SOMMERS, HARLOW J.

[harlow]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-image: url(http://i54.tinypic.com/2nqfdd2.jpg); border: solid 5px #d6d6d6; width: 250px; -webkit-border-radius: 50px 4px 50px 4px; -moz-border-radius: 50px 4px 50px 4px; line-height:85%; margin-top: 5px] HARLOW JANE SOMMERS, "SHE WILL BE LOVED" TWENTY | BROOKLYN FIRE | DRUMS | PHILIPPA COLLIASS "SO TELL ME, WHO ARE YOU AGAIN?" "um, hi there. i'm harlow; harlow jane sommers. um, i'm named after my mother's surname (harlow) and my great grandmother's first name (jane). sommers is my mother's maiden name. my name is nothing real interesting, i think. uh, i'm twenty years of age. yep. i'm in a band called brooklyn fire and i'm their drummer." "RIGHT RIGHT, SORRY. SO TELL ME A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF." "i'm not the most exciting person around. you can tell that i am self-conscious. i'm not really comfortable in my own skin. my father wasn't there in my life when i grew up. the fact that my mother's boyfriends acted like they were my father made it worse because it was almost like they were replacing the real father i had never saw or remember. i believe that he wasn't there because i wasn't good enough. no matter how many times my mother would try to comfort me, i always thought i fell short of 'good enough' for everyone. i have gotten better because of the wonderful friends and fans i have aquired, but i still am uncomfortable with myself. however, i can be a trustworthy person. you can trust me to keep your secrets, your fears, your doubts, etc. if you give me a responsibility, you know that i'll be there to go through with completing the responsibility. i guess you could say that i'm a little responsible as well. i can be a very curious and naive person. i like experiment with a lot of things. if i hadn't done it or eaten it or anything, chances are that i will try it, no matter what it is. i can be gullible when it comes to people lying to me. i don't know what to believe at times. so, yeah. one of the things that cheers me up is when i meet fans. since being on the record label, we have an established fanbase. the fans are so appreciative of what music we make together. whenever i am down, i love to meet the fans; they always make my day. the compliments, the obsessions, i love them all. they are honestly the best fans i could ever imagine." "INTERESTING! WHERE WAS IT THAT YOU SAID YOU COME FROM?" "so, i was born to a single mother somewhere in england. her and my father had a one night stand and she happened to get pregnant from the incident. she decided to keep me, even though things may have been difficult. there was no word from my father until i was born. he came to the hospital, supposedly, and saw me. he stayed around for a year or so until he and my mother got into a big fight and broke up. i never saw him again. at the same time, my mother became unemployed. luckily, she found a job. we moved to bradenton, florida and i grew up there. things were difficult having one parent along with changing boyfriends and such while she tried to make ends meet. during school, i earned average grades. i didn't enjoy school very much and, honestly, i didn't try sometimes. i also got picked on for various things. school didn't like me, and i didn't like it. i hid so much and felt so bad for being me. i just became quiet and tried to survive school. the day i graduated from high school, college wasn't even in my mindset. i wanted to join a band. i found myself drumming to a beat in class most days. i was bored and i didn't really care. i was interested in drums. when my mother got the money, she bought me a drum set. we didn't have enough money for me to take lessons. so, for a while, i just played around with the drums, creating different beats. finally, my mother found a good man, got married, and was able to pay bills and have a little extra money left over. so, she bought me lessons. i was excited. eventually, i joined a band called brooklyn fire and we joined a record label. we've been successful ever since." "WOW. SO WHAT IS A DAY IN THE LIFE OF YOU LIKE?" "um, let's see. i wake up around eight o'clock in the morning. i make some of my favorite blueberry oatmeal and eat it for breakfast. then, i watch television for a little while. then, i practice my drumming skills because practice doesn't hurt; it makes you better. so, i do that for a few hours, then i eat lunch, usually a salad and sierra mist. then, i hang out with some of my friends if they wnat to hang out. then i work and eat dinner at the same time. if i have to perform in a show, i perform in the show. finally, i meet some fans. after that, i go home and sleep 'til the next morning." "NICE. LAST QUESTION... WHY ARE YOU WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW AND WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE FOR YOU?" "hopefully, one day, we will rise to be one of the most successful and famous bands in the music industry. our messages in our music will be heard. hopefully, we will continue to grow in our fanbase and keep on getting adoring fans; that's what my motivation is. off topic here, but i want to find someone who understands me and i want to fall in love. i want a child as well." "ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD?" "i may be a little depressed, but that's it." hey there, the name's minnie. i live in the central time zone and this is my first character. img is by MOSES OF BODOM @ CAUTION! 2.0