After attending the 1997 one where I got to shoot social d (my main reason for going)...due to all the bands and stages and chaos and portolet's...I swore it was the last...but alas...AP asked me to shoot it and I said ok...not really tired from last night despite staying up late to work on ozzfest pics for the paper (they'll be on my site soon)...I've been stuck on route 2 west for an hour alongside the tv station vans on their way to cover the show...hopefully the 3 bands I have to shoot haven't played.

Exit 35 and I'm getting off at exit 31b..sigh

Exit 34 half mile awa y

Welcome to leominster..birthplace of johnny appleseed. Who is he anyhow?

So far at diff points on route 2....3 cars with kids on the side of the roads....2 were accidents and 1 car just died....this is part of why I should have stayed home..blah blah

succubus said:

i thought he was a fictional character from a children's story...

this show was badddddd

$4 waterrr give me a break i'm surprised we all didn't die

You paid for water??? Damn...they were giving it away free and not just for press...so many kids passed out..I felt bad for EMTs and give them props ...they were working their asses off...I won't shoot it again...unless it's for mega bucks...it's rough..but saw some great bands..and cool pics and got to watch joan jett sign bad reputation....hell yeah....

there's nothing more punk rock than charging 30$ for a show and 4$ for water. water was only a buck at the rockvegas/b9 merch table. and i got in for free, had an awesome time.

highlights??

succubus said:

i didn't know Joan Jett knew sign language

Hah! Don't be so hard on me...I shot ozzfest tuesday..slept 4 hrs...then this show...then at night I went to shoot muse and now I'm in chicago..zzzzzz...
Highlights for me were joan jett, helmet, finding out my "buddy" is in damone, jared leto throwing countless popsicles into the crowd....the phoenix will have a slideshow of my pics soon..then all to be posted on my site...

xmikex said:

my favorite part of the whole thing was during death threat when davey suture started running back and forth real angry, then winding up and slapping the butts of everyone standing against the barrier.

there were at least 2 fights during every band at the b9/rockvegas stage. during every fight chris nothing was getting in the kids faces who were fighting and squirting them with a water gun.

at one point, during either black my heart or on broken wings, some dude in a suit jacket was giving crap to ian ran. not sure exactly what was said, but there was a HUGE fight that went beyond my sight shortly after this argument.

death threat was awesome, but it was later in the day so a good amount of people had left.

death before dishonor got the best reaction at the b9/rv stage, although kids went off for obw and bmh. apparently cant stand losing did really well also, but i got there after their set.

it was an awesome time. the b9/rv stage was just like going to a roman's show, except way more fights. and i dont know of any of us that payed.

My pics from it are online @ thephoenix.com/onthedownload

I only shot part of the 2 main stages
Ihave a lot of $$$$$ equipment on my back and in my hands, only the mainstage had photo pit..even at that they didn't do a great job of protecting anyone. It must have been an exhausting day..but half of them just stood there, got in my way and then wouldn't even try to catch crowdsurfers..anyhow all that to say..no pics from those stages sorry

succubus said:

My husband's family are somehow connected to him. He's frikken Johnny Appleseed! Didn't you go to Kindergarten?

also: I'm so jealous you got to see Joan Jett.

it had to have either been the CEO of Vans, or any random dude from a ska band.

and Ian Ran is the man.

who is ian ran?

if you read, he is the man.

tbone_r said:

i wish i known that there was free water at their tent the people i went with left after 20 mins after a 2 1/2 hour dive i was pissed.... and they don't like hardcore so i was even more pissed when i didn't see death threat.

For more information on Ian Ran consult your local library... or probably Myspace.

Oh...look at my helmet pics....anyone recognize the drummer? His band also played warped tour and he's just helping helmet out..

Answer...


















The bled

people hear wouldn't really know that.
the bled's last CD was terrible.

ok..how am i supposed to know?
i figured the guys would know...he was relly good nonetheless

xmikex said:

i guess the guy had a bush mask on with a person carrying around a sign that said 'war criminal.' the guy was being annoying and ian told him off.

not sure how true that is, just what i heard.

i dont listen to the bled, sorry carina, no idea who that dude is.

that whole circle of hull bands kinda annoyes me....to full of themselfs

can't stand losing had a great reaction. shit load of people dancing for them. pretty much went from the b9 stage all the way over to the hurley (i think) stage. random kids over there were watching the bands on the hurley stage and they were getting punched and stuff from people dancing at the b9 stage.

energy was off the hook, though. their op ivy cover was sick

babyshaker not logged in said:


like you should talk, you kiss as much ass to colin of arabia as they do.

Does this fest suck as bad as Locobazooka?

http://www.thephoenix.com/OnTheDownload/Pe...b3c768c-eaca-4817-ab92-13b95f1769b1

I was born in leominster.

Not proud.