Halloween in Indio, CA October 29, 2009
A friend of mine talked me into going to this Phish festival over Halloween weekend. It’s in Indio at the Empire Polo Field, the same spot where Coachella is held every year… And we’re going in an RV.
I’ve never seen Phish before, but I’m really looking forward to it – Not so much looking forward to seeing the band as I am to go to another festival, especially over Halloween weekend.
I’ve done my share of music festivals over the past few years, and over time I’ve learned what sort of things you need to make your camp setup perfect, or close to it. I’ve accumulated some pretty awesome stuff (ez-up, camp hammock, etc) but unfortunately all of those things are back home in Pennsylvania. But regardless, I’ve never done a festival in an RV before. I actually enjoy “roughing it” (if you could call it that) in a tent, but having a bed to sleep in and a real shower (as opposed to a long sink/trough or a jug of cold water) should be pretty sweet.
Phish is going to cover an entire album at this festival. They put out a list of 100 albums (most of which can be downloaded here), and have been eliminating a few albums every day. There are only a handful of albums remaining:
- David Bowie – Hunky Dory
- Genesis – The Lambs Lie Down On Broadway
- Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland
- King Crimson – Larks’ Tongues In Aspic
- MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
- Michael Jackson – Thriller
- Prince – Purple Rain
- Radiohead – Kid A
- The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street
Out of those albums, I think that Michael Jackson or Radiohead would be the best. I’m not really familiar with the Genesis and David Bowie albums.
Anyway, it’s pretty cool, and I’m sure this will be an awesome weekend regardless of how that ends up panning out. I kind of feel bad that I’m skipping out on Halloween in LA, and I’m sure my friends will end up having a blast here (we were all going to dress up as the same Ninja Turtle, Michaelangelo), but I feel like this has potential to be pretty damn awesome. I almost typed ‘epic’ there, but then I got douche chills.
I’m leaving work a little early today, and they’re picking me up in the RV. I’m not nearly as prepared for this as I would be if I was at home, but I’m still really looking forward to it. I’m lame and don’t have a costume prepared, but hopefully I will be able to throw something together at the last minute… Or I’ll default to that lame orange shirt – If you know me in real life, you know what I’m talking about. Hope everyone has a great weekend, and if any of you have kids, I hope that you aren’t falling for this “Trunk or Treat” crap.
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pmaster Oct 31, 2009
Amazing to see Phish put all thotse albums up, even more amazing that they they have the musical talent to play such a wide spectrum of music. If you don’t like the jam band part of phish, wait until you start hearing them blend all those songs/bands together to make an awesome melody
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42 days till Halloween!!
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