Strangest -Unexpected things I saw at Coachella this year
Back from the desert, most of the clothes washed...
5) The Aquabats performance.
Had to get a new clasp on my wristband and walking back in, the first thing we saw was the Aquabats performance from a distance. "Hey, who's that? I swear they have like a big cube or something on stage." Well no cube by the time we closed in but we did see a big inflatable Godzilla/Dinosaur and the dragon from the Neverending Story oh and the Kings of Leon dudes on stage by the end of a very fun, very enjoyable set. Can't go wrong with comic book ska I guess. SUPER RAD 8)
4) Kings Of Leon showing up directly ahead of us for Sleigh Bells and then smoking out.
I'd have never noticed them, well, cause they're Kings of Leon? ;-) However turns out that my wife's best friend is a huge fan and that my wife has kind of a crush on the lead singer. So these four rather tall, rather hipster dudes show up just in front of us a couple of minutes into the Sleigh Bells set and Veronica proceeds to start jabbing me in the ribs and whispering that it is Kings of Leon. Then they proceed to smoke and out and really start to enjoy the set
3) Crazy circus performance the Do Lab with the nutso narration.
Approach the tent from a distance as we're just kind of wandering and there's initially kind of some basic stuff going on with a girl twirling suspended from a rope. Then there's this triangle contraption with lit torches and I swear that it swung almost close enough to one performer for burnt hair. Male acrobats are lofted above and do various contortionist things. All kind of cool and interesting. Then the crazy narrator dressed as some nightmarish reject from the Moulin Rouge starts up and then she started chanting something about the power of the clitoris. And just about when Veronica and I were asking each other, did she just say what I think I said..."The clitoris, the CLITORIS, THE CLITORIS". We were pretty much out at that point. T
2) The dude wearing only the G-String and then...
Late Saturday night, Veronica and pass this group where two dudes were chatting up this young woman. Taller of the dudes is wearing nothing but a G-String and I think she had asked him if it was a stuffed codpiece before we passed within hearing distance cause the first thing we heard was from his buddy: "No it's real. All him" then something inaudible from her. Almost past the group at this point, Veronica is a half step ahead of me...
Ok, ever have that moment where you know that something bad is going to happen and you should stop / look away / whatever should save yourself but things are happening so quickly that you can't? You know it is going to be bad and then it happens? I'm not sure if she disputed the reality claim or what but tall G-String dude was more than happy to show that it was. Didn't really need to see that and I guess I was able to advert gaze just enough that I only know that dude had one of the biggest sacks I think I've ever known to exist. (Only my music taste is gay....)
1) Robyn at Elmer's
On the way to the festival Sunday morning, we stopped at Elmer's on the south side of Palm Springs. Veronica was on her way out of the bathroom and was passed by Robyn. As our table was inbetween the bathrooms and the main part of the restaurant, Veronica comes back to the table and tells me to discreetly keep an eye out over my shoulder and lo and behold it is Robyn who walks about a minute or so later. For those in the Pacific NW, yes, that type of Elmers. There's one in Palm Springs. Last place I would expect any Coachella artist to be...