Reply
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hahaha gotta love the shrieking

Posted by: nick at 01/09/07 10:53 AM | Reply
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this should air on the wildlife channel... when emo boys attack.. rrarrrrr.

don't fuck with pete wentz's friends. or maybe just don't let pete wentz try to rap... ever.

Posted by: nora at 01/09/07 10:57 AM | Reply
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this should air on the wildlife channel... when emo boys attack.. rrarrrrr.

don't fuck with pete wentz's friends. or maybe just don't let pete wentz try to rap... ever.

Posted by: nora at 01/09/07 11:16 AM | Reply
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whoever said they wont get past their second album??? they already have 3 and ep, so album #4 comes out next month....

Posted by: STL_BEN at 01/09/07 11:42 AM | Reply
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OMG. After my mom picks me up, I can't wait to text allllll my friends about this. And then recap the whole thing on my livejournal complete with cellphone pix! FOB RULZ! ^_^

Posted by: mike at 01/09/07 11:50 AM | Reply
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In response to the post by the person who said he writes all of their songs, he sits around coming up with stupid phrases all day long and then hands them over to the lead singer to write the actual music and make the songs. The lead singer is the one with all the talent and this clown keeps trying to steal the limelight. This he said on his own also in past articles and it is also on things like wikipedia. He's a clown with dumbass clown outfits and haircuts.

Posted by: Brandon at 01/09/07 11:50 AM | Reply
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Some younger acquaintances of mine attended this show and one of them got kicked in the face by Pete.
She was so happy it happened.....

Posted by: jd at 01/09/07 11:52 AM | Reply
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Wait...who was his "friend"? The guy punching the security guard?

Posted by: Louie at 01/09/07 12:30 PM | Reply
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His friends are a bunch of shrieking screaming 16 year old girls? This clip is hilarious but pathetic. Is he proud of this? He looks like he wants to whip it out. SHRIEK!!!!

Posted by: 2 sheds at 01/09/07 12:58 PM | Reply
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I'm going to have to congratulate pete for doing this and not making it look the least bit cool, I didn't know that was possible. He does know he's 27 and not 17 right? Then again, who but high school kids go to fall out boy concerts except for maybe their parents.

Posted by: ian at 01/09/07 1:58 PM | Reply
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I'd make fun of this (and trust me, in my mind I have over and over), but I can't help remembering a Smashing Pumpkins show in 1994 when I thought it was so cool to get body passed, and I was chucked into the gap between the crowd and the band, and a security guard jacked me in the kidneys about five times and then tossed me back. I looked up at Billy Corgan and pleaded with him to save me...and he simply kept pouring his heart out to "Siva." Fuck him. I was once abandoned by my rock idols, so I will not criticize when rock idols (for a certain large hipped adolscent cock-obsessed self-hating female demographic...crap, I did make fun of this)save people.

Posted by: Ascender at 01/09/07 3:39 PM | Reply
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yaaaaaaaaaaaawn.

Posted by: yaaaaaaaaaaaawn. at 01/09/07 4:56 PM | Reply
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I bet all those thirteen year old girls want to give him promise rings now.

Posted by: Bennyk at 01/09/07 5:55 PM | Reply
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What's with all the FOB hate? I know that they're not the greatest band ever (or indie enough or rock enough or punk enough). But have any of you ever been to a show of theirs? I went years ago- and I mean years, it was a tiny Chicago show in 2002- and they were so into it. They made music because they wanted to, not for money. I'm sure that they've changed with the fame, but does anyone ever give them credit for anything?

Posted by: Kelsa at 01/09/07 6:05 PM | Reply
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Dude. Wentz was decking a big security guard for taking down one of the roadies trying to stop the aforementioned security guards from decking one of the girls onstage (FOB invited kids onstage for the last song of the set). Give him a break.

Posted by: Finchmeister at 01/09/07 6:54 PM | Reply
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I really despise Wentz, but I got to give it up to him for decking the guard. The security at rock shows are usually just brawny meat-heads (and sometimes ex-cons) that have no formal training and just like to crack heads. Although, if Pete hit me, I'd moyda him. Nonetheless, I only hate 99.9999% of him now.

Posted by: SuckFucky at 01/09/07 9:48 PM | Reply
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so since fob's new single wasn't that warmly received, they (or obviously just pete wentz) had to resort to another cheap gimmick to get people's attention (just like peengate - "oh my gawd, my sidekick got hacked! - yeah, right). of course dumb little girls are praising "the hero" pete. i hope they'll realize that pete wentz and his publicity stunts are merely a diversion to cover up the atrocity of fob music.

i do think patrick is a good singer though. he should find another band. and take that drummer with him. that guy has chops too.

Posted by: finn at 01/10/07 6:13 AM | Reply
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Okay so that was an overzealous move on his part. He shouldn't have done that but like everyone I think that he gets those react-without-thinking moments and the fight just kind of happened.

Posted by: Kris at 01/17/07 6:17 PM | Reply
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You all need to backl off Pete
He's an amazing song writer and performer

Posted by: Sammie at 01/19/07 9:02 AM | Reply
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finn--You're a moron. There is no possible way this could've been planned.

Color me shocked that people have rallied once more to mock Pete Wentz. Seriously, I recognize that he's fairly ridiculous as a public personality, but that's no reason to accuse him of famewhoring, especially when the accusations make no logical sense.

Posted by: Anna at 01/20/07 6:19 PM | Reply
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Pete is a really nice guy and he is very hot and good looking guy. He is not dumb, you are guys, you are a losers and you know that. First of all he is not a clown you are a clown. I like pete. People that hate are losers and bitches.

Posted by: Brittany B at 01/24/07 9:39 PM | Reply
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fall out boy fucking rocks and pete does write some good shit because if he didin't well they wouldn't be a band i like the shit he writes it very good and entertaining

Posted by: ashley at 01/24/07 11:46 PM | Reply
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oh yeah, anna, anyone who believes that pete's sidekick really didn't get hacked is a moron. and anyone who hangs out and have pics taken with the likes of lindsay lohan isn't a famewhore. open your eyes, man! everything that pete does has been calculated -- he's business savvy, i'll give him that, but the other guys are far from being famewhores like he is and i admire that, esp. patrick. ever seemed to notice that the other guys seem uncomfortable to be alongside him? maybe if you'd stop with the fangirling, you'd notice it.

Posted by: finn at 01/26/07 6:34 AM | Reply
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Pete Wentz Is the HOTTIST Guy in the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing will Change that about even if he is crazy!!!! fuck you all who don't think he's hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we love you pete

Posted by: Kasi and Alyssa at 01/28/07 12:33 AM | Reply
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um actually to that guy who said something about getting past their second album, before From Under The Cork Tree ...they already have about 3 albums out, From Under The Cork Tree is their 4th album. And as of this week they have 5 out. So check your facts.

if you must know the albums they have are
Fall Out Boy's Evening Out With your girlfriend
My Heart will always be the B Side to my tongue
Take This to your grave
From Under The cork Tree
and now ...
Infinity On High

Posted by: chanel at 01/28/07 6:35 PM | Reply
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well pete wentz is one of the hottest people in the band because that face looks like a baby doll and he was probily hott when he was 13 because that is how old i am now but if he went to chesapeak bay middle i would date him heck yes but that sexy thang is 27 so that sucks for me pete i love you

Posted by: courtney at 02/24/07 3:30 PM | Reply
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yall haters can back the hell off peter wentz he maby crazy but all crazy stuff isn't as bad as yall make it seam!!!!!!!!!!!!take me for instence i embaras the few frinds i got by doing crazy shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!but there still my frinds!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Cayla at 03/03/07 6:13 AM | Reply
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aiight pete jumping into the crowd to fight a security guy only shows how much he actually cares about his fans...yall need to friggen get off his back hes a friggen legend and you know it.

Posted by: isle at 03/12/07 4:34 PM | Reply
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ok who ever is the two dumb fucks who said that thats so emo or thats so pop are fucken retards who don't know courage when they see it i meen what retard would watch there friends get there ass kicked fer no reason by some meat head security guard u know i mean thats just commons sense that u would help a friend out if u can do that then u have no room to make emo or pop-rock cuz u don't have the balls so u know what all u pete haters can go fuck ur selves and go find a new hobby u fucken cock suckers

Posted by: Dustin at 06/15/07 5:26 AM | Reply
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I hate the fact everyone is just running Pete down...who ever don't know him,just needs to stop talking shit! I know he may be a pretty boy sometimes, but he's my pretty boy. Pete Wentz is a really down to earth guy. He is sweet,funny,smart,and sexy. So who ever wants to say somethin about this,then let me know. I love Pete and the rest of u should to.

Posted by: FELICIA at 08/06/07 5:44 PM | Reply
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FUCK PETE WENTZ. FALL OUT BOY ISNT EVEN ABOUT MUSIC IT IS JUST ABOUT HIM. AND ALL OF THE MUSIC SOUNDS THE SAME

Posted by: ben dover at 08/13/07 6:13 PM | Reply
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