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Been awhile since Ive posted a journal, so nows the time.

First off my friend and i went to Coachella once again and has an awesome time. We bought the 3 day pass and it was worth every penny. Day one was cool as I got to see Perry Farrells new  band Satellite Party and they were fun. Nothing to scream to the heavens for but solid. Silversun Pickups were next up a totally rocked. ive been in to them for awhile so it was great to finally see them live. Ive always come close to seeing them but something came. whatever. Back to them, they sounded great on the main stage and held their own up there. Artic monkeys had high energy songs but it was lame to see them just stand in one place for the whole set. disappointment. The Jesus & Mary Chain were on the plate next and we made sure to be as close as possible for this one. The great thing about coachella is if your a stoner you can smoke practically anywhere if yr smart. So as they launched into their set we tore in to a blunt and were wowed by how great they sounded. Scarlett johansson was smoking hot, minus the hat,  and a pleasant surprise for Just like honey. Jarvis Cocker  at the outdoor theater was solid but sound problems delayed marred the set times which fucked up plans. Nevertheless, Sonic Youth turned in a solid set as well that began with "candle" but had too much rather ripped material for my liking. Mark Iblod, formerly of Pavement, was on bass that night which allowed Kim to play guitar. As a result of the sound problems earlier sonic's ser ran over and messed up my friends plans to see bjork. I was planning to stay there as DJ Shadow was closing the night there. Shadow was great but was better when i saw him at the Avalon  but once again blame sound problems. Day 1 in the books. whatta bitch gettin out the parking lot. A sandstorm, fatigue, and frustration is not a good combo.

Day 2.
Because of the late night beforehand we slept in and didnt get in until 5pm. That was ok as we planned  to see Peter Bjorn & john. Unfortunately we didnt plan on the sun being so intense and that just drained us as the tent was an oven with the sun shining directly in. After my friend heard the songs she wanted to hear we took off for relief. Kings of Leon rocked the main stage as we chilled near the beer tents.  Ghostface Killah at the outdoor theater was our next act and it was there that i saw my first look at the GodsGirls beachball. Weed smoke was all over the place and everyone was having a good time there. Hands up in the air. The ball came my way and i hit it up but later on it landed on my head, but its all good.  Blonde Redhead had major sound problems at the cursed stage so we only saw a couple of songs and headed over to the main stage for the RHCP's. In all my years  of concert going i had never seen them and they ruled the stage.  The crowd was  in the palm of their hands.  My friend got overheated so we left the crowded part and saw the end of the set from  the back of the crowd.  It was then that i realized that if the crowd was this big for RHCP, the RATM is gonna be insane. Good Bad and the Queen were the final act that night for us and  delivered the goods in a major way.  From their outfits to the string section  and overall performance i knew that i wanted  to see them again.  Two down  the main event is tomorrow. Oh yeah i also got one of the GG beach balls and took it home that night.  whatta score!

Day 3.
The Roots began the day and totally wowed the crowd. Willie Nelson on the main stage along with beer and weed proved to be the perfect combo . Second hand weed smoke as well. I thought there was alot of smoking during Ghostface but man Willies crowd had them beat. Crowded House provided the soundtrack to an argument between my friend and i then background music. boy/girl bullshit. Manu Chao practically stole the show as everyone began coming over tou the main stage for RATM right afterwards. Manu Chao is kinda like latin ska, punk, and a whole lotta balls. Great stuff. And this is me the music snob saying this. RATM were next and i was ready. I wore my Doc Martins that day and was ready to kick ass if need be. Good thing i did as i wouldve lost my vans in all the pits that  were popping up thru the night. RATM was a band that i had on a list of bands that i wished i had seen but hadnt. Scratch them off now as they tore into an aweome display of the "hits". From start to finish the crowd was into it. After all was said and done the crowd dispersed all beat up looking and i was no different. Whatta show.
Overall an awesome event that i look forward to next year.  Ive  been to 3 of them and  love it.

On the way home everything was great until some asshole rear ended us and totalled my friends car. We were ok and by all accounts people are saying we were lucky as the damage was pretty major. What do we owe thanks to besides our seat belts?
 WEED. No joke, we were so relaxed from smoking  in the car the whole way back tht when the impact hit us it wasnt so bad. We know other people whove been in accidents and they all saw it coming and braced for the hit while we were caught by surprise.  How 'bout that?

Also got my cool RATM shirt too!

Im tired so goodnite to all and leave me a coment of some sort please. I wanna get to know some cool people so...whats up ?  time to smoke.
 

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