Rol… Read Full Bio ↴"NogginToboggan is one of the most innovative punk bands out there."
Rolling Stone--2006
NogginToboggan began in the summer of 1996. Jeff, Jeremy and Mike met at an ice cream social. They started practicing together and became good friends. In 1997, Bryan joined the band and soon realized he didn't need them; Noggin then recorded a 13-song EP at Moon Studios, and success followed shortly. In the meantime Bryan's solo career with the Mexican mafia as a drug mule was taking off. The band had 1,000 CDs pressed and distributed under harvey's records and it sold out. It is impossible to get this album; not even the band has a copy!
The band played many shows as they matured. When 1998 rolled around, they signed onto Bettie Rocket Records. In March 1999 they released a second album, "Snapcase"; the band was unhappy with both the cover and the title. Finally, the band started getting some of the recognition it deserved.
"Snapcase" sold well, so well that the band had to wait a year to release their second album, "Your Days Are Numbered'. In their spare time between writing new material, recording it and touring, the band came up with the idea and eventually got a punk Valentine's Day compilation album made, which was released by their label, Bettie Rocket.
Since they released "Your Days Are Numbered", the band has gone through two lineup changes. Their original drummer Mike left the band to pursue a high profile position on Wall Street, pencil pushin' and paper chasin'. Mike was replaced by Nick, who was found "down at fraggle rock...clap, clap" sleeping on the job. During the European leg of the summer 2000 tour, it was discovered that Nick had narcolepsy and would fall asleep during every other song. Noggin asked him to leave, but he was asleep, so they just kicked him out. (Somewhere back there rich played for, like, five seconds, cuz that's about as long as he could keep the beat.)
Jeff is currently married to his long time sweetheart Kim and is a phlourishing photographer, soon to become the first pregnant man. (He rides a f@%$ing scooter.)
Jeremy continued to book world tours for himself. He pitched it as "spoken word", but it mostly consisted of balloon animals and hand puppets. There was that dark year of opening up for Carrot Top in Sin City. Coining the phrase: "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!!!" turned out to be the real mother load. With newfound success and an endless supply of dick pills, Justin's one and ONLY sister found him simply irresistable. They are still married.
Justin has since rolled three cars, survived a failed common law marriage, lost his house, his dog, a s***load of CD's, and returned to california only to kiss The Home Depot's corporate ass. (I heard it's awesome to live in your parents' spare bedroom at 30.) He is currently receiving high marks in his computer aided drafting class.
Jeremy's still bangin' the drummer's sister!
taken from: http://www.myspace.com/noggintoboggan
Goodbyes
Noggin Toboggan Lyrics
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I go into my own little place
All the things here I do know
But you're gone
And when I looked into your eyes
It's an outside world
And it's so hard
To the ones you let down deep inside
When you think nothing will go wrong
Don't know what you miss
Until it's gone
Goodbyes might make me sad
But I won't forget what I still have
Leaving might make me cry
Jesus won't ever say goodbye
I miss you so much that it makes me wonder why
Why it's so hard to say goodbye
In the song "Goodbyes" by Noggin Toboggan, the singer reflects on the difficulty of saying goodbye to someone they deeply care about. The lyrics reveal the pain and confusion that come when a person is left behind, and the struggle to move on, even when everything feels so wrong.
The first stanza expresses the singer's state of mind when they step out into the world. They enter into their own "little place," and everything they know feels familiar, but different since the person they care about is no longer there. The second stanza describes the moment when the singer looked into the other person's eyes, realizing that there is a whole world outside of the connection they shared. It is challenging to face goodbye when the world feels so big and uncertain.
The refrain repeats that goodbyes make the singer sad, but they will not forget what they still have. Leaving may make them cry, but Jesus will never say goodbye, implying a sense of hope in the singer's faith. The final line of the song is a poignant reminder of the pain of missing someone deeply and a reflection on the difficulty of understanding why it's so hard to say goodbye.
Overall, "Goodbyes" is a heartfelt tribute to the difficulty of parting ways with someone that you care about deeply. It speaks to the complex emotions involved in separation and reminds us of the importance of maintaining hope, even when saying goodbye is challenging.
Line by Line Meaning
And every time I step outside
Whenever I venture out of my comfort zone
I go into my own little place
I retreat into my own mind and thoughts
All the things here I do know
I am familiar with everything around me
But you're gone
However, you are no longer with me
And when I looked into your eyes
When I gazed into your eyes
It's an outside world
I felt a connection to the world beyond myself
And it's so hard
But it is difficult
So hard to say goodbye
To bid farewell and let go
To the ones you let down deep inside
To those whom you have disappointed internally
When you think nothing will go wrong
When you assume that everything will be okay
Don't know what you miss
You don't realize what you've lost
Until it's gone
Until it disappears from your life
Goodbyes might make me sad
Farewells bring me sorrow
But I won't forget what I still have
However, I will remember what remains
Leaving might make me cry
Departing could elicit tears from me
Jesus won't ever say goodbye
Yet, Christ will always remain by my side
I miss you so much that it makes me wonder why
I feel such a deep absence of you that I ponder the reason why
Why it's so hard to say goodbye
Why it feels so difficult to let go and bid farewell
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JARON ALSTON, JARON C ALSTON, JEFFREY RAY GRIGSBY, JERMAINE DUPRI, SEAN PAUL JOSEPH, WAYNE HARDNETT
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