Monday, August 25, 2008

Driving home from a successful Warped summer. 8/18/08

Currently we're around Bakersfield, and so far my headphones are working out pretty nicely. We broke open the Sun Chips, Nips, and gulped Monsters. We're healthy kids.
I filmed Cathy and Sara rapping along almost flawlessly with Eminem.
Granted my phone fell in a half a foot of water today and then glitched, so far this has been a lovely day.
At this time I would like to thank those that my summer possible and most of all enjoyable.
Mother: I know you know I'm having a good time. Im sleeping so little, but im living the good life.
Sara and Cathy: nothing could've been done without your amazing selves and driving abilities.
Alexander Kent: You're truly an amazingly cool dude that rocks the bass well. We all appreciate everything you've done for us this summer, it will never be forgotten.
Say Anything: words can't describe
Sara's brother: thanks for a place to stay, the carpet was fuzzy and welcoming.
Larry: the good times were had while you were still alive.

Carson Warped Tour 8/17/08

Wake up, pick up the weak link off the day, and head to Sactown.
Start the Motion City discography.
Arrive to an incredibly long line, heart beating at the fact that there might not be vip for today let alone tickets.
After sweating that long line, Cath and I go to the press/guest tent and find we have VIP :] Thanks MusicToday. Mucho score.
Whilst drinking our traditional free Monster of the day, we plan things out for tomorrow. Cathy and I also decided to go watch We The Kings to which we do the We The Kings dance. If you ask, we shall perform it.
I had decided to be a Forever The Sickest Kids fan and wear their shirt....only I had no idea that if your have a VIP wristband and a band shirt on everyone assumes you know exactly where and when they're playing.
Well shit..I didn't even know. But later in the day I realized it was the Ernie Ball.
Highlights of the day:
Shane West shady spot.
Meeting the nice lads from Bidwell.
On stage for Say Anything.
Getting a "hey." from Matt Thiessen.
GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM.
Just search Party Dream.

Marysville/Sacramento Warped Tour 8/16/08

Wake up, pick up the weak link off the day, and head to Sactown.
Start the Motion City discography.
Arrive to an incredibly long line, heart beating at the fact that there might not be vip for today let alone tickets.
After sweating that long line, Cath and I go to the press/guest tent and find we have VIP :] Thanks MusicToday. Mucho score.
Whilst drinking our traditional free Monster of the day, we plan things out for tomorrow. Cathy and I also decided to go watch We The Kings to which we do the We The Kings dance. If you ask, we shall perform it.
I had decided to be a Forever The Sickest Kids fan and wear their shirt....only I had no idea that if your have a VIP wristband and a band shirt on everyone assumes you know exactly where and when they're playing.
Well shit..I didn't even know. But later in the day I realized it was the Ernie Ball.
Highlights of the day:
Shane West shady spot.
Meeting the nice lads from Bidwell.
On stage for Say Anything.
Getting a "hey." from Matt Thiessen.
GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM.
Just search Party Dream.

Mountain View Warped Tour 8/15/08

8:00.
Well that's better than 3:30.
I pack the bags into the rental car and my Mum nicely drives me to Starbucks so that I can break a 20 for BART money. 50 minutes later waiting at the BART station in Fremont to get picked up by Sara and Cathy but find that I'll have to wait for about forty minutes. I plunk down and listen to my biggest "guilty pleasure but technically not because I very openly love them" : Forever The Sickest Kids. I get picked up, take back seat, we get to Mountain View and do the following things in the next hour or two:
Wait in line.
Someone I know yells "Olivia Notter!" at me.
We wait in line.
Cathy, Sara and I pass out free stuff to people that either take it and scoff and throw it away.
We wait in line.
We se Chapstique doing yoga, and we start walking I line.
We score 4 guest passes including free entry and head to the Monster tent where we proceed to drink free Monster and lounge while FFTL plays....creating suicidal thoughts in my head. They're that bad...really.
The usual.
On stage for Say Anything, Larry gets thrown into the crowd and ripped apart.
Low point.

Chula Vista Warped Tour? 8/14/08

Um..........HELL NO.

Fresno Warped Tour 8/13/08

Hello 3:30 in the morning. How are you doing? After hearing the usual crack of Jordan's car hitting the curb due to the lowness it is to the ground, I hop in and we head to BART. From BART it's off to Fresno where we'll melt away our day. After getting solicited in the parking lot, Sara and I make our way to the press tent, pick up our wristbands and head inside. We lucked out bigtime due to the fact that the arena was open to go inside and the press room was 4 floors below meaning it was air conditioned to the max. Hours later after meandering around, and laughing at Bring Me The Horizon it's time for me to split with Jordan and I meet up with Sara for the Anberlin, Motion City, and Color Fred interviews and then randomly we befriend Chapstique from Family Force 5 who's real name is Derek. Im quite determined to know what the rest of their real names are. Evening approaches and it's time for Anberlin who did probably the best set I've seen them do, and Say Anything ends our day.
One would think we would go home but no....we felt compelled to the after party sponsored by Denny's so that we could simultaneously see Say Anything and get food. Too bad we didn't take into account that Shwayze, All Time Low, We The Kings and others were going to be there as well...meaning many people. We The Kings hadn't even arrived by the time we left after giving up on that line.
We munch In N Out fries, get gas in Chowchilla and head home.
And yes...being in Chowchilla at night was extremely creepy.