So vegasX5, I want your report on The Coachella. I'm really interested in the opinion of a first-time goer.

My experience was good as usual. I did not take any photos and would not drag my big camera gear around and to shoot with just a P&S would not do it justice. I did see a few guys I wanted to rob of their gear though. There were quite a few photo ops of all varieties. Let's just say with that many people in one place, there is a rainbow of people to gawk at. Women with pasties, men with skirts, body paint, a giant banana, a fuzzy dog costume, all kinds of "interesting" things.

I was there all three days and just got home to beat traffic. The crowds were much larger than years past. They had about 85,000 per days plus staff, vendors, crew, etc. As always, it was nuts. It always blows me away how many people travel from all over the world for this thing. There were some who drove from Texas, Canada, and some who flew from Australia and Denmark. Then there are all the people who camp out there in tents and cars. They sold out the camping sites well before the weekend.

I was disappointed with the headliners going into it. I am no Jay Z fan but some people I was with were and I say "were" because after hearing how lousy he is live, they gave up on him. He sucked, not that I expected anything different. Muse was good but I was in the distance at another location. I listened to a bit of the Gorillaz but left early because I was dead tired and wanted to beat traffic.

Another Coachella in the books for me. I don't know if I'll make it to my 11th next year but I hope so. It's always fun for me.

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