Post by leona tierney raley on May 4, 2012 12:40:38 GMT -5
| [atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; height: 380px; background-image:URL(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy284/brooklynlolli/x0r3w0.png); border-left: 10px solid #1e1e1e; border-right: 10px solid #1e1e1e;] LEONA T. RALEY  HEY THERE, THEY CALL ME LEO AND I'M CURRENTLY 18 YEARS OLD. I'M PART OF THE CREW AND I'M A GUITAR TECH FOR [WAKE FOR YOUNG SOULS]. ------------------------------------------------- HEY. HOW OLD ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU DO ON THIS TOUR? “Um, okay. Hi. I’m Leona Tierney Raley, I’m 18 and I do whatever Gabe needs me to do with his guitar. I’m his tech.” HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS AS A LIVING? WHY? WERE YOU ALWAYS GOOD AT IT? “I don’t know. I grew up in the industry so it’s what I’m used to. I wont necessarily say this is what I’ve always wanted to do, but It’s sort of what I always figured I would do. Anyhow, I’m still a teenager so I’m not too worried.” SO WHAT’S IT LIKE BEING THE DAUGHTER OF PATRICK RALEY AND ERIN STONE? “I always get this question…” –sighs- “People assume I would know ‘what it’s like to be their kid’ as if I could compare it to being anyone else’s. Being their daughter is just…normal for me. I would probably say it’s like being any other kid who was homeschool…just with the addition of living on a bus a lot. I don’t know. I don’t get extra attention when I’m in public unless I’m with them. I don’t get free stuff or special treatment. It’s just…normal.” I SEE, WELL WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE BAND MEMBERS YOU’VE WORKED WITH ON TOUR? ANY TRUTH TO SOME OF THE RUMORS THAT ARE GOING AROUND ABOUT PEOPLE? “That’s a ridiculous question…First of all, I’m mostly hanging around the guys from WFYS so if I knew anything, it would be about them. And all I really have to say is that they’re actually great people. I mean, Johnny is kind of a girl at times but that’s okay. He’s a sweetheart and I have the highest respect for him for finding a girl [Carsen] and settling down. In this industry, I’m not gonna lie. There’s a lot of sleeping around on tour. I mean girls are throwing themselves left and right at the guys so I guess if there’s any rumors about people sleeping around that’s probably true for any single folk.” –shrugs- “Oh, anyhow you asked about stars I hang with. I hang with Gabe most often. I’m his tech after all and he’s alright. For the most part, Gabe is just sort of…very out of it. He reminds me a lot of Bill and Ted. If Bill and Ted were one person, their name would be Gabriel Del Angel.” AH, WELL THAT’S GOOD. SO TELL US MORE ABOUT YOURSELF? “There isn’t much to know but sure. Um, like I said before, Im 18 and you already know my parents. Oh, jesus. I guess the first thing you should know about me is that I take my job very seriously. Im a bit of a perfectionist so when Im taking on a job, I have to have it done absolutely perfectly. A few weeks ago I covered a job for the tech of Angel Sala of Lay Me Down and not that he isnt a great guy, but it was really hard for me when he wanted to talk more than he wanted to let me get to work. I’m just really nitpicky and if Im being completely honest, I take on a lot more than I can handle at times.” –laughs lightly- “Our manager would be crazy without me. But I mean, other than that Im a pretty laid back person. Like, in my offtime, after shows and after everything else is done, I can hang out like a normal person…I just act more like an adult than a child.” COOL COOL, SO I’M GUESSING YOURE NOT THE TYPE TO TAKE ON TOUR PRANKS THEN? SO MAYBE YOU CAN FILL US IN ON SOME YOU’VE SEEN.” “Oh, um. Yeah I don’t really participate but I’d be lying if I said it weren’t fun to watch. The guys from LMD are pretty good friends with Johnny and Gabe so they prank each other a lot. I remember one time, as revenge for a prank River Matthews played on them, Gabe organized something that was pretty hilarious. He had all of the amps and mics for the band unplugged right before they started playing so that when they DID start playing, it was soundless and instead of the crowd hearing some smash hit from Lay Me Down, they heard what Mr. Del Angel so nicely picked out instead, and it was Barbie Girl by Aqua. Not gonna lie, that’s pretty elaborate for Gabe. But it was all good fun. Other than that, there’s usually just silly things going on. Cami from September Shined Brightest came on stage during a performance and just sat there on the ground like it was nothing and played solitaire for a set.” –shrugs- SO DO YOU LIKE THE WORK THAT YOU DO? “It’s all I know. So I guess in a way, yes. Its comforting on some level to be doing something I’ve been doing my whole life. I mean, Im basically right at home with teching and with anything involved on tours. You could say there’s not a lot that surprises me about my job. And I know this is coming so I’ll answer it before you get there. Does it intimidate me to be so young and doing my job alonside others in their twenties and older? Not, not at all. You have to have a bit of confidence in yourself or you’re going to fail. That’s it.” WELL YOU CERTAINLY SEEM TO BE ON TOP OF THINGS THEN. THAT’S A GOOD THING TO HEAR. SO IN YOUR HECTIC SCHEDULE IS THERE ANY TIME FOR A LOVE LIFE? “Youre kidding, right? Even if there were time for one, who would I date? One of the band memebers? Or a crew person. Merch kid? I can see how that would be logical but no, I don’t have any love life to speak of and I doubt I will any time soon. People who know me don’t consider me like that and vice versa. I prefer just being the spazzy wannabe adult with the brihgt red hair that most people ignore. And if we’re being honest, I wouldn’t know the first thing about being in a relationship anyhow.” WHO KNOWS, THAT COULD CHANGE. WELL THANKS FOR YOUR TIME LEO. KEEP UP THE HARD WORK. |
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THE PERSON BEHIND THIS WONDERFUL CHARACTER IS GENERALLY CALLED RENA AND SITS AT 18. SHE LIVES IN THE CENTRAL TIMEZONE. ALSO, THIS CHARACTER LOOKS PRETTY SIMILAR TO IZZI KUZNETSOVA , DON'T YOU THINK?
[/div]THE PERSON BEHIND THIS WONDERFUL CHARACTER IS GENERALLY CALLED RENA AND SITS AT 18. SHE LIVES IN THE CENTRAL TIMEZONE. ALSO, THIS CHARACTER LOOKS PRETTY SIMILAR TO IZZI KUZNETSOVA , DON'T YOU THINK?
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