Note from Kevin Lyman about the VWT 2007 and Thanks to MSL kids!

Note from Kevin Lyman about the VWT 2007 and Thanks to MSL kids! I am sitting in my living room thinking about what has happened this last summer, and wanted to give you my perspective of the "lucky 13th," addition of the Vans Warped tour. After last summer many people said that the Vans Warped tour was dead and that it was all over. I even wondered if we could remain relevant, and decided with Darryl that we should book a tour as diverse as possible without abandoning what the roots of the tour stood for. When I went public, saying that this years tour might not be for everybody, some people said I was bitching and whining. It might have been perfect timing or being in the right place but after an amazing first day in Pomona I was walking across the parking lot and someone yelled out " hey Kevin, if the warped tour is dead, then I just went to heaven." Whoever said that I owe you a big thanks, it stuck with me all summer. Each day we worked hard to make the show the best we possibly could, and I think it showed. Another amazing thing that sticks with me about this summer was how my crew had a term, "gone to warped tour," this meant that you were going out to see bands and maybe your radio may not work for an hour. I went to "Warped tour," many times this summer and had a lot of fun. Walking from stage to stage and seeing kids at each one, not all waiting for one band but enjoying everything the day had to offer. You could catch Big d walk a few hundred feet and see Killswitch Engage and make a left turn and see a bunch of people going crazy to MC Chris. It brought a smile to my face and will encourage us to work hard on the line-up for next year. Which leads me to next year, please post your ideas I have a lot but truly need your input on who you would like to see, we have already a lot of ideas and will not waste a lot of time before we start working on 08. Lets just say that we had a blast this summer and thank you for coming out and supporting the tour, the kids who helped with the recycling efforts, the fans in Houston, Miami and Cleveland who hung through the storms, and the crew who got this show up each and everyday so we could open doors on time, all the bands and crew that took one of their days off to clean beaches and re-store vegetation in Monterey. In closing, people were asking last week if I was happy the tour was over, honestly I can't say I am. It is nice to be home with the kids, but the pressure is on to bring you a show at least equal to this year's and I am ready to get started. all the best, kevin lyman PS.. I want to thank all the music save lives' kids, I got to meet many of you and said thanks personally, but for those I did not I wanted to wish you the best.