My Warped Tour! July 24, 2008

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Last week I went out on Warped Tour with the amazing peta2 Road Warriors. I got to tag along in Virginia Beach, DC, Cleveland, and Detroit. Not only did I get to meet tons of incredible kids and connect with clothing companies, but I also got to eat the best catered vegan food and go to a barbecue that Gabe from Cobra Starship deejayed!

I documented my journey in pictures. Let's start with the amazing catered vegan food I just mentioned . . .

This was my favorite lunch: vegan sloppy joe, salad with avocadoes, fried zucchini, chickpea salad, and pasta salad (oh and we had cracker jacks too)! You'll also notice that we ate out of reusable containers with camping tools to cut down on waste. So green! Next up is me and the best volunteer ever:


Her name is Joy and she made us muffins. As everyone knows, the easiest way to a vegan's heart is through their stomach. I also want to show you where I slept. Check me out in my bunk! (Apparently I was really feeling the "thumbs-up" on Warped Tour . . .)


The tour bus was sweet, as were the kids on it.


They really are some of the hardest working people at PETA! Oh, and here's a picture of me getting some kids to sign our petition in Detroit:


Basically Warped Tour and all the people that are a part of it are amazing! If the tour hasn't hit your city yet make sure to come out and say "hi" (and sign our petition)!

As Paige says: Stay Brutal!

-Ashleigh

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No Space to Move in a Crate July 24, 2008

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Mother pigs spend most of their lives in tiny "gestation" crates, which are so small that the animals are unable to turn around or even lie down comfortably. They are repeatedly impregnated until they are slaughtered.

Here on Warped Tour the guy pictured below volunteered to get a first hand feel of the space mommy pigs get...or should I say don't get!

Need some other reasons not to eat pigs? Check this out.

Nick from As I Lay Dying got in on the action by signing our petition.


Plus we had some SICK Street Teamers—these dudes totally stole my heart with their hard work and dedication to helping animals. Thanks, Shawn and Kenny!


Join the fun, steal some hearts, and save some animals by signing up for the Street Team already!

And as always,

STAY BRUTAL

-Paige

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Some Photos From Warped Tour July 21, 2008

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I recently went to my first show of Warped Tour 2008 (a.k.a. possibly the best music tour on the planet). Check out some photos I took.

New friend Bree from Buzznet.

Vegans! Liam from The Dillinger Escape Plan and Adam from Story of the Year.

I gave these girls some vegan pizza in exchange for them agreeing to take the pledge to go veg.

The local crew of some interns and staff.

What fun!

Have you seen us out on Warped yet? If not, when will we be seeing you?

I'll be on the last week in California, but we have a crew at every show.

-Pulin

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What Warped Bands Are Signing Against Cruelty to Animals? July 18, 2008

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Welcome back blog readers. It's another rockin' week at Warped Tour. I'm happy to say that our friends from A Day to Remember signed the Woof petition as well as some of the dudes from Say Anything.

We've had some rad Street Teamers this week (as usual!), like Nehemie in Atlanta.


Thanks to all the office staff and interns who came out to help at the Virginia Beach show!


Don't forget to look out for us at the Mayhem Festival and Dirtfest!

Stay Brutal

Paige

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This Little Piggy Went to the Warped Tour July 16, 2008

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The road Warriors have been staying very busy out here on Warped Tour this week—spreading the word about heinous abuses that pigs are suffering on factory farms. Did you know that mother pigs sing to their young? Sooo freakin' cute.

Want to help spread the word? I thought so! Go here for your Woof Prize Pack. Right after you sign the petition, of course!

Although we had to say goodbye to our friends from 1997, the lovely Alida wrote another tour blog for us! This is something we can relate to!

We've had some wicked Street Teamers help out, including the AMAZING Kelly, who just so happened to be voted Cutest Vegetarian Alive earlier this year!

And this rad guy, Jacob (below, on the right), was helping us collect signatures to save pigs!

That is all for now, so I'll just leave you with this...


Stay Brutal

Paige

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More From 1997's Alida! July 7, 2008

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Here's another guest tour blog from Alida of 1997!
-Marta

Well I just got home from Warped Tour this morning at about 9am. We encountered van trouble so had to drop our Dallas date unfortunately. Despite the van trouble, Warped Tour was incredible. We had such an awesome time, met so many great people, and were able to share our music with hundreds of kids every day. It was a lot of work. Though I have never been so busy in my entire life, I felt that our hard work was extremely beneficial for our band.

Luckily, Ta-Da Catering was present to help the hundreds of performers and workers get through the rigorous days. Each morning they offered dozens of vegetarian and vegan breakfast options, like fresh fruit, oatmeal, toast and tons of cereal with soymilk. We played mid-day for the most part, so we skipped lunch and had an amazing dinner every night. It was so easy to be vegetarian! I always had a delicious vegan option for dinner. My favorites were fake pepper steak, vegan pot pie (pictured below), fake shrimp scampi, and fake meatloaf made of beans. There were also tons of vegan dessert options including sorbet served inside of frozen hollowed-out fruit, and vegan chocolate cake. Just writing this paragraph makes me wonder when I'll ever eat that well again.


I definitely wasn't alone in looking forward to these great meals every day. There were about 600 people Ta-Da had to feed at each meal. The lines were always huge. Sometimes I waited for over an hour! It was well worth it though. We were definitely taken care of as vegetarians for this tour.




You might have read Paige's blog about our acoustic performances in the peta2 tent. We had an awesome time hanging out with everyone at the tent, playing for some great kids. My favorite performance was in San Francisco, where we played for about 100 kids, jammed in and around the tent. We were so happy to support peta2's Woof! Campaign, and sported the cute shirts all the time.


We're taking a couple weeks off to find a new vehicle. We're looking for a shuttle bus that we can eventually convert into bio-diesel. We hit the road again with The Morning Of at the end of July. I'll be back with more pictures and stories then!

xo,
Alida

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Hip and With It On Warped Tour! July 3, 2008

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Hello blog readers. Welcome back to our adventures at Warped Tour 2008. Wanna win tickets? We are soooo excited to be in the full swing of things now as we are coming into our second week out on the road.

The crowds have been incredible, and THOUSANDS of y'all have taken a few minutes to help pigs existing in factory farms. Did you know pigs can play video games? True story. Check this out to test your pig knowledge. I think you'll be very surprised about the things you'll learn about pigs. What was your score?

Out at WT we've met some really rad people including some new Street Teamers like Justin:

And a girl carrying this bag:


She knows what's up. She came by our table anyway to see the cool free stuff we had, including a new DVD. Let me say that again: FREE DVD. Holla.


We have a ton in the works for this summer so make sure you say hello to any of the fine road warriors to find out what we've been up to. High fives, hugs, and helping animals are available at the peta2 tent.

Stay brutal.

-Paige

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Why Are Pigs Dancing at Warped Tour? June 26, 2008

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This week in the lives of road warriors we kicked off Warped Tour in California, spreading the word about pigs being abused in factory farms.

You may remember that Alida from 1997 is beginning to blog her experiences being vegetarian on the road for peta2. Well, we were lucky enough to have the band play an acoustic set in OUR TENT. Um...hell yea!

Even the pigs were rocking out.


We also had some AMAZING Street Teamers come out and help save some animals—like Leonard, voted Cutest Vegetarian Alive, and Tyler.


Make sure you come say hi to us at one of the other Vans Warped Tour dates. Did you win your tickets yet?

Stay Brutal,

Paige

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If You Like Metal, Check Out This Tour June 24, 2008

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You might remember the interview I did with George from Rise of Caligula a little while back. Well, the guys are headed out on some insane number of dates this summer everywhere from Arkansas and Iowa to New York and California. Chances are, they are coming to a local venue near you, so if you're into metal or hardcore, check it out.

Of course, we're fans of the band and their support for animal rights. And they'll have some peta2 stickers and info out at their table including stuff about the Woof campaign. Rise of Caligula even included a peta2 logo on their tour promo materials to help support the cause.

Good dudes. Don't forget to check out other tours which we'll actually have some staffers on including Warped Tour and Mayhem Fest. The dates are on our MySpace.

-Pulin

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1997 Checking In June 23, 2008

Posted by Marta at June 23, 2008 3:55 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 10 ) | TrackBack

I'm happy to let you in on the first of some exclusive blogs about being vegetarian out on the road from sweet band 1997. Check out what Alida has to say below, and keep an eye out for future blogs from the band! - Marta

Hey guys!

So I'm going to start my blog out by explaining a little about myself and why this blog is so significant to me. I'm Alida and I play the keyboards and sing in a band called 1997. We're made up of Caleb (guitars, vocals), Alan (bass), Kevin (vocals), Nick (drums), and Cody (guitar). We're signed with Victory Records and have been touring and sharing our music for about a year and a half so far. We have two albums out right now, one of which just came out on May 27th. It's called "On the Run" and I've never been so proud of something before.

I'm writing this blog because my band and I are vegetarians who are always on the road. I just wanted to let you know what my band's about and how I deal with being a vegetarian in a touring band. I've grown up eating right my whole life, have worked in health food stores, master cleansed, and care very much about what I eat, or don't eat. Here are a couple of pictures to get this started. They're just some funny candids of the boys and me over the last couple weeks.

We've left for Warped Tour and began on June 20th, in Pomona, CA, on the Skate Ramp and Kevin Says stages. We'll be hanging out at the peta2 tent from June 20-26th, and July 1-3. We'll also be at the Glamour Kills tent on June 28th and 29th. I'd love to meet you guys, so come say hey! If you want to check out my band, check out myspace.com/nineteenninetyseven. Message me anytime!

xoxo,

Alida

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