scatt3937

Ok, so after reading this, i had a conversation with my bandmates, and let me clear the record. For one, we may have beaten VC at the BotB a while back, (Not just from internet points, thanx) but what the heck does that have anything to do with the R3 festival?? And plus, to Openly Defiant, thank you very much for supporting us, we really do appreciate it, but in NO WAY does that make it ok, to openly bash another local band like that, especially one that we have been friends with for a very long time. I would like to apologize to fans that are reading this, and also to VC for any problems this may cause between our bands. I personally do not agree with any of this attitude from either Openly Defiant or VC on this. The R3 festival was meant to get out there and have some fun, and show people what we are ALL made of. Every band that was out there!! We all did a great job, no matter what magazine thought about who was the actual headliner. Which by the way, saying "Have some class", while also saying OD was just a cleanup band, does not make your comments any better indeed. So yes, everyone needs to put their egos away for a bit and think about what happened. A great show, with great people and a great feeling for a great weekend. That's what it is all about. Not everyone likes OD, and not everyone likes VC,...who cares? That is what the industry is about, we are not gonna be liked by everyone, no matter how much we wanna be. But DO NOT start crap with another band publicly and put our name as your headline!! We are not here to say we are kings, or gods, we are here to play our music and have fun doing so, plain and simple. We were more than honored when we were asked to close the show on Friday, and we had a great time. As far as i'm concerned, VC AND OD were the headliners for the biggest show this year for Oregon bands, and we hope to be a part of it all next year as well. But i will definitly agree with Mike about the fact that Saturday was not mentioned at all. What is up with that??