WARPED TOUR 2006

Love it or hate it, Warped Tour still packs the kiddies in every single summer. This year was the first one I attended in three years. Some additions, actually, one really made it worth the trip. Against Me!, who back in the day cried that they would never play such event, were one of the headliners on the main stage. It’s pretty amazing to see how much this band has developed. They have gone from this tiny small band playing basements around the country to this full-blown sensation. Many a old fan have rejected the band’s and labeled the almighty “S” word but still, scorn for this band is simply futile. They deserve all the credit the receive because, frankly, they just might be the best punk band on the planet. I’m sure they would rather not even be called a punk band anymore though seeing how a handful of fuckheads slashed their van’s tires when they signed to Fat Wreck and stole their early demo’s of Searching For A Former Clarity last year while on tour with Lucero. Tom Gabel and I talked about all these things Saturday and I will post excerpts from the interview after I’m done transcribing it. Meanwhile, enjoy some awesome pictures I got from the press pit. Thursday’s set was nothing like I have seen before. To see Geoff Rickly continue on as blood spewed out of his head was pretty inspiring. I wanted to get some pictures of Joan Jett, of course, but I was too late. Thwarted.

I have a ton of more pictures…but I’ll post them later…

Look—-Greg is giving you “the look”—————————