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Return To The Desert: Indio, CA
Last weekend was Coachella, and I’m still recovering from it. As I write this tonight, I haven’t yet caught up on my severe lack of sleep, and I can still barely walk after somehow messing up my knee pretty badly last Saturday afternoon during Manchester Orchestra’s awesome set in the Mojave tent. Also as I write this, I’m seriously contemplating dropping several hundred dollars on the “secondary market” to snap up a wristband for Coachella weekend two, and just calling in sick to work tomorrow and Monday (if any of my co-workers are reading this, I’m not actually contemplating this. As far as you know). Am I insane? Possibly. Read the rest of this entry
Day 2: Indio, CA
Maybe this time I’ll plan a little better. See, Bryan and I just kind of winged it last year, and while we definitely made do, we quickly realized that we were short of several basic necessities. Like food.
Day 0: Indio, CA
As you may have heard over the last couple of weeks, Coachella is coming. As you may have heard over the last few days, Coachella is sold out. As you may be thinking to yourself, “What the hell is Coachella, and why do I care?”, please allow me to shed a little (more) light into the rituals and experiences of this yearly Mojave-based culture festival. Read the rest of this entry
One Weekend As A Hipster
As I write this, I am still recovering from staying four days in the desert, having gone to Coachella this weekend. I feel absolutely miserable right now, and I couldn’t be happier. Those of you who know me well know that I don’t normally fall in with the hipster crowd. Therefore, the hipster mecca known as Coachella might normally not be the best fit for me. But you see, this was not a normal weekend. It was time to fit in. Read the rest of this entry