On the second day we woke up, and it was raining and cold. We had a really good sleep though. We were hungry so we went into town to find a place to eat. There was only one place, and it was called "The Bar" It was just a little town, with a small local bar. It was interesting. We charged our camera at our table for two hours while our eggs cooked, they were really busy. These bikers were in there, so one of the bikers ended up serving coffee to the whole place to help get things moving. We went to Walmart to get some warm clothing so we wouldnt freeze like the day before. It was literally in the middle of nowhere. Finally we made it back for day two of the festival. It was so hot there that Jennifer had to go take off her long underwear in an outhouse. It must have been close to 30C. We got there in time to See Gomez who are awesome, then Sufjohn Stevens came on, then Iron and Wine, Then about a half an hour after that, right during Neko Cases set, it started to rain and hail. The hail were the size of marbles. After a half hour of hail, they had to clean the stage and reset it up, it was completely white from the hail, and everyone was soaking wet, it was freezing. The best bands of the weekend were playing from Neko Case on until the end of the night so we didnt go anywhere, we stayed and kept our spots. It was very memorable, and wouldnt change a thing. After Neko, The Tragically Hip played, they dedicated their set to Neko since she only got through three songs before she was run off stage. After The Hip, The Shins played, then Ben Harper which was good but seemed to never end, then the best show of the Festival, The Flaming Lips. They didnt get on until after mid night, but for those who waited around, it was well worth the wait.
So we went down to San Diego a few weeks back. The first day we just hung out for the night then on the next day we went to Sea World. The whole family had a great time, feeding the Seals, and Dolphins. Then after a long day there we drug ourselves back to the campground and slept. The next day we went over to Coronodo to hang out on the beach. We did some shopping and then just relaxed.
On the second day we woke up, and it was raining and cold. We had a really good sleep though. We were hungry so we went into town to find a place to eat. There was only one place, and it was called "The Bar" It was just a little town, with a small local bar. It was interesting. We charged our camera at our table for two hours while our eggs cooked, they were really busy. These bikers were in there, so one of the bikers ended up serving coffee to the whole place to help get things moving. We went to Walmart to get some warm clothing so we wouldnt freeze like the day before. It was literally in the middle of nowhere. Finally we made it back for day two of the festival. It was so hot there that Jennifer had to go take off her long underwear in an outhouse. It must have been close to 30C. We got there in time to See Gomez who are awesome, then Sufjohn Stevens came on, then Iron and Wine, Then about a half an hour after that, right during Neko Cases set, it started to rain and hail. The hail were the size of marbles. After a half hour of hail, they had to clean the stage and reset it up, it was completely white from the hail, and everyone was soaking wet, it was freezing. The best bands of the weekend were playing from Neko Case on until the end of the night so we didnt go anywhere, we stayed and kept our spots. It was very memorable, and wouldnt change a thing. After Neko, The Tragically Hip played, they dedicated their set to Neko since she only got through three songs before she was run off stage. After The Hip, The Shins played, then Ben Harper which was good but seemed to never end, then the best show of the Festival, The Flaming Lips. They didnt get on until after mid night, but for those who waited around, it was well worth the wait.
So on the Friday we got up about 8 and drove the rest of the way, it was only about 1.5hrs. We set up tent, and then ran into town for the important stuff like beer. I was surprised thinking I was only getting a case because it cost $16, I was wrong I bought 24. So we got to work, from the pictures you can see Jen was hard at it ( a beer in each hand). So we made our way to the stage to see Wolfmother, I really wanted to see them. Then we ate a bit and got Jennifer a shirt. Then we looked around the area. We made it back for Trail of dead, followed by HIM (who I personally think were terrible), followed by Bauhaus, then Nine Inch Nails. We drug our tired, cold wet, and smelly selves back to the tent and fell asleep... after I brushed my teeth with beer of course. I woke up in the middle of the night to pouring rain, and I must say our tent stayed dry the whole time.
