coachella 2012 photo diary

Here it is, the obligatory Coachella 2012 Photo Diary. Coachella is a unique place where I experience pain, anger, joy and excitement all in one day, for three days in a row. Coachella is full of highs and lows, or as some like to say peaks and valleys.

If you want to see really cool photos of all the bands that performed, you won't find them on this blog... that's what Google is for.

Where my journey began

The temperature is one of those valleys...

I'm melting...

Peak: Frozen lemonade to keep cool

Mazzy Star

The Black Keys with John Foggerty. Initially I thought it was Don Henley and if you are offended by that google a photo of Don Henley, look for the one of him with long-ish hair and he's wearing a red flannel, looks just like the guy in this photograph. They did a tribute to the late Levon Helm.

Peak: Celeb Spotting... this isn't actually a very high peak, but it's cool I guess. That's Alicia Silverstone, husband and the baby she fed bird style.

High Peak: The Sunsets... 

Miike Snow. That's right you unhip people, it's spelled with two "i's."

Feist and her back-up singers that look like sister wives

St. Vincent

Thom Yorke's eye and Radiohead

A literal peak, a snow capped one at that.

I wore my California shirt just for Dre and Snoop 

Valley: $8 Heinekens

Peak: The air-conditioned Heineken tent

Peak: The Girl Talk dance party!

And the wonderful and amazing Florence (and the Machine)

And alas... the 2Pac hologram... which kind of freaked me out a little. This is the best shot I could get of glowing 2Pac on stage.

The Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog performance was incredible and full of guests, Eminem, Whiz Kalifa, Warren G, 50 Cent to name a few.

Other non-photographed events:

- I sat on a fire ant while wearing a skirt and got stung in my thigh-gyna.

- I almost got in a fight with a car full of "youths" while exiting the parking lot.

- I was in pain by day three from blisters and sore feet.

- I spotted this girl whose blog I am kind of obsessed with. She is a popular fashion blogger so naturally I stalk her on all forms of social media and I knew she was at Coachella, then I spotted her right in front of me at the Miike Snow show. I was creeped out like I shouldn't have been able to recognize her. I felt like a true stalker.