# 35 Go organize a picnic

(accomplished Apr. 20, 2008)

# 35 of 101 in 1001…I organized a picnic for two on the roof!  The picnic was courtesy of a gift basket A got.

 

Coachella

MC and I went to Coachella last weekend without R, who at the last minute jumped ship!  She missed out.  So much fun, even though I felt like an old lady with all the foot, knee, and back pain I had after 3 days in the desert.  The weather was slightly cooler and more bearable than most years, around 95-99 the whole weekend. 

Biggest regret:  I completely missed Cold War Kids!  I was in the Sahara tent for Boys Noize and totally lost track of time!

Second and Third biggest regrets:  Missing the Shout Out Louds and The Cool Kids.  We were supposed to meet up with this guy who was hooking us up with VIP passes and didn’t meet up with him until 3:10pm…Shout Out Louds started at 3:00pm and there was no way we were getting in before the end of their set.   The Cool Kids were already done.  Oh well. 

Biggest surprise:  Prince still has so much energy and puts on a great show for whatever age he is!

Celebrity sighting:  Scarlett Johansson with unnamed gentleman in the Sahara tent (I think it was Boys Noize)

Highlights:

Friday:  Cut Copy, Goldfrapp, The Verve (the crowd was a little lame)
Saturday:  Hot Chip, Boys Noize, Portishead, and Prince
Sunday:  late start…Gogol Bordello (still like them much more in a smaller venue), Simian Mobile Disco, Justice

Parking:  Nightmare as always.  When will they figure this out?  It’s been 9 years and it still takes hours to get in and out…luckily, we got some good tips to put into play for next year – Washington to 50th saves about an hour.

Loo:  Nightmare as always.  When will they figure this out?  It’s been 9 years and…okay only used it once the whole weekend…the desert dehydrates you.  And with the VIP wristband, I get a special loo with running water!

I had a good time despite my misgivings about the lineups.  And it seemed like there were just as many people as any other year. 

Photos will be posted shortly!  I took a ton over the weekend to make up for Filter party.

Update: Photos posted

Coachella Filter Party

This post is a bit late but oh lordy!

I had such an amazing time at the Filter party!  I wish I took photos!  Free booze and to be announced djs.  MC was so right about going to this.  We parked at the Augustine Casino and got wristbands and a shuttle to take us to an undisclosed location.  After what seemed like an eternity, we were dropped off at the Corona Yacht Club.  I know you’re thinking, “Yacht Club in the desert”?  Yes!  Anyway, the place was actually really cool looking and had a fake lake in the middle of it.

MC and I walked around for a bit and checked out the scene.  The djs were Blake Miller of the Moving Units, Cut Copy, and Does It Offend You, Yeah?  So exciting!  There was no one dancing yet.  We got 5 drinks each, in a quick row, and got out to the floor.  We saw this boy in a turquoise shirt and white hat who had been circling for a while, and that we were sure wanted to dance!

Had a great time!  Danced nonstop until the last dj we wanted to dance to, Does It Offend You, Yeah?  Met tons of people, including Brits…who, as I have told numerous people, are automatically bumped up a notch on the attractiveness meter (but I love A).  Turquoise shirt told me he was Canadian.  Having one too many, I was like “No, you’re not”.  To which he said, “Yes, I am Canadian”.  To which I said…wait for it…”Say something Canadian”.  Seriously.  I realized it as soon as I said it (what was I thinking?).  He smartly replied,  “Yes, I am Canadian…eh?”.  I sweetly (sheepishly?) smiled and said, “Okay” in approval.  I’m sure I was looking for an “aBOOT”.

So excited for him when we saw him later hooking up with some random girl.  Decided that he was our friend but never saw him again.

I also had a conversation with someone…I don’t know who…about the glorious 99 cent 1/2 lb. Bean and Cheese burrito from Del Taco.  Don’t ask me how that happened.  I think I forgot to mention that it had to be a green burrito and you needed tons of Del Scorcho.

Didn’t find out until after the weekend about the messed up shuttle situation on the way home.  Some fight broke out at the party, I guess some shuttles were being shoved around, and they were no longer going to shuttle people and some ended up walking home.  So maybe this is why I was trying to memorize how to get to this place on the way in…well I realized I was trying to remember and then thought, this is stupid, a shuttle will take us back…see my subconscious knows better!  We must have gotten out just in time because as we were leaving, we remember there was a big rush of people trying to exit right behind us.