A Little Hint, From Me To You.

A Little Hint, From Me To You.

So, for those of you who know me (or follow me on Twitter, hint hint), you know that this week has been ALL about preparation for Warped Tour, which hits Indy this Tuesday, July 7. So, yesterday I began to get my bag together with stuff that I'd need. (sunscreen, pens, shades, etc.) But, a thought occurred to me along the way that I thought I'd share with you.

Last year, I wasn't planning on carrying any sort of bag at all.I figured it would get in my way in the pit, and was just stupid to carry. NO. BAD JACK. A bag is actually the best thing to take with you. Why, you ask? If you've never been to Warped, you have NO idea how much free stuff you can get. I didn't get as much as I could last year, but that was only because I couldn't carry it.

Now, this free swag comes mostly in the form of posters, stickers, pieces of paper that have download links, etc. All things that would get tossed, turned, and crumpled normally in a pack like I'm taking. (You should see my Forever The Sickest Kids poster.) So, I was trying to think about that yesterday in Walmart to fix that situation, when....

DING! Light bulb! I'd take a Composition book with me! For those of you that don't know, comp books are those black/white notebooks you used for journals in middle school/early high school. You can get them for 75 cents (that's with tax) at Walmart, and they would be SO handy for Warped! Not only can you stick all of your thin swag in there, you can also write bands you want to see, bands you DID see, make a schedule for the day, AUTOGRAPH BOOK.... You see where I'm going with this. Also, it's not too heavy, or at least I didn't think so. (Oh, and if you're worried about keeping it closed, I'm using one of those huge black clips that you open by pushing the opposite silver tabs... I forget what they're called. Sorry. Just use a clip of some sort!!!)

There's my wisdom for the day. Hope it helps! Email me if you do it, I want to know how it works for you! powblogs@gmail.com