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That moshpit that the Briggs started at noon was a dustbowl by the time the Circle
Jerks went on around 2:30. Dust and punk rock flew, with the requisite shout-outs to
their South Bay brethren. There was a bit of a beef, too — apparently the Jerks’ pals,
the Damned, were only lukewarmly received on the last Warped. So the Circle Jerks
brought them back in spirit with a cover, along with some paternal advice for the
masses: "Be nice."
After wandering through the band-merch area, where T-shirt design seemed to have
reached its all-time loud, I popped into the MySpace tent, where many bands are
performing acoustic sets in addition to their plugged-in madness. It’s cozy in there.
And the generator that supplied the juice to the tent was down, delaying the set by
Riverside faves Panima (that’s Justin Canela, right) — who are slugging it out despite
voice problems encountered by their vocalists.
Then, after a quick stop at a side stage because Emily Whitehurst, the lead singer from
the Action Design, sounded so nice, and after a welcome romp through a parade of
squirt guns (who knew that a grown-up would find them so welcome), and after a slight
intrusion on one of the many photo ops fans were getting with the Energizer Bunny, it
was on to Yellowcard.
As the kids say, they killed it. Fans crushed toward the main stage, crowd surfers
went nuts, and the California-via-Florida quintet powered through a set of their
anthems. You got the feeling you’d be expelled from the Pomona infield if you didn’t
sing along. It was perfect summertime stuff.
That’s Ryan Key and Yellowcard, above, and, below, the fans:
