Warped Book: Tales of Freedom & Psychotic Ambition
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Book Description
Warped Book was inspired by a love for music and fond recollections of past Vans Warped Tours. From its humble beginnings in 1995, when it was fueled exclusively on beer and belief, to its current status as America's largest and most established punk rock festival, the Warped Book: Tales of freedom and Psychotic Ambition is a celebration of an exciting lifestyle.
The book features Warped facts, road stories from bands, interviews with Pennywise, Rancid, NOFX, Vandals, Flogging Molly and Ice T among others, as well as behind-the-scenes photos and other memorabilia collected during the past seven years of Vans Warped Tours.
About the Author
It was early October 2001 when U met Heidi Cuda and Lisa Johnson at the Palace in Hollywood and we decided to do a book together. After September 11th, I was feeling a little lost and found myself hanging around the old venues that I worked and grew up in. I think this was my comfort food. I was hanging around a tub of beer, catching up with the Stern Brothers, Brett Gurewitz and the whole Epitaph crew. I really appreciated all the camaraderie we've had through the years. As I drove home that night, I realized how lucky I was to have gotten myself into the position I was in and how many great people I have met along the way.
The first thought of a book came from the hundreds of e-mails I received a month from Warped friends and foes and all the questions I get. I have used your feedback to help book the bands, choose new cities to play in and determine what works on tour and what doesn't work. So don't think your writing has gone unnoticed. I also realized that for many Warped fans, the tour started when they were about the age of my daughter, who is now turning seven. This is a total reality check, and I thought it was time to get some of this crazy story in writing before senility takes over my friends and myself. I also wanted to be able to hopefully inspire some kid to follow his dreams and work hard to achieve their goals.
Warped Book: Tales of Freedom & Psychotic Ambition,Heidi Siegmund Cuda,Chris Gallipoli,Lisa Johnson,4 Fini Inc. Publishing,0972112707,General,Music
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