Coachella 2008

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

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

Loved the write-up, Greg. Thanks.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

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.

[Capt Jack]

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

[Kevy Baby]

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

[Not Afraid]

This just in - Pig Found!

Pig found in La Quinta country club |
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Lorraine Whetstone and Marcel Honore • April 29, 2008 |
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The inflatable, school bus-sized inflatable pig that floated away |
during Roger Waters' closing performance this weekend has been found in |
two parts in a La Quinta country club, according to Coachella |
organizers. |
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"That's definitely our pig," said Bill Fold, a Coachella producer. |
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Susan Stolz called The Desert Sun this morning saying she and her |
husband found a glob of vinyl in their driveway yesterday at the |
Hideaway Golf Club in La Quinta. Not sure what it was, they threw it |
away. This morning, they read about the missing pig in the newspaper |
and e-mailed the following to Coachella organizers. |
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"It is entirely possible that I have at least part of your pig. My |
husband and I live at the Hideaway. We found a large pile of plastic |
yesterday morning on our driveway. It has some blue, yellow and silver |
paint. I must warn you that it is not in good shape. Maybe the balloon |
exploded or something. However, if you'd like to check it out, just let |
me know. " |
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"We went and got the pig out of the trash and put him in the garage," |
Stolz said. "We have laughed our heads off." |
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Another tangled, painted mess of what's left of the pig has been found |
about a half a block away. That neighbor is not home, yet. |
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Coachella Fest organizers are offering a $10,000 reward and four |
Coachella tickets for life for the return of the inflatable pig. |
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Stolz said she and her husband, Steve, would split the reward with |
their neighbor and would happily accept Coachella tickets. |
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The pig, which was held above the crowd at the Coachella Music and Arts |
Festival on Sunday from lines held on the ground, displayed the words |
``Don't be led to the slaughter'' and a cartoon of Uncle Sam with two |
bloody cleavers. |
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The underside of the pig read ``Obama'' with a checked ballot box |
alongside, referring to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack |
Obama, D- |
Ill.

[Capt Jack]

aww...poor piggy

[Ghoulish Delight]

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.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

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.

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).

[CoasterMatt]

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

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

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.

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