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Post by Pea on Apr 19, 2012 12:20:04 GMT -8
Btw, womp...is it just me or do you and I randomly run into each other A LOT at festivals? 90,000 people and I saw you at least half a dozen times every day haha.
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Post by romanticizer on Apr 19, 2012 12:24:04 GMT -8
I Ro'ed out all weekend.
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Post by stamper on Apr 19, 2012 12:24:38 GMT -8
Catherine and I also ran into Womp. I think it was during the Noel Gallagher set.
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Post by Fig on Apr 19, 2012 12:27:41 GMT -8
I'm ridiculously easy to spot at festivals. I feel like every one of you will see me multiple times.
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Post by Pea on Apr 19, 2012 12:29:33 GMT -8
Not too many people rock the caution tape, after all.
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Post by wompwomp on Apr 19, 2012 12:31:56 GMT -8
Yeah I ran into Pea a ton. It was crazy. At least a few times a day. And yeah, it was during Noel that I ran into Cat and Stamper. Good times.
I tend to wander by myself a lot and cover a lot of ground. Maybe that's why I saw so many people? I also people watch a lot, so I'm always staring at people around me and end up finding people pretty easily.
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Post by romanticizer on Apr 19, 2012 12:32:03 GMT -8
I never ran into Womp but I stared down this guy that I thought was was Womp. It wasn't and he was totally weirded out.
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Post by wompwomp on Apr 19, 2012 12:33:49 GMT -8
Yeah I think I only saw you at the general store meetup Thursday night
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Post by romanticizer on Apr 19, 2012 13:09:59 GMT -8
Apparently I didn't get a good look at you.
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Post by wonk on Apr 19, 2012 14:02:18 GMT -8
I didn't have one bad interaction with another person the entire weekend. The crowd was awesome. Sorry, but all this "California-chella" or "brochella" garbage comes off as really fucking snobby. There are tons of different people there to do different things. Just because someones idea of what makes a festival awesome is different than yours, it doesn't make it wrong. I didn't have any negative encounters this year either, but I witnessed a ton of douchery last year. Being a bro isn't a bad thing, I'm 25% bro, but when people are being a complete pricks to others just for a few laughs and a better view of the stage, I wouldn't necessarily write that off as, "it doesn't make it wrong because their idea of fun is different than yours." Apparently a popular macho thing to do for shirtless bros is to walk up to a smaller dude, stick your face in his face, and he will eventually walk away. Then you take his spot. I saw this multiple times. Then there were the people who were the second alternate to the lead role in the Snuggie infomercial, so it means they shouldn't have to wait in line. Cutting in line, really? I saw it too many times to count. It's fair to say that in general, L.A. drivers are more reckless and aggressive, and I found that to be the same mentality in the crowd. Sure, not every person from L.A. is an aggressive driver, but there is a reason the stereotype exists. "You are in my spot and I'm taking it," is the same on the road as being in a crowd near the stage. Since Souly spends most of her concert going days at the front of the crowd, I can see why she thought people were so rude. Part of the reason I had such positive encounters this year compared to last was because I only tried to get close for Pulp. I avoided the crowds in general this year.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Apr 20, 2012 4:23:27 GMT -8
Hi guys I'm at coachella on the internet. Hugest party/collective yelling I've ever seen for 4:20 on 4/20. Can't wait for the next one.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Apr 20, 2012 5:36:02 GMT -8
So my schedule for today consists of J Cliff & T 'Strong, Death Grips, Madness, Pulp, Mazzy Star, EitS, Refused & Amon Tobin. Who am I missing? After the Greg Ginn comment I trust wonk the most.
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Post by stamper on Apr 20, 2012 5:56:46 GMT -8
Ha! I totally forgot I even saw a good chunk of Mazzy Star's set. I think you're Friday game plan looks solid enough. Still, I'd suggest at least catching like 10 minutes of the Black Keys - what little we heard of them on our way to M83 sounded decent enough.
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Post by wompwomp on Apr 20, 2012 6:01:54 GMT -8
Jimmy Cliff was so great. It kind of sucked that his was during the worst of the storm, but he was still fantastic.
If you are up for a sexy dance party, check out The Rapture. They were one of the biggest surprises for me over the weekend.
WU LYF was also excellent.
EDIT: This is assuming you aren't a Sahara guy, because you don't really seem like one. If you venture over there at some point, Breakbot and Madeon were two of my favorite sahara acts all weekend
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 20, 2012 9:02:41 GMT -8
Have fun, Burrito!
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 20, 2012 9:02:57 GMT -8
I feel like this after most vacations. But Sasquatch is in my backyards so anyway I slice it, it just isn't the same. The gorge is not your backyard.
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Post by romanticizer on Apr 20, 2012 9:04:10 GMT -8
All of Washington is my backyard as far as I'm concerned. It's not a vacation until I cross state lines or am in Pullman.
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Apr 20, 2012 9:15:49 GMT -8
I WOULD like to sincerely apologize to Shax for never meeting up with him on my way into the festival on Saturday afternoon. We left our campsite a little bit late and were rushing in to catch We Were Promised Jetpacks. They were one of my top acts to catch the entire weekend, so I couldn't risk missing them. I'm sorry dude. I promise I'll make it up to both you and Souly at Sasquatch! Haha it's all good dude. I should have put more emphasis on how on the way to the festival I was. You could have run the Coachella relay race towards the entrance an I could have handed you the beer baton in full stride. Sadly I won't be at Sasquatch, but I'm sure our paths will cross again.
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Post by scough on Apr 20, 2012 9:36:00 GMT -8
Already 95 in Indio going for a high of 101 with similar temperatures all weekend... Coachella would be an amazing experience but I don't think I could handle that heat. Stay hydrated out there, guys.
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Post by wompwomp on Apr 20, 2012 10:50:58 GMT -8
Medics are going to be pretty busy this weekend. Sunday afternoon going into the grounds was pretty hot and I saw four different people pass out and at least three more puke their guts out. Good times.
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