Sunday, November 11, 2007

Coachella '07

April 27-29, 2007: The Coachella Festival in Indio, CA. Good times.

Heath and Jerry, consistent companions for the event:
My truck:
On the way into the event, there was an ice cream truck giving out free ice cream. There was apparently a promotion with the new White Stripes album and some of the treats came in these boxes. While the ice cream was delicious, I didn't get the album until a few months later.
Early the first day at the festival:
In the beer tent. Yes, it's a lovely picture of Jerry but I was actually trying to get a shot of the girl behind him (facing toward me, I didn't realize at the time):
And to be fair, one of Heath:
Then another try and even more blatant this time but with lesser results:
Mar, while waiting for one of the bands:
Watching Gillian Welch, Jarvis Cocker walked up and stood this far from us. I took this picture just to prove it then promptly left, not being able to exist in such a close promixity. And if you don't know who Jarvis Cocker is, you need better music:
The main stage:
The lovely and charming Vanessa, who was only with us for one of the days but whose smile is even brighter than the desert sun:
As close as we got to the Amy Winehouse performance (behind that punk's armband) then we left to see the Arctic Monkeys.
Another attempt but that guy was still there:
Kris, Heath, Jerry:
Jerry lost that hat later in the festival:
This was trying to get a shot of my friend Zara (in the pink bikini), who got there early to see the next band. Also, the crowd up-close:
Then the picture that Zara took of me from her (considerably better) camera: I don't know what my point of taking these was since I knew they'd turn out crappy but this is the beginning of the Lily Allen performance and as close as I got to her (keeping in mind I had my camera's zoom cranked up as close as it'd go):

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