coachella baby
out in the middle of a desert, an oasis of retirement homes and golf courses constructed out of bare sand - palm desert/ palm springs or the desert cities as they are so known, is truly a magnificent human construct. because for miles and miles all one can see is arid land, but somehow humans have managed to make green green grass grow and tall tall palms thrive- like it was an architectural model in a workshop and someone like adele painstakingly planting the fake trees and spreading the green felt patches to look like grass.
anyway, so indio (another desert city next door) is where the coachella festival took place. the event sold out (100,000 people) partly because coachella sold out. first they brought in madonna and then to get the last couple of thousand tickets sold, they brought in kanye west at the last minute- not like i cared because hey i'm not a purist when it comes to music. all i really wanted to see was daft punk and massive attack and daft punk was absolutely OUTRAGEOUS. they had an amazing lightshow and they performed in these ridiculous robot outfits. the tent was packed out everyone was dancing and cheering, it was simply amazing and just to see them was worth every cent i paid to come. ru, you woulda loved it!!!
the tickets were 190 for both days and i how the gel/wax held up in the desert heat but it did). i'd say everyone kinda looked like they walked out of an urban store, some worked well and others not so well.
think i spent more time walking around from tent to tent, lining up to use the bathroom and drinking frozen lemonade than actually listening to the music. but it was impressively organized and just the experience of being in the middle of a freaking desert with 99,999 other people coming together for one thing but all for different reasons, was well worth it. and the best way to describe the crowd is definitely east village rocker/vintage punk. i have not seen more people with oversized vintage sunglasses, ratty old cowboy boots, thrift-store finds and the funkiest hairdos (have no idea
spent some time in LA too. beverly hills is definitely pretentious, but not as glam as it looks on MTV, VH1 or E! so i was a little disappointed. sunset blvd had some awesome houses but we never got the star map to go see the celeb dwellings. we drove past the hollywood sign from miles away and went wow for half a second.
back to ny in a couple of hours then schlepping my ass to chicago in a few more. oh what a jetsetter i am! hahahaha
anyway, so indio (another desert city next door) is where the coachella festival took place. the event sold out (100,000 people) partly because coachella sold out. first they brought in madonna and then to get the last couple of thousand tickets sold, they brought in kanye west at the last minute- not like i cared because hey i'm not a purist when it comes to music. all i really wanted to see was daft punk and massive attack and daft punk was absolutely OUTRAGEOUS. they had an amazing lightshow and they performed in these ridiculous robot outfits. the tent was packed out everyone was dancing and cheering, it was simply amazing and just to see them was worth every cent i paid to come. ru, you woulda loved it!!!
the tickets were 190 for both days and i how the gel/wax held up in the desert heat but it did). i'd say everyone kinda looked like they walked out of an urban store, some worked well and others not so well.
think i spent more time walking around from tent to tent, lining up to use the bathroom and drinking frozen lemonade than actually listening to the music. but it was impressively organized and just the experience of being in the middle of a freaking desert with 99,999 other people coming together for one thing but all for different reasons, was well worth it. and the best way to describe the crowd is definitely east village rocker/vintage punk. i have not seen more people with oversized vintage sunglasses, ratty old cowboy boots, thrift-store finds and the funkiest hairdos (have no idea
spent some time in LA too. beverly hills is definitely pretentious, but not as glam as it looks on MTV, VH1 or E! so i was a little disappointed. sunset blvd had some awesome houses but we never got the star map to go see the celeb dwellings. we drove past the hollywood sign from miles away and went wow for half a second.
back to ny in a couple of hours then schlepping my ass to chicago in a few more. oh what a jetsetter i am! hahahaha
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