so i was decided to go visit my mom, seeing as i never see her anymore. yesterday she took my hiking somewhere in the Angeles forest, it was rad. there was a stream that runs through but it was all dried out and stagnant; supposedly if you come back in the winter or fall, it is actually a rushing mini river. i also got to listen to the crap load of music that i had brought with me:
the gaslight anthem-the '59 sound lewd acts-black eye blues touche amore-to the beat of a dead horse converge-petitioning forever fucked up-year of the rat foundation-hang your head
i didn't get to really listen to them all. the new touche amore record, in my opinion was a bit awkward tto listen to but it's good, nonetheless. didn't finish the new lewd acts record but from what i got to listen to, it's rad. love the gaslight anthem record. love the converge record(s). love the fucked up ep.
last night, i went to an end of summer bonfire thing in ventura, put on by brithney p. it was alot of fun and i never get to see thsoe kids. i brought some virgil's root bear and got treated to some heineken tall cans.
a buddy of mine recently got me into the show, Freaks and Geeks. fuck. greatest tv show to ever be on tv. it's produced by judd apatow so if your into his brand of humor you would love this show. it's like the most realistic, honest portrayal of high school and i can one hundred percent connect with the main character; she's in the middle of changing from nerdy geeky kid to a 'fuck you, i don't give a shit' rocker kid. the last episode (which didn't air) got me so bummed out, it was sad to see it end. i wish lindsay weir was a real person so i could marry her.
some other stuff: -i got my discharge shirt in the mail -mailed out a happy belated birthday thing a while ago:
super mario 64 DS expired free seattle's best coffee coupon card i scrawled together in my philosophy class
-i have a week left of vacation while everyone is in class. this is a sucky predicament -fall is my favorite season, i am stoked
this is when lidsay weir got high for the first time and had to babysit a kid.
ughh, i go and have a super fun weekend and i come home to contract the sound and fury death flu. this fucking sucks. i feel all kinds of shitty right now.
i had so much fun this year; i love this fest and am beyond thankful that i can have this. it's really special to me because nowadays, i don't do much. i have been fucking around with school year round for two years and hanging out with the same kids in this boring town. sound and fury is always like my escape from my shitty life.
ok, enough of that...
in the beginning, the weekend went through so many changes. first it was supposed to be this but some shit happened and now i have to do that and so on. everything really came together the night before when an scv local messaged me about maybe getting a hotel. i had only seen this kids around a couple of times and some shows. we have some mutual friends but i never really hung out with those kids to be on a "hey whatchyadoin today" basis", so this was cool. his name was Jeff, also. i met up with him at the venue on the first day.
"hey where you at?" "i'm in the parking lot" where in the parking lot? are you in your car? "no, i'm..just tell me where you are"
so after a little awkward conversation, i started to feel ok and..adjusted to his presence (i have no idea). he was with Chris, whom i'm pretty sure i've met a couple of times before, and this wiggar looking kid named Ryan (at first i was thinking "the fuck is this guy doing here" but he's really cool).
i am hating myself cus i can;t remember who played what days specifically, but whatever.
once we got in, me and Jeff went and looked at all the merch. we both saw the new Touche Amore Sound and Fury LP and bought it instantly. i then went and got the new Lewd Acts LP while Jeff went crazy on shirts and stuff. Spidergohst had a flask that i wanted to get but it was made of glass and i thought it'd break in my pocket. after walking around for a bit, the first band stated to play on the Sound stage (the big stage). the opening band was Xibalba. not a band i'm into but i was stoked that kids were going off. "this is going to be a good weekend," i thought to myself.
highlights of day one were chugging a few beers in Chris' car, Nails, Get the Most (i think they played)..you know what, fuck it i can't remember the bands for shit.
the second day was probably the best day. i made sure to get a good spot for the Rival Mob; unfortunately, i was kind of let down. COA played the small stage, they had a great set.
"Boy are you texting? put that shit away, welcome to school...101"
after COA, New Lows played the small stage. i got a really shitty stage dive in for the last song; in doing so, i fucked up my elbow (this would end up killing me for the rest of the weekend). the only other band i can remember that played was Floorpunch. fuck. Floorpunch was amazing, they played the Intro-Changes and shit got wild. another shitty stage dive got me a fucked up and bruised forearm (same arm as my swellbow). that night, we hung out with COA and had a few drinks; rad dues. we hit the sack at around three or four and got up for the free breakfast.
the last day was another great set of bands. i was especially stoked because Jesse, Mel and Britney P were gonna make an appearance. the first order of business was to get some alcohol. we found Nate and Jarrod and got them to get us some forties. the first couple of bands, i was not into. that day, actually, went by really slow. it was like four o' clock when the good bands started playing, ie. Lewd Acts, Touche Amore, STZ, etc.
something super special to me was when Betrayed took the stage. this band is the best modern straight edge band around, hands down. i was floored; i hadn't listened to the band is a while, nor am i listening to much bands with their style. there is just something about them that separates them from the rest of the Hardcore scene.. i had a great time seeing this band. chills were running down my spine the whole time but the best part for me was when the played Understand. like i said, i haven;t been listening to this band but the lyrics really got to me. by the end of the song, i was getting teary eyed and emotional. after the giant mass of kids got off the stage, i got up and shook Aram's hand and told him that Betrayed really means a lot to me. after this, i had to go outside for a minute. i sat up against the fence and had a moment by myself. with my head in my arms, i got to thinking about my situation in life and how i relate to the lyrics in Understand; and all this deep stuff. this got me even more teary eyed and i started to cry. this was rally the best part of the weekend for me.
pulling myself together, i went in to see Guns Up. the place was going absolutely nuts. they got a couple of songs in before a fight broke out with some guy and a rent a cop; eventually, the rent a cop started to mace everyone. as kids were scattered everywhere trying to find out what was going on, Guns Up started up again to play the last part of the song. when they finished, everyone rushed to the closest exit to see Trash Talk play in the back of a Uhaul van. i opted out and hung out with some kids i met.
this weekend was fucking perfect and i'm really bummed that i have to wait a whole year for Sound and Fury 5. i met so many cool people and made a bunch of new friends that, not to mention all the cute girls with short hair. best. weekend...ever!
some random things that i couldn't find a place for Dan, Shine, and Nikki: bummer you guys couldn't make it. next time next time.
Mel getting tattooed; i only got to hang out with her and Britney for like fifteen minutes, haha.
B9 poster Damianteeth's front teeth getting knocked out. the N64 tournament was a failure because no one showed up. bummer.
Title Fight was amazing
Reign Supreme covered You Vandal. i really wish i wasn't outside eating hot dogs.
Mindset covered Blood Stains. i really wish i wasn't outside getting drunk.
yesterday, Monday, i had a shitty hangover and my body was deathly achy. still kinda feel sick.
this being the funniest thing i have ever witnessed. notice the guy moshing in the back of the guy's pickup. fuck.
me getting a $65 parking citation. i moved my car cus Todd Jones said that it was gonna get towed. fuck.
me not having the balls to tell Nicole from Deathwishinc that i now i have a mad crush on her. Mexican girls with big eyes, fuck, i'm telling you...
here are some pictures i took with my shitty cellphone Jeff wore this backpack all weekend. fucking awesome. the view from inside while trash talk was playing. check out the awning.
