i first discovered them mid 2023, their music has helped me through so many things, school stress, social anxiety and many other things. their music is super calming. recently i had to have an mri scan and i was really scared but they let me pick what music i wanted to listen to on the headphones, and i picked men i trust, so i got to listen to men i trust for a whole hour and 40 mins whilst i layed there 😭
In a midway I stand where many stood
Only to come home again
Walking through these streets I know too well
But my thoughts stray away
Hey all,
Recently my friend broke up with her girlfriend and her ex is now refusing to give her back her old men i trust tour shirt. I’m not sure when it’s from but she went to the north american Az show. I’ll attach a picture below of what it looks like but i’d really appreciate if someone could find a link of someone reselling theirs or are willing to resell theirs! Preferably a Large-Xxl tysm.
Hey Fellow MIT Lovers!!!
This is a story about the time I learned to accept the things I cannot change, and just change the things that I can.
It's also really just a journal entry for myself too, so don't expect any life-changing, insane things, but still a story nonetheless!
*TL;DR: I missed most of Men I Trust's show as my first time seeing them, and eventually came to accept that things can't be as perfect as I expect, and to continue loving the band otherwise.
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For context, I have been a fan of MIT for about 3 years now, and have really started digging in and enjoying their entire discography this past year or so.
I recently saw they were going to be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and instantly bought my pass. This was the time, and it was going to be the first time I was going to see them live!
Man, when I tell you, the anticipation to see them WAS REAL. Like I'm talking, 2 weeks out from the show, I couldn't sleep at night thinking about it, it was like the night before Christmas as a kid, except every night!
Fast forward to the day of the show. Me and my friend are driving all the way from Michigan over to the venue, poppin' tabs on tabs.
All fun and games, but HOLLYYY moly, looking back, even though I still had a great time overall, we overdid it.
By the time we get to the venue, I am absolutely on another realm I tell ya.
Well, I don't think anyone can be to blame except for us, but getting inside the venue, we...
ENDED UP GOING THE WRONG WAY!!!
Thinking back to my memory, I remember the dark entrance room, with a white board ( I think ) sign that stated one band (The Menzingers) with an arrow to one entrance, and MEN I TRUST with an arrow to the right.
Our dumb asses went to THE WRONG SHOW!!! The ended up going LEFT thinking that the Menzingers were opening for Men I Trust or something...
Well, fast forward (I didn't know what was or felt time at the moment LMAO) 30 or so mins later.. we realize it was the wrong show.
Don't get me wrong, I had no clue who The Menzingers were but I was still having a blast.
We end up running out the exit, to try and get to the Men I Trust show.
This is where the turn of events that night kind of deeply impacted me in a way...
Well, the staff, who were just simply doing their job, would not let us in.
We explained their case and they simply kept replying with "No reentry, we're sorry".
Also forgetting to mention the fact that my pupils were probably the size of a black hole.. 😅
Eventually, my friend gave up trying to explain to the workers, and we went back to the Menzingers, to which he pulled aside a worker, and had him bring us into the show.
We did end up experiencing the show, and got to hear the last few songs.
Show Me How, Seven, and some more..
MAN did I sing my heart out LOL. To anyone at the show around me I apologize (everyone seemed to be mostly just vibing and standing around) but holy what an ethereal experience it was.
Flash forward to when I get home, and the next day...
Something just felt off. I was quite distraught over missing the show, and feeling like everything leading up to that point had been a letdown. I couldn't even really listen to them because it bought me back to missing the show.
To be clear... all this sadness and anger and emotion was just me myself and I making the whole thing deeper than it really was I would say.
I work through it throughout the next weeks to which I realize... just because I missed the show doesn't mean it ALL has to be bad from here.
This is why Journaling is so so so amazing lol, cause even as I'm typing this entire thing out, I have no words to really express or explain as to why I was so distraught after that whole disappointment I caused.
At the end of the day, I'm listening to Men I Trust as I normally would, I've accepted that the concert has come and go, and that there's more days to come for me to see them again.
I'm the only one to blame for being an idiot and not seeing which way MIT actually was, but at the same time I could be too hard on myself (I was tripping balls after all)
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One final thing before I go, I recently popped 2 tabs and listened to their Oncle Jazz album with some Airpodz in, and gee-whiz I have been missing out this entire time.
You see, there's multiple ways of enjoying music. For me, I would listen on a big speaker, or some headphones, or on my TV, etc.
However, listening to the album posted on their official Youtube (I have premium) especially with my Airpods in, eyes closed, was just breathtaking. Idk who does their mixing, but my golly is it just spectacular. To anyone that hasn't tried it yet, give it a try!!!
Men I Trust will always forever be in my heart.. I know I sound corny saying that but I just don't care. I hope to see them strive for many many many more years to come and to keep doing them, because their music isn't just music, it's on a whole different realm of art.