Nampa, ID

Mud fights and an up hill battle!

Once again a rainy day on a muddy hill. This was a very odd set up day
in Nampa ID because all the trucks located on the top of a grassy hill,
and the rain pouring down it made it the most difficult day of Warped
tour. It wasn't just the steep down hill trek,but also doing all of
it while your hand truck tires are getting stuck it the thick mud.

The rain really puts a damper on the whole day at Warped. Because we
are all stuck in our tents the full day in fear of that one freak
cloud that will dump gallons of water on your tents or a strong wind
might come about and blow your tent into the middle of a mosh pit
where angry hardcore dancers might take their aggressive behavior out
on your tent. Luckily we were place in front of two stages that Arturo
and I rarely visit; Smart punk and Hurley.com. When u are on this tour
you get into show routines for instance I love watching the Bouncing
Souls so I make sure to take my break during their set. When you
are placed in front of stages you don't visit it opens your
ears to new things.

Sences fail really made a good impression. In the midst of their set, the out spoken Buddy
( singer) said "you are surrounded by mud.... let's see what you can do
with it." within seconds the crowd opened up to this massive mosh pit
with the moshers turning into the mud slingers and the outside
people dodging mud wads. The beach balls that normally thrown by the
crowd were swiftly exchanged for clumps of mud which turned
their set into a muddy war ground. I had never been one for mud, so I
was thankful I had the shelter of my tent and could admire the art of
war from a distance. It was just fun for the kids to have the experience of
a mud fight in the middle of a fantastic live band like Sences Fail.

Old Bessie is officially going to the junk yard :-) we are getting a
new bus as on Sunday!!! Movviinn. Onn upp to a fffaannccyyy busss!!!!
As long as theirs no mice I'm stoked!!