What's goin' on! I hope everyone had a safe 4th of July! As for me...my daughter, Kelsey took me to the Vans Warped Tour! Now I must admit...at first I really didn't want to go...I only wanted to check out one of the greatest punk bands around, Bad Religion! However when I got there...there's a lot more shit to do and check out...more than I expected! So, after my daughter and friends run off to hang out, i'm stuck all by myself, that doesn't last long 'cause I find Jason...good friend and bassist for Excessive Compulsive! From there, we're all over the place...checking out bands all over the place...Tokyo Rose, Flogging Molly, Juliette and The Licks, New Found Glory, Nonphyxion...and about 900 other bands I missed, simply because I couldn't be everywhere at once! If I had a complaint about the Warped Tour, that would be it...there probably were some great bands there, but I missed a bunch of them, 'cause I couldn't be everywhere!
So, after about $30 bucks in water, one $9 dollar thai combo plate, and a one hour wait for snow cones...I finally get to see the band I've waited all day for! Can I say that Bad Religion still puts on an awesome show! Even though the set was really short, the band played a good mix of new stuff and classic BR songs that every punk kid should know by heart. In the era of emo and tons of pop punk excess, I still like the older stuff! Bands like BR, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Agnostic Front...they didn't do punk rock as a fashion statement, it wasn't a trend, these cats lived it. It was rebellion towards a system they feel did them wrong, and after all these years, these and countless other bands still have an influence in my own playing style. Thanks guys!
After their set...we decided it was time to go home...it was extremely hot and we were all tired from walking around all day. My daughter and I stopped at the ARA booth and both picked up some "Fuck Racism" patches, I grabbed some literature and then strolled out to the car and proceded to drive myself and a truck full of exhausted girls (my dayghters friends) home!
All in all a great day, the only real downfall was I suffered a really mild case of heat exhaustion! Other than that....an awesome day!
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