Lloyd Loves Warped Tour

Joe Luken

 

The annual summer music and extreme sports festival is touring around the USA for the 19^th summer and is once again bringing along what has come to be expected; nothing less than a great time.  Music all day and X-Games-like sporting is what the average attendee will experience.  Beginning in 1995, Warped tour has played hundreds of dates in more than half of a dozen countries with hundreds of bands playing at each stop (in the USA) with about 10 bands playing at a time.  Vans shoes has been the primary sponsor of the tour since its inception, and because of it, there are half pipes and the sort set up at most locations for skateboarders, BMX bikers and the sort to showcase their skills as well.

“Warped Tour is always a good time,” says Senior Camron Musk, a three–time attendee, “and I definitely plan on going as long as it is around.  This year I plan on seeing The Summer Set, Never Shout Never, and Forever The Sickest Kids”  Senior Sam Siemer said, “This past year was my first year, and it was great, especially when I say Of Mice & Men and the guard rail was pulled up by the crowd, it was insane!”

Yes, the crowds can/will get pretty rowdy (myself having caught a few flailing limbs to the face and an elbow to the back of the head).  There is moshing, screaming, and crowd-surfing galore as the bands rip though half-hour (forty minutes for main stage) sets and people get to see their favorite bands, often for the first time.  “I’m looking forward to seeing The Amity Affliction, they’re from Australia, and this is one of the first times they’ve toured the United States, “said Senior Zack Eastwood.  “That’s what I like about Warped Tour, they give underground bands exposure and a chance to appeal to a greater audience.”

Warped Tour has been a stepping stone for many popular artists that are out there today, from metal bands Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine to rock groups like Green Day, 30 Seconds To Mars, and Blink-182 to pop acts like Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, and even Katy Perry (who played the tour in 2008).  Coach Stratton went all four years of his college days and got see bands that have taken over radio nowadays that were “nobodies” then, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold.  “I don’t even think Pete (Wentz, bassist for Fall Out Boy) had any tattoos and I saw Avenged Sevenfold from the front row.  Their singer (M. Shadows) got mad at the security, and I saw while he was back stage pick up the head of security by his throat, so as Haynes would say, ‘Alright!’”

What can newcomers expect though?  Well, it is going to be HOT!!!  As an attendee of the past three Warped Tours, I know from experience that the sun does in fact revolve around something, and that is whatever city Warped is in that day.  It does not matter if there is a continuous blizzard for the week leading up to Warped Tour, the day of, the sun will be out and in full force as it bakes down in the 90’s all day long.  So, you should make sure you are drinking water all day.  Keep yourself hydrated and make sure you eat something decent, but not heavy, in the morning.  Simply put, take care of yourself and know your limits.

“I haven’t been in the past, however I’m really looking forward to experiencing music that I don’t really listen to and getting a taste for something new,” said Junior Ian Stratton.  Senior Devin Trevor said, “I can’t wait to see Tonight Alive and Forever The Sickest Kids.  It’s going to be great to see them and check out some new bands.”

For myself, I will probably experience a similar issue I face every year, and that is having to choose which bands I want to see since no one knows the band line-up until the day of, so I expect to be disappointed on that front, but I know I will not be let day when seeing the bands I get to see.

If you all would like to come hang out with me, you can expect me to be in line outside of Riverbend by 9:30 (gates open at 11:00 AM) and going crazy in the We Came As Romans, Chiodos, Black Veil Brides, Woe Is Me, Like Moths To Flames, Issues, Sleeping With Sirens, Bring Me The Horizon, and The Black Dahlia Murder’s crowds.

 

*TICKETS ARE STILL ON SALE FOR THE CINCINNATI, OHIO DATE AT RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER ON JULY 30, 2013*

Lloyd Loves Warped Tour

The annual summer music and extreme sports festival is touring around the USA for the 19^th summer and is once again bringing along what has come to be expected; nothing less than a great time.  Music all day and X-Games-like sporting is what the average attendee will experience.  Beginning in 1995, Warped tour has played hundreds of dates in more than half of a dozen countries with hundreds of bands playing at each stop (in the USA) with about 10 bands playing at a time.  Vans shoes has been the primary sponsor of the tour since its inception, and because of it, there are half pipes and the sort set up at most locations for skateboarders, BMX bikers and the sort to showcase their skills as well.

“Warped Tour is always a good time,” says Senior Camron Musk, a three–time attendee, “and I definitely plan on going as long as it is around.  This year I plan on seeing The Summer Set, Never Shout Never, and Forever The Sickest Kids”  Senior Sam Siemer said, “This past year was my first year, and it was great, especially when I say Of Mice & Men and the guard rail was pulled up by the crowd, it was insane!”

Yes, the crowds can/will get pretty rowdy (myself having caught a few flailing limbs to the face and an elbow to the back of the head).  There is moshing, screaming, and crowd-surfing galore as the bands rip though half-hour (forty minutes for main stage) sets and people get to see their favorite bands, often for the first time.  “I’m looking forward to seeing The Amity Affliction, they’re from Australia, and this is one of the first times they’ve toured the United States, “said Senior Zack Eastwood.  “That’s what I like about Warped Tour, they give underground bands exposure and a chance to appeal to a greater audience.”

Warped Tour has been a stepping stone for many popular artists that are out there today, from metal bands Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine to rock groups like Green Day, 30 Seconds To Mars, and Blink-182 to pop acts like Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, and even Katy Perry (who played the tour in 2008).  Coach Stratton went all four years of his college days and got see bands that have taken over radio nowadays that were “nobodies” then, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold.  “I don’t even think Pete (Wentz, bassist for Fall Out Boy) had any tattoos and I saw Avenged Sevenfold from the front row.  Their singer (M. Shadows) got mad at the security, and I saw while he was back stage pick up the head of security by his throat, so as Haynes would say, ‘Alright!’”

What can newcomers expect though?  Well, it is going to be HOT!!!  As an attendee of the past three Warped Tours, I know from experience that the sun does in fact revolve around something, and that is whatever city Warped is in that day.  It does not matter if there is a continuous blizzard for the week leading up to Warped Tour, the day of, the sun will be out and in full force as it bakes down in the 90’s all day long.  So, you should make sure you are drinking water all day.  Keep yourself hydrated and make sure you eat something decent, but not heavy, in the morning.  Simply put, take care of yourself and know your limits.

“I haven’t been in the past, however I’m really looking forward to experiencing music that I don’t really listen to and getting a taste for something new,” said Junior Ian Stratton.  Senior Devin Trevor said, “I can’t wait to see Tonight Alive and Forever The Sickest Kids.  It’s going to be great to see them and check out some new bands.”

For myself, I will probably experience a similar issue I face every year, and that is having to choose which bands I want to see since no one knows the band line-up until the day of, so I expect to be disappointed on that front, but I know I will not be let day when seeing the bands I get to see.

If you all would like to come hang out with me, you can expect me to be in line outside of Riverbend by 9:30 (gates open at 11:00 AM) and going crazy in the We Came As Romans, Chiodos, Black Veil Brides, Woe Is Me, Like Moths To Flames, Issues, Sleeping With Sirens, Bring Me The Horizon, and The Black Dahlia Murder’s crowds.

 

*TICKETS ARE STILL ON SALE FOR THE CINCINNATI, OHIO DATE AT RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER ON JULY 30, 2013*

3rd Hall, No More

All beautiful things must come to an end. When fall comes around next year the famous “Third Hall back up” will be no more. All classes will be moved to the new section of the school. One will remain though, Mrs. Jump. She will have all of third hall to her beautiful self! She was asked to move up to the front of the hall way but we refused. She said no, I am staying in my classroom and I am even going to join with another classroom to make it even bigger. We seniors went all four years with third hall, now it seems fitting for it to be gone when we are gone and stay with the person it has known the longest, Mrs. Jump.

Time Capsule from 2012...

Dear Future Lloyd:

This message was written on Friday, March 30, 2012, the last day before Spring Break, but it's not scheduled to appear on the blog until 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. That means classes are starting about now, and all the non-college-class kids are scrambling to make it to first period, or face the dreaded march to Mrs. Partridge in the attendance office.

I thought I'd write something like this while I still can (in other words, before somebody decides to change the blog password and lock me out). Since it's 2013, we now officially know that the world hasn't ended and that the Mayans, when they weren't smoking exotic drugs or carving out a jaguar's heart to try to make it rain, were writing a faulty calendar...or at least one that we can't read correctly. We can all breathe a sigh of relief until the next Apocalypse hysteria grips us in a decade or so. I'm guessing it'll be 2:22p.m. on February 22nd, 2022. Make sure to build a bunker for 2:22 2-22-22!!!

Congratulations to the senior class of 2013, who are juniors as I'm writing this.

Best wishes to the 2012-13 juniors on their ACT scores, which I'm sure are awesome.

Some other things I hope:
1. If Mrs. Morris is seen wandering the halls during class, I hope someone tells her, "Don't worry, I'm sure your class is fine."

2. I hope the Tatler's running smoothly, and that nobody has to harass Mrs. Gillis about how to copy it this year, because I left instructions.

3. If Mr. Haynes makes a joke, I hope somebody laughs.

4. I hope Ms. Jump still says "pa-diddle" and "nuts," and dings her bell when somebody makes a funny.

5. Mrs. Donnell is still tough as nails. (I don't even really have to hope this; it's a foregone conclusion.)

6. By now either Ms. Roberts or Ms. Sastre should have won the Golden Apple Award from the NKY academic community. If one of them hasn't, the NKY academic community should go back to school.

Writing this was terrible fun.

Thanks, Lloyd, even though I'm long gone.

Tony Otten