For Those About to Rock, Pack a lot of Water.
As much as I wish I were on my way to Satan’s Toaster Oven (or as some like to call it, the Coachella Music Festival) alas, I must stay in Reno this weekend. Sacrifices must be made when you are a father.
True, there’s something magical about waking at 7AM to a 120 degree tent you passed out in at 5AM with your best friend and an empty fifth of whiskey. Yes, and then there’s the draw of the Mad-Max-like treeless landscape that offers you no hint of shade. Let’s not forget the 100,000 smelly pissed off rude dehydrated patrons pressed up against you while you fight to stay concious enough to hear Beck over the Techno tent blaring away next door.
Ahhhhhh the memories. Like the gestapo table at the entrance of the concentration camp they called a campground where all your stuff bakes all day in your tent.
The three dollar bottles of water.
Most of the time my enjoyment came from knowing i had survived.
At times I thought they might as well call the main stage the Thunderdome.
Of course you do get to see a lot of great bands.
BUT…
If I had the cash, I’d much rather be heading to Lawrence, Kansas for the Wakarusa Music Festival this year.
Great weather. Lots of trees. Water. And awesome music.
Wilco, Son Volt, Carbon Leaf, Ozomatli, Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise, Neco Case…
And did I mention no Emo?
I would give my left ventricle to go to that.
If you still haven’t settled on a graduation present for your favorite smartass darkly comical semi daddy-blogger, I just made it a lot easier.
April 29th, 2005 at 4:47 pm
Coming right up! Tickets to Kansas! I’m still consoling Jason over the fact that you’re not going to Coachella.
April 29th, 2005 at 5:38 pm
Count me in on the Kansas trip. Just wire me $500 and I’ll get it back to you when we get there. You know I’m good for it.
April 29th, 2005 at 9:55 pm
My deal is similar if not identical to Shane’s. you wire me the money, I use $200 of it to go to Kansas and scout things out, I get tangled up in a few questionable business deals using your name, the cops find me passed out behind a Circle K in Witchita, and you are arrested as you walk into your job on Tuesday May 12th. We are both realesed around the same time and our new found appreciation on freedom makes the concert that much better… eh? what do you think… the plan seems bulletproof, but you think it over…
May 2nd, 2005 at 8:37 pm
i have to say that lineup is rediculous
go to whatevs.org
May 3rd, 2005 at 11:21 am
man, i just heard about coachella on NPR. and since NPR rocks, coachella must really rock. morning edition is hardcore.
May 3rd, 2005 at 3:59 pm
i love neko.
so much so that i won’t even bust your balls for misspelling her name.
this time.
May 3rd, 2005 at 4:31 pm
To the many EADC fans planning on flooding me with money to go to the festival- thank you. in advance.
To the weather man who reported this year’s coachella festival having temperatures topping only 85 degrees as opposed to the hot death we encountered last year- die.
NPR RAWKS! go fresh air and TOTN!
copygodd, again keeping me on my toes. I’m only glad that NeKo isn’t part of G-Unit. Dodged a bullet on that one.