Say Anything
Yesterday, Warped Tour, along with Say Anything, was at Darien Lake. This was my first Warped Tour adventure, so I had no idea of what to expect.
I tried to get to Warped Tour at 11 a.m., but I left late and it took way too long to park. I wanted to be there early because I didn’t know when Say Anything was playing and I definitely didn’t want to miss them. As it turned out, they were playing at 7 p.m., so that was upsetting. On the other hand, it afforded me a lot of time to wander around.
Say Anything didn’t have any signing time posted, but I walked past their tent around 3:10 and a line was forming, so, of course, I joined in on the fun not knowing what the line was for. Around 3:30, someone from the band came on stage and announced they’d be signing stuff at their tent at 4 p.m.
I was 54 in line and I had them (Coby, Alex, Jeff, Jake, and Parker, but no Max) sign my Say Anything vinyl. I’m not sure why, but, upon seeing the vinyl, Alex smiled, opened it up, and looked inside before signing the vinyl Qwerm
and drawing his Gnome Records logo next to the Doghouse logo.
Right before Say Anything, Reel Big Fish played—I had never heard them before but I liked them. Say Anything opened with Alive With the Glory of Love,
and followed it with Skinny, Mean Man,
Woe,
Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too,
Shiksa (Girlfriend),
and Belt
(in that order). It was pretty much exactly what I expected.
I probably won’t go to Warped Tour again unless there are several bands playing that I want to see (unlikely). I saw Cobra Starship and Relient K there as well, but that still didn’t make wandering around for eight hours worth it. Nonetheless, it was fun and something different.
