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Dave hangs with Thursday, a Jett and some punk in a parking lot
from: fresnobee.com
by Dave Childers / Get Out! Contributor
Well, folks, it was a slow month and with the highlight being my road trip for the 2006 Van's Warped Tour, I have decided to forego the usual assortment that is Been There, Done That and focus on the proceedings from the Sleeptrain Amphitheater in Marysville:
11:46 a.m.: I just arrived at the venue, yet I still have almost no idea where I am. This place is in the middle of nowhere. And I mean nowhere. Imagine a big amphitheater in the middle of a field in Pixley. OK...that would be an upgrade over this location.
11:48 a.m.: An 18-year-old punk driving a beat up Nissan just tried to cut me off and gave me the bird. More on this later...
11:49 a.m.: Apparently you can purchase "Premier Parking" at this place. I just found out why as I dismounted my pack mule that I rode 12 miles in from the non-premier parking, which still cost $10.
12:02 p.m.: Ah...it isn't an official Warped Tour until the first bald, shirtless white guy gets carried away from the mosh pit in the fetal position by venue security. I can't believe a year has gone by.
1 p.m.: Geoff Rickly, lead singer of the outstanding band Thursday, shows up for my interview. I don't know what to do, I'm only accustomed to talking to the drummers of the big name bands. And he's RIGHT on time, definitely not used to that.
1:18 p.m.: OK, that was by far the coolest interview ever. Here is the lead singer of the headlining band and he is telling ME stories that don't even relate to the questions. It almost makes it worth braving the 122 degree temperatures all by itself.
1:22 p.m.: For the record, in case you are wondering: "How hard is it to maintain any semblance of professional décor when there are 'journalists' dressed like Vikings stomping around with plastic swords and videotaping interviews?" The answer is -- VERY.
1:30 p.m.: Awesome moment during my interview with Thursday lead singer Geoff Rickly. Discussing how hot Marysville was, he comes back with "at least it isn't Fresno. It was 117 degrees on the stage there. Who would have thought that?" Uh...for starters...the two or three people who might actually read this column?
1:31 p.m.: Geoff is the coolest guy ever: After I spilled the beans that I was actually from Fresno he was falling all over himself to apologize. For what, I do not know. Calling Fresno "hot" is about as blasphemous as calling heroin "slightly addictive."
1:53 p.m.: I stand by my many criticisms of this venue, but inside it is a fantastic place for the Warped Tour. Lots of shade, lots of space and big towers that drip water. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it probably beats the Selland Arena parking lot.
2:47 p.m.: Another highly anticipated band for me -- Rise Against -- takes the stage. My sources in Fresno tell me that there was a sound gaffe and that you could barely hear the guitars during their set. Guess what...if it was a gaffe, it happened in Marysville too. But it's not like guitars are IMPORTANT in punk music or anything.
3:18 p.m.: Ah, it isn't an official Warped Tour until some ultra-responsible parent uses their disposable camera to capture the EXACT moment that they permanently damaged their 4-year-old's hearing. The over/under on how long it takes for them to further capture the memory by uploading the pic to their Myspace...about 16 hours.
4:09 p.m.: Throwback moment alert -- Helmet just took the stage. And, instantaneously, the "reverse daycare" where the 14-year-olds ditch their parents just emptied faster than a bottle of ephedra at an Olsen twins' sleepover.
4:13 p.m.: You know, Helmet doesn't fit in real well with a lot of these other bands. But what they lack in Mohawks, tats and piercings they make up for with, well, being able to play music.
4:22 p.m.: This Helmet set is super solid. Note to self...download-errrr-pick up their new CD as soon as possible.
4:39 p.m.: Just got the official invite to go cool out on JOAN JETT's tour bus. There I am, sitting on the couch next to a true rock legend, just hanging out. Not too shabby.
4:41 p.m.: I figure I'm going to get booted when Sirius shows up to do an interview, but instead I get to sit there and watch the whole thing go down. This guy Tully from Sirius is flanked by two really, really good looking girls. I hate him, even though I don't even know him. I knew becoming a writer was the wrong choice.
4:47 p.m.: Tully and the hotties take off, and we last a few more minutes. To make it even more memorable, we are invited to watch Joan's set from the stage later in the day.
4:48 p.m.: How cool -- literally and figuratively -- was hanging on JOAN JETT's tour bus? Never mind that this thing was nicer than my first house, the air conditioning alone was worth my left pinky toe. Throw in some conversation with a rock icon and some dirt on Fat Mike from NOFX and it was a major reason that this was my best Warped Tour experience yet.
4:59 p.m.: Ah, it isn't an official Warped Tour until the first condom balloon starts bouncing around the mosh pit.
5:19 p.m.: The Living End certainly doesn't disappoint. There are few things cooler in live music than watching Scott Owen wail away on a stand up bass.
5:51 p.m.: We take the stage with JOAN JETT. Of course, Joan is at the FRONT of the stage performing, but it is still pretty fun to be standing on the side and watching all the fans watching you. And its one of the biggest crowds of the day by the way.
6:19 p.m.: After water break number 32 for the day, we head back out to the distant parking lot and head back toward civilization.
6:21 p.m.: Memo to the punk from 11:48 a.m....sorry about the gum on the inside of your car door handle. Oh, and the next time that you want to use that aforementioned finger against someone who is going to end up parked two cars down from you, make sure you leave BEFORE they do.
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