Coachella 2008
 

The line-up was just announced - tickets go on sale Friday

The Site

The Line Up
The Poster:

On Friday, could somebody kick Dan Deacon in the nuts for me?

Holy crap. That's the best Coachella lineup I've ever seen.

I really want to go...

I need to decide which days I'm going to go or if I'm going to go all 3.

Yup, Amoeba's in our future

If I had to miss one, it'd be Friday...

If it's like previous occasions - only 3-day tickets will be available at first

I wanna see Roger Waters again!

Saturday is a MUST. Friday I can skip. Sunday....I don't know if I can miss it.....

We have a rental house already. Now, I just need to figure out what to do with Thurston.

Well - I guess I'll finalize that reservation then

I'm going to have a hard time saying no to any of the 3 days.

Worse (or better depending on perspective) than last year. I think I've only heard of three of those bands and Gogol Bordello only because I believe they've been mentioned here before (Fatboy Slim and Dwight Yoakum being the other two and I've only heard of Yoakum because of his movie performances, most prominently Panic Room).

So you've never heard of Roger Waters? What sad part of the universe have I staggered into here?

No and mine. I don't listen to music. No interest in the stuff, the fact that music causes such emotional responses in other people is one of life's great mysteries to me and the biggest sign that I'm either an alien or brain damaged (Oliver Sachs would tend towards putting me in the latter).

So when I've heard of a band, generally it is a sign that they've either hit upon major success or made some random crossover into parts of the universe that I actually care about.


That said, I'm sure there is music by a great many of them that if I heard I would know I had heard before, I just wouldn't have a clue who was making the music, just as I don't know the name of the author of most books I read.

Roger Waters, as a member of Pink Floyd, created "Dark Side of the Moon" - It went on to be a certified 15x Platinum album, that was on the Billboard charts for 741 weeks, only to be removed by a rule change.

Not a major success at all.

I'd love to see Kraftwerk, probably only because I've been listening to a lot of old Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force records lately (Planet Rock is just a big rap throwdown on top of a mix of the melody from Kraftwerk's TransEurope Express, and the drum pattern is based on Kraftwerk's Numbers).

Here's how out of touch I must be... I've only ever *heard of* 7 of those acts.

But you've ridden in the Lilly Belle, so it doesn't matter :p

Oooooh, I'd love to see Kraftwerk. :snap:

Not sure if I want to brave the desert heat to do it though. Is it really hot out there at that time?

Ok. I've heard of Pink Floyd. But I couldn't name a member of the band. Same with Def Leppard or AC/DC or Heart or Red Hot Chili Peppers or the not-Gwen Stefani members of No Doubt, and most other bands I've heard of. And I don't meant to suggest that unless I've heard of them a band or person hasn't had great success, that isn't true at all. There are thousands of incredibly successful musical artists I've never heard of.

If you want to have success and for me to know your name, you better put it in the band's name to have much of a chance.

And if you played me tracks of Dark Side of the Moon*, I'm sure I'd recognize the music but wouldn't be able to tell you who was playing it. Is that song with the children singing part of that album?


*On a middle school field trip we saw the Pink Floyd light show thing at OMSI in Portland, Oregon (the old one by the zoo) but I snuck out about 10 minutes into it so I could go see the interesting stuff.

Nope. You're thinking of The Wall, which is another monster hit album for them. You may have heard of the movie...

Morrigoon - don't feel too bad. The vast majority of the acts are lesser known, and on purpose. The few top bands bring you in but it's the surprise new acts that make Coachella a true experience. :)

With all due respect, Alex ... no maybe with less than that ... why venture forth with your opinion that the lineup may be better or worse when you freely admit you DON'T LIKE MUSIC???


* * * * *

But now the question is .... should this be the year to bust my Coachella virginity???

No Debbie Gibson? No Vanity 6? No Sigue Sigue Sputnik? No Scritti Politti? No JJ Fad? No Sweaty Underwear with a Side Order of Tofu Band?
What's this world coming to?




:D


I'd see Jack Johnson. But only because he's cute.

Flogging Molly!

I offer no opinion on the quality of the line-up. Just on the quantity with which I am familiar. The "better/worse" comment was in regards to whether others would prefer a lineup full of bands and musicians so broadly known that even I had heard of them or full of performers that have had their success without quite reaching that threshold.

The only reason I mentioned it is because we had talked about it and that question last year when there were a few more bands in the former category.

And I don't dislike music. I am just indifferent to it and find the societal fascination with it to be perplexing.

Somehow I knew this post was forthcoming.

So I've been wracking my brain for a couple of days trying to decide the best way to sneak my "professional camera" (they define "professional camera" as "any camera with a removable lens" :rolleyes: ) into the show. My best plan so far...ask for press credentials!

Reading through some stuff on the internet, I have 2 chances of getting them. Slim and none. But sure as hell can't hurt to ask.

You could sneak it in under a large toupee.

Jen could arrive "pregnant"

It might hurt to to get it depending on how (or if) they control credentialed press. For example, there have been Disney press events where the cost of me being there as press is that I don't get to move outside of a very small area and then only with company and a reason.

If that turns out to be the case, then I'll just dump the camera and the pass and forget it (I'm not relying on the pass as entrance, just permission to bring my camera). But considering the nature of the event, I don't imagine it will be like that, exactly.

Word is the Fingerprints in Long Beach (along w/Glass House in Pomona) will be selling 3-day tickets sans ticketmaster fees ($285 total) starting Friday 10AM

Ack, ack, i just dunno. i wanna go. but sometimes i feel 'no.'

Hey GD - PM me about press credentials and camera use at concerts :)

3 day [resale went on sale today at 10:00 Ticketmaster. Go to Ticketmaster.com, search for Coachella, enter password: Desert.

Actually, once Ticketmaster is done with its raping, the price is the same as the Fingerprints price ($285). And if you want to print your own tickets instead of having them mailed, it'll be a couple bucks more.

But it's still $20 off full price + TicketRaper and you don't have to be in Long Beach or Pomona.

Ugh.

Jealous. I can't make plans for sh*t until I have a job lined up somewhere.

What I would try and see if I could go:

FRIDAY, APRIL 25:
The Verve (only because I'm curious, though it would be full, as would be some of the following)
Raconteurs
The Breeders
Tegan and Sara
Madness
Aesop Rock
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip (only because their names are so cool)
John Butler Trio
Cut Copy
Rogue Wave


SATURDAY, APRIL 26:
Portishead
Kraftwerk
Death Cab for Cutie (like them, but this show will probably be very full)
Rilo Kiley
Dwight Yoakam
M.I.A.
Cold War Kids
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
Flogging Molly
Mark Ronson


SUNDAY, APRIL 27:
Roger Waters (“Dark Side of the Moon”)
Love & Rockets
My Morning Jacket
Justice
Gogol Bordello
Chromeo
The Streets
Metric
Simian Mobile Disco
Murs
Dmitri from Paris
The Field

Haw haw, CP and I came to the same conclusion. Though we went to MySpace and we also happen to enjoy their music (what is it about a British dude doing spoken word over electronica that's almost universally awesome?!)

eh, and .... nope, not going. can't afford. sigh.

One of these years it'll happen when I don't have travel plans the following weekend.

We have tickets - now to spend hours on My Space to figure out who we want see - or avoid, and whose CDs to pick up on our next Fingerprints/Amoeba run

So, they stopped selling single day tickets - and Madness is the first band to drop. Looks like the poster is being reworked with a full concert line-up listed instead of by day, so I guess the line-ups may change.

Madness dropped?! :(

Oh well, good thing I've got a list of other acts I want to see on Friday.

FYI, here's a newly organize lineup by day, sans Madness (I haven't parsed it to see if anyone else has dropped/been added).

I still can't believe Jack Johnson is headlining. What a dull end to the first day!

We're going to have some problems with Kraftwerk and Portishead both headlining.

Yeah. Hopefully they stagger the two of them enough...

Suposedly in prior interviews both bands have been mentioned as Main Stage Acts - but Coachella is another event that's subject to change without notice.

I'm hoping Fat Boy Slim is the finale at the humongo dance tent. That would be the way to end the day.

How about if Fat Boy Slim donned a big furry rabbit suit and kicked Jack Johnson's ass as a way to end the day? :evil:

The media player is up on coachella.com so you can start sampling the music for 2008.

Sure, I'd watch that

Start? I've been glued to MySpace for two weeks.

Some additions were officially annonced:

Redd Kross????

Aphex Twin and Goldfrapp would be potentially interesting.

Aphex Twin! Aphex Twin! Aphex Twin!

I am loving the new stuff from Goldfrapp, and have been enjoying some tunes from Adele, as of late.

What days are they playing? (Not that it matters much, it'll just help me decide how much sulking I'll have to do on the proper day.)

Oh, and Vampire Weekend. If you happen to be around and don't know what to see... see them! So good!

Vampire Weekend has grown on me. I liked them initially, then quickly grew bored of them, but the more I hear them the more I like.

I guess for me, they're more of an act that is listenable over a long period of time, rather than musical crush-worthy, although that is what is making them crush-worthy for me. I honestly can't remember the last album that I could listen to all the way through and just enjoy without saying WTF at some point. So, color me impressed.

Adele is great. She could be the next Amy Winehouse. Or maybe Duffy is the next Amy Winehouse, which would make Adele the next Duffy.

Either way, Adele's album "19" is worth checking out.

I like Duffy. Of course, I'm living in BFE at the moment, but have they been playing her on any sort of indie radio lately? Ugh, I need to re-investigate what radio stations I need to listen to out here. It's hard to figure out. I'm so settled in my old ways.

My initial reaction to Vampire Weekend was, "Geez, could the BE any more Paul Simon with their peppy little African inspired pop? :rolleyes:" But gradually as I heard them more it dawned on me, "Oh yeah, I really rather like Paul Simon's peppy little African inspired pop, don't I."

You know, I hadn't connected them with Paul Simon in my mind, but now that you said it - totally. But yeah, I rather like Paul Simon's peppy little African inspired pop, too.

hehe

After buying the CD I finally heard a couple Vampire Weekend songs - but I think I'm more intrigued by Louis XIV - much more listening is required though

Steampunk Treehouse
 

Another reason to go to Coachella this year:



http://www.steamtreehouse.com/

COOL!!!!

Oh and this year there are "luxury Tents" with A/C in and out privilages and massage therapist - only $700 for a 2-person tent

http://coachella.com/visitors/onsite-lodging

I happened to hear them on KCRW back-to-back with "Diamonds On The Souls Of My Shoes." I thought it was Paul Simon Day, until I was told it was not Simon whatsoever.

Louis XIV!

:eek:



Wow.

I heard recently that rumor was that he's due for hip replacement, but a cursory google search shows the same rumor appeared in 2005, so I'm skeptical.

ETA: Hmm, press release lists him as a "Saturday Headliner". I wonder what that means for the Portishead/Kraftwerk logjam. The lineup page doesn't reflect the addition yet.

Borneio! This might do for scheduling the bats.



(Assuming he still is, I don't exactly follow the personal life of Prince)

Chris got an "official" press release about it and it's announced on the Coachella site news, so I think it's true.

Oh. It's twue. It's twue. It's twue, it's twue!

I'[m wondering if the schedule will see some shifting - Saturday is scaring me with it's conflict potential

The Prince thing is definitely true. It was the hip replacement that I was skeptical about.

ohhhh i wish i could go to this ... my rilo is going to be there lol

Hey GD....
the whole coachella is during passover, no croissants for you thing...

How does bacon fit in? Can you have bacon during passover?

(and why is there not a bacon smiley?)

Overlooking the minor technicality of it not being kosher at all in the first place, bacon does not violate any of the Passover-specific rules.

Of course, if the weather is in its usual state, we could faithfully recreate the origins of matzah by carrying some dough that hasn't had time to rise on our backs in the baking desert sun.

Mind you, when it dawned on me, I rushed over to ask my passover observing co-worker about bacon. Lukily she was on the phone.

I thought to myself on the way back to my desk, you know, I better just ask GD. Thats a much better solution.
And then the minor technicallity requires no explaining.

And if you desire, I will have dough for you to carry to coachella with you. Why you would WISH to, I have no idea, but we could!!

We will be on the road in a hour or so (ir we're lucky). IF we have internet access at the house we've rented, we'll post. If not, see you on Tuesday!

Jealousy strikes again!

Oooh, have fun!

Hope you have a blast! :D

Bring an ethernet cable with you, it should have access, just not wireless.

One ethernet cable packed.

I will probably need internet access. There's a pug rescue going on and they may need my help on Friday. (Don't ask).

I just wish I knew people in Northern SD County that could go get this pug at the shelter.

I thought you were going to bring a spare wireless router with you? I think I may have one at home if you want me to bring it.

BTW: the weather is supposed to be pretty warm this weekend, with highs on Saturday and Sunday projected to be 100 degrees. Weather.com

I am, but they'll be there hours before me.

I could have predicted that months ago.

I'm here - in Palm Springs anyway - brought a wireless router up adn ZenarchyNet is running

I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a LONG day for me as I already just want to be in Palm Springs.

The jacuzzi is warming up, the pool is at 85 the weather is PERFECT and we have 5 large steaks ready to grill.

Have a great time (duh) and hope that in between you do get a chance to relax in the jacuzzi and chill.

Steaks, what, no bacon?

We have bacon - and enough other food to last us in case of a nuclear attack and we have to stay here for the rest of our mortal lives.

Then we have enough to feed our children

Only 15 more degrees to go.

Just a sampling of some of the fashions here:





Oh, and here's the circus I want to run away and join:



And EH1812 - The Robots send their love:

fire

More fashion and music.








Chris is Kraftwerk Heaven.



Lucent Dossier Circus



Portishead - who were AWSOME!!!!!!!

I just danced my ass off first to Demetri from Paris for an hour and half then to Gogol Bordello for 50 minutes. I'm hot, sweaty and VERY happy.

And I am very happy for you, if a little jealous also!

I am very happy, and way more than a little jealous.





Well, no ... envious. And mostly happy.




but, waaa, i get only red Xs for those pictures ... but thanks for painting the word one of you dancing your ass off, NA.

I wish they would shut down Coachella. If there was no Coachella, then it wouldn't have been the HOTTEST FVCKING WEEKEND of the year ;)

(Glad y'all had fun, and the Los Angeles DWP thanks you too, silly music-lovers). :D

It actually was one of the coolest Coachellas I've ever been to. I don't think we ever got over 100 and tonight was downright cold (or maybe it was the fact that I kept getting drenched in sweat).

Rodger Water was incredible. I wasn't excited about seeing him and man am I glad I stayed. Amazing things happen when pigs fly. I'm sure there will be photos and videos following soon because it HAS to be seen.

We are now all home. Cocktails have been made and sleep will be coming soon. I sure hope we all can walk tomorrow.

Wow that is surprising!! It was insanity-hot out this way. The pictures posted so far are amazing, so glad it was a good time!!!

If sex at Coachella is THAT good, mebbe I should go next year ;)

Dark Side of The Moon - Live.

Cool.

Flying pig.

Cool.

I checked the temperature yesterday mid-day in Indio and it was 94. In Brea (where I live in Orange County), it was 100.

I went to Palm Springs to cool off - whodathunk?

That pig is the only thing so far that I wish I had seen. He's just cool.

** eta
I agree Kevy!
The temp just kept climbing on my drive home, I didnt expect that at all.
It was cooler outside by the pool Saturday night, then it was at home last night.

Some more of the Pig:

His Entrance:



His Face:



The Other Side of the Pig:



Some Perspective on the Pig:



My Favorite Pig detail:



And the Pig prior to Lift Off - or almost bacon:



Oh, and Eugene from Gogol Bordello says hi:

My miracle shot of the plane...

Quoted just to make sure EH is thoroughly jealous. :evil:

In that case



And, for the fellas:



A couple of the adorable bassist from Sons & Daughters:

Um, would that be the Dark Side of the Pig ??? :p

Fashions of Coachella, day 3

Its all dark really...

Enough of you people. I'm going in the pool.:evil:

I don't know who she is, but I admire her for risking controversy and taking an anti-Nazi position. If only everybody were so brave.

Unless that is, as I initially thought, just a strap to hold on her swastika.

MEAN!

Dammit!

(FYI: Lucent Dossier round 2 is at the Edison on April 30th, I believe...)

Will they be doing that circus thingy? That looks awesome!!

I imagine Edison management would not be pleased with gallons of water being splashed around the joint. But I'm sure they'll do something similar.

So, Lisa REALLY enjoyed Dimitri in Paris.

Um... wow!

I didn't think that they would intentionally release the pig:

Coachella: Pig Flies, and There's a $10,000 Reward

One of many stories on the topic.

So go find a pig and be set for life (on Coachella)

my first Coachella. I have to admit I had not even the remotest clue what to expect going in. as luck and immense generosity would have it, I had a chance to try something truly different and attend fridays opening day. Id seen the list for who would be playing on friday, the only day I went and I in all honesty, had never heard of 99% of them.

it was the largest, most incredible, most over the top circus of music, visual and auditory experiences that I never could have imagined in my wildest dreams.

between the 3 story works of art, architechture, amazing electronic wizardry, the continual audio onslaught of live performances, crowds cheering, singing and dancing, the amazing positive energy presented there was well beyond anything Ive experienced in my life.

thank you to everyone who made this an experience to remember and then some. more than half the time I had no idea who I was listening to...didnt really seem to matter. as I was advised before arriving, follow my ears and sure enough, they never let me down.

the merciful weather and unbelieveable food were also a huge plus. I was preparing for much much worse

10 on a 10 scale, no doubt :snap: :snap:

Wow, that's perhaps the best rave i've ever heard about Coachella.


Heh.

Sounds almost as fun as Burning Man. Almost :)

They released on purpose. It happened exactly when the song ended, and Roger Waters looked at it flying away and said, "That's my pig." Also, and € can confirm this, I believe they did the same thing recently at a festival in England somewhere. This was no accident and the quotes from the linked article, such as "It's a very emotional time for us," are the promoters just having some fun with it.

They've released a giant pig before, the first was unintentional in 1976

According to Wikipedia-

Just saw a news report and it may be that the promoters aren't "just having fun with it" but are covering their butts. But there is still no doubt in my mind that the pig was released on purpose.

No, that pig was meant to be released. Covering their butts with 4 lifetime passes to Coachella is a LOT cheaper than FAA fines, I'm sure. And, first, the pig must be found.


Oh Piggy! I've got a nice flat roof you can land on......

Yeah, the intermission following the release and allowing the audience to watch it's ascent hardly seemed to have any "oh my god the pig got away" pandemonium. And of course the rumors of the pig and whether or not it would be released - had me already saying - "cool the pig, that's what I wanted to see - wonder if they'll release him?"

I agree with NA. Planned and CYA'ed for sure.

Okay, I guess I was just hoping that someone wasn't stupid enough to endanger people for the sake of art.

"Oh, it's really cool to watch the giant pig float away. Who cares if it drifts in front of a jet airplane and kills 100 people."

Yes, the chances of that happening are small, but I still think it is a stupid stunt.

While I applaud it. As the flying pig says "Fear builds walls"

This country has become far too risk adverse for my taste at the moment. The more the government (at all levels) is used to moderate behavior in the name of safety the more suckie things become. I'll take the risk of the occasional flying pig. Stuff the FAA.

I don't care that they released it, but if they wanted it back I'm surprised they didn't install some method of tracking it.

Some sort of anti-publicity chip?

The people saying they want it back are the Coachella promoters, not Roger Waters.

Oh and speaking about "For the sake of art."

Have you all seen the work of

Chinese artist Li Wei?




Love it.

Okay, so enough about the pig. It was definitely the most theatrically amazing moment, but it was a weekend full of amazing moments.

Most Anticipated Act that lived up to/surpassed expectations:
Man Man. I fell in love with their music a few weeks ago, bought their newest album. It's hard to categorize the music. A bit of Tom Waits on speed, a bit of the Baltic sound, a bit of the Zutons. High energy, great lyrics. Then there's their stage performance. Wow. Nonstop madness, props flying, lead singers flying, noise and music and theatrics and jumping and near-injury. Pure awesome.

Most anticipated act that failed to deliver
M.I.A. We made the mistake of leaving Kraftwerk early to check out M.I.A. She seemed like she'd put on a hell of a show. Unfortunately, it just wasn't to be. She was playing in the largest tent. By the time we got there it was overflowing with people out the sides and back. We started to work our way through the crowd to get as close as we could, and immediately we were passing people going the other way coming out of the tent grumbling about how horrible it was inside. There was just no way we were getting in there, and it didn't sound like we would have wanted to be in there anyway. We later learned that she started to encourage people to come on stage, which led to a bit of chaos, bitching about security, and a long pause in her act. In the end, she did all of six songs. Total disappointment and we should have stuck around for the Kraftwerk robots.

Best "not holding my breath" act that beat my expectations
Portishead. Actually, this is a close one with Roger Waters, but that was so over the top that I can't even consider it together with the rest of the weekend. So that leaves Portishead. Simply amazing. After essentially an 11 year hiatus, they got onto that stage and absolutely nailed the old stuff like they had just walked of the studio, and their new stuff keeps the essence of the band while progressing their sound into the new decade. She felt every word she sang, and the audience felt it with her. Stunning performance.

Best walk-by that convinced us to stop and check an act we didn't know out
Holy F*ck. We were headed elsewhere, but the music coming from the tent stopped us in our tracks, and we stayed for the remainder of the set. Another high energy act with a frantic feel, aided by the constant plugging and replugging of various electronic devices througout, even in the middle of songs. Later research revealed that unlike most electronic acts, they use no pre-looped recorded samples, they do everything live. Including running, by hand, 35mm film through a machine to play the sound track at high speed. An entirely unique sound that had to be danced to.

Best Tina Turner impression
Sharon Jones and the Dapp Kings. I'm tired just thinking about her performance. This is a throwback act in the best sense of the word. She got up there and brought the house down. A frenetic bundle of dancing and wailing. Sensational, I'm thoroughly jealous of NA and € who get to see here again at the Hollywood Bowl.

Most danceable
Gogol Bordello. This comes as no surprise to many here on LoT, but it's the first chance we've had to see them, and they lived up to their reputation. They went up at the most brutal time of day, with the sun low and in our faces and the humidity skyrocketing. But nothing could stop me from 50 minutes of near nonstop jumping and dancing. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

Most disappointing thing of the weekend
Tesla Coils. Unless we somehow missed it, which is highly unlikely, the giant Tesla Coils never did their thing. On day one, we knew it was a bad sign when we saw a bunch of people hovering around the thing with a multimeter and eventually a soldering iron. I guess they never got the part they needed from Lithuania because we never saw it fired up. Coachella felt a little empty without it.

I 2nd the 'disappointing' winner. I was bummed when it didnt go off...even moreso that it turned out to be terminal

I got to listen to Coachella! For all of 45 seconds, in a voice mail from madame and mssr. Pallor-Delight, who phantom-dialed us and left a message-less phantom-message full of thobbing base. Thanks, guys!

I agree with GD on all accounts but would like to add Demetri from Paris in his own category for "Most Awesome DJ Performance". If you are an Ursula fan, try to see this guy in the future.

Haha, I thought I saw my phone hanging up on you for a second. I was wondering whether you'd answered or not. If I recall, that would have been soon after we arrived on Saturday and we would have been in the Sahara tent listening to one of the DJs from Institubes.

Another award to give out:

Best Decision made:
Taking our time before the show each day: Leisurely breakfasts, dips in the pool, afternoon departure times. It's still a long hot day, but made far more tolerable when started off that way and when arriving at the venue after the hottest part of the day rather then being there as it heats up.

Where's my pool? I went out back this morning and it is gone!

Loved the write-up, Greg. Thanks.

What GD said. In addition,

Jen's Danced My Ass Off Award
FatboySlim. Lived up to and surpassed my expectations. I know some of the others weren't quite in the groove but for me it was heaven. I do so love the Sahara tent. House music, house music, house music....

The Looking Around For EH1812 Moment
Lucent Dossier. Two words - Steam and Punk. Here are some more words - sexy, dirty, wet, bizarre, gorgeous. We saw this a few times in pieces and it was always glorious.

..and now, for some of the stellar side events of Coachella '08/Palm Springs retreat

One of the few times I actually had pants on all weekend.

This just in - Pig Found!

:( aww...poor piggy

Oh damn it all. People on the Coachella board are reporting active tesla coil sightings on all three days. Apparently we were just damned unlucky and/or they were firing it up less frequently than in previous years and we just kept missing it. That's depressing.

Now, as much as Coachella as a venue doesn't appeal to me, I am sorry to have missed so many fine acts. Especially Lucent Dossier, as the entire company pretty much falls under "What EH1812 wants to be when she grows up." To dream! I am very much hoping to catch their show one of these Wednesdays at The Edison. And I'm hoping some of you will join me when I do.

I really have so enjoyed everyone's festival write-ups. Even if half of them seemed hell bent on making me jealous. (And, in some cases, it kinda worked). :snap: :snap: :snap:

I saw video all three nights of the Tesla coils, and I was sent a very nice recording of Roger Waters, from the soundboard.

well




hell

Yep, first time I've been jealous of those going to Coachella. It's also the closest I came to buying tickets, but my finances were too screwy when they went on sale.


And, well, yeah ..... i'm OLD.

So, anybody else going to Black Rock City this year? :)

Sadly, I'm with you on that point :(

Roger Waters is more than a decade older than you.

Though in recent years I've strongly considered a return if only to see how it has changed. But nobody I know goes any more and going without a camp definitely isn't ideal and it would be too much effort and uncertainty to try and scrounge one up.

So I think that the Burning Man segment of life is locked into the past now.

dewd...youre only like 9 months older than me....


and I am NOT old.


uh, big K...according to your member listing...youre not yet 10. and 10 is NOT old either

I saw plenty of supposedly old people there. I can understand "I hate sun and crowds", but don't blame it on your birthdate.

You can't blame anything on your birthday since Chris attended 3 days and i attended 2. You are only as old as you let yourself believe you are.

Hey: it's on the internet so it must be true.

Actually, I used to set my birth date as turning 100 every year. I only recently changed to be 9. I figured that was closer to how I act anyways.

(For those who care, I am 43. I think... let me check my drivers license. Yeah, 43.)

For me it was about the sun and crowds, which is what made me feel old and curmudgeonly. But to be honest, I was kinda bummed every day hearing your stories of the haps. Considering the weather, I really wished I had gone. Hopefully next year.

For all the concerts I have been to in my life (albeit, not nearly as many as NA and Funny Symbol Guy), I have never experienced a festival like Coachella.

Oh, sheesh, it was a joke. I'm the youngest 47-year-old on the planet. I'm really sorry I didn't go, because I was never so much on the fence when tickets went on sale as I was this year.

It wasn't the ticket price that dissuaded me, but the added expense of lodging in the vicinity.

And I'm not jealous of anyone either, but rather envious. I'm glad my friends had such a good time at something I would have enjoyed ... because that's the next best thing in my book to me enjoying it myself.


Eh, chock it up to Decision No. 3,456,812 that could have been better.



Oi, I missed Coachella and it was great. I love my set of problems!!!!

The only bad part about being old is that I had to take a long nap today to recover. It was delicious.

I'm going to Burning Man with a busload of people, most of whom are older than me - At least two of the attendees in our group are in their 70s.

Looks like someone else was having fun at Coachella too.

I heard about that but I had no idea who he was.

The pig has been found. It was at some country club.

Yeah, I posted a press clipping yesterday.

Would the pig be considered elitist?

Yes but Roger Waters has enough cash flow to do about anything he wants to stay young.

Kevy has his wits, and dashing good looks.

:Blush:

Well... 1 out of 2 ain't bad... :evil:

Are you saying that I don't have my wits?

Not at all! You are quite the LoT cut-up. :evil:

yeah, Im bummed :(

tesla

Argh!!! Tesla!!!! :( :( :(

Slight derail: one of my favorite artists is Dave Archer. He basically creates his "canvases" by spreading isopropyl alcohol on a sheet of glass then hitting it with a Tesla Coil. The IP alcohol/Tesla Coil combination creates beautiful rainbow effects. He then paints the glass on the back, starting with the details first then filling in the background behind it. I am fortunate enough to own an original, albeit a very small one (I understand that he has stopped creating art because the electricity was wreaking havoc on his body).

Ive seen those at Comic Con I think. there were some really good sized versions on display. theyre incredible...and to say the least, not what I could call 'inexpensive'

nice investment in some really cool art.

I think I paid about $800 for an original that is about 5" x 7". I wonder what it is worth today.

Back then (early 90's), the larger pieces were going for $25,000-$30,000. Just a touch out of my range.

Photos are sorted and captioned!

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

awesome pics...well, cept the ones of me. why do I look so sweaty?
oh yeah...desert. nevermind

What is Coachalla?

I have no idea what you're talking about.


ETA: Phew. For a moment I thought all my captions had been lost after I corrected the typo. But I just had to correct the typo in one more place

GD fixed the captions, so check the pics out again :)

Now I'm jealous.

A correction:

The other side of the pig said "Fear Builds Walls", not "War Builds Walls".

And the butt said "Impeach Bush"

I think the dude in the red leotards is the infamous Tron Guy. At least, he looks exactly like him.

GOD that was fun.

OK, now I'm jealous.


:cool:

More of my photos here - apologies in advance for the abundance of Lucent Dossier pics

Please! Make no apologies for that. I'm excited to see any and all photos of Lucent Dossier.

Our mission is complete. See you there.


We bumped into The Commodore. His fanny pack was absolutely ravishing, dahling.

One thing I've really learned from Coachella is that the 80's are back and it's time for me to stop freaking out about it. I mean, fanny packs are BACK. They were everywhere. Freakin' fanny packs. Time to get over it...

That was too funny.

This chick looked none too happy having her picture taken:

After seeing the pics, Ken and I decided we are so not missing this next year. I'm actually really, really bummed about missing Kraftwerk.

Um, since I can't hear anything thru photos, it's the Lucent Dosier stuff that has me all frothing that I didn't go.



aka, no apologies needed.

Don't worry, we'll have some videos and perhaps audio up eventually as well.

There's also the Wednesday night Edison events. I may attempt this next week...

I MUST GO TO THE EDISON LUCENT DOSSIER CABARET.


please invite me when anyone goes!

depending on what end up happening in our lives, we're completely up for it.

If I get advanced notice, I'll take a night off from my pool league and go. Actually, at some point I'll have a night off anyway, with about 2 weeks' notice. Maybe I'll go then.

Maybe you'll invite your wife, too. :p

Why would he want to do a silly thing like that?

Coachella Video and Audio

It wouldn't let me do captioning, but there are titles. Don't forget the second page.

I saw a guy with this shirt at Coachella, but only briefly, and all I could think was WTF? Now that I have time to look at it...

Cool shirt!

agreed. I'd be curious to know where you found it

Actually, I found the image via Digg, serendipitously.

Man Man at Coachella. Nope, can't spot us in the crowd. We're there though.

Holy Fvck video, though not at Coachella, still conveys their energy. They closed with this song.

Videos of them at Coachella didn't come out well due to the blinding sunlight behind them.