Monday, August 27, 2007
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Warped Tour- Los Angeles, CA
POS


Don't give Shawn paint

Matt Whalen

Matches fans call for "Jack Slap Cheer" (and don't get it)

Last day sale at the Heartcore tent

Artist rendition of The Matches' set

Shawn and Mark from The Unseen

Warped Tour is pretty?

Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Matt Whalen
Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Justin San Souci
Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Monaca Brown (as given by Brad from Poison the Well)
Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Ben Young


Don't give Shawn paint

Matt Whalen

Matches fans call for "Jack Slap Cheer" (and don't get it)

Last day sale at the Heartcore tent

Artist rendition of The Matches' set

Shawn and Mark from The Unseen

Warped Tour is pretty?

Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Matt Whalen
Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Justin San Souci
Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Monaca Brown (as given by Brad from Poison the Well)
Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Ben Young
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Warped Tour- Fresno, CA
Warped Tour in Fresno is tiny (about 2,000 people) so the residents of Bus 23 decided to choose The Matches' set list for them... the results were a bit messy, but in the best way possible.
Matt explains the set list:
Set list:

Ben checks the guitars:

Shawn plays an upright guitar:

Matt Whalen:

Thoughts on the set:
Matt explains the set list:
Set list:

Ben checks the guitars:

Shawn plays an upright guitar:

Matt Whalen:

Thoughts on the set:
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Warped Tour- Portland, OR
Unfortunately the best story that happened today did not occur in sight of a camera, but let's just say it involved my only pair of shoes being thrown into a dark field by Shawn Harris and then us looking for them with a flashlight for nearly two hours. The shoes were eventually recovered, but let's all vote on whether he still owes me a new pair...
Monday, August 20, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
10 Things I've Learned About Being on Warped Tour
1- No matter how close your bus parks to the Guitar Center Weblab, you probably won't be able to upload videos to YouTube until your day off
2- If you spend your day off in a glorified truck stop called Little America in the middle of Wyoming there probably won't be Internet... there might be a bug-filled swimming pool though
3- If you are using a laminate that has a boy's name and picture on it and you are a girl, it's best to keep it mostly hidden when you walk around backstage
4- Venues with real bathrooms metaphorically sparkle like diamonds in a gravel pit
5- It's a good idea to take lots and lots of Airbourne, especially when half the people on your bus have a bizarre strain of illness they can't seem to recover from
6- You should think really really hard before you bring a baby to Warped Tour in 103 degree heat
7- A "Late Bus Call" is the best drink in the entire world and besides vodka and watermelon I have no idea what's really in it
8- Musicians smell incredibly bad when they haven't washed their clothes in a few weeks and they play a show
9- You will smell bad too if they rub their dirty clothes, dirty show sweat on you after they play
10- You didn't come on Warped Tour to take showers
2- If you spend your day off in a glorified truck stop called Little America in the middle of Wyoming there probably won't be Internet... there might be a bug-filled swimming pool though
3- If you are using a laminate that has a boy's name and picture on it and you are a girl, it's best to keep it mostly hidden when you walk around backstage
4- Venues with real bathrooms metaphorically sparkle like diamonds in a gravel pit
5- It's a good idea to take lots and lots of Airbourne, especially when half the people on your bus have a bizarre strain of illness they can't seem to recover from
6- You should think really really hard before you bring a baby to Warped Tour in 103 degree heat
7- A "Late Bus Call" is the best drink in the entire world and besides vodka and watermelon I have no idea what's really in it
8- Musicians smell incredibly bad when they haven't washed their clothes in a few weeks and they play a show
9- You will smell bad too if they rub their dirty clothes, dirty show sweat on you after they play
10- You didn't come on Warped Tour to take showers
Friday, August 17, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Left and Leaving Part Two
I'm in the Columbus, OH airport right now waiting for my flight to St. Louis, MO where I will rejoin The Matches on Warped Tour. I'm not actually sure how I'm getting this Internet, but regardless here are the dates I will be on so come say hello:
08/14 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights, MO
08/15 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Bonner Springs, KS
08/17 Idaho Center Nampa, ID
08/18 The Gorge Amphitheatre George, WA
08/19 Columbia Meadows Deer Island, OR
08/22 Selland Arena Fresno, CA
08/23 Sleep Train Amphitheater Marysville, CA
08/24 Coors Amphitheatre Chula Vista, CA
08/25 Home Depot Center Carson, CA
Just don't ask Shawn to call me and find me to say hello because he is a liar and I don't believe any of his calls.
Does this look like someone you should believe?
08/14 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights, MO
08/15 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Bonner Springs, KS
08/17 Idaho Center Nampa, ID
08/18 The Gorge Amphitheatre George, WA
08/19 Columbia Meadows Deer Island, OR
08/22 Selland Arena Fresno, CA
08/23 Sleep Train Amphitheater Marysville, CA
08/24 Coors Amphitheatre Chula Vista, CA
08/25 Home Depot Center Carson, CA
Just don't ask Shawn to call me and find me to say hello because he is a liar and I don't believe any of his calls.
Does this look like someone you should believe?
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Warped Tour Day Ten- New York, NY
Jon prepares to play

The Matches


The Matches' tour manager Boomer

Matt shows off his muscles

Matt signs someone's toe

Shawn explains catering
JD from Valencia gives a tour of their bus

The Matches


The Matches' tour manager Boomer

Matt shows off his muscles

Matt signs someone's toe

Shawn explains catering
JD from Valencia gives a tour of their bus
Warped Tour Day Nine- Camden, NJ
Shawn gets his hair dyed to look like Elvis

Nightly BBQ

Jessica from Rec Center and I at BBQ

Mark from The Unseen discusses birth control
Mark's greatest skill

Nightly BBQ

Jessica from Rec Center and I at BBQ

Mark from The Unseen discusses birth control
Mark's greatest skill


































