#KillJoy Joy Drops <3
An Initiative
A place where
Your Memory Will Carry On!
What started as a full-circle moment rooted in a mother’s love has grown into something much bigger.In 2025, after traveling to Texas with my sons to see My Chemical Romance for my youngest son’s 16th birthday, I found myself wanting to recreate a feeling I remembered growing up in the Midwest during the late ’90s alternative rock and nu-metal era—the excitement of holding onto something tangible from the shows, songs, and moments that shaped us.A physical reminder that said: I was there. This mattered.So I began creating custom commemorative concert tickets inspired by those memories.When My Chemical Romance’s 2025 “The Black Parade” North American Tour reignited that same sense of connection, nostalgia, and belonging for fans around the world, I decided to share those creations beyond my own family.Around the same time, I launched Mending Moments, a nonprofit built on the belief that creativity can be a pathway to healing, hope, and human connection. Through trauma-informed creative experiences, upcycled art, and shared moments of making, Mending Moments creates opportunities for people to process life’s experiences, find connection, and remember that they are not alone.The commemorative tickets quickly became more than keepsakes.They became a way to support that mission.A reminder that art, music, and creativity can help us hold onto joy, honor our stories, and connect with people we may have never met otherwise.With the launch of the 2026 tour approaching, something unexpected happened. After a fellow fan shared her experience online, orders began pouring in from Killjoys around the world.As I filled those orders—surrounded by slightly imperfect “misfit tickets,” duplicate prints, and the pieces created while perfecting the new 2026 designs—something clicked:What if the imperfect pieces were the ones meant to bring people together?That question became the foundation for:The “Your Memory Will Carry On” Initiative 🖤A fan-led movement centered around creativity, nostalgia, kindness, healing, and connection.Through surprise KillJoy Joy Drops, traded misfit keepsakes, and shared stories, this initiative invites fans to carry moments of kindness forward—from one Killjoy to another.Some keepsakes are purchased.
Some are gifted.
Some are traded.
Some are unexpectedly found.But every piece carries the same message:You are seen.
Your memories matter.
Your story matters.
And connection can still exist between strangers.Because sometimes the smallest acts of kindness become the moments we remember forever.We create.
We connect.
We carry each other forward.Because love can be armor.
Because community can become an MCRmy.
And because even in the darkest moments, we can still choose to bring light.This is more than nostalgia.
More than merch.
More than a keepsake.It is a reminder that art, music, and human connection still matter.They inspire.
They unite.
They heal.So Welcome to the Black Parade.A place where every story matters.A place where Your Memory Will Carry On. 🖤🥀
Disclaimers:
This website and commemorative keepsakes are part of an independent fan initiative. We are not affiliated with, authorized by, endorsed by, or officially connected with My Chemical Romance, Warner Records, or related entities. Any references are made for descriptive and fan-art purposes only. All items are unofficial fan-made creations and are not official merchandise.
What is a KillJoy Joy Drop?
Joy Drops are handmade keepsakes created to be:
🖤 Collected 🖤 Traded 🖤 Gifted 🖤 Shared
🖤 Left behind for another fan to discoverSome are included as surprise extras in orders. Some are intentionally traded at shows. Some unexpectedly find the people who need them most.Every Joy Drop is part of a larger effort to create healing and connection through creativity and shared memories.
Why We Exist!
Music has always helped people survive hard moments, feel understood, and find community.This initiative was created to turn those feelings into something tangible: a keepsake you can hold onto, share with someone else, or carry forward.Many Joy Drops are created using duplicate prints, extra materials, and upcycled art pieces — transforming imperfect extras into meaningful connections.Because even imperfect things can still become beautiful.
Merch for a Cause!
No mass production. No fast fashion.
Just rebellion you can share & wear!
Want more to go to Mending Moments?Select the photos below to order directly through the non-profit.More Coming Soon!
Why I am Here!
The Your Memory Will Carry On Initiative and KillJoy Joy Drops were born from survival, music, grief, resilience, and the belief that creativity can help people heal when the world feels impossible to navigate.They were born from the understanding that sometimes the things that help us survive—music, art, memories, and connection—become the very things we use to help others feel less alone.Long before I became a mom, I was a kid growing up surrounded by poverty, instability, domestic violence, trauma, and emotional chaos. Rock, emo, and nu-metal music became the language for feelings I didn’t yet have words for.And honestly… it never stopped being that for me.Becoming a teen mom in the early 2000s meant carrying overwhelming responsibilities while still trying to survive my own unhealed childhood trauma, mental health struggles, and the weight of navigating systems that often felt impossible to overcome. I was raising my son at 19 while trying to build a future from almost nothing.From the time I was 14 and throughout the next 30 years, bands like Korn, Linkin Park, Metallica, Staind, and Three Days Grace gave me somewhere to place the anger, grief, fear, isolation, heartbreak, and hope I carried.And then came My Chemical Romance.My son Onyx was only five years old when The Black Parade was released, and somehow, through all the chaos, those songs became something that connected us. We screamed lyrics together through bedrooms, car rides, and difficult seasons of life—holding onto those words when everything else felt uncertain.The Black Parade became a lifeline.Years later, after rebuilding my life more than once, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, experiencing homelessness, relocating my family to Colorado, earning a Master’s in Public Administration, launching a trauma-informed nonprofit centered around healing through creativity, art, and upcycling, and now navigating my own unexpected health challenges, I find myself returning to The Black Parade again.But this time, I’m standing there with both of my sons beside me.And I have to admit…It feels different now.This isn’t just nostalgia.It feels like a reminder that so many people are walking through life carrying battles that others cannot see. A reminder that behind every face is a story. Behind every fan is a memory. Behind every song is someone who needed those words at exactly the right moment.That realization became even more powerful as I began creating commemorative keepsakes and hearing from fans around the world.People shared stories of first concerts, friendships, proposals, marriages, children, and life-changing moments connected to music.But they also shared their grief.Parents, spouses, siblings, and friends reached out to tell me about loved ones who counted down the days to this tour—fans who dreamed of hearing these songs live one more time, but whose stories took heartbreaking turns before they ever got the chance.Being trusted with those memories has been one of the greatest honors of my life.To create a small piece of remembrance for someone who cannot physically be there, but whose love, impact, and memory still fill that space, is something I will never take lightly.Those connections changed the meaning of this project.The tickets were no longer just keepsakes.They became a way to say:They mattered.
Their stories mattered.
Their love is still carried forward.The Your Memory Will Carry On Initiative and KillJoy Joy Drops exist to create moments of connection for the emotionally exhausted, the grieving, the isolated, the misunderstood, and the people still fighting battles no one else can see.Through upcycling, art, music-inspired creativity, shared stories, and unexpected acts of kindness, this movement exists to remind people:You are not alone.
Your memories matter.
Your story matters.This is for the people who had to rebuild themselves from nothing.
For the ones still carrying invisible wounds.
For the ones who almost didn’t make it.
For the ones carrying the grief of those who didn’t get the chance to keep going.
And for the ones who continue choosing kindness, connection, and hope anyway.This is not about merch.It is about memory.
It is about healing.
It is about resilience.
It is about connection.
It is about carrying each other forward.Because sometimes a song saves us.
Sometimes a memory carries us.
Sometimes a stranger reminds us we belong.So for the emotionally exhausted, the forgotten, the grieving, the hopeful, and the greater good…We carry on. 🖤— Jenna
Where's your Joy Drop, KillJoy!
The original My Chemical Gnomance tracker map is now evolving into a shared community archive.
Fans can submit:🖤 Where they found a Joy Drop 🖤 Concert locations
🖤 Stories & memories
🖤 Photos of traded keepsakes
🖤 Messages they want to carry forwardTogether, we’re documenting how small acts of creativity and connection travel from one person to another.[ View The Joy Drop Map ] [ Submit A Joy Drop Story ]
Carry It Forward
You can participate by:
🖤 Ordering a custom commemorative concert ticket
🖤 Purchasing Joy Drop trade packs for upcoming shows
🖤 Trading or gifting keepsakes at concerts
🖤 Leaving a Joy Drop for another fan to discover
🖤 Sharing where your keepsake traveled
🖤 Submitting your story to the archive mapEvery keepsake helps continue the movement.